UMAT Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test, Practice TestPractice Test Practice Test time: 150 minutes Total number of questions: 110 Practice Test consists of three sections. Section 1 44 questions 65 minutes Section 2 36 questions 45 minutes Section 3 30 questions 40 minutes Aticmpt all questions Do not spend too much time on any one question. Mark the one answer you think is best for each question Incorrect answers, unanswered questions and questions for which more than one answer hhas been marked are given a score of zero. Ifyou decide to change an answer, ease it out completely and mark your new answer clearly.a_i @ Section 1 START OF PRACTICE TEST SECTION 1 Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving Questions 1-44 For each question, decide which answer is correct based only on the infor nation given, 1 Legumes are plants of the family Leguminosae, a lange group characterised by the bearing of rows of seeds in pods, and roots that bear nodules inhabited by bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into compounds that can be absorbed by plans. Lentils are a type of legume edible by humans, as are peas and beans. Edible legumes are collectively known as pulses, Clover is a kind of plant not generally considered edible by humans, but which bears its seeds in rows in ‘pods and has nodules bearing nitrogen-converting bacteria It follows from this information that A not all pulses bear their seeds in pods. B _Ientils do not have nodules on their roots, C clover would be classified as a legume, but not as a pulse. D__ cloverisa valuable kind of legume that removes nitrogen from soi 2 A recent newspaper contained the following paragraph Future life will be much like life today. except that everyday gadgets will be safer and more efficient and ‘will work together more readily, thanks to computerisation. A house full of hidden cameras and web- browsing appliances is an improbable and unfortunate stereotype of the home of the future According to this information, which of the following is the best conclusion? A Inthe future, technological gadgets will work together less than has been predicted. B It is important that technological devices in our homes not be hidden, but that we are aware of their presence. € Technological aids in homes of the future will be useful, reliable and effective to use and often interact with each other 1D Inour homes ofthe neur future we are likely to see many more highstoc the e-banking microwave oven complex devices, such as 3 DA girl and a boy are sitting next to each other on a park bench, The gil says “I support the Demons”, The boy says “T support the Panthers”. It is known that the girl supports one of these two teams, the bay Supports the other, and that atleast one person is lying. From this information, it follows that both are lying. the boy could not be lying the girl supports the Demons ; the girl may be telling the truth compSection 1 @ The following passage appeared in a sates training manual. Sal people have been trained to sell features and benefits, but customers know that the Internet is a better edium ting features and benefits, Salespeople who sell in the future the way they sold in past will become obsolete! To thrive, salespeople need fo give customers what the Internet can’t — advice and expertise based on each customer's unique goals and needs. wi ich of the following statements is consistent with this passage? A Salespeople are not good at explaining the features and benefits of products to potential buyers. The time is close when there will no longer be Internet jobs for salespeople. ‘The salespeople who understand customers and their individual information technology needs are certain to be successful D__ Salespeople who fail to learn about the individual needs of future, ae lients are not likely to do well in the Ofall commonly caten raw fruit, avocadoes have the highest energy value. Avocadoes grow well in hot climates. It can be determined from this information that smany raw fruits do not have a high energy value. ‘hot climate is essential for the production of fruit witha high energy value, other eommonly eaten raw fruits grown in hot climates have a lower eneruy value than the avocado some commonly eaten raw fruits grown in cold climates have a higher energy value than the avocado. cag In an experiment, people were given a painful stimulus and their levels of pain and anxiety measured. ‘Some of the people acted as a control group and were given nothing. A second group were given a pill that they were told would increase the severity of any pain felt, ie. the pill was a nocebo. In reality, But unknown to the people, the nocebo contained nothing that would affect either psin or anxiety. A third group ‘were given a drug called proglumide: and a fourth group given both the nocebo and proglumide, The results of he experiment are showin below, with the crosses indicating relative