VERBAL REASONING

PRACTICE TEST
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The front page of this booklet provides practice examples to show you what the questions
on the real test are like. Your test administrator or teacher will now take you through
these.

Practice Example 1

Which of the following is most similar in meaning to Delight:

A: mad
B: joy
C: unhappy
D: dream
E: None of these

Please fill in your answer on the answer sheet provided.

Practice Example 2
Apple is to fruit, as tomato is to:

A: sweets B: meat C: vitamin D: vegetable E:

None of these

Please fill in your answer on the answer sheet provided.

Practice Example 3
Find the two statements that together prove:
Peter is obese
1: Peter likes to eat junk foods like pizza, burger,etc.
2: Peter is thin
3: Peter cannot sit on bench
4: Except Peter all are thin in the class.
5: Peter is short.
A: 1 & 2 B: 2 & 4 C: 1 & 5 D: 2 & 3 E: 1
&4

Please fill in your answer on the answer sheet provided.

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you don’t know the answer to a question, make a guess or come back to it later. You don’t lose
marks if you get something wrong. It may be difficult to finish all the questions in the time allowed,
so don’t spend too long on any one question. Try to answer as many questions as you can. If you
change your mind about an answer, please erase your original answer using an eraser and colour
your new answer in on the answer sheet.

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QUESTION 1

Which of the following is most similar in meaning to shows:

A: illustrates B: decline C: trials D: exemplify E:

apparent

QUESTION 2

Advance means

A. Progress B. Sank C. Flattened D. Decimate

QUESTION 3

If ‘tee see pee’ means Drink fruit juice

‘see kee lee’ means juice is sweet
‘fee see mee’ he is intelligent

Which word means Sweet?

A: see B: kee C: lee D: mee E:

tee

QUESTION 4

Find the two statements that together prove:

Jethro is a rich man
1: Jethro lives in a small hut.
2: Jethro pays salary to his staff.
3: Jethro has many assets
4: Jethro suffered loss in his business.
5: Jethro is known as a Millionaire

A: 1 & 3 B: 2 & 5 C: 3 & 5 D: 1 & 5 E: 3

&4

QUESTION 5

WRITER is to READER as PRODUCER is to:

A: seller B: creator C: consumer D: contractor E:
player

Question 6
Mouse is related to monitor as _______ is related to canvas
A: cat B: brush C: UPS D: painter E:
player

Question 7

If 'light' is called 'day', 'day' is called 'dark' is called 'night', 'night' is called 'sunset' and
'sunset' is called 'dusk', when do we sleep?

A: dusk B: dark C: night D:sunset E:

none

Question 8

If 'TV is called fridge', 'fridge’ is called cycle', 'cycle is called Helicopter', 'Helicopter is
called Bus', 'Bus is called Bike', 'Bike is called train', 'train is called Frog', 'Frog is called
tamarind', 'Tamarind is called Furniture' and 'Furniture is called Cigarette', then what
is Tamarind sauce made up of ?

A: bike B: furniture C: frog D: cigarette E: tv

Question 9
SCRIBBLE is to write as STAMMER in the:

A: listen B: speak C: play D: walk E:

dance

Question 10

It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?

A: name B: book C: house D: cake

Question 11
Suzanne and Jenifer decided to play tennis against each other. They bet $1 on each
game they played. Suzanne won three bets and Jenifer won $5. How many games did
they play ?

A: 9 B: 11 C: 10 D: 8

Question 12

There are two Swans in front of a Swan, two Swan behind a Swan and a Swan in the
middle.
How many Swan are there?

A: 9 B: 3 C: 10 D: 8

Question 13

If water is called blue, blue is called red, red is called white, white is called sky, sky is
called rain, rain is called green and green is called air, which of the following is the colour
of milk?

A: sky B: blue C: green D: white

Question 14

Blue is called green, red is called orange, orange is called yellow. Yellow is called white,
white is called black, green is called brown and brown is called purple.What is the colour
of the fresh grass ?

