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Question 1: From the options given for each question, select the one that best summarizes the paragraph.
The village of Birlstone is a small and very ancient cluster of half-timbered cottages on the northern border of the county of Sussex. For centuries it had remained unchanged; but within the last few years its picturesque appearance and situation have attracted a number of well-to-do residents, whose villas peep out from the woods around. These woods are locally supposed to be the extreme fringe of the great Weald forest, which thins away until it reaches the northern chalk downs. A number of small shops have come into being to meet the wants of the increased population; so there seems some prospect that Birlstone may soon grow from an ancient village into a modern town. It is the centre for a considerable area of country, since Tunbridge Wells, the nearest place of importance, is ten or twelve miles to the eastward, over the borders of Kent.
a) There is a bright prospect of Birlstone, a small and ancient village in Sussex, transforming into a modern town because of many people settling there and many small businesses cropping up.
b) There is a bright chance that Birlstone, a small and ancient town in Sussex, will transform into a truly great modern town. This is because many people are opting to settle there and many businesses are being opened to cater to the needs of these people.
c) There is a good chance that the sleepy town of Birlstone will transform into a modern town because of the surge in the number of people opting to settle down in the town in recent years. This may be because of the picturesque locations and the great Weald forest on the border of the town.
d) It is not surprising that the town of Birlstone is transforming into a modern town given its picturesque locations. In recent years, many people have opted to settle there and many small shops have come up to cater to their growing needs.
Question 2: From the options given for each question, select the one that best summarizes the paragraph.redred
Twice already in his career had Holmes helped him to attain success, his own sole reward being the intellectual joy of the problem. For this reason the affection and respect of the Scotchman for his amateur colleague were profound, and he showed them by the frankness with which he consulredted Holmes in every difficulty. Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius, and MacDonald had talent enough for his profession to enable him to perceive that there was no humiliation in seeking the assistance of one who already stood alone in Europe, both in his gifts and in his experience. Holmes was not prone to friendship, but he was tolerant of the big Scotchman, and smiled at the sight of him.
a) The Scotchman was a mediocre person whereas Sherlock Holmes was a talented guy. This realization soon dawned on the Scotchman and he sought Holmes’ assistance in every difficulty thereafter.
b) The Scotchman realized early in his career that Sherlock Holmes was a very talented guy and his assistance would be required to solve difficult cases. So, setting aside humiliation, he sought Holmes’ assistance whenever required.
c) The Scotchman was a talented person. Unlike many mediocre people, who are full of themselves, he realized the unique gifts of Sherlock Holmes and gave him the opportunity to assist him in every difficulty.
d) The Scotchman was talented enough to realize the genius of Sherlock Holmes and seek his assistance in every difficult matter. Holmes, on his part, was satisfied with just the intellectual joy of the problem.
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Question 3: From the options given for each question, select the one that best summarizes the paragraph.
Not only in judgements, however, but even in conceptions, is an a priori origin manifest. For example, if we take away by degrees from our conceptions of a body all that can be referred to mere sensuous experience–colour, hardness or softness, weight, even impenetrability–the boreddy will then vanish; but the space which it occupied still remains, and this it is utterly impossible to annihilate in thought. Again, if we take away, in like manner, from our empirical conception of any object, corporeal or incorporeal, all properties which mere experience has taught us to connect with it, still we cannot think away those through which we cogitate it as substance, or adhering to substance, although our conception of substance is more determined than that of an object. Compelled, therefore, by that necessity with which the conception of substance forces itself upon us, we must confess that it has its seat in our faculty of cognition a priori.
a) Not only in judgements, but even in conceptions, is an a priori origin manifest
b) When the degrees from our conceptions of a body are taken away, what remains is a mere sensuous experience. From this we can conclude that an a priori origin is manifest in our conceptions
c) An a priori origin is manifest in our conceptions and there are several examples to prove it
d) The conceptions of body and substance suggest that a priori origin is manifest in our judgements and conceptionsred
Question 4: From the options given below, select the one that best summarizes the given paragraph.
Earth day is all about saving the earth. It’s funny how after hundreds or even thousands of years’ worth of human life, we are just starting to care about our earth. I mean maybe it’s because we feel like we are getting crowded here on the earth. The truth is the earth will only get more populated and we do need to change both the way we live and our perspective on our world.
The world is more important than we can imagine. We won’t be able to find another earth we can live on for thousands of years and that’s only if we can make it that long. The sources of energy that are here on the earth are starting to run low. One day there will have to be a change in everything. I just hope that we can be more prepared for that day now.
redQuestion 5: From the options given below, select the one that best summarizes the given paragraph.
