GAT (General Aptitude Test)

What are the GAT sections?

There are two main sections, quantitative section and verbal section. Here we will
discuss the verbal section in details.

This section is the language section, and it has three content areas:

1- Sentence Completion:
In this part you will be given a short sentence or sentences with one or two
blanks for missing words, from the four choices given.
Example of sentence completion with answers:
1- Because Khaled is so ………….., he is ………………
A- friendly.. despised
B- unpleasant .. unpopular
C- generous .. wealthy
D- strange .. fortunate
2- Ahmed was not ……………… and had to go to the doctor so that he wouldn’t
be ………. Anymore.
A- tall .. smooth
B- beautiful .. pretty
C- healthy .. sick
D- rich .. poor
3- While Ali is not ………., he is not necessarily ………., either.
A- hungry .. tired
B- tall .. short
C- smart .. intelligent
D- fat .. thick

4- Analogy:
In this part a pair of words conveying a specific relationship is given and the
students are asked to choose the pair of words from the four choices that is
closest to the relationship of the original pair.
Pairs of words in verbal analogies can be related in many ways, including
the following types:

Type of Analogy Examples

1- Things that go together Bat: ball/ salt: pepper/ fork: knife
2- Antonyms Big: small/ hot: cold/ early: late
3- synonyms Hint: clue/ thin: slim/ small: tiny
4- object and classification Apple: fruit/ lunch: meal/ 3: odd
number
5- object and group Kitten: litter/ bird: flock / cow: herd
6- animals and their babies Butterfly: caterpillar/ cat: kitten/
mother: baby
7- Object and characteristic Grass: green/ ball: round/
gold: shiny
8- Object and location Car: garage/ stove: kitchen/
tub: bathroom
9- Object and part of the whole Hand: fingers/ book: pages/
foot: toes
10- Object and function Pen: write/ knife: cut/ shovel: dig
11- Performer and action Teacher: teach/ bird: fly/ fish: swim
12- Verb tenses Eat: ate/ win: won/ write: wrote
13- Cause and effect Fire: burn/ spin: dizzy/ plant: grow
14- Problem and solution Hungry: eat/ itch: scratch/ tired:
sleep
15- Degrees of a Big: enormous/ wave: tsunami/
characteristic small: miniscule
16- Type/ kind Patience: virtue/ documentary: film/
lizard: reptile
17- lack Selfish: compassion/ sad: happiness
childish: maturity

Verbal analog questions are designed so that one or two words are missing
and you are given choices from which you must complete the analogy.
Solving the analogy problem involves three separate processes.
 1- Yu have to understand the meaning of the question words.
2- You have to determine the relationship between the words.
3- You have to be able complete the analogy so that each pair of words has
the same relationship.

The best way to answer analogy questions is by making up a sentence that

describes the relationship between the first two words. Then try to use the
same sentence to find out which of the answer choices completes the same
relationship with another pair of words.

Examples of Analogies:
Directions: Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of
word, followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents
a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
1- Binding: Book
A- Criminal : gang
B- Display : museum
C- Artist : carpenter
D- Frame : picture
2- Explore : Discover
A- Read : Skim
B- Research : learn
C- Write : print
D- Think : relate
3- Finch : Bird
A- Frog : toad
B- Elephant : reptile
C- Dalmatian : dog
D- Collie : marsupial

5- Reading Comprehension:
There will be passages and the students are required to answer questions
that relate to the passages.
How to solve reading comprehension questions:
1- Read the questions before start reading the text, so you know what to
look for while reading.
2- Figure out the main idea of the text which is usually the first sentence of
the text.
3- Identify the conclusion of the text which is usually the last sentence of
the text.
4- You have to read all the choices before you answer any question.
5- Your answer should completely depend on the text not your opinion or
your prior knowledge.
6- Do not waste a lot of time on one question. If you do not know the
answer, eliminate the obviously wrong choices, and choose your answer
from the remaining choices.
7- Review your answers if you finished the exam early.

Reading Comprehension Example:

Male lions are rather reticent about expanding their energy in hunting.
More than three quarters of kills are made by lionesses that are in front.
They are tensely scanning ahead looking for a prey to hunt. The cubs lag
playfully behind and the males bring up the rear, walking slowly, their
massive heads nodding with each step as if they were bored with the whole
matter. But slothfulness may have survival value. With lionesses which are
busy hunting, the males function as guard for the cubs, protecting them
particularly from hyenas.

1- According to the passage male lions generally do not go for hunting

because:
A- they do not like it.
B- They want lioness to get training.
C- They wish to save their vigor for other things.
D- They are very lazy.
2- Male lions protect their cubs
A- from the members of their own species.
B- from hyenas only.
C- from hyenas as much as from other enemies.
D- more from hyenas than from other animals.
3- Lionesses go for hunting
A- all alone
B- with their male partners only
C- with their cubs and male partners.
D- with their cubs only.
4- When the lionesses go in search for their prey, they are very
A- bored
B- cautious
C- playful
D- sluggish