Components of the GAT

Verbal Section: (4 Content Areas)

Sentence Analogy :
Completion :
a pair of words conveying a
the test-takers are given a short specific relationship is given
sentence or sentences with one and the test-takers are asked to
or two blanks for missing words; choose the pair of words from
from the four choices given, the the four choices that is closest
test-takers must choose the to the relationship of the original
word or words that best fit in the pair.
blank or blanks.

Spotting Reading
contextual errors Comprehension:
in sentences: the test-takers are given
passages they are required to
the test-takers are given
answer questions that relate to
sentences they are required
the passages.
to find the word that is not
logical in the sentence and is
considered as a mistake in the
context of the sentence.

How to deal with each part of the verbal section of the GAT
Important techniques and str ategies
Understanding the nature of the GAT (Verbal Section)
The GAT Verbal Test is to evaluate and analyze your English comprehension and understanding of the
language. The questions will be basically asked to judge the sentence completion, analogy, critical reading
skills, and spotting contextual errors in sentences.
How to tackle the verbal section of the GAT:
This section of the GAT consists of the following types of questions :
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Sentence Completion

Questions that come under this category are provided with various choices. You are asked
to complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the most suitable choice.
The questions for sentence completion can be related to any of the other areas of study
i.e. science, literature, history, geography…. etc but the subject matter would not hinder
your language abilities. You are asked to complete the sentence with the use of correct
vocabulary.
These questions try to determine your ability to recognize the correct sentence structure
and how you make the correct choice of vocabulary.

Techniques for Sentence Completion

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 vocabulary. For making the
right choice you can benefit from the following techniques:
After you read the incomplete sentence, you do not have to 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 look at the 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 it does not match the choice, you can look for a synonym replacement. This
strategy 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 if you are satisfied with your choice, try to substitute
it with the other choices so that you can be more satisfied with your decision.
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 the most appropriate. Check if the two selected choices are matching one of the
given pair of choices. If it does, then select it as your correct choice, if not, then consider this
pair as a wrong choice and attempt 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 an educated guess with reference to the context of the sentence.
Try to break the word into various parts and analyze its meaning e.g. if you do not know the
meaning of the word and you find the word unfamiliar to you, divide the word into its parts
e.g. prefixes and suffixes. Thus, you can find this break up of words quite helpful in making
out the right sense. If none of the techniques, works try making an educated 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 it. After you divide it, compare it with the original
sentence to avoid any misinterpretation. If you are satisfied, read the smaller sentences to
get the idea more clearly.
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Analogy questions

Analogy means similarity or describing likeness or a certain relation between two or more
words. These questions request the student to analyze the relationship between two words
in a pair and look for another similar or equivalent pair of words.
You are provided with four other pairs of words, and you are expected to match the original
pair, which is given in the question, with one of the pairs in the given choices on the basis
of similar relationships between them.
This exercise or such questions try to determine your understanding of vocabulary and
your ability to recognize the relationship between words.
Techniques for Analogy Questions, you can follow the guidelines mentioned below :
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 which has the same relationship.
When you find yourself stuck with a word of difficult vocabulary, do not feel confused. Try
to understand its meaning in reference to the context. And if it is somehow 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 to the choice.
Then give the original pair a little more thought so that you can further study the relationship
between the words and narrow it down to a more distinct one. After you are successful in
finding a closer relationship, you can scrutinize the two other pairs that confused you earlier.
Repeating the same procedure with these words would be very useful.
Do not get caught up by the tricks of the test makers. Sometimes the questions are
provided with very tricky choices that misguide greatly. Try to think of every choice more
specifically.
If you are familiar with the parts of speech and their nature, it can be beneficial in making a
more sensible choice. Remember if 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.
Therefore, if 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 pair of words that
matches the original one.
Exclude the choice which you think is incorrect from your consideration.
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Types of analogy

1 Synonyms: For example: (Love- Hate)

Some words are linked together in a pair 5 Describing intensity:

which means the same or has a similar
dictionary definition.
For example: (Pretty - Beautiful). They
are synonyms.
2 Describing qualities:
Some pairs of words contain some
words in which one word describes the
other word.
Some pairs consist of the words in which
one describes the intensity of the other.
For example: (Smile-Laughter)
6 Function:
In some pairs, a word describes the
function of the other word.
For example: (Pen-Write)

For example: (Heavy- Rain) 7 Manners:

3 Class and member: Some words in a speech describe the

manners and behavior.
Some pairs have words which are based
on class and member reference. For example: (Polite-Speech)

For example: (Electronics-Radio) Some pairs in a word describe the

profession and its workplace.
4 Antonyms:
For example: (Doctor-Clinic)
Some pairs consist of the words which
are opposite to each other.

Critical reading questions

As for questions related to critical reading, try to judge your reading skills and how you
understand and interpret what you read. The verbal section of the GAT includes a few
passages which require answering questions related to the passage.
Techniques for Critical Reading Exercises
There are a few techniques related to the critical reading questions. These techniques are
considered as an effective guideline for solving such questions:
Do not read the questions before reading the whole passage. Try to skim through the
whole passage and then read the questions to look for a more specific answer.
■ Read the passage quickly with understanding but don’t panic. Try to analyze what the
whole passage is about and what message or main idea the author really intends to convey.
While reading, mark the lines where you think the passage carries the most important
points. These strategies would definitely help you find the answers.

When you find yourself stuck with a question, don’t waste your time on it and go ahead
for the next question.
■ Sometimes answering other questions guide you for the earlier question. However,
if you still cannot find the answer, mark it to be done in the end more calmly when you are
having enough time to think.
Try to familiarize yourself with the types of critical reading questions. Once you know the
nature of such questions, you will be able to find the answers more quickly.
The commonly asked questions
for critical reading are as follows
1 Central idea :
Some questions request you to to explain
the central idea or main theme of the whole
passage. Sometimes, the opening and
closing lines of each paragraph can give
you a better clue about answering such
questions properly.
2 Specific details :
Sometimes, in the purpose of analyzing
your scanning abilities, you are asked to
answer questions related to some specific
details about the passage. Such questions
are about ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘which’ and
‘who’. You can get the answers of this type
of questions from the area of the passage
which you marked in the first reading.
They are the lines which contain the most
important information included by the author.
3 Making inferences :
Most of the questions ask you to infer
from the passages expressing your opinion
about what is included in the paragraph. It
is finding the implied meaning and making
your own point of view.
These questions try to assess your
judgment, so you must be clear in your mind
about what the author is referring to and then
make your own opinion according to your
understanding of the text. Read and think
about all the choices and analyze each one
logically according to your comprehension
rather than the author’s point of view.
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4 Meaning in context :
Some selected words from the passage
are pointed out and you are requested
to explain them with reference to the
context. This is 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.
5 Author’s approach:
Some questions ask you to explain the
mood in which the author is writing and
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
feelings of the writer are mostly exhibited
through choice of words. While answering
these questions, read the message carefully
observing particularly the use of words.
6 Title selection:
Some passages ask for selecting a title that
best suits the passage. Remember that the
chosen title shouldn’t be narrowly or broadly
selected. Try to avoid choosing those titles
that describe only one or two paragraphs
but the one which is applicable to the whole
passage and portrays it best.
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Sample questions
for each part of the verbal section
The following examples are presented in the same format and with the same instructions
used in the real GAT test. First you will find examples of the Verbal Section followed by
model answers.

GAT VERBAL SECT ION

It is hard to imagine how things were
before ……… were invented ; we
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Sentence Completion (SC) certainly couldn’t ……… information
as easily as we can now.

The test-taker will see a sentence with one or two A computers / get B televisions / print
blanks. Each blank indicates that a word or group of
C clocks / obtain D cars / build
words is missing. Following the sentence there are
four possible choices for the missing word or words. Answers 1 D 2 B 3 A 4C 5 A
Sample questions with answers:
Choose the best answer to complete the following
sentences, and mark your choice on your answer sheet. Analogy

When I was ………, I always thought In these items the test-taker must select the pair of
1 my classes were very difficult and words given in the four choices that have the closest
feared that when I got older my ……… similarity to the relationship of the original words.
would be impossible.
Sample questions with answers:
A a child / movement B abroad / past In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized
C wiser / mission D younger / studies words followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D.
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most
Khalid is ……… now and has three similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair, and
2 children ; his oldest ……… is in high mark your choice on your answer sheet.
school.
A divorced / nephew B married / child
1 COLD : HOT
C single / cousin D engaged / brother

Salem’s favorite ……… is traveling; he A handsome : young B beautiful : ugly

3 especially likes ……… countries that
C summer : spring D complete : total
are new to him.
A hobby / visiting B assignment / familiar 2 COMPLICATED : SOPHISTICATED

C sport / rough D recreation / remembering A elaborate : complete B costly: expensive

One of the most ……… things in life is C cheap : gross D tall : long
4 self-concept ; with a positive one , no
……… is too big to solve. 3 FRUIT : RIPE

A awesome / obstacle B significant / harm A flower : yellow B bee : honey

C important / problem D crucial / imagination C cheese : aged D motorcycle : car

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4 SCHOOL : CLASS 1 The possessive pronoun (yours)

A flour : cake
C horse : animal
5 POETRY : IMAGINATION
A studying : chemistry
C work : result
Answers 1 B 2 B
in paragraph (1) refers to :
B apartment : palace
A the farmer B the seeds
D computer : mouse
C the corn D the reporter
What does the farmer imply when he
B prayer : meditation 2 says “Why sir…” at the beginning of
paragraph (2) ?
D run : fast
A Why don’t you know? B Why did you ask me?
3 C 4 D 5 B
C Why don’t you do that? D Why are you surprised?

