components of the gat

Sentence Completion :

Components of the GAT

How to deal with each part of the verbal section of the GATImportant techniques and strategies

Understanding the nature of the GAT (Verbal Section)

Verbal Section: (4 Content Areas)

Analogy :

Reading Comprehension:

Spotting contextual errors in sentences:

the test-takers are given a short sentence or sentences with one or two blanks for missing words; from the four choices given, the test-takers must choose the word or words that best fit in the blank or blanks.

a pair of words conveying a specific relationship is given and the test-takers are asked to choose the pair of words from the four choices that is closest to the relationship of the original pair.

The GAT Verbal Test is to evaluate and analyze your English comprehension and understanding of the

language. The questions will be basically asked to judge the sentence completion, analogy, critical reading

skills, and spotting contextual errors in sentences.

How to tackle the verbal section of the GAT:

This section of the GAT consists of the following types of questions :

the test-takers are given passages they are required to answer questions that relate to the passages.

the test-takers are given sentences they are required to find the word that is not logical in the sentence and is considered as a mistake in the context of the sentence.

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Questions that come under this category are provided with various choices. You are asked to complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the most suitable choice.

The questions for sentence completion can be related to any of the other areas of study i.e. science, literature, history, geography…. etc but the subject matter would not hinder your language abilities. You are asked to complete the sentence with the use of correct vocabulary.

These questions try to determine your ability to recognize the correct sentence structure and how you make the correct choice of vocabulary.

Techniques for Sentence Completion

For the sentence completion a few choices are given that could be selected for completing the sentences. Only one choice is correct out of the several choices. You have to complete the sentence by selecting the correct choice according to the vocabulary. For making the right choice you can benefit from the following techniques:

After you read the incomplete sentence, you do not have to look at the choices. Try to think about the correct answer yourself. If you think that you have completed the sentence and found the correct choice you can look at the list of choices. If the answer you thought matches one of the choices mentioned in the list that is most probably the right choice to be marked. If it does not match the choice, you can look for a synonym replacement. This strategy is very helpful in finding the right answer. It prevents you from confusing yourself with the wrong choices.

Do not select the choice hastily. Even if you are satisfied with your choice, try to substitute it with the other choices so that you can be more satisfied with your decision.

When you are asked to complete a sentence which has two spaces to be filled in, try to put the first word of every choice in the first blank. Note down the choice that you find best. Now for the second blank try every second choice of all choices. Note the choice that you think is the most appropriate. Check if the two selected choices are matching one of the given pair of choices. If it does, then select it as your correct choice, if not, then consider this pair as a wrong choice and attempt the other choices.

If you find difficulty in making sense out of certain words and you are not very familiar with them you can try to make an educated guess with reference to the context of the sentence. Try to break the word into various parts and analyze its meaning e.g. if you do not know the meaning of the word and you find the word unfamiliar to you, divide the word into its parts e.g. prefixes and suffixes. Thus, you can find this break up of words quite helpful in making out the right sense. If none of the techniques, works try making an educated guess with reference to the context.

When long and complex sentences confuse you then try to break that sentence into smaller more sentences by rephrasing it. After you divide it, compare it with the original sentence to avoid any misinterpretation. If you are satisfied, read the smaller sentences to get the idea more clearly.

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Analogy questions

Analogy means similarity or describing likeness or a certain relation between two or more words. These questions request the student to analyze the relationship between two words in a pair and look for another similar or equivalent pair of words.

You are provided with four other pairs of words, and you are expected to match the original pair, which is given in the question, with one of the pairs in the given choices on the basis of similar relationships between them.

This exercise or such questions try to determine your understanding of vocabulary and your ability to recognize the relationship between words.

Techniques for Analogy Questions, you can follow the guidelines mentioned below :

Do not read the choices before you have analyzed the relationship between the pair of words, yourself. Try to understand the words more appropriately and think on which basis the relationship between the words is formed.

After you reach a conclusion, read the given choices afterwards to get a proper match with another pair which has the same relationship.

When you find yourself stuck with a word of difficult vocabulary, do not feel confused. Try to understand its meaning in reference to the context. And if it is somehow familiar, try to remember where and when you heard the word before. It can be a great help.

Sometimes you find that there is more than one pair that fits well to the question and is appropriate to the choice.

Then give the original pair a little more thought so that you can further study the relationship between the words and narrow it down to a more distinct one. After you are successful in finding a closer relationship, you can scrutinize the two other pairs that confused you earlier. Repeating the same procedure with these words would be very useful.

Do not get caught up by the tricks of the test makers. Sometimes the questions are provided with very tricky choices that misguide greatly. Try to think of every choice more specifically.

If you are familiar with the parts of speech and their nature, it can be beneficial in making a more sensible choice. Remember if the words in the original pair are a noun and an adjective, the correct choice you make should also contain the words in the same grammatical order.

Therefore, if you are confused with two pairs and cannot choose the correct choice you can easily look at their grammatical order and give preference to the pair of words that matches the original one.

Exclude the choice which you think is incorrect from your consideration.

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Types of analogy

Critical reading questions

As for questions related to critical reading, try to judge your reading skills and how you understand and interpret what you read. The verbal section of the GAT includes a few passages which require answering questions related to the passage.

Techniques for Critical Reading Exercises

There are a few techniques related to the critical reading questions. These techniques are considered as an effective guideline for solving such questions:

Do not read the questions before reading the whole passage. Try to skim through the whole passage and then read the questions to look for a more specific answer.

■ Read the passage quickly with understanding but don’t panic. Try to analyze what the whole passage is about and what message or main idea the author really intends to convey.

While reading, mark the lines where you think the passage carries the most important points. These strategies would definitely help you find the answers.

1 Synonyms:

Some words are linked together in a pair which means the same or has a similar dictionary definition.

For example: (Pretty - Beautiful). They are synonyms.

2 Describing qualities:

Some pairs of words contain some words in which one word describes the other word.

For example: (Heavy- Rain)

3 Class and member:

Some pairs have words which are based on class and member reference.

For example: (Electronics-Radio)

4 Antonyms:

Some pairs consist of the words which are opposite to each other.

For example: (Love- Hate)

5 Describing intensity:

Some pairs consist of the words in which one describes the intensity of the other.

For example: (Smile-Laughter)

6 Function:

In some pairs, a word describes the function of the other word.

For example: (Pen-Write)

7 Manners:

Some words in a speech describe the manners and behavior.

For example: (Polite-Speech)

Some pairs in a word describe the profession and its workplace.

For example: (Doctor-Clinic)

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When you find yourself stuck with a question, don’t waste your time on it and go ahead for the next question.

■ Sometimes answering other questions guide you for the earlier question. However, if you still cannot find the answer, mark it to be done in the end more calmly when you are having enough time to think.

Try to familiarize yourself with the types of critical reading questions. Once you know the nature of such questions, you will be able to find the answers more quickly.

1 Central idea :

Some questions request you to to explain the central idea or main theme of the whole passage. Sometimes, the opening and closing lines of each paragraph can give you a better clue about answering such questions properly.

2 Specific details :

Sometimes, in the purpose of analyzing your scanning abilities, you are asked to answer questions related to some specific details about the passage. Such questions are about ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘which’ and ‘who’. You can get the answers of this type of questions from the area of the passage which you marked in the first reading. They are the lines which contain the most important information included by the author.

3 Making inferences :

Most of the questions ask you to infer from the passages expressing your opinion about what is included in the paragraph. It is finding the implied meaning and making your own point of view.

These questions try to assess your judgment, so you must be clear in your mind about what the author is referring to and then make your own opinion according to your understanding of the text. Read and think about all the choices and analyze each one logically according to your comprehension rather than the author’s point of view.

4 Meaning in context :

Some selected words from the passage are pointed out and you are requested to explain them with reference to the context. This is to check your reading comprehension. Sometimes the word that describes something in a dictionary portrays it the other way when it appears in the context. The test tries to judge your ability to make sense of the word in the context.

