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( - ) ÷( + ) = ………
A- - B- 1
C- - D- 2
= ………
A- B-
C- D-
÷ = ………
A-1 B – Zero
C - -1 D- -
A – 30 B - - 30
C – 15 D - - 15
A – 46 B – 47
C – 48 D- 49
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A.2 B.3
C.6 D .6
The value of 700 +850 +990 +650 +300 +150 +10 +350 +310 + 690 = ……………..
A – 6200 B -5500
C – 5000 D – 4500
The single digits at the number which product from multiplying 624×3×61×91 is ………………….
A–1 B–2
C–3 D–6
A – 12 B–1
C – 1.1 D–3
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Find the value of 0.5 × 0.1× 0.01× 10 = ……….
A – 0.0050 B – 0.050
C– 0.500 D – 50
A - 0.08 B - 0.008
C - 0.0008 D - 0.08
= ……….
A – 240 B – 360
C – 270 D – 180
A - 10 % B - 1%
C - 100 % D - 1000%
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A–3 B–2
C- D-
A – 450 B – 500
C – 480 D – 400
= 15 % of x , then x = ……..
A – 100 B – 200
C – 300 D – 400
A - 0.000009 B- 0.00009
C - 0.0009 D- 0.009
36 % of 75 =
A – 27 B – 25
C – 24 D – 20
If 4 % of x = 48 , then x = ………..
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A – 70, 10 B – 70 ,40
C – 70,20 d – 70, 30
1. If x + y = 32 , then 2x + y = ……
A – 32 B – 128
C – 64 D – 16
2. x +y =6 , y +z = - 3 , x +z =5
The value of x +y +z = ….
A- 3 B- 4
C-6 D- 8
3. If k x- h = k – h x
Then x = ………….
A–k–h B–h–k
C- -1 D-+1
A- B–2
C–3 D-
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5. If Then x = ……..
A–3 B- 2
C–1 D–4
6. If 3x = 2 ( 5 – 2x ) , then x = …….
A- B–0
C- D-
A–8 B–6
C–7 D–4
8. If x +y = 5 , x – y = 6 find - ?
A - 11 B – 30
C–1 D- -1
9. If - = 20 , x = 10
Then x – y = ……….
A–1 B–2
C–3 D–4
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A–1 B – 99
C – 199 D – 1199
A – 16 B - 14
C – 15 D - 20
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Powers
A–9 B–3
C-12 D- 16
A–2 B–1
C–3 D–4
A – 40 B – 70
C – 125 D – 25
A–9 B – 27
C–3 D–1
A–5 B- - 5
C–1 D - -1
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A–4 B–6
C–9 D- 12
A–1 B–2
C–3 D–4
20. If = 15 , = 32 find x .y ?
A–6 B–5
C–4 D–3
21. = 16 , = 11 find ?
A–5 B–9
C- 2 D–4
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A–6 B–8
C – 27 D – 12
A–4 B–3
C–7 D – zero
A – Zero B–1
C–2 D–3
A–7 B-
C– 2 D- 1
26. I f =6 , =5 find x . y ?
A–2 B–1
C–3 D–4
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27. ( )2 . ( )2 . ( ) 2 = ……….
A- B-
C- D– 3×
29. ( 36 )2 ÷ …………..
A- B-
C- D-
31. + +
A- B-
C- D-
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32 . = ………….
A – 101 B – 1001
C- D-
33. ÷ ( × 5 ) = ……….
A- B-
C- D-
34. + = ……….
A- B-
C- D-
35 . = ………..
A- B-
C – 48 D – 50
A- 6 B- 3
C– 2 D-
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A – 0.011 B – 0.111
C – 0.001 D - 0.101
A- 12 B-
C–1 D - -1
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Roots
37.The value of
A- 9 B – 27
C–3 D – 81
38 .The value of
A- 3 B- 2
C–3 D- 2
39. ( + + ) ÷ = ……..
A- B-
C–3 D-
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series
A – 65 B- 70
C – 78 D – 80
41. …….. =
A – 451 B – 441
C – 421 D - 401
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A. 25 B.30
C.35 D.40
A. 30 B. 36
C. 45 D. 72
A. 11 B. 36
C. 30 D.66
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20º
xº
30º
A. 35 º B . 45º
C . 50º D . 55º
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TRINGLES
A–3 B–6
C – 24 D – 12
2xº
30º xº
A. 20 B.30
C.40 D.50
x-10º
75º 2x-20º
A. 40 B. 45
C. 50 D.55
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A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 80
If the measures of angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4What is the measure of the biggest
angle ?
