Prep Lab Sample Paper For IBA Test

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this question booklet; on answer sheet and on the sticker on the chair are the same as in
admit card issued to them.
2. Use of calculator is not allowed.
3. Candidates must carefully follow the instructions given in this booklet and by the
instructor/announcer.
4. The test is divided into three parts (total duration of the test is two hours & 45
minutes):
❖ 50 Multiple Choice Questions of Mathematics - Time allowed 80
minutes.
❖ 45 Multiple Choice Questions of English- Time allowed 50 minutes.
❖ One essay question - Time allowed 40 minutes. Separate instructions for
essay question will be given later.
5. No negative Marking
6.If a candidate does not want to answer any question he

/ she MUST cross the option E on the answer sheet.
7. When the instructor/announcer says STOP, candidates must stop writing and
cover their test booklets with the answer sheets.
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01- If 6n × 64 = 610, then n =
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 6
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02- The point (a, b) is reflected over the x-axis, and then the reflected point is
reflected over the y-axis. If a and b are both positive, which of the following
represents the coordinates of the point after the second reflection?
(A) (a, b)
(B) (b, a)
(C) (–a, –b)
(D) (–b, –a)
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03- In the xy – plane, what is the area of a triangle whose vertices are (√10,0) ,
(√40,0), and (√10 ,6)?
A) 10
B) 6√10
C) 3√10
D) 5
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04- An isosceles triangle has two sides of length 5 and 12. Which of the following
could be the perimeter of this triangle?
I. 22 II. 29 III. 30
(A) II only
(B) I and II only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II, and III
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05- If x < x3 < x2, then which of the following must be true?
(A) x < –1
(Β) –1 < x < 0
(C) 0 < x < 1
(D) x > 1
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06- What is the maximum number of points of intersection between a circle
and a square that lie in the same plane?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
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07- Let an represent the nth term of a particular sequence. If a2 = 54 and each term
except the first is equal to the previous term divided by 3, then what is the first term
that is NOT an integer?
(A) a4
(B) a5
(C) a6
(D) a7
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08- An integer i between 200 and 300, inclusive, is to be chosen at random. What is
the probability that i is a multiple of 4 as well as a multiple of 6?
A) 17/101
B) 26/101
C) 34/101
D) 43/101
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09- If y varies directly as x, and if y = 8 when x = a and y = 12 when x = a + 10,
what is the value of a?
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20
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10- The figure above shows the graph of the function
f(x) = ax + b, where a and b are constants. What is the slope of
the graph of the function g(x) = –2f(x)?
A. -3
B. 4/3
C. -3/4
D. 3
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11- The median of a set of 5 integers is 10. If the greatest of these integers is 5 times
the least integer, and if all the integers are different, what is the greatest possible sum
of the numbers in this set?
A. 116
B. 106
C. 96
D. None of above
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12- Glenna had three boxes of pencils, each of which contained y pencils. She
distributed these pencils by giving one to each student in her class, and had 9 pencils
left over. If there are 21 students in Glenna’s class, what is y?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10
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13- If an integer n is divisible by both 12 and 20, then it must also be divisible by
(A) 25
(B) 54
(C) 96
(D) 240
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14- The profit that a company earns is equal to its revenue minus its
expenses. If the revenue, in dollars, that a company makes for selling x items is given
by the function R(x) = 12x and the expenses it must pay for selling those x items is
given by the function E(x) = 3x + 12, then which of the following expresses the
profit, in dollars, that the company earns for selling those x items?
(A) P(x) = 15x + 12
(B) P(x) = 9x – 12
(C) P(x) = 9x + 12
(D) P(x)= 15x – 12
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15- For which of the following functions is f(a+b)=f(a)f(b) for all real numbers a and
b?
A) f(x) = sin(x)
B) f(x) = log3 x
C) f(x) = ex
D) f(x) =x
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16- The figure above shows a circle with an area of 25π
square units. If each vertex of the rectangle is on the circle
as shown, what is the area of the rectangle, in square units?
(A) 30
(B) 36
(C) 42
(D) 48
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17- Line l passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line given by the
equation 2x + y = 8. Which of the following points is NOT on line l?
(A) (– 4, – 2)
(B) (–1, 1)
(C) (2, 1)
(D) (7, 3.5)
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18- If k is a positive odd integer greater than 4, which of the following
always represents the product of two even integers?
(A) k2 – 4
(B) k2 + 4k – 5
(C) k2 + 5k + 6
(D) k2 + 3k – 10
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19- What is smallest integer that satisfies the inequality equation x2+ 2x – 8 < 0?
A) –2
B) –3
C) –4
D) –5
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20- if the discriminate of quadratic equation is zero, the equation has how many
distinct real roots
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
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21- Careem Taxi charges a R250 flat rate in addition to R25 per KM. ASAD has no
more than R800 to spend on a trip. How many KMs can ASAD travel without
exceeding her limit?
A) 32 KMs
B) 27 KMs
C) 22 KMs
D) None of these
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22- The graph above shows the salaries of 5

