
Aptitude
A & B are two towns. Mr.Fara covers the distance from A to B on cycle at 17kmph and returns
to A by a Tonga running at a uniform speed of 8kmph.Find his average speed during the whole
journey?
Choose one:
25
10
10.88
None of these
 A, B and C can complete a task in X, Y and Z days respectively, working alone on it. Which
of the following expressions best describes how many days they take to complete the task when
they are working together on it from start to finish?
Choose one:
(X + Y + Z)
1 / (X + Y + Z)
1 / ( (X+Y+Z) / XYZ)
1 / (1/X + 1/Y + 1/Z)
 The length of a rectangular garden is 2 feet longer than 3 times its width, if the perimeter of
the garden is 100 feet. Find the width and the length of the garden?
Choose one:
W=12 L=38
W=22 L=38
W=12 L=88
W=11 L=38
 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the same
work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?
Choose one:
3
5
7
Cannot be determined
 How much time did X take to reach the destination?
I. The ratio between the speed of X and Y is 3 : 4.
II. Y takes 36 minutes to reach the same destination.
Choose one:
I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
Both I and II are necessary to answer
 A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and
remaining on bicycle at 9 km/hr. Find the distance travelled on foot?
Choose one:
14 km
15 km
16 km
17 km
 Two cars started at the same time from the same point, driving along the same road. The rate
of the first car is 50 mph and the rate of the second car is 60 mph. How long will it take for the
distance between the two cars to be 30 miles?
Choose one:
2 hours
4 hours
3 hours
5 hours
 A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes
the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone?
Choose one:
30 days
40 days
60 days
70 days
 A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the
middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq.
m, then what is the width of the road?
Choose one:
2.91 m
3m
5.82 m
None of these
 How many seconds will a 500 meters long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3
km/hr in the direction of the moving train, if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
Choose one:
25
30
35
40
 Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph
post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each
other travelling in opposite direction?
Choose one:
10
12
15
20
 The area of a square park is 625 sq m. find the length of the wire required to fence around the
park?
Choose one:
125
100
625
25
 A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a
120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train
pass the jogger?
Choose one:
3.6 sec
18 sec
36 sec
72 sec
 The Ganga express train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in
which the train is going, in 10 seconds. find the speed of the train?
Choose one:
45 km/hr
50 km/hr
54 km/hr
55 km/hr
 Two boys starting from the same place walk at a rate of 5kmph and 5.5kmph respectively.
What time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they walk in the same direction?
Choose one:
17 hrs
25 hrs
31 hrs
45 hrs
 The profit obtained by selling an article for Rs.56 is the same as the loss obtained by selling it
for Rs. 42. What is the cost price of the article?
Choose one:
Rs. 40
Rs. 50
Rs. 49
None of these
 A dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price and uses an 880gm weight instead of a kg.
What is his percentage of gain?
Choose one:
113.13%
113.33%
113.36%
113.63%
 P sold an article for Rs. 1,080 thereby losing 10%. Q sold anther article for Rs. 1800 at a loss
of 10%. Who incurred a greater loss?
Choose one:
P
Q
Cannot say
Both have equal
 A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
Choose one:
1
4
5
6
 By selling some cloth at the cost price a merchant still gained 19 1/21%. How much less cloth
does he measure for a meter?
Choose one:
15 cm
16 cm
20 cm
None of these
 A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive
months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs.
6500?
Choose one:
Rs. 4,991
Rs. 5,991
Rs. 6,001
Rs. 6,991
 A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age
of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6
years. What is the average age of the family?
Choose one:
28 4/7 years
31 5/7 years
31 1/7 years
None of These
 Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds
respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together?
Choose one:
4
10
15
16
 A certain quantity of rice is spent daily for 30 students in a hostel. One day some students
were absent as a result, the quantity of rice has been spent in the ratio of 6 : 5. How many
students were present on that day?
Choose one:
24
20
15
25
 There are two sections A and B of a class consisting of 36 and 44 students respectively. If the
average weight of section A is 40kg and that of section B is 35kg, find the average weight of the
whole class?
Choose one:
36.25kg
35.25kg
37.25kg
38.25kg
 When Rs. 250 added to 1/4th of a given amount of money makes it smaller than 1/3rd of the
given amount of money by Rs. 100. What is the given amount of money?
