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SRI VENKATESA PERUMAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

R.V.S NAGAR, PUTTUR-517583

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Duration: 35Min

VERBAL ABILITY TEST-2

tap@svpcet.org Dt : 05-10-2011

Q . 1 8 choose the correct sentence 1. A. The plump lady over in that corner is Stacy and she is an aunt of us B. The plump lady over in that corner is Stacy and she is an aunt of ours C. The plump lady over in that corner is Stacy and she is an aunt of my D. The plump lady over in that corner is Stacy and she is an aunt of we 2. A. Pupils should help maintain discipline by keeping quiet during lessons. B. Pupils should help maintains discipline by keeping quiet during lessons. C. Pupils should help maintained discipline by keeping quiet during lessons.. D. Pupils should help maintaining discipline by keeping quiet during lessons. 3. A. Mr. Hamid is well known in Marine Parade on his traditional Malay cakes. B. Mr. Hamid is well known in Marine Parade because his traditional Malay cakes. C. Mr. Hamid is well known in Marine Parade for his traditional Malay cakes. D. Mr. Hamid is well known in Marine Parade about his traditional Malay cakes. 4. A. Huiqi is be home already. She barely left fifteen minutes ago. B. Huiqi mustn't be home already. She barely left fifteen minutes ago. C. Huiqi will be home already. She barely left fifteen minutes ago.. D. Huiqi can't be home already. She barely left fifteen minutes ago. 5. A. Sharon hung her head in disgust when the police handed her to her father. B. Sharon hung her head in shame when the police handed her to her father. C. Sharon hung her head in worry when the police handed her to her father. D. Sharon hung her head in fear when the police handed her to her father. 6. A. Everyone is nervous because the results of the competition will be announced soon. B. Everyone are nervous because the results of the competition will be announced soon. C. Everyone was nervous because the results of the competition will be announced soon. D. Everyone were nervous because the results of the competition will be announced soon. 7. A. The weather was fine because we decided to visit the trade fair. B. The weather was fine during we decided to visit the trade fair. C. The weather was fine but we decided to visit the trade fair. D. The weather was fine so we decided to visit the trade fair. 8. A. Mr. Suzuki leave for Japan tomorrow to spend his holidays with his family. B. Mr. Suzuki will leave for Japan tomorrow to spend his holidays with his family. C. Mr. Suzuki left for Japan tomorrow to spend his holidays with his family. D. Mr. Suzuki were leaving for Japan tomorrow to spend his holidays with his family. Q. 9 16. Direction: in each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. This is a test of correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English that is pay attention to grammar, choice of words and sentence construction. Choose the answer that expression most effectively what is presented in the original sentence. This answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity or redundancy. 9. The unskilled workers at the Allenby plant realized that their hourly rate of $4.11 to $4.75 was better than many nearby factory wages. A. many nearby factory wages B. many wages in nearby factories

C. what are offered by many nearby factories D. it is in many nearby factories E. that offered by many nearby factories 10. Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times. A. has multiplied nearly four times B. has almost quadrupled C. has almost multiplied by four D. is almost four times as great E. is nearly fourfold what it was 11. India is country with at least fifty major regional languages, of whom fourteen have official recognition. A. of whom fourteen have official recognition B. fourteen that have official recognition C. fourteen of which are officially recognized D. fourteen that are officially recognized E. among whom fourteen have official recognition 12. Wind resistance created by opening windows while driving results in a fuel penalty as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning. A. as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning B. that is as great or greater than is incurred using air conditioning C. as great as or greater than that of using air conditioning D. at least as great as air conditioning's E. at least as great as that incurred by using air conditioning 13. At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. A. land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards B. land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards C. land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership D. land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards E. land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards 14. Even though Bela Bartok's music has proved less popular than Igor Stravinsky's and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's, it is no less important. A. Stravinsky's and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's, it B. Stravinsky's and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's, he C. Stravinsky's is and less influential than Arnold Schonberg's is, it D. Stravinsky and not as influential as Arnold Schonberg, he E. Stravinsky and not as influential as Arnold Schonberg, it 15. According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds. A. shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate B. shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of C. shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpfull as demonstrating D. that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate E. that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating 16. In his eagerness to find a city worthy of Priam, the German archaeologist Schliemann cut through Troy and uncovered a civilization a thousand years older as was the city Homer's heroes knew. A. older as was the city Homer's heroes knew B. more ancient than the city known to Homer's heroes C. older than was the city known to Homer's heroes D. more ancient of a city than Homer's heroes knew E. older of a city than was the one known to Homer's heroes 17 24 Directions : Fill in the blank with the correct option that fits in grammatically and logically. 17. The ______ officers became suspicious when they checked his passport.