employees at Ultra Corp over an 8-year period.
Which employee’s salary has risen at the fastest
rate over this period?
(A) Employee 1
(B) Employee 2
(C) Employee 3
(D) Employee 4
(E) Employee 5
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23- radioactive substance decays at an annual rate of 37 percent. If the initial amount
of the substance is 37 grams, which of the following functions f models the
remaining amount of the substance, in grams, t years later?
A) f(t) = 37(0.63)t
B) f(t) = 37(0.37) t
C) f(t) = 63(97) t
D) f(t) = 73(97) t
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24- The sum of three numbers is 952. One of the numbers, z, is 40% less than the
sum of the other two numbers. What is the value of z?
A) 272
B) 380.8
C) 357
D) 571.2
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25- One bucket of fried chicken serves either 3 adults or 5 children. If the Memorial
Day fair committee wants to have enough chicken to serve 100 children and 60
adults, how many buckets of chicken are needed?
(A) 29
(B) 32
(C) 35
(D) 40
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25- (5x − 3x + 4) (3x + 6x − 2) =
(A) 9x2 + 16x − 4
(B) 18x2 + 32x − 8
(C) 18x2 − 40x + 8
(D) 72x2 + 20x – 8
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26- In a particular year, if January 22 is the 4th Wednesday of the month, what is the
date of the 4th Monday in January?
(A) January 20
(B) January 21
(C) January 26
(D) January 27
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27- A pile of playing cards consists of only kings, jacks, and queens. If the
probability of randomly choosing a king is ¼ and the probability of randomly
choosing a queen is 2/7, what is the probability of randomly choosing a jack?
(A) 3/7
(B) 15/28
(C) 13/28
(D) 4/7
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28- The price of a certain stock was d dollars on January 1, 2003. The price decreased
by 20% in January, increased by 40% in February, decreased by 25% in March, and
increased by 25% in April. In terms of d, what was the price of the stock at the end
of April?
(A) 0.80d
(B) 0.84d
(C) 1.05d
(D) 1.12d
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29- If a and b are positive integers and 4a + 2b = 20, what is greatest possible
value of b?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
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30- If a and b are positive integers, a + b < 20, and the product ab is an even number,
what is the largest possible value of a?
(A) 18
(B) 19
(C) 11
(D) 7
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31- Seven positive integers are arranged from least to greatest. If the median is 9 and
the only mode is 4, what is the least possible range for the 7 numbers? Statistics
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 8
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32- . Four hundred dollars was invested at a yearly simple interest rate of x percent.
If at the end of one year the investment had grown to 500 dollars, what is the value
of x?
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 30
(D) 35
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33- Set S contains the numbers 20 to 40, inclusive. If a number is chosen at random
from S, what is the probability that this number is even?
A. 10/20
B. 11/20
C. 10/21
D. 11/21
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34- An elementary school class of 55 students is planning a field trip to a nearby
aquarium. The price of admission is $15 per person. However, for groups of 60 or
more people, the price is reduced to $13 per person. How much money would the
class save by buying 60 tickets at the discounted price and using only 55 of them,
instead of buying 55 individual tickets?
(A) 15
(B) 25
(C) 35
(D) 45
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35- In a round Indian Premier League involving 8 teams, each team will play every
other team twice. How many total matches will be played in the tournament?
(A) 52
(B) 54
(C) 56
(D) 58
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36- If f(x) = |x + 4| and g(x) = x + 4, which of the following statements are true about
the graphs of f and g in the xy-plane?
I. f(x) + g(x) = 2f(x) for x ≥ –4
II. The graphs are the same for x > – 4
III. f(x) + g(x) = 0 for x ≤ –4
A) I only
B) II only
C) II and III only
D) I, II and III
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37- How many points of intersection does the curve x 2 + y2 = 4 have with
line
x + y =2 ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
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38- Two spheres one with diameter 10 and one with radius 20, are tangent to each
other. If P is any point on one sphere and Q is any point on the other sphere what is
the maximum possible length of 𝑃𝑄̅̅̅̅?̅̅̅̅
A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 60
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39- Which of the following must be true about the sum of all the prime numbers
between 20 and 30?
A. It is a prime number.
B. It is an odd number.
C. It is a factor of 156.
D. It is a multiple of 5.
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40- Which of the following numbers is divisible by 5 and 9?
(A) 42,235
(B) 34,325
(C) 46,505
(D) 37,845
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41- The product of five consecutive even integer is 0. What is the greatest
possible value of any one of these integers?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 0
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42- If 5x + 7y = 18 and 2x − 4y = 6, what is the value of 7x + 3y?
(A) 7
(B) 12
(C) 19
(D) 24
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43- Which of the following expresses the number that is 12 less than the product of
3 and x + 1?
(A) 3x – 9
(B) x + 37
(C) 3x − 11
(D) x – 8
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44- If an six-slice pizza has a diameter of 12 inches, what is the area of one slice, in
square inches?
A. 2.25π
B. 6π
C. 9π
D. 36π
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45- A square is changed into a rectangle by adding 3 meters to one side and
subtracting 2 meters from the other side. The new rectangle has an area of 50 square
meters. Find the original length of a side of the square.
A. 5 meters
B. 6 meters
C. 7 meters
D. 8 meters
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46- a biker goes 48 kilometers in 3 hours, on the way back the biker decreases his
speed down to 4 kilometers an hour how much time did it take for the biker on the
way back
A. 3h
B. 4h
C. 5h
D. 6h
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47- If the product of the two roots of the quadratic equation x2 + mx + m(m - 1) = 0
is 2, then the value of m is
A) Only 2
B) Only – 1
C) Both 2 and – 1
D) None of these
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48- In a certain game, there are only two ways to score points; one way is worth 3
points, and the other is worth 5 points. If Tamsin's total score is 61, which of the
following could be the number of 3-point scores that Tamsin had?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
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49- What is the fifth term of the arithmetic sequence 2, ___, 8, ___, ___, ?
(A) 5
(B) 11
(C) 13
(D) 14
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50- Blaire, Chen, Erin, Liz, and Mauro all participate in a 1-mile race. The average
(arithmetic mean) for the times of all girls is 6.5 minutes. If the average time for
Blaire, Chen, and Erin is 6.7 minutes, what is the average time for Liz and Mauro?
A. 6.1 minutes
B. 6.2 minutes
C. 6.3 minutes
D. 6.4 minutes
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ENGLISH PORTION (TIME ALLOWED 50 MINUTES)
Question 51 to 60 are of GRAMMAR. Choose the best option
51. On November 4, suspects Gary Talerino and Jennifer O'Brien were arrested on
a charge of vandalism that ______________ at the local high school.
A. occurs
B. will occur
C. is occurring
D. occurred
52- Varsha is trying to read all three books in the series before summer
____________.
A. ended
B. will have ended
C. will end
D. ends
53- We have ______________ more sweets since that wonderful bakery opened
down the block.
A. ate
B. been eating
C. been eat
D. eat
54- I am trying to become more skilled at weaving before winter _________.