Reading Comprehension 3
The phrase ‘the connectedness of life’
in paragraph (2) means:

Sample questions with answers: A the beginning and end B the sequence of events

Read the following passage; then choose the best C the continuity of D the interdependence
answer to each of the questions that follow, and mark mankind of things
your choice on your answer sheet.
We can infer from the passage that
1 A newspaper reporter interviewed a farm- 4
the competition involved:
er who won top prizes for his corn in the farm-
ers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the A quality B means of production
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
C quantity D use of pesticide
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neigh-
bors when they are entering corn in competi- The views expressed in paragraph
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(3) are those of:
tion with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2 “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you A the farmer B the reporter
know! The wind picks up pollen from the rip- C the writer D the neighbors
ening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollina-
6 The farmer’s action exemplifies:
tion will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neigh- A sharing B selfishness
bors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the C individuality D independence
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves. 7 The best title for this passage is:
3 So it is with our lives. Those who choose A The Wisdom of a B The Recovery of
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live Reporter Wisdom
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
C The Power of D The Virtues of
help others to live well, for the value of a life
Sharing Competition
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
Answers
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound 1 C 2 D 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 C
up with the welfare of all.
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Spotting
contextual errors I saw a _____
shark at the beach.
_____ I didn’t ____
like
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it. It was friendly
______
Sample questions with answers:
Identify the word whose meaning is not consistent A shark B beach
with the context of the general meaning: C like D friendly

The ____
red wolf is a common
_______ animal,
The waves
_____ at the _____
beach were not 8
1 so you will probably
_______ never
____ see one
small at all. In ___
fact, they were ___
tiny
A red B common
A waves B beach
C probably D never
C fact D tiny

Father wanted to be unfair,

_____ _____ Our ________
suitcases were ____
light. We were
9 ready
2 so he gave us each the same
_____ ____ for a long trip
____
amount of _____
candy
A suitcases B light
A father B unfair
C ready D trip
C same D candy
The ugly
____ trees
____ made us smile. The
Because I am faster
_____ than anyone else, 10
3 garden
________ was so ________
attractive
winning
_____ the _____ was difficult
race _____
A ugly B trees
A faster B winning
C garden D attractive
C race D difficult
When people
________ are honest,
________ sometimes
When Sue doesn’t get 11
_____ what I ____
get upset
____
4 she wants,
_____ she sometimes
__________
becomes happy
_____ A people B honest

A get B wants C get D upset

C sometimes D happy
After Ramon drained
________ ________ all of the water
12 ________
out, the pool was ____
full
The ________
beautiful garden
______ was filled with
5 dull
___ flowers
______
A after B drained
A beautiful B garden C water D full
C dull D flowers
Answers
Although ants
___ are _____
small, they can lift
6
very soft
___ objects
______ 1 D 2 B 3 D 4 D 5 C 6 C

A ants B small
7 D 8 B 9 B 10 A 11 B 12 D
C soft D objects
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GAT Experimental Tests 7 LURK : WAIT

A boost : elevate B deplete : drain

Experimental Test 1 C abscond : depart D bilk : cheat
In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized
words followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. 8 ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most
similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair, and A nostrum : remedy B sideshow : carnival
mark your choice on your answer sheet.
C ploy : tactic D forgery : imitation

9 NEEDLE : KNIT
1 CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
A bait : fish B match : fire
A knowledge : supposed B financial : bankrupt
C loom : weave D soap : wash
C credible : incredible D careful: punishing

2 LULLABY : BARCAROLE
A birth : marriage
C cradle : gondola
10 CONCERT : AUDIENCE
A restaurant : waiters B orchestra : musicians
B night : morning
C game : spectators D school : cheerleaders
D song : poem

3 ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS 11 WATER : RESERVOUR

A color : painting B money : bank

A ecology : pollution B botany : plants
C lake : ocean D parent : family
C chemistry : atoms D mathematics : geometry

4 DORY : VAN 12 WALK : PROWL

A dairy : cow A cheat : pretend B speak : shout

B fish : vehicle

C freighter : caisson D runners : wheels C 6 applaud : disapprove D listen : eavesdrop

5 PARQUET : WOOD 13 STAGNANT : MOTION

A color : painting B mosaic : glass A arid : moisture B morbid : dread

C potpourri : medley D collage : tapestry
C 6 neutral : balance D marred : fault

6 SAW : CARPENTER 14 RETOUCH : PICTURE

A Scissors : tailor B Wagon : farmer A design : dress B orchestrate : song

C 6 Brush : painter D Typewriter : author C 6 publish : magazine D emend : text

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Reading comprehension 1446, Prince Henry intensified the explora-

tion of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
Read the passage and answer the questions below: his ships on missions. The last voyage spon-
Prince Henry the Navigator sored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry miles down the African coast. Although he
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of never sailed on the expeditions, the voyag-
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portu- es that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
gal. He was a leader in the early days of launch Portugal into the front of the race to
exploration. Although he was called Prince find a sea route to the Indies.
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any The word exploration in the first
15 paragraph means……
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
A inventing new devices B discovering new places
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, map- C sending some messages D buying new lands
making, and shipbuilding. This would allow
16 Prince Henry’s school focused on……
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal A drawing and B sailing and
fine arts building ships
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
C trading and D military work
the Indies and to explore the west coast of transporting goods and weapons
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterra-
17 What was Prince Henry’s goal?
nean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new A To make Portugal B To develop
a super power business in Africa
and lighter ship was developed, the cara-
vel, which would allow sea captains to sail C To find a way D To send sailors
to the spice trade out in the ocean
further and faster.
18 What invention helped sea captains
Despite the creation of the caravel and the sail further and faster?
knowledge shared at his school for sailors, A The invention B Inventing of
of a heavy ship large sails
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficul-
ty persuading his captains to sail beyond C Inventing a new D The invention
light ship of mapmaking
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
19 Why were people scared to travel
According to legend, beyond this point in further out?
an area known as the “Green Sea of Dark- A There were many There were pirates
B
ness,” the sun was so close to the Earth sea hazards in the sea
that a person’s skin would burn black, the C The weather D There were
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and mon- was stormy huge waves
sters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat 20 What was the “Green Sea of Darkness”?
the sailors.
A An area in B An area along
North Africa the coast of Portugal
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equa- C An area in D An area at the west
South Africa coast of Africa
tor. During the two-year period from 1444 to
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21 How long did it take to reach the equator?

Despite the existence of evidence
A About twenty years B About fourteen years 28 showing that wolves are caring and
social creatures, many people still
C More than a decade D More than a century _____ they are cruel and vicious animals.
Price Henry heightened the exploration A say B reject
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of Africa throughout......
C deny D believe
A Building B Setting out more
more ships ships at sea The ______ of meat in your
C Developing the D Discovering
29 refrigerator doesn’t necessarily
spice trade new lands indicate that you are______.
Prince Henry sailed on the expeditions, A presence...herbivorous B absence...vegetarian
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the voyages that he paid for in the mid-
1400s helped in making Portugal…… C amount...omnivorous D color...carnivorous

A A powerful country B The front of the Harold enjoyed singing in the boys’ choir
in sea navigation race to find a sea 30
so much that he wanted to do it ______.
all over the word route to the Indies
A regularly B occasionally
C A strong military D The most important
power in South country for the C rarely D seldom
America spice trade
Using the scientific ______ of aerody-
31 namics, scientists design space shuttles
Sentence completion : to withstand the dangers of orbit and
re-entry.
Because of his inability to ______ other chimps, A substances B rockets
24 chimpanzee “E34” is no longer welcome in his
C fuel D theory
tribe. He has been deemed ______.
A fight with...an outlaw B relate to...an outcast Before ______, airplanes were loaded
32 with passengers and cargo. Then, they
C befriend...a favorite D help...a leader were filled with fuel.
Because of my ______, Sara is now A arrival B descending
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using the same floor cleaner that I use.
C landing D departure
A theory B disapproval
After ______, the captain announced
C agreement D recommendation that there would be turbulence ahead.
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Passengers were advised to ______
I don’t like carbonated _____. So,
26 their seats.
I often drink juice or water.
A landing...abandon B takeoff...leave
A things B foods
C takeoff...remain in D arrival...stay in
C beverages D materials
Tyrants demand that others do their
Rather than focus on one specific group
27 34 wishes, while ______ take a softer ap-
of people, some charities try to do work
proach, considering the individual
that benefits _____ of humanity.
interests of all others.
A most B some
A diplomats B dictators
C few D all
C socialists D fascists
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Spotting contextual errors:

To Faisal’s dismay, his chanc-
es in the chess tournament
ended suddenly with one 41 After he washed
________ and ________
waxed his car,
________ it
35 move. His ______ was mov- looked very rusty.
________
ing the queen instead of the A washed B waxed
rook.
C car D rusty
A mistake B triumph
42 The party
________ was boring.
________ Everybody had a
C victory D attempt
good time.
________ ________
The warring tribes were weary A party B boring
36 of conflict, so both were eager
to forge a peaceful ______. C good D time

A negotiation victory I cannot sleep

B
43 ________ because my neighbors
________
are being so pretty.
________
C insurgency D resolution
A sleep B neighbors
Fahd was ______ about his first
diving competition. And, apparent- C being D pretty
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ly this enthusiasm was ______;
others began to feel the same way 44 The movie was very________
dull. I _______
laughed a
he did. lot. The __________
movie was really hilarious.
_______
A nervous...popular B excited...contagious A dull B laughed
C with drawn...high D agitated...underestimated C movie D hilarious

