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1. Paragraph anagrams

Rearrangement of sentences or paragraph anagrams s the most common!" seen #ueston n the CAT an$ nmost of other MBA a$msson tests% &t nterestng to 'no( that ths #ueston $oesn)t e*amne an"prevous!" !earnt concepts+ nether s t ,ase$ on an" partcu!ar !ogc% -hat t tests s common sense an$spee$% E*tensve practce s the 'e"%

.o(ever+ (e have a fe( strateges for "ou% Stu$" them an$ use them n the e*ercse that fo!!o( an$ "ou)!!,e comforta,!e (th them%

/aragraph 0um,!es #uestons are presente$ n $fferent forms%

a) our fve sentences ether num,ere$ 1+2+3+4+5 or !ettere$ a+ ,+ c+ $+ e are gven n a 0um,!e$ form%The sentences are fo!!o(e$ ," choces of four poss,!e com,natons of arrangements of thesesentences% 6ou have to choose the most !ogca! or$er of arrangement of these sentences to form ameanngfu!+ coherent paragraph%

E%g% A% The managers are themse!ves parts of varous herarches of managera! nf!uence+ coup!e$ to oneanother ," e*p!ct an$ mp!ct co$es of ,ehavour an$ nformaton net(or'%

B% Management scence an$ M&S have ntro$uce$ ne( e!ements of comp!e*t" nto the manager)s

(or!$%C% Management $ea!s (th comp!e* soca! s"stems 0one$ ," ph"sca! an$ nformatona!

mechansms to other soca! s"stems that are the respons,!t" of other managers%D% &f ths seems to ma'e the soca! s"stem appear comp!e*+ t s so nten$e$%1% DCAB 2% ADCB 3% DBAC 4% CADB

b) A set of s* sentences s gven+ n (hch the frst an$ the s*th sentences are f*e$ at ther respectvepostons% The four sentences that fa!!s ,et(een the frst an$ the s*th sentences are presente$ n a0um,!e$ form% 6ou are as'e$ to choose the !ogca! or$er of sentences from the choces%

E%g% 1% &f the phenomenon of $o(n gra$aton s un$erstoo$ an$ accepte$+ ,ran$s have to contnuous!"see' optons that offer ,etter va!ue to consumers%

A% Therefore+ gven an opton+ the consumer (as (!!ng to ,e satsfe$ ," greater va!ue from

truste$ ,ran$s rather than $o(ngra$e%B% Tea n po!"pac's $ou,!e$ ther vo!ume share ,et(een 1787 an$ 1771 n Bom,a"%C% Bscuts n fam!" pac's (tnesse$ phenomena! gro(th of such ,ran$s even $urng pero$s of

nf!aton%D% The onset of the $o(n gra$aton phenomenon seems to ,e a goo$ tme to !aunch ne( pro$ucts+

or ,etter st!!+ create ne( su,9categores%:% or nstance+ the more e*pensve ge! toothpaste categor" uppe$ ts share n Bom,a" ," s*

percent at the e*pense of popu!ar an$ econom" ,ran$s%1% BCAD 2% CDAB 3% ADBC 4% DCBA

Strategies for sentence anagrams

Strategy 1Avoid reading the sentences closely; that is not required and is a waste of time. Inspect the choices; if

each of the choices begins with different letters, identifying the sentence to begin the sequence leads

to the correct answer.

The fo!!o(ng e*amp!e !!ustrates ths%


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1% Sma!! companes that compete effectve!" ten$ to gro(+ an$ gro(th ,rngs ncreasng comp!e*t" an$speca!;aton n each functon%

A% Techno!ogsts ta!' a,out processes+ ne( matera!s+ an$ (orr" a,out protot"pe resu!ts an$technca! pro,!ems< as regar$s !anguage an$ nterests+ the" have !tt!e n common (thmar'etng%

B% As the compan" gro(s t ten$s ncreasng!" to fragment nto separate functona! s!an$s+ eachtr"ng to so!ve ts o(n pro,!ems+ each usng ts o(n speca! !anguage an$ havng ts o(nprortes%

C% Mar'etng peop!e+ for nstance+ ta!' a,out mar'et segmentaton+ mar'et gro(th+ promotons an$pro$uct mage+ an$ (orr" a,out changes n share%

D% /ro$ucton peop!e ta!' an$ (orr" a,out n$ustra! re!atons+ peop!e arrvng on tme+ an$ p!antan$ e#upment ,rea'$o(n an$ $e!a"s%

:% The" n ther turn have !tt!e n common (th ether mar'etng or the techno!ogsts (ho+ the"cons$er+ !ve n vor" to(ers%1% DACB 2% BCAD 3% ACBD 4% CDAB

&n the a,ove #ueston+ the choces ,egn (th $fferent !etters% The ,est strateg" then (ou!$ ,e to nspectsentence 1 an$ to $entf" the sentence that !ogca!!" fo!!o(s 1Sentence 1 $ea!s (th growth of companies an$ sentence B ,egns (th the contnut" phrase+ as thecompany grows% Conse#uent!"+ B has to fo!!o( 1 an$ the ans(er therefore s choce 2% You require

minimum steps in arriving at the answer in such questions.

Strategy 2

In choices that are closely related, identify a mandatory pair of sentences two sentences that should

form a sequence).

A% Ths !n'ng of po!tcs an$ musc s of course ancent an$ even Arstot!e n hs ,oo' =/o!tcs) sa$+>-e ma" compare the ,est form of government to the most harmonous pece of musc%?

B% M*ng metaphors+ Mr% C!nton referre$ to the s"mphon" so centra! to (estern musc an$ sa$+ >&ts tme ,oth natons hear$ the musca! compostons of each other an$ un$erstoo$ each other,etter%?

C% The o!garchc an$ $espotc to the more vo!ent tunes< an$ the $emocratc to the soft an$ gent!erars%

D% The US /res$ent (as conf$ent that f governments an$ peop!e of the t(o $emocraces ma$e a$etermne$ ,$ to un$erstan$ each other)s perspectves scrpts+ the" cou!$ create ne( s"mphones%

E% Such attempts to secure s"mphon" (ou!$ ,e so much ,etter than the n$v$ua! ,$s for vrtuosomprovsatons an$ a$herence to c!assca! compostons%1% BACDE 2% DCAEB 3% DECAB 4% BDEAC

&n the a,ove #ueston+ o,serve that the choces are c!ose!" re!ate$% T(o choces ,egn (th D an$ the othert(o (th B% &n such cases avo$ (or'ng from the frst sentence< nstea$ nspect the sentences #uc'!" an$$entf" a partcu!ar par of sentences that are man$ator"% &n the a,ove case EA s a man$ator" se#uence%@n!" choce 4 satsfes ths con$ton+ an$ therefore the most !ogca! se#uence%

Strategy !

"oo# out for quic# clues such as pronouns, con$unctions etc. in the beginning of sentences to help you

establish a sequence.

E%g% 1% As a senor economst assocate$ (th the reforms programme use$ to sa"+ a sure n$caton thatthe ne( economc po!c" (as succee$ng (ou!$ ,e (hen foregn nvestors start tre''ng to De!hn the s(e!terng heat of Ma" an$ June%

A% &f nothng e!se+ &n$a /o(er =74 came as a (e!come ,rea' to the po(er mnstr"< most of thepartcpants ha$ comp!mentar" thngs to sa" a,out government po!c"%

B% An$ there (ere (ou!$9,e entrants !'e the .ong ong9,ase$ Chna Lght an$ /o(er Compan"(ho ha$ turne$ up arme$ (th a fa* from the po(er mnstr" !stng ava!a,!e pro0ects n &n$a%


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C% -ere that the on!" "ar$stc'+ then 0u$gng ," the atten$ance at &n$a /o(er =74+ at !east thereforms n the po(er sector cou!$ ,e $ec!are$ a success%

D% There (ere the fam!ar names 9 Enron+ AES+ Cogentr*+ an$ Spectrum Techno!oges%:% Ths (as n str'ng contrast to the a$verse comments the mnstr" ha$ ,een attractng so far%

1% ADBC 2% BDCA 3% CDBA 4% DBCA

&n the a,ove #ueston+ a smart test ta'er (!! #uc'!" $entf" the phrase = (ere that the on!" "ar$stc'? nsentence C% Ths s a thought contnut" of the $ea n sentence 1 > foregn nvestors tre''ng toDe!h?% Conse#uent!" C has to fo!!o( 1< e!mnate choces 1+ 2+ an$ 4%Choce 3 s the correct ans(er%

Strategy %

In si& sentences 'ariety, wor# bac#ward from sentence ( if there is no ob'ious clue to wor# from

sentence 1; many a time we o'erloo# the hints that may be 'aluable

Let)s ta'e a !oo' at such an e*amp!e%

1% A recent a$vertsement of /remer &nstruments an$ Contro!s Lt$%+ a !ea$ng manufacturer of$ash,oar$ nstruments+ n a fnanca! $a!"+ summe$ t a!! up%

A% The fact s that e*ecutves from companes+ rangng from Dam!er Ben; to enera! Motors+ have,een scourng the &n$an countr"s$e !oo'ng for supp!ers of cheap components for pro$uctsma$e n ther European an$ Amercan p!ants%

B% &t o,vous!" $oes not even have the tme to ma'e the nvestments re#ure$ to set up a ne( p!ant%C% To$a"+ most &n$an automo,!e component manufactures cannot pro$uce enough to meet

$eman$ ,oth $omestc an$ nternatona!%D% The compan" (as so!ctng spare capactes for the supp!" of ntrcate machnes an$ sheet9meta!

components%:% -h!e some of them $o fn$ goo$ $ea!s+ man" have ha$ to go ,ac' empt"9han$e$%

1% ADCB 2% CBAD 3% BACD 4% DBCA

&n the #ueston gven a,ove+ see that >them) n sentence : refers to =e*ecutves) referre$ to n sentence A%%e% A prece$es :< choce 4 s the ans(er%

No( use these strateges an$ ans(er the fo!!o(ng e*ercse%

&erciseuestons :F Tme 3F mnutes

*irections for questions 1+2-Each question has six sentences which when properly sequenced form a

coherent paragraph. While sentences 1 and 6 are fixed in their respective positions, the four sentences in

between are umbled. !hoose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to

construct a paragraph.1. 1% The ps"cho!ogca! o,stac!es to the restoraton of the nternatona! assocaton of scentfc

(or'ers are st!! too form$a,!e to overcome%a% The" can $o ths ," 'eepng n touch (th !'e9mn$e$ peop!e a!! over the (or!$%,% Men of ths 'n$ can a$ n the great (or' of restorng the nternatona! socetes to hea!th%c% The" can a!so $o ths ," stea$fast!" champonng the nternatona! cause n ther o(n

spheres%

$% Ths s ,ecause there s a mnort" (hose $eas an$ fee!ngs are of a more comprehensve'n$%:% Success on a !arge sca!e (!! ta'e tme ,ut t (!! un$ou,te$!" come%

1% c,a$ 2% $,ac3% ,$ca 4% ,ac$


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2. 1% As !ong as the artst s an emp!o"e$ (or'man he must compromse%a% At the same tme he shou!$ not sacrfce hs o(n ntegrt" n $ong so%,% &t s a $angerous ho!$ng of the ,a!ance ,et(een t(o sets of forces%c% .e must never !ose touch (th !fe an$ ts re#urements%$% or compromse of that 'n$ s not a concesson to a !o(er or$er of thngs%:% The artst+ !'e a chse!+ serves a master+ ,ut n $ong so he gves hs master somethng he

never ,argane$ for%1% ca$, 2% a,c$3% $c,a 4% ,a$c

!. 1% The trage$" of the present strugg!e s that the en$s for (hch peop!e are strvng G foo$+(or'+ securt" an$ free$om G are gfts of scence%

a% &f peop!e cou!$ on!" un$erstan$ a !tt!e of ths poss,!t" n (hch scence offers%,% But nstea$ (e have $anger an$ ,!oo$she$+ (ant an$ mser"%c% These are gfts (hch scence has put (thn the reach of a!!%$% The resources+ 'no(!e$ge an$ the a,!t" to ,u!$ a ne( (or!$ are there%:% /eop!e (ou!$ ,ecome more reasona,!" mpatent of ther present state an$ more capa,!e of

changng t%1% c$,a 2% ,c$a3% $ac, 4% $ca,

%. 1% The countr" a,oun$s n the fnest natura! pro$uctons%a% But the ;ea!ous e*p!orer ma" come upon ts gent!er ,eautes n an ncre$,!" short tme%,% &ts pastures an$ catt!e are a$mra,!e%c% The more ma0estc parts of t are at a $stance%$% An$ the $eer are to ,e met (th+ n the course of a ha!f a $a" 0ourne"%:% An$ the trave!er s accompane$+ (henever he goes+ (th musc of the sngng ,r$s%

1% ac$, 2% ca,$3% $c,a 4% ca$,

. 1% &$eas of ,eaut" are among the no,!est+ (hch can ,e presente$ to the human mn$%a% An$ (hch+ to the rght!" percevng mn$ $oes not present a greater num,er of ,eautfu! than

of $eforme$ parts%,% &nvara,!" t e*acts an$ purfes t accor$ng to ther $egree%c% &t (ou!$ appear that (e are nten$e$ ," the creator to ,e constant!" un$er ther nf!uence%$% Because there s not one sng!e o,0ect n nature (hch s not capa,!e of conve"ng them%:% As there s scarce!" an"thng n pure+ un9$sease$ nature+ !'e postve $eformng ,ut on!"