intensity of pain and anxiety, pain anxiety control + + proglumide 4 - novebo novebo + proglumide e ‘The results of the experiment suggest that proglumide on its own causes A. pain only. B anxiety only. pain and anxiety D__ neither pain nor anxiety CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >@ Section 1 7 Tthas been found that in many ecosystems (interacting communities of plant and animal species) there are ‘often one or two species present in large numbers, with smaller numbers of other species. It has now been found that these minor species frequently come to the fore when, for example. fire, drought or some other major challenge eliminates or disadvantages the dominant ones, Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be drawn from the information above? |A. Ecosystems that have fewer species are likely to be more stable than ones with more species. B Minor species frequently have characteristics, often not evident, which enable them to survive under stress better than the more common species. The major species are better adapted to the normal environment in which they live than the minor ones. D_ The major species have generally been in their ecosystem for Jonger. and the minor or ‘been suocessful in taking over. s have not apparent motion of Mars as viewed from the Earth ‘This diagram indicates that Mars orbits the Earth in an irregular fashion. Bas Earth orbits the Sun, planets further out appear to move irregularly istant stars. Cas Earth orbits the Sun, its distance from Mars decreases to 2 minimum and then increases once pet Earth orbit. because Mars has an orbit further from the Sun than Earth, than Earth travels around its orbit inst the background of 3 jppears to travel faster around its orbit 9 Anrecent years, frog numbers have decreased worldwide, lar fungus which attacks keratin in their skin. It Salls ns either by produ them from using their skins to breathe. In A. pread of chytrid, a type of oxins or by stopping 5 of frog. has helped wipe out several s Tadpoles, the young of frogs, do not have contain the keratin protein and can carry infection takes hold, but they have hundreds of little teeth that tadpole metamorphoses into a frog, the ‘Which one of the following statements is 2 formation? ‘would be a good way of reintroducing A. Taking tadpoles from infected arcas © species that had largely disappeared B_ Taking adult frogs from infecte species that had latgely disappe: C Tadpoles differ from adult frogs in More harm than good is like! from one location to anothe: 2s would be a good way of reintroducing. id fi conservationists moving tadpoles— 10 R Section 1 @ Out of 28 cases of people who have becn found guilty ofan offence and then subsequently proved innocent by evidence from DNA testing, 24 had been positively identified in police line-ups ot ‘mug shots’ as being the criminals concerned, This information indicates that A DNA testing isa very inexact science, B people's memories of what took place at erime scenes are far from reliable. C DNA testing should be restricted to confirming or denying the remembered evidence of eye- witnesses, D__ifpeople are found guilty of a crime through the evidence of DNA testing, itis not necessarily true that they committed the crime. In Islandia, bullfighting has been carried on over centuries. Not everyone is in favour of bullfighting. There are equal numbers of men and women in Islandia, ‘Ten per cent of Islandians are against bullfighting, Of these, seven out of ten are women. All others like bullfighting. The number of Amen who do not like bullfighting, asa proportion of all men, is 3 out of 50. B men who do not like bullfighting, as a proportion of all men, is 3 out of 47 C women who do not like bullfighting, as a proportion of all women, is 7 out of 10. D_ women who do not like bullfighting, asa proportion of ll women, is 7 out of 43. Suppose tha of the following four statements, just one ofthe statements is actually true, Statemtent None of these four statements is tue Statement IT The statement eve is true, Statement IH The statement above is false Statement IV The statement above is fuse. The true staternent must be Statement I Statement I Statement IIL Statement IV, roe The life expectancy of Australian women has doubled to about 82 years sinee the 1850s, Whilst the average age of menopause — generally between 40 and 60 — has remained steady, that of menarche (the onset of fertility) has dropped markedly. Which of the following isthe best conclusion that can be drawn from the information above? A. The likelihood of women conceiving during their fertile years has decreased since the 1850s. B_Nowdays, women are, on average, having fewer children during their fertile years than they did in the 1850s, C Australian women are living, on average, for about the same number of years after menopause as they did in the 1850s. D For women who have lived to menopause, the number of years during which