Despite a marked increase in the The air is very hot,

________ and there is a________
lot of ice
38 number of voters registered, the most 45 on the road.
________ Wear a ________
jacket if you go out-
recent election numbers indicate side. And, don’t drive unless you have to.
______ in voter turnout.
A hot B a lot of
A an increase B a discrepancy
C road D jacket
C a decline D an effect
The race
________ was a tie.
________ Both runners
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Because the test has been deemed inac- finished at a different
________ time.________
39
curate, the ____ we obtained are ____. A race B tie
A findings...valuable B figures...interesting C a different D time
C readings...undeniable D results...inconclusive Playing
47 ________ in a busy
________ street
________ is not
very dangerous.
________
In a democratic country, private
individuals have the right to own A playing B busy
40 property. On the other hand, under
______ leadership, private owner- C street D dangerous
ship is forbidden.
48 She felt strange
________ after walking
________ many
________ miles.
________
A republican B socialist
A strange B walking
C communist D capitalist
C many D miles
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49 The rope
________ was hard ________ to cut
________ because Experimental Test 2
it was so thin________ In the following questions there is a pair of
A rope B hard capitalized words followed by four choices marked
C cut D thin A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose relationship
is most similar to that expressed by the capitalized
The guests were elated because the pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.
50 food tastes awful.
________ ________ It was prepared by
an excellent
________ chef.
________
Analogies
A food B awful

C excellent D chef 1 PLUG : SOCKET

Faisal tried
________ to be on time for his class.
________ ________ A key : lock B chair : desk
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However, he was poor. ________
C wire : electricity D current : switch
A tried B on time
2 RAGE : ANGER
C class D poor
A Bliss : apathy B fear : shame
The archeological information gathered
from the new excavation was ______; C delight : pleasure D frustration : patience

52 it corroborated many old theories that

had been previously held in question, 3 VERTEX : PYRAMID
and discounted those which had been
accepted as true. A strand : hair B rectangle : box

A illuminating B exciting C rung : ladder D summit : mountain

C predictable D infuriating 4 MOVIE : DIRECTOR

A store : salesperson B business : manager

ANSWERS : Experimental Test 1
C book : critic D competition : athlete
1 B 14 D 27 B 40 C
5 CUTLERY : KNIFE
2 C 15 B 28 D 41 D
3 A 16 B 29 B 42 B A machinery : fuel B lumber : saw

4 C 17 C 30 A 43 D C suitcase : handle D furniture : chair

5 B 18 C 31 D 44 A
6 NEIGHBOR : PROXIMITY
6 A 19 A 32 D 45 A
A supervisor : B teammate :
7 C 20 D 33 C 46 C obedience competitiveness
8 A 21 C 34 A 47 D
C comrade : victory D adversary : opposition
9 C 22 B 35 A 48 A
7 AUDACIOUS : BOLDNESS
10 C 23 B 36 D 49 D
A sanctimonious : B anonymous :
11 B 24 B 37 B 50 B
hypocrisy identity
12 D 25 D 38 B 51 D
C impressionable : D deleterious :
13 A 26 C 39 D 52 A temptation result
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8 PUNCTURE : TIRE Reading comprehension

A inflate : balloon B retract : statement
Read the passage and answer the
C owe : favor D pierce : ear questions below:
Porsche Unveils 4-door Sports Car
9 CONTEMPORARIES : AGE
In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
A housemates : B faculty : manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
residence scholarship in a press release it will build a four-door
C 6 idols : worship D factory : machines car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
10 SANDPAPER : ABRASIVE
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
A emollient : soothing B remedy : prescribed somewhere in the region of 20,000 mod-
C 6 anger : justified D revenge : sweet
els a year, which would make it the com-
pany’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
11 SELF-PORTRAIT : PAINTER models that make up the Porsche line-
A autobiography : writer B interpretation : reader up– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announce-
C 6 manuscript : editor D philosophy : thinker
ment confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
12 REJUVINATE : YOUTH creation” would be emerging from the
A recuperate : disease B reimburse : money
company.

C 6 reiterate : item D re-elect : president The car is to be built solely by Porsche

in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Ger-
many” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
13 ARROW : ARCHER Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
A sea : sailor B choir : organ Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA charac-
C 6 needle : tailor D actor : stage
teristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dy-
14 SPEECH : INTRODUCTION namics, it meets Porsche’s high stand-
A speaker : audience
ards in every respect. We are making our
B Preamble : Constitution
customers an attractive offer in the top
C 6 overture : act D book : preface performance segment.” The car will com-
pete against other luxury family oriented
15 PARTICLE : SMALL models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
A water : wet B weather : cold
continue its uncanny knack of producing
C 6 clown : happy D lamb : vicious top quality automobiles for top profits.
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What makes the Porsche the best- In the first paragraph, the
16 22
selling car in the region? word rife means……

A B It is made by the A Widespread B Very attractive

It has a high-
world’s most profitable
quality fuel system C So limited D Outstanding
car manufacturer
C The Porsche will line- D It is expected to
According to the passage, what makes
23
sell 20,000 mod-
the Panamera the right car?
up the Boxter and
the Cayenne SUV els a year A It is so attractive B It is a huge cat the
regarding shape carries more passengers
In the first paragraph, the word
17
delectable means…… C It is one of the D It has all aspects
most expensive of a perfect sports
A Extremely attractive B Very economical cars car

C D Wide-spread In the last line of the passage,

Extremely profitable 24
all over the world the word knack means……
A A special offer to B A new trend to prevail
The word solely in the second
18 buy something across the world
paragraph means……
C A special skill D A special gift to
A In collaboration with B Not involving other
or ability to do be bought for
other manufacturers manufacturers
something someone
C Smartly designed D Including all aspects
by the company of a powerful car
Sentence completion :
19 Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking is………
The expedition was fraught with
A The designer of B The investor who 25 ______; it rained every day, some-
the new Porsche founded the Porsche one broke their ankle, and sickness
car company plagued the crew from day one.
C The chief executive D The supervisor of A commotion B misfortune
officer of the Porsche the marketing plan of
C apprehension D action
company Porsche

The car will compete against other In ___ tropical waterways, there are
20 luxury family oriented models. This sometimes hundreds of species of fish
statement means that………… 26
in search of precious sustenance. This
being the case, the ___ resources can be
A The Porsche will B The Porsche will
intense.
compete against compete against
other attractive cars other fast cars A teeming...garnering of B large...explosion of

C The Porsche will D The Porsche will C crowded... D forsaken...

compete against compete against observation of competition for
other dynamic cars other expensive cars
The pronoun (it) in the line: It meets Visitors are given tours of the historic
21 high standards in every respect 27 ______ daily. It is no longer used as
refers to…….. a residence, though it boasts a grand
total of 38 bedrooms!
A The Mercedes car B The Porsche
4-door sports car A district B mansion
C The Maserati car D The Bentley car C waterway D village
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Peter thought he had finished his In ancient times many people____

fight with lung cancer, but unfor- 35 large territories. However, in modern
tunately the ______ had already times, most people settle in a single
28 spread to other parts of his body. location.

A cure B disease A farmed B stayed in

C injury D medicine C wandered D abandoned

The haunted house was so ______ When police see motorists stranded on
29 and scary, it made me question my 36 the road, they often stop to ____ them.
own ______.
A ticket B incarcerate
A disorientating...reality B interesting...friends
C repair D assist
C confusing...family D hilarious...motives

The instructions said we should ____ When speeding fines were _____,
30 the pie while it bakes in the oven. When 37 many motorists decided to _____ their
the top is brown, we should _____ it. driving habits.

A see...enjoy B watch...cut A instituted...keep B common...maintain

C monitor...remove D check...cool C reduced...defend D increased...alter

The ____ started today for a lost hiker Although the president’s advisors
31 in the state park. I hope they are able 38 often disagreed with him, they rarely
to _____ him! _____ his decisions.
A search...rescue B hunt...locate A corroborated B supported
C party...celebrate D funeral...find C criticized D analyzed

The play was completely written. The

32 director had the stage and scenery
ready, but she hadn’t chosen the lead- Spotting contextual
ing actor yet; he was yet to be _____.
errors:
A cast B made

C decided D created
I often
________ try to do too many tasks
________ at once.
39 When this happens,
________ some of them are
Though my colleagues were in favor of done ________
joyfully.
33 ending our research,
I wanted to _____ it. A often B tasks
A abandon B pursue C happens D joyfully

C delay D investigate
The low
________ harvest time for blueberries is
I don’t have a lot of energy these days. 40 midsummer.
________ During the remainder ________ of
34 After a quick _____, I am quite _____. the year, few blueberries grow.________
A journey...exhausted B taste...full A low B midsummer

C stroll...fatigued D move...fussy C remainder D grow

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Brian’s bruised ANSWERS : Experimental Test 2

________ thigh was painful
________ and
41 tender.
________ After he took the pain medicine, 1 A 13 A 25 B 37 D
it felt ________
worse
2 C 14 C 26 A 38 C
A bruised B painful
3 D 15 D 27 B 39 D
C tender D worse
4 B 16 C 28 B 40 A
The vegetables in the package
________ smelled
42 rancid.
________ It was so pleasant
________ to have it on 5 D 17 A 29 A 41 D
the dining
________ table. 6 B 18 B 30 C 42 C
A package B rancid 7 A 19 C 31 A 43 D
C pleasant D dining 8 D 20 D A A
32 44
Two dolphins played catch ________ with a rub-
________ 9 B 21 B 33 B 45 A
43 ber
________ ball. My sister and I ________
watched with
mastery. 10 C 22 A 34 C 46 B
________
________
A catch B rubber________
11 A 23 D 35 C 47 B
________ 12 B 24 C 36 D
C watched D mastery