A: orange B: black C: brown D: yellow

Question 15

One who is all knowing (one word substitution)

A omnipotent B Omniscient C fragile D proud E overloaded

Question 16

One who boast about themselves to others (one word substitution)

A angel B helper C humanitarian D proud E selfish

 Question 17

Choose the odd one out

A . adhere B . embrace C . heed D . comply E . disregard

Question 18

If DUSK is coded as KSUD in a language then how is NAP coded?

A . KDS B . APS C . PAN D . DSW

Question 19

OPPOSE is to REPRIMAND as JUSTIFY is to:

A: agree B: disagree C: vindicate D: motion E:

emotive

Question 20

I have legs but walk not. A strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and
tarry not.

A: table B: chair C: bench D: none of these

Question 21

Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

A: chair B: ice-cream C: candle D: truck E: train

Question 22

Find the two statements that together prove:

Megan has brown hair

1: Megan’s hair is not blonde.

2: The only hair that Jane likes is brown.
3: Megan likes long hair.
4: Jane has long hair.
5: Jane likes the color of Megan’s hair.

A: 1 & 2 B: 2 & 3 C: 3 & 4 D: 2 & 5 E: 1

&5

Question 23

Which of the following is most similar in meaning to say:

A: vindicate B:articulate C: question D: question E:

acquire

Question 24

Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husband's 35th birthday. She wants the evening to
be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at a baseball game than
in a suit at a fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose?
A Alfredo's offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan decor. Patrons will feel as though
. they've spent the evening in a luxurious Italian villa.

B Pancho's Mexican Buffet is an all-you-can-eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in
. town.

C The Parisian Bistro is a four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef
. Dilbert Olay is famous for his beef bourguignon.

D Marty's serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball

. clubhouse in honor of the owner,Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.

Question 25

Select the pair in which words are differently related?

A. Purse: Money
B. Iron: Hard
C. Cotton: Soft
D. Ice: Cold
Question 26

All the locks are keys.

All the keys are bats.
Some watches are bats.

A. Some bats are locks B. Some watches are keys C. All the keys are locks.

Question 27

Which of the following words is the antonym of onset:

A: termination B: beginning C: outset D: uncertain

Question 28

Which of the following words is the synonym of ameliorate:

A: improve B: breed C: infrequent D: rare

Question 29

The film director wants an actress for the lead role of Lucy who perfectly fits the
description that appears in the original screenplay. He is not willing to consider actresses
who do not resemble the character as she is described in the screenplay, no matter how
talented they are. The screenplay describes Lucy as an average-sized, forty something
redhead, with deep brown eyes, very fair skin, and a brilliant smile. The casting agent has
four actresses in mind.

Actress #1 is a stunning red-haired beauty who is 5'9" and in her mid-twenties. Her eyes
are brown and she has an olive complexion.
Actress #2 has red hair, big brown eyes, and a fair complexion. She is in her mid-forties
and is 5'5".
Actress #3 is 5'4" and of medium build. She has red hair, brown eyes, and is in her early
forties.
Actress #4 is a blue-eyed redhead in her early thirties. She's of very slight build and
stands at 5'.
A
1, 2
.

B. 2, 3

C. 1, 4

D 2, 4
 .

Question 30

BRAGGART : MODESTY

A. FLEDGLING : EXPERIENCE
B. EMBEZZLER : GREED
C. WALLFLOWER : TIMIDITY
D. INVALID : MALADY
E. CANDIDATE : AMBITION

Question 31

Which of the following words has a similar meaning to postulate:

A: agree B: desire C: disagree D: maintain

Question 32

HOSPITABLE : COURTESY

A. MORBID : CHEERFULNESS
B. VINDICTIVE : SPITE
C. LEISURELY : HASTE
D. INFAMOUS : HONOR
E. DESPONDENT : GLEE

Question 33

Which of the following words has a similar meaning to corrosive:

A: severe B: leaven C: changer D: hostiler

Question 34

In a certain code language,

'speak nicely to all' is coded as "ka cu ma he"

'all are like us' is coded as " si fo he to"
'teach us lesson nicely' is coded as " po ma fo re"
'lesson like all humans' is coded as "he re gu si"
What would be the code for "humans teach"?

