| SAMPLES | good—bad | same—opposite | |
| little—small | same—opposite | ||
| 1 | no—yes | same—opposite | 1 |
| 2 | day—night | same—opposite | 2 |
| 3 | go—leave | same—opposite | 3 |
| 4 | begin—commence | same—opposite | 4 |
| 5 | bitter—sweet | same—opposite | 5 |
| 6 | assume—suppose | same—opposite | 6 |
| 7 | command—obey | same—opposite | 7 |
| 8 | tease—plague | same—opposite | 8 |
| 9 | diligent—industrious | same—opposite | 9 |
| 10 | corrupt—honest | same—opposite | 10 |
| 11 | toward—from | same—opposite | 11 |
| 12 | masculine—feminine | same—opposite | 12 |
| 13 | complex—simple | same—opposite | 13 |
| 14 | sacred—hallowed | same—opposite | 14 |
| 15 | often—seldom | same—opposite | 15 |
| 16 | ancient—modern | same—opposite | 16 |
| 17 | enormous—gigantic | same—opposite | 17 |
| 18 | confer—grant | same—opposite | 18 |
| 19 | acquire—lose | same—opposite | 19 |
| 20 | compute—calculate | same—opposite | 20 |
| 21 | defile—purify | same—opposite | 21 |
| 22 | apprehensive—fearful | same—opposite | 22 |
| 23 | sterile—fertile | same—opposite | 23 |
| 24 | chasm—abyss | same—opposite | 24 |
| 25 | somber—gloomy | same—opposite | 25 |
| 26 | vestige—trace | same—opposite | 26 |
| 27 | vilify—praise | same—opposite | 27 |
| 28 | finite—limited | same—opposite | 28 |
| 29 | contradict—corroborate | same—opposite | 29 |
| 30 | immune—susceptible | same—opposite | 30 |
| 31 | credit—debit | same—opposite | 31 |
| 32 | assiduous—diligent | same—opposite | 32 |
| 33 | transient—permanent | same—opposite | 33 |
| 34 | palliate—mitigate | same—opposite | 34 |
| 35 | execrate—revile | same—opposite | 35 |
| 36 | extinct—extant | same—opposite | 36 |
| 37 | pertinent—relevant | same—opposite | 37 |
| 38 | synchronous—simultaneous | same—opposite | 38 |
| 39 | supercilious—disdainful | same—opposite | 39 |
| 40 | abstruse—recondite | same—opposite | 40 |
Instructions for Giving Alpha Test 5.
Test 5.—Disarranged Sentences
“Attention! Look at the directions at the top of the page while I read them.” (Examiner.—Read slowly.)
“The words a eats cow grass in that order are mixed up and don’t make a sentence; but they would make a sentence if put in the right order: a cow eats grass, and this statement is true.
“Again, the words horses feathers have all would make a sentence if put in the order all horses have feathers, but this statement is false.
“Below are 24 mixed-up sentences. Some of them are true and some are false. When I say ‘go,’ take these sentences one at a time. Think what each would say if the words were straightened out, but don’t write them yourself. Then, if what it would say is true draw a line under the word ‘true’; if what it would say is false, draw a line under the word ‘false.’ If you cannot be sure, guess. The two samples are already marked as they should be. Begin with No. 1 and work right down the page until time is called. ‘Ready—Go!’”
After 2 minutes, say “Stop! Turn over the page to Test 6.”
TEST 5
The words A EATS COW GRASS in that order are mixed up and don’t make a sentence; but they would make a sentence if put in the right order: A COW EATS GRASS, and this statement is true.