they could have conceived children has increased since the 1850s, CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >@ Section 1 14 According to a study, the Patagonian glaciers of South America are melting at an aceclerating pace and ‘the water from their melting now accounts for nearly 10% of the global sea-level rise caused by melting ‘mountain glaciers. The Patagonian glaciers lost jee equivalent to a sea-level rise of about 1.0mm in the 25, years from 1975 to 2000, From 1995 to 2000, however, the rate of Patagonian ice loss was equivalent to a sea-level rise of 0.1 mm per year, ‘Which one of the following statements is consistent with the information given? A. The average annual rate of Patagonian glacier ice melting between 1995 and 2000 was about four times that of the previous twenty years. B From 197510 1995 the average rate of Patagonian glacier ice melting was equivalent to a sea-level rise of about 0.01 mm per year. © From 1975 to 2000, melting mountain glaciers around the world contributed water to the oe: equivalent to a sea-level rise of about 1.0 mm each year D_ Patagonian glaciers caused the equivalent ofa rise in sea-level of approximately 0.1 mm each year between 1975 und 2000, 15 Improperly washed hands are the cause of most cases of food poisoning in the food industry and of eross- infection in hospitals, An Austratian study has shown that hands that are well washed but wet can transmit as many as 60.000 micro-organisms on contact, whereas similarly washed hands that have been thoroughly dried with a paper towel transmit a mere 200. This information indicates that A. just washing hands has litte effect on reducing the number of micro-organisms that hands carry. Bat least washing hands is a better method of preventing the transfer of disease than not washing hands at all and keeping them dry all the time. moisture greatly assists in the transfer of micro-organisms from one site to another. Das longas hands are thoroughly dried, there is litte risk of transferring micro-organisms from them t0 another site. 16 Many plants respond in a variety of ways to the changing length of daylight. These responses, such as the time of flowering, are referred to as photoperiodism. Other factors, including age and temperature, may also influence these responses, Long-night plants (e.g. Chrysanthemum) only produce flowers ifthe night is longer than a certain length (called its critical length), Others (e.g. Larkspur) are short-night plants. Others again (e.g. Snapdragon) are night-neutral as their time of flowering is not influenced by night length. Itis believed that when flowering is photoperiodic, it is eontrolled by a hormone called florigen. This hormone is produced in eaves at the appropriate time and then, ifthe conditions are including those concerned with flowering. | carried to other parts of the plant, Which of the following is most likely? A Snapdragons produce florigen when age and temperature are appropriate B__ Larkspur leaves start to produce florigen when daylight is longer than a certain length. © When days are longer than nights, itis more likely that Snapdragons and Chrysanthemums will be in flower than Larkspur. D__ Fa short-night plant fails to produce flowers in the middle of winter, itis most likely to be bes its age or because the temperature is too low se oFSection 1 @ 17 _ Researchers have found tha te levels of most strong-smelling sulfides and other compounds inthe breath of garlie-aters decline within a few hours of eating it. However, hizh levels of two sulfide compounds and of acetone are found inthe breath more than 30 hours after eating. After a day, for example, the acetone level in the breath is typically more than 5 parts pet million. Acetone can be produced by the breakdown of fatty blood compounds, including cholesterol. Crushed garlie gives off acetone at about 10 parts per billion Of the following, the researchers would be most justified in concluding that A amost of he acetone ina garliceater’s breath comes from the ingested garlic. B inthe body, acetone from garlic interacts with cholesterol to cause the breakdown af sulfides. © after 24 hours, the body has broken down approximately 50% of the acetone ingested fiom the garlic. D) digested garlic eauses the body t produce some sulfides N 18 Many old trees have a spiral twist to their trunks. Those in the northern hemisphere that grow in arcas with strong prevailing westerly winds (winds blowing from west to east) most frequently twist anti-clockwise. One theory to explain this is that northern hemisphere trees have more foliage on the side facing the sun —their southern side. Asa result, when winds blow from the west, an anti-clockwise twisting force is, exerted Tf this theory were correct. it would be expceted that iees normally exposed to prevailing ‘A. northerly winds and growing in the northern hemisphere would not have twisted trunks. B _casterly winds and growing in the southern hemisphere would have trunks twisted clockwise. © easterly winds and growing in the northern hemisphere would have trunks twisted anti-clockwise. 