Choose one:
Rs 350
Rs 600
Rs 4200
Rs 3600
 Sterling Silver is 92.5% pure silver. How many grams of Sterling Silver must be mixed to a
90% Silver alloy to obtain a 500g of a 91% silver alloy?
Choose one:
200 gm
250 gm
150 gm
350 gm
 Jayant opened a shop investing Rs.30000, Madhu joined him 2 months late investing
Rs.45000. They earned a profit of Rs.54000 after completion of one year. What will be Madhu’s
share of profit?
Choose one:
30000
20000
45000
54000
 Mohinder and Surinder entered into a partnership investing Rs.12000 and Rs.9000
respectively. After 3 months Sudhir joined them with an investment of Rs.15000. What is the
share of Sudhir in a half year profit of Rs.9500?
Choose one:
Rs.1500
Rs.2555
Rs.2500
Rs.1500
 A, B, C subscribe Rs.50000 for a business. A subscribes Rs.4000 more than B and B Rs.5000
more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs.35000, how much profit A receives?
Choose one:
Rs.14,700
Rs.14,400
Rs.17,700
Rs.14,747
 A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A’s
share is Rs.855. Find the total profit?
Choose one:
Rs.1505
Rs.2500
Rs.1550
Rs.1500
 Mary has a monthly salary of Rs. 1200. She spends Rs. 280 per month on food. What percent
her monthly salary does she spend on food?
Choose one:
13%
23%
33%
32%
 The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum. If it’s present is Rs.1,
62,000, what was the value of the machine 2 Years ago?
Choose one:
Rs.200000
Rs.202000
Rs.220000
Rs.222200
 In January, the value of a stock increased by 25% and in February, it decreased by 20%. In
March, it increased by 50% and in April, it decreased by 40%. If Jack invested $80 in the stock
on January 1and sold it at the end of April, what was the percentage change in the price of the
stock?
Choose one:
0%
5%
10%
40%
50%
 The cost of painting a wall increases by a fixed percentage each year. In 1970, the cost was
$2,000 and in 1979, it was $3,600. What was the cost of painting in 1988?
Choose one:
$1,111
$2,111
$3,600
$6240
$6480
 If A’s salary is 20% less then B’s salary, by how much percent is B’s salary more than A’s?
Choose one:
55%
45%
35%
25%
 A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. What is the
relation of the boy to girl?
Choose one:
Brother
Son
Uncle
Son-in-law
Nephew
 If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y?
Choose one:
Son
Brother
Cousin
Grandson
Uncle
 Read the following information carefully and answer the question: K is the brother of X. Z is
the son of X. P, the daughter of K is married to N. G and X are sisters to one another. How is G
related to Z?
Choose one:
Sister
Wife
Aunt
Mother-in-law
Mother
 Read the following information carefully and answer the question.
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are to married couples. Q is a
doctor and the father of T.U is the grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T
and is a housewife. There is one doctor one contractor one nurse, one housewife 'and two
students in the family.
Which of the following is definitely a group of male members?
Choose one:
QU
QUT
QUP
UT
None of these
 Anil introduces Rohit as the son of the only brother of his father's wife. How is Rohit related
to Anil?
Choose one:
Cousin
Son
Uncle
Son-in-law
Brother
 At Stephen Stores, 3 pounds of cashews costs $8. What is cost in cents of a bag weighing 9
ounces? (Note that 1 pound has 16 ounces.)
Choose one:
30
60
90
120
150
 The ratio of the number of chickens to the number of pigs to the number of horses on
Richard’s farm is 33: 17: 21. What fraction of the animals are either pigs or horses?
Choose one:
16/53
17/54
38/71
25/31
38/33
 The cost of production of a certain instrument is directly proportional to the number of units
produced. The cost of production for 300 units is $300. What is the cost of production for 270
units?
Choose one:
270
300
325
370
395
 Kelvin takes 3 minutes to inspect a car, and John takes 4 minutes to inspect a car. If they both
start inspecting different cars at 8:30 AM, what would be the ratio of the number of cars
inspected by Kelvin and John by 8:54 AM of the same day?
Choose one:
1:3
1:4
3:4
4:3
7:4
 In what proportion must rice at $0.8 per pound be mixed with rice at $0.9 per pound so that the
mixture costs $0.825 per pound?