A. Gu fo B. he fo C. gu po D. ma re E none of these

Question 35

CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME

A. VIRTUAL : TRUTH
B. ABNORMAL : VALUE
C. MARGINAL : KNOWLEDGE
D. ORDINAL : PLACE
E. COINCIDENTAL : HEALTH

Question 36

Which of the following is similar in meaning to adept:

A: expert B: correct C: unskilled D: looser E:
none

Question 37

PEACOCK is to PEAHEN as MASTER is to :

A: KING B: BOSS C: MAID D: MISTRESS E:

None

Question 38

Which of the following word is antonym of FOE:

A: FRIEND B: WAITER C: ENEMY D: KIN E: RELATIVE

Question 39

KING is to QUEEN as CZAR is to :

A: PRINCESS B: EMPEROR C: CZARINA D: MISTRESS E:

None

Question 40

Which of the following words is similar in meaning to HAMLET:

A: metro city B: small village C: cosmopolitan city D: urban town E:
none

Question 41

TOPAZ : YELLOW

A. DIAMOND : CARAT
B. JEWELER : CLARITY
C. SAPPHIRE : RED
D. AMETHYST : PURPLE
E. AMBER : BLUE

Question 42

Which of these words are synonyms of elements?

A: determinant B:downturn C: bank D: strand E:

thimble

Question 43

Which of these words are synonyms of civilized?

A: well-breed B: citizen C: politician D: denizen E:

sprout

Question 44

Which of these words are synonyms of congenial?

A: amiable B: constant C: fluctuation D: foe E: kith

Question 45
DRIP : GUSH

A. CRY : LAUGH
B. CURL : ROLL
C. STREAM : TRIBUTARY
D. DENT : DESTROY
E. BEND : ANGLE

Question 46

HEN is to ROOSTER as DUCK is to:

A: chicken B: duck C: drake D: duckling E: frog

Question 47

The teacher asked us to talk about the ___________ of industrial development.

A: pros and cons B: piece of cake C: odds and ends D: ups and downs

Question 48

The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken
all the important documents with him, leaving just _________

A: pros and cons B: piece of cake C: odds and ends D: ups and downs

Question 49

ENTICE : REPEL

A. GERMINATE : SPROUT
B. FLOURISH : FADE
C. OFFICIATE : PRESIDE
D. LUBRICATE : GREASE
E. IMPLORE : ENTREAT
Question 50
SULLEN : BROOD

A. LETHARGIC : CAVORT
B. REGAL : CRINGE
C. DOCILE : OBEY
D. POISED : BLUNDER
E. DESPONDENT : LAUGH
Question 51

All Carrots are birds.

Some telephones are Carrots.
All bedsheets are telephone.

A. All bedsheet are birds

B. Some bedsheet are birds
C. Some birds are telephone
D. All telephone are birds

Question 52

Some eyes are ears.

Some ears are lungs.
All lungs are hands

A. Some hands are eyes.

B. Some hands are ears
C. Some lungs are eyes
D. No hand is eye

Question 53

Which of the following words is synonyms of chide:

A: lazy B: argue C: adept D: active E:
doom
Question 54

DOCTOR is to NURSE as _______ is to FOLLOWER:

A: LOOSER B: FAILURE C: LEADER D: DISCIPLE

Question 55

All Gold are Platinum.

No Platinum is silver.
Some Diamonds are silver.

A Some Diamonds are Gold

B. Some Diamonds are Platinum
C. Some Gold are Silver
D. No Silver is Gold

Question 56

Which is not the right option.

Some messages are whatsapp.

All Hikes are whatsapp.
All whatsapp are facebook.