(A) immigration (B) communication (C) application (D) investigation 18. Hassan must learn to be ______ . He has already been late ten days in a row. (A) accurate (B) timely (C) punctual (D) correct 19. The referee had to stop the game and run from the ______ crowd. (A) excited (B) noisy (C) unruly (D) unhappy 20. We caught sight of the snake momentarily before it ______ away into the bushes. (A) hobbled (B) rushed (C) crawled (D) glided 21. You should never give a gift of liquor to my father as he is a ______ . (A) teetotaler (B) connoisseur (C) drunkard (D) critic 22. They're quarrelsome, ______ they ? (A) are (B) aren't (C) were (D) weren't 23. 7. The duty of class monitors ______ to ensure that teachers' instructions are kept. (A) is (B) has (C) are (D) have 24. ______ you are available this afternoon would you help us babysit Rolland ? (A) Though (B) Although (C) Since (D) Therefore Q. 25 30 Directions: For each question in this section , select the best of the answer choices given Description: The Emperor Penguin is the world's largest and tallest penguin. It is also the heaviest penguin, with some individuals recorded at nearly 100 pounds. Adults have a black head, back, tail, and black wings. The underparts are dingy white. The sides of the neck are marked with a large golden or yellow stripe. In addition, there is a varying amount of gold on the upper breast. Like most penguins, the Emperor Penguin has thick, waterproof feathers that cover the entire body except for the bill and feet. Emperor Penguins normally live about 20 years in the wild, though some individuals have been recorded at 40 years of age. Diet: Crustaceans, krill, and small fish. Emperor Penguins will dive to depths of 800 feet in search of food. Most dives last 3-6 minutes. Predators: Sharks, Leopard Seals, Orcas. Chicks are vulnerable to predation from South Polar Skuas. Range: The Emperor Pe Penguin is found throughout the Antarctic perimeter. It is the only species of penguin to breed during the Antarctic winter. Breeding takes place about 60 miles from the coast in the Antarctic interior, where temperatures regularly drop to -40 degrees Celsius. The trek from the Antarctic coastline to the breeding grounds was the inspiration for "March of the Penguins". Nesting: Female Emperor Penguins lay a single egg in May or June. After the egg has been laid, the female must immediately feed in the ocean. First, the egg is carefully transported to the male, who incubates the egg under a brood patch that rests above the feet. Occasionally, the transfer is unsuccessful and the egg rolls onto the ice and instantaneously freezes. The male will incubate the egg for up to 65 days! During this time, he will not eat a single meal. On particularly cold days, hundreds of male penguins may gather together in a compact huddle to warm themselves in the pounding Antarctic winds. In about two months, the female returns and locates her mate and chick by sound. She regurgitates food stored in her stomach to feed the growing chick. The male then takes his turn feeding in the ocean and returns after about a month, at which point both parents tend to the chick by regurgitating food and keeping it off the ice. Once the chick is about seven weeks old, it joins other chicks in a creche (huddle) to keep warm. Status: Populations of Emperor Penguins are thought to be stable. Estimates indicate about 200,000 breeding pairs. 25. What color is the tail of the Emperor Penguin? A. Yellow B. Black C. White D. Orange 26. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The male incubates for more than two months without eating. B. The female lays an egg during the Antarctic winter. C. Sometimes, the egg transfer from the female to male results in the egg freezing. D. After the female lays the egg, the male must immediately feed in the ocean. 27. Which of the following scenarios is unlikely? A. Finding an Orca that has just eaten an Emperor Penguin. B. Finding an Emperor Penguin weighing 80 pounds