5 Author’s approach:

Some questions ask you to explain the mood in which the author is writing and whether it is sarcastic, humorous, witty, sad… etc.

When you are asked questions like these, you can look for certain expressions, words, phrases or exclamations, which describe the tone, mood or style of the author. The feelings of the writer are mostly exhibited through choice of words. While answering these questions, read the message carefully observing particularly the use of words.

6 Title selection:

Some passages ask for selecting a title that best suits the passage. Remember that the chosen title shouldn’t be narrowly or broadly selected. Try to avoid choosing those titles that describe only one or two paragraphs but the one which is applicable to the whole passage and portrays it best.

The commonly asked questions for critical reading are as follows

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Sample questions for each part of the verbal sectionThe following examples are presented in the same format and with the same instructions used in the real GAT test. First you will find examples of the Verbal Section followed by model answers.

GAT VERBAL SECTION

The test-taker will see a sentence with one or two blanks. Each blank indicates that a word or group of words is missing. Following the sentence there are four possible choices for the missing word or words.

When I was ………, I always thought my classes were very difficult and feared that when I got older my ……… would be impossible.

1

a child / movement

wiser / mission

abroad / past

younger / studies

A

C

B

D

Khalid is ……… now and has three children ; his oldest ……… is in high school.

2

divorced / nephew

single / cousin

married / child

engaged / brother

A

C

B

D

Salem’s favorite ……… is traveling; he especially likes ……… countries that are new to him.

3

hobby / visiting

sport / rough

assignment / familiar

recreation / remembering

A

C

B

D

One of the most ……… things in life is self-concept ; with a positive one , no ……… is too big to solve.

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awesome / obstacle

important / problem

significant / harm

crucial / imagination

A

C

B

D

It is hard to imagine how things were before ……… were invented ; we certainly couldn’t ……… information as easily as we can now.

5

computers / get

clocks / obtain

televisions / print

cars / build

A

C

B

D

1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 AAnswers

Sentence Completion (SC)

Sample questions with answers:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.

In these items the test-taker must select the pair of words given in the four choices that have the closest similarity to the relationship of the original words.

Analogy

Sample questions with answers:In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized words followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.

COLD : HOT 1

handsome : young

summer : spring

beautiful : ugly

complete : total

A

C

B

D

COMPLICATED : SOPHISTICATED 2

A Belaborate : complete

cheap : gross

costly: expensive

tall : long

A

C

B

D

FRUIT : RIPE 3

A flower : yellow

cheese : aged

bee : honey

motorcycle : car

A

C

B

D

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SCHOOL : CLASS 4

horse : animal

apartment : palace

computer : mouse

flour : cake A

C

B

D

POETRY : IMAGINATION 5

studying : chemistry

work : result

prayer : meditation

run : fast

A

C

B

D

1 B 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 BAnswers

Sample questions with answers:Read the following passage; then choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.

Reading Comprehension

1 A newspaper reporter interviewed a farm-er who won top prizes for his corn in the farm-ers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you afford to share your best seed with your neigh-bors when they are entering corn in competi-tion with yours each year?” the reporter asked.

2 “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know! The wind picks up pollen from the rip-ening corn and blows it from field to field. If my neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollina-tion will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neigh-bors grow good corn.” From his answer it is clear that the farmer is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.

3 So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.

The possessive pronoun (yours) in paragraph (1) refers to :1

the farmer

the corn

the seeds

the reporter

A

C

B

D

The farmer’s action exemplifies: 6

sharing

individuality

selfishness

independence

A

C

B

D

We can infer from the passage that the competition involved: 4

quality

quantity

means of production

use of pesticide

A

C

B

D

The phrase ‘the connectedness of life’ in paragraph (2) means: 3

the beginning and end

the continuity of mankind

the sequence of events

the interdependence of things

A

C

B

D

What does the farmer imply when he says “Why sir…” at the beginning of paragraph (2) ?

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Why don’t you know?

Why don’t you do that?

Why did you ask me?

Why are you surprised?

A

C

B

D

The best title for this passage is: 7

The Wisdom of a Reporter

The Power of Sharing

The Recovery of Wisdom

The Virtues of Competition

A

C

B

D

1 C 2 D 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 CAnswers

The views expressed in paragraph (3) are those of: 5

the farmer

the writer

the reporter

the neighbors

A

C

B

D

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Sample questions with answers:Identify the word whose meaning is not consistent with the context of the general meaning:

The waves at the beach were not small at all. In fact, they were tiny

_____ ________ ___

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waves

fact

beach

tiny

A

C

B

D

Father wanted to be unfair, so he gave us each the same amount of candy

2

father

same

unfair

candy

A

C

B

D

_____

_____

__________

Because I am faster than anyone else, winning the race was difficult3

faster

race

winning

difficult

A

C

B

D

__________ _____ _____

When Sue doesn’t get what she wants, she sometimes becomes happy

4

get

sometimes

wants

happy

A

C

B

D

__________

_______________

The beautiful garden was filled with dull flowers5

beautiful

dull

garden

flowers

A

C

B

D

________ _______________

Although ants are small, they can lift very soft objects6

ants

soft

small

objects

A

C

B

D

_________________

Spottingcontextual errors I saw a shark at the beach. I didn’t like

it. It was friendly7

shark

like

beach

friendly

A

C

B

D

_____ ___________

____

The red wolf is a common animal, so you will probably never see one8

red

probably

common

never

A

C

B

D

______________ ____

____

Our suitcases were light. We were ready for a long trip9

suitcases

ready

light

trip

A

C

B

D

________ ____________

The ugly trees made us smile. The garden was so attractive10

ugly

garden

trees

attractive

A

C

B

D

____________________ ____

When people are honest, sometimes I get upset11

people

get

honest

upset

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

After Ramon drained all of the water out, the pool was full

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after

water

drained

full

A

C

B

D

________________

____________

1 D 2 B 3 D 4 D 5 C 6 C

7 D 8 B 9 B 10 A 11 B 12 D

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Experimental Test 1In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized words followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.

CONFIRMED : INVETERATE

LULLABY : BARCAROLE

ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS

DORY : VAN

PARQUET : WOOD

SAW : CARPENTER

1

2

3

4

5

6

A

A

B

knowledge : supposed

birth : marriage

ecology : pollution

color : painting

Scissors : tailor

credible : incredible

cradle : gondola

chemistry : atoms

freighter : caisson

potpourri : medley

Brush : painter

financial : bankrupt

night : morning

botany : plants

careful: punishing

fish : vehicle

mosaic : glass

Wagon : farmer

song : poem

mathematics : geometry

runners : wheels

collage : tapestry

Typewriter : author

dairy : cow

A

A

A

A

A

A

C

C

C

C

C

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

D

D

D

D

D

D

GAT Experimental Tests

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LURK : WAIT

ALCHEMY : SCIENCE

NEEDLE : KNIT

CONCERT : AUDIENCE

WATER : RESERVOUR

WALK : PROWL

STAGNANT : MOTION

RETOUCH : PICTURE

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8

9

10

11

12

13

14

A

A

B

boost : elevate

nostrum : remedy

bait : fish

color : painting

cheat : pretend

arid : moisture

design : dress

abscond : depart

ploy : tactic

loom : weave

game : spectators

lake : ocean

applaud : disapprove

neutral : balance

publish : magazine

deplete : drain

sideshow : carnival

match : fire

bilk : cheat

orchestra : musicians

money : bank

speak : shout

morbid : dread

orchestrate : song

forgery : imitation

soap : wash

school : cheerleaders

parent : family

listen : eavesdrop

marred : fault

emend : text

restaurant : waiters

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

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Read the passage and answer the questions below:

Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of King John I and Queen Philippa of Portu-gal. He was a leader in the early days of exploration. Although he was called Prince Henry the Navigator by the English people, Prince Henry never actually sailed on any of the voyages of discovery he sponsored. Instead, Prince Henry established a school for the study of the arts of navigation, map-making, and shipbuilding. This would allow sailors to better guide their ships and to come up with new ship designs. His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the Indies and to explore the west coast of Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterra-nean were too slow and too heavy to make these voyages. Under his direction, a new and lighter ship was developed, the cara-vel, which would allow sea captains to sail further and faster.