The recovery stood at the podium and

44 spoke about galactic star formations; all Experimental Test 3
the students looked interested. In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized
A recovery B podium words followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D.
C formations D interested
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most
similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair, and
The people in the conference room were mark your choice on your answer sheet.
45 indifferent
________ as the ambassador
________ entered.
He had everyone’s attention,
________ as well as
their respect.
________ Analogies
A indifferent B ambassador
1 CAPTAIN : CREW
C attention D respect
A Student : faculty B mascot : team
Though electric
________ refrigeration has become
46 limited
________ during recent years, foods are still C defendant : D chairperson :
kept cool
________ using cellars
________ in many places. jury committee

A electric B limited 2 HOMESTRETCH : RACE

C cool D cellars A source : essay B gallery : play

American football
________ can be an easy
________ sport, C finale : opera D applause : oration
47 so it is advisable
________ that all players wear a
helmet.
________ 3 ROBBERY : THIEF
A football B easy A jewelry : burglar B forgery : counterfeiter
C advisable D helmet C hostage : kidnapper D sabotage : plunderer
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nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller

4 MENAGERIE : ANIMALS
A circus : acrobats
C sachet : powders
5 PUNCTURE : TIRE
A explore : curiosity
C gambler : winner
6 ENTICE : REPEL
A germinate : sprout
C officiate : preside
7 HUMDRUM : BORE
A grim : amuse
C stodgy : excite
8 HOSPITABLE : COURTESY
A morbid : cheerfulness B vindictive : spite
C leisurely : haste
9 REINFORCE : STRONGER
A abound : lesser
C erode : weaker
10 BRAGGART : MODESTY
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
B gallery : paintings giving rise to what astronomers call novae
D archives : events
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogeth-
B miser : poverty er. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
D knight : beauty
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hem-
B flourish : fade isphere appeared in 1946. In these small-
er explosions the star loses only a minute
D lubricate : grease
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satis-
fied that they can account for the explosions
B nutritious : sicken
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From re-
D heartrending : move cent investigations that have provided im-
portant new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
D infamous : honor nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they re-
volve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
B dismantle : longer
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
D wilt : higher and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.

A fledgling : experience B embezzler : greed

C wallflower : timidity
Reading comprehension
According to the passage, our obser-
D invalid : malady
11 vations of novae are hampered by
their………
A extreme brightness B loss of mass
C speed of rotation D distance from Earth

The explosion of a star is an awesome

12 The production of supernova………
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably de- A occurs B occurs 25 times
stroys a star completely. Within our galaxy frequently in 1 year
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super- C occurred in 1946 D occurred in 1604
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By the term «new star» the author When fallen trees and vegetation
13 19 ______, they provide sustenance
means the one that has………
for other plants and animals.
A recently gained B moved from
a distant galaxy A deregulate B differentiate
in mass
C become bright enough D not previously risen C disintegrate D decompose
to strike the eye above the horizon
Despite their efforts to ______ the in-
20 cident, none of the onlookers had any
14 Which from the following statements
is true about novae and dwarf ? useful information to give to the police.
A recall B forget
A The novae and super B They occur in
novae occur in our result of smaller C ignore D investigate
galaxy every year explosions
C Only 100 of small- D They appear Ancient cave carvings of humans us-
er explosions are temporarily in our 21 ing hammers ______ the theory that
known galaxy our ancestors were using tools many
thousands of years ago.
When nova and dwarf nova occur, A predicts B proves
15
the star……..
C supports D makes
A survive to explode again B destroys completely
Gazing up at the nearly _____
C divides in two parts D becomes a dwarf nova 22 constellations, we _____ the vastness
of the universe.
The statement, «velocities range
16 upward to within a two-hundredth A countless... B gargantuan...proved
of the speed of light» is for………. discredited
D innumerable...
A novae B dwarf novae C glowing...doubted contemplated

C supernova D novae and dwarf novae ______ the traditional windmill design
23 - spokes rotating round a central point -
The period of rotation of the pair is a very old machine, it is successfully
17 of stars is usually only a few hours, used in many modern applications.
because……… A However B Although
A the one star is so B the two stars are very
smaller near to each other C Given that D Therefore

C the revolving point D they do not have Though the two fingerprints were quite
is too near solid outer surface 24 ______, they were not an exact match,
so no identification could be made.
A Perfect B Identical
Sentence completion :
C Smudged D Similar

Diagnosing and repairing airplanes Because a few of the measurements

18 ______ knowledge of general science 25 he made were incorrect, the architect
as well as experience working with needed to ______ his original plan.
specific planes.
A promotes B involves A discard B redo

C anticipates D requires C revise D remove

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Mansour was a very good student who

In an attempt to ______ more parts in 34 typically made good grades; it was
less time, manufacturing processes on
______ for him to fail a test.
26 assembly lines are frequently updated.
A predicable B anticipated
A save B maintain
C senseless D unusual
C repair D make
There were many cars in the theater
In order to ______ the healthy exchange 35 parking lot. When Mohammed found an
27 of ideas, organizers of the symposium available parking spot, he felt ______.
______ the meeting of many great minds. A vulnerable B ecstatic
A encourage...facilitated B impart...scheduled
C compassionate D uncommon
C cajole...attended D stifle...participated in Salem’s employees were quite ______:
The actors were exhausted after multiple per-
36 they learned quickly and were able to
formances of the ______ play. No matter how do most of the tasks he ______.
28 hard they tried to make the show come to life, A decisive...wanted B able...listed
their audiences continually ______ applause.
C humble...assigned D capable...requested
A terrible...delivered B wonderful...refused
When a person is described as
C amazing...denied D forgettable...withheld 37 ______, it might be best to stay away
from him or her.
During cellular ______, genetic material is
29 ______ at an astounding rate. A eccentric B acceptable

A formation...dissolved B breakdown...constructed C hostile D average

C division...replicated D composition...decomposed

Because they need to see _____ animals Spotting contextual errors:

30 from far away, hawks have _____ eyesight.
When I said the correct
________ answer,
________ the
A gigantic...sharp B native...clear 38
teacher told me that I was near.
________ ________
C miniscule...keen D large...cloudy A correct B answer
Han was told by a classmate that he was
C teacher D near
31 not good at anything. He found the insult
rude and ______. When I came
________ to the first
________ question,
39
A unhealthy B offensive I was glad
________ the test was almost over.
________
A came B first
C erratic D forgivable

It is _____ for planets to orbit in a nearly circu- C glad D over

32
lar pattern; ovular orbits are fairly uncommon.
40 He finally
________ finished the easy
________ puzzle. It
A simple B rare was ________
quite a challenge.
________
C typical D unfortunate A finally B easy

It was uncommonly ______ in the C quite D challenge

33 crowded train station. Despite the need
to get where they were going, travelers 41 The complicated
________ recipe ________ had
remained surprisingly ______. very few
________ ingredients.
________
A hectic...pushy B tranquil...chaotic A complicated B recipe

C busy...active D quiet...calm C few D ingredients

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The kids were lost

________ by the haunted
________ house.
42
They wanted to ________
run away and hide.________
Experimental Test 4
A lost B haunted
In the following questions there is a pair of
capitalized words followed by four choices marked
C run away D hide
A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose relationship
My face
________ and my twin
________ brother’s face are is most similar to that expressed by the capitalized
43
identical.
________ Everyone says we look different.
________ pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.
A face B twin

C identical D different
1 DRIP : GUSH
The ________
young woman had many wrinkles ________
44
and grey
________ hair. She was born
________ 1926.
in A cry : laugh B curl : roll
A young B wrinkles C stream : tributary D dent : destroy
C grey D born

To ride
________ the roller coaster,
________ you must be 2 WALK : LEGS
45
at most
________ four feet tall.
________
A blink : eyes B chew : mouth
A ride B coaster
C dress : hem D cover : book
C most D tall

46 If you do poorly
________ on tests,
________ people might
say
________ you are smart.
________ 3 ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY
A poorly B tests A equation: B liberate:
mathematics confine
C say D smart
C bondage: D appeasement:
47 ________ on his ________
With mud face, the boy looked
________ loud.
________ subjugation unreasonable
A mud B face

