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NTS NAT-IM Verbal (English) Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Verbal (English) as it is examined in NTS NAT-IM. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Verbal (English) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What does the root 'phil' mean? Give an example.
Love or fondness; e.g., philosophy, philanthropy, bibliophile.
What does 'shades of meaning' refer to in vocabulary?
The small but important differences between words with similar definitions, such as differences in intensity, connotation, or appropriate usage.
What is connotation versus denotation?
Denotation is a word's literal dictionary meaning; connotation is the emotional or implied association it carries (positive, negative, or neutral).
Arrange by increasing intensity: warm, hot, scorching.
Warm < hot < scorching.
Distinguish the connotation of 'thrifty' versus 'stingy'.
Both mean careful with money, but 'thrifty' is positive (sensible saving) while 'stingy' is negative (unwilling to spend).
Distinguish 'confident' versus 'arrogant' in connotation.
'Confident' is positive (self-assured); 'arrogant' is negative (excessively, offensively self-important).
What is an antonym (opposite word) pair?
Two words with opposite or contrasting meanings, e.g., expand/contract, candid/secretive, lethargic/energetic.
Give the opposite of 'benevolent'.
Malevolent (or malicious/cruel).
Give the opposite of 'verbose'.
Concise (or terse/succinct).
Give the opposite of 'transparent' (in the sense of clear/obvious).
Opaque (or obscure/ambiguous).
Give the opposite of 'frugal'.
Extravagant (or wasteful/lavish).
What does 'degree and intensity of words' mean?
Words can express the same idea at different strengths; choosing the right one depends on how strong the context's tone is.
Order by increasing intensity: dislike, hate, detest, loathe.
Dislike < hate < detest < loathe.
Order by increasing intensity: surprised, astonished, dumbfounded.
Surprised < astonished < dumbfounded.
Order by increasing intensity: angry, furious, livid.
Angry < furious < livid.
In sentence completion, what is a 'distractor'?
An incorrect answer choice deliberately written to look plausible or tempting so as to mislead the test-taker.
Name two common types of distractors in verbal questions.
Words that fit grammar but not meaning, and words that are partially right (fit one blank/half the sentence) but fail overall; also opposite-of-correct and overly-extreme words.
What technique helps eliminate distractors efficiently?
Process of elimination: cross out clearly wrong options first to narrow choices and improve odds, rather than searching only for the perfect answer.
What is an analogy question testing?
Your ability to identify the relationship between a pair of words and find another pair that shares the SAME relationship.
What is the first step in solving a word analogy?
Build a clear 'bridge' sentence stating the precise relationship between the two given words, then apply it to the choices.
Name the 'synonym' and 'antonym' analogy types.
Synonym: words mean the same (happy : joyful). Antonym: words mean the opposite (hot : cold).
What is a 'part-to-whole' analogy? Give an example.
One word is a component of the other; e.g., page : book, petal : flower, wheel : car.
What is a 'cause-and-effect' analogy? Give an example.
One word produces or leads to the other; e.g., fire : burn, virus : illness, rain : flood.
What is a 'worker-to-tool' (or worker-to-action) analogy? Give an example.
Relates a person to the tool or product they use/make; e.g., chef : knife, painter : brush, author : book.
What this deck covers
The Verbal (English) deck follows the NTS NAT-IM Verbal (English) syllabus — 6 chapters and 22 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 8.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 88 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Verbal (English) flashcards FAQ
How many Verbal (English) flashcards are in this NTS NAT-IM deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these NTS NAT-IM flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Verbal (English) cards cover?
They follow the NTS NAT-IM Verbal (English) syllabus — 6 chapters and 22 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.