Despite the creation of the caravel and the knowledge shared at his school for sailors, Prince Henry had a great deal of difficul-ty persuading his captains to sail beyond Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa. According to legend, beyond this point in an area known as the “Green Sea of Dark-ness,” the sun was so close to the Earth that a person’s skin would burn black, the sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and mon-sters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat the sailors.

It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12 years until a ship finally reached the equa-tor. During the two-year period from 1444 to

Prince Henry the Navigator

Reading comprehension 1446, Prince Henry intensified the explora-tion of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of his ships on missions. The last voyage spon-sored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500 miles down the African coast. Although he never sailed on the expeditions, the voyag-es that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped launch Portugal into the front of the race to find a sea route to the Indies.

The word exploration in the first paragraph means……15

inventing new devices

sending some messages

discovering new places

buying new lands

A

C

B

D

Prince Henry’s school focused on……16

drawing and fine arts

trading and transporting goods

sailing and building ships

military work and weapons

A

C

B

D

What was Prince Henry’s goal?17

To make Portugal a super power

To find a way to the spice trade

To develop business in Africa

To send sailors out in the ocean

A

C

B

D

What invention helped sea captains sail further and faster? 18

The invention of a heavy ship

Inventing a new light ship

Inventing of large sails

The invention of mapmaking

A

C

B

D

Why were people scared to travel further out?

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There were many sea hazards

The weather was stormy

There were pirates in the sea

There were huge waves

A

C

B

D

What was the “Green Sea of Darkness”? 20

An area in North Africa

An area in South Africa

An area along the coast of Portugal

An area at the west coast of Africa

A

C

B

D

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How long did it take to reach the equator?21

About twenty years

More than a decade

About fourteen years

More than a century

A

C

B

D

Price Henry heightened the exploration of Africa throughout......22

Building more ships

Developing the spice trade

Setting out more ships at sea

Discovering new lands

A

C

B

D

Prince Henry sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped in making Portugal……

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A powerful country in sea navigation all over the word

A strong military power in South America

The front of the race to find a sea route to the Indies

The most important country for the spice trade

A

C

B

D

Because of his inability to ______ other chimps, chimpanzee “E34” is no longer welcome in his tribe. He has been deemed ______.

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fight with...an outlaw

befriend...a favorite

relate to...an outcast

help...a leader

A

C

B

D

theory

agreement

disapproval

recommendation

A

C

B

D

Because of my ______, Sara is now using the same floor cleaner that I use.25

things

beverages

foods

materials

A

C

B

D

I don’t like carbonated _____. So, I often drink juice or water.26

Rather than focus on one specific group of people, some charities try to do work that benefits _____ of humanity.

27

most

few

some

all

A

C

B

D

Despite the existence of evidence showing that wolves are caring and social creatures, many people still _____ they are cruel and vicious animals.

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say

deny

reject

believe

A

C

B

D

presence...herbivorous

amount...omnivorous

absence...vegetarian

color...carnivorous

A

C

B

D

The ______ of meat in your refrigerator doesn’t necessarily indicate that you are______.

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Harold enjoyed singing in the boys’ choir so much that he wanted to do it ______.

30

regularly

rarely

occasionally

seldom

A

C

B

D

Using the scientific ______ of aerody-namics, scientists design space shuttles to withstand the dangers of orbit and re-entry.

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substances

fuel

rockets

theory

A

C

B

D

Before ______, airplanes were loaded with passengers and cargo. Then, they were filled with fuel.

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arrival

landing

descending

departure

A

C

B

D

After ______, the captain announced that there would be turbulence ahead. Passengers were advised to ______ their seats.

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landing...abandon

takeoff...remain in

takeoff...leave

arrival...stay in

A

C

B

D

Tyrants demand that others do their wishes, while ______ take a softer ap-proach, considering the individual interests of all others.

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diplomats

socialists

dictators

fascists

A

C

B

D

Sentence completion :


mistake

victory

triumph

attempt

A

C

B

D

To Faisal’s dismay, his chanc-es in the chess tournament ended suddenly with one move. His ______ was mov-ing the queen instead of the rook.

35

The warring tribes were weary of conflict, so both were eager to forge a peaceful ______.

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negotiation

insurgency

victory

resolution

A

C

B

D

with drawn...highC D

Fahd was ______ about his first diving competition. And, apparent-ly this enthusiasm was ______; others began to feel the same way he did.

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nervous...popular excited...contagious

agitated...underestimated

A B

Despite a marked increase in the number of voters registered, the most recent election numbers indicate ______ in voter turnout.

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an increase

a decline

a discrepancy

an effect

A

C

B

D

Because the test has been deemed inac-curate, the ____ we obtained are ____.39

findings...valuable

readings...undeniable

figures...interesting

results...inconclusive

A

C

B

D

In a democratic country, private individuals have the right to own property. On the other hand, under ______ leadership, private owner-ship is forbidden.

40

republican

communist

socialist

capitalist

A

C

B

D

I cannot sleep because my neighbors are being so pretty.

43

sleep

being

neighbors

pretty

A

C

B

D

________________

________

The party was boring. Everybody had a good time.

42

party

good

boring

time

A

C

B

D

________________________ ________

After he washed and waxed his car, it looked very rusty.

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washed

car

waxed

rusty

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

________

Spotting contextual errors:

The movie was very dull. I laughed a lot. The movie was really hilarious.

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dull

movie

laughed

hilarious

A

C

B

D

__________________

______________

The air is very hot, and there is a lot of ice on the road. Wear a jacket if you go out-side. And, don’t drive unless you have to.

45

hot

road

a lot of

jacket

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

The race was a tie. Both runners finished at a different time.

46

race

a different

tie

time

A

C

B

D

________________________

________

She felt strange after walking many miles.48

strange

many

walking

miles

A

C

B

D

________ ________ ________ ________

Playing in a busy street is not very dangerous.47

playing

street

busy

dangerous

A

C

B

D

________________

________ ________

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Faisal tried to be on time for his class. However, he was poor.51

tried

class

on time

poor

A

C

B

D

________________________

________

The archeological information gathered from the new excavation was ______; it corroborated many old theories that had been previously held in question, and discounted those which had been accepted as true.

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illuminating

predictable

exciting

infuriating

A

C

B

D

The guests were elated because the food tastes awful. It was prepared by an excellent chef.

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food

excellent

awful

chef

A

C

B

D

________________________

________

The rope was hard to cut because it was so thin

49

rope

cut

hard

thin

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

________

27 B

28 D

29 B

30 A

31 D

32 D

33 C

34 A

35 A

36 D

37 B

38 B

39 D

40 C

41 D

42 B

43 D

44 A

45 A

46 C

47 D

48 A

49 D

50 B

51 D

52 A

1 B

2 C

3 A

4 C

5 B

6 A

7 C

8 A

9 C

10 C

11 B

12 D

13 A

14 D

15 B

16 B

17 C

18 C

19 A

20 D

21 C

22 B

23 B

24 B

25 D

26 C

ANSWERS : Experimental Test 1

PLUG : SOCKET 1

key : lock

wire : electricity

chair : desk

current : switch

A

C

B

D

RAGE : ANGER 2

A BBliss : apathy

delight : pleasure

fear : shame

frustration : patience

A

C

B

D

Analogies

In the following questions there is a pair of capitalized words followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair, and mark your choice on your answer sheet.