C looked D loud 4 UNION JACK : VEXILLOLOGY

A toad : B turtle :
ANSWERS : Experimental Test 3 ornithology microbiology

1 D 13 C 25 C 37 C C gymnosperms : D friend :
2 C 14 B 26 B 38 D botany home economics

3 B 15 A 27 A 39 B
4 B 16 D 28 C 40 B 5 TOPAZ : YELLOW
5 A 17 C 29 C 41 A A diamond : carat B jeweler : clarity
6 B 18 D 30 C 42 A
C sapphire : red D amethyst : purple
7 D 19 D 31 B 43 D
8 B 20 A 32 C 44 A
9 C 21 B 33 D 45 C 6 LUMEN : BRIGHTNESS
10 A 22 D 34 D 46 A A candle : light B density : darkness
11 D 23 C 35 B 47 D
C nickel : metal D inches : length
12 D 24 D 36 D
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7 MACERATION : LIQUID
A sublimation : gas
C trail : path
8 CLUMSY : BOTCH
A lazy : shirk
C willful : heed
9 FUGITIVE : FLEE
A parasite : foster
C sage : stifle
10 CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME
A virtual : truth
C marginal : knowledge D ordinal : place
11 SOOT : GRIMY
A frost : transparent
C rain : sodden
12 MORBID : UNFAVORABLE
A reputable: favorable
C disputatious: favorable
13 SULLEN : BROOD
A lethargic : cavort
C docile : obey
14 AUTHOR : LITERATE
A cynic : gullible
C saint : notorious
15 MASSIVE : BULK
A ultimate : magnitude
C anonymous : luster
Reading comprehension
B evaporation : humidity
D erosion : weather
In the sixteenth century, an age of great
marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand
Magellan led the first expedition to sail around
the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he
B strict : pamper
served the king of Portugal, but he became
D clever : eradicate involved in the quagmire of political intrigue
at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was
dismissed from service to the king ain.
of Portugal, he offered to serve the future
B braggart : boast
Emperor Charles V of Spain.
D bystander : procure A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all
land in the New World west of 50 degrees
W longitude to Spain and all the land east
of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to
B abnormal : value prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish
authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan
set sail from Spain with five ships. More than
a year later, one of these ships was exploring
the topography of South America in search of
a water route across the continent. This ship
B sunshine : fruitless
sank, but the remaining four ships searched
D pall : gaudy along the southern peninsula of South Amer-
ica. Finally they found the passage they
sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Ma-
gellan named this passage the Strait of All
B maternal: unfavorable Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of
Magellan.
D vigilant: unfavorable
One ship deserted while in this passage
and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were
privileged to gaze at that first panorama of
B regal : cringe the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained
crossed the meridian we now call the Inter-
D poised : blunder national Date Line in the early spring of 1521
after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean.
During those long days at sea, many of Ma-
gellan’s men died of starvation and disease.
B hothead : prudent
Later Magellan became involved in an insu-
D judge : impartial lar conflict in the Philippines and was killed in
a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen
sailors under the command of the Basque
navigator Elcano survived to complete the
B trivial : importance
westward journey to Spain and thus prove
once and for all that the world is round, with
D interminable : legacy no precipice at the edge.
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The sixteenth century was an age of Sentence completion :

16
great _____exploration.
A cosmic B land Herbs have _______qualities and in
23 many clinical trials, doctor have saved
C mental D common man countless lives by using raw herbal
leaves on serious wounds.
Magellan lost the favor of the king of
17 Portugal when he became involved A remedial B flavoring
in a political _____. C inferior D doubtful
A entanglement B discussion
The much-hated bill sparked off a wave
C negotiation D debate 24 of public _______which could not be
______by the concessions the British
The Pope divided New World lands announced.
between Spain and Portugal according to
18 their location on one side or the other of A enthusiasm… B discontent…
an imaginary geographical line 50 de- dampened abated
grees west of Greenwich that extends in a
C curiosity… D adoration…
_____ direction. complemented channelized

A north and south B crosswise Although it’s not remotely frightening in

25 the daylight, the estate takes on ____
C easterly D south east
quality at night.
One of Magellan’s ships explored the A an eerie B a marvelous
19 _____ of South America for a passage
across the continent. C a jovial D an optimistic

A coastline B mountain range

26 I have always preferred ____ areas to ____
C physical features D islands ones, because I really like the countryside.
A city … downtown B rural … urban
Four of the ships sought a passage
20 along a southern _____. C attractive … beautiful D quiet … tranquil
A coast B inland C border
Though the accident damaged the car
D body of land with water on three sides 27 pretty severely, mechanics were able to
_____ it and make it almost good as new.
The passage was found near 50 A destroy build
21 B
degrees S of _____.
A Greenwich B The equator C salvage D hinder

C Spain D Portugal Salem first arranged the anthology in

_____ order based on when the writ-
28
In the spring of 1521, the ships ers published each piece, but he later
22 crossed the _____ now called the switched to _____ ordering system
International Date Line. based on the spelling of the authors’
names.
A imaginary circle B Imaginary line
passing through parallel to the A reverse … B random …
the poles equator a straightforward an orderly
C mathematical D chronological …
C area D land mass … a geometric an alphabetical
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The other children did not want Al- The movie was very dull.________ I laughed
________ a
36
29 exander to play with them, so they lot. The movie
________ was really hilarious.
________
______ him from their game
A dull B laughed
A excluded B exhibited
C movie D hilarious
C exposed D examined

The air is very hot,

________ and there is a lot of ice
________
Apart from the one small river running 37 on the ________
road. Wear a ________
jacket if you go out-
30
through it, the desert is entirely ______. side. And, don’t drive unless you have to.
A arid B humid
A hot B a lot of
C remote D temperate
C road D jacket

Sara is ____ peanuts: the smallest taste

31 of peanut butter can stop her breathing 38 The race
________ was a tie.
________ Both runners
and put her in the hospital. finished at a different
________ time.________
A enamored of B allergic to A race B tie

C intrigued by D interested in C a different D time

The athlete tried to____ the movements Playing

________ in a busy street is not very
________ ________
32 of his coach, exactly copying every 39 dangerous.
________
graceful step.
A playing B busy
A plagiarize B interpret
C street D dangerous
C mimic D possess

40 She felt strange

________ after ________
walking many
________ miles.
________

Spotting A strange B walking

contextual errors: C many D miles

The rope
________ was hard
________ to cut
________ because it
After he washed
________ and ________
waxed his car,
________ it 41
33 was so thin.
________
looked very rusty.
________
A rope B hard
A washed B waxed
C cut D thin
C car D rusty

The party
________ was boring.
________ Everybody had This ________
food tastes awful.
________ It was prepared
34 42
a good
________ time
________ there. by an excellent
________ chef.
________
A food B awful
A party B boring
C excellent D chef
C good D time

I cannot sleep
________ because my neighbors
________ Faisal tried
________ to be ________
on time for his class.
________
35 43
are being
________ so pretty.
________ However, he was ________
poor.
A sleep B neighbors A tried B on time

C being D pretty C class D poor

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The strong man was the ________ only one who

44 failed in his attempt to lift the heavy 7 Mitten is to hand as :
________ ________ ________ load.
A only B failed
A gas is to car B three is to triangle
C attempt D heavy
C sock is to foot D baby is to adult

ANSWERS : Experimental Test 4 3 Gas is to car as :

A rich is to poor B wood is to fire
1 D 12 A 23 A 34 B
C small is to large D toe is to foot
2 B 13 C 24 B 35 D
4 Land is to dirt as :
3 B 14 D 25 A 36 A
A ocean is to water B meow is to cat
4 C 15 B 26 B 37 A
C rich is poor D finger is to hand

5 D 16 B 27 C 38 C
5 Word is to sentence as :
6 D 17 A 28 D 39 D A foot is to toe B land is to river

7 D 18 A 29 A 40 A C page is to book D puppy is to dog

8 A 19 C 30 A 41 D 6 Eye is to sight as :

31 B 42 B A purple is to grape B huge is to little

9 B 20 C
C red is to cherries D teeth is to chew
10 D 21 B 32 C 43 D
7 Baby is to adult as :
11 C 22 A 33 D 44 B
A kitten is to cat B big is to little

C rich is to money D gas is to car

Experimental Test 5
In the following questions there is a pair of 8 Small is to large as :
capitalized words followed by four choices A day is to month B little is to big
marked A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose
relationship is most similar to that expressed by C eye is to sight D red is to pink

the capitalized pair, and mark your choice on your

9 tiger : carnivorous
answer sheet.
A lion : jungle B cat : house

Analogies C cow : herbivorous D wolf : clever

1 Small is to petite as:
A huge is to small
C day is to month
10 constellation : stars
A archipelago : islands B city : country
B meow is to cats
C book : pen D school : education
D large is to giant
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Reading comprehension It is believed that the waves

12
are caused by…….
Tsunami A seismic changes B concentric
time belts
These huge waves wreak terrific damage C underwater
when crash on the shores of distant lands or earthquakes D storms
continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and
from an apparently calm sea, a wall of wa- The normal maximum width of the
13
ter may break twenty or thirty feet high over waves is approximately…….
beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses A one mile B five miles
and drowning unsuspecting residents and
C five feet D ten feet
bathers in its path. How are these waves
formed? When a submarine earthquake oc-
Nothing was done about
curs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount 14
the waves until…..
of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the
deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the A deaths occurred B a solution was found
surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean C millions of dollars D
many miles across. It rolls outward in all di- the outbreak of
worth of damage World War II
rections, and the water lowers in the center was incurred
as another as another swell looms up. Thus a
series of concentric swells are formed similar 15
The movement of the waves has been
to those made when a coin or small pebble measured at a speed of ……..
is dropped into a basin of water. The big dif- A 1 mile an hour B 50 miles an hour
ference is in the size. Each of the concentric
rings of basin water traveling out toward the C 100 miles an D more than a hundred
hour miles an hour
edge is only about an inch across and less
than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in
the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide Sentence completion :
and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height.
Many of us have heard about these waves,
called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsu- 16
Talal is ______ fame and money.
namis until after World War II. An underwater He pursues research just as an ama-
teur scientist.
earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start
a swell that would break along the shores and A indifferent to B enamored of
cause severe damage. These waves travel
C running for D struggling for
hundreds of miles an hour, and one can un-
derstand how they would crash! 17
Susan is ______ on getting the highest
grades. She always studies hard.
A tangible B interested
One surprising aspect of the waves C sympathetic D keen
11 discussed in the passage is the fact
that they……… The soldiers in troop 32V were well
18 trained. They worked as a cohesive
A are formed in B often strike during unit and ______ their commander.
concentric patterns clear weather
A questioned B challenged
C arise under conditions D are produced by
of cold temperature deep swells C obeyed D degraded
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Members of the social club were al- My dog gave me a ______