C. Finding an Emperor Penguins after it has been underwater for 10 minutes. D. Finding an Emperor Penguin that is 80 years old. 28. Which of the following is NOT part of the diet of the Emperor Penguin? A. Krill B. Crustaceans C. Fish D. Insects 29. Where do Emperor Penguins breed? A. In the water B. South America C. Antarctic Interior D. Along the coast 30. How many eggs are laid by the female Emperor Penguin? A. 0 B. 3 C. 1 D. 2 31 35 Direction : Read the following passage below and answer the questions that follow on the basis of what is stated / implied in that passage. 31. By analyzing the garbage of a large number of average-sized households, a group of modern urban anthropologists has found that a household discards less food the more standardized-made up of canned and prepackaged foods-its diet is. The more standardized a household's diet is, however, the greater the quantities of fresh produce the household throws away. Which of the following can be properly inferred from the passage? A. An increasing number of households rely on a highly standardized diet. B. The less standardized a household's diet is, the more nonfood waste the household discards. C. The less standardized a household's diet is, the smaller is the proportion of fresh produce in the household's food waste. D. The less standardized a household's diet is, the more canned and prepackaged foods the household discards as waste. E. The more fresh produce a household buys, the more fresh produce it throws away. Questions 32-33 are based on the following. In the past, teachers, bank tellers, and secretaries were predominantly men; these occupations slipped in pay and status when they became largely occupied by women. Therefore, if women become the majority in currently male-dominated professions like accounting, law, and medicine, the income and prestige of these professions will also drop. 32. The argument above is based on A. another argument that contains circular reasoning B. an attempt to refute a generalization by means of an exceptional case C. an analogy between the past and the future D. an appeal to popular beliefs and values E. an attack on the character of the opposition. 33. Which of the following, if true, would most likely be part of the evidence used to refute the conclusion above? A. Accountants, lawyers, and physicians attained their current relatively high levels of income and prestige at about the same time that the pay and status of teachers, bank tellers, and secretaries slipped. B. When large numbers of men join a female-dominated occupation, such as airline flight attendant, the status and pay of the occupation tend to increase. C. The demand for teachers and secretaries has increased significantly in recent years, while the demand for bank tellers has remained relatively stable. D. If present trends in the awarding of law degrees to women continue, it will be at least two decades before the majority of lawyers are women. E. The pay and status of female accountants, lawyers, and physicians today are governed by significantly different economic and sociological forces than were the pay and status of female teachers, bank tellers, and secretaries in the past. 34. An electric-power company gained greater profits and provided electricity to consumers at lower rates per unit of electricity by building larger-capacity more efficient plants and by stimulating greater use of electricity within its area. To continue these financial trends, the company planned to replace an old plant by a plant with triple the capacity of its largest plant. The company's plan as described above assumed each of the following EXCEPT: A. Demand for electricity within the company's area of service would increase in the future.