Experimental Test 2

MOVIE : DIRECTOR 4

store : salesperson

book : critic

business : manager

competition : athlete

A

C

B

D

CUTLERY : KNIFE 5

A Bmachinery : fuel

suitcase : handle

lumber : saw

furniture : chair

A

C

B

D

NEIGHBOR : PROXIMITY6

A supervisor : obedience

comrade : victory

teammate : competitiveness

adversary : opposition

A

C

B

D

VERTEX : PYRAMID 3

A strand : hair

rung : ladder

rectangle : box

summit : mountain

A

C

B

D

AUDACIOUS : BOLDNESS 7

impressionable : temptation

anonymous : identity

deleterious : result

sanctimonious : hypocrisy

A

C

B

D


PUNCTURE : TIRE8

inflate : balloon

owe : favor

retract : statement

pierce : ear

A

C

B

D

6

CONTEMPORARIES : AGE 9

housemates : residence

idols : worship

faculty : scholarship

factory : machines

A

C

B

D

6

SANDPAPER : ABRASIVE 10

emollient : soothing

anger : justified

remedy : prescribed

revenge : sweet

A

C

B

D

6

SELF-PORTRAIT : PAINTER 11

autobiography : writer

manuscript : editor

interpretation : reader

philosophy : thinker

A

C

B

D

6

REJUVINATE : YOUTH 12

recuperate : disease

reiterate : item

reimburse : money

re-elect : president

A

C

B

D

6

ARROW : ARCHER 13

sea : sailor

needle : tailor

choir : organ

actor : stage

A

C

B

D

6

SPEECH : INTRODUCTION 14

speaker : audience

overture : act

Preamble : Constitution

book : preface

A

C

B

D

Read the passage and answer the questions below:

In 2009, the world’s most profitable car manufacturer, Porsche, has announced in a press release it will build a four-door car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the new vehicle. Porsche expects the new car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell somewhere in the region of 20,000 mod-els a year, which would make it the com-pany’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart based factory is famed for the other three models that make up the Porsche line-up– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announce-ment confirms rumors that have been rife on the Internet that “some delectable new creation” would be emerging from the company.

The car is to be built solely by Porsche in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Ger-many” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, the President and CEO of Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right car as it has all the typical DNA charac-teristics of a genuine sports car. In terms of performance, design, and driving dy-namics, it meets Porsche’s high stand-ards in every respect. We are making our customers an attractive offer in the top performance segment.” The car will com-pete against other luxury family oriented models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to continue its uncanny knack of producing top quality automobiles for top profits.

Porsche Unveils 4-door Sports Car

Reading comprehension

6

PARTICLE : SMALL15

water : wet

clown : happy

weather : cold

lamb : vicious

A

C

B

D

15EXCELLENCE IN GAT

What makes the Porsche the best-selling car in the region?16

It has a high-quality fuel system

It is expected to sell 20,000 mod-els a year

It is made by the world’s most profitable car manufacturer

The Porsche will line-up the Boxter and the Cayenne SUV

A

C

B

D

In the first paragraph, the word delectable means……17

Extremely attractive

Extremely profitable

Very economical

Wide-spread all over the world

A

C

B

D

The pronoun (it) in the line: It meets high standards in every respect refers to……..

21

The Mercedes car

The Maserati car The Bentley car

The Porsche 4-door sports car

A

C

B

D

The Porsche will compete against other fast cars

The Porsche will compete against other attractive cars

The Porsche will compete against other dynamic cars

The Porsche will compete against other expensive cars

C D

BA

The car will compete against other luxury family oriented models. This statement means that…………

20

The word solely in the second paragraph means……18

In collaboration with other manufacturers

Smartly designed by the company

Not involving other manufacturers

Including all aspects of a powerful car

A

C

B

D

The designer of the new Porsche car

The chief executive officer of the Porsche company

The investor who founded the Porsche company

The supervisor of the marketing plan of Porsche

A

C

B

D

Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking is………19The expedition was fraught with ______; it rained every day, some-one broke their ankle, and sickness plagued the crew from day one.

25

commotion

apprehension

misfortune

action

A

C

B

D

Visitors are given tours of the historic ______ daily. It is no longer used as a residence, though it boasts a grand total of 38 bedrooms!

27

district

waterway

mansion

village

A

C

B

D

In ___ tropical waterways, there are sometimes hundreds of species of fish in search of precious sustenance. This being the case, the ___ resources can be intense.

26

teeming...garnering of

crowded...observation of

large...explosion of

forsaken...competition for

A

C

B

D

In the last line of the passage, the word knack means……24

A special offer to buy something

A special skill or ability to do something

A new trend to prevail across the world

A special gift to be bought for someone

A

C

B

D

According to the passage, what makes the Panamera the right car?23

It is so attractive regarding shape

It is one of the most expensive cars

It is a huge cat the carries more passengers

It has all aspects of a perfect sports car

A

C

B

D

In the first paragraph, the word rife means……22

Widespread

So limited

Very attractive

Outstanding

A

C

B

D



When police see motorists stranded on the road, they often stop to ____ them.36

ticket

repair

incarcerate

assist

A

C

B

D

In ancient times many people____ large territories. However, in modern times, most people settle in a single location.

35

farmed

wandered

stayed in

abandoned

A B

C D

When speeding fines were _____, many motorists decided to _____ their driving habits.

37

instituted...keep

reduced...defend

common...maintain

increased...alter

A B

C D

corroborated

criticized

supported

analyzed

A

C

B

D

Although the president’s advisors often disagreed with him, they rarely _____ his decisions.

38

I often try to do too many tasks at once. When this happens, some of them are done joyfully.

39

often

happens

tasks

joyfully

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

________

The low harvest time for blueberries is midsummer. During the remainder of the year, few blueberries grow.

40

low

remainder

midsummer

grow

A

C

B

D

________

________________ ________


Peter thought he had finished his fight with lung cancer, but unfor-tunately the ______ had already spread to other parts of his body.28

cure

injury

disease

medicine

A

C

B

D

The haunted house was so ______ and scary, it made me question my own ______.

29

disorientating...reality

confusing...family

interesting...friends

hilarious...motives

A

C

B

D

The instructions said we should ____ the pie while it bakes in the oven. When the top is brown, we should _____ it.

30

see...enjoy

monitor...remove

watch...cut

check...cool

A

C

B

D

The ____ started today for a lost hiker in the state park. I hope they are able to _____ him!

31

search...rescue

party...celebrate

hunt...locate

funeral...find

A

C

B

D

Though my colleagues were in favor of ending our research, I wanted to _____ it.

33

abandon

delay

pursue

investigate

A

C

B

D

The play was completely written. The director had the stage and scenery ready, but she hadn’t chosen the lead-ing actor yet; he was yet to be _____.

32

cast

decided

made

created

A

C

B

D

I don’t have a lot of energy these days. After a quick _____, I am quite _____.34

journey...exhausted

stroll...fatigued

taste...full

move...fussy

A

C

B

D

17EXCELLENCE IN GAT

The recovery stood at the podium and spoke about galactic star formations; all the students looked interested.

44

recovery

formations

podium

interested

A B

C D

Brian’s bruised thigh was painful and tender. After he took the pain medicine, it felt worse

41

bruised

tender

painful

worse

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

________

The vegetables in the package smelled rancid. It was so pleasant to have it on the dining table.

42

package

pleasant

rancid

dining

A

C

B

D

________________________

________

Two dolphins played catch with a rub-ber ball. My sister and I watched with mastery.

43

catch

watched

rubber

mastery

A

C

B

D

________________

________

________________

________

________________

________American football can be an easy sport, so it is advisable that all players wear a helmet.

47

football

advisable

easy

helmet

A

C

B

D

________

________________

Though electric refrigeration has become limited during recent years, foods are still kept cool using cellars in many places.

46

electric

cool

limited

cellars

A

C

B

D

________________

________________

The people in the conference room were indifferent as the ambassador entered. He had everyone’s attention, as well as their respect.