19 ways polite, and they were careful not 26 look. I think he was the one
to ______ others. who ate my sandwich!
A offend B disgust A kind B angry

C incite D compliment C mean D guilty

In order to _____ the class system of Although Faisal most often wears
20 their kingdom, wealthy landowners 27 casual clothes, he is wearing
usually _____ others within their own ______ suit to the wedding.
social group.
A an old B a formal
A dissolve... B strengthen...
wedded disrespected C an ugly D a proud

C solidify...denounced D preserve...married
We cannot predict whether he
Chocolate has always been one of my 28 will go on a picnic or not. He is so
21 __________ .
favorite foods. So, it was difficult for me
to ______ another brownie. A deleterious B offensive
A locate B savor
C feckless D capricious
C resist D relish
It was a common ______ that Jupiter
In order to _____ the class system of 29 was a star until Galileo, a famous as-
22 their kingdom, wealthy landowners tronomer, ______ Jupiter’s moons.
usually _____ others within their own
social group. A belief... B misconception...
explored discovered
A investigating... B exploring...
declined debated C prediction... D impression...
C D weighing... unearthed orbited
considering...
refused decided Because of falling revenues and in-
After adhering to a low-fat diet for 30 creasing costs, executives were ______
23 what seemed to be eons, the man had that the company might not survive the
_____ to consume a cheeseburger. financial crisis.
A confident B hopeful
A a right B an excuse
C decisive D concerned
C the urge D the opportunity

The novel experiment was intended to

24 _____ students in one of the finer points
of chemistry. _____, due to a lack of Spotting contextual errors:
enthusiasm, it was largely unsuccessful.
A educate...However B inform...Even though 31 Sara felt
________ clear
________ as if she had seen a ghost.
________ ________

C instruct...And D illuminate...But A felt B clear

After examining the bark, the dendrol- C had seen D ghost

25 ogist decided that it was too difficult to
______ the tree’s genus without also 32 After the sun
________ set, the field
________ ________ quickly
examining its leaves. became bright.
________
A understand B determine A after B sun set

C see D derive C field D bright

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We were driving Sarah is very sociable.

________ She does not
________ east, but we need-
ed to go the ________
opposite way. So, we 41 like to speak
________ public,
in ________ and it takes her
33
turned ________
around and headed north.
________ a while to make new friends.
________

A driving B opposite A sociable B speak

C around D north C public D a while

My mother says I am grossly ________ obese,

________ My birthday party was disastrous.
________ I got
34
and that I need to eat
________ more often.
________ 42 everything I wanted and had a ________
________ great
A grossly
time. It was a perfect
________ party.
B obese
A disastrous B everything
C eat D more often
C great D perfect

I read
________ some funny
________news
________this morning; there
35
was an earthquake
________in Japan yesterday. Ben’s new watch
________ was expensive.
________ It did
A read B funny 40 not cost ________
much, and after two days it
was ________
broken.
C news D earthquake
A watch B expensive

C much D broken
After waking up with a fever
________ ________
36 and a ________
headache, I knew I must
be ________
healthy.
A waking up B fever
ANSWERS : Experimental Test 5
C headache D healthy
1 D 5 C 9 C 13 A
The circus
________ clowns made Rakan laugh
________ very
37 2 C 6 D 10 A 14 D
hard.
________ They were bored.
________
A circus B laugh B
3 7 A 11 B 15 D
C hard D bored
4 A 8 B 12 C 16 A

The bridge
________ had been built too high;
________ the 17 D 24 A 31 B 38 B
38 construction crew had to ________
raise it so that
trucks could pass underneath.
________
18 A 25 B 32 D 39 C
A bridge B high

C raise D underneath 19 B 26 D 33 D 40 B

20 C 27 B 34 D 41 A
The view
________ from the top
________ of the mountain
39 was ________
ugly, and the hikers enjoyed the
21 A 28 D 35 B 42 A
amazing
________ scenery.
A view B top 22 D 29 B 36 D
C ugly D amazing
23 B 30 D 37 D
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Experimental Test 6 8 AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE

In the following questions there is a pair of
A later : precede B urbane : naive
capitalized words followed by four choices marked A,
B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose relationship C evasive : wordy D feeble : worker

is most similar to that expressed by the capitalized 9 VINDICTIVE : MERCY

pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.
A transient : fleeting B elated : happy

Analogies C skeptical : trustfulness D cajole : coax

10 ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO
1 INTEREST : USURY
A classroom : school B student : teacher
A frugal : fragile B enmity : friend
C brook : building D chary : cautious
C sand : dune D frugality : parsimony

11 FOND : DOTING
2 CONTINENT : WORLD
A chide : pillory B doctrine : patient
A teacher : classroom B class : school
C strut : walk D levy : bevy
C cogent : powerful D apple : fruit

3 YAWN : BOREDOM
Reading comprehension
A walk : run B apple : fruit

C smile : amusement D tiger : carnivorous

Marie Curie was one of the most accom-
plished scientists in history. Together with
4 BAT : CRICKET
her husband, Pierre, she discovered ra-
dium, an element widely used for treating
A hockey : stick B football : soccer cancer, and studied uranium and other ra-
dioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
C court : tennis D rugby : sports amicable collaboration later helped to un-
lock the secrets of the atom.
5 GAGGLE : GEESE
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Po-
A class : school B fish : pond land, where her father was a professor of
C tiger : jungle D swarm : bees
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
6 OBSERVE : SCRUTINIZE great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
A fond : doting B running : eating school. She became disgruntled, howev-
er, when she learned that the university in
C point : location D east : direction Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defi-
7 DETERIORATE : IMPROVE antly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
A feckless : careless
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
B obstinate : tractable
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
C hope : hone D accumulation : narrate in physics.
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Marie was fortunate to have stud- Marie………….by leaving Poland

ied at the Sorbonne with some of the 15 and traveling to France to enter the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom Sorbonne.
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were A challenged authority B showed intelligence
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics lab- C behaved D was distressed
oratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn 16 …….. she remembered their joy together
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this A Dejectedly B Worried
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreak-
ing anguish. Despondently she recalled their C Tearfully D Happily
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that Her ______ began to fade when she
she had two young daughters to raise by 17 returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her
herself greatly increased her distress. husband.
A misfortune B anger
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her hus- C wretchedness D disappointment
band as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a pro- Even though she became fatally ill from
fessorship at the world-famous university. In 18 working with radium, Marie Curie was
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chem- never ____.
istry for isolating radium. Although Marie Cu- A troubled B worried
rie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became C disappointed D sorrowful
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated her-
self to science and to revealing the mysteries Sentence completion :
of the physical world.
19 Selling food can be difficult. You have
to find a ______ before it ______
12 The Curies’ …………collaboration
helped to unlock the secrets of the atom. A freezer...is eaten B cook...sells
A friendly B competitive C market...cooks D drink...is finished

C courteous D industrious
My friend and I ______ our money,
20 but the ______ was not enough to
13 Marie had a bright mind and a…………
personality. buy the bike.
A lost...sum B spent...price
A strong B lighthearted
C combined...total D added...result
C humorous D envious

When she learned that she could If the ruler of a country is ______, then
14 not attend the university in Warsaw, 21 he is a king. If the ruler of a country is
she felt……….. female, then she is a ______.
A hopeless B annoyed A a guy...secretary B male...queen

C depressed D worried C a thief...horse D a boy...boat

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Despite her parents’ best

The hang glider soared through the 29 efforts at making her ______,
22 clouds and up among the mountainous Molly felt very ______ at her party.
peaks, while below in the ______ peo-
ple looked up in wonder. A sociable...old B comfortable...shy
A ocean B valley C humorous...silly D helpful...generous
C lagoon D beach

The ______ painting looked remarka-

The red team’s ______ was too good. 30
23 bly like the original.
______ on the blue team could not
keep them from scoring. A ancient B messy
A mascot...players B goalie...offenders C phony D genuine
C defense...guards D offense...defenders

I wasn’t sure if my diamond was real,

There was a ______ among the ranks, 31 but it was! I took it to a jeweler, who
24
but the ______ soldiers remained confirmed that it was ______.
unaware.
A genuine B fake
A buffoon...laughing B traitor...loyal
C worthless D nice
C killer...dying D general...obedient

Stanley ate well, exercised, and had Despite being ______, Lina acted
25
very few bad habits. Chewing his fin- 32 ______ when confronted by with the
gernails was his only ______. dangerous bear.
A reward B vice A tired...talkative B lost...found
C hobby D pastime C arrogant...courageous D afraid...bravely

Mary is an independent and innovative

thinker who has come up with count- The ______ shopkeeper ______ us
less great inventions in the past. There- 33
26 for our purchases
fore, it is best to grant her a good deal
of ______ with regard to the direction A generous...thanked B honest...helped
of her research.
C greedy...overcharged D unusual...billed
A oversight B restriction

C interest D autonomy
34 My ______ attempt to lift the boulder
was ________; I couldn’t even move it
27 Construction ______ were using
______ to climb up and fix the roof. A valiant...serious B good...great
A trucks...stairs B workers...ladders C ridiculous...brave D feeble...unsuccessful