A. Some facebook are messages

B. All hikes are facebook
C. Some messages are hikes
D. Some message are facebook

Question 57

The small amount of money donated is just _____compared to the large sum
of money needed.

A: pros and cons B: piece of cake C: a drop in the ocean D: ups and downs

Question 58
BLACK is to COAL as tall is to:

A: short B: board C: brick D: stone E:

alveoli
Question 59

He has been successful in his life. He went from ________

A: affluent B: pauper C: rags to riches D: riches to rags

Question 60

Mrs. Jansen recently moved to Arizona. She wants to fill her new backyard with flowering plants.
Although she is an experienced gardener, she isn't very well-versed in what plants will do well in the
Arizona climate. Also, there is a big tree in her backyard making for shady conditions and she isn't
sure what plants will thrive without much direct sunlight. Her favorite gardening catalog offers several
backyard seed packages. Which one should Mrs. Jansen choose?
A The Rainbow Collection is ideal for North-east gardens. It includes a variety of colorful
. perennials that thrive in cool, moist conditions.

B The Greenhouse Collection will blossom year after year if planted in brightly lit locations and
. watered regularly.

C The Treehouse Collection will provide lush green plants with delicate colorful flowers that thrive
. in shady and partially shady locations.

D The Oasis Collection includes a variety of perennials that thrive in dry climates and bright
. sunlight.

READING COMPREHENSION
PRACTICE TEST
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The front page of this booklet provides practice examples to show you what the
questions on the real
test are like. Your test administrator or teacher will now take you through these.

Practice Example 1

The BBC is reporting that Harry Potter is responsible for the dwindling number of wild owls in
India..

The word dwindling in this sentence means:

A: burgeoning B: diminishing C: funny D: scary E: None of

these

Please fill in your answer on the answer sheet provided.

Practice Example 2
The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct
punctuation.

I don't often go swimming; I prefer to play tennis

A: I don't often go swiming; I prefer to play tennis

B: I don't often go swimming; I prefer to play tennis
C: I dn't often go swimming; i preferr to play tennis..
D: I don't often go swimming; I prefer to play tennis?.
E: None of these

Please fill in your answer on the answer sheet provided.

Practice Example 3
Eva has three cats and two goats. They are all brown, but one of the cat has spots. His name is
Spot.

Which of the following is true?

A: Eva has three animals in total.

B: Eva has more cats than goats
C: One of Eva’s goats is black.
D: All of Eva’s cats have spots.
E: None of these

Please fill in your answer on the answer sheet provided.

When you are told to begin you will have 30 minutes to do as many questions as you can. If
you don’t know the answer to a question, make a guess or come back to it later. You don’t lose
marks if you get something wrong. It may be difficult to finish all the questions in the time
allowed, so don’t spend too long on any one question. Try to answer as many questions as you
can. If you change your mind about an answer, please erase your original answer using an
eraser and colour your new answer in on the answer sheet.
PLEASE DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO.
Question 1
Question 1

“Young lions may lack and suffer hunger but those who trust in the Lord will not lack any
good thing”.

The word trust in this sentence means:

A: credence B: love C: humble D: power E: none of these

Question 2
Please read the following sentence.

We followed the trail and reached our destination

If we change the start of the sentence to:

We followed the trail ........

What will the ending be?
A: after trail.
B: and reached our destination.
C: We reached our destination
D: When one reaches.
E: None of these.
Question 3
It was no wonder he sat down to such thunderous applause.

The word applause in this sentence means:

A: desire B: praise C: choice D: love E: none of these

Question 4

The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child's powers by the
demands of the social situations in which he finds himself. Through these demands he is
stimulated to act as a member of a unity, to emerge from his original narrowness of action
and feeling, and to conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to
which he belongs.

The passage best supports the statement that real education -

A
will take place if the children imbibe action and feeling.
.

B. will take place if the children are physically strong.

C. is not provided in our schools today.

D
comes through the interaction with social situations.
.