45

indifferent

attention

ambassador

respect

A

C

B

D

________

________ ________________

25 B

26 A

27 B

28 B

29 A

30 C

31 A

32 A

33 B

34 C

35 C

36 D

37 D

38 C

39 D

40 A

41 D

42 C

43 D

44 A

45 A

46 B

47 B

1 A

2 C

3 D

4 B

5 D

6 B

7 A

8 D

9 B

10 C

11 A

12 B

13 A

14 C

15 D

16 C

17 A

18 B

19 C

20 D

21 B

22 A

23 D

24 C


CAPTAIN : CREW 1

Student : faculty

defendant :jury

mascot : team

chairperson : committee

A

C

B

D

HOMESTRETCH : RACE 2

A Bsource : essay

finale : opera

gallery : play

applause : oration

A

C

B

D

ROBBERY : THIEF 3

A jewelry : burglar

hostage : kidnapper

forgery : counterfeiter

sabotage : plunderer

A

C

B

D

Analogies


Experimental Test 3


REINFORCE : STRONGER 9

abound : lesser

erode : weaker

dismantle : longer

wilt : higher

A

C

B

D

BRAGGART : MODESTY 10

A Bfledgling : experience

wallflower : timidity

embezzler : greed

invalid : malady

A

C

B

D

The explosion of a star is an awesome event. The most violent of these cataclysms, which produce supernovae, probably de-stroys a star completely. Within our galaxy of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-

nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller explosions, however, occur quite frequently, giving rise to what astronomers call novae and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae occur in our galaxy every year, but only two or three are near enough to be observed. About 100 dwarf novae are known altogeth-er. If the exploding star is in a nearby part of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that was not previously visible to the naked eye. The last new star of this sort that could be observed clearly from the Northern Hem-isphere appeared in 1946. In these small-er explosions the star loses only a minute fraction of its mass and survives to explode again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satis-fied that they can account for the explosions of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae have presented more of a puzzle. From re-cent investigations that have provided im-portant new information about these two classes of exploding star, the picture that emerges is quite astonishing. It appears that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The two stars are so close together that they re-volve around a point that lies barely outside the surface of the larger star. As a result the period of rotation is usually only a few hours, and their velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light.

According to the passage, our obser-vations of novae are hampered by their………

11

extreme brightness

speed of rotation

loss of mass

distance from Earth

A

C

B

D

The production of supernova………12

occurs frequently

occurred in 1946

occurs 25 times in 1 year

occurred in 1604

A

C

B

D


ENTICE : REPEL 6

A germinate : sprout

officiate : preside

flourish : fade

lubricate : grease

A

C

B

D

HUMDRUM : BORE 7

A grim : amuse

stodgy : excite

nutritious : sicken

heartrending : move

A

C

B

D

HOSPITABLE : COURTESY 8

A morbid : cheerfulness

leisurely : haste

vindictive : spite

infamous : honor

A

C

B

D

MENAGERIE : ANIMALS4

circus : acrobats

sachet : powders

gallery : paintings

archives : events

A

C

B

D

PUNCTURE : TIRE5

A explore : curiosity

gambler : winner

miser : poverty

knight : beauty

A

C

B

D

19EXCELLENCE IN GAT

By the term «new star» the author means the one that has………13

recently gained in mass

become bright enough to strike the eye

moved from a distant galaxy

not previously risen above the horizon

A

C

B

D

They occur in result of smaller explosions

The novae and super novae occur in our galaxy every year

Only 100 of small-er explosions are known

They appear temporarily in our galaxy

C D

BA

Which from the following statements is true about novae and dwarf ?14

When nova and dwarf nova occur, the star……..15

survive to explode again

divides in two parts

destroys completely

becomes a dwarf nova

A

C

B

D

The statement, «velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light» is for……….

16

novae

supernova

dwarf novae

novae and dwarf novae

A

C

B

D

The period of rotation of the pair of stars is usually only a few hours, because………

17

the one star is so smaller

the revolving point is too near

the two stars are very near to each other

they do not have solid outer surface

A

C

B

D

Diagnosing and repairing airplanes ______ knowledge of general science as well as experience working with specific planes.

18

promotes

anticipates

involves

requires

A

C

B

D


When fallen trees and vegetation ______, they provide sustenance for other plants and animals.

19

deregulate

disintegrate

differentiate

decompose

A

C

B

D

Despite their efforts to ______ the in-cident, none of the onlookers had any useful information to give to the police.

20

recall

ignore

forget

investigate

A

C

B

D

Ancient cave carvings of humans us-ing hammers ______ the theory that our ancestors were using tools many thousands of years ago.

21

predicts

supports

proves

makes

A

C

B

D

Though the two fingerprints were quite ______, they were not an exact match, so no identification could be made.

24

Perfect

Smudged

Identical

Similar

A

C

B

D

Gazing up at the nearly _____ constellations, we _____ the vastness of the universe.

22

countless...discredited

glowing...doubted

gargantuan...proved

innumerable...contemplated

A

C

B

D

______ the traditional windmill design - spokes rotating round a central point - is a very old machine, it is successfully used in many modern applications.

23

However

Given that

Although

Therefore

A

C

B

D

Because a few of the measurements he made were incorrect, the architect needed to ______ his original plan.

25

discard

revise

redo

remove

A

C

B

D


Mansour was a very good student who typically made good grades; it was ______ for him to fail a test.

34

predicable

senseless

anticipated

unusual

A

C

B

D

There were many cars in the theater parking lot. When Mohammed found an available parking spot, he felt ______.

35

vulnerable

compassionate

ecstatic

uncommon

A

C

B

D

Salem’s employees were quite ______: they learned quickly and were able to do most of the tasks he ______.

36

decisive...wanted

humble...assigned

able...listed

capable...requested

A

C

B

D

When a person is described as ______, it might be best to stay away from him or her.

37

eccentric

hostile

acceptable

average

A

C

B

D

When I said the correct answer, the teacher told me that I was near.38

correct

teacher

answer

near

A

C

B

D

________________________ ________

He finally finished the easy puzzle. It was quite a challenge.

40

finally

quite

easy

challenge

A

C

B

D

________ ________________ ________

When I came to the first question, I was glad the test was almost over.

39

came

glad

first

over

A

C

B

D

________ ________________ ________


In an attempt to ______ more parts in less time, manufacturing processes on assembly lines are frequently updated.

save

repair

maintain

make

A

C

B

D

26

The actors were exhausted after multiple per-formances of the ______ play. No matter how hard they tried to make the show come to life, their audiences continually ______ applause.

28

terrible...delivered

amazing...denied

wonderful...refused

forgettable...withheld

A

C

B

D

In order to ______ the healthy exchange of ideas, organizers of the symposium ______ the meeting of many great minds.

27

encourage...facilitated

cajole...attended

impart...scheduled

stifle...participated in

A

C

B

D

During cellular ______, genetic material is ______ at an astounding rate.29

formation...dissolved

division...replicated

breakdown...constructed

composition...decomposed

A

C

B

D

Because they need to see _____ animals from far away, hawks have _____ eyesight.30

gigantic...sharp

miniscule...keen

native...clear

large...cloudy

A

C

B

D

Han was told by a classmate that he was not good at anything. He found the insult rude and ______.

31

unhealthy

erratic

offensive

forgivable

A

C

B

D

It is _____ for planets to orbit in a nearly circu-lar pattern; ovular orbits are fairly uncommon.

32

simple

typical

rare

unfortunate

A

C

B

D

It was uncommonly ______ in the crowded train station. Despite the need to get where they were going, travelers remained surprisingly ______.

33

hectic...pushy

busy...active

tranquil...chaotic

quiet...calm

A

C

B

D

The complicated recipe had very few ingredients.

41

complicated

few

recipe

ingredients

A

C

B

D

________ ________________________

21EXCELLENCE IN GAT

My face and my twin brother’s face are identical. Everyone says we look different.