Choose one:
1:3
1:2
1:1
2:1
3:1
 Sangeetha invests a part of Rs. 12,000 in 12% stock at Rs. 120 and the remainder in 15% stock
at Rs. 125. If his total dividend per annum is Rs. 1360, how much does she invest in 12% stock
at Rs. 120?
Choose one:
Rs. 4000
Rs. 4500
Rs. 5500
Rs. 6000
 Akasha started a business investing Rs. 70,000. Ranga joined him after six months with an
amount of Rs. 1, 05, 000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 lakhs after another six months. The
amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Akasha, Ranga and Sagar
respectively, 3 years after Akasha started the business?
Choose one:
7 : 6 : 10
12 : 15 : 16
42 : 45 : 56
Cannot be determined
 The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours,
then the speed of the first train is:
Choose one:
70 km/hr
75 km/hr
84 km/hr
87.5 km/hr
 A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21
km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
Choose one:
220 km
224 km
230 km
234 km
 A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and
partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:
Choose one:
14 km
15 km
16 km
17 km
 In a certain code, GIGANTIC is written as GIGTANCI. How is MIRACLES written in that
code?
Choose one:
MIRLCAES
MIRLACSE
RIMCALSE
RIMLCAES
RIMSCASE
 Which of the following words would correctly decode the word ZHOFRPH if the simple
alphabet shifting code is used?
Choose one:
ARTISTS
COMPUTER
MAILING
WELCOME
NONE OF THESE
 If in a certain language, UTENSIL is coded as WVGPUKN, which word would be coded as
DMSFXG?
Choose one:
BKQEVE
BKQDWE
BKQDWF
BKQDVF
BKQDVE
 In a certain code, RIPPLE is written as 613382 and LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER
written in that code?
Choose one:
318826
318286
618826
338816
 In a certain code, 15789 is written as XTZAL and 2346 is written as NPSU. How is 23549
written in that code?
Choose one:
NPTUL
PNTSL
NPTSL
NBTSL
None of these
 A man and a woman's ages total 98. He is twice as old as she, was the day he was the age she
is today. Find their present ages?
Choose one:
x = 56 y = 42
x = 66 y = 42
x = 56 y = 22
x = 56 y = 22
 Manoj received Rs.6000 as his share out of the total profit of Rs.9000 which he and Ramesh
earned at the end of one year. If Manoj invested Rs.20, 000 for 6 months, whereas Ramesh
invested his amount for the whole year, what was the amount invested by Ramesh?
Choose one:
Rs.5000
Rs.6000
Rs.5500
Rs.5550
 How many Kilograms of Pure water is to be added to 100 Kilograms of a 30% saline solution
to make it a 10% saline solution?
Choose one:
150 Kilograms
100 Kilograms
250 Kilograms
200 Kilograms
 John wants to make a 100 ml of 5% alcohol solution mixing a quantity of a 2% alcohol
solution with a 7% alcohol solution. What are the quantities of each of the two solutions he has
to use?
Choose one:
x = 40 ml y = 60 ml
x = 40 ml y = 40 ml
x = 60 ml y = 60 ml
x = 30 ml y = 20 ml
 The rate of failure in an examination is 39.25%. Find the least number of total candidates
appeared in the examination?
Choose one:
500
400
125
260
 A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half
of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?
Choose one:
32 years
36 years
40 years
48 years
 Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old
when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of
her parents?
Choose one:
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
 0.8 portion of a tank is filled with water. If 25 liters of water is taken out from the tank, 14
liters of excess water over the half filled up tank remains in it. Find the capacity of the tank?
Choose one:
100 liters
130 liters
200 liters
150 liters
 A clock is set at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time
when the clock indicates 10 p.m. on 4th day?
Choose one:
9 p.m
10 p.m
11 p.m
12 p.m
 The banker's discount on Rs. 1800 at 12% per annum is equal to the true Discount on Rs. 1872
for the same time at the same rate. Find the time?
Choose one:
4 months
3 months
6 months
9 months
 In a 300 m race A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B's time over the course is:
Choose one:
86 sec
80 sec
76 sec
None of these
 In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:
Choose one:
18 m
20 m
27 m
9m
 The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the
positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that number?
Choose one:
3
4
9
Cannot be determined
 Find four consecutive even integers so that the sum of the first two added to twice the sum of
the last two is equal to 742.
Choose one:
120, 122, 124, 126
120, 122, 124, 126
120, 122, 122, 126
120, 122, 122, 126

English
In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
"If you don't keep quite I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.