E. comes from the self-centred approach of the students.

 Question 5
The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of
tradition form one generation to the next. This applies today in an even higher degree
than in former times for, through the modern development of economy, the family as
bearer of tradition and education has become weakened.

This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition from
one generation to the next -
A
there are means other than the school.
.

B. several different sources must be tried.

C. economic development plays a crucial role

D
modern technology must be put to use.
.

E. family, as ever, is the most potent means.

Read the following paragraph to answer the next two questions (Questions 6&7).

But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against
his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me
that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to.
(Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's
owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking
Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had
been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him
alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.

6. The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies

A
being totally unconcerned
.

B. pretending to be very busy

C. a very superior attitude

D
calm, dignified and affectionate disposition
.

7. From the passage it appears that the author was

 A
an inexperienced hunter
.

B. kind and considerate

C. possessed with fear

D
a worried man
.

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next two questions (Questions 8&9).

Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful
dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles
lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after
many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport,
carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself
was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of
pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put in to words;
he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry
him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work.

8. In his dream Harold found the loathsome creatures

A
in his village
.

B. in his own house

C. in a different land

D
in his office
.

9. Which one of the following phrases best helps to bring out the precise meaning of
'loathsome creatures'?
A
Security bug and slimy tentacles
.

B. Fearful dream and slug-like animals

C. Slimy tentacles and slug-like animals

D
slug-like animals and security bug
.

Question 10
The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct
punctuation.
you can vote for a president this tuesday the man instructed.

A: "You can vote for a president this Tuesday," the man instructed.
B: "u can vote for a president this Tuesday the man instructed”
C: "You can vote for a President this Tuesday," the man instructed.
D: "You can vote 4 a president this Tuesday," the man instructed.
E: "You cn vote for a president this Tuesday," the man instructed.

Question 11

What does this mean?

A piece of cake

A. an easy task
B. an arduous task
C. To have no result
D. To give false alarm

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next four questions (Questions 12 -
15).

Male lions are rather reticent about expanding their energy in hunting more than three quarters of
kills are made by lionesses are in front, tensely scanning ahead, the cubs lag playfully behind and
the males bring up the rear, walking slowly, their massive heads nodding with each step as if they
were bored with the whole matter. But slothfulness may have survival value. With lionesses’ busy
hunting, the males function as guard for the cubs, protecting them particularly from hyenas.

12. According to the passage male lions generally do not go for hunting because
A
they do not like it.
.

B. they want lioness to get training

C. they wish to save their vigor for other things

 D
they are very lazy
.

.
. 13. Male lions protect their cubs
A
from the members of their own species
.

B. from hyenas only

C. from hyenas as much as from other enemies

D
more from hyenas than from other animals
.

14. Lioness go for hunting

A
all alone
.

B. with their male partners only

C. with their cubs and male partners

D
with their cubs only
.

15. When the lionesses go in search for their prey, they are very
A
Serious
.

B. Cautious

C. Playful

D
Sluggish
.

Question 16

What does mule mean:

A: monkey B: donkey C: hybrid of donkey and horse. D: human
baby E: ecstatic.
Question 17

Genealogy is fun. Just as a piece of furniture or a picture takes on much more interest if
you know its history, so does an individual become more real once the ancestral
elements that shaped him are known. An in-depth family history is a tapestry of all those
to whom we owe our existence.

Which statement best conveys the theme of this paragraph?

A: Finding out about our ancestors is more interesting than researching the history of
objects.
B: Genealogy is a study of people and their belongings in the past.
C: Genealogy is a study of family history.
D: Genealogical research can bring meaning and life to a family’s history.
E: Most genealogies are a waste of effort.

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next four questions (Questions 18 -
19).

At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought in to close and vital contact
for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one
another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one
another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to
expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international
situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing,
because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the
history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions
which have given to each nation its present character.