43

face

identical

twin

different

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

The kids were lost by the haunted house. They wanted to run away and hide.

42

lost

run away

haunted

hide

A

C

B

D

________________________

________

To ride the roller coaster, you must be at most four feet tall.45

ride

most

coaster

tall

A

C

B

D

________________________ ________

If you do poorly on tests, people might say you are smart.

46

poorly

say

tests

smart

A

C

B

D

________ ________________________

With mud on his face, the boy looked loud.47

mud

looked

face

loud

A

C

B

D

________ ________________________

The young woman had many wrinkles and grey hair. She was born in 1926.44

young

grey

wrinkles

born

A

C

B

D

________ ________________ ________


25 C

26 B

27 A

28 C

29 C

30 C

31 B

32 C

33 D

34 D

35 B

36 D

37 C

38 D

39 B

40 B

41 A

42 A

43 D

44 A

45 C

46 A

47 D

1 D

2 C

3 B

4 B

5 A

6 B

7 D

8 B

9 C

10 A

11 D

12 D

13 C

14 B

15 A

16 D

17 C

18 D

19 D

20 A

21 B

22 D

23 C

24 D

Experimental Test 4

WALK : LEGS 2

A Bblink : eyes

dress : hem

chew : mouth

cover : book

A

C

B

D

DRIP : GUSH 1

A Bcry : laugh

stream : tributary

curl : roll

dent : destroy

A

C

B

D

TOPAZ : YELLOW 5

A diamond : carat

sapphire : red

jeweler : clarity

amethyst : purple

A

C

B

D

LUMEN : BRIGHTNESS 6

A candle : light

nickel : metal

density : darkness

inches : length

A

C

B

D

ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY 3

equation: mathematics

bondage: subjugation

liberate: confine

appeasement: unreasonable

A

C

B

D

UNION JACK : VEXILLOLOGY 4

toad : ornithology

gymnosperms : botany

turtle : microbiology

friend : home economics

A

C

B

D




In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain.

of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.

A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South Amer-ica. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Ma-gellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan.

One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the Inter-national Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Ma-gellan’s men died of starvation and disease.

Later Magellan became involved in an insu-lar conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.

MACERATION : LIQUID 7

sublimation : gas

trail : path

evaporation : humidity

erosion : weather

A

C

B

D

CLUMSY : BOTCH 8

A lazy : shirk

willful : heed

strict : pamper

clever : eradicate

A

C

B

D

CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME 10

A Bvirtual : truth

marginal : knowledge

abnormal : value

ordinal : place

A B

C D

SOOT : GRIMY 11

A Bfrost : transparent

rain : sodden

sunshine : fruitless

pall : gaudy

A

C

B

D

MORBID : UNFAVORABLE 12

A Breputable: favorable

disputatious: favorable

maternal: unfavorable

vigilant: unfavorable

A

C

B

D

FUGITIVE : FLEE 9

A Bparasite : foster

sage : stifle

braggart : boast

bystander : procure

A

C

B

D

SULLEN : BROOD 13

A lethargic : cavort

docile : obey

regal : cringe

poised : blunder

A

C

B

D

AUTHOR : LITERATE 14

A cynic : gullible

saint : notorious

hothead : prudent

judge : impartial

A

C

B

D

MASSIVE : BULK 15

A ultimate : magnitude

anonymous : luster

trivial : importance

interminable : legacy

A

C

B

D

23EXCELLENCE IN GAT

The sixteenth century was an age of great _____exploration.

16

cosmic

mental

land

common man

A

C

B

D

Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political _____.

17

entanglement

negotiation

discussion

debate

A

C

B

D

The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 de-grees west of Greenwich that extends in a _____ direction.

18

north and south

easterly

crosswise

south east

A

C

B

D

coastline

physical features

mountain range

islands

A

C

B

D

One of Magellan’s ships explored the _____ of South America for a passage across the continent.

19

coast

body of land with water on three sides

inland borderA

D

B C

Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern _____. 20

Greenwich

Spain

The equator

Portugal

A

C

B

D

The passage was found near 50 degrees S of _____.21

Herbs have _______qualities and in many clinical trials, doctor have saved countless lives by using raw herbal leaves on serious wounds.

23

remedial

inferior

flavoring

doubtful

A

C

B

D

The much-hated bill sparked off a wave of public _______which could not be ______by the concessions the British announced.

24

enthusiasm…dampened

curiosity…complemented

discontent…abated

adoration…channelized

A

C

B

D

Although it’s not remotely frightening in the daylight, the estate takes on ____ quality at night.

25

an eerie

a jovial

a marvelous

an optimistic

A B

DC

I have always preferred ____ areas to ____ ones, because I really like the countryside.

26

city … downtown

attractive … beautiful

rural … urban

quiet … tranquil

A B

DC

Though the accident damaged the car pretty severely, mechanics were able to _____ it and make it almost good as new.

27

destroy

salvage

build

hinder

A B

DC

In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the _____ now called the International Date Line.

22

area land mass C D

imaginary circle passing through the poles

Imaginary line parallel to the equator

A B


Salem first arranged the anthology in _____ order based on when the writ-ers published each piece, but he later switched to _____ ordering system based on the spelling of the authors’ names.

28

reverse … a straightforward

mathematical … a geometric

random … an orderly

chronological … an alphabetical

A

C

B

D


Apart from the one small river running through it, the desert is entirely ______. 30

arid

remote

humid

temperate

A B

DC

Sara is ____ peanuts: the smallest taste of peanut butter can stop her breathing and put her in the hospital.

31

enamored of

intrigued by

allergic to

interested in

A B

DC

The air is very hot, and there is a lot of ice on the road. Wear a jacket if you go out-side. And, don’t drive unless you have to.

37

hot

road

a lot of

jacket

A B

DC

________ ________________________

The race was a tie. Both runners finished at a different time.

38

race

a different

tie

time

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

Playing in a busy street is not very dangerous.39

playing

street

busy

dangerous

A

C

B

D

________________ ________________

She felt strange after walking many miles.40

strange

many

walking

miles

A

C

B

D

________ ________ ________ ________

The movie was very dull. I laughed a lot. The movie was really hilarious.

36

dull

movie

laughed

hilarious

A

C

B

D

________________

________________

Faisal tried to be on time for his class. However, he was poor.

43

tried

class

on time

poor

A

C

B

D

________________

________________

This food tastes awful. It was prepared by an excellent chef.

42

food

excellent

awful

chef

A

C

B

D

________________________

________

The rope was hard to cut because it was so thin.41

rope

cut

hard

thin

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

________

The other children did not want Al-exander to play with them, so they ______ him from their game

29

excluded

exposed

exhibited

examined

A B

DC

The athlete tried to____ the movements of his coach, exactly copying every graceful step.

32

plagiarize

mimic

interpret

possess

A B

DC


After he washed and waxed his car, it looked very rusty.33

washed

car

waxed

rusty

A

C

B

D

________ ________ ________________

I cannot sleep because my neighbors are being so pretty.