$egrees of ,eaut"%

1% a,$c 2% $c,a3% ca,$ 4% ,c$a

(. 1% B!n$ courage s an anma! vrtue%a% &t s n$spensa,!e n a (or!$ fu!! of $angers an$ ev!s%,% Such anma! courage seems therefore ,eautfu! rather than crue! or $esperate%

c% An$ ,eng the !o(est an$ most nstnctve of vrtues t s the one most ($e!" a$mre$%$% A certan nsens,!t" an$ $ash are re#uste to s'rt the precpce (thout vertgo%:% But t ceases to ,e (hen the !ove of $anger ,egns to !ea$ men nto ev!s+ (hch are

unnecessar" to face%

1% a$,c 2% a,c$3% ,$ac 4% $ca,


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/. 1% reat ,oo's $o not sprng from somethng acc$enta! n the men (ho (rote them%a% An$ the e*presson of the !fe tse!f of the authors%,% &t $oes not succee$ unt! t ,ecomes the vehc!e of the vta!%c% An$ !terature cannot ,e sa$ to have serve$ ts true purpose unt! t has ,een trans!ate$ nto

the actua! !fe of hm (ho rea$s%$% The" are effervescng of ther ver" core%:% /rogress s the gra$ua! resu!t of the unen$ng ,att!e ,et(een reason an$ nstnct n (hch the

former (ns (th the he!p of the most po(erfu! engne G !terature%1% c$a, 2% $ac,3% ,ac$ 4% a$c,

0. 1% Man has so thorough!" e!mnate$ or su,$ue$ a!! serous compettors n the !vng (or!$%a% Because of ths atttu$e+ hs n$fference to certan matters can ,e un$erstoo$%,% &n fact he thn's of hmse!f as the ru!er of these forces%c% .e thn's of hmse!f as a'n to the mght" forces of the ph"sca! (or!$%$% .e a!so thn's that hs evo!uton s a movement to(ar$ that en$%:% 6et ,ecause of ths n$fference an$ $espte hs trumphs he has ,ecome the unhappest

speces on earth%1% ca$, 2% a$c,3% ,ca$ 4% c$,a

. 1% Mass mur$er of men ," men s strct!" manH s o(n nventon%a% An$ t has no va!ue for the human speces at !arge%,% Un!'e the nter9specfc (arfare of a!! other speces+ t prevents rather than preserves

e#u!,rum of antagonstc forces%c% &t s a cu!ture$ $sease rather than a ,o!ogca! necesst"%$% &t has ho(ever nestma,!e va!ue for $ctators< profteers an$ foo!s%:% Through them man'n$ has ,een a,!e to ma'e ts un#ue contr,uton to the soca! econom"

of the !vng (or!$%1% ,ca$ 2% a,$c3% ,c$a 4% c$a,

1. 1% /eop!e to $a" are n$fferent to the aesthetc pro$ucts of the past%

a% e( (or'ng c!ass peop!e en0o" cu!ture%,% That s the poston of ,oth the n$ustra! magnate+ tra$e unonst or communst%c% The" are suspcous of them< $ec!ne to receve them+ unt! the" have ,een $snfecte$ n

Russa%$% &n Eng!an$+ st!! the a,o$e of prvate enterprses+ n$fference pre$omnates%:% As a ru!e & am afra$ to ,ore them (th t !est & !ose ther ac#uantance%

1% a,$c 2% $a,c3% ,ac$ 4% ,c$a

11. 1% &n ts !a,or re!atons+ Brtan has+ on the (ho!e ,een more $emocratc than the USA%a% The m!tar" po(er has not ,een so much use$ to overcome !a,our%,% The" have not ,een turne$ nto mnature cv! (ars%c% &n U+ the str'es have never ,een move$ ," such vo!ence as n US%

$% There has ,een no sufferng from !!ega! an$ e*tra !ega! organ;atons%:% Co!!ectve ,arganng an$ po!tca! tra$e unonsm are among the usefu! machner" ," (hchBrtsh $emocrac" has e*presse$ tse!f%1% c,a$ 2% a$,c3% ac,$ 4% ac$,


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12. 1% The share mar'et has ,een f!uctuatng (th a far!" pre$cta,!e $egree of regu!art"%a% The" ten$ to fa!! ,efore the mar'ets c!ose for the (ee'en$%,% Ths s unusua! for ths tme of the "ear%c% Share prces ten$ to rse sharp!" $urng the ,egnnng of the (ee'%$% The phenomena have ,ecome so regu!ar over the past fe( (ee's%:% &t has ,ecome+ therefore+ poss,!e to antcpate the mar'et tren$ a $a" n a$vance%

1% ,a$c 2% ,ca$3% ,$ac 4% $a,c

1!. 1% @ne of the ,asc protectons of free speech s the rght of free assem,!"%a% .ence the consttuton guarantee to assem,!e peacefu!!" an$ (thout arms has ,een prov$e$%,% &n fact+ free$om of assem,!" an$ free$om of speech go han$ n han$%c% The framers of the consttuton 'ne( that the rght to peacefu!!" assem,!e for po!tca!

actvtes (as mportant%$% The" a!so 'ne( that ths (as essenta! to ma'e the free$om of speech rea!%:% The rght to assem,!" can ,e restrcte$ on!" n the nterest of pu,!c or$er an$ the restrctons

ought to ,e reasona,!e%1% ,c$a 2% ac$,3% ca,$ 4% $a,c

1%. 1% A!! sources of energ" upon (hch n$ustr" $epen$s are (aste$ (hen the" are emp!o"e$%a% A!rea$" coa! ha$ !arge!" ,een rep!ace$ ," o!%,% The n$ustr" s e*pen$ng them at a contnua!!" ncreasng rate%c% An$ (hat s true of o! s e#ua!!" true of other natura! resources%$% An$ o! s ,eng use$ up so fast that East an$ -est a!'e cons$er t necessar" to ther o(n

prospert" to $estro" the n$ustr" of the other%:% Ever"$a"+ m!es of forest are turne$ nto ne(spaper+ ,ut there s no 'no(n process ," (hch

ne(spaper can ,e turne$ nto forest%1% $,ca 2% ,ca$3% c$a, 4% ,a$c

1. 1% Mar* (as no austan+ concerne$ so!e!" (th un$erstan$ng socet"%a% .e (as centra!!" concerne$ (th the soca! pro,!ems of the !a" group an$ pro!etarat%

,% .s $agnoss (as that ther ncreasng mser" engen$ere$ en$emc c!ass strugg!e%c% An$ there can ,e !tt!e $ou,t that hs (or' s motvate$ ," an effort to re$uce ther sufferng

as he sa( t%$% .e (as a /romethean (ho sought to un$erstan$ t (e!! enough to nf!uence an$ change t%:% .s prognoss c!ame$ that ths (ou!$ cu!mnate n revo!uton%

1% $ac, 2% ac,$3% ,ac$ 4% c,$a

1(. 1% Length an$ tme are re!atve concepts+ f t(o spaceshps pass each other (th unformve!oct"%

a% @,servers on each shp (!! fn$ that the astronauts on the other shp are thnner an$ movngmore s!o(!"%

,% &f the re!atve spee$ s great enough% the" (!! move !'e actors n a s!o( moton move%

c% A!! phenomena (th pero$c movements (!! seem re$uce$ n spee$%$% Ths nc!u$es tunng for's+ (atches+ heart,eats+ v,ratng atoms etc%:% A :9foot astronaut stan$ng erect n a hor;onta!!" movng shp (!! appear : feet ta!! ,ut (!!

seem thnner n !ne of trave!%1% $c,a 2% a,c$3% c,$a 4% a$c,


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1/. 1% The (or!$ s ver" fu!! of peop!e G appa!!ng!" fu!! an$ the" are a!! tum,!ng over each other%a% There are t(o so!utons to overcome these $s!'es%,% @ne s the Na; so!uton &f "ou $onHt !'e peop!e+ '!! them+ ,ansh them+ segregate them an$

strut up an$ $o(n proc!amng "ouHre the sa!t of the earth%c% @ne $oesnHt !'e the co!our of ther s'ns+ or perhaps the shapes of ther noses or the (a" the"

(a!' an$ ta!'%$% Most of these peop!e one $on)t 'no( an$ some of them one $oesnHt !'e%:% The other (a" s much !ess thr!!ng+ ,ut s one the (ho!e the (a" of the $emocraces an$ s

much more prefera,!e%1% a$,c 2% ac$,3% ,ac$ 4% $ca,

10. 1% -or'ng of $emocrac" mposes certan respons,!tes an$ o,!gatons on peop!e%a% &f peop!e gve a free p!a" to ther actvtes for rea!sng ther (shes%,% &t $oes not mean !,ert" sans !mts%c% &t a!so p!aces o,!gatons upon men n po(er%$% Then t ,ecomes a serous hn$rance n the (or'ng of $emocrac"%:% .o(ever sometmes the $emocratc government ta'es a !enent ve( of the popu!ar rsngs

,ecause t fears !osng support of the peop!e%1% c,a$ 2% a$c,

3% ,a$c 4% $ca,

1. 1% The most vu!nera,!e secton of the socet" from the pont of ve( s the stu$ents%a% Revo!utonar" an$ ne( f!e$ge$ $eas have a great appea! to them%,% Agtatons ma" ,e non9vo!ent metho$s of protest%c% The" cannot resst the charm of persuason%$% The" are to ,e taught that (thout $scp!ne the" cannot get proper e$ucaton%:% .o(ever f these ,ecome vo!ent+ the antsoca! e!ements get encourage$ an$ un$scp!ne$

an$ put a!! proper (or'ng out of gear%1% $ca, 2% ac,$3% ,ca$ 4% ac$,

2. 1% There s no ,etter (a" to he!p one to he!p hm than to ,rng hm to 'no(!e$ge of hmse!f%

a% There s nothng that (!! ena,!e hm nto an a(a'ene$ 'no(!e$ge of the po(ers n hs sou!than to ,rng hm nto the rea!saton of hs oneness (th nfnte po(er%

,% These are the great truths of the sprt of nfnte (s$om%c% There s no ,etter (a" to ,rng one to 'no(!e$ge or hm than to !ea$ hm to 'no(!e$ge of

po(ers n hs sou!%$% -e sha!! fn$ that these same truths !e at the ver" ,ottom of the so!uton of our soca!

stuaton%:% An$ (e sha!! a!so fn$ that (e sha!! never have a fu!! an$ permanent so!uton of t unt! the"

are fu!!" recognse$ an$ ,u!t upon%1% a,c$ 2% ca,$3% a$c, 4% ,a$c

*irections for questions 21 + (- "iven below are a number of sentences which when properly sequenced

form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is identified with a number. !hoose the most logical order ofsentences to construct the paragraph.21. 1% .o(ever+ $octors atten$ng on hm to!$ us that t (as too ear!" to sa" he (as out of $anger%

2% .s pu!se rate an$ ,!oo$ pressure (ere Hnorma!H accor$ng to a me$ca! ,u!!etn ssue$ thsevenng%

3% The con$ton of Mr% mprove$ to$a"%4% .e s st!! on ,!oo$ transfuson+ g!ucose an$ sa!ne%

1% 1 3 2 4 2% 3 2 4 13% 4 3 1 2 4% 2 1 3 4


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22. 1% Ths (!! ensure that MBA gra$uates (!! ,e more soca!!" commtte$%2% Asprants have to humane+ senstve an$ carng%3% No( t ta'es more than ,usness sense to secure a$msson to .arvar$ Busness Schoo!%4% The $ea s to reshape the MBA e*perence from a$msson to 0o, fn$ng%

1% 3412 2% 32413% 1324 4% 2134

2!. 1% -hether ths amen$ment (!! acheve these o,0ectves or not remans to ,e seen%2% -hat s re!evant s that t ma'es more sense to ,ecome an NR& ,ecause n spte of $ong so the"

can spen$ fve months of the "ear n &n$a%3% The" can have the ,est of ,oth (or!$s%4% The centra! government s amen$ng the NR& ,!!%

1% 4123 2% 42313% 3124 4% 3214

2%. 1% The t"re n$ustr" has repeate$!" state$ that the gro(ers shou!$ get a$e#uate prce for ru,,er%2% Ths (as $ue to the hgh re!ease prce ," the STC%3% or ths purpose a mechansm (as evo!ve$ ," the n$ustr"%

4% Unfortunate!" $urng 1788 an$ 1787 ths scheme $$ not (or' at a!!%

1% 4 2 1 3 2% 3 2 4 13% 1 2 4 3 4% 1 3 4 2

2. 1% &t costs Ar &n$a more than a m!!on $o!!ars for the ne( $esgn%2% But un!'e other nternatona! carrers+ (hch announce$ ther mage+ change through

a$vertsng% Ar &n$a appears to have $one t on a sca!e nothng short of gran$ose%3% The ne( !oo' s the resu!t of a "ear!ong effort ," Lan$er Assocates%4% Ar &n$a (as fo!!o(ng the footsteps of more successfu! pre$ecessors !'e Brtsh Ar(a"s

an$ A &ta!a%

1% 1 3 4 2 2% 3 1 4 2

3% 3 2 1 4 4% 1 2 4 3

2(. 1% era!aHs ,g (gs $o not seem to have rea!se$ the serousness of the stuaton%2% But #ute a fe( (ou!$ comp!an a,out the ungo$!" neffcenc" an$ confuson nvo!ve$ n

tourst operators%3% The current hgh9prof!e a$ campagn touts era!a as Ko$Hs o(n countr"K%4% No one (ho has chance$ on era!a (ou!$ refute that c!am%