18. According to the author of 'Mentality' of a nation is mainly product of its

A. history

B. international position

C. politics

D. present character

19. The need for a greater understanding between nations

A. was always there

B. is no longer there

C. is more today than ever before

D. will always be there

Question 20

Speech is great blessings but it can also be great curse, for while it helps us to make our
intentions and desires known to our fellows, it can also if we use it carelessly, make our
attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an
ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend.
Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of
an educated may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a
word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own
class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands
careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions to men.

The best way to win a friend is to avoid

A
irony in speech
.

B. pomposity in speech

C. verbosity in speech

D
ambiguity in speech
.

Question 21

Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding
for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until
money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two
programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?
A
the school music program and national radio
.

B. hurricane preparedness

C. harbor improvements and the school music program

D
small business loan program
.

E. national radio and senate office building remodeling

Read the following paragraph to answer the next four questions (Questions 22 -
23).

It is to progress in the human sciences that we must look to undo the evils which have
resulted from a knowledge of physical world hastily and superficially acquired by
population unconscious of the changes in themselves that the new knowledge has
imperative. The road to a happier world than any known in the past lies open before us if
atavistic destructive passions can be kept in leash while the necessary adaptations are
made. Fears are inevitable in time, but hopes are equally rational and far more likely to
bear good fruit. We must learn to think rather less of the dangers to be avoided than of
the good that will lie within our grasp if we can believe in it and let it dominate our
thoughts. Science, whatever unpleasant consequences it may have by the way, is in its
very nature a liberator, a liberator of bondage to physical nature and in time to come, a
liberator from the weight of destructive passions. We are on the threshold of utter disaster
or unprecedentedly glorious achievement. No previous age has been fraught with
problems so momentous; and it is to science that we must look to for a happy future.

22. What does science liberate s from? It is liberate us from

A. fears and destructive passions

B. slavery to physical nature and from passions

C. bondage to physical nature

D. idealistic hopes of glorious future

23. If man's bestial yearning is controlled

A. the future will be tolerable

B. the future will be brighter than the present

C. the present will be brighter than the future

D. the present will become tolerable

Question 24

Mrs. Jansen recently moved to Arizona. She wants to fill her new backyard with flowering
plants. Although she is an experienced gardener, she isn't very well-versed in what plants
will do well in the Arizona climate. Also, there is a big tree in her backyard making for
shady conditions and she isn't sure what plants will thrive without much direct sunlight.
Her favorite gardening catalog offers several backyard seed packages. Which one should
Mrs. Jansen choose?
A The Rainbow Collection is ideal for North-east gardens. It includes a variety of
. colorful perennials that thrive in cool, moist conditions.

The Greenhouse Collection will blossom year after year if planted in brightly lit
B.
locations and watered regularly.

The Tree house Collection will provide lush green plants with delicate colorful
C.
flowers that thrive in shady and partially shady locations.

D The Oasis Collection includes a variety of perennials that thrive in dry climates and
. bright sunlight.
 Read the following paragraph to answer the next two questions (Questions 25 to
29).

Sometimes we went off the road and on a path through the pine forest. The floor of the
forest was soft to walk on; the frost did not happen it as it did the road. But we did not
mind the hardness of the road because we had nails in the soles and heels nails bit on
the frozen ruts and with nailed boots it was good walking on the road and invigorating. It
was lovely walking in the woods.

25. Frozen ruts' means

A. very cold roads

B. wheel marks in which frost had become hard

C. the road covered with frost

D. hard roads covered with snow

226.The floor of the forest was soft because

. A. the forest did not harden it on account of trees

B. the travellers were wearing boots

C. the shoes had nails on their sole and heel

D. they enjoyed walking in the woods

27. We did not mind the hardness of road because

A. we had nailed boots on

B. it was good walking on the road

C. the walk was refreshing

D. the nails bit on the frozen roads

28. We found great joy on account of

A. wearing nailed boots

B. the good long walk on the road

C. walking occasionally through the forest

D. walking on frost with nailed boots on

29. Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as

 A. the path was unaffected by the frost

B. it was good walking with nails in the boots

C. the walks was invigorating

D. it was sheer joy to walk in the forest

Question 30

The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct
punctuation.
our class begins at 7 oclock in the morning on mondays

A Our class begins at 7 o'clock in the morning on Mondays.