35

sleep

being

neighbors

pretty

A

C

B

D

________ ________________ ________

The party was boring. Everybody had a good time there.34

party

good

boring

time

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

25EXCELLENCE IN GAT

Mitten is to hand as :7

gas is to car

sock is to foot

three is to triangle

baby is to adult

A

C

B

D

Gas is to car as :3

rich is to poor

small is to large

wood is to fire

toe is to foot

A

C

B

D

Land is to dirt as :4

ocean is to water

rich is poor

meow is to cat

finger is to hand

A

C

B

D

Word is to sentence as :5

foot is to toe

page is to book

land is to river

puppy is to dog

A

C

B

D

Eye is to sight as :6

purple is to grape

red is to cherries

huge is to little

teeth is to chew

A

C

B

D

Small is to petite as:1

huge is to small

day is to month

meow is to cats

large is to giant

A

C

B

D

Baby is to adult as :7

kitten is to cat

rich is to money

big is to little

gas is to car

A

C

B

D

Small is to large as :8

day is to month

eye is to sight

little is to big

red is to pink

A

C

B

D

tiger : carnivorous9

lion : jungle

cow : herbivorous

cat : house

wolf : clever

A

C

B

D

constellation : stars10

archipelago : islands

book : pen

city : country

school : education

A

C

B

D

The strong man was the only one who failed in his attempt to lift the heavy load.44

only

attempt

failed

heavy

A B

DC

________________ ________ ________


Experimental Test 5

Analogies


23 A

24 B

25 A

26 B

27 C

28 D

29 A

30 A

31 B

32 C

33 D

34 B

35 D

36 A

37 A

38 C

39 D

40 A

41 D

42 B

43 D

44 B

1 D

2 B

3 B

4 C

5 D

6 D

7 D

8 A

9 B

10 D

11 C

12 A

13 C

14 D

15 B

16 B

17 A

18 A

19 C

20 C

21 B

22 A


One surprising aspect of the waves discussed in the passage is the fact that they………

11

are formed in concentric patterns

arise under conditions of cold temperature

often strike during clear weather

are produced by deep swells

A

C

B

D

The normal maximum width of the waves is approximately…….13

one mile

five feet

five miles

ten feet

A

C

B

D

Talal is ______ fame and money. He pursues research just as an ama-teur scientist.

16

indifferent to

running for

enamored of

struggling for

A

C

B

D

The soldiers in troop 32V were well trained. They worked as a cohesive unit and ______ their commander.

18

questioned

obeyed

challenged

degraded

A

C

B

D

Susan is ______ on getting the highest grades. She always studies hard.17

tangible

sympathetic

interested

keen

A

C

B

D

Nothing was done about the waves until….. 14

deaths occurred

millions of dollars worth of damage was incurred

a solution was found

the outbreak of World War II

A

C

B

D

The movement of the waves has been measured at a speed of ……..15

1 mile an hour

100 miles an hour

50 miles an hour

more than a hundred miles an hour

A

C

B

D


TsunamiThese huge waves wreak terrific damage

when crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of wa-ter may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake oc-curs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles across. It rolls outward in all di-rections, and the water lowers in the center as another as another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big dif-ference is in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height. Many of us have heard about these waves, called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsu-namis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can un-derstand how they would crash!


It is believed that the waves are caused by…….12

seismic changes

underwater earthquakes

concentric time belts

storms

A B

DC

27EXCELLENCE IN GAT

Although Faisal most often wears casual clothes, he is wearing ______ suit to the wedding.

27

an old

an ugly

a formal

a proud

A

C

B

D

Sara felt clear as if she had seen a ghost.31

felt

had seen

clear

ghost

A

C

B

D

________ ________ ________________

After the sun set, the field quickly became bright.

32

after

field

sun set

bright

A

C

B

D

________________ ________________


Members of the social club were al-ways polite, and they were careful not to ______ others.

19

offend

incite

disgust

compliment

A

C

B

D

Chocolate has always been one of my favorite foods. So, it was difficult for me to ______ another brownie.

21

locate

resist

savor

relish

A

C

B

D

After adhering to a low-fat diet for what seemed to be eons, the man had _____ to consume a cheeseburger.

23

a right

the urge

an excuse

the opportunity

A

C

B

D

The novel experiment was intended to _____ students in one of the finer points of chemistry. _____, due to a lack of enthusiasm, it was largely unsuccessful.

24

educate...However

instruct...And

inform...Even though

illuminate...But

A

C

B

D

After examining the bark, the dendrol-ogist decided that it was too difficult to ______ the tree’s genus without also examining its leaves.

25

understand

see

determine

derive

A

C

B

D

In order to _____ the class system of their kingdom, wealthy landowners usually _____ others within their own social group.

22

investigating...declined

considering...refused

exploring...debated

weighing...decided

A

C

B

D

dissolve...wedded

solidify...denounced

strengthen...disrespected

preserve...married

A

C

B

D

In order to _____ the class system of their kingdom, wealthy landowners usually _____ others within their own social group.

20

My dog gave me a ______ look. I think he was the one who ate my sandwich!

26

kind

mean

angry

guilty

A

C

B

D

We cannot predict whether he will go on a picnic or not. He is so __________ .

28

deleterious

feckless

offensive

capricious

A

C

B

D

Because of falling revenues and in-creasing costs, executives were ______that the company might not survive the financial crisis.

30

confident

decisive

hopeful

concerned

A

C

B

D

It was a common ______ that Jupiter was a star until Galileo, a famous as-tronomer, ______ Jupiter’s moons.

29

belief...explored

prediction...unearthed

misconception...discovered

impression...orbited

A

C

B

D


The view from the top of the mountain was ugly, and the hikers enjoyed the amazing scenery.

39

view

ugly

top

amazing

A B

DC

________

________________

________

The circus clowns made Rakan laugh very hard. They were bored.37

circus

hard

laugh

bored

A B

DC

________________

________________

________The bridge had been built too high; the construction crew had to raise it so that trucks could pass underneath.

38

bridge

raise

high

underneath

A B

DC

________________

________

Ben’s new watch was expensive. It did not cost much, and after two days it was broken.

40

watch

much

expensive

broken

A B

DC

________________

________

________

________

________

________After waking up with a fever and a headache, I knew I must be healthy.

36

waking up

headache

fever

healthy

A B

DC

________

I read some funny news this morning; there was an earthquake in Japan yesterday.35

read

news

funny

earthquake

A

C

B

D

________________

________ ________

My mother says I am grossly obese, and that I need to eat more often.34

grossly

eat

obese

more often

A

C

B

D

________________________

________My birthday party was disastrous. I got everything I wanted and had a great time. It was a perfect party.

42

disastrous

great

everything

perfect

A B

DC

________________

________________

Sarah is very sociable. She does not like to speak in public, and it takes her a while to make new friends.

41

sociable

public

speak

a while

A B

________ ________________

________

C D

We were driving east, but we need-ed to go the opposite way. So, we turned around and headed north.

33

driving

around

opposite

north

A B

DC

________________

________________

1 D

2 C

3 B

4 A

17 D

18 A

19 B

20 C

21 A

22 D

23 B

5 C

6 D

7 A

8 B

24 A

25 B

26 D

27 B

28 D

29 B

30 D

9 C

10 A

11 B

12 C

31 B

32 D

33 D

34 D

35 B

36 D

37 D

13 A

14 D

15 D

16 A

38 B

39 C

40 B

41 A

42 A


29EXCELLENCE IN GAT

Marie Curie was one of the most accom-plished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered ra-dium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other ra-dioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable collaboration later helped to un-lock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Po-land, where her father was a professor of physics. At the early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, howev-er, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defi-antly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.

AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE8

A Blater : precede

evasive : wordy

urbane : naive

feeble : worker

A

C

B

D

VINDICTIVE : MERCY9

A transient : fleeting

skeptical : trustfulness

elated : happy

cajole : coax

A

C

B

D

10 ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO

A classroom : school

brook : building

student : teacher

chary : cautious

A

C

B

D

10

FOND : DOTING

A chide : pillory

strut : walk

doctrine : patient

levy : bevy

A

C

B

D

11



INTEREST : USURY1

frugal : fragile

sand : dune

enmity : friend

frugality : parsimony

A

C

B

D

CONTINENT : WORLD2

A Bteacher : classroom

cogent : powerful

class : school

apple : fruit

A

C

B

D

YAWN : BOREDOM3

A walk : run

smile : amusement

apple : fruit

tiger : carnivorous

A

C

B

D

BAT : CRICKET4

A hockey : stick

court : tennis

football : soccer

rugby : sports

A

C

B

D

GAGGLE : GEESE5

A class : school

tiger : jungle

fish : pond

swarm : bees

A

C

B

D

Analogies

Experimental Test 6

DETERIORATE : IMPROVE7

feckless : careless

hope : hone

obstinate : tractable

accumulation : narrate

A

C

B

D

OBSERVE : SCRUTINIZE6

A fond : doting

point : location

running : eating

east : direction

A

C

B

D


Marie had a bright mind and a…………personality.

