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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
ENGLISH
Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1.
Almost everyone has trouble ______ at one time or another.
A.
sleeping
B.
for sleeping
C.
sleep
D.
slept
Each question below consists of a related pair of words, followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
2.
PAGE: BOOK:: sailors: crew A.
B.
petal: flower
C.
leaf: stalk
D.
singers: chorus
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3.
PARTICULAR:
A.
general
B.
widespread
C.
diffused
D.
common
Choose the word most similar in meaning to the capitalized ones.
4.
CHANGE:
A.
alter
B.
church
C.
D.
complete decide
E.
agree
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Read the passage to answer question 5-6
In the late seventeenth century, a transformation began that would make coffee one of the most popular drinks in Europe. The coffeehouse-meeting place of bankers, dissidents, artists, merchants, poets, wits, and rogues was in some ways the cradle of modern Europe. Coffee would change, in less than a century, from the drink of a few princes and a few paupers to the chief social beverage of the rising middle class.
5.
The word “transformation” is closest in meaning to:
A.
trend
B.
event
C.
change
D.
custom
6.
The word “rogues” refers to a type of: beverage A.
B.
person
C.
book
D.
coffee
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QUANTITATIVE
7.
18 ÷ 0.04 =?
4.5 A.
B.
45
C.
450
D.
4,500
E.
45,000
8.
What is 0.1 percent expressed as a decimal?
A.
0.001
B.
0.01
C.
0.1
D.
1
E.
10.0
9.
Evaluate 3 a 2  2 b , if a = -3, and b = -1.
10.
A.
-29
B.
29
C.
-25
D.
25
E.
83
A coat is on sale for Rs.120 after a discount of 20 percent. Find the original price.
A.
Rs. 96
B.
C.
Rs.144
Rs.150
D.
Rs.180
E.
Rs.140
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PEDAGOGY
11.
Teaching strategy in which learner actually engages in resolving problems is called:
A.
Small group discussion
B.
Interactive teaching
C.
Expository teaching
D.
Inquiry teaching
12.
The easiest way to foster personal relationship with students is:
A.
B.
Coming to class 5 to 10 minutes early
Starting a dialogue
C.
Learning their names
D.
Giving them prizes
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COMPUTERS
13.
Loading of operating system in a personal computer is called:
Booting A.
B.
Prompting
C.
Interrupting
D.
Paging
14.
How will you define ‘Internet’ in the simplest way?
A.
very large network
B.
C.
global network of networks network of computers in a city
D.
all of the above
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SUBJECT
15.
In Resistor-Capacitor circuit the negative instantaneous power means:
A.
The source is releasing the power to the elements.
B.
The element is releasing the power to the circuit.
C.
The element is dissipating the power from the source.
D.
The source is dispensing the power.
16.
An inverter:
A.
Performs NOT operation
B.
Changes HIGH to LOW
C.
Changes LOW to HIGH
D.
All of the above
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Answer Keys
Q #.
1
2
3
4
5
Right Choice
A
B
A
A
C
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
B
C
A
B
C
D
C
A
B
B
D
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