B Our class begins at 7' oclock in the morning on Mondays.
C Our class begins at 7 o' clock in the morning on Mondays
D Our class begins at 7 O’clock in the Morning on mondays

Question 31

Choose the option which will best replace the underlined word in the sentence to make
it correct.
A guaranteed reservation means you've paid for your resservation in advance.

A: resservation
B: resservatin
C: resservaton
D: reservation

Question 32

If you're a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your
neighborhood can be your health club. You don't need a lot of fancy equipment to get a
good workout either. All you need is a well-designed pair of athletic shoes.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

A
fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.
.

B. a membership in a health club is a poor investment.

 C. walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.

D
fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.
.

E. poorly designed athletic shoes can cause major foot injuries.

Question 33

In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice
cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a
much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream
a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

A
low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
.

B. ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.

C. ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.

D
low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.
.

E. consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next two questions (Questions 34 &
35).

Australia will have a nation-wide carbon trading scheme ended last week with the
government committed to a national emissions scheme from 2012. However, the
decision-making as to how we power the economy in a carbon constrained world is only
just beginning.
Fossil fuels like coal and oil have underpinned our economic growth and standard of
living for decades. The current resources boom is there because other countries want
our fossil fuels, and for all these reasons it is profitable to keep mining them. Ironically,
the income may help develop the technologies to replace them, but it is a matter of
which and when.
Almost certainly, in the race to reduce emissions, new technologies such as solar, wind
and geothermal (heat from rocks) power will compete against gas, clean coal and
perhaps nuclear energy to win the hearts and minds of the business world. In the end,
business will favour whatever is a cheap, abundant and reliable solution. You can
imagine the lobbying that will ensue from the different interest groups, to attract
business capital and government support so that their technology wins out. There may
be many collapsed ventures and lost fortunes along the way.

34. Fossil fuels will be in demand for some time yet because:
A: we have no other options.
B: they are plentiful and cheap in Australia.
C: our wealth and lifestyle are at present dependent on them.
D: A and B together.
E: B and C together.

35. In the writer’s view ‘there may be many collapsed ventures’ along the way
because:
A: cheaper fossil fuels will continue to be used for a long time.
B: business will favour existing sources, rather than undergoing expensive change.
C: carbon emission rules will cripple new energy sources.
D: not all the options will be adopted, so the cheaper and more efficient will survive.
E: None of these.

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next five questions (Questions 36 -
40).

The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without
discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important
element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point
anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says,
"This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones
attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as
meaningful as the real news.

36. Evaluation of news would imply

A
less dependence on modern systems of communication
.

B. more careful analysis of each news story and its value

C. separating beans from junk

D
discriminating horrors from disasters
.

37. The writer of the above passage

A. seems to be happy with the contemporary arrangements for circulating news

is shocked by the casual stories about horrors and disasters reported in the
B.
newspapers

C. wants better evaluation of news before publication

D. wants to put his foot down on news stories

38. In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news
A. is weak and often wanting entirely

B. deserves no one's attention

C. should travel the wires

D. is junk dressed up as real news

39. Newspapers lack a sense of discrimination because

A. they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism

B. they have to accept whatever is received on the wires

C. limited manpower makes serious evolution impossible

D. people don't see the difference between 'junk' and 'real' news

40. The passage implies that

A. there has to be censorship on newspapers

B. there is no point in having censorship

C. newspapers always dress up junk to look meaningful

D. one has to be strict in selecting news items

Question 41

Leaders can't exist without followers

What does this sentence suggest?

A: Followers are transformed into leaders.

B: To be truly leader, you first have to know the meaning of leadership
C: Although leaders often get more attention and praise, followers are just as essential.
D: You can never be one or the other; it is always a combination of both.
E: None of these.

