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VERBAL

Complete the sentences by choosing the most

appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A
to D/E) below each.

1. The debate was adjourned _______ the following week.

A. with
B. for
C. into
D. to

2. This is between _____ that it is a fraud.

A. you and I
B. I and you
C. you and myself
D. you and me
E. yourself and me

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.
3. SOAP: CLEANSE::
A. Sponge: absorb
B. Sin: expiate
C. Iron: rust linen
D. Detergent: cosmic

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most

nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital
letters.

4. DILIGENT:

A. lazy
B. shirk
C. avoid
D. devoid

Choose the word most similar in meaning to the

capitalized ones.
5. UTOPIAN:

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A. Perfect
B. Idealistic
C. Fanciful
D. Realistic
Questions 6-8 are based on the following passage.
Young people must be educated in modern science – its methods and its
mental attitudes. Without this education they will find the modern world
utterly incomprehensible. But they cannot be good citizens of the world, or
of their own national state, unless they are intellectually and imaginatively
aware of the values which underlie human beliefs, motives and conduct. In
this troubled period of human history, religion and the humanities are as
vital as science to the education of good members of a good society.

6. “Incomprehensible” can best be replaced by:

A. understandable
B. explicable
C. reasonable
D. beyond your understanding

7. “Troubled period of human history” refers to:

A. primitive times
B. modern times
C. good times
D. bad times

8. The discussion of “values” in the passage serves primarily to illustrate

the importance of education of:

A. modern sciences
B. religion or humanities
C. religion and humanities
D. modern sciences along with religion and humanities

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ANALYTICAL REASONING

Questions 9-12
Six students of foreign languages, Ameena, Bushra, Chand, Dilawer, Ehsan,
and Farah, are seated together. They do not all speak the same language,
but enough of them speak the same languages that they can translate for
each other.

Ameena and Dilawer speak only Urdu, Arabic and Hindi.

Bushra speaks only Urdu, Arabic and Chinese.
Chand speaks only Pushto and Hindi.
Ehsan speaks only Hindi.
Farah speaks only Chinese.

9. Which language is spoken by the most students?

A. Urdu
B. Arabic
C. Pushto
D. Hindi
E. Chinese

10.Which of the following students could talk to each other without a

translator?

A. Ameena and Farah

B. Bushra and Chand
C. Bushra and Ehsan
D. Ehsan and Farah
E. Bushra and Farah

11.Who could act as a translator for a conversation between Bushra and

Chand?

I. Ameena
II. Dilawer
III. Ehsan
IV. Farah

A. I only
B. I & II
C. I, II & III
D. II, III & IV
E. I, II & IV

12.If Chand and Farah wish to talk to each other, what is the fewest number
of translators they would need?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

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E. 4
Studies have shown that families who install smoke detectors and own fire
extinguishers have a reduced risk of losing a child in a house fire. Therefore,
no family who installs smoke detectors and owns a fire extinguisher will
lose a child in a house fire.

13.Of the following, the best criticism of the argument above is that the
argument does not

A. take into account the possibility of losing a child in a house fire

despite all precautionary measures
B. indicate that fire extinguishers are effective during early stages
of a fire
C. cite the fact that smoke detectors have proven to be effective
in waking sleeping children during a house fire
D. differentiate between the two major causes of house fires:
cooking and heating
E. take into account that families who buy smoke detectors are
also more likely to purchase fire insurance

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QUANTITATIVE

14.What is the volume of a cube with a surface area of 216?

A. 36
B. 66
C. 216
D. 250
E. 300

15.PTCL wants to interlink 5 cities and the links should be between every
two cities, how many links will be formed?

A. 11
B. 10
C. 20
D. None of the above

3
16. is the same as:
40

A. 0.0075
B. 0.0133
C. 0.075
D. 0.1333
E. 0.75

17.If 3 m = 81, then m 3 =?

A. 9
B. 16
C. 27
D. 54
E. 64

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ANSWER KEYS

Q #. Right Choice
1 D
2 D
3 A
4 A
5 B
6 D
7 B
8 D
9 D
10 E
11 B
12 C
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 C
17 E

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