Ptolemy’s errors of calculation would not have been so extensive but that he adopted a method of measurement which made them accumulative. If he had chosen Alexandria for the point of departure in measuring longitude, the errors he made when reckoning westward would have been counterbalanced by those reckoning eastward, and would not have resulted in any serious distortion of the truth; but instead of this, he adopted as his point of departure the Fortunatae Insulae, or Canary Islands, and every degree measured to the east of these was one-fifth too great, since he assumed that it was only fifty miles in length. I may mention that so great has been the influence of Ptolemy on geography, that, up to the middle of the last century, Ferro, in the Canary Islands, was still retained as the zero-point of the meridians of longitude.
a) Ptolemy adopted a method of measurement that has led to his errors being accumulated. This was because he chose his point of departure as Canary Islands. Had he not done this, his influence on Geography would have been much more
b) Ptolemy chose Canary Islands as his point of departure and because of his huge influence on geography, these have remained the zero-point of the meridians of longitude till today
c) Ptolemy adopted a method of measurement that has led to his errors being accumulated. This was because he chose his point of departure as Canary Islands. Because of his huge influence on geography, these islands erroneously remained the zero-point of the meridians of longitude even until the middle of the last century.
d) Ptolemy chose the Canary Islands is the zero-point of the meridians of longitude. This has resulted in erroneous measurements.
Question 6: However, it is not possible to attract all women, or just any specific one. If there were a specific woman that you wanted to attract, but who is simply not interested or attracted to you, no skill or technique or persistence is guaranteed to work. History is replete with stories of unrequited love – of men who thought that they can make a woman want them. If they had simply tried to attract other women instead, and kept persisting, they would have been met with success.red
by : Ren Rejante
Which of the following is the best summary of the above paragraph?
a) With good choice making and relentless pursuit nothing is impossible.
b) Choosing the right woman will increase the chances of attracting a woman.
c) A man who choses the right woman and tries persistently to attract her has a greater probability of success.
d) If a man persists and makes the right choices, he will succeed in attracting the woman he likes.
Question 7: Complete the following paragraph with the most suitable sentence.
After almost a month of protests and people living in the streets, rocks being thrown, blood being spilled, and many injured, Egyptian President Mubarak finally resigns. There was partying and cheers from the streets all night. The people had spoken and the people had won.
by:Brian Gosur
a) Unfortunately there was bloodshed and deaths.
b) The basis of any democracy is a government for the people and bredy the people.
c) Are we starting to see a domino effect with these uprisings?
d) Now we come back to today, and right after the Egyptian conflict, the Iranian people are back in the streets and they are wanting a change.
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Question 8: Select the sentence that completes the following paragraph in the most logical way.
Certain points in regard to climate, e.g. the fact that the regions of the earth near the equator get more solar heat than those nearer the poles, and that parts of the globe are subjected to variable winds, as contrasted with those regions where the extraordinarily regular winds called “trades” blow, have of course been known for long enough. But not till the latter half of the nineteeredrednth century did the civilized nations begin regular meteorological observations, and these observations are still scanty for the uncivilized and partially civilized regions. _____.
a) This is the more worth doing in that the subject is one which has had a great deal of attention devoted to it in the recent years.
b) We do not propose here to treat either climate or weather with any fullness, for there is a volume in the series specially devoted to these and kindred subjects.
c) The meteorological raw material necessary for the exact study of climates has thus only been available for a comparatively short period, and is still incomplete.
d) We may begin with that type of climate which has so profoundly influenced the civilization of western Europe, and therefore also the new civilizations of America, Australia, South Africa and so on.
redQuestion 9: Select the option that completes the paragraph in the most logical way.
Germany had foreseen and prepared for just such a conflict as now began, and was able to put into the field in the West larger forces than those of France and Britain combined. These forces were also better trained and better supplied with transport, artillery, and machine-guns. Her plan was to defeat France and Britain in the first month, and then to turn her main armies against Russia, for she assumed that Russia would be slow to mobilize her gigantic numbers. __________
a) That miracle happened, in the form of the Russian revolution in the spring of 1917. Thereafter Germany was able to get rid of the war on her eastern frontier and to throw all her strength against the West.
b) The Great War falls therefore into three stages.
c) Germany’s first plan of an immediate conquest was defeated by France and Britain at the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914.
d) But if the first attack on France should fail the situation would be changed, and Germany would be compelled to fight on two fronts at once, the East and the West.
Question 10: Select the option that completes the paragraph in the most logical way.
Your brain is a very able piece of machinery. The organ collects data and thoughts, and then categorizes and stores them. For the information in the brain to be used beneficially, it must be available for quick retrieval. One such case of quick recall would be answering a question like, “how old are you,” or “what is your address?” How many of you have searched high and low for a pair of eyeglasses, and found them right on your head? Maybe you have forgotten something more important like a project at work, or a homework assignment. The good news is that you don’t have to keep worrying about your memory. ________.