A. 40 B.60
C.80 D.90
If the difference between the measure of the two smaller angles of a right triangle is 8 º , what is the
measure ,in degrees , of the smallest angle?
A.37 B.41
C.42 D.49
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50cm
50 º xº
50cm
A. 100º B.115º
C. 130º D.150º
A. 12 B. 24
C. 36 D.48
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A. 5 B.7
C. 5 D.10
10
5 10
20
A. 150 B. 250
C.100 D. 125
In the figure above , the each side of a square is 2 . what is the perimeter of The shape ?
A. 14 B . 22
C. 16 D. 24 + 2
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The length of a rectangle is 7 more than its width .if the perimeter of the rectangle is the same
as the perimeter of a square of side 8.5 , what is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle ?
A. 12 B.13
C.14 D.15
If the length of a rectangle is 4 times its width , and if its area is 144,
A. 12 B. 24
C.30 D.60
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In the figure above , the width of the rectangle a b c d is equal to one third of its length
, and its perimeter equals 64 cm . what is the area of the Shaded parts in square centimeters ?
A.84 B.96
C. 124 D.192
The diagonal of rectangle is cm and its area is 20 sq.cm . the perimeter of the rectangle must be
A. 18 B.20
C. 41 D. 9
A. 120 B.140
C.160 D. 180
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Circles
A. 10 B. 10
C. 20 D. 25
A. B.
C. D. 2
A. 15 B . 18
C. 10 D. 19
A. B.
C. D.
A square its side is equal to a diameter of a circle of area 16 . what is The area of square ?
A. 64 B. 42
C. 62 D. 7
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A. 5 B. 6.5
C. 7 D. 13
B 5 C
A E F D
In the figure above , ABCD is a rectangle , and BE and CF are arcs of circles centered at A and D .
A . 10 - B. 2 ( 5 – )
C.2(5-2 ) D. 5 ( 2 – )
A triangle base equal to 7 cm and its area is equal to a circle area if its radius = 7 cm , what is the
A. 7 B. 12
C.14 D.18
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A. B. 4
C. 5 D. 9
shaded region ?
A. 36 - 9 B. 9 - 36
C. 4 - 36 D. 36 - 4
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In the figure above the radius of the circle is 7 , abcd is a square . what is the ratio between the
circumference of the circle and the perimeter of shaded region ?
A. 5 : 6 B. 11 : 16
C. 16 : 11 D. 16 :11
A. 3 B.4
C. 5 D. 9
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In the figure above , a square of area 16 what is the perimeter of the shape ?
A. 10 B. 12
C. 16 D. 18
6 4
A. 25 – 48 B . 25 – 36
C. 25 – 10 D. 50 – 24
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In the figure above WXYZ is a square whose sides are 12 AB , CD ,EF, and GH are each 8,
and Are the diameters of the four semicircles .What is the area of the shaded region ?
A. 144-128 B. 144 - 64
C. 144 - 32 D. 144 – 16
Four equal sized maximum circular plates are cut off from a square Paper sheet of area 784 cm2
:170/529
A.22 B. 44
C . 66 D.88
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SOLID GEOMETRY
A. 90 B.100
C. 125 D. 175
A. 16 B. 64
C. 96 D. 128
A. 90 B.100
C. 125 D. 150
The perimeter of cylinder base = 31.4 m and its’ height 4 m . filled with Water and there is a hole
out of water at rate of 1 m3/min .how many minutes are required to be completely empty ?
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1.The average of 36 students in a group is 14 years .When teacher s age is included to it , the average
increase by one .find out the teacher s age in years ?
A . 51 years B . 49 years
C . 53 years D . 50 years
2 . The average of four student ages is 45 years , the age of one of them is 30 years . What is the
A . 45 B.50
C.40 D.48
3. The average of five numbers is 27 . if one number is excluded, the average becomes 25 .
A . 30 B. 40
C. 32 D . 35
4 . Mohamed s average ( arithmetic mean ) on 4 tests is 80 . What does he need on his fifth to raise
his average to 84 ?
A . 82 B .84
C . 92 D . 100
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5 . The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27.find the largest of these numbers?
