1. A private Secretary cannot have authority ______ his boss.

a. on
b. for
c. over
d. in

2. He is definitely blind _____ his faults.

a. of
b. to
c. with
d. in

3. Select the word which is most nearly the Opposite in meaning of the word given in capitals: DECRY

a. Expand
b. Instruct
c. Praise
d. Consensus

4. Select the word which is most nearly the Opposite in meaning of the word given in capitals: ALTRUISTIC

a. Inimical
b. Self-centered
c. Outcaste
d. Penurious

5. Select the word which is most nearly the Opposite in meaning of the word given in capitals: ASSUAGE

a. Provoke
b. Revoke
c. Crave
d. Detest

6. Select the word which is most nearly the Same in meaning of the word given in capitals: DERELICT

a. Cautious
b. Degraded
c. Abandoned
d. Licked up

7. Select the word which is most nearly the Same in meaning of the word given in capitals: SOMATIC

a. Sagacious
b. Physical
c. Ironical
d. Painstaking

8. Select the word which is most nearly the Same in meaning of the word given in capitals: KUDOS

a. Absorbed
b. Acknowledged
c. Renown
d. Devoted

9. A hater of knowledge and learning

a. Philologist
b. Misologist
c. Misogynist
d. Bibliophile

10. A person who abandons his religious faith

a. Apostate
b. Prostate
c. Profane
d. Agnostic

11.

_______types of investments go up or down in value at the same time .

a.

Not
 

b.

Not only
 

c.

Not all
 

d.

Not at all

12.

Kites come in all shapes and sizes, some ____a person.

a.

large enough carring
 

b.

enough large to carry
 

c.

large enough to carry
 

d.

large to carry enough

13.

Sparay cans products an aerosol which is___

a.

spraying of very fine
 

b.

a spray very fine
 

c.

very a fine spray
 

d.

a very fine spray

14.

Not often ____fatal today, but immediately medical attention is essential.

a.

a rattlesnake bit's
 

b.

by a rattlesnake bite
 

c.

a rattlesnake bits is is
 

d.

is a rattlesnake bite

15.

Soil -covered lava lands support a normal forest ___enough water.

a.

if there is
 

b.

or if there is
 

c.

there has been
 

d.

there is also

16.

HEDONIST:PLEASURE::

a.

humanist:pride
 

b.

ascetic:tolerance
 

c.

stoic:sacrifice
 

d.

recluse:privacy

17.

INVEST:CAPTIAL

a.

gamble:stake
 

b.

tax:income
 

c.

play:sport
 

d.

rce:record

18.

TRANSGRESSION: MORALITY::

a.

mistake:probity

b.

invitation:hospility

c.

gift:generosity

 

d.

presumption:proprety

19.

TEXT:EXTEMPORIZE::

a.

SCORE:IMPROVISE
 

b.

STYLE:DECORATE
 

c.

EXHIBIT: DEMONSTRATE
 

d.

DIAGRAM:REALIZE

20.

PLUMMET:FALL::

a.

radiate: glow
 

b.

converge: attract
 

c.

flounder:move
 

d.

swerve: turn

21.

REFULGENT

a.

lackluster
 

b.

stiff
 

c.

plodding
 

d.

distant

22.

REBUFF

a.

tease
 

b.

defy
 

c.

meddle
 

d.

welcome

23.

SUPPLICATE
 

a.

misrepresent
 

b.

demand
 

c.

evade
 

d.

discourage

24.

LACONIC

a.

stylized
 

b.

unedited
 

c.

verbose
 

d.

insince

25.

IMPERMEABLE

a.

resilient
 

b.

Blunt
 

c.

sticky
 

d.

porous

26.

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a.

a
 

b.

b
 

c.

c
 

d.

d

27.

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a.

a
 

b.

b
 

c.

c

 

d.

d

28.

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a.

a
 

b.

b
 

c.

c
 

d.

d

29.

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a.

a
 

b.

b
 

c.

c
 

d.

d

30.

