Cet

THE PRINCETON REVIEW CET SAMPLE PAPER 1

INSTRUCTIONS – Please read these carefully before attempting the test

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This test is based on pattern of previous years’ CET papers.2.

There are four sections.Section 1- English & Reading Comprehension (50 questions)Section 2- Quantitative Ability (20 questions)Section 3- Data Interpretation (22 questions)Section 4 - Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (66 questions)3.

The total time allotted is 2 hours exactly.

Please note your start time and end time on the answer sheet.Do not take more than 2 hours, or you will get a wrong assessment.4.

Please fill all the details, as asked on top of the answer sheet.5.

Please try to maximize your attempt overall,

but you need to do well in all sections.

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There is 1 mark for every right answer and 0.25 negative mark for every wrong one.

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There is no sectional time limit.8.

Since it is a time constrained test and you have 2 hours, and all questions carry equal marks, please donot get stuck on any question, move fast to try and do easier ones.9.

Please do all scratch work on paper only, no extra sheets to be used.

Put

all your answers on theanswer sheet.

Relax. You are competing against yourself.

SECTION 1Directions for Q.1 to 5:

Choose from among the given alternatives the one which will be asuitable to fill in the blank in most of the sentences.1. A. Professional studies have become the ____ of the rich.B. Every citizen has the _____ to speak, travel and live as he pleases.C. He has a definite ______ over all his rivals.D. Sheron no longer has the _____ of the company’s bungalow and car.(a) advantage (b) privilege (c) right (d) concession2. A. People sensed ______.B. A bad _____ case had come in—a person with a smashed arm.C. And then, without warning, _____ struck.D. The dogs were the first to recognise the signs of oncoming _________.(a) tragedy (b) accident (c) disaster (d) calamity3. A. The men there have fought _____ and emotional withdrawal, and were morecapable of helping Jim.B. But _____ does occasionally inflict all the adults.C. A person who is deeply hurt feels very ______.D. It is hard to survive this feeling of _______.(a) dejection (b) lonely (c) trouble (d) depression4. A. I have had a small power of ______.B. Down with a very high fever, he suffers from frequents fits of _____.C. They are now bitter enemies—all because of a small __________.(d) Her ______ is the most creative thing she has ever possessed.(a) illusion (b) imagination(c) hallucination (d) misunderstanding5. A. Communism states that every individual must live for the _____.B. The ______ of the affairs of the nation is deplorable.C. _______ have been laid down by the United States, states

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D. No _________ has succeeded in gaining complete autonomy from the Federalgovernment.(a) state (b) nation (c) government (d) condition

Directions for Q. 6 to 10:

Choose from among the given alternatives the one which will be asuitable substitute for the underlined expression in each of the following.6. The body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order was like a formidable castle ofsteel.(a) Phalanx (b) phagocyte (c) phenomenon (d) phaeton7. The thrilling narrative caused the hair on the skin to stand erect.(a) tension (b) horrification (c) terror (d) horror8. The art and science of good eating and drinking is now a lost art.(a) Gastronomy (b) Osteopathy (c) Gluttony (d) Cooking9. The victim’s involuntary response to stimulus proved that he was still living.

(a) reactions (b) reflexes (c) feedback (d) communication10. The marriage of the princess with the commoner caused a furore among the royalty.(a) misalliance (b) mismatch (c) elopement (d) romance

Directions for questions 11 to 20:

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among thefour options given.11. (a) I am not one of those who believe everything they hear.(b) I am not one of these who believes everything I hear.(c) I am not one of those who believes everything he hears.(d) I am not one of those who believes in everything one hears.12. (a) Cannot one do what one likes with one’s own?(b) Cannot one do that one likes to do with his own?(c) Cannot one do that one likes with his own?(d) Cannot one do what he likes with his own13. (a) There’s Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.(b) There’s Mr. Som, who they say is the best singer in the country.(c) There is Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.(d) There is Mr. Som who, they say is the best singer in the country.14. (a) Each of the students has done well.(b) Each of the student has done well.(c) Each of the students have done well.(d) Each of the student have done well.15. (a) Today we love, what tomorrow we hate; today we seek, what tomorrow weshun, today we desire, what tomorrow we fear.(b) Today, we love what tomorrow we hate, today, we seek what tomorrow weshun, today, we desire what tomorrow we fear.(c) Today we love what tomorrow we hate, today we seek what tomorrow we shun,today we desire what tomorrow we fear.(d) Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun;today we desire what tomorrow we fear.16. I am an entertainer. ________ , I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter andsorrow have an affinity.(a) Even if I have tears in me (b) Even though I am depressed inside(c) While entertaining people (d) In the entertainment business17. Political power is just as permanent as today’s newspaper. Ten years down the line, ______, who the most powerful man in any state was today.(a) who cares(b) nobody will remember what was written in today’s newspaper or(c) few will know, or care about(d) when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care