B. Expenses would not rise beyond the level that could be compensated for by efficiency or volume of operation, or both. C. The planned plant would be sufficiently reliable in service to contribute a net financial benefit to the company as a whole. D. Safety measures to be instituted for the new plant would be the same as those for the plant it would replace. E. The tripling of capacity would not result in insuperable technological obstacles to efficiency. 35. Of the countries that were the world's twenty largest exporters in 1953, four had the same share of total world exports in 1984 as in 1953. Theses countries can therefore serve as models for those countries that wish to keep their share of the global export trade stable over the years. Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the suitability of those four countries as models in the sense described? A. Many countries wish to increase their share of world export trade, not just keep it stable. B. Many countries are less concerned with exports alone than with he balance between exports and imports. C. With respect to the mix of products each exports, the four countries are very different from each other. D. Of the four countries, two had a much larger, and two had a much smaller, share of total world exports in 1970 than in 1984. E. The exports of the four countries range from 15 percent to 75 percent of the total national output. 36 40 Direction : Read the following passage below and answer the questions that follow on the basis of what is stated / implied in that passage. 36. Teresa: Manned spaceflight does not have a future, since it cannot compete economically with other means of accomplishing the objectives of spaceflight. Edward: No mode of human transportation has a better record of reliability: two accidents in twenty-five years. Thus manned spaceflight definitely has a positive future. Which of the following is the best logical evaluation of Edward's argument as a response to Teresa's argument? A. It cites evidence that, if true, tends to disprove the evidence cited by Teresa in drawing her conclusion. B. It indicates a logical gap in the support that Teresa offers for her conclusion. C. It raises a consideration that outweighs the argument Teresa makes. D. It does not meet Teresa's point because it assumes that there is no serious impediment to transporting people into space, but this was the issue raised by Teresa. E. It fails to respond to Teresa's argument because it does not address the fundamental issue of whether space activities should have priority over other claims on the national budget. 37. Black Americans are, on the whole, about twice as likely as White Americans to develop high blood pressure. This likelihood also holds for westernized Black Africans when compared to White Africans. Researchers have hypothesized that this predisposition in westernized Blacks may reflect an interaction between western high-salt diets and genes that adapted to an environmental scarcity of salt. Which of the following statements about present-day, westernized Black Africans, if true, would most tend to confirm the researchers' hypothesis? A. The blood pressures of those descended from peoples situated throughout their history in Senegal and Gambia, where salt was always available, are low. B. The unusually high salt consumption in certain areas of Africa represents a serious health problem. C. Because of their blood pressure levels, most White Africans have markedly decreased their salt consumption. D. Blood pressures are low among the Yoruba, who, throughout their history, have been situated far inland from sources of sea salt and far south of Saharan salt mines. E. No significant differences in salt metabolism have been found between those people who have had salt available throughout their history and those who have not. 38. The following proposal to amend the bylaws of an organization was circulated to its members for comment. When more than one nominee is to be named for an office, prospective nominees must consent to nomination and before giving such consent must be told who the other nominees will be. Which of the following comments concerning the logic of the proposal is accurate if it cannot be known who the actual nominees are until prospective nominees have given their consent to be nominated?

A. The proposal would make it possible for each of several nominees for an office to be aware of who all of the other nominees are. B. The proposal would widen the choice available to those choosing among the nominees. C. If there are several prospective nominees, the proposal would deny the last nominee equal treatment with the first. D. The proposal would enable a prospective nominee to withdraw from competition with a specific person without making that withdrawal known. E. If there is more than one prospective nominee, the proposal would make it impossible for anyone to become a nominee. 39. Which of the following best completes the passage below? In a survey of job applicants, two-fifths admitted to being at least a little dishonest. However, the survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest, because A. some dishonest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest B. some generally honest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be dishonest C. some people who claimed on the survey to be at least a little dishonest may be very dishonest D. some people who claimed on the survey to be dishonest may have been answering honestly E. some people who are not job applicants are probably at least a little dishonest 40. Which of the following, if true, most serinously weakens the conclusion that cigarette companies could have dropped advertising without suffering economically? A. Cigarette advertisements provide a major proportion of total advertising revenue for numerous magazines. B. Cigarette promotion serves to attract first-time smokers to replace those people who have stopped smoking. C. There exists no research conclusively demon-strating that increases in cigarette advertising are related to increases in smoking. D. Advertising is so firmly established as a major business activity of cigarette manufacturers that they would be unlikely to drop it. E. Brand loyalty is typically not very strong among those who smoke inexpensive cigarettes.

Answers
1.B 2.A 3.C 16.B 17 .A 18 . C 30. C 31 . C 38 .E 39 . A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.E 10.B 11.C 12.E 13.A 14.A 15.E 19 .C 20. D 21 .A 22 . B 23 .A 24 .C 25. B 26. D 27 .C 28 .D 29 .C 32 .C 33 .E 34 . D 35 . D 36 . D 37. A 40. B