1 in the southern hemisphere would have trunks twisted anti-clockwise D northerly winds and growi 19 Suppose that three of the following statements are true and one is false © Niki is younger than Milt is older than Milt ‘The sum of the ages of Milt and Niki is twive the age of Lia Niki is older than Lia, ‘Who is the youngest person ~ Lia, Milt or Niki? A Lia & Bo Milt © Niki D__Itis impossible to decide from the information given. mM 4 20 Studies have shown that children who have difficulty in learning to read also have very poor short-term ‘This information indicates that ficulties in more than one area better if they can read them. all children with poor memory will have difficulty in learning to read. training children’s memories will help them to become better readers. some CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >Learn eennrnnennne inant iis iia @ Section 1 Questions 21-23 “The table below uppeared in a book and lists the sources of the 150 most used prescription drugs in a wester™ country, Some ofthe drugs are purely synthetic chemicals, some are used chemically unmodified! as obtaines From aawral source, and the remainder arc naturally sourced chemicals that have been modified symhetialy Note that several values are missing from the table. ‘© Amorganism is any living thing. drug souree total number | _ natural ied | percent fungi 7 4 13 n marine organisms x 2 0 y bacteria 6 5 1 4 plants u 9 5 B animals 2 6 2 18 synthetie 64 = : 8 total 150 26 oo 1 | 21 The values missing at X and ¥ should be, respectively A Oand1. B Oand2. Cand, D 2and2. 22 Of the 150 drugs in the table, how many are purely synthetie? A 26 BB ce D 124 23. Which ofthe folowing statements is true ofthe way in which organisms are organised inthe table? A. This possible that marine plants and marine animals are grouped together. B The category “plants” must include both marine plants and non-marine plants. Cis possible that ll non-marine organisms are grouped together D__ Plants and bacteria are always grouped separaSection 1 @ Questions 24—28 Researehers in Holland conducted a study of 1200 newly elected politicians. The study noted whether the Politicians were only-children, first-born children, middle-born chikiren or last-born children. ‘The study found that amongst these politicians onty-children and first-born children were overrepresented (0. im greater proportion than in the general population), Midldle-born children and last-born children were under. represented, 24 Which ofthe following statements is most strongly supported by the study’ results? Children who have carly undivided attention from their parents are more likely to take up a career in politics. experience in giving orders to younger siblings are more likely to take up a carer in politics, carly undivided attention from thei parents are less likely to take up a carcet in politics, experience in giving orders to younger siblings are less likely to take up a career in politics, yaw 25 Suppose that the experience of giving orders to younger siblings increases the likelihood of becoming a Politician, and early undivided parental attention has little effec. ‘Which of the following sets of results would be most likely? Only-children are under-represented, while fist- and middle-bomn children are over-represented Only-children are over-represented, while middle- and last-born children are under-tepresented. Only and midldle-born children are over-epresented, while first-born children are under-represented, Only- and Iast-bom children are under-represented, while first-born children are over-represented. baw 26 Ofthe following, the best ttle for this study would be “Politicians are more likely to have younger siblings.” “Birth order affects the likelihood of a eareer in polities.” “People from smaller families have a greater likelihood of becoming politicians,” “Only-children and first-born children are more likely to enter polities than other carcers. soap 27 Ifthe data are to make sense, it must be assumed that last-born children ‘A include only-children B may include only-children C are from famities with at least two children, D are from families with atleast three children, 24, Which ofthe fllowing sets of results most strongly supports the proposition thatthe experience of giving orders to younger siblings increases the likelihood of becoming a politician? the results for A only-children and first-born children ‘middle-born children and last-born chitdren B C first-born children and middle-born children D first-born children and last-born children CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >@ Section 1 Questions 29 ~34 In the puzzle illustrated in Figure 1, there are three different-sized dises and three identical peys. The puzzle starts with all three