C men...trees D cats...hills
Spotting contextual errors:
Unlike the ______ skin of the man-
28
ta ray, shark skin is more textured A gentle
________ tap
________ was all it took to break
________the
and ______. 35
tough glass.
________
A slick...rough B tough...smooth A gentle B tap
C transparent...oily D scaly...bumpy C break D tough
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Smith was reluctant to go to sum- They were upset ________ the car wash was
36 mer camp. His bags were packed, 44 over.
________ After they had finished ________
washing
and he was excited. all thirty cars, they were exhausted.
________
A reluctant B camp A upset B over
C packed D excited C washing D exhausted
The ancient statues
________were large and unin-
37 teresting. Seeing them was an awesome 45 We wanted to have
________ a late
________ dinner, but
________
experience.
________ ________ the restaurant
________ was already ________ open.
A statues B uninteresting A have B late

C awesome D experience C restaurant D open

James was afraid of the animals at 46 You must be careless when using a
38 the petting zoo, but he soon found knife. You might cut yourself.
that they were scary.
A careless B using
A afraid B petting
C knife D cut
C found D scary
Antonio had memorized
________ his lines ________ for
The car would not start ________ yesterday, 47
the ________
play, but he was still ________
bold.
39 but after
________ getting it fixed
________ I ________
doubt it will
start today. A memorized B lines
A start B after C play D bold

C fixed D doubt

I couldn’t ________
sleep because my ANSWERS : Experimental Test 6
40 roommates
________ were being ________ so quiet.
________
1 D 13 B 25 B 37 B
A sleep B roommates
2 B 14 B 26 C 38 D
C being D quiet

Before
________ we started ________
diving, we had 3 C 15 A 27 B 39 D
41 to make sure the water was
shallow
________ enough.
________ 4 B 16 A 28 B 40 D

A before B diving 41 C
5 D 17 C 29 B
C shallow D enough
6 A 18 C 30 C 42 B
42 The coins
________ were ________
heavy after
________ Rachel
polished them.
________ 7 B 19 C 31 A 43 C

A coins B heavy 44 A
8 C 20 C 32 D
C after D polished
9 C 21 B 33 C 45 D
The lions were scary,
________ but Jane ________
tried
43 to be ________
coward as they came closer
________ 46 A
10 C 22 B 34 D
and closer.
A scary B tried 11 A 23 D 35 D 47 D

C coward D closer 12 A 24 C 36 A
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Experimental Test 7 8 ANIMAL : MONKEY

In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized words
followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of A Zebra : Giraffe B Stationery: Pencil

words whose relationship is most similar to that expressed by C Book : Cap D Tree : Wood
the capitalized pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.
9 HEAVEY : LIGHT

Analogies A Fat : Thin B Stupid : Idiot

C Rough : Surface D Beautiful : Diary

1 HEIGHT: MOUNTAIN
10 DETENTION : RELEASE
A Depth : Trench B Shade : Tree
A viciousness : attack B calamity : repair
C Weight : Age D Speed : Highway
C qualification : employ D induction : discharge
2 OBLIVIOUS : AWARENESS
11 PONDEROUS : WEIGHT
A Comatose : B Serene :
Consciousness Composure
A eternal : temporality B convincing : decision
C Erudite : D Adroit :
Knowledge Skill C gargantuan : size D ancient : value

3 BELLWETHER : BAROMETER 12 FEBRILE : ILLNESS

A Embezzler : Abduct B Panhandler : Kill A tenacious : B delusional :

astonishment insanity
C Proselyte : Spark plug D Cynosure : Magnet
C classic : D eccentric :
cultivation discrimination
4 ACT : ACTION
13 EQUIVOCATION : MEANING
A Therapy : B Oblivion :
Thermometer Obvious A feint : intention B secrecy : stealth

C Liturgy : D Image : C geniality : amiability D travesty : insight

Literature Imagine

5 BIBULOUS : DRINK

A Rapacious : Clothing B Gluttonous : Food

C Altruistic : Money D Vegetarian : Meat

6 SONG : RECITAL

A Author : Bibliography B Episode : Series

C Coach : Team D Dancer : Agile

7 HOUSE : BIG

A Home : Live B School : Daily

C Water : Cold D Clothes : Socks

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Reading comprehension 16 In the last line of the first paragraph,

the word mobile means……
Technology is rapidly expanding the scope A communicating B moving easily
of capabilities for both professional and person- with each other and quickly
al use; such is the case with smart phones. Pro- C learning D having extra
fessionals now have devices available to them new concepts time at work
capable of digital media, internet access, phone In the last line of the first paragraph,
communication, multi-person scheduling and 17
the word critical means……
office tools for documents and presentations.
A extremely important B very dangerous
Businesspeople that are often mobile may max-
imize the use of these critical features on smart C extremely devastating D very famous
phones.
18 In the second paragraph, the pronoun
Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of mul- (their) refers to……..
ti-function devices often use these devices for friv-
A Smart phones B Technology capabilities
olous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring
tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip C Individuals D Modern devices
and looking up the world record for most cans
crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. 19 In conclusion, the author believes that
This fusion of capabilities and increased availa- smart phones are…..
bility of such devices could be a sign of a growing A Useless in B Indispensable in
blend in society between work and personal life, modern life modern life
or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious C Deemed to disappear D Unnecessary as they
approach to their connectivity in personal lives. sooner or later are a waste of time

Sentence completion :
14 The term “frivolous” implies that the
author……..
Although we made payments each
A B believes that the 20 week, the loan took a very long time to
is fascinated by the average individual
endless capabilities
______ due to a high rate of ______.
does not need a
on smart phones smart phone A default...principal B finance...funding

C wants to see more D hopes that C repay...interest D assume...return

developments technology ceases
added to smart to expand its In order to ______ current stock
phone technology scope 21 market trends, experts gather an
abundance of data and interpret it in
multiple different ways.
What is the purpose of the concluding
15 sentence in the first paragraph? A reveal B organize
A Draw a conclusion B Assume where
C invest D analyze
about what we technology is headed
know smart phones and how it will affect All of the monkeys were feeling ______,
can do society 22 so it was ______ for the juvenile male to
C Comment on D Present two possible excite his peers.
human connectivity ex-planations for the A happy...hard B down...simple
through the use of growing popularity of
smart phones smart phones C energetic...easy D anxious...difficult
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After several days without food, the hiker
was famished and exhausted. After stum-
23
bling upon a bush full of ripe blackberries,
he was ______ to devour them.
______, she closed the car
30 door. She was moving away
and would not see her friends for
a long time.

A eager B reluctant A Sadly B Hurriedly

C disappointed D careful C Lazily D Quietly
Before, Salma’s diet had consisted
24 primarily of imported foods. However, Fares ______ scored below average
lately she has begun to enjoy more 31 on tests and projects. He was quite
______ cuisine. surprised to see ______ test grade.
A rancid B local A frequently... seldom...a failing
B
a despicable
C foreign D hard
D usually...
C often...a poor an outstanding
25 The maid polished the cloudy window
until it became ______ once more.
The audience at the dance perfor-
A blemished B smudged 32 mance was not_____. Dancers were
repeatedly _____ and the show had
C blurry D transparent to end early.
Dania generally preferred spicy foods, A friendly...harassed B happy...applauded
26 but during her pregnancy she preferred
more ______ food. C supportive...ostracized D pensive...undone

A mild B tasty
Hank’s basketball team never
C healthy D fine 33 played against teams from other
states, most of their games were
Mansour had heard that a single word played against _____ teams.
27 ______ may have multiple different
meanings. Although, at the moment, A poor B exceptional
he could not think of any examples. national
C D local

A never B sometimes
There was a questionable ______
C seldom D rarely 34 coming out of the restaurant. Conse-
quently, we decided to ______ else-
Considering the fact that she uses a where.
28 prosthetic leg, John’s victory in the foot
race was ______ amazing. A individual...go B sound...run

A kind of B truly C person...congregate D odor...dine

C slightly D a little Sarah hardly even noticed when

35 someone made a negative comment
29 The sun has risen every day of my life. I about her. Her sister, however, was
assume that it will ______ so in the future. more ______.

A typically do B fail to do A sensitive B sociable

C stop doing D continue doing C disinterested D grateful

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Though they may not always Many have tried

________ this before,
________ but more
________
43
agree with the politicians in power, liv- have succeeded
________
ing in a democratic country is a ______;
36 people in other parts of the world don’t A tried B before
enjoy similar ______.
C more D succeeded
A burden...expectations B right...oppressors
Although there were many girls in the
C privilege...liberties D boon...dangers 44 art classroom, there was not a single
female.
A although B girls
Spotting contextual errors:
C art D female
Fahd exchanged
________ his old ________ car for a Someone
________ who is ________
twenty-one years old
37 45 ________
new one of ________
higher ________
velocity. is a teenager.
________
A exchanged B old A Someone B twenty-one
C higher D velocity C old D teenager

38 Inside
________ the full
________ box, Kareem
found
________ nothing.
________ ANSWERS : Experimental Test 7
A Inside B full 1 A 13 A 25 D 37 D
C found D nothing 2 A 14 A 26 C 38 D

3 C 15 D 27 B 39 B
The sunset
________ made beautiful airplanes
________
39 4 D 16 B 28 B 40 A
appear
________ in the sky.
________
A sunset B airplanes 5 B 17 A 29 D 41 D

6 B 18 C 30 A 42 C
C appear D sky
7 C 19 B 31 D 43 C
We saw many modern artifacts in the
________ ________ 32 A 44 B
40 8 B 20 C
historic museum.
________ ________ They were so ancient.
9 A 21 D 33 D 45 D
A modern B artifacts
10 D 22 C 34 D
C historic D museum
11 C 23 A 35 A
The ________
movie had a sad
________ beginning, but it 12 B 24 B 36 C
41
was ________
happy at the back.
________
A movie B sad