A. sarrived
B. will have arrived
C. will arrive
D. arrives
55- While trying to ______________ his pet iguana from a tree, Travis Stevens fell
and broke his ankle.
A. be rescuing
B. have rescued
C. rescue
D. rescuing’
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56- There ______________ three different ways to make perfect pie crust.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. being
57- I ______________ the speech you gave last Thursday night, but I was in bed
with the flu.
A. will have heard
B. would hear
C. might hear
D. would have heard
58- The noise from all the airplanes ______________ louder in the afternoon.
A. gets
B. get
C. have gotten
D. are getting
59- The little boy ______________ himself down on the floor and threw a tantrum.
A. flings
B. flanged
C. flung
D. fling
60- The people who bought this old lamp at the auction ______________ foolish.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. has been
Question 61 to 40 are of SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT. Choose the best
option
61. He doesn’t like going to the grocery store as much as I do!
A. dislikes
B. enjoys
C. likes
D. Correct as
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62- Well, its another rainy day. I wonder what I will do.
A. Well, it was
B. Well, it isn’t
C. Well, it’s
D. Correct as is
63- The last week Sonia received a call from the Human Resources director at a
computer software company.
A. Last week
B. On last week
C. The week last
D. Both A and C are correct.
64- HR director of NESTLE Company asked Jaime could he fly to Chicago for a
job interview.
A. if he could fly
B. could he fly
C. whether he could fly
D. Both A and C are correct
65- I wonder I’ll well again. I wonder when I can go back to work.
A. when I’ll get well again.
B. when I’ll well again.
C. when I would get well.
D. Whenever I’ll get well again.
E. Correct as is
66- Sania plays cricket and football besides.