1% 3 2 4 1 2% 3 4 2 13% 2 3 4 1 4% 1 2 3 4

2/. 1% &n the others+ $agnoss s often ma$e (hen an$ f the f!ara organsm s foun$ n the ,!oo$samp!e%

2% But+ as n the case of near!" 1I m!!on peop!e n &n$a+ ths $oes not happen%3% rghtenng though t soun$s+ f!ara can ,e cure$ #ute eas!" f t s $scovere$ ear!" enough%4% A ma0ort" of them consu!t a $octor on!" (hen the !m,s ,egn to s(e!! up%

1% 2 4 3 1 2% 3 1 2 43% 3 2 4 1 4% 4 1 2 3


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20. 1% era!a s no( pose$ for ta'e9off%2% .ote!ers !'e the Ta0 group have ,een soun$e$ out%3% An$ a Bang'o' ,ase$ NR& has e*presse$ nterest n puttng up a hote! near Cochn%4% To he!p t a!ong the state government (!! not hestate to use prvate capta!%

1% 2 3 4 1 2% 1 4 2 33% 4 3 2 1 4% 2 1 4 3

2. 1% Ths has ,een the fastest gro(ng area n terms of (or' for management consu!tants not on!"n &n$a ,ut (or!$($e%

2% The computer has forcefu!!" change$ the ru!es of the game n &n$an ,usness n terms ofspee$ an$ access to nformaton%

3% Managements are on!" no( ,egnnng to accept ths too! as cruca! n a$aptng to fastchangng mar'et con$tons%

4% An$ has revo!uton;e$ the (or!$ of ,usness ,oth natona!!" an$ nternatona!!"%

1% 2 3 1 4 2% 4 3 2 13% 1 4 3 2 4% 2 1 4 3

!. 1% The venue s the /une p!ant of Te!co%

2% &n recent months+ !a,our hstor" has ,een n the ma'ng at the un!'e!est of p!aces%3% Ths s"m,o!c protest focuse$ natona! attenton on (hat (as unt! recent!" a !oca! pro,!em%4% Last month an estmate$ 3FFF mem,ers of Te!co amghar Sanghatana (ent on a 1F9$a"

hunger str'e%

1% 1 3 4 2 2% 2 3 4 13% 2 1 3 4 4% 2 1 4 3

!1. 1% T(o companes ,oth contro!!e$ an$ o(ne$ ," Chha,ra ,ought these shares%2% @!$ ha,ts $e har$+ especa!!" so (th ta'e over !egen$ Manohar Chha,ra%3% Durng the !ast one "ear+ Chha,ra has pc'e$ up at !east fve percent shares of the t"re

compan"%4% After hs set,ac' he p!ans to re9enter the ta'eover game (th a ,$ on the M"sore9,ase$

'rant T"res%

1% 4 2 3 1 2% 2 4 3 13% 3 1 4 2 4% 2 4 1 3

!2. 1% &n the trave! tra$e+ ths euphemstca!!" referre$ to as ethnc traffc% 2% A!so+ ever" "ear+ thousan$s of NR&s !vng overseas n Europe+ the US an$ the u!f+ vst

&n$a to meet ther re!atves an$ fren$s%3% or man" &n$ans (or'ng an$ !vng overseas+ comng ,ac' home s a tense+ unp!easant an$

often hum!atng e*perence%4% &n fact+ the tourst arrva!s of 7FFFFFF nc!u$e a !arge num,er of &n$ans !vng overseas%

1% 4 1 2 3 2% 2 4 1 3

3% 3 2 4 1 4% 3 4 1 2

!!. 1% The other categor" s ,asca!!" (or'ers+ man!" returnng from the u!f%2% ong through customs s a tr"ng e*perence for ,oth categores%3% rst the professona!s an$ ,usnessmen most of (hom are sett!e$ n the US+ U an$ Afrca%4% The returnng &n$ans can ,e $v$e$ nto t(o ,roa$ categores%

1% 4 3 1 2 2% 1 3 4 23% 4 2 1 3 4% 4 1 2 3


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!%. 1% &n an" case+ f the" have an" $uta,!e artc!es+ the" can as' for such artc!es to ,e entere$ onther passports%

2% The customs arrva! ha!! s ,usest ,et(een 11 at nght an$ I n the mornng%3% The foregn toursts or ,usnessmen usua!!" sa! through the green channe! eas!"%4% Most of the f!ghts from the u!f+ ar East an$ the -est arrve at ths tme%

1% 4 2 1 3 2% 3 1 2 43% 2 3 1 4 4% 2 4 3 1

!. 1% Ch!$ren !ove commerca!s%2% @ften+ one hears them sngng 0ng!es ver,atm as f the" (ere the !atest .n$ pop hts%3% &n &n$a+ mar'eters an$ a$vertsers have ta'en cogn;ance of ths gro(ng segment an$ are

p!annng to cash n%4% Not on!"+ $o the" en0o" (atchng them enormous!" ,ut a!so an$ more mportant!" the"

remem,er%

1% 1 3 4 2 2% 1 2 4 33% 3 1 4 2 4% 1 4 2 3

!(. 1% A rura! e*p!orator" stu$" con$ucte$ recent!" suggests that n sem ur,an an$ rura!

envronments+ ths s a more common phenomenon%2% Sgnfcant!"+ for mothers+ ch!$ren are a source of nformaton a,out (hatHs happenng n the

mar'et%3% The" a!so prov$e a ,ran$ remn$er functon an$ renforcement (hen the" sng her favorte

commerca!s%4% But the more e!usve ur,an mar'ets are not effectve ," the commerca! fun$as%

1% 3 2 1 4 2% 2 4 1 33% 2 3 1 4 4% 1 4 3 2

!/. 1% &n a stu$" con$ucte$ some tme ago+ ch!$ren sa( commerca!s as HfunH%2% Mothers sa" that ch!$ren eager!" a(at the commerca!s+ an$ once the programme starts+

the" !ost nterest%

3% A$u!ts ma" (atch programmes ,ut ch!$ren are ntereste$ on!" n the a$s%4% Ch!$ren)s o(n percepton of a$vertsng ref!ects the emotona! aspect%

1% 4 1 3 2 2% 1 3 4 23% 4 2 1 3 4% 2 3 1 4

!0. 1% &nstea$ ther re#uests are ver" specfc G ether a HLeoH gun or a HrootH%2% Un!'e a$u!ts+ ch!$renHs re#uests for pro$ucts are usua!!" not nee$ ,ase$%3% Memora,!t" of ,ran$ names for ch!$ren therefore ,ecomes sgnfcant%4% Research a!so n$cates that ch!$ren+ n some categores+ see' ,ran$s an$ not pro$ucts%5% Rare!" $o ch!$ren as' for HTo"sH or HSoft $rn's%H

1% 5 4 3 1 2 2% 2 4 5 1 3

3% 5 1 4 3 2 4% 2 4 3 1 5

!. 1% The compan" no( spen$s c!ose to 3F of ts turnover on $eve!opment actvt"%2% An$ not on!" has the compan" ,een successfu! n a$optng techno!og" to sut &n$an

con$tons+ ,ut a!so n mprovng upon t%3% After 11 "ears of nnovaton an$ $eve!opment+ R D has emerge$ as one of &n$chemHs man

strengths%4% No (on$er then that t has man" frsts to ts cre$t%1% 2 3 1 4 2% 3 4 1 23% 3 1 4 2 4% 1 2 3 4


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%. 1% The heart of the pro,!em s our mport9!censng regme%2% Sa$!"+ ," protectng ne( n$ustres from an" foregn competton+ the" on!" succee$e$ n

a$$ng to the !st of uncompettve n$ustres%3% ,ut hs government (as u!tmate!" ms!e$ nto ,e!evng that competton from foregners

(as ,est avo$e$%4% The Ra0v government tre$ to mprove thngs some(hat ," po!ces of !,era!saton%1% 3 4 2 1 2% 2 3 1 43 1 3 2 4 4% 1 4 3 2

%1. 1% The revo!uton n scence s+ n fact far more sgnfcant than that (hch occurre$ at the en$of the eghteenth centur"%

2% The $ffcu!t" n gettng ho!$ of mo$ern scence s that t s movng so fast%3% &n the past $eca$e t has acheve$ an nterna! revo!uton%4% A!though 2Fth centur" scence rests secure!" on ,ases !a$ $o(n n the 17th centur"+ t has a

character of ts o(n%1% 3 4 2 1 2% 1 4 3 23% 4 3 1 2 4% 2 3 4 1

%2. 1% &t comes !ess fre#uent!" from the !fe stores of so!ate$ groups of peop!e%2% The most nstructve hstor" s that (hch traces the rse an$ fa!! of ctes an$ empres%

3% The stor" of ChcagoHs gro(th has more !essons than the ,ographes of a $o;en great men(ou!$ have%

4% The most sensatona! ne(s often comes from conf!cts set up n ur,an con$tons of po!tcsan$ ,usness%

1% 1 3 2 4 2% 4 2 3 13% 4 1 2 3 4% 3 2 4 1

%!. 1% Sometmes% !oca! agences even (hen the" ,e!ong to the mu!tnatona! agenc" (hch has aparent account+ are resstant to $ctaton ," the parent ,o$"%

2% Mu!tnatona! corporatons often use the same a$vertsng campagn throughout the (or!$% 3% Ther argument s that t must sut the cu!ture of the !oca! peop!e%

4% But ther !oca! su,s$ares $o not a!(a"s accept t%1% 3 4 1 2 2% 1 3 4 2

3% 2 4 1 3 4% 4 1 2 3

%%. 1% Speca! measures ma" ,e un$erta'en ," the government to prevent communa! f!are up nsenstve areas%

2% Commttees ma" ,e forme$ from $fferent ethnc an$ re!gous groups to so!ve $fferencesthrough peacefu! means%

3% /o!tcans shou!$ refran from gvng speeches+ (hch are provocatve of re!goussentments of varous communtes%

4% Speca! !a(s an$ or$nances ma" ,e promu!gate$ to punsh such po!tcans%1% 3 4 2 1 2% 2 1 3 43% 3 4 1 2 4% 1 3 4 2

%. 1% But the fer" "outh can (or' (on$ers on!" f gu$e$ ," (s$om an$ sagact" of e!$ers%2% Ths s a respons,!t" for the "outh%3% The great tas' of natona! reconstructon $eman$s the s(eat an$ ,!oo$ of ts ct;ens%4% Because the" have ;ea! an$ vgour to ta'e up cha!!enges%1% 1 3 4 2 2% 3 2 4 13% 2 4 1 3 4% 4 1 2 3


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%(. 1% Through the mposton of re!gous tests an$ the $verson of nte!!gent mn$s fromscho!arshp to nterestng occupatons%

2% &n the 18th Centur" these nsttutons has shrun' ver" great!"%3% The arstocratc concepton of e$ucaton through ph"sca! e$ucaton appea!e$ to them

strong!" an$ thus revve$ an$ e*pan$e$ sport%4% The mo$em e*panson of sport fo!!o(e$ upon the n$ustra! revo!uton an$ s c!ose!"

assocate$ (th the revva! of unverstes%

1% 1 2 3 4 2% 3 4 2 13% 4 2 1 3 4% 1 3 4 2

%/. 1% &t s some vta! energ" that gves !fe to a cv!;aton or peop!e%2% .stor" has numerous nstances of o!$ an$ (e!! esta,!she$ cv!;atons fa$ng a(a" or

en$ng su$$en!"%3% -thout ths t s a van attempt of an age$ person tr"ng to p!a" the part of a "outh%4% gorous ne( cu!tures ta'e ther p!aces%

1% 2 4 1 3 2% 4 1 2 33% 2 4 3 1 4% 3 2 1 4

%0. 1% The" are contnua!!" m*ng (th others an$ s!o(!" changng%2% There ma" ,e a $efnte ,rea' ,et(een the o!$ an$ ne( or vta! !n's of thoughts an$ $ea!s

ma" 0on them%3% The" ma" appear to a!most $e an$ then rse agan as a ne( peop!e or a varaton of the o!$%4% No peop!e or races reman unchange$%

1% 1 3 4 2 2% 2 1 4 33% 2 4 3 1 4% 4 1 3 2

%. 1% The ,gness an$ comp!e*t" are apt to over(he!m us+ as (e tr" to unrave! the thousan$threa$s that go to ma'e t up%

2% Because t s a vast panorama an$ (e are so near+ t appears ,gger an$ fu!!er than thecentures that prece$e$ t%

3% The 17th centur" s a fascnatng pero$%4% But the stu$" of t s no eas" matter for us%

1% 1 4 2 3 2% 3 4 2 13% 2 1 3 4 4% 4 1 3 2

. 1% /rotens are comp!e* mo!ecu!es ma$e up chef!" of amno ac$ res$ues%2% Those that are ana!ogous n $fferent organsms ma" sho( great sm!art" n ther se#uence

of amno ac$s%3% Ths s more so f the" are re!ate$ ," common $escent or f the" perform the same functon n