Choose one:
He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quite calmly.
He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quite.
He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quite.
Calmly he warned her that be quite or else he will have to shoot her.
 I told him that he was not working hard.
Choose one:
I said to him, "You are not working hard."
I told to him, "You are not working hard."
I said, "You are not working hard."
I said to him, "He is not working hard."
 His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
Choose one:
His father said, "Go to your room and study."
His father said to him, "Go and study in your room."
His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room"
His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room."
 He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."
Choose one:
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
 She said that her brother was getting married.
Choose one:
She said, "Her brother is getting married."
She told, "Her brother is getting married."
She said, "My brother is getting married."
She said, "My brother was getting married."
 The boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?"
Choose one:
The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
The boy asked who called him a thief.
The boy told that who dared call him a thief.
The boy wondered who dared call a thief.
 She exclaimed with sorrow that was a very miserable plight.
Choose one:
She said with sorrow, "What a pity it is."
She said, "What a mystery it is."
She said, "What a miserable sight it is."
She said, "What a miserable plight it is."
 Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.
Choose one:
Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."
Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."
 "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me.
Choose one:
A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
A soft voice from my back asked If I was alone.
A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.
 She said that she would finish the work the next day.
Choose one:
She said, "I will finish the work the next day."
She said, "I will finish the work the tomorrow."
She said, "You will finish the work the next day."
She said, "I finished the work."
 In the questions below the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
After driving professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hotel.
Choose one:
After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.
Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel.
After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.
After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.
 Who is creating this mess?
Choose one:
Who has been created this mess?
By whom has this mess been created?
By whom this mess is being created?
By whom is this mess being created?
 I remember my sister taking me to the museum.
Choose one:
I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
I remember taken to the museum by my sister.
 They greet me cheerfully every morning.
Choose one:
Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.
I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.
 They have built a perfect dam across the river.
Choose one:
Across the river a perfect dam was built.
A perfect dam has been built by them across the river.
A perfect dam should have been built by them.
Across the river was a perfect dam.
 Darjeeling grows tea.
Choose one:
Tea is being grown in Darjeeling.
Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling.
Tea is grown in Darjeeling.
Tea grows in Darjeeling.
 Do you imitate others?
Choose one:
Are others being imitated by you?
Are others imitated by you?
Have others being imitated by you?
Were others being imitated by you?
 You need to clean your shoes properly.
Choose one:
Your shoes are needed to clean properly.
You are needed to clean your shoes properly.
Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.
Your shoes are needed by you to clean properly.
 He is said to be very rich.
Choose one:
He said he is very rich.
People say he is very rich.
He said it is very rich.
People say it is very rich.
 The invigilator was reading out the instructions.
Choose one:
The instructions were read by the invigilator.
The instructions were being read out by the invigilator.
The instructions had been read out by the invigilator.
The instructions had been read by the invigilator.
 Find the Odd man out.
Ode / Lyric / Sonnet / Limerick / Epic
A
B
C
D
E
Choose one:
Ode
Lyric
Sonnet
Limerick
Epic

Pony / Kitten / Pig / Larva
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Pony
Kitten
Pig
Larva

Ruby / Sapphire / Granite / Topaz
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Ruby
Sapphire
Granite
Topaz

Othello / King Lear / Oliver Twist / Macbeth
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Othello
King Lear
Oliver Twist
Macbeth

Tempest / Hurricanes / Cyclone /Monsoon
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Tempest
Hurricanes
Cyclone
Monsoon

Green / Violet / Red / Yellow
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Green
Violet
Red
Yellow

Bromine / Mercury / Copper / Silver
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Bromine
Mercury
Copper
Silver

Lymphocytes / Plasma / Fibronogen / Hemoglobin / Pepsinogen
A
B
C
D
E
Choose one:
Lymphocytes
Plasma
Fibronogen
Hemoglobin
Pepsinogen

Kiwi / Ostrich / Eagle / Penguin
A
B
C
D
Choose one:
Kiwi
Ostrich
Eagle
Penguin

Cotton / Jute / Silk / Nylon / Wool
A
B C
D
E
Choose one:
Cotton
Jute
Silk
Nylon
Wool
 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
I was so bored with the verbose and redundant style of Victorian novelists that I welcomed the
change to the _________ style of Hemingway.
