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TOPIC ANALOGY QUESTION TYPE I (SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP)

DIRECTIONS Each question has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four/five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair. Each question has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four/five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words that does not express a relationship similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair. In each question a word with its contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from among the alternatives that is the most appropriate substitute for the question word in the given context and mark its number as your answer.

ANALOGY QUESTION TYPE II (DISSIMILAR RELATIONSHIP)

MOST APPROPRIATE SUBSTITUTE QUESTION

MOST INAPPROPRIATE SUBSTITUTE QUESTION

In each of the questions below, a word with its contextual usage is given. Select as your answer, the word that is inappropriate as a replacement to the question word in the sentence.

MATCH THE MEANING WITH USAGE QUESTION

For the word given at the top of the table, match the dictionary definitions given in the left hand column (A, B, C, D) with their corresponding usage given in the right and column (E, F, G, H). Out of the four/five numbered choices given in the boxes below the table, identify the one that has all definitions and usages correctly matched.

CLOZE TEST QUESTION (CASCADED BLANKS)

Fill in the blanks in the passage below, with the most appropriate word from among the options given for each blank. The right words are the ones used by the author. Be guided by the authors overall style and meaning when you choose your answer.

INAPPROPRIATE USAGE QUESTION TYPE I

In each of the followg questions, the word at the top of the table is used in four/five different ways, numbered 1 to 4 or numbered 1 to 5. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

INAPPROPRIATE USAGE QUESTION TYPE II

Each question has a few sentences, split into four/five parts A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E each part having exactly one word or phrase that has been inappropriately used. Identify the word or phrase that is inappropriately used in each part. Of the four numbered sets of words provided in the choices, the words in three sets can be used in place of the inappropriate words or phrases in the corresponding parts, while one set contains at least one word that is not suitable. Pick the set that cannot be used in full.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION TYPE I (ONE BLANK)

There is a blank in each of the following sentences. From the words given below, choose the word that fills the blank most appropriately. There are two blanks in each of the following sentences. From the pair of words given below, choose the pair that fills the blanks most appropriately.

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FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION TYPE II (TWO BLANKS)

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MOST APPROPRIATE MISSING PART QUESTION (LOGIC BASED)

Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option from those given below the statement to make up the missing part. Please note that more than one choice may fit in to make a syntactically correct sentence, but select the choice that is logical in the context of the sentence.

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IDENTIFICATION OF CORRECT SENTENCES QUESTION

Each question consists of four/five sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically option that incorrect indicates or the inappropriate. Select the

grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s). 13 IDENTIFICATION OF INCORRECT SENTENCES QUESTION 14 NONSENSICAL WORD QUESTION Each question consists of four/five sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically option that incorrect indicates or the inappropriate. Select the

grammatically incorrect and inappropriate sentence(s). Each of the following questions has a aragraph with one italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for that word, from the options given below the paragraph. 15 WORD CONFUSABLES QUESTION In each question, there are four/five sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized the and highlighted appropriate word(s)/phrase(s), select most

word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then from the options given, choose the best one. 16 MOST APPROPRIATE MISSING PART QUESTION (GRAMMAR BASED) Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option from those given below the statement to make up the missing part. Please note that more than one choice may fit in to make a logically correct sentence, but select the choice that is grammatically correct & appropriate in the context of the sentence. 17 BEST REPLACEMENT OF THE UNDERLINED PART QUESTION In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four/five different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative and mark its number as your answer. 18 ARGUMENT BASED LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION TYPE I (IDENTIFYING THE CONCLUSION) 19 PARAGRAPH FORMATION QUESTION TYPE I In the following the question, first and statements the last 1 and 6 are a respectively sentences of Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the correct alternative from the given choices.

paragraph. Statements A, B, C, D come in between them. Rearrange A, B, C, D in such a manner that they make a coherent paragraph together with the statements 1 and 6. Select the correct order from the given choices and mark its number as your answer. 20 PARAGRAPH FORMATION QUESTION TYPE II [5 The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.