A. Also
B. Both
C. Too
D. As well
67- Asad was really happy while I accepted his invitation for his birthday party.
A. When
B. After
C. As
D. Correct as is
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68- It is very good that He has eaten his food.
A. Has eaten
B. Has taken
C. Has wasted
D. Has had
69- Please blow up the candle.

A. Blow off
B. Blow up
C. Put off
D. Put out
70- The customer said “please give me the another one.”

A. please give me the another one
B. please give me the other one
C. please give me other one
D. please give me others one
Question 71 to 80 are of VOCABULARY. Choose the best option

71- Male and female loons tend to act ______, actively helping each other forage for
food to feed their young.
A. aggressively
B. surreptitiously
C. cooperatively
D. defensively
72- My grandmother, who never spent a dime and rarely talked, was considered both
______ and ______.
A. miserly. . . taciturn
B. frugal. . . effusive
C. stingy. . . garrulous
D. munificent. . . reticent
73- After acing his final, David was ------------ about his prospects for a good overall
course grade.
A. Morose
B. Sanguine
C. Convolute
D. Nurture
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74- After witnessing a number of territorial skirmishes, Dr. Akash had to
change his earlier opinion that these particular breeds of chipmunk were always
______ animals.
A. curious
B. harsh
C. quarreling
D. peaceful
75- Although teasers for the film were absolutely ______, the film itself was well
presented, well timed, and represented a rather ______ work.
A. scintillating. . . blasé
B. tasteless. . . amateur
C. breathtaking. . . familiar
D. crude. . . polished
76- A decision based upon limited facts must be called ______.

A. harsh
B. deliberate
C. premature
D. fair
77- The ______ lecture hall could seat the entire graduating class including guests;
some said it was it was even _______.
A. burgeoning. . . elaborate
B. elaborate. . . haughty
C. commodious. . . enormous
D. capacious. . . miniscule
78- Despite the fact that Frank Lloyd Wright communities are almost ______, they
leave behind a ______ legacy of architecture and furniture design.
A. obsolete. . . transitory
B. extinct. . . vital
C. self-sufficient. . . prodigious
D. isolated. . . robust
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79- The majority of the villagers in this seemingly forgotten land, are
______ vegetarians; that is, they only eat meat during a holy celebration, or
whenever they can afford it, which, because of the ludicrously high prices, is
practically never.
A. sometimes
B. clandestine
C. adamant
D. reluctant
80- Either the fishing at Redingote Beach is ______, or I went there on an off day.
A. plentiful
B. overrated
C. caustic
D. sporadic
Question 81 to 90 are of CLOZE PASSAGE. Choose the best option
1-10. given below questions comprises of cloze passages. Fill the best suitable
option in given blank.
Women have (81) _______ made (82) __________ in the corporate workplace but
certainly not as much as they had (83) __________. We have new laws, rules, and
(84) __________ relating to women in workplace, but we have not changed much is
the male (85) _______. Women have fallen short in their goal because we (86)
_________ the potency of male need to (87) ________ their power. We can abide
(8) _________ by the rules and laws we create in order to (89) _________ women
an equal opportunity to in the corporate workplace and still (90) _________ the
problem that afflicted and frequently capsized the women raft.
81. A. perhaps B. seldom C. optimistically D. not E. undoubtedly
82. A. progress B. efforts C. attempts D. decision E. automation
83. A. predisposed B. prescribed C. expected D. informed E. encompassed
84. A. activities B. cases C. policies D. problems E. revolution
85. A. Hatred B. pattern C. achievement D. population E. behavior
86. A. retaliate B. respect C. risk D. mimeses E. underestimate
87. A. maintain B. know C. absolve D. evolve E. diminish
88. A. partially B. occasion C. them D. excessively E. scrupulously
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89. A. share B. deny C. Assure D. donate E. deprive
90. A. overcome B. mentioned C. judge D. explore E. emphasis
Question 90 to 95 are of CRITICAL PASSAGE. Choose the best option
Steamships were first introduced into the United States in 1807, and John Molson
built the first steamship in Canada(then called British North America) in 1809. By
the 1830's dozens of steam vessels were in use in Canada. They offered the traveler
reliable transportation in comfortable facilities-a welcome alternative to stagecoach
travel, which at the best of times
Could only be described as wretched. This commitment to dependable river transport

