Word Games Test developers intentionally use misspellings, secondary meanings, and other tricks to confound lazy readers and careless thinkers. Typos are usually intentional:       Which item is least like the others?   A ... Hersute B ... Mustached C ... Unshaven D ... Bald           Superficial differences may mask the right answer:       Which item is least like the others?   A ... Iota B ... Minute C ... Modicum D ... Macroscopic           Exclude obvious impossibilities:       Characterize this statement: John’s uncle is Jake, who is Frank’s father’s son, so John and Frank are first cousins twice removed.   A ... True B ... False C ... Neither D ... Not enough information to reach a conclusion       ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Copyright © 2005, North Coast Communications Group, Inc. All rights reserved.  Home