C happy D the back

There were many

________ fruits
________ and vegetables
42
for ________
saving at the market.
________
A many B fruits

C saving D market
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Experimental Test 8 8 AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE

In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized words
A later : precede B urbane : naive
followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of
words whose relationship is most similar to that expressed by C evasive : wordy D feeble : worker

the capitalized pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.
9 VINDICTIVE : MERCY

Analogies A transient : fleeting B elated : happy

C crestfallen : cognizant D skeptical : trustfulness

1 HAIR : BALD
A wig : curly
C rain : arid
2 DINGHY : BOAT
A novel : book
C oar : water
3 APPLE : TREE
A silver : book
10 FISH : TROUT
B egg : cooked
A ocean : wave B mammal : whale
D skin : scarred
C bird : aviary D antenna : insect
11 FISH : SCALES
B canoe : paddle
A book : education B bird : feathers
D deck : stern
C cat : claws D snake : fangs
12 DOCTOR : DISEASE
B bronze : copper

C glass : sand D pearl : oyster A moron : imbecility B pediatrician :

senility
C psychiatrist :
4 CARNIVORE : MEAT maladjustment D broker : stocks

A carnivore : vegetable B herbivore : plants

C vegetarian : vitamins
5 DEARTH : PAUCITY
13 SCISSORS : SEVER
D botanist : herbs
A scales : average B barrel : roll
eraser : drudge
C D millstone : grind

A individual : person B scarcity : shortage

C shortage : plethora D prairie : forest

Reading comprehension
6 CONSENSUS : AGREEMENT
We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
A conundrum : obvious B effect : affect of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
C education : improvement D ameliorate: improve
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
7 DETERIORATE : IMPROVE
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
A feckless : careless B evanescent : exigent
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the ear-
C hope : hone D obstinate : tractable liest forms of specifically human cooperation. In
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the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene ple. When a child learns the name of an object, he
period, our earliest human ancestors may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
dropped my doll:
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for pick it up for me!” The child is using language
considerable cooperation and coordination. As to get things done, and it is almost an accident
their material culture gradually improved, they be- of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
came artists and made carvings and engravings the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to be-
lieve that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech. The main idea of this text
14
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint is…………………….
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone A To provide evidence of B To present the
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to the origin of language. need for language.
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and C To discuss how early D To present the
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding man communicated. culture of early man.
development of language, from the most primitive Theories of the origin of language include
and limited language of the earliest human groups 15
all of the following EXCEPT……………
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise A occurring through B The need to
in the first place? the years. communicate.
C Language D The first man’s
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the of children. extensive vocabulary.
language of children, the language of primitive The purpose of the discussion of the
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken 16
word, “Doll,” is intended to…….
place in languages in the course of recorded his-
tory, the behavior of higher animals like chimpan- A B Support the fact
Trace the evolution that naming things
zees, and the behavior of people suffering from of a noun. is most important.
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer C
Indicate how adults D Show the evolution
from limitations, and must be treated with caution. teach language to of many meanings
children. for one word.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite The implication of the author regarding the
17 early elements of language is that……..
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
A There were B Care must be
where there is already a fully developed language,
specific real exercised when
and this is surrounded by adults who use that lan- steps followed exhuming what we
guage and are teaching it to him. to develop our consider the roots
language. of language
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of C We owe a debt D Adults created
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but of gratitude to language in order
this does not prove that the earliest words of prim- the chimpanzee to instruct their
itive man were also the names of things and peo- contribution. children.
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In the Middle Ages, return-

If we accept that primitive man
ing prisoners in exchange for
18 existed for a very long period of
money became common instead
time without language, then we may 22
assume that……….. of putting them to death.
Though the act was humane,
the primary reasons behind it were
A Language B Language ________ rather than ________ .
is not developed with
necessary the developing A humanitarian, B economic,
to man’s culture of economic humanitarian
existence. primitives.
C customs, D customs,
C
Primitives D
Children humanitarian economic
existed in total brought about
isolation from
The principal asked the teachers to
a need for
23 discover and _________ each
one another. language.
student’s _________ talents.

After a reading of this article, A suppress, unrecognized B develop, intrinsic

19
one might infer that…….
C redirect, spacious D belittle, dormant
A Language is for B Society uses
adults to instruct language to Instead of a long line, I have managed
24 to ______ the tickets.
children. improve itself.
C With the evolution D A manipulate B recognize
Language
of language came
brings power. C protect D procure
wisdom.

The employee’s ________ of money

In the second paragraph, the 25 from the public funds was discovered
20 pronoun (they) in the sentence: by the auditor.
(They all suffer from limitations)
refers to…….. A posting B trial balance

C embezzlement D casting
A Children who B Adults who teach
can learn a new children how to
I can __________ for his honesty and
language speak a language 26 ability to work hard.
C D A bet
The types of The B promise
proofs about the communities
way we learn which existed in C vouch D vow
languages ancient times
A Job in this hectic department
27 __________ a lot of hard work.
A entails B proceeds
Sentence completion :
C prevents D curtails
The board was amazed to see
21 such an outstanding research by I cannot concentrate,
a mere _______. 28 here is too much __________.
A undergraduate student B prominent doctor A detraction B distraction

C great scientist D famous businessman C people D contraction

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This account is exempted Detective Harris is very ______; he

29 from __________ charges. 36 conducts his investigations with
utmost _______.
A bevy B levy
A intelligent...idiocy B relaxed...intensity
C interest D profit
C experienced...novelty D careful...confirmation
Expert chefs often ______ techniques
30 and ingredients from all over the world She knew the medicine would taste ter-
to ______ new recipes. 37 rible. ________, in order to be cured,
she had to take it.
A use...revise B combine...create
A Never B Since
C infuse...copy D contemplate...follow
C Although D However
In order to ______ themselves as a
respectable competitor in the retail sales ______ the fox is usually able to with-
31 market, they were willing to incur sub- 38 stand heavy winters, it ______ falls
stantial initial losses. victim to famine and exhaustion.
A accept B install A Afterwards...often B Moreover...normally

C build D establish C Even though...sometimes D If...never

The hiker had only a few ounces of

32 water left in his canteen. He ______ Spotting contextual errors:
that he might ______ if he did not find
clean drinking water soon.
After looking at the map,
________ Fahd said
A realized...flourish B worried...starve that we should continue heading
________ east.
39
I disagreed
________ with him, and started in
C noticed...die D feared...perish that direction.
________
The quarterback fell and broke his A map B heading
33 ankle. _____ around the injury quickly
caused the ankle to look very bruised C disagreed D direction
and swollen.
When the value
________ of an asset increases,
________
A Inflammation B Bandages
40 the owner of that asset incurs a loss.
________
________
C Discoloration D Trauma A value B increases

The irascible dinner guests were so C asset D loss

34 dirty that they stained the white ta-
blecloth when they touched it. When The ________
formation of calumniated
________ thun-
the waitress offered them soap, they 41 derheads is a fair ________
oxidation of an
regarded her with ______. incoming
________ storm.
A disdain B gratitude A formation B calumniated

C alarm D intensity C oxidation D incoming

The students were ______ to the dean Medieval knights were often excluded for
35 who selected them for classes over- 42 their outstanding chivalry and success in
seas, so they readily ______ the offer. combat.

A thankful...rejected B grateful...accepted A excluded B chivalry

C pleased...considered D hungry...refused C success D combat

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The athlete had been badly injured

________ during ANSWERS : Experimental Test 8
games; although a nurse applied
________ a cold
43 C D
press to the affected
________ area, his ankle im- 1 13 25 C 37 D
mediately began to diminish.
________
A injured B applied
2 A 14 A 26 C 38 C
C affected D diminish

In order to ________
get rid of all his opponents,
________ 3 D 15 D 27 A 39 C
44 the businessman had all of his
competitors
________ promoted.
________
4 B 16 C 28 B 40 B
A get rid of B opponents

C competitors D promoted
5 B 17 B 29 B 41 C
The elderly
________ professor was often seen sitting
45 in contemplation.
________ I imagine he was defend-
ing his long academic career. 6 D 18 B 30 B 42 A
________ ________
A elderly B contemplation
7 D 19 D 31 D 43 D
C defending D academic

Compared to the skyscrapers that are 8 A 20 C 32 D 44 D

46 virtually
________ ubiquitous
________ in modern cities,
most city dwellings
________ are quite massive.
________
A virtually
9 D 21 A 33 A 45 C
B ubiquitous

C dwellings D massive
10 B 22 C 34 A 46 D
47
Rather than be ________
delighted all ________
winter,
Jim should try
________ to be more ________
cheerful.
11 B 23 B 35 B 47 A
A delighted B winter

C try D cheerful
12 D 24 D 36 C

The First Book

In Saudi Arabia

ACHIEVEMENT
TEST IN ENGLISH
 The end of the GAT
Experimental tests

Some Study Tips for the GAT

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• Be confident
• Always remember that (Practice Makes Perfect).
• Time management is crucial for your success.
• Check your answer sheet before submitting it.
• Don’t worry. You have more than one chance to attempt The GAT (General
Aptitude Test). It is held several times a year

Keep in mind the following wise sayings:

• “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
• “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities.
They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”
• “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go
to bed with satisfaction.”
• “The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Op-
portunity In Every Difficulty.”

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