became entrenched with the investment of millions of dollars for the improvement
of waterways. which included the construction of canals and lock systems? The
Lachine and Welland canals. two of the most important systems. were opened in
1825 and 1829, respectively. By the time that Upper and Lower Canada were united
into the Province of Canada in 1841. the public debt for canals was more than one
hundred dollars per capita. an enormous sum for the time. But it may not seem such
a great amount if we consider that improvements allowed steamboats to remain
practical for most commercial transport in Canada until the mid-nineteenth century.
91. What is the main purpose of the passage?
(A) To contrast travel by steamship and stagecoach
(B) To criticize the level of public debt in nineteenth - century Canada -
(C) To describe the introduction of steamships in Canada
(D) To show how Canada surpassed the United States in transportation
improvements
92. The word "reliable" in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the

following
(A) Quick
(B) Safe
(C) Dependable
(D) Luxurious
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93. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about stagecoach
travel in Canada in the 1831's?
(A) It was reasonably comfortable.
(B) It was extremely efficient.
(C) It was not popular.
(D) It was very practical.
94. According to the passage, when was the Welland Canal opened?
(A) 1807
(B) 1809
(C) 1825
(D) 1829
95. According to the passage, steamships became practical means of

transportation in Canada because of
(A) improvements in the waterways
(B) large subsidies from John Molson
(C) a relatively small population
(D) the lack of alternate means
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ESSAY TIME (ALLOWED 40 MINUTES)
“We love best not that which gives great pleasure, but what
comes through great effort.”
Assignment: Write an essay in which you challenge, defend, or qualify this

statement, using an example or examples from history, politics, science and
technology, literature, the arts, current events, or your experience or observation.
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Math Keys English
01 D 11 B 21 C 31 C 41 C 51 D 61 A 71 C 81 E 91 C
02 C 12 D 22 A 32 B 42 D 52 D 62 C 72 A 82 A 92 C
03 B 13 D 23 A 33 D 43 A 53 B 63 A 73 B 83 C 93 C
04 A 14 B 24 B 34 D 44 D 54 D 64 A 74 D 84 C 94 D
05 B 15 C 25 D 35 C 45 D 55 C 65 75 D 85 E 95 A
06 D 16 D 26 D 36 D 46 B 56 B 66 C 76 C 86 B
07 C 17 B 27 C 37 C 47 C 57 A 67 A 77 C 87 A
08 C 18 B 28 C 38 C 48 C 58 A 68 D 78 B 88 D
09 D 19 B 29 D 39 C 49 D 59 C 69 C 79 D 89 C
10 D 20 B 30 A 40 D 50 B 60 B 70 B 80 B 90 A
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2. Use of calculator is not allowed.

6.If a candidate does not want to answer any question he

22- The graph above shows the salaries of 5

54- I am trying to become more skilled at weaving before winter _________.

66- Sania plays cricket and football besides.

69- Please blow up the candle.

70- The customer said “please give me the another one.”

Question 71 to 80 are of VOCABULARY. Choose the best option

76- A decision based upon limited facts must be called ______.

Could only be described as wretched. This commitment to dependable river transport

92. The word "reliable" in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the

95. According to the passage, steamships became practical means of

Assignment: Write an essay in which you challenge, defend, or qualify this

Math Keys English

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