$fferent organsms or ,oth%4% These are arrange$ n a chan an$ the postons are num,ere$ for convenence of

nvestgaton%

1% 1 3 2 4 2% 4 1 3 23% 4 3 2 1 4% 1 4 2 3

1. 1% The" can a!so s(tch tas's among team mem,ers to a!!evate ,ore$om%2% Ro,ots han$!e entre!" the repettous an$ unp!easant 0o,s%3% -or'ers are no( ,eng trane$ to han$!e on!" the ore comp!cate$ operatons of the

manufacturng process%4% The men can no( stop at the assem,!" !ne to ensure #ua!t"%1% 3 2 4 1 2% 2 3 1 43% 3 1 4 2 4% 1 4 2 3


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2. 1% &t ma" even ,e !'e gas 'ept confne$ n contaners un$er great pressure+ that reacton (!!one $a"+ perhaps s(eep ,ac' (th an e#ua! or greater vo!ence of the ph"sca! force%

2% As a resu!t+ the nstnct to possess has ,een roote$ out that t ma" not reappear%3% But ths (as $one ," an$ !arge ," the us of ph"sca! force%4% There have ,een n our tmes+ attempts to acheve a 'n$ of ega!taran socet" an$ a pcture

of t n acton after ths achevement%1% 1 3 4 2 2% 2 3 1 43% 4 1 2 3 4% 4 3 2 1

!. 1% Ths s o,vous (th respect to the ,u!' of the re!evant pro,!ems an$ $sappontng!" sma!!pre$ctve an$ contro!!ng po(er of the ava!a,!e theores%

2% Some of the acc$ent shortcomngs of the scentfc metho$ are of partcu!ar mportance atpresent%

3% There s !tt!e $ou,t that n contrast to the re!atve!" mature state of ph"scs+ chemstr" an$astronom"+ the scentfc metho$ has "e!$e$+ so far comparatve!" poor resu!ts n the soca!scences an$ humantes%

4% The !ag n the scence s apparent from the !arge!" controversa! state of e*pert opnon%1% 3 1 2 4 2% 2 3 4 13% 1 2 3 4 4% 4 1 2 3

%. 1% Comp!ants are fre#uent!" ma$e of the vant" an$ shortness of human !fe%2% There s no en$ to the ,r!!anc" on the varet" of these%3% As' the sum9tota! of the va!ue of human !fe an$ (e are pu;;!e$ (th the !ength of the

account an$ mu!tp!ct" of tems n t%4% &f (e e*amne ts sma!!est $eta!s+ the" present a (or!$ ," themse!ves%1% 2 1 3 4 2% 3 2 4 13% 1 4 2 3 4% 4 1 2 3

. 1% .e must pa" hs ta*es honoura,!" an$ 'eep the !a(s+ (hch have ,een ma$e for the genera!goo$%

2% &t s argue$ that the poet+ panter an$ muscan has a $ut" to the communt"%3% A great $ea! has ,een sa$ a,out the $ut" of the artst to socet"%4% .e s a ct;en !'e ever"one e!se< he must pu!! hs (eght+ not gve hmse!f ars or as' for

speca! terms%1% 3 2 4 1 2% 1 4 2 33% 4 2 1 3 4% 2 4 1 3

(. 1% Cu!tvate$ peop!e are a $rop of n' n the ocean%2% An$ the" ,ecome tongue9te$ or terror struc' n the presence of an"one (hose ma'e up (as

$fferent from ther o(n%3% Cu!ture+ than' goo$ness+ s no !onger a soca! asset+ t can no !onger ,e emp!o"e$ ether as a

,arrer aganst the mo, or as a !a$$er nto the arstocrac"%4% The" m* eas!" an$ even gena!!" (th other $rops+ for those e*c!usve $a"s are over (hen

cu!tvate$ peop!e ma$e on!" cu!tvate$ fren$s%1% 4 3 2 1 2% 1 4 2 33% 3 1 4 2 4% 2 1 3 4

/. 1% The" are corrupte$ ," too much po(er an$ of a !arger c!ass of su,0ects%2% The" are corrupte$ ," too much passve an$ rrespons,!e o,e$ence%3% /artcpaton n a soca! or$er of ths 'n$ ma'es t ver" $ffcu!t for n$v$ua!s to acheve

an" $stngushng mar' of the $ea!!" e*ce!!ent human ,eng%4% To a great or !ess $egree a!! the cv!;e$ communtes of the mo$ern (or!$ are ma$e up of a

sma!! c!ass of ru!ers%1% 1 3 2 4 2% 4 2 1 33% 3 1 2 4 4% 4 1 2 3


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0. 1% But f re!gon stan$s for a roa$ to acheve the hghest truth%2% Then t (!! ,rng peop!e c!oser an$ ma'e them stronger%3% &t s (hat generates fanatcsm an$ conse#uent!" $fferences n thn'ng an$ ,ehavour%4% &f re!gon means the hu$$!e of supersttons an$ practces assocate$ (th a partcu!ar ,e!ef%1% 1 3 4 2 2% 4 3 1 23% 3 4 1 2 4% 2 1 4 3

. 1% The econom" n &n$a (as at one tme comp!ete!" $stur,e$ ," the unprncp!e$ sectons ofsocet"%

2% .ence (thout a proper economc or$er there cannot ,e po!tca! sta,!t"%3% Ths (as ,ecause there (as a connvance of hoar$ers an$ ,!ac' mar'eters an$ pett"

po!tcans+ that t $esta,!;e$ the economc an$ po!tca! forces n the countr"%4% The econom" of a countr" s so c!ose!" !n'e$ up (th ts po!tca! s"stem%1% 4 2 1 3 2% 1 4 3 23% 2 1 4 3 4% 3 4 2 1

(. 1% ree$om s manHs ,rthrght%2% ree$om mp!es that (e shou!$ not encroach upon the free$om of others%3% But+ often+ soca! !fe s so nter$epen$ent that oneHs free$om cou!$ mean anotherHs

restrctons%

4% But un chartere$ free$om en$angers soca! !fe%1% 2 1 3 4 2% 1 4 2 33% 4 2 1 3 4% 4 3 2 1


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nswer 3ey

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&planatory nswers 4 Paragraph anagram

1. 2) ODP s the approprate sentence to fo!!o( O1P% Ths s ,ecause 9999 refers to Htoo form$a,!e to

overcomeH% Moreover A+ C s a man$ator" se#uence%

2. 1) The pronoun HheH n OCP refers to artst n sentence O1P (hch ma'es OCP $ea! to fo!!o(

sentence O1P< &n a$$ton+ CA s a man$ator" par%

!. 1) The phrase Hthese gftsH n OCP !n's the sentences to sentence O1P% @n!" choce O1P has such a

se#uence%

%. 2) OCP s $ea! to fo!!o( O1P% BD s a ,etter se#uence than DB%

. %) CD s a man$ator" se#uence% @n!" choce O4P has ths se#uence%

(. 1) The pronoun HtH n sentence OAP refers to ,!n$ courage% C: s a man$ator" se#uence 9 9999999t ceases to ,e Osent 9 :P mp!es 9 9 9 9Hmost ($e!" a$mre$H QOsent% CP%

/. 2) ODP s $ea! to fo!!o( sent O1P an$ sent OaP s contnuaton of O$P%

0. %) CD sa man$ator" se#uence an$ shou!$ fo!!o( O1P

. 1) AD s a man$ator" se#uence % @n!" choce O1P has t%

1. 2) ODP has to fo!!o( O1P< ,c s man$ator"%

11. 1) OCP $ea!!" fo!!o(s O1P< c, s a man$ator" se#uence%

12. 2) ca s a man$ator" se#uence%

1!. 1) O,P has to fo!!o( O1P< c$ s man$ator"%

1%. %) H,H has to fo!!o( O1P< $c s a man$ator" se#uence%1. 1) OaP has to fo!!o( O1P< a, s man$ator" par%

1(. 2) c+ $ s a man$ator" se#uence.

1/. %) O$P has to fo!!o( O1P a, an$ : s a man$ator" se#uence%

10% 1) Sentence O1P shou!$ ,e fo!!o(e$ ," OcP%

1. %) OaP shou!$ fo!!o( O1P an$ O,P shou!$ prece$e O:P%

2. 2) Semantca!!" OcP s a contnuaton of c$< a, s another man$ator" par%

21. 2) O3P s the ,est sentence to ,egn the se#uence% O1 P s the ,est to conc!u$e the se#uence%

22. %) O2P s the rght sentence to ,egn the paragraph% O1P shou!$ fo!!o( sentence O1P%

2!. 1) 1+2+3 s the rght se#uence semantca!!"%

2%. %) O1P s $ea! to ,egn the se#uence% Sentence O3P !ogca!!" fo!!o(s O1P%

2. 1) O3P s the most genera! of the statements to ,egn the se#uence% O4P has to

fo!!o( O3P%

2(. 2)

2/. !) O3P s the rght sentence to ,egn the paragraph%

20. 2) O1P s $ea! to ,egn the se#uence% O4P has to fo!!o( O1P%


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2. 1) O2P shou!$ ,egn the se#uence% O3P has to fo!!o( O2P%

!. %) The $ea! sentence to ,egn the para s O2P < moreover+ 4+3 s a man$ator" par%

!1. 2) O2P s the ,est sentence to ,egn the se#uence% 3+ 1 s man$ator"+ so choce O2P s more !ogca!

than O4P%

!2. !) Logca!!" sentence O3P shou!$ ,egn the se#uence% Sentence O2P !ogca!!" fo!!o(s O3P%

!!. 1) 4+ 3+ s a thought contnut"%

!%. %) O2P s $ea! to ,egn the para% 2+ 4 s a man$ator" se#uence%

!. %) O1P s the most n$epen$ent statement to ,egn the se#uence% O4P !ogca!!" fo!!o(s O1P%

!(. !) O2P shou!$ $ea!!" ,egn the se#uence as O1P an$ O3P have $epen$ent (or$s% O3P s a thought

contnuaton from O2P%

!/. 1) O4P shou!$ ,egn the para as the thought contnues to O1P an$ O3P from O4P%

!0. 2) O2P s the most !ogca! sentence to ,egn the se#uence% 5+ 1 s a man$ator" se#uence as O1P s a

thought reverser to O5P%

!. !) O3P s $ea! to ,egn the para% 3+ 1 s a man$ator" se#uence< O2P s a conc!usve statement%

%. %) 4+3 s a man$ator" par< O2P s conc!usve%%1. %) O2P !ogca!!" ,egn the para < O1P s conc!usve%

%2. !) rom the gven choces+ O4P s most !ogca! to ,egn the para% OQ1P shou!$ fo!!o( O4P%

%!. !) 2+ 4 s a man$ator" se#uence%

%%. !) 1+ 2 se#uence s more !ogca! than 2+ 1 < therefore choce O3P s preferre$ to O1P%

%. 2) Sentence O3P s the most genera! of the sentences to ,egn the para% O3P shou!$ ,e fo!!o(e$ ,"

O2P% 2+ 4 s man$ator"%

%(. !) O4P s the rght sentence to ,egn the para% O2P shou!$ fo!!o( O4P%

%/. 1) O2P shou!$ ,egn the para% 1+3 s a man$ator" se#uence%

%0. %) @n!" O4P can ,egn the se#uence% O1P must fo!!o( O4P%

%. 2) @n!" O3P can ,egn the para 4+2 s a man$ator" par%

. %) O1P s $evo$ of an" $epen$ent phrase un!'e other sentence therefore $ea! to ,egn the para%

2+3 s a man$ator" se#uence%

1. 1) O3P s $ea! to ,egn the para% 4+ 1 s a man$ator" se#uence%

2. %) 4+3 s a man$ator" par% O1P s conc!usve %

!. 2) O2P shou!$ ,egn the para% 4+ 1 s man$ator" %

%. !) O1Ps the ,est sentence to ,egn the se#uence% O4P shou!$ fo!!o( O1P%

. 1) O3P s genera! enough to ,egn the para% O2P e*p!ans the $ea n O1P< therefore+ shou!$ fo!!o(

O3P

(. 2) O1Pcan ,egn the para an$ O3P s more of a conc!usve statement%/. %) @n!" sentence O4P can ,egn the se#uence% 2+3 s man$ator"+

0. 2) O4P s the ,est sentence to start (th% O3P fo!!o(s an$ O2P s conc!usve%

. 1) O4P s the ,est sentence to ,egn the se#uence% 1+3 s man$ator"%

(. 2) O1P s $ea! to ,egn the para% O4P shou!$ fo!!o( O1P as t s a thought reverser% 2+ 3 s man$ator"%


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2%1 DESCR&/T&@N @ A SENTENCE C@M/LET&@N

&n CAT "ou are presente$ (th 59I sentence comp!eton #uestons%

A sentence comp!eton #ueston conssts of an ncomp!ete sentence% The sentence ma" have one or t(o ,!an's% romthe fve ans(er choces gven+ "ou are re#ure$ to choose an approprate (or$ or (or$s that can serve as the mssng(or$ (or$s that (!! ,est comp!ete the meanng of the gven sentence%

DIRECI!"S#Each sentence #elow has one or two #lan$s; each #lan$ indicates that some thing has #een

omitted. %eneath the sentence are five lettered words or set of words. Choose the word or set of words for each