STATEMENTS]

Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph.

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PARAGRAPH FORMATION QUESTION TYPE III [6 STATEMENTS]

The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph.

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PARAGRAPH FORMATION QUESTION TYPE IV

In each question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E, and need to be arranged in the logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.

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PARAGRAPH FORMATION QUESTION TYPE V [4 STATEMENTS]

The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph.

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BEST STATEMENT QUESTION (GRAMMAR BASED)

In each question, four/five different ways of presenting an idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely to standard English usage. Each question has a statement. Pick from the options the most appropriate restatement of the given statement. Note that all the choices may be grammatically correct but you have to select the one that is closest in meaning to the given statement.

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BEST RESTATEMENT QUESTION (LOGIC BASED)

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ERROR IDENTIFICATION QUESTION (BROKEN SENTENCE)

Each of the sentences given below is divided into four/five parts. One of them has an error. Mark the number of the incorrect part as your answer. The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has benn deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most appropriate way. Each of the following questions has a paragraph, from which the last sentence has benn deleted, followed by four/five sentences A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E which may or may not logically conclude the paragraph. From the given options, choose the sentence(s) that CANNOT logically conclude the paragraph.

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PARAGRAPH COMPLETION QUESTION TYPE I (BASED ON LOGIC)

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PARAGRAPH COMPLETION QUESTION TYPE II

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FACTS, INFERENCES AND JUDGMENTS QUESTION

Each questio has a set of four/five sequentially ordered statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following. - Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or

verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an F). - Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an I). - Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates such a statement with a J) Select the answer option that best describes the set of four/five statements. 30 UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM ARGUMENT QUESTION Each question has a main statement followed by four/five question statements - A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E. Read the main statement and identify each question statement as (U) if the main statement can be derived from the question statement (UPSTREAM ARGUMENT) (D) if the question statement can be derived from the main statement (DOWNSTREAM ARGUMENT) (L) if the question statement supports the main statement (LATERAL ARGUMENT) (I) if the question statement is not relevant to the main statement (IRRELEVANT STATEMENT) Select the answer option that best describes the set of four/five statements. 31 BEST SUMMARY QUESTION TYPE I (FACTUAL PARAGRAPHS) 32 ODD MAN OUT QUESTION TYPE I (RELATIONSHIP BASED) 33 SYNONYM QUESTION TYPE I Each question gives a word followed by four/five choices. From the choices, select the most suitable synonym (word which means the same) for the main word and mark its number as the answer. 34 ANTONYM QUESTION TYPE I Each question gives a word followed by four/five choices. From the choices, identify the one which is an antonym (word which means the opposite) to the main word and mark its number as the answer. 35 LCFI ARGUMENT QUESTION Each paragraph is followed by four/five question statements - A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E. Study each question statement in the light of what is said in the paragraph, and mark your answer as (L) if the question statement can be logically concluded from the paragraph (LOGICAL CONCLUSION) (C) if the question statement contradicts the intent of the paragraph (CONTRADICTION) (F) if the question statement is a far-fetched conclusion from the paragraph (FAR-FETCHED CONCLUSION) Four/Five alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essenceof the text. Find the odd man out.

(I) if the question statement is not relevant to the intent of the paragraph (IRRELEVANT STATEMENT) Select the answer option that best describes the set of four/five statements. 36 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE I (MAIN THEME OR CENTRAL IDEA) 37 38 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION TYPE I (TWO PREMISES) DEDUCTIONS QUESTION TYPE II Select the alternative that logically follows from the two given statements, but not from one stateme alone. Each of these questions consist of five or six statements followed by sets of three statements each. Find the set in which the third statement can be logically concluded from the first two statements. 39 CONNECTIVES QUESTION TYPE I Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C, D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement. 40 CONNECTIVES QUESTION TYPE II Each question by below four consists select of the a main statement From the logically followed numbered 41 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION TYPE III numbered statements. one These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it.