Choose one:
Prolix
Consistent
Terse
Logistical
Florid
 The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the _________.
Choose one:
Abridgement
Bibliography
Commentary
Epitaph
Title
 The distinctive qualities of African music were not appreciated or even ________ by
Westerners until fairly recently.
Choose one:
Deplored
Revered
Ignored
Neglected
Perceived
 No act of _________ was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.
Choose one:
Abeyance
Submission
Egoism
Denunciation
Denunciation
 She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impractical dreams as she would be to
build a castle on shifting sand.
Choose one:
Determined
Disinclined
Quick
Apt
Diligent
 Faced with these massive changes, the government keeps its own counsel; although generally
Benevolent, it has always been _______ regime.
Choose one:
An altruistic
An unpredictable
A reticent
A sanguine
An indifferent
 Truculent in defending their individual rights of sovereignty under the Articles of
Confederation, The newly formed states __________ constantly.
Choose one:
Apologized
Digressed
Conferred
Acquiesced
squabbled
 The members of the religious sect ostracized the __________ who had abandoned their faith.
Choose one:
Coward
Suppliant
Litigant
Recreant
Proselyte
 I am not attracted by the _________ life of the __________, always wandering through the
Countryside, begging for charity.
Choose one:
Proud…. Almsgiver
Noble… philanthropist
Affluent …. Mendicant
Natural …. Philosopher
Peripatetic… vagabond
 Her true feelings _________ themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was her _______
Revealed.
Choose one:
Concealed… sweetness
Manifested… bitterness
Hid… sarcasm
Developed ….. anxiety
Grieved… charm
 Find the Analogy between the pair of words.
DESCRY: DISTANT:: ?
Choose one:
mourn : lost
whisper : muted
discern : subtle
destroy : flagrant
entrap : hostile
 HORSE: CORRAL:: ?
Choose one:
oyster : reef
dog : muzzle
sheep : flock
pig : sty
deer : stag
 LACHRYMOSE : TEARS :: ?
Choose one:
effusive : requests
ironic : jests
morose : speeches
profound : sighs
verbose : words
 STARE: GLANCE::?
Choose one:
STARE: GLANCE::?
scorn : admire
hunt : stalk
gulp : sip
confide: tell
 PERFORATE : HOLES :: ?
Choose one:
speckle : spots
evaporate : perfume
decorate : rooms
filter : water
repent: sins
 PUGNACIOUS : BATTLE :: ?
Choose one:
Timorous : beg
loquacious : drink
tenacious : persists
veracious : lie
wicked : survive
 CLEARSIGHTED : PERSPICACITY :: ?
Choose one:
daring : temerity
reserved : impulsiveness
transparent : opacity
severe : clemency
lethargic : energy
 PLEAD : SUPPLIANT :: ?
Choose one:
disperse : rioter
shun : outcast
reverse : elder
beg : philanthropist
translate : interpreter
 EPIGRAM : PITHY :: ?
Choose one:
allegory : lengthy
saga : heroic
anecdote : humorous
elegy : satiric
proverb ; modern
 WHISPER : SPEAK :: ?
Choose one:
brush : touch
skip : walk
listen : hear
request : ask
whimper : whine
 Replace the phrase underlined type to make the sentence grammatically correct.
If the books have been cataloged last week, why haven't they been placed on the shelf?
Choose one:
have been cataloged
would have been cataloged
was cataloged
were cataloged
had been catalogued
 Jessica Mitford wrote The American Way of Death, a best-selling book, that led eventually to
an official investigation of the funeral industry.
Choose one:
that led eventually
that had led eventually
that eventually led
which led eventually
who eventually led
 Sabotage came from the French saboter, which means“to clatter with wooden shoes (sabots).”
Choose one:
which means “ to
which means, “ to
that means “to
that means- “to
that means, “to
 In studying an assignment it is wise to read it over quickly at first, than see the major points,
and finally outline the material.
Choose one:
first, than
first: then
first-then
first, then
first-than
 To judge the Tidy City contest, we picked an uninterested party.
Choose one:
picked an uninterested party.
picked an interested party!
picked a disinterested party.
are in the process of picking an uninterested party.
picked an disinterested party.
 Linda decides they had better scram before the killers find them.
Choose one:
had better scram
had better leave
should hurry and scram
could hurry and leave
had better get out
 I really dug the character of Brutus.