#lan$ that #est fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

% A thn'ng man ressts the vu!gar prospert" that ever to + ," preservng an$ communcatngheroc sentments%A% $sntegrates %%%%% ,ana!t" B% transforms %%%%% neutra!t"C% $eca"s %%%%% !u*ur" D% $efers %%%%% pognanc"E% retrogra$es %%%%% ,ar,arsm

The theor" un$er!"ng a sentence comp!eton stmu!us s that the meanng an$ the tone of a sentence can ,e gathere$(thout the mssng (or$(or$s% &f so+ t s poss,!e for "ou to supp!" (or$OsP to comp!ete the sentence%

&nvara,!" n ever" sentence comp!eton #ueston there (!! ,e a c!ue or t(o that cou!$ ,e use$ as !ea$s to(ar$$entf"ng the correct choce (or$OsP%

These c!ues cou!$ ,e structuralOgrammatca!P or semantic OmeanngP c!ues% The (or$OsP that "ou choose shou!$agree an$ merge (th the sentence structura!!" an$ functona!!" or semantca!!"%

Ever" sentence comp!eton #ueston can ,e ana!";e$ for the negatve or postve nature of (or$s to ,e f!!e$ n%

2%2 -.AT &S MEASURED

&% S#ill of 'ocabulary

Sentence comp!eton #ueston s a test of "our (or$ po(er an$ $cton% &t s on!" f "ou 'no( the meanng of(or$OsP that "ou (!! ,e a,!e to choose conf$ent!"+ the approprate (or$ to f!! the ncomp!ete sentence% Moreoverthe #ueston sentence a!so ma" have $ffcu!t (or$s n them+ 'no(ng the meanng of (hch s essenta! forun$erstan$ng the sentence n tota!t" an$ to choose the approprate (or$OsP%

Loo' at the fo!!o(ng #ueston

% The $epartment can use nformaton receve$ from $ssatsfe$ emp!o"ees an$ to !aunch annvestgaton aganst the compan"%A% pettfoggers B% ,uccaneers C% am,assa$orsD% (hst!e,!o(ers E% pacfsts

The 'no(!e$ge of the meanng of the (or$s n the choces s essenta! for "ou to se!ect the ans(er to ths #ueston(th conf$ence% Let)s ana!";e the meanng of these (or$s%

Apettifoggers one (ho practces chcaner" or un!a(fu! ,usness% Can ths (or$ ft the sentence No%

A buccaneers a prate< agan not a (or$ that (ou!$ go (th $ssatsfe$ emp!o"ees to supp!" nformaton a,out acompan"%Apacifist s one (ho tres to appease (arrng peop!e% Doesn)t match the $ea%


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A whistleblowers one (ho nforms a,out corrupton or (rong$ong% 6es+ ths fts the sentence%

An ambassador s not one to $o an"thng (th a compan"% &n fact ths s the frst choce "ou cou!$ e!mnate%

% S'!! of semantcs an$ s"nta*

A sentence has a semantc $menson OmeanngP an$ a s"ntactca! $menson O(or$ arrangementP% no(!e$ge ofthese t(o s a man$ator" con$ton for "ou to ,e a,!e to choose the approprate (or$% 6ou must un$erstan$ themeanng of a sentence n or$er to $entf" the approprate choce (or$ that f!!s the ,!an' an$ comp!etes the sentencecoherent!"%

6ou shou!$ have a far un$erstan$ng of the functons of structura! (or$s n a sentence such as un!ess+ rather+ "et+(h!e+ unfortunate!"+ n contrast+ $espte%

Loo' at the fo!!o(ng #ueston

% The meanng of (or$s s $estro"e$ f "ou change them+ (here as the meanng of a thought (hatever(or$ "ou thn' proper to use%

A% a!ters B% transforms C% remans D% sett!es E% ,e!es

-hen "ou rea$ the sentence "ou must recogn;e the functon of whereas n the sentence% &t sgna!s a shft n themeanng of the sentence%

@ne thng s $estro"e$ (hereas the other s not< the ans(er thus s remains%

The semantc feature of a sentence refers to ts meanng+ an$ ho( meanng of the gven (or$s n a sentence he!p usto $entf" the (or$ to comp!ete the sentence%

Stu$" the fo!!o(ng sentence

% A cu!t ,ran$ the magnaton of a sma!! group (ho sprea$ the (or$+ ma'e converts+ he!p turn a frnge

pro$uct nto a name%A% ceases %%%%%% re$ou,ta,!e B% e!evates %%%%% $"namcC% fres %%%%%%% $ream D% se;es %%%%% manstreamE% poo!s %%%%% envous

The frst c!ue s the (or$ imagination< hence poo!s+ ceases an$ se;es can eas!" ,e e!mnate$% 6ou have to (or'(th fres an$ e!evates% re one)s magnaton s a stan$ar$ $omatc usage% Moreover the meanng of the sentencemp!es turnng afringe Operphera!P pro$uct nto Oopposte of tP a dreampro$uct%

% S#ill of identifying clues

A sentence comp!eton #ueston s not mere!" a test of "our voca,u!ar"% &t a!so tests "our a,!t" to ana!";e the gvensentence an$ to $entf" the structura! an$ semantc c!ues that $ec$e on the meanng an$ nature of the (or$OsP to ,e

chosen%

6ou (!! fn$ one or t(o c!ues n a sentence comp!eton #ueston% Common 'e" (or$s such as andor but are a!! themore va!ua,!e for us n sentence comp!eton% These are structura! c!ues% OThese are $ea!t (th n $eta! !aterP

2%3 SENTENCE C@M/LET&@N STRATE&ES

&n or$er to ans(er sentence comp!eton #uestons correct!"+ "ou shou!$ frst rea$ the entre sentence as "ou see t+(thout tr"ng to f!! n the (or$ or (or$s% Desst from (or'ng on each ,!an' separate!"% The secon$ part of the


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sentence ma" have a ,earng on the frst part of the sentence% An$ ,oth (or$s must ft nto the meanng of thesentence< therefore rea$ "our choce nto the sentence supp!"ng an$ eva!uatng ,oth (or$s%

Each sentence contans a fe( cruca! c!ues that $etermne the ans(ers+ an$ fn$ng these c!ues (!! gu$e "ou to thecorrect ans(er% Loo' for (hat s $rect!" state$% &n sentence comp!eton #uestons+ "ou ma" a!so fn$ poetc an$!terar" !anguage+ (hch tests "our un$erstan$ng of fguratve usage% The correct ans(er s the one that s $rect!"mp!e$ n the sentence%

Determne (here the sentence s hea$ng+ usng structura! c!ues% Antcpate ans(ers n "our (or$s% Loo' for ans(ers that are sm!ar to "ours% * (or$s n the sentence to see f the" ge! (th the (ho!e sentence%

Sentence comp!eton strateg" n a nutshe!!%

Strategy 1

5ead the entire sentence%&n ,oth one an$ t(o ,!an' sentences rea$ the entre sentence ,efore "ou nspect the choces% An overa!!un$erstan$ng of the sentence s essenta!%

Strategy 2

Identify structural clues to determine the nature of the words) required.6ou can $etermne the postve or negatve tone of the e*pecte$ (or$ usng structura! c!ues% An$ $entf" the(or$s (hose s"non"m+ anton"m+ para!!e! (or$ or cause effect that "ou have to supp!"%

Strategy !

Substitute your own words.

/!ace "our o(n (or$s n the ,!an's assumng that ans(er choces are not gven+ 'eepng n mn$ the c!ues "ouhave $entfe$%

Strategy %

Identify words similar to the ones you substituted.

&f the (or$ "ou have su,sttute$ goes (th the re#urement of the sentence+ "ou are sure to fn$ a (or$OsP sm!arn meanng an$ tone to the ones "ou have su,sttute$%

Strategy

5ead the sentence bac# with words) filled in.

No( rea$ the entre sentence (th the (or$s f!!e$ n to see f the (or$OsP ft !tera!!" an$ fguratve!"%

Identifying clues

No( !et)s $scuss n $eta! the t"pes of sentence comp!eton c!ues that are foun$ n the CAT% &$entf"ng these c!uess the sng!e most promsng metho$ of so!vng sentence comp!eton #uestons%

A% [email protected] C@NT&NU&T6 CLUES&n ths t"pe the frst part of the sentence an$ the secon$ part are para!!e! $eas% There s no shft n meanng% Themssng (or$ n the sentence s para!!e! to or has a meanng sm!ar to a (or$ a!rea$" gven n the sentence% @ne part

of the sentence ma" support or e!a,orate another part% @ne part of the sentence ma" ,e comp!ementar" to the otherpart n meanng% These c!ues contnue the sentence n the same $recton% The postve or negatve tone of (hatfo!!o(s s not change$ ," these c!ue (or$s%

$he words that indicate such continuity are#v Sm!ar!"v Becausev An$v Sncev Thus


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v &n factv More over v &n $ee$v &n a$$tonv Conse#uent!"

Stu$" the fo!!o(ng sentences1% Sha'espeare !ves forever< in facthe s immorta!%2% .s argument (as convincing andpersuasve%3% The f!m scrpt sho(e$ $epth an$ maturt"< li%ewisethe treatment sho(e$ profundity.

&n the sentences a,ove the (or$s n ta!cs are structura! c!ues%&n the frst sentence the c!ue to the (or$ to ,e f!!e$ n s =n fact)+ n$catng that a (or$ sm!ar n meanng to thephrase = !ves for ever) s re#ure$ to comp!ete the sentence%

&n the secon$ sentence+ the (or$ to ,e f!!e$ n shou!$ ,e para!!e! to =persuasve)+ $etermne$ ," the thoughtcontnut" (or$) an$)%&n the thr$ sentence+ the (or$ =!'e(se) n$cates that a (or$ para!!e! to depth andmaturitycomp!etes the sentence%

No( !et)s un$erstan$ more a,out thought contnut" c!ues from the fo!!o(ng e*ercse%

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DIRECI!"S& Read each of the following incom'lete sentences( identify the thought continuity clues and

su''ly your own word to com'lete the sentence. )our word should com'lete the meaning of the sentence.

1% .uman ,engs are not free9!vng so!tar" n$v$ua!s< the" are %

2% .s (rtng !ac's < there s nothng ne( or nterestng n hs ,oo's%

3% A!,ert s famous for hs + he sho(s too hgh an opnon of hmse!f an$ hs achevements%

4% De!egates e*presse$ strong to the scheme as t appeare$ ant9poor%

5% There s a ne( fee!ng of n the state o(ng to the progressve po!ces of the ne( government%

:% Church!! (as a fne po!tca! < thousan$s of peop!e gathere$ to !sten to hs forma! speeches%

I% The emp!o"ees $ec$e$ to go on a str'e as the authortes (ere to ther p!ght%

8% .s fren$s ca!!e$ hm a + he s ver" !ve!" an$ fu!! of energ"%

7% These $a"s "oungsters are hgh!" < the" sho( a !ot of e*perence of the (or!$ an$ soca! stuatons%

1F% .e s an$ $oes not sho( a!!egance to an" group or po!tca! organsaton%

11% The compan" s 'no(n for ts mo$e of functonng< t s not organse$ nto a c!ear an$ effcentorgansaton%

12% peop!e $o not sho( or accept thngs as the" rea!!" are%

13% The tmng s as the econom" s ,oomng an$ consumer nterest s on the rse%

14% Ths sho(s the rse of fun$amenta!sm ," se!fsh groups an$ po(er9hungr" po!tcans%Turn to en$ of chapter for ans(ersV


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B% /ARALLEL &DEA CLUES

These c!ues are sm!ar to the thought contnut" c!ues% The (or$ that comp!etes the sentence s n the same tone asn the (or$ a!rea$" gven% The (or$OsP that comp!ete the sentence comp!ements a (or$ or phrase a!rea$" gven%

A!! that the "oung as' of the po!tca! c!ass s compasson an$ concern& sympathy& caring%% @n #uestons a,out po!tca! an$ e!ectora! reforms+ the respon$ents sho(e$ great forethought an$ vsonratona!t"%

&n the a,ove sentences "ou ma" o,serve that the (or$s gven an$ the (or$s that have to ,e f!!e$ n are para!!e!comp!ementar" or n the same tone%

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DIRECI!"S& In the following sentences( identify the clue words and su''ly a word that is 'arallel to the given

word to com'lete the meaning of the sentence.

1% !o,a! mar'ets $eman$ a more sophstcate$ an$ approach%

2% or those (ho use 'no(!e$ge at ever" stage+ nformaton (!! ,e ,oth ther ra( matera! as (e!! as %

3% The of ntang,!e 'no(!e$ge assets (!! a!so mean ma0or changes n management structures%

4% As the ,u"ng po(er of the consumer ncreases+ he (!! a!so ,ecome more $scrmnatng an$ of#ua!t" an$ of servce%

5% &n$a s a socet" (th vare$ re!gons+ !anguages an$ ,e!efs%

:% The author of =An E#ua! Musc) 'no(ng!" an$ over!oo's some of the shortcomngs of the artstccreatons he refers to%

I% Jo"ce)s c!art" an$ n s'etchng !ves on the e$ge of $espar ensures that her stores (!! ,e rea$($e!"%

8% The com,naton of e!egance an$ n hs speech enthra!!e$ the au$ence%

C% [email protected] REERSAL CLUES

These change the $recton of the sentence% The" ma'e one part of the sentence contra$ct or #ua!f" another part%The (or$ or phrase that comp!etes the sentence s opposte n meanng to a (or$ or phrase a!rea$" gven% Thepostve or negatve charge of an ans(er s change$ ," these c!ues%Such sgns nc!u$e

v But v @n the contrar"v &n spte of v Despte

v 6et v .o(ever v Un!ess v Rather v A!though v -h!ev Unfortunate!" v Nonethe!essv &ronca!!" v /ara$o*ca!!"