statements,

that

negates the main statement. The questions given below have four groups of three statements each. Read the statements in each group carefully and identify the group/groups where the third statement logically follows the first two statements in the group. 42 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION TYPE IV Each question consists of a set of numbered statements. Assume that each ones of these statements is individually true. Each of the four/five choices consists of a subset of these statements. Choose the subset as your answer where the statements therein are logically consistent among themselves. 43 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION TYPE V Each of the following questions consists of two/three/four statements followed by two/three/four conclusions. Consider the statements to be true even if they vary from the normally known facts and find out which of the conclusion(s) logically follow(s) the given statements and choose the proper alternative from the given choices. Mark 1 if Only 1 follows Mark 2 if Only 2 follows Mark 3 if Only one of them can follow Mark 4 if None of them follow 44 CONTEXTUAL VOCABULARY QUESTION TYPE I In the questions that follow, you will see a passage with some highlighted text. Among the options given below the passage, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to

that of the highlighted text. 45 MISCELLANEOUS QUESTION Provided below are 6 statements that form the content of a single paragraph. While one statement of the paragraph is in the right sequential position, the other 5 are not. Answer the 3 questions that follow this set of statements, following the specific directions given for each. (1) X is the nth statement of the paragraph. From the choices below, pick the one that represents the sequence of the other 5 which, when read with X, would result in a paragraph that delivers the best sense. (2) Some of the six statements, are not in keeping with the elements of standard English usage in some part(s). The errors may be in grammatical structure of the sentences including punctuation, appropriate use of words, logical sense, and /or spellings. The six sentences should present a logically coherent paragraph. With this is mind, identify the statements that are incorrect, and pick the set of the incorrect statements from the following choices. (3) Each of the statements contains a blank followed by two words in bold print. One of these is the word better suited to the blank. Identify the appropriate word for each statement and pick, from the following choices, the one that 46 SYNONYM QUESTION TYPE II you think represents the correct sequence of appropriate words in the six statements. A word along with four/five sentences is given below. There is a word highlighted in each of the sentences. Choose the option in which the highlighted word is a synonym of the base word. 47 SYNONYM QUESTION TYPE III 48 CONTEXTUAL VOCABULARY QUESTION TYPE II 49 ANTONYM QUESTION TYPE II Two sentences, each with a highlighted word, are given. Choose the word which is closest in meaning to both these words. In the questions that follow, you will see a passage with some highlighted text. Among the options given below the passage, choose the option that is farthest in meaning to that of the highlighted text. A word along with five sentences is given below. There is a word highlighted in each of the sentences. Choose an answer option which has the highlighted word as an antonym of the base word. 50 ANTONYM QUESTION TYPE III 51 52 53 FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION TYPE III SYNONYM QUESTION TYPE IV ODD MAN OUT QUESTION Given below are five sentences, each with a highlighted There are two sentences given below. Each sentence has a word highlighted in it. From the options choose the word that is an antonym of both the highlighted words. Choose a word, which is an antonym of the word that should replace the blank. Replace the underlined word with its nearest synonym.

TYPE II (ODD SENTENCES) 54 PARAGRAPH COMPLETION QUESTION TYPE III (BASED ON VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR) 55 PARAGRAPH COMPLETION QUESTION TYPE IV (FIND THE CONCLUSION) 56 PARAGRAPH COMPLETION QUESTION TYPE V (FIND THE ASSUMPTIONS/INFERENC ES) I.E. (FIND THE FIRST SENTENCE) 57 PARAGRAPH COMPLETION QUESTION TYPE VI (CONNECT THE TWO PARAGRAPHS) 58 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE II (AUTHORS OPINION, ATTITUDE OR POINT OF VIEW) 59 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE III (EXPLICIT INFORMATION) 60 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE IV (IMPLIED INFORMATION) 61 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE V (WORD/PHRASE IN CONTEXT) 62 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE VI (PASSAGE STRUCTURE OR TECHNIQUE) 63 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE VII (ANALOGOUS

word. Choose the option whose highlighted word is not related to those of the other options. The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has benn deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most appropriate way. The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has benn deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most appropriate way. The following question has a paragraph from which the first sentence has benn deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most appropriate way.