Choose one:
dug
thought about
thought of
admired
gazed at
 Once upon a point a time, a small person named Little Red Riding Hood initiated plans for the
preparation, delivery and transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother.
Choose one:
and transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother.
and transportation of food stuffs to her Grandmother.
and transportation of food supplies to her Grandmother.
and transportation of foodstuffs to her grandmother.
and, transportation of food supplies to her grand mother.
 The setting of a story affects the story's plot.
Choose one:
effects the story's plot
effects the stories plot
affect the story's plot
affects the story's plot
affects the story's plots
 Arctic trees are scrubbiest than trees in milder climates.
Choose one:
scrubbiest than trees
scrubbier then trees
scrubbiest than are trees
scrubbier than are trees
scrubbier than trees
 In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given
word.
ABSOLUTE
Choose one:
Nearly
Complete
Absolution
Absolutely
 ABSURD
Choose one:
Ridiculous
Abstruse
Action
Plenty
 Baneful
Choose one:
generous
kindly
ruinous
severity
superfluous
 Prowess
Choose one:
understanding
keenness
eagerness
bravery
 Vituperate
Choose one:
encourage
appraise
abuse
appreciate
 Abridge
Choose one:
shorten
Abnegation
depart
pardon
 Bicker
Choose one:
bestow
Quarrel
Balk
Inharmonious
 Eminent
Choose one:
Conspicious
Borden
Mystery
Puzzle
 Espouse
Choose one:
adopt
Fatuos
inane
whimsical
 Gainsay
Choose one:
deny
gadfly
Gambol
mallet
 In the following questions choose the word which is the exact opposite of the given words.
Zeal
Choose one:
Disrelish
Coldness
Distaste
Disgust
 Condemn
Choose one:
Ignore
Justify
Induce
None of these
 Escape
Choose one:
Dislike
Encounter
Hold
Run
 Forgive
Choose one:
Easy
Deform
Punish
Inform
 Euphoria
Choose one:
strident
lethargy
literary
significant
miserable
 SPUR
Choose one:
embitter
discourage
impress
mislead
ignore
 CAVIL
Choose one:
discern
disclose
introduce
flatter
commend
 PALTRY
Choose one:
munificent
improvident
random
cautious
cautious
 BOGGLE
Choose one:
disentangle
repudiate
ascertain
remain unruffled
lack planning
 STOIC
Choose one:
savant
herald
whiner
victor
bystander
 Read the following passage. Then answer the questions.
In each of the following questions, find out which of the answer figures (1), (2), (3) and (4)
completes the figure matrix?
It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great
traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he travelled from Italy to
China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was
pleased to see the Polo’s and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years.
Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned
to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many
other people, who also became interested in travelling to strange countries.
This story is mainly about..............
Choose one:
the world's first great traveler
travelling from Italy to China
why Polo went to the far east
Marco Polo and Kublai Khan
in what ways Columbus affected Polo
 The reason that Marco Polo is called great is not that.................
Choose one:
he travelled very far to reach China for a new world
he wrote about his adventures in a book, which many people read
he was so well liked by the king of China
he crossed mountains and deserts to reach China
he achieved fame thanks to his good reasoning
 We know from the story that after he turned back.................
Choose one:
Marco brought out a book inspiring new voyages
Marco stayed in Italy for twenty-three years
Kublai Khan knew that Marco had crossed mountains and deserts
Kublai Khan sent Columbus to other countries for business
Marco set out for a new adventure
 Researchers suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom
of the sea. They don't have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for
them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent
its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows
us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us - the sun, moon, and stars, shooting
stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound
of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, and we smell. How fortunate we are!
Judging from the passage, we can say that this story is mainly about.............
Choose one:
life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea
how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures
how wonderful our lives were and will be
the differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea
the superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses
 We discover that the sea creatures in the story.................
Choose one:
have the same senses that we do
have no sense of hearing as well as sight
hear the sounds of the ocean
live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom
do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it
 In the passage a child in darkness is likened to.................
Choose one:
someone who lives where there are no seasons
an animal without the sense of touch
a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability
a deaf child unaffected by the environment
a perfect sleeper, for there is no sound around to hear
 During the 1890's in America, child labor was common in the garment trade. Textile
manufacturers squeezed workers into small, cramped, poorly ventilated workplaces known as
sweatshops. Factory labor had a devastating effect on children's lives. For example, children who
worked six-day weeks in a candy factory refused gifts of candy. The legs of a 7-year-old girl
were paralyzed and deformed because she worked "day after day with little legs crossed, pulling
out bastings from garments."