– By Timothy Romanored
a) In school, they never teach you improve your memory information, or the time-tested strategies for successful memorization.
b) The secret is to mix up your normal environment just enough to tune you in to the fact that something is wrong and you have something to remember.
c) Regardless of age or ability, there are lots of things you can do to exercise, and improve the performance of your memory.
d) The easiest way to accomplish this is to create a scene in your mind of what you are trying to remember.
Answers & Solutions:
1) Answer (A)
Option b) is incorrect because of the use of the words ‘great modern town’, which is not what the original paragraph conveys. Option c) states that the surge in the number of people might be because of the picturesque locations and the great Weald forest, which is something that is not conveyed in the paragraph. Option a) provides a succinct summary of the paragraph.
In the passage, it is given that there seems some prospect that Birlstone may soon grow from an ancient village into a modern town.
The tone of the author here is that of uncertainty.
He is not saying that it’ll become or it is becoming rather the author is saying that there is a prospect that it might.
In option D, it is given that the village is transforming which is not what the author is conveying. Thus, option D is incorrect.
2) Answer (D)
Option a) is incorrect. It is mentioned in the paragraph that the Scotchman was a talented guy. Option c) talks about the Scotchman ‘giving an opportunity’ to Sherlock Holmes, which is incorrect. Between b) and d), d) is a better summary of the paragraph. It covers all the important points mentioned in the paragraph, including the one about Holmes’ reward. Option d) is the correct answer.
3) Answer (C)
The paragraph is about a priori origins in conceptions. Option a) includes judgements also and hence is incorrect. The conceptions of body and substance are examples and hence are to be avoided in a summary. Options b) and d) include this and hence are incorrect. Option c) is an apt summary of the paragraph and hence is the correct answer.
4) Answer (A)
The essence of the paragraph is that people are beginning to realize the importance of the earth just now, after thousands of years of human life. This is because the earth is getting crowded and the energy sources are running low. We cannot find another earth and so the way we live on this earth must be changed if we are to continue our existence. Option a) is the best summary of the paragraph. Option b) is incorrect because it misses out on one of the reasons. Option c) misses out on both the reasons. Option d) also misses out on the reason of ‘overcrowding’. Option a) is the correct answer.
5) Answer (C)
The essence of the paragraph is that Ptolemy chose Canary Islands as his point of departure and this has resulted in errors in his calculations. Also, because Ptolemy had such a big influence on geography, Canary Islands remained the zero-point of the meridians of longitude until the middle of the last century even though it led to errors in calculations. This is best captured in option c). Option b) is incorrect because it misses out on Ptolemy’s errors in calculations. Option a) is incorrect because it wrongly says that Ptolemy’s influence on geography would have been much more had the errors not been there. This is an incorrect inference. Option d) is incorrect because it fails to mention the part about how the Canary Islands continued to be the zero-point of the meridians of longitude until the middle of the last century because of Ptolemy’s immense influence on geography.
6) Answer (C)
Option C is the apt conclusion for the paragraph. Option A is too general and option B is incomplete as it does not take into account the persistence required in achieving the feat. From the paragraph it is clear that even after making the right choice and persisting, there is no guarantee that the women will be attracted to you. Thus option D is also wrong.
7) Answer (B)
From the paragraph we can see that Egypt’s dictatorial regime has been toppled and the people are rejoicing their new got freedom. An apt conclusion to the preceding events should be a statement describing the constituents of a real people’s government.Option B has all the elements of a suitable conclusion.
8) Answer (C)
In the penultimate sentence, the author mentions the point that the civilized nations began regular meteorological observations only in the later half of the nineteenth century compared to the knowledge about certain points of climate, which has been around for a long time. So, option c), which says that the meteorological raw material necessary for study has been available for a comparatively short time, aptly concludes the paragraph.
9) Answer (D)
In this passage, the author talks about the German plan in the war. Germany intended to defeat France and Britain in the first month and then turn towards Russia. Option b is incorrect as nowhere is it suggested that the war divided itself into three stages. Option c is incorrect as the author talks about the future plan of Germany in the war. Germany’s first plan of conquest has nothing to do with the passage. Among options a and d, d is better suited as it talks about the alternative scenario if Germany’s plan had failed.
10) Answer (C)
The paragraph talks about brain and memory.
The penultimate sentence says that one doesnt have to keep worrying about one’s memory. The following sentence must be an elaboration of this statement.
Option A is irrelevant as it talks about something that is taught in school which is not discussed in the paragraph.
Option B could be a sentence after which the given paragraph starts but it cannot be the concluding sentence of the paragraph.
The reference of “this” in option D is not clear.
Option C elaborates on the point mentioned in penultimate sentence by saying that the performance of memory can be improved.
Hence, option C is the answer.