The following question has two paragraphs from which the middle sentence has benn deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most appropriate way. These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it.

These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it. These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it. These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it.

These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it.

These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it.

ARGUMENT) 64 READING COMPREHENSION QUESTION TYPE VIII (QUESTIONS RELATING TWO PASSAGES) 65 CAUSE AND EFFECT QUESTION Each question has two statements. Identify the nature of the relationship between them. Options: (1) if statement A is the cause and statement B is the effect. (2) if statement B is the cause and statement A is the effect. (3) if statements A and B are independent causes. (4) if statements A and B are effects of independent causes. (5) if statements A and B are effects of a common cause. 66 COURSE OF ACTION QUESTION Consider the information in the statement to be true and on the basis of that read the following questions and mark them as: (a) if only A is the course of action. (b) if only B is the course of action. (c) if either of the two is the course of action. (d) if neither of the two is the course of action. (e) if both of them are the courses of action. 67 ARGUMENT BASED LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION TYPE II (IDENTIFYING THE ASSUMPTION) 68 ARGUMENT BASED LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION TYPE III (IDENTIFYING A STRENGTHENING ARGUMENT) 69 ARGUMENT BASED LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION TYPE IV (IDENTIFYING A WEAKENING ARGUMENT) 70 ARGUMENT BASED LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION TYPE V (PARALLEL REASONING) 71 ARGUMENT BASED LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION TYPE VI Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the correct alternative from the given choices. Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the correct alternative from the Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the correct alternative from the given choices. Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the correct alternative from the given choices. Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the correct alternative from the given choices. These questions are based on the following passages. Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow it.

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given choices. For the questions given below, a small passage is

provided, followed by three conclusions. You have to identify whether the statements are implicit in the given passage.

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SENTENCE FORMATION QUESTION

Arrange the given statements in a logical order to form a meaningful sentence. The sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent paragraph. Four/Five alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essenceof the text. Four/Five alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essenceof the text. Given below is a passage followed by several inferences. Examine the inferences separately in the context of the passage, and determine whether they are true or false. Mark 1. if the inference is definitely true, i.e. it directly follows from the statement of facts given. 2. if the inference is probably true, though not directly true, in the light of the statement of facts given. 3. if the inference is uncertain, i.e. data is insufficient to decide whether the inference is true or false 4. if the inference is probably false, though not definitely false, in the light of the statement of facts given. 5. if the inference is definitely false, i.e. it cannot possibly be inferred from the statement of facts given.

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PARAGRAPH FORMATION QUESTION TYPE VI (SINGLE LOT OF 8 SENTENCES AND 5 QUESTIONS PER SET)

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BEST SUMMARY QUESTION TYPE II (ABSTRACT PARAGRAPHS)

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BEST SUMMARY QUESTION TYPE III (LOGICAL SUMMARIES)

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PROBABLY/DEFINITELY TRUE OR FALSE QUESTION

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STRONG/WEAK ARGUMENT QUESTION

For the questions given below, a statement is provided, followed by some arguments. You have to identify whether the arguments are strong or weak and select the correct alternative. Strong arguments are important and directly related to the question. Weak arguments may not be directly related or may be related to trivial aspects of the question and may be of lesser importance.

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DEDUCTIONS QUESTION TYPE VI

Each

question

has

one

statement

followed

by

four

numbered statements. Answer options begin with one of the numbered statements which is to be treated as the second premise and the second numbered statement which is to be treated as conclusion. Choose the correct

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