The purpose of the passage is to present
Choose one:
a personal observation
a solution to the problem
factual information
opposing scientific theories
 The poetic expressiveness and creativity of Japanese women poets of the Manyoshu era is
generally regarded as a manifestation of the freedom and relatively high political and economic
status women of that era enjoyed. During the Heian period (A.D. 794-1185) which followed,
Japanese women became increasingly relegated to domestic roles under the influence of
Buddhism and Confucianism, which excluded women from the political and economic arenas.
Yet, since poetry of the period came to be defined solely as short lyrical poetry, known as waka,
and became the prevailing means of expressing love, women continued to excel in and play a
central role in the development of classical Japanese poetry. Moreover, while official Japanese
documents were written in Chinese, the phoenetic alphabet kana was used for poetry. Also
referred to as onna moji ("women's letters"), kana was not deemed sufficiently sophisticated for
use by Japanese men, who continued to write Chinese poetry, increasingly for expressing
religious ideas and as an intellectual pastime. Chinese poetry ultimately yielded, then, to waka as
the mainstream of Japanese poetry.
Based on the passage, mainstream Japanese poetry of the Heian period can best be described
as.............
Choose one:
philosophical in its concern
more refined than the poetry of the Manyoshu era
an outgrowth of Buddhism and Confucianism
sentimental in nature and lyrical in style
written primarily for a female audience
 Which of the following statements about kana finds the LEAST support in the passage?
Choose one:
It was based on the sound of the Japanese language
It was used primarily by Japanese women
It was used for Japanese poetry but not for Japanese prose
It was used in Japan after A.D. 793
It was considered inappropriate for austere subject matter
 The author's primary purpose in the passage is to.............................
Choose one:
refute a common explanation for the role of women in the development of Japanese poetry
identify the reasons for the popularity of a distinct form of literary expression in Japan
distinguish between the Japanese poetry of one historical period with that of another
trace the influence of religion on the development of Japanese poetry
provide an explanation for the role of women in the development of Japanese poetry
 Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this
fact is shown in the proverbial phrase,' It is the busiest man who has time to spare'. Thus, an
elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be
spent in writing a postcard , another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address,
an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an
umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that could occupy a busy man
for three minutes, all told may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a
day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases?
Choose one:
The work is done smoothly.
The work is done leisurely.
Work consumes all the time.
The work needs additional time.
 Explain the sentence: work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Choose one:
The more work there is to be done, the more time needed.
Whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used.
If you have more time you can do some work.
If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional time.
 Who is the person likely to take more time to do work.
Choose one:
A busy man.
A man of leisure.
An elderly person.
An exhausted person.
 What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard?
Choose one:
Three minutes.
four hours and five minutes.
half day
The entire day.
 What does the expression ‘pillar box’ stand for?
Choose one:
A box attached to the pillar.
A box in the pillar
Box office.
A pillar type postbox.
 The surprisingly abundant life of the Indian Ocean is confined to the upper layers; the deeper
and especially the bottom waters are devoid of oxygen and are often permeated with hydrogen
sulphide.
The sentence gives the information about
Choose one:
The life of the people near the Indian Ocean.
The reason why life exists in particular water layers.
The reason why oxygen is found in the bottom layers.
The reason why hydrogen sulphide is found in the bottom layers.
 The bottom waters of the Indian Ocean
Choose one:
Have no oxygen
Have large amounts of oxygen
Have no hydrogen sulphide.
Contain oxygen and hydrogen sulphide.
 The waters of the Indian Ocean
Choose one:
Are devoid of life.
Are always permeated with hydrogen sulphide.
Have life only in the lower layers.
Lack life and it is very surprising.
 Which of the following is the most opposite of the word ABUNDANT, as used in the passage?
Choose one:
Plentiful
Minute
Insufficient
Meager
Tiny
 The sentence suggests which one of the following:
Choose one:
Observers are surprised at how little life exists in the Indian Ocean.
Hydrogen sulphide is necessary to life.
Both oxygen and hydrogen sulphide are necessary to life.
Oxygen is not necessary for marine life
There are different layers of waters in the ocean