A.24 B .26
C .28 D.30
A . 11 B .12
C .14 D.13
A .40 B .146
C .60 D .50
A. 38 B .39
C.40 D .41
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A.10 B .11
C.8 D .12
A. 5 B . 5.14
C.3.75 D.6.24
A–8 B – 13
C – 18 D – 12
A–0 B – 20
C – 25 D – 50
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13 . The average of 10 numbers is -10 . If the sum of 6 of them is 100 , what is the average of the
other 4 ?
A - - 100 B - - 50
C– 0 D – 50
A- l+m B – l.m
C–l–m D–l/m
15 . Samy s average score on 4 tests was an 80 .if he wants to raise his average to an 84 ,
A – 80 B – 84
C – 90 D – 100
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A Quantity A is greater .
B Quantity B is greater .
C Quantity C is greater .
D Quantity D is greater .
1 . Quantity A Quantity B
22 ,38 ,x ,and y is 15
2 .Quantity A Quantity B
Y 0
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3 .Quantity A Quantity B
Patterns
3 , 9 , 16 , 24 , ………
A. 28 B.33
C. 36 D. 48
3 , 7 , 15 , 31, ………….
A. 63 B. 153
C. 127 D . 84
1 , 1 , 2 , 6 , 24 , 120 , ……..
A. 96 B . 120
C . 250 D . 720
2 , 6 , 12 , 36 , 72 , ……………
A. 144 B. 216
C. 196 D. 334
2 , - 6 , 18 , - 54 , ………….
A. 162 B. – 162
C.120 D. -120
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20 , 15 , 5 , -10 , - 30 , ……
A. – 50 B. – 55
C. – 60 D. – 45
1, , , , ……………..
A. B.
C. D.
3 ,5 ,7 , ……….
A. 9 B. 11
C. 7 D.3
1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , ………
A. 13 B. 15
C.17 D. 21
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3 , 5 , 9 , 15 , ……….
A. 22 B. 23
C.24 D. 25
2 , 5 , 10 , 17 , 26 , 37 , …..
A. 40 B. 50
C.56 D.60
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Word problems
When a number is divided by 9, the remainder is 6. What is the remainder when six
times this number is divided by 9?
A- 0 B- 1
C -3 D-6
# At Alnowbeg High school each student studies exactly one foreign language three – fifths of students
take Spanish , and one – fourth of The remaining students take German . If all others take French , what
percent of the students take French ?
A – 10 B – 15 C - 20 D – 30
A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 s , How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long ?
Two trains 110 meters and 130 meters long are running in the same direction with speed of 86 km/h
and 68 km/h . in how much time will the train cross the second ?screen shots
A. 48 B. 60
C .96 D.120
Two cars started a journey on the same road from the opposite starting points . the speed of the first
car is 120 km/h and the speed of the other car is 60 km/h . if it takes the first car 9 hours to cover
half the distance, how long will it take the second car to cover the same distance ?GAT booklet
A. 18 B. 16
C. 14 D.12
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Mohamed drove 8 miles west, 6 miles north , 3 miles east , and 6 more miles north .
what is the shortest distance between the point where he stopped and where he started ?
A man starts a journey by driving directly South for 30 km, then directly East for 40 km ,
and finally directly North for 60 km. what is the shortest distance between the point
If one third of one fourth of a number is 15 , then three –tenth of that number is ………..
A. 35 B. 36
C. 45 D. 54
A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 green ones . How many red marbles must be added to
Al – Nwabeg high school has 840 students , and the ratio of the number of students talking
English to the number not talking English is 4 : 3 How many of the students take English ?
A. 280 B. 360
C.480 D. 560
Mona ate of a cake and Aisha ate of it . what fraction of the cake was still uneaten ?
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A student ranked 13 th from the right and 8 th from the left .How many Students are there in total
?s.shoots
A. 19 B. 20
C.21 D. 22
An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning though , How many degrees will hour hands
A. 144º B.170
C.180 D. 200
In a shipment of 40 toys , each toys is either blue or green, and each toy is either large or small .
In total , there are 30 small toys, and there are14 blue toys. If the shipment contains 22 toys that are
both small and green , how many toys are both large and blue ? s.sho
A.4 B.6
C.10 D. 12
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Problems on ages
C. Ahmed’s age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back. Find
A . 10 years B. 11 years
C. 12 years D. 13 years
2. Aisha is now twice as old as Omar , but 6 years ago , she was 5 times
A .10 B. 16
C. 20 D. 24
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A man can do a piece of work in 5 days , but with the help of his son , he can do the it in 3 days .