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a.


a
 

b.

b
 

c.

c
 

d.

d

31. All of the following ratings refer to the clarity of a stone EXCEPT-

a. perfection
b. very slight imperfection
c. slight imperfection
d. imperfection
e. none of the above

32. Clarity of a stone-

a. is invisible to the unaided eye
b. affects the diamond's brilliance
c. has spots, flaws, and blemishes
d. is determined by imperfections
e. all of the above

33. It can be inferred from the passage that a stone rated "H" is -

a. good for jewelry
b. good for investment
c. very colorful
d. deep yellow
e. colorless

34. What can be said about a 1 carat diamond-

a. It has 100 points
b. It weight an ounce
c. It costs twice as much as a smaller one
d. It has the same quality as a half - carat diamond
e. Both (a) and (b)

35. The passage is mainly about -

a. The cost of diamonds
b. qualities affecting diamond values
c. how to juige an expensive diamond
d. buying diamonds for jewelry
e. none of the above

36. Coward : Brave

a. hero : cynical
b. martyr : impatient
c. philanthropist : selfish
d. agnostic : intuitive
e. traitor : careful

37. Relevant : Crucial

a. marginal : unique
b. perceptible : obvious
c. apparent : real
d. peripheral : central
e. possible : desirable

38. Expand: Volume

a. ascend:flight
b. proliferate:number
c. bend : flexibility
d. cool : temperature
e. deflect : heading

39. A person who speaks for other

a. Reporter
b. Spokesman
c. Alien
d. Supporter
e. Representative

40. A place where everything is perfect

a. Heaven
b. platoon
c. Cosmos
d. Utopia
e. Utilitarian

41. A thing kept in the memory of a person

a. memento
b. epitaph
c. elegy
d. gift
e. emblem

42. "It" is "the" dream of every "mountaineers" to climb the world's "highest" peak. "NO error."

a. It
b. the
c. mountaineers
d. highest
e. Add More

43. A budget is a plan "that" estimates how much "money" will be spent, "what" it will be spent on, and how much money "is" left over. "No error."

a. that
b. money
c. what
d. is
e. No error

44. Small animals can "survive" the desert heat "by finding" shade "during" the "daytime." "No error."

a. survive
b. by
c. shade
d. the
e. No error

45. "Inevitably" scholars disagree on "an" authenticity of many objects whose"origins"are "unknown" NO error."

a. Inevitably
b. an
c. origins
d. unknown
e. NO error

46. Mule deer ------a wide variety of twigs, grass, berries, and fruit.

a. eating
b. has eaten
c. used to eating
d. are used to eating

47. In a retail store, consumers ----the merchandise and compare brands.

a. could inspected
b. can be inspected
c. can inspecting
d. can inspect

48. Interest is a device ----- to functions in the economy.

a. that serves
b. that it serves
c. serves
d. can be served

49. Nimbus clouds generally have ----and are amorphous in appearance.

a. an uniform dark color
b. a uniformly dark color
c. uniformly the dark color
d. uniform dark color

50. Bandarban, always a popular tourist destination, is well known for its abundance of -----

a. beautiful sceneries
b. beautifuls scenery
c. sceneries of beautiful
d. beautiful scenery

51. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. TACT : OFFENSIVE : :

a. manners : sincere
b. money : poor
c. speech : illiterate
d. wine : sober

52. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. LIONIZE : ADMIRE : :

a. authorize : betray
b. aggrandize : envy
c. exonerate : suspect
d. vituperate : despuse

53. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. SEDATIVE : DROWSINESS : :

a. epidemic : contagiousness
b. vaccine : virus
c. laxative : drug
d. anesthetic : numbness

54. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. ITINERARY : TRIP : :

a. lottery : chance
b. signal : light
c. agenda : meeting
d. railroad : transportation

55. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. DEPORT : NATION : :

a. expel : school
b. boycott : store
c. confine : prison
d. colonize : frontier

56. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word capital letters. BOLSTER

a. condense
b. undermine
c. disprove
d. cancel

57. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word capital letters. EFFEMINACY

a. aggressiveness
b. attractiveness
c. manliness
d. boorishness

58. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word capital letters. DIATRIBE

a. sermon
b. discoures
c. eulegy
d. lecture

59. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word capital letters. ORIENT

a. hasten
b. defile
c. confuse
d. decline

60. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word capital letters. CRASS

a. demanding
b. florid
c. refined
d. fair

61. When an object is 'heated' the molecules 'move faster', and the faster 'they move', 'the hot' the object.

a. heated
b. move faster
c. they move
d. the hot

62. Silver, one of the first 'metal' used by 'humans' is an 'excellent' conductor of heat and 'electricity'.

a. metal
b. humans
c. excellent
d. electricity

63. If one lives a 'disorganized', 'pollution', crime-ridden world, 'one's' energies will be 'directed' at simple survival.

a. disorganized
b. pollution
c. one's
d. directed

64. Many employers are unable to express any opinion about 'which' local schools prepare 'they' students best of about 'what' changes 'they' would make in educational programs.

a. which
b. they
c. what
d. they

65. In 1609 Galileo 'constructed' the first telescope, 'whom' he used to 'discover' the four largest 'satellites' of Jupiter.

a. constructed
b. whom
c. discover
d. satellites