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VERBAL Question (1) following the passage refers to the numbered sentences in the passage. Answer the question by choosing the best alternative using logic and organization.
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television is good, nothing-not the theater, not the magazines or

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newspapers-nothing is in erior!
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B#t when television is $ad, nothing is

worse! invite 'o# to sit down in ront o 'o#r television set when 'o#r station goes on the air and sta' there witho#t a $oo(, magazine, newspaper, or an'thing else to distra)t 'o#! 1! *he word in erior in senten)e 1 sho#ld $e A! B! +! ,! E! Le t as it is +hanged to +hanged to +hanged to +hanged to worse the $est anterior $etter

Each of the following questions consists of a sentence with all or part of the sentence underlined. ollowing the requirements of standard written English, select (A) if the original is best! otherwise choose the best phrase from the options
"! When a#tomati) teller ma)hines were irst installed in the 1-./s, $an( o i)ials promised the' wo#ld $e aster, more relia$le, and less prone to ma(e errors than their h#man )o#nterparts! A! B! +! ,! E! the' wo#ld $e aster, more relia$le, and less prone to ma(e errors the' wo#ld $e aster, more relia$le, and that the' wo#ld $e less prone or ma(ing errors the ma)hines wo#ld $e aster, more relia$le, and less prone to ma(e errors the ma)hines were aster, more relia$le, and errors wo#ld o))#r m#)h less aster, more relia$le ma)hines, and that errors wo#ld $e less prone

"ead each group of sentences# then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement.
%! Ever' English tea)her is dedi)ated! Pro ! Riaz is an English tea)her0 there ore, he is )ertain to $e dedi)ated! *he se)ond senten)e A! orms a generalization B! ma(es a )omparison +! )ontradi)ts the irst senten)e ,! raises a do#$t a$o#t the validit' o the irst senten)e E! is a logi)al )on)l#sion derived rom the irst senten)e 1! 2i t' 'ears ago, pro essional athletes pla'ed or love o the game! Sample Paper SBP 2

Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing *oda' the s#perstars o $ase$all, oot$all, and gol are $ig $#sinessmen! What does the se)ond senten)e do3 A! B! +! ,! E! &t &t &t &t &t gives a de inition o the )on)ept! presents an e4)eption! draws a )on)l#sion! provides an e4ample! ma(es a )omparison!

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At the t#rn o the twentieth )ent#r', people5s attit#des toward mone' were ar more )onservative than the' are toda'! Borrowing and $eing in de$t were viewed as a moral ailing, almost as a disgra)e! *hri t and saving were highl' prized, and people who needed to $orrow to ma(e ends meet were seen as )areless, #nrelia$le, or e4travagant! *he o)#s in the e)onom' as a whole was on developing large )orporations li(e railroads, oil )ompanies, and other )ompanies that prod#)ed $asi) goods and servi)es! *hen, in the 1-"/s, the e)onom' )hanged! A h#ge networ( o $an(s and inan)ial instit#tions developed, helping mone' to move more 6#i)(l' and easil' thro#gh the e)onom'! At the same time, the e)onom' was in)reasing its o)#s on )ons#mer goods7 )lothing, )ars, ho#sehold applian)es, and other things that individ#als $#'! *o help promote the sale o these items, )ons#mers were en)o#raged to $#' on )redit! & the' )o#ld not a ord an item right awa', a store or a $an( might lend them the mone', whi)h the' )o#ld pa' $a)( in installments! With the development o )ons#mer )redit and installment p#r)hases, people5s attit#des toward de$t and spending )hanged! *he model )itizen was no longer someone who was thri t', $#'ing onl' what he or she needed! People were respe)ted less or $eing thri t' than or (nowing how to #se their mone' to $#' as man' things as possi$le7 an attit#de that persists at the t#rn o the twent'- irst )ent#r'! 8! A))ording to the passage, whi)h o the ollowing is 9:* a $elie that was )ommonl' held in the earl' twentieth )ent#r'3 A! B! +! ,! :wing someone mone' is a moral ailing! People who save their mone' are respe)ta$le! People who $#' as man' things as possi$le are respe)ta$le! People who $orrow mone' or ne)essities are )areless and #nrelia$le!

;! What helped mone' move more 6#i)(l' thro#gh the e)onom' in the 1-"/s3 A! B! +! ,! *he *he *he *he growth o railroads growth o $an(s and inan)ial instit#tions rate at whi)h people paid $a)( their loans in)rease in installment p#r)hases

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A! B! +! ,!

A )ons#mer good A ho#sehold applian)e An e4travagant p#r)hase A new invention

.! A))ording to the passage, how did the rise o )ons#mer )redit )hange people5s attit#des toward de$t and spending3 A! B! +! ,! Attit#des toward de$t and spending $e)ame more )onservative! People #sed )redit to $#' onl' what the' needed! E4travagant $orrowing and spending $e)ame highl' prized! Spending wisel' $e)ame more respe)ta$le than $eing thri t'!

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-! A man $orrows Rs!%;/! & he pa's it $a)( in 1" monthl' installments o Rs!%1!8/, what is his interest rate3 A! B! +! ,! 1!8? 1!8? 1/? 8?

1/!& 1 in)h @ "!81 )entimeters, in in)hes3 A! B! +! ,! E! ;!<< /!-8 /!%/!%. /!18

% )entimeter e6#als whi)h o the ollowing .

11!:ne n#m$er is 8 times another n#m$er and their s#m is -;/! What is lesser o the two n#m$ers3 A! B! +! ,! -8 -1/ -1. -8/

1"!*he average o 4 n#m$ers is 18! & two o the n#m$ers are ea)h in)reased $' ', the new average will $e in)reased $' how m#)h3 A! B! +! ,! "' ' 'A4 "'A4

1%!A air )oin is tossed three times! What is the pro$a$ilit' that at least one head appears3 A! B! +! ,! 1A. <A. ;A. 1A.

11!A s6#are and an e6#ilateral triangle have the same perimeter! *he area o the s6#are is ""8 )m " ! What is the length o a side o the triangle3 A! B! +! ,! 1.!8 )m "/ )m "/!8 )m "" )m

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18!+#rrentl' the total n#m$er o E#ropean >nion mem$er states isD A! B! +! ,! 1/ "< 1. 11

1;!Who was )alled Ethe Sha(espeare o P#nFa$i Literat#reG3 A! B! +! ,! E! Bh#l-e-Shah S#ltan Bah# Waris Shah >staad ,aman Allama &6$al

1<!A is the ather o H! B is the mother o I! *he sister o H and J is I! Whi)h o the ollowing statements is de initel' not tr#e3 A! B! +! ,! E! B B I H B is the wi e o A! has one da#ghter! is the son o A! is the sister o J! is the mother o J!

1.!&nsert mathemati)al signs to )omplete the e6#ationD "8 KKKKK 8 KKKKK 1 @ 1 A! B! +! ,! A, 4, L -, L,L

1-!& 8th o the month alls two da's a ter Monda', what da' o the wee( will all on 1-th o the month3 A! B! +! ,! Wednesda' *h#rsda' 2rida' Sat#rda'

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