A .6 days B. 7 days
C. D. 8 days
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2 Verbal Ability
2.1About the Verbal Questions
As already discussed, this section will consist of the following types of questions
i.e. sentence completion, analogy and the critical reading. The detail about each section is as
below;
The purpose of the Verbal Test is to evaluate and analyze your English
comprehension and understanding towards the language. The questions will be
basically asked to judge the sentence completion, analogy and critical reading
skills. The questions of different types i.e. about sentence completion and
analogy testing will be asked randomly. The questions about the critical reading
however will be asked separately.
These questions try to determine your ability to recognize the correct sentence structure,
right grammar and how you make the correct choice of vocabulary.
For the sentence completion a few choices are given that could be selected for
completing the sentences. Only one choice is correct out of the several choices.
You have to complete the sentence by selecting the correct choice according to
the grammar or vocabulary. For making the right choice you can benefit from the
following techniques;
After you read the incomplete sentence do not look at the choices. Try to
think about the correct answer yourself. If you think that you have
completed the sentence and found the correct choice you can consult your
list of choices. If the answer you thought matches one of the choices
mentioned in the list that is most probably the right choice to be marked.
If i t does not match with the choice you can look for a synonym
replacement. This tactic is very helpful in finding the right answer, it
prevents you from confusing yourself with the wrong choices.
Do not select the choice hastily. Even i f you are satisfied with your
choice try to substitute i t with the other choices so that you are more
satisfied with your decision. Sometimes the other choice fits more
appropriately to the sentence.
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When you are asked to complete a sentence, which has two spaces to be
filled in, try to put the first word of every choice in the first blank. Note
down the choice that you find best. Now for the second blank try every
second choice of all choices. Note the choice that you think is most
appropriate. Check i f the two selected choices are matching one of the
given pair of choices. If i t does then select i t as your correct choice, i f not
then consider this pair as a wrong choice and try with the other choices.
If you find difficulty in making sense out of certain words and you are not
very familiar with them you can try to make a guess with reference to the
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context of the sentence. Try to break the word into various parts and
analyze i ts meaning e.g. i f you do not know the meaning of the word
“civilization” break it into two i. e. ‘ civilize’ and ‘ ation’ now you may
know the meaning of civilize and through the term ‘ation’ you can make
out that the word is a noun of civilize. If you find the word unfamiliar
with prefixes and suffixes divide the word into i ts parts e. g. prerecording.
This word consists of both prefix and suffix. You can break the word l ike
pre-record- ing. Here you know that pre means before, record means to
store and -ing is a term of continuous tense. So you can find this break up
of words quite helpful in making out the right sense. If none of the technique
works try making a guess with reference to the context.
When long and complex sentences confuse you then try to break that
sentence into smaller more sentences by rephrasing i t. After you divide i t
compare with the original sentence to avoid any misinterpretation. If you
are satisfied read the smaller sentences to get the idea more clearly.
Example Questions
4. Sofia __________ collect stamps, but now she has other interests.
A. Used to
B. Was used to
C. Used to be
D. Using to
D. Wanting to
Answer Key
1. A 9. C
2. C 10. A
3. B 11. D
4. A 12. B
5. A 13. C
6. C 14. B
7. C 15. A
8. A
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2.1.2Analogy Questions
Do not read the choices before you have analyzed the relationship between
the pair of words, yourself. Try to understand the words more
appropriately and think on which basis the relationship between the
words is formed. After you reach a conclusion read the given choices
afterwards to get a proper match with another pair having the same
relationship.
When you f ind yourself stuck with a word of difficult vocabulary, do not
feel confused. Try to understand i ts meaning reference to the context or i f i t
is somewhat familiar try to remember where and when you heard the word
before. It can be a great help.
Sometimes you find that there is more than one pair that fits well to the
question and is appropriate for the choice, give the original pair a little
more thought so that you can further study the relationship between the
words and narrow i t down to a more distinct one. After you have been
successful in finding a closer relationship you can now scrutinize the two
other pairs that confused you earlier. Repeating the same procedure with
these words would prove useful.
Do not get caught up by the tricks of the test makers. Sometimes the
questions are provided with very tricky and dodging choices that misguide
greatly. Try to think of every choice more specifically and narrowly.