Question 42
The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct
punctuation.
whos going to fly qantas to sydney and use its special return offer
A: who’s going to fly qantas to Sydney and use it’s special return offer?
B: Who’s going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use its special return offer?
C: Who’s going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use it’s special return offer?
D: Whos going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use its special return offer.
E: who’s going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use it’s special return offer?

Question 43

One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United
States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare.
And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out,
his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even
today.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
A
Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.
.

people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the

B.
characters.

C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.

D
New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.
.

E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.

Question 44

Far from being upright and moral, his conduct showed him to be frail.
The word frail in this sentence means:
A: capable of falling over. B: weak-kneed. C: capable of
error.
D: immoral E: None of these

Question 45
The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct
punctuation.
we arent welcome here said Lenny so we had better go dont you think

A: “We aren’t welcome here, said Lenny. We had better go don’t you think.”
B: “We aren’t welcome here,” said Lenny, “we had better go, don’t you think?”
C: “We aren’t welcome here,” said Lenny. “We had better go, don’t you think?”
D: “We arent welcome here,” said Lenny, “we had better go, don’t you think.”
E: “We are’nt welcome here,” said Lenny, “we had better go, don’t you think?”
F 'We aren't welcome here' , said Lenny. We had better go, don't you think ?
Question 46
What does this idiom mean – “Break a leg”

A. Good luck B. Bad luck C. Happy day D. Sad day

Question 47
What does this idiom mean – “Go back to the drawing board”

A. In the beginning B. good luck C. start over D. terminate

Question 48

What does this idiom mean – “ Hit the sack”

A. Get up B. bye-bye C. go to sleep D. germinate

Read the following paragraphs to answer the next two questions (Questions 49 &
50).

Soft bodied animals like caterpillars often fall a prey to voracious hunters like birds or
reptiles. Despite having no means to 'actively' defend themselves, with weapons like
claws or jaws, they have nevertheless, evolved other equally effective deterrents. A
particular species of the caterpillar lives at an altitude over 2.500 metres in the
Himalayas. It uses prominent colour to inform would be predators of its in edibility. In the
event that an inexperienced or adventurous bird did eat the caterpillar, it would probably
vomit it soon after, and subsequently desist from attacking similar species in future.
Though this would do the unfortunate victim no good, the species benefits. A rare
example of the martyr among animals.

49. The expression "others equally effective deterrents" mean

A. preventive weapons which have equal effect of others

B. mechanism which scares everyone equally well

preventive equipment which it is as effective as something that has been

C.
already mentioned in the passage

D. deterrents that are as powerful as those the caterpillars have

50. Experienced birds do not attack the Himalayan caterpillars because they are
A. repulsive

B. very aggressive

C. inedible

D. diseased
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Imagine if your friend came home for the first time and you tried to
make your favourite noodles which got burned. What next step would
you take and how would your friend respond.

BURNED NOODLES
Your task is to write a complete narrative, taking care to convey
the dramatic nature of the story to the audience. Use the diary
entry, photographs and other notes, as well as your own ideas in
your writing.

You have 5 minutes to plan your piece and 30 minutes writing

time.

PLANNING

Use the page below to plan your narrative. Things to

consider are: structure, vocabulary, grammar, use of the
prompt material, punctuation and engagement with the
reader. Do NOT begin writing your story here; use the
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Write a persuasive piece arguing whether or not it is better to educate

boys and girls in separate schools OR mixed schools. Be sure to draw
from the stimulus material as well as your own ideas.
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children to single sex schools or co-educational schools, and there are
various arguments for both systems.

In the United Kingdom, for example, where co-educational schools are

common, girls are now achieving higher levels of attainment in science
than boys, which seems to undermine the argument that girls do better
in single sex schools

Use this planning table to help you construct your piece and help you
think about the persuasive strategies that you wish to use in your
writing.

You have 5 minutes to plan your piece and 30 minutes writing time.
Your planning will not be assessed.
PLANNING
Contention/Point of View, Arguments & Persuasive strategies:

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