dises stacked on any peg, with the largest atthe bottom and the smallest at the top. The aim is to move all three discs to one of the two vacant pegs ‘There are two rules: + only one dise can be moved at a time; + adise cannot be placed on one stnaller than itself, Figure 1 ‘The arrangement ofthe three discs can be represented by a sequence of three letters, representing the positions of the smallest, middle-sized and largest dises respectively. Each letter refers to the peg (A, Bor C) on which the dise sits. For example, the arrangement in Figure | is represented by [BBA] Figure 2 shows the three-letter sequences of all possible arrangements of the three dises, Fach arrangement is linked to the two or three other arrangements that can be achieved on the next move. For example, from arrangement [AAA], arrangements [BA] or [CAA] can be achieved on the next move. In Figui + two of the sequences (X and Y) are missing: + three of the links between sequences are shown in bold. 29° Suppose all three dises are on one p: How many different arrangements can be achieved on the next move? one. two only three only ‘hwo or three, depending on the pez vam 10Section 1 @ 30 2 Starting with [AAA] and finishing with [CCC], what is the minimum number of moves required of the smallest dise? A one B iwo © three D four Suppose the puzele is played with four dises on three pees. Which one of the following arrangements cannot be achieved in one move from [ABCC]? A TAACC] B [ACCC] © [BBCC] D_ [cBCC} In Figure 2, the three bold links between sequences indicate the only moves in which eg C is involved, the largest disc is moved the smallest disc remains on the middle peg. nly two pegs have dises on them, both before and afier the move. come According to the above rules, how many possible arrangements of two dises on Peg A are there’? A one B two C three D six wwo empty’ pegs should the first move be in order to complete the puzzle in the fewest possible move A. Either vacant peg is suitable B Thepegon which the thee diss finaly sit. © The pegoon which the thre dises do no finally st. D__Irdepends upon on which peg the three dises tar. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >@ Section 1 Questions 35 ~ 38, “The figure shows, for different age groups and in different years, the percentage of women in the USA who had never been married. Note: the data on women 30-34 years old is not shown for 1960. HE 18-19 years old EQ 20-24 years old HE 25-29 years old 30-34 years old 56 mt 1 1970 1980 1990 970. Suppose that there were 4 000 000 Ignoring deaths, how many of these wor first time in the next ten years? closest to A 3.000000 B 2.000 000 © 1.000 000 D 400000 36 In 1970 the average age at which wome nine A. was between 18 and 19 years old B was between 20 and 24 years old © was 25 years old or older. D cannot be determined from ju provided 37. Which of the following is best sup, 14 20- din the next ten A Halfofthe women years, B__ Just over tworfifths oft the next ten years Less than half of the w next fen years D Almost two-thirds of the . ad neve: the next fen years 7© Section 2 Questions 51 ~ 55 The following exiract ix from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers. She is inthe kitchen, baking @ cake with her mother when, suddenly and tmexpectedly, her mother raises the subject. *You don’t have to play wit the with instead” T look at her, Misery washes over me like a slow wind, What has she noticed, what has she ‘guessed, what is she about 10 do? She might tell their mothers. This would be the worst thing she could do, Also I can’t imagine it. My mother isnot like the otfer mothers, she doesn't ft in with the restof them, She does not inhabit the house, the way the other mothers do; she’s airy and hard to pin down. The others don’t go skating on the neighbourhood rink, oF walk in the ravine by themselves, “They seem to me grown up in a way that my own mother is not. think of Carol's mother in her twin set, her sceptical smile, Cordelia’s with her glasses on a chain and her vagueness, Grace's and her hairpins and drooping epron, My mother will tum up on their doorsteps, wearing stacks, carrying bouquet of weeds, incongruous. They won't believe her. “When T was litle and the kids called names, we used to say, “Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me,"" she says. Her arm goes vigorously around, mixing, efficient and strong, They don't call me names, I say. “They're my fiends.’ believe this + You have to Learn to stand up for yourself, says my mother. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’ She dollops the batter into the tins. T think of sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones. The bones crumble between your teeth; one touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like: hardly .? my mother says. “There must be other Tittle Is you can play there at all. What is happening to me is my fault, for not having more backbone, ‘My mother sets down the bowl and puts her arms around me. “T wish T knew what to do, she says. This is a confession, Now I know what I've been suspecting: as far as this thing is eoncerned, she is powerless. | twin set: a short-sleeved jumper with a matching cardigan. 