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ENGLISH
Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word,
from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1. Almost everyone has trouble ______ at one time or another.
A.
B.
C.
D.

sleeping
for sleeping
sleep
slept

2. Ali always seeks _____ wealth.

A.
B.
C.
D.

from
with
to
for

Each question below consists of a related pair of words,

followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in
the original pair.
3. PAGE: BOOK::
A.
B.
C.
D.

sailors: crew
petal: flower
leaf: stalk
singers: chorus

4. MIGHT: RIGHT::
A.
B.
C.
D.

honesty: policy
cleanliness: godliness
work: worship
serve: wait

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite

in meaning to the word in capital letters.
5. PARTICULAR:
A.
B.
C.
D.

general
widespread
diffused
common

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6. URBAN:
A.
B.
C.
D.

country-made
pastoral
provincial
rural

Choose the word most similar in meaning to the capitalized

ones.
7. CHANGE:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

alter
church
complete
decide
agree

8. VIRTUE:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

relationship
marriage
prosperity
happiness
goodness

Read the passage to answer question 9-10

In the late seventeenth century, a transformation began that would make
coffee one of the most popular drinks in Europe. The coffeehouse-meeting
place of bankers, dissidents, artists, merchants, poets, wits, and rogues was
in some ways the cradle of modern Europe. Coffee would change, in less
than a century, from the drink of a few princes and a few paupers to the
chief social beverage of the rising middle class.
9. The word transformation is closest in meaning to:
A.
B.
C.
D.

trend
event
change
custom

10.The word rogues refers to a type of:

A.
B.
C.
D.

beverage
person
book
coffee

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ANALYTICAL REASONING
Travelers may enter and remain in the Republic for up to 59 days. If a
traveler is to stay for more than seven days, however, a special visa is
required.
11.If the statements above are true, which of the following must also be
true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

A traveler who is staying in the Republic for 14 days must have

a special visa
Many travelers who stay in the Republic do not need visas
Some travelers who stay in the Republic for more than seven
days do not have the appropriate visas
Travelers who stay less than seven days in the Republic do not
need visas
Travelers who merely pass through the Republic while en route
to other destinations do not need visas

Questions 12-15
An editor must choose five articles to be published in the upcoming issue of
an arts review. The only articles available for publication are theater articles
F, G, H and J, and dance articles K, L, M and O.
At least three of the five published articles must be dance articles.
If J is chosen, then M cannot be.
If F is chosen, then J must also be chosen.
12.If M is not chosen for the issue, which of the following must be chosen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

F
G
H
J
K

13.How many acceptable groupings of articles include J?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

One
Two
Three
Four
five

14.The choice of which article makes only one group of articles acceptable?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

F
G
J
L
M

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15.If G is chosen for the issue, which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

J is not chosen
Exactly three dance articles are chosen
H is not chosen
All four of the dance articles are chosen
F is not chosen

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COMPUTER
16.Print preview command is useful to have a look at the document before it
goes to ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

monitor
printer
scanner
web cam

17.MS Excel files contain ________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

sheets
pages
wallpapers
slides

18."Power Point Slide Layout" refers to the ________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

back ground image

way things are arranged on a slide
header and footer of slide
color scheme of slide

19.How will you define Internet in the simplest way?

A.
B.
C.
D.

very large network

global network of networks
network of computers in a city
all of the above

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PEDAGOGY
20.Which is first phase of memory?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Retention
Recall
Recognition
Learning

21.The easiest way to foster personal relationship with students is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Coming to class 5 to 10 minutes early

Starting a dialogue
Learning their names
Giving them prizes

22.In strategies for classroom management, the purpose of a class culture

is to make the members of the class feel ______.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Secure
Afraid
Over-confident
Cultured

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
23.Radar cannot determine:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Size of object
Speed of object
Distance of object
Direction of motion of object

24.Which of the following is not computer hardware?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mouse
Keyboard
Windows XP
Screen

25.Usama bin Ladin is a citizen of:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Afghanistan
Libya
Iraq
Saudi Arabia

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SUBJECT
26.It is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is constructive social
criticism, using wit as a weapon.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Comedy of manners
Farce
Burlesque
Satire

27._______ is often regarded as the father of English literature.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Homer
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Philip Sydney

28.After Shakespeare's death, the poet and dramatist _____ was the
leading literary figure of the Jacobean era (The reign of James I).
A.
B.
C.
D.

Christopher Marlowe
Ben Jonson
Thomas Kyd
Bernard Shaw

29.Pope's Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad are still the greatest _____
poems ever written.
A.
B.
C.
D.

heroic
mock-heroic
pastoral
religious

30.It was in the Victorian era (18371901) that the ______ became the
leading form of literature in English. Most writers were now more
concerned to meet the tastes of a large middle class reading public than
to please aristocratic patrons.
A.
B.
C.
D.

novel
play
prose
essay

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