If you are familiar with the parts of speech and their nature, i t can be
beneficial in making a more sensible choice. Remember i f the words in the
original pair are a noun and an adjective, the correct choice you make
should also contain the words in the same grammatical order. Otherwise,
your choice is wrong. So, i f you are confused with two pairs and cannot
choose the correct choice you can easily look at their grammatical order
and give preference to the one, which matches the original one.
Exclude the choice from your consideration that you think is incorrect,
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e.g. the choices that do not have the same grammatical unit as of the
original pair cannot match the original pair in anyway. Spend more time on
considering the more possible choices.
You should know about the various kinds of analogies that are more
frequently asked. Some of the common analogy types are as follows;
i. Synonyms
Some words are linked together in a pair which means the same or has a
similar dictionary definition.e.g Pretty- Beautiful
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iv. Antonyms
Some pairs consist of the words that are opposite to each other e.g.
Love- Hate
v. Describing Intensity
Some pairs consist of the words in which one describes the
intensity of the other e. g.
Smile-Laughter
vi. Function
In some pairs a word describes the function of the other word e.g.
Pen-Write
vii. Manners
Some words in a speech describe the manners and behavior e.g.
Polite- Speech
viii. Worker-Workplace
Some pairs in a word describe the profession and its workplace e.g. Doctor-Clinic
Example Questions
1. HEIGHT: MOUNTAIN
2. OBLIVIOUS : AWARENESS
3. BELLWETHER : BAROMETER
4. ACT : ACTION
5. BIBULOUS : DRINK
6. SONG : RECITAL
7. HOUSE : BIG
8. ANIMAL : MONKEY
9. HEAVEY: LIGHT
Answer Key
1. A 4. D 7. C
2. A 5. B 8. B
3. A 6. B 9. A
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o Central Idea
Mostly, questions are asked to explain the central
idea or main theme of the whole passage, which
analyzes how you skim through it. Sometimes, the
opening and closing lines can give you a better
clue about answering such questions properly.
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o Specific Details
Sometimes to analyze your scanning abilities you are
asked to answer some specific details about the
passage. Such questions are about ‘when’, ‘where’,
‘which’ and ‘who’. You can get the answers of this
kind of questions from the area of the passage
which you marked in the first reading, where you
think the most important and informational remarks
of the author lies.
o Making Inferences
Most of the questions ask you to infer from the
passages, making your opinion about what is said in
the paragraph, implying meaning and making your
own point of view. These questions try to assess
your judgment; you must be clear in your mind
about what the author is referring to and then make
your own opinion according to your understanding
and comprehension. Read and think about all the
choices and analyze each of it logically according
to your comprehension rather than the author’s point
of view.
o Meaning in Context
Some selected words from the passage are pointed
out to explain them with reference to the context to
check your reading comprehension. Sometimes the
word that describes something in a dictionary
portrays it the other way when it appears in the
context. The test tries to judge your ability to make
sense of the word in the context.
o Author’s Approach
Some questions ask you to explain the mood in
which the author is writing whether it is sarcastic,
humorous, witty, sad etc. When you are asked
questions like these you can look for certain
expressions, words, phrases or exclamations, which
describe the tone, mood or style of the author. The
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o Title Selection
Some passages ask for selecting a title that best
suits the passage. Remember that the chosen title
should not be narrowly or broadly selected. Try to
avoid choosing those titles that describes only one
or two paragraphs but the one, which is applicable
to the whole passage and portrays it best.
Example
Questions
Passage I:
How did language arise in the first place? There are many
theories about this, based on various types of indirect
evidence, such as the language of children, the language of
primitive societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the
behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior
of people suffering from speech defects. These types of
evidence may provide us with useful pointers, but they all
suffer from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we have to
remember that their situations are quite different from that of
our earliest human ancestors, because the child is growing up
in an environment where there is already a fully developed
language, and is surrounded by adults who use that language
and are teaching it to him. For example, it has been shown
that the earliest words used by children are mainly the names
of things and people (“ Doll,” “ Spoon,” “Mummy”): but, this
does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were
also the names of things and people. When the child learns
the name of an object, he may then use it to express his
wishes or demands: “Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!”
Or “I’ve dropped my doll: pick it up for me!”; the child is
using language to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate the child’s
demands are mainly nouns, instead of words like “ Bring!”’ “
Pick up!”; and so on.
Answer Key
1. A 2. D 3.C 4. B 5. B 6. E