Illustrations-

% .s argument (asflawedbutpersuasve%

% There s no c"ncsm n the (a" the "oung $ea! (th ssues< onthe contrarythe" are optimisticto(ar$ !fe%


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% The emphass (!! not ,e on ph"sca! assets buton intangibles.

&n the sentences a,ove the (or$s n ta!cs are structura! c!ues+ (hch n$cate that the (or$s to ,e f!!e$ n areopposte n meanng to the (or$s that are a!rea$" gven n the sentences%

S6768 89:P"7I96 *5I"" 4 !

DIRECI!"S& "ow identify the thought reversal clues in the following sentences and su''ly words that 'rovide

contrast ideas to those given in the first 'art of the given sentences.

1% Un!ess organ;atons !earn to create a strong ,ran$ va!ue+ the" ma" fn$ ther contact (th ther en$ customer ," nterme$ares%

2% Sprtua!t" s somethng that $ea!s (th the ce!e,raton of !fe an$ not (th %

3% &n$ans have !ost ther an$ have succum,e$ to a cu!ture of matera!sm%

4% overnment agences have fa!e$ to arrve at a consensus $ue to cons$eratons%

5% Scence an$ re!gon are not antthetca!+ ,ut nstea$ ho!$ the prospect of a re!atonshp%

:% Let our $fferences ,e a cause for a$mraton an$ ce!e,raton+ not for an$ %

I% -h!e (e see &n$ans $ong (e!! outs$e &n$a+ ns$e &n$a the" are st!! %

S6768 89:P"7I96 *5I"" 4 %

DIRECI!"S#Read each of the following sentences( identify the clues and write a''ro'riate words in the

#lan$s to com'lete the meaning of the sentence.

1% &t s heartenng to come upon ths ,oo' at a tme (hen 0ourna!sm seems to have ,een overta'en ," an$ meanng!essness%

2% A!though the $eve!opmenta! process prov$e$ securt" for (omen+ t !e$ to the of ther nvo!vement n$ecson9ma'ng%

3% The ne( approach emphas;es nterventon to the pro,!em rather than to cha!!enge the conte*t thatgves forth the pro,!em%

4% @ne of the greatest threats that faces the naton to$a" s the gro(ng ,et(een peop!e of $fferent faths%

5% &f the gro(ng sprea$ of reactonar" an$ re!gous asserton s an" n$cator+ then (e n our countr"have "et to !earn ho( to $ea! (th p!ura!sm%

:% Much of the ,oo' ctes pro,!ems n pu,!c hea!th reforms+ ,ut ver" fe( essa"s actua!!" pont to(ar$s %

I% At a tme (hen ch!$ren)s stores (ere e*c!usve!" mora! an$ An$erson revo!uton;e$ the genre ,"nfusng t (th humour+ anarch" an$ sorro(%

8% An$erson e*presse$ the most panfu! an$ emotons (th e*traor$nar" aesthetc contro!%

7% &n hs smp!e an$ (a"+ An$erson to!$ us much a,out the human con$ton%D% CAUSE EECT CLUES


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-h!e stu$"ng a sentence comp!eton #uestons+ "ou shou!$ ,e a,!e to gauge as to (hch $recton the sentence shea$ng% &f the sentence has a causa! $ea t s poss,!e to nfer (hat (ou!$ !ogca!!" fo!!o( the causa! phenomenon%&n other (or$s+ (e can antcpate the t"pe of effect that the gven cause (ou!$ !ea$ to% Sm!ar!" ," ana!";ng thenature of an effect Osentences n (hch effect s gvenP+ (e can a!so nfer the p!aus,!e causa! factor that (ou!$)vecontr,ute$ to the t"pe of effect gven% The easest (a" s to $entf" the tone of the cause or effect to ,e supp!e$nto the sentence 9 negatve or postve%

Let)s (or' on sentences (th cause effect re!atonshp%

Torture s so preva!ent an$ of the hap!ess so common that these he!p!ess ,engs are certan!" (hen the"pour out ther stor" of agon"%

A% n$emnfcatons %%%%%%% unhnge$ B% fe!ctaton %%%%%%% ,e!eva,!eC% $sparagng %%%%%%% cre$u!ous D% vctm;aton %%%%%%% cre$,!eE% en$urance%%%%%%%%%%% fathoma,!e

&n the a,ove sentence "ou o,serve that there are t(o c!ues para!!e! an$ causa!% Sgna!e$ ," the (or$ andthe frst,!an' nee$s a (or$ para!!e! to torture %e% victimi'ation% The ntenst" of these t(o factors resu!ts n the poss,!t" ofthe stores ,e!eva,!e or credible.

Loo' at another e*amp!e

.gher e$ucaton n &n$a can no !onger ,e a!!o(e$ to reman as aan nstrument that crushes the sprt of then$v$ua! (h!e goa$ng hm nto a an$ consumerst mo$e%

A% nnervng %%%%%% ,osterous B% emascu!atng %%%%%% matera!stC% nvgoratng %%%%%% pragmatc D% re!egatng %%%%%% humanstcE% rvetng %%%%%% catho!c

An nstrument that crushes the sprt of the n$v$ua! cannot ,e innervingor invigorating O,oth means energ;ngPnor can t ,e riveting+ snce rvet means to ho!$ frm!" an$ relegatemeanng to !o(er n ran' s c!oser ,ut the !atter(or$ cannot ,e humanistic% The (or$ that s para!!e! to consumerists materialist%

&n a sm!ar mo$e $entf" the cause effect $eas n the ncomp!ete sentences n the fo!!o(ng $r!! an$ choose

approprate (or$s to comp!ete them%

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DIRECI!"S&Read each of the following incom'lete sentences and identify word*s+ from the choices to

com'lete the sentences em'loying cause,effect clues.

1. The therapes that tr" to harmon" an$ ,a!ance through ph"sca! metho$s have recent!" ,ecome 'no(nco!!ectve!" as ,o$"(or'%A% a$0ust B% tamper C% fac!tateD% e*purgate E% aver

2. The of our natura! envronment has ,een accompane$ ," a correspon$ng ncrease n hea!th pro,!ems

of n$v$ua!s%A% a!teratons B% transformaton C% $eteroratonD% transtorness E% g!orfcaton

!. Rura! n$e,te$ness+ (hch has a!rea$" reache$ + s a!so !'e!" to gro( nto the $rought9affecte$ areas%A% magnanmous proportons B% a!armng proportonsC% unam,guous !eve!s D% natona! stan$ar$sE% unpara!!e!e$ !eve!s


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%. Un!'e ther cv!an counterparts+ the arm" are #uc' n comp!etng en#ures+ an$ therefore therreport shou!$ ,e ,efore !ong%A% !egs!atons %%%%%%% pu,!c B% hea$#uarters %%%%% consgne$C% courts %%%%%%% ava!a,!e D% machner" %%%%% commssone$E% hea$#uarters %%%%% assesse$

. At the macro9!eve! hate a!enaton ,et(een natons an$ provo'e (ars an$ !arge9sca!e crue!t"%A% assuages B% a!!evates C% e*hortsD% aggravates E% a!!o"s

(. The (or!$)s #uest for peace s shape$ ," the of po(er (hch a!so+ + shapes ts approach to (ar%A% para$gm %%%%% ronca!!" B% perpetrators %%%%% para$o*ca!!"C% frame(or' %%%%% argua,!" D% corr$ors %%%%% eventua!!"E% ;ea!ots %%%%% h"pothetca!!"

/. The fact of the nove! the reve(ers $$ fn$ prase(orth" (as Rush$e)s an$ sustane$ optmsm n theface of %A% forthrghtness %%%%% ev$ence B% honest" %%%%% neutra!t"C% perseverance %%%%% a$verst" D% $ena! %%%%% crtcsmE% pro,t" %%%%% $ssonance

0. The speca! an$ prv!eges (rters receve are ther re(ar$ for usng 'no(!e$ge n the servce ofothers%A% $eference B% rreverence C% mpetusD% ,roa$9mn$e$ness E% $erson

% Un!ess there are contnuous efforts to mcronutrents+ foo$ gro(ng n so! (!! ,e n othernutrents%A% a$vocate %%%%% ,ereft B% $e!ver %%%%% a$e#uateC% rep!ensh %%%%% $efcent D% mpar %%%%% !ac'ngE% co9e*st %%%%% promnent

1. There s ev$ence to the c!am that organc foo$ s cruca! for the hea!th of human ,engs%

A% "e!$ng %%%%% re,u'e B% captvatng %%%%% $raftC% compe!!ng %%%%% stu!tf" D% persuasve %%%%% supportE% convncng %%%%% mnm;e

11. Because the span of te!evson9trane$ au$ences has ,een artfca!!" shortene$+ can$$ates are force$to ther programs n 3F or :F secon$ summares%A% campagn %%%%% augment B% confrontaton %%%%% te!ecastC% concentraton %%%%% em,e!!sh D% !fe %%%%% summar;eE% attenton %%%%% encapsu!ate

E% -@RD DE&N&T&@N CLUES

6et another common c!ue foun$ n sentence comp!eton stmu! s the meanng or $efnton of the (or$ to ,e f!!e$gven as part of the ncomp!ete sentence tse!f% &t s sm!ar to the thought contnut" c!ue e*cept that n ths case themeanng of the (or$ or $efnton of the (or$ to ,e se!ecte$ s a!rea$" gven%

Let us stu$" an e*amp!eThe great ron" of App!e Computers s that the ver" posture that (on Steve Jo,s a cu!t fo!!o(ng creatng ane*c!usve group of techncans (ho refuse$ to ,o( to &BM+ ho,,!e$ hs compan"%

A% conoc!astc %%%%% stu,,orn!" B% conservatve %%%%% nvara,!"C% re,e!!ous %%%%%% tm$!" D% tra$tona! %%%%% out rght!"E% pre9me$tate$ %%%%%% o,e$ent!"


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&n the sentence a,ove "ou (ou!$)ve a!rea$" o,serve$ the (or$s =refuse$ to ,o()+ (hch sgna!s the (or$ to ,ep!ace$ n the secon$ ,!an'% Ths phrase c!ear!" $efnes the (or$stubbornly.Another e*amp!e

The crss n mo$ern e$ucaton s not mere!" a constrant of of fun$s ,ut of practces+ unsute$ forcontemporar" s"stem%

A% scarct" %%%%%%% $octrnare B% fu!someness %%%% authortatveC% restrctve ness %%%%% autocratc D% congrut" %%%%%% mono!thcE% pauct" %%%%%%%% anachronstc

&n the a,ove sentence the 'e" to the !atter (or$ s =unsute$ for contemporar" e$ucaton)%6ou can no( eas!" e!mnate unsuta,!e choces an$ arrve at choce E+ %e% anachronstc%

SENTENCE C@M/LET&@N DR&LL : CLUE9 -@RD DE&N&T&@NV

*irections- !hoose the appropriate words that complete the following incomplete sentences using clues available in

the sentences. $he clue is that definition or meaning of words to be selected is already in the sentences.

1. @ne approach to $efnng art has suggeste$ that some sort of fema!e or sens,!t" e*sts+

nvo!vng an mager" an$ forma! st"!e specfc to (omen%A% a,stract %%%%% chauvnsm B% mo$ern %%%%% senstvt"C% contemporar" %%%%% out!oo' D% tra$tona! %%%%% ,eaut"E% femnst %%%%% aesthetc

2. Man" of .er,ert)s poems are mere ,un$!es of of metaphor+ #uant an$ cra,,e$ to the !ast $egree%A% n$tements B% o$$tes C% portra"a!s D% ramfcatons E% eptomes

!. A!though the hero trave!s from p!ace to p!ace an$ meets (th a varet" of a$ventures+ Tom Jones s more thana stor"%A% pctures#ue B% narratve C% pcares#ue D% thr!!ng E% sensatona!

%. -rtng thus $rect!" from hs temperament+ at the suggeston of hs moo$s+ Stern s curous!" %

A% $sntereste$ B% $spassonate C% su,0ectveD% nonp!usse$ E% promssor"

. Tenn"son courageous!" face$ the facts of scence+ as revea!e$ n geo!og" an$ ,o!og"+ ,ut he succee$e$ n re!gous conso!aton from the ver" thngs (hch (ere as a fata! menace to re!gon%A% (rngng %%%%% $rea$e$ B% occ!u$ng %%%%% cons$ere$C% persstng %%%%% pertnent D% $spersng %%%%% hgh!ghte$E% nctng %%%%% fortfe$

(. Decorous though the" mght seem+ Austn)s anon"mt" an$ her mo$est $escrpton of her mnaturstart mp!es a crtcsm%A% stu$e$ B% profoun$ C% se!f9e*p!orngD% se!f9effacng E% !ac'a$asca!