51 What does the passage suggest about the mother’s attitude towards the treatment of her daughter? She is angry about the treatment of her daughter. She is trying to help her daughter but has little to offer. She is embarrassed at not being able to assist her daughter, She is confident that the advice she gives will help her daughter gone 10 is5 5 2 3 Which one of the following best describes how the daughter is feeling? A B Ra D angry worried optimistic unconcerned Section 2 © ‘The comment by the daughter that ‘My mother isnot like the other mothers’ (line 5) is best deseribed as A B G D proud and defiant, sarcastic and bitter, kind but misguided. critical but accepting, Which one of the following would be of most help to the daughter at this stage? ‘The daughter takes the mother’s advice to stand up to the bullies ‘The mother withdraws and lets the daughter resolve it by herself, The daughter recognises that she does not deserve to be mistreated. ‘The daughter pretends that everything is all right and ignores the bullying. Which one of the following is preventing the problem being solved? A B c D the mother’s inability to relate to the other mothers the daughter’ failure 1 hide the effets of bullying the mother’s lack of interest in her daughter's welfare the daughter inability to accept that she is being mistreated 19 CONT STRAIGHT ON >© Section 2 Questions $6~ 60 The following seript is an extract from a play. Claudia is thirty-nine. Her husband, Martin, has a very low sperm count. Claudia has undergone eight IVF treatments during the last two years in an attempt to conceive a child with her eggs and Martin's sperm, Affer the most recent treatment, she finally became pregnant for over three months but then miscarried. Claudia: The doctor said it was safe. Relax he said. You're through the first three months. It’s going to happen. Ninety-eight per cent safe. You can talk to the baby. Tell her stories, And I did. Story after story. She howls with rage. Martin: Iv only a miscartiage. Claudia: Only? Only? Marti We'll ry again. Claudia: Martin, it was @ miracle it happened last time. It is not going to happen again. There a silence. Martin; don’t wanta sperm donor. If we are going to have a child, 1 want it tobe mine Claudia: Martin, I've been trying and trying to have your child Martin; If I'm going to bring it up, 1 wantit co be mine Claudia: {totally agree. I've always totally agreed. The one little problem is that you're running out of sperm and I'm running out of quality eges Martin; tid be like you've been unfaithful Claudia: Martin! Martin: Metaphoricaly. Claudia: {fall Tever am is metaphorically unfaithful’, you're doing okay. Martin: Td rather adopt. So the child isn’t yours or mine? Tn some weird way, that’s fairer ‘You bloody well know adoption is almost impossible. [just don’t want to be bringing up another guy's child, ‘You don’t want me to have any child! “That's not true. Absolutely not truc. I wanted this kid, As soon as I knew you were pregnant it really hit me. I wanted it as much as you. ‘Yeah, I know. Sorry, 1 Metaphorically unfaishfut: like being unfsithfl but not literally being unfaithful 20 1058 0 Section 2 © How does Claudia perceive Martin’ response after she *how!s with (line 4)? A. sympathetic but clumsy B confronting but realistic © comforting and reassuring. D__ insensitive and thoughtless What isthe most significant aspect of being a father for Martin? A. sharing the role of raising a child equally with Claudia B keeping Claudia happy by fulfilling her need for a child C being financially responsible for a dependent wife and child D__ having the same biological connection tothe child as Claudia What does the ‘silence’ (line 9) suggest about Martin's understanding of the situation? A. Martin knows what is behind Claudia's comment, B_ Martin has finally realised how much he wants to have a child C — Martin doesn’t understand what Claudia is making such a fuss about D__ Martin has not thought about other ways to become a parent before now. How do Claudia and Martin relate to each othes? A They are polite but do not listen to each other, B They are sarcastic and dismissive of each other. C They support each other through a difficult emotional time, D They acknowledge each other but focus on their own needs. ‘Where have Martin and Claudia got to by the end of the passage? A. Claudia has decided to go ahead and use a sperm donor. B They still cannot work out how to resolve their situation, C Martin has decided fo find out more about adopting a child. D_ They have both agreed ubout the next steps they need to take. