Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing

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Sample Paper SBP 1
Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
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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When television is good, nothing-not the theater, not the magazines or
newspapers-nothing is inerior!
"
B#t when television is $ad, nothing is
worse!
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& 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 inerior in senten)e 1 sho#ld $e
A! Let as it is
B! +hanged to worse
+! +hanged to the $est
,! +hanged to anterior
E! +hanged to $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(
oi)ials promised the' wo#ld $e aster, more relia$le, and less prone to
ma(e errors than their h#man )o#nterparts!
A! the' wo#ld $e aster, more relia$le, and less prone to ma(e
errors
B! 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$le, and errors wo#ld
o))#r m#)h less
E! aster, more relia$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 thereore, 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! 2it' 'ears ago, proessional athletes pla'ed or love o the game!
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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! &t gives a deinition o the )on)ept!
B! &t presents an e4)eption!
+! &t draws a )on)l#sion!
,! &t provides an e4ample!
E! &t ma(es a )omparison!
"ead the passage to answer questions $%&
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! *hrit 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 aord 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 thrit', $#'ing onl' what he or she
needed! People were respe)ted less or $eing thrit' 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 $elie that was
)ommonl' held in the earl' twentieth )ent#r'3
A! :wing someone mone' is a moral ailing!
B! People who save their mone' are respe)ta$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! *he growth o railroads
B! *he growth o $an(s and inan)ial instit#tions
+! *he rate at whi)h people paid $a)( their loans
,! *he in)rease in installment p#r)hases
<! *he a#thor mentions )ars as an e4ample o
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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
A! A )ons#mer good
B! A ho#sehold applian)e
+! An e4travagant p#r)hase
,! A new invention
.! A))ording to the passage, how did the rise o )ons#mer )redit )hange
people5s attit#des toward de$t and spending3
A! Attit#des toward de$t and spending $e)ame more
)onservative!
B! 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 thrit'!
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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
=>A9*&*A*&VE
-! A man $orrows Rs!%;/! & he pa's it $a)( in 1" monthl' installments o
Rs!%1!8/, what is his interest rate3
A! 1!8?
B! 1!8?
+! 1/?
,! 8?
1/!& 1 in)h @ "!81 )entimeters,
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)entimeter e6#als whi)h o the ollowing
in in)hes3
A! ;!<<
B! /!-8
+! /!%-
,! /!%.
E! /!18
11!:ne n#m$er is 8 times another n#m$er and their s#m is -;/! What is
lesser o the two n#m$ers3
A! -8
B! -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$ilit' that at least one
head appears3
A! 1A.
B! <A.
+! ;A.
,! 1A.
11!A s6#are and an e6#ilateral triangle have the same perimeter! *he area
o the s6#are is ""8 )m
"
! What is the length o a side o the triangle3
A! 1.!8 )m
B! "/ )m
+! "/!8 )m
,! "" )m
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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
BE9ERAL C9:WLE,BEA&=A+>RRE9* A22A&RS
18!+#rrentl' the total n#m$er o E#ropean >nion mem$er states isD
A! 1/
B! "<
+! 1.
,! 11
1;!Who was )alled Ethe Sha(espeare o P#nFa$i Literat#reG3
A! Bh#l-e-Shah
B! S#ltan Bah#
+! Waris Shah
,! >staad ,aman
E! Allama &6$al
1<!A is the ather o H! B is the mother o I! *he sister o H and J is I! Whi)h
o the ollowing statements is deinitel' not tr#e3
A! B is the wie o A!
B! B has one da#ghter!
+! I is the son o A!
,! H is the sister o J!
E! B is the mother o J!
1.!&nsert mathemati)al signs to )omplete the e6#ationD
"8 KKKKK 8 KKKKK 1 @ 1
A! A, -
B! 4, L
+! -, -
,! L,L
1-!& 8
th
o the month alls two da's ater Monda', what da' o the wee( will
all on 1-
th
o the month3
A! Wednesda'
B! *h#rsda'
+! 2rida'
,! Sat#rda'
"/!*went'"/ World +#p starts in KKKKKKKKKK 1. Septem$er "/1"!
A! Berman'
B! Pa(istan
+! Sri L#n(a
,! 9ew Jealand
"1!*he present oreign minister o Pa(istan isD
A! A$d#l Sattar
B! Mina Re$ani Cher
+! &nam-#l-Ma6
,! Ch#rshid Mahm#d Cas#ri
Sample Paper SBP 6
Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
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