/. Most re!atonshps ,et(een !vng organsms are essenta!!" ones+ character;e$ ," coe*stence an$nter$epen$ence%A% unversa! B% $chotomous C% $stnctve D% s"m,otc E% con$ucve

0. Throughout ree' ant#ut" hea!ng (as cons$ere$ as essenta!!" a phenomenon an$ (as assocate$(th man" $etes%A% sprtua! B% ps"chotc C% $ea! D% $"!!c E% p!ura!stc


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. The great $stncton ,et(een teachers an$ ph!osophers s that one c!ass spea's from (thn+ or from an$ the other c!ass from (thout+ as %A% cogn;ance %%%%% ntuton B% memor" %%%%% o,serversC% e*perence %%%%% spectators D% e*posure %%%%% e*permentersE% astuteness %%%%% forethought

1. -th ne( push techno!og"+ nformaton can ,e to n$v$ua! re#urements an$ proactve!" ma$eava!a,!e to the peop!e (ho most use t%A% ta!ore$ B% nveste$ C% manage$ D% hera!$e$ E% garnere$

11. &t s ,e!eve$ that a teacher s not truste$ to gve of hs pup!s+ an$ an average teacher)s gra$ng of hsstu$ent s ," cons$eratons of affnt" an$ po!tca! persuason%A% a su,0ectve ana!"ss %%%%% supporte$B% an mparta! assessment %%%%% c!ou$e$C% a $sntereste$ eva!uaton %%%%% $ene$D% a contro!!e$ measurement %%%%% e*permente$E% a pertnent report %%%%% provo'e$

12. A!though a ph"scst+ ranc')s (or' ha$ profoun$ chemstr" an$ on the ,ranch of $ea!ng (ththe fun$amenta! process of photos"nthess%

A% pro,t" %%%%% natura! scence B% earnestness %%%%% patho!og"C% nf!uence on %%%%% ,otan" D% $epen$ence on %%%%% anatom"E% mpact on %%%%% ph!o!og"

1!. & $o not thn' that or$nar" human ,engs can ,e happ" (thout < n fact rva!r" has ,een+ ever snce theorgn of man+ the spur to most serous matters%A% sports B% competton C% art D% cooperaton E% concern

1%. .e (as a n hs !ove for hs countr" an$ conse#uent!" e*presse$ hmse!f n e*treme (a"s%A% partsan B% patrot C% fgurehea$ D% chauvnst E% a!trust

1. Acceptance of an event s not to ,e msta'en for a !fe of passvt" or su,msson to character;e$ ,"!a;ness an$ a sense of he!p!essness%

A% c"ncsm B% o,se#uousness C% fata!smD% authort" E% am,ton

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A% rhapso$" %%%%% conformng B% $uress %%%%% proactveC% censure %%%%% (e!come D% grevousness %%%%% captvate$E% $omnance %%%%% ;ea!ous

%. Despte the honour accor$e$ to them ," socet" an$ the re(ar$s the" en0o" for ther (or'+ man"professona!s comp!an that the" fee! %A% optma! monetar" %%%%% unpertur,e$B% scho!astc %%%%% $stur,e$C% su,stanta! monetar" %%%%% $emora!;e$D% ntang,!e %%%%% !eft outE% per#uste %%%%% $eeme$

. Natura! se!ecton s a ,eautfu! mechansm for turnng rare events nto ones%A% un#ue B% a$vance$ C% common D% comp!e* E% n$efnte

(. Some peop!e have the for !earnng foregn !anguages ,ut the" have no to spea' an"%A% mana %%%%% urge B% capact" %%%%% a,!t"C% apttu$e %%%%% nterest D% stamna %%%%% fon$nessE% compu!son %%%%% nc!naton

/. Recent foss! ev$ence suggests that carnvorous $nosaurs (ere s(mmers+ ,ut some pa!eonto!ogstsst!! thn' that these $nosaurs (ater%A% s(ft %%%%% entere$ B% nervous %%%%% !oathe$C% accomp!she$ %%%%% feare$ D% uns'!!e$ %%%%% avo$e$E% natura! %%%%% en0o"e$

0. A!though (e have ,een unversa!saton of e!ementar" e$ucaton+ snce 175F+ there s !tt!e hope of the o,0ectve n the near future%A% forecastng %%%%% perpetuatng B% pre$ctng %%%%% nterna!;ngC% carpng %%%%% pro!feratng D% perpetuatng %%%%% fomentngE% stressng %%%%% achevng

. The of foregn ru!e has !eft ts trace ever"(here n the countr" ,ut not so as on our !anguage

an$ e$ucatona! s"stem%A% eptome %%%%% pre$cta,!" B% stgma %%%%% notcea,!"C% remnants %%%%% o,scure!" D% ref!ectons %%%%% prou$!"E% sha$o( %%%%% $e,!tatng

1. The !anguage of cnema s often regar$e$ as ,ut an e*amnaton of f!ms from varous countres revea!the of the me$um%A% $eferenta! %%%%% varance B% appea!ng %%%%% $chotom"C% rura! %%%%% permea,!t" D% technca! %%%%% $os"ncras"E% unversa! %%%%% ethnct"

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DIRECI!"S& Each of the following questions has a sentence that has either one or two #lan$s. he #lan$s

indicate that a 'iece of the sentence is missing. Each sentence is followed #y five answer choices that consist of

words or 'hrases. Select the answer choice that com'letes the sentence #est.

1. &mp!ementaton of e$ucatona! programs s ha!tng+ neffcent an$ often the man purpose%A% o,structve of B% nsu!ar to C% ra!!"ng aroun$D% ec!ectc n E% $agona! to


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2. Some peop!e argue that the theor" of a fema!e aesthetc rea!!" (omen n that t !mts them to certanfemnne forms an$ mages%A% th(arts B% restrcts C% $sports D% remnsces E% #uashes

!. As a resu!t of rap$ ncreases n computer9,ase$ techno!oges+ e*panson n fnanca! f!o(s+ ,oth an$ (thn countres has emerge$%A% an energ;ng %%%%%%%%%% fe$era!B% a $stur,ng %%%%%%%%% overseasC% a $ramatc %%%%%%%%% cross ,or$erD% an une*pecte$ %%%%%%%% !oca!E% an unprece$ente$ %%%%%%%%% consttutona!

%. &t s the an$ mora! of ever" generaton to ensure a ,etter (or!$ for the ne*t generaton%A% sprtua! %%%%%%%% re(ar$ B% ethca! %%%%%% o,!gatonC% emotona! %%%%%% $ut" D% cogntve%%%%%%% rghtE% pru$sh %%%%%%% e*genc"

. A fa!! n agrcu!tura! ncome means a fa!! n rura! $eman$%A% concomtant B% !!ustrous C% prase(orth" D% $e,ata,!e E% $etecta,!e

(. Too man" peop!e ta'e a arthmetc ve( of !fe< the" assume that f num,ers go $o(n+ !vng stan$ar$s(!! an$ correspon$ng!" go up%A% a$vance$ %%%%% $e,!tatng!"B% $efnte %%%%% $mnshC% smp!stc %%%%% automatca!!"D% narro( %%%%% n$efnte!"E% prepon$erous %%%%% un(ttng!"

/. .an)s hopes an$ e*pectatons c!ash contnua!!" (th the !one!ness an$ (th (hch he must conten$%A% a!enaton B% empath" C% nsenstvt" D% pose E% se!f!essness

0. Though he earne$ as a panter+ the artst fe!t that he more acc!ams for hs mura!s%A% (ea!th %%%%%% escape$ B% fame %%%%%% $eferre$

C% $stncton %%%%% pu,!c;e$ D% reputaton %%%%%% $eserve$E% herosm %%%%%% revere$

. Un$er the nf!uence of (estern matera!sm+ (e tr" to fn$ happness n a$$e$ + an$ fa! to rea!;e thenee$ for compasson%A% comforts B% appen$ages C% e*pe$ences D% vo!umes E% va!ua,!es

1. The o!ma! part" ta,!ng a serous no conf$ence moton n the counc!< neverthe!ess t e*presse$ m!$protests aganst the treasur" ,enches%A% resorte$ to B% refrane$ from C% nsste$ onD% re!e$ on E% stum,!e$ upon

11. The nternatona! ne(s servce nformaton + so that events are reporte$ a!! over the (or!$

short!" after the" happen%A% recor$s %%%%%%%accurate!" B% fa!sfes %%%%%%% $e!,erate!"C% verfes %%%%%%% pansta'ng!" D% $ssemnates %%%%%%% rap$!"E% suppresses %%%%%%% thorough!"

12. Durng the nta! $a"s+ a name aganst free soft(are (as common+ as man" assume$ that suchsoft(are (ou!$ ,e (hmsca! an$ %A% pre0u$ce %%%%%%% neffectve B% propret" %%%%%%% app!ca,!eC% ,as %%%%%%% user9fren$!" D% reacton %%%%%%% con$ucveE% antagonsm %%%%%%% unsupporte$


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1!. -h!e the fnanca! s"stem s engage$ n nvestments an$ there," acce!eratng gro(th+ $eve!opmentsn the s"stem have rase$ concerns re!atng to the of the s"stem%A% mtgatng %%%%%%%% safet" B% perpetuatng %%%% !ogcC% garnerng %%%%% pro*mt" D% enhancng %%%%%%% propn#ut"E% augmentng %%%%%% soun$ness

1%. The $scover" of the ra$ar has !e$ to reso!ute efforts ," the US to other countres from steppng upther capa,!tes ,ecause of ts $esre to reman ahea$%A% prec!u$e B% summon C% proscr,e D% rarf" E% o,vate

1. The non9$ramatc !terature of the seventeenth centur" sho(s the opposng forces 9 on the one han$ the rght of the n$v$ua!+ on the other+ nsstence on the stan$ar$s%A% asserton of %%%%% a$herence to B% pognanc" to %%%%% smp!ct" of C% manpu!aton of %%%%% recastng of D% emen$ng of %%%%% ,ene$cton toE% represson of %%%%% contnuance of

1(. The ne( !terar" movement+ (hch (e have ,een tracng+ (as the (or' of a sma!! of men+ for themost part comparatve!" %A% c!#ue %%%%% recogn;e$ B% assa" %%%%% fame$

C% compen$um %%%%% so!ate$ D% fraternt" %%%%% $o!;e$E% cotere %%%%% o,scure

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/. Be!ef n the supernatura! s an unfortunate ps"cho!ogca! fostere$ ," ,!n$ ,e!ef n re!gouspractces%A% $e!uson B% uneasness C% construct D% conun$rum E% pretenson

0. =East goes -est) s the fervent persona! e*presson of aan (ho !onge$ to ,e accepte$ nto Amercansocet"%A% emgrant B% mmgrant C% a!en D% natve E% serf

. The vo!ent thun$erstorm an$ su$$en !ghtnng after the oppressve heat are aan of one of nature)smost magca! moments%A% for,ear B% epthet C% antthess D% aftermath E% ce!e,raton

1. /h!osophers are an$ are rare!" 'no(n to ,e practca! n ther approach to human pro,!ems%A% ec!ectc B% perfectonsts C% $ea!sts D% chauvnsts E% humansts

11. /ure 'no(!e$ge s va!ua,!e for ts o(n sa'e+ ,ecause the human sprt cannot resgn tse!f to %A% contemp!aton B% e*permentaton C% a,stractonD% gnorance E% affectaton

12. &mmgrants are as (e!! as + so the" create 0o,s as (e!! as ta'e them%A% users %%%%% researcher B% consumers %%%%% pro$ucersC% ,u"ers %%%%% se!!ers D% supporters %%%%% $etractorsE% proponents %%%%% crtcs

1!. Some speces o,tan nutrents from $ea$ p!ant an$ anma! matter+ ,ut man" others are + the" stea!nutrents from other !vng organsms%A% pre$ators B% pre"s C% parastes D% pests E% neoph"tes

1%. La,our that !eaves no room for e$ucaton pro,a,!" human potenta!%A% consgns B% augments C% precptates D% stunts E% retorts

1. .uman progress an$ ts ref!ecton are $epcte$ n the me$a< n other (or$s+ me$a s ve(e$ as a of

the socet"%A% s"m,o! B% nsgna C% metaphor D% epst!e E% mrror

1(. & (ou!$ !'e to have the matter sett!e$ mme$ate!" ,ecause t 'eeps a man on A% oars B% feet C% tenterhoo's D% ho!$ E% re

1/. The nterest generate$ ," the Soccer -or!$ Cup s compare$ to the (a" crc'et the naton%A% m!$er %%%%% unnerves B% !u'e(arm %%%%%%% e!ectrfesC% unusua! %%%%%%% grps D% magnanmous %%%%%%% magnfesE% un(arrante$ %%%%% augurs

10. @ur government+ no $ou,t+ seems to survve on ,orro(e$ $eas+ usng so!utons%A% $eca$ent B% uncann" C% secon$9han$ D% mor,un$ E% contrve$

1. The te!ephone s"m,o!;es that a('(ar$ < (h!e t nten$s to ,rng us together+ t 'eeps us apart%A% a!!uson B% satre C% !ampoon D% para$o* E% con

2. Most of us suffer n !fe ,ecause (e !oo' at !fe n compartments+ ,ut f (e !oo' at thngs ever"thng(!! !oo' much ,etter an$ comforta,!e%A% fragmentar!" B% ho!stca!!" C% (shfu!!"D% unargua,!" E% (e!!9ntentone$


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DIRECI!"S& Each of the following questions consists of a sentence that has either one or two #lan$s. he

#lan$*s+ indicate that a 'iece of the sentence is missing. Each sentence is followed #y five answer choices that

consist of words or 'hrases. Select the answer choice that com'letes the sentence #est.