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON > 2O Section 2 Questions 61 - 66 The following extract is taken from a text that is written by a son about his dving father The father isa retired doctor In Room 2, Ward 19, | want to shake him. [ want to put a bomb under him, T want him to be dead sather than die like this. ‘Tknow you don't feel right, Dad, but operations take it out of people, they feel flat afterwards, and you are much stronger than you were three days ago. “Tom that ‘And the doctors are happy. And once you're eating properly and in your own home don't know whether this blather is for his sake or mine — because it's the sort of checriness he goes in for himself and feels comfortable with; or because I can’t bear to admit he’s dying. 1 know they have opened him up and closed him again without doing anything other than pass a tube across his stomach, know this can’t help him regain his appetite or health, know that ihe doesn’t start peeing soon, his kidneys will become infected, and then pack up altogether. And I know that lhe knows all this, knows too much about the body to be deluded. Physician, diagnose thyself: well, he has, and that's why he’s depressed, And you might not feel like visitors now, but there are lots of friends who want to see you, and in a week you'll be different.” He looks at his wateh and says: “Number One, your five minutes are up. Come in Number ‘Two. Your five minutes are up too, Two, Come in Number Three . .. No thanks. 61 ‘The word that best describes how the son feels when he first comes to visit his father (lines 1 and 2) is A pity, B sadness, C frustration, D_ aggression. 62 ‘The father’s response in lines 16 and 17 shows he Ais offended by his son's tone B is reassured by his son's support. C is determined to ight his condition. D__ believes his son's support is pointles 63. The son repeats the phrase ‘I know” four times between lines § and L1. He does this probably because he is trying to face up to his father’s condition. is confident that he knows exactly what is going on does not know what else to think in such a situation. is trying to convince himself that his father is not that sick. yaa WwSection2 O 64 The son's comments to his father are an attempt to ‘Abe honest about his father’s condition, B suggest his father is exaggerating his condition. make light of the situation to take his father's mind off it, D_ hide his feelings while trying to make his father feel more positive 65. How does the son feel generally about his father's ilmess? ‘A. Te prefers to focus on when his father will be well again, B He avoids thinking about it beeause he can't comprehend it. C_— Heappreciates that his father is ill but he does not want to dwell on it. D Tle isaware that he needs to come to terms with it but is struggling to 66 The son believes that the father is depressed (line 13) because A he does not want visitors B__ itis common to feel depressed in hospital. Che understands the extent of his own illness. D he is confused about what's happening to him. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >————— © Section 2 Questions 67 -70 Below is one woman's perspective of recovering from depression. Looking back, I think the road ta recovery started one day some years ago when | Wok yselt to yet another doctor, My thoughts a [sat dawn in the wating room were of ar ‘apprehension and certainty. But somewhere inside myself sil had hope. leonfided inthe doctor andtold he | felt te gaily neurotic woman. 1 told her I shouldbe able 1 help myself and not need to come (0 het Sust pick myself up withthe help of family and friends, She sat back in her ‘chair and said “I don't think you area silly woman and T don’t expect you to do it on your ovr 67 ‘The doctor's response is best described as A supportive. B__ insensitive ambiguous D_ challenging. G68 What was itabout the doctor's response thatthe woman probably found most signieant? “The doctor seemed to take the woman seriously. ‘The doctor promised the woman she would get better The doctor played down the seriousness of the woman's condition ‘rhe doctor confirmed the woman’s own thoughts about the condition. oose 69 The passage supgests that the woman's previous consultations with doctors had A eft her feeling unsupported, B helped her keep hier illness in perspective. C__ helped her more than she realised at the time. D__ made her condition worse 70. nthinking of herself'as self-insight, sense of hope. sense of shame, sense of humour. ‘silly, neurotic woman’ (line 4), the woman reveals her coseSection 2 © Questions 71 =74 In the following passage the mother of a severely disabled son reflects on a recurring dream that she has. In this dream, itS just like he's normal, he speaks to me. It is mot as if | think this would really happen. He's twenty-one! But I can lose myself in this dream. Wrenching myself awake is like walking into a nightmare. I don’t mean that my son is 2 nightmare; I just mean that life is so ‘exhausting and all | want is some peace and quiet. For most other people, life is just the opposite — they wake from their nightmares! 