1. -h!e res$ents are !oo'ng to the MoU as another nstrument for ct" mprovement+ are,egnnng to (on$er f ths s 0ust another nstance of msta'ng passvt" for acton%A% s'eptca! %%%%%%% proponents B% suspcous %%%%%%% $etractorsC% pugnacous %%%%%%% trucu!ent D% n$ustrous %%%%%%% mett!esomeE% optmstc %%%%%%% pessmsts

2. The report s thought to prov$e usefu! ponters to companes e*p!orng c!c' an$ mortar so!utons to the fa!ure of $otcoms%A% counteract B% renforce C% popu!ar;e D% $ep!o" E% post

!. Nothng s permanent an$ forever+ a!! phenomena are n state of $"namc from moment tomoment%A% a stu,,orn %%%%%%% stass B% an ntransgent %%%%%%% f!u*C% pretentous %%%%%%% transformaton D% a!terng %%%%%%% e#uanmt"

E% a serene %%%%%%% regresson

%. -e nee$ to our po!tca! process n or$er to ma'e sure that (e can have an $emocratc process%A% stream!ne %%%%%%% unnterrupte$ B% marsha! %%%%%%% unrestrane$C% era$cate %%%%%%% entcng D% program %%%%%%% enva,!eE% nterpo!ate %%%%%%% conc

. Research agences cou!$n)t ,e an$ e*pect to gro( 0ust ," pgg",ac'ng on c!ents or mar'etshare from each other%A% o,se#uous %%%%% c!nchng B% peremptor" %%%%% toutngC% trucu!ent %%%%% gna(ng D% comp!acent %%%%% c!a(ngE% per!ous %%%%% tra$ng

(. The e*ercse serve$ purposes< t $emonstrate$ (h" one shou!$ not ,e ta'en n ," mrac!es< ,ut t a!so the practca! app!catons of scentfc prncp!es%A% supreme %%%%% negate$ B% $ue! %%%%% stresse$C% varous %%%%% over!oo'e$ D% vta! %%%%% conteste$E% $ua! %%%%% un$erscore$

/. &n the past ffteen months+ the Chnese overnment has tre$ to the approachng crss ," $efctfnancng to spee$ up nvestments%A% $vert %%%%% c!amourng for B% aggran$;e %%%%% truncatngC% avert %%%%% resortng to D% mo!!f" %%%%% regu!ar;ngE% pacf" %%%%% rs'ng

0. The $spute ,et(een the partes ,ecame so that there (as ever" !'e!hoo$ of a free e*change of

,!o(s%A% comp!cate$ B% acrmonous C% ,e!!cose D% aggressve E% t"pca!

. @nce he ha$ the $fference ,et(een regona! $a!ects+ A,," foun$ hmse!f spea'ng the !anguage %A% re0ecte$ %%%%% cons$era,!" B% graspe$ %%%%% effort!ess!"C% mastere$ %%%%% mp!ct!" D% forgotten %%%%% e!o#uent!"E% recogn;e$ %%%%% am,guous!"


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1. .s $rectons ms!ea$< (e $$ not 'no( (hch of the t(o roa$s to ta'e%A% comp!cate$ B% foo!sh C% am,guous D% 0ust E% pertnent

11. Archtects trave! to reece an$ &ta!" to the marve!s of c!assc $esgn%A% mtate B% treat C% reca!! D% stu$" E% e*cu!pate

12. Automaton threatens man'n$ (th an ncrease$ num,er of hours%A% meager B% use!ess C% actve D% $!e E% trva!

1!. Surprsng!"+ "ou are frghtene$ ," a concept that from "our o(n mn$%A% accepte$ B% $ea!;e$ C% e*terna!;e$ D% orgnate$ E% $eteste$

1%. E*cept for a fe( pro$uctve !an$ areas+ the preva!ng metho$s of cuttng the so! rap$!" e*haust ts %A% !oam B% content C% fert!t" D% su,stance E% ,arrenness

1. Severa! &n$an nuc!ear e*perts have argue$ that t s n the countr")s to con$uct at !east one h"$rogen

,om, test ,efore the CTBT $ea$!ne n 2FF2%A% safet" B% re$empton C% graspD% $saster E% metcu!ousness

1(. The ,!! n ths effect s the Lo' Sa,ha+ an$ the c!ams of ma'ng the entre countr" !terate soun$ %A% $scusse$ n %%%%% !ogca! B% c!amorng %%%%% na$e#uateC% pen$ng (th %%%%% ho!!o( D% passe$ ," %%%%% $esu!tor"E% (orr"ng %%%%% fu!some

1/. &t s ponte$ out that aroun$ 2%5 m!!on ch!$ren are e!ementar" e$ucaton ever" "ear snce there arenot suffcent schoo!s to them%A% $eprve$ of %%%%% accommo$ate B% taught n %%%%% sen$C% $esste$ from %%%%% promote D% mssng %%%%% recogn;eE% ,o"cottng %%%%% cater

10% B" ear!" 1777+ the pu,!c reports on ,asc e$ucaton n &n$a t(o m"ths a,out prmar" e$ucaton%

A% contra$cte$ B% negate$ C% augmente$ D% e*p!o$e$ E% rune$

1. No( the ma0or n the (a" of $eve!opment s sa$ to ,e of resources%A% hur$!e %%%%% hn$rance B% threat %%%%% e*tensonC% o,stac!e %%%%% pauct" D% mpe$ment %%%%% ava!a,!t"E% contra$cton %%%%% non9ava!a,!t"

2. rst+ the ca!cu!atons seem to ,e to avo$ the to eat =the for,$$en foo$)%A% $ef!ate$ %%%%% 'nac' B% nf!ate$ %%%%% temptatonC% estmate$ %%%%% nc!naton D% propoun$e$ %%%%% penchantE% assume$ %%%%% pena!t"

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DIRECI!"S& Each of the following questions consists of a sentence that has either one or two #lan$s. he

#lan$s indicate that a 'iece of the sentence is missing. Each sentence is followed #y five answer choices that

consist of words or 'hrases. Select the answer choice that com'letes the sentence #est.

1. The fnance mnster suggeste$ that to contan the $amages cause$ ," the earth#ua'e+ resources cou!$ ,e ," cuttng $o(n on the e*pen$ture%A% a$0uste$ %%%%% mpen$ng B% p!anne$ %%%%% effcacousC% offset %%%%% fecun$ D% retane$ %%%%% sgnfcantE% mo,!;e$ %%%%% unpro$uctve


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2. Even as ct" corporatons tr" to use !mte$ resources for the tas' of ur,an rene(a!+ ct;ens shou!$a!so not ther respons,!t" to(ar$ the ct"%A% cha!!engng %%%%% resurrect B% pett" %%%%% sacrfceC% te$ous %%%%% rescn$ D% $auntng %%%%% a,$cateE% verta,!e %%%%% negotate

!. no(!e$ge management s not mere!" the co!!ecton an$ of a!! the nformaton that e*sts n acompan" n one !ocaton%A% $versfcaton B% storage C% apprasa! D% co!!a,oraton E% termnaton

%. no(!e$ge management s the scence of em,racng the $sparate sources (here 'no(!e$ge res$es (hetherthe" are e*p!ct or nte!!ectua! capta! an$ unspo'en thought processes%A% $"namc B% progressve C% tact D% tang,!e E% transtor"

. An effectve 'no(!e$ge management s"stem (!! he!p the 'no(!e$ge (herever t res$es an$ gve tre!evance an$ conte*t ," !n'ng t to re!ate$ $ata%A% cu!tvate B% outperform C% ut!;e D% negate E% $ffuse

(. Techno!og" n to$a")s $gta! age s the that can ena,!e an$ stream!ne the capture an$ f!o( of

nformaton n a compan"%A% eva!uaton stan$ar$ B% one9stop shopC% research too! D% un$ena,!e fac!tator E% ama!gam

/. Research on orgns of a$u!t $seases has sho(n that ch!$ren (th !o( ,rth (eght suffer from $egeneratve $sease n a$u!t !fe such as osteopoross or $a,etes%A% nherte$ %%%%% ncura,!e B% feta! %%%%% chroncC% here$tar" %%%%% contagous D% fam!a! %%%%% patho!ogca!E% paterna! %%%%% neutra!

0. The ne( !ot s f!uent n preva!ent n ths fe!$ such as suspenson+ $omestc n#ur" an$ $smssa!%A% ha,ts B% $scourses

C% communcatons D% $oms an$ voca,u!ar"E% trusms

. Most peop!e are the ph!osoph" that $scp!ne s a ,ehavoura! change process an$ not a %A% averse to %%%%% ,ehavoura! pro$uctB% o,!vous of %%%%% puntve measureC% resstant to %%%%% (e!come changeD% una(are of %%%%% peace accor$E% $ou,tfu! a,out %%%%% cu!mnaton

1. A!though man" pro$ucts are n a ,urst of enthusasm an$ goo$ ntentons+ the" often !ose ther (a"through $e!a"s $ue to one reason or the other%A% 'c'e$ off %%%%% protracte$ B% re!ocate$ %%%%% pee!ng

C% re!ease$ %%%%% regu!ate$ D% carre$ for(ar$ %%%%% ongongE% naugurate$ %%%%% anc!!ar"

11% @ne of the preoccupatons of the postco!ona! mn$ s the + the shame of havng ,een se$uce$ ," theco!ona!st)s entcements%A% po!emc responses B% su,servenceC% gu!t comp!e* D% re!ent!ess a!!eganceE% $entt" pro,!em


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12% There s a ,e!ef that m"tho!og" an$ therefore c!assca! $ance (ou!$ ,e much easer to perceve for thecommon man than the themes n contemporar" $ance%A% promnent B% a,stract C% co!ourfu! D% re$un$ant E% trte

1!. -th the termnaton of ta!'s (ent the one of hope that the t(o negh,ors (ou!$ ,e a,!e tocome c!oser an$ ,e ama,!e to each other%A% ra" %%%%% conten$e$ B% g!mmer %%%%% ,e!!gerentC% poo! %%%%% traumat;e$ D% ,oomerang %%%%% a!!"ngE% response %%%%% (arnng

1%. Man+ (th hs comfort an$ hs passonate gree$ (ou!$ eventua!!" $estro" natura! resources%

A% pro*mt" to B% re!ance onC% coherence to D% a$herence toE% proc!vt" for

1. Sea horses are eaters an$ s!urp ther pre" (ho!e%A% voracous B% ntransgent C% stupen$ous D% gourmet E% ntensve

1(. Man" nstances of human rghts a,use from across the (or!$ have the nee$ for human rghtse$ucaton n ts var"ng manfestatons%

A% o,serve$ %%%%% pre$etermne$ B% $ocumente$ %%%%% renforce$C% g!arng %%%%% assuage$ D% reporte$ %%%%% gnore$E% o,serve$ %%%%% $egra$e$

1/. There s a near tota! on the fact that human rghts e$ucaton can he!p re$uce human rghts vo!atonsan$ contr,ute to ,u!$ng a free socet"%A% po!art" B% precousness C% consensus D% vacousness E% treatse

10. &n tmes of (ar+ t s not permss,!e to thn' of "our enemes as or$nar" human ,engs t s a!most a $ut" to thn' of them as mn$!ess savages%A% patrotc B% perf$ousC% ro"a! D% commssone$E% permss,!e

1. Despte the fact that atttu$e has not ,een a ma0or one on the mo$ern art scene< t has rare!" prov$e$ afoun$aton for aan nterpretaton of thngs n (hch one goes ," (hat s verfa,!e%A% $ogmatc %%%%% ec!ectc B% negatve %%%%% unversa!stcC% ho!stc %%%%% humanstc D% rea!stc %%%%% aesthetcE% postvstc %%%%% emprca!

2. At a tme (hen ch!$ren)s stores are mora! an$ + An$erson revo!uton;e$ the genre ," nfusng t (th %A% $octrnare %%%%% prncp!es B% ethca! %%%%% preceptsC% $$actc %%%%% humor D% a!trustc%%%%%%%%%%purposeE% mmorta!%%%%%%%%%%motfs

SENTENCE C@M/LET&@N DR&LL 9 12

1. /ro0ectng ra! acc$ents as natura! phenomena s a ver" convenent (a" of a!! concerne$+ of therrespons,!t"+ accounta,!t" an$ even .A% ac#uttng %%%%% forthrghtness B% upstagng %%%%% !a,!t"C% a,so!vng %%%%% cu!pa,!t" D% renstatng %%%%% ca!!ousnessE% caps;ng %%%%% constructveness


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2. The ro!e of consumpton of ra( foo$s n the $eve!opment of cancer reman unc!ear though certan stu$eshave that ther nta'e shou!$ ,e %A% renforce$ %%%%% contnue$ B% approve$ %%%%% reprman$e$C% $sprove$ %%%%% contane$ D% refute$ %%%%% contro!!e$E% suggeste$ %%%%% ,anne$

!. or a 0ust socet"+ the mme$ate nee$ s to contro! $eteroraton of mora! stan$ar$s+ n fact of

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