71 The mother regards the dream as representing her A profound belief in the healing power of dreams. B refusal to face the reality of her son’s condition. deep yearning for something that will never happen. D failure to fully understand her son's influence on her life. 72 The mother finds the dream A uplifting B__ perplexing, deeply disturbing. D__ temporarily consoling. 73 Which one of the following best deseribes the mother’ attitude to caring for her son? She feels A committed but overwhelmed. B dispassionate and quite calm. € bewildered and unable to cope. D__ sometimes irritated but mostly positive. 74. ‘The mother regards the dream as offering her some form of A C inspiration, D__ perspective, CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON >© Section 2 Questions 75 ~ 80 Steve and Madeline are in their early 308 and have been married for three vears. They have « large mortgage and have borrowed heavily from Madeline’ parents, Here they are discussing thelr finances. Steve: 1 really hate it when you say we can’t afford to go out with our fiends. Ie not as 1 if we go to fancy places and spend heaps of money. We have to have some fun in cour lives, Madeline: _t'sall very well for you to say we don’t spend a lot of money on going out, but 2 that's money we're not paying back to my parents, Steve: ‘Look Madeline, do you know how sick and tired am with you going on and on 3 ‘about how much we owe your parents? They've got heaps of motiey and were only too happy to lend it tous. Madefine: ‘That's not the point, Steve. My parents worked hard for their money. They both 4 ‘worked 1240 14 hours a day. I want to repay them as soon as possible. Steve: Sorry Madeline. I'm not some sort of machine who can just work, work, work, | want a life. I value our friends and want to relax and have fun. Madeline: How can you have that attitude when we owe them so much? It's so embarrassing 6 for me to tell them we have been going out so much. Steve: can't believe I'm hearing this. We only go out once a week, if that. That's not 0 ‘much, Before I met you I was out all weekend and some week nights too. But now that you are matried you have other responsibilities. Especially t0 my 8 parents. When are we ever going to afford to be able to have a baby? Steve: Look, we are just arguing in circles. Your parents’ money, having a baby. What 9 6 about what I want? In Comment 5, Steve's main point is that A. Madeline does not appreciate his work. B_ Madeline's expectations are too demanding. Madeline should recognise that he is already exhausted from working so hard D_ Madeline should recognise that it is impossible to juggle both work and leisure activities. Madeline's main reason for mentioning her parents’ work ethic is to strengthen Steve's relationship with them, ‘convince Steve that his own attitude is misguided ‘emphasise her pride in her parents” financial status. help Steve overcome his personal sense of inadequacy. pawn 78 ” ‘Overall, how does Steve seem to feel about Madeline's concerns? A resentful B chastened C indifferent D sympathetic In what way does Steve view Madeline's attitude as unreasonable? ‘A’ Madeline is using her family against him. B Madeline is trying to dictate how he should live his life © Madeline isnot prepared to make the same saerifices herself, D__ Mateline is not making enough effort to socialise with his friends For Madeline and Steve, the issue of the borrowed money appears to be A point of on-going tension, Ban unfamiliar issue in their relationship. _arelatively minor issue in their relationship. D something they have made some progress towards solving. How would Madeline most likely react to Steve's final comment? She would A agree to disagree. be hurt and offended, B © be grateful for his honesty. D accept blame and apologise END OF SECTION 2 Section 2 ©% Section 3 SECTION 3 Non-verbal Reasoning ‘Questions 81-110 Questions 81 — 83 Fourth in the Series Select the picture that would most logically and simply be the fourth inthe series, 'O-0-@- alge St et "H-Z=lll-: NM SS > ie 3sSection 3 Questions 84 ~ 92 Fifth in the Series Select t picture that would most logically and simply be the fifth in the series. j J x y \ ( ) fe yo | Q A B c D E 86 ae Eas % 6S R aCe Is 10 w 15 is 10 9 5 8 28 2s 20 26 26 A B c D E CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON% Section 3 ral ojo —> | | a} ty — " AB-DG~KP-\C- : KS XA WO YF ZEWAL [ZA (2: [Zi LA [Z] LA a ‘CHO-ebo- a A B 6 D E CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON& Section 3 Questions 93 — 98, Missing Segment Select the segment that would most logically and simply complete the picture:Section 3 Mee 2x Section 3 Questions 99-105 Middle of the Sequence Im cach of the following items, the five figures can be rearranged to form a logical sequence. 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