13

strong

humorous

lighthearted

envious

A

C

B

D

When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt………..

14

hopeless

depressed

annoyed

worried

A

C

B

D

The Curies’ …………collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

12

friendly

courteous

competitive

industrious

A

C

B

D

Marie was fortunate to have stud-ied at the Sorbonne with some of the

greatest scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics lab-oratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreak-ing anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her hus-band as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a pro-fessorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chem-istry for isolating radium. Although Marie Cu-rie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated her-self to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

Marie………….by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.

15

challenged authority

behaved

showed intelligence

was distressed

A B

DC

…….. she remembered their joy together16

Dejectedly

Tearfully

Worried

Happily

A B

DC

Her ______ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.

17

misfortune

wretchedness

anger

disappointment

A B

DC

Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never ____.

18

troubled

disappointed

worried

sorrowful

A B

DC


Selling food can be difficult. You have to find a ______ before it ______

19

freezer...is eaten

market...cooks

cook...sells

drink...is finished

A

C

B

D

My friend and I ______ our money, but the ______ was not enough to buy the bike.

20

lost...sum

combined...total

spent...price

added...result

A

C

B

D

If the ruler of a country is ______, then he is a king. If the ruler of a country is female, then she is a ______.

21

a guy...secretary

a thief...horse

male...queen

a boy...boat

A

C

B

D

31EXCELLENCE IN GAT

The hang glider soared through the clouds and up among the mountainous peaks, while below in the ______ peo-ple looked up in wonder.

22

ocean

lagoon

valley

beach

A

C

B

D

Construction ______ were using ______ to climb up and fix the roof.

27

trucks...stairs

men...trees

workers...ladders

cats...hills

A

C

B

D

The red team’s ______ was too good. ______ on the blue team could not keep them from scoring.

23

mascot...players

defense...guards

goalie...offenders

offense...defenders

A

C

B

D

There was a ______ among the ranks, but the ______ soldiers remained unaware.

24

buffoon...laughing

killer...dying

traitor...loyal

general...obedient

A

C

B

D

Stanley ate well, exercised, and had very few bad habits. Chewing his fin-gernails was his only ______.

25

reward

hobby

vice

pastime

A

C

B

D

Mary is an independent and innovative thinker who has come up with count-less great inventions in the past. There-fore, it is best to grant her a good deal of ______ with regard to the direction of her research.

26

oversight

interest

restriction

autonomy

A

C

B

D

Unlike the ______ skin of the man-ta ray, shark skin is more textured and ______.

28

slick...rough tough...smooth

scaly...bumpy

A B

transparent...oilyC D

The ______ shopkeeper ______ us for our purchases

33

generous...thanked

greedy...overcharged

honest...helped

unusual...billed

A

C

B

D

My ______ attempt to lift the boulder was ________; I couldn’t even move it

34

valiant...serious

ridiculous...brave

good...great

feeble...unsuccessful

A

C

B

D

The ______ painting looked remarka-bly like the original.30

ancient

phony

messy

genuine

A

C

B

D

I wasn’t sure if my diamond was real, but it was! I took it to a jeweler, who confirmed that it was ______.

31

genuine

worthless

fake

nice

A

C

B

D

Despite being ______, Lina acted ______ when confronted by with the dangerous bear.

32

tired...talkative

arrogant...courageous

lost...found

afraid...bravely

A

C

B

D

Despite her parents’ best efforts at making her ______, Molly felt very ______ at her party.

29

sociable...old

humorous...silly

comfortable...shy

helpful...generous

A

C

B

D


A gentle tap was all it took to break the tough glass.35

gentle

break

tap

tough

A

C

B

D

________ ________________

________


The ancient statues were large and unin-teresting. Seeing them was an awesome experience.

37

statues

awesome

uninteresting

experience

A

C

B

D

________________________ ________

The car would not start yesterday, but after getting it fixed I doubt it will start today.

39

start

fixed

after

doubt

A

C

B

D

________________ ________ ________

before

shallow

diving

enough

A

C

B

D

Before we started diving, we had to make sure the water was shallow enough.

41________

________ ________

________

They were upset the car wash was over. After they had finished washing all thirty cars, they were exhausted.

44

upset

washing

over

exhausted

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

James was afraid of the animals at the petting zoo, but he soon found that they were scary.

38

afraid

found

petting

scary

A

C

B

D

have

restaurant

late

open

A

C

B

D

We wanted to have a late dinner, but the restaurant was already open.

45 ________________

________________

careless

knife

using

cut

A

C

B

D

You must be careless when using a knife. You might cut yourself.

46

scary

coward

tried

closer

A

C

B

D

The lions were scary, but Jane tried to be coward as they came closer and closer.

43________

________ ________________

coins

after

heavy

polished

A

C

B

D

The coins were heavy after Rachel polished them.

42 ________________

________________

sleep

being

roommates

quiet

A

C

B

D

I couldn’t sleep because my roommates were being so quiet.40

________________ ________________

Smith was reluctant to go to sum-mer camp. His bags were packed, and he was excited.

36

reluctant

packed

camp

excited

A B

DC

Antonio had memorized his lines for the play, but he was still bold.47

memorized

play

lines

bold

A B

DC

________ ________________ ________

25 B

26 C

27 B

28 B

29 B

30 C

31 A

32 D

33 C

34 D

35 D

36 A

37 B

38 D

39 D

40 D

41 C

42 B

43 C

44 A

45 D

46 A

47 D

1 D

2 B

3 C

4 B

5 D

6 A

7 B

8 C

9 C

10 C

11 A

12 A

13 B

14 B

15 A

16 A

17 C

18 C

19 C

20 C

21 B

22 B

23 D

24 C


33EXCELLENCE IN GAT


HEIGHT: MOUNTAIN1

Depth : Trench

Weight : Age

Shade : Tree

Speed : Highway

A

C

B

D

OBLIVIOUS : AWARENESS2

Comatose : Consciousness

Erudite : Knowledge

Serene : Composure

Adroit : Skill

A

C

B

D

Analogies

BELLWETHER : BAROMETER3

Embezzler : Abduct

Proselyte : Spark plug

Panhandler : Kill

Cynosure : Magnet

A

C

B

D

BIBULOUS : DRINK5

A Rapacious : Clothing

Altruistic : Money

Gluttonous : Food

Vegetarian : Meat

A

C

B

D

SONG : RECITAL6

A Author : Bibliography

Coach : Team

Episode : Series

Dancer : Agile

A

C

B

D

HOUSE : BIG7

A Home : Live

Water : Cold

School : Daily

Clothes : Socks

A

C

B

D

ACT : ACTION4

Therapy : Thermometer

Liturgy : Literature

Oblivion : Obvious

Image : Imagine

A

C

B

D

HEAVEY : LIGHT9

A Fat : Thin

Rough : Surface

Stupid : Idiot

Beautiful : Diary

A

C

B

D

DETENTION : RELEASE

A viciousness : attack

qualification : employ

calamity : repair

induction : discharge

A

C

B

D

10

PONDEROUS : WEIGHT

A eternal : temporality

gargantuan : size

convincing : decision

ancient : value

A

C

B

D

11

FEBRILE : ILLNESS

tenacious : astonishment

classic : cultivation

delusional : insanity

eccentric : discrimination

A

C

B

D

12

EQUIVOCATION : MEANING

A feint : intention

geniality : amiability

secrecy : stealth

travesty : insight

A

C

B

D

13

ANIMAL : MONKEY8

A Zebra : Giraffe

Book : Cap

Stationery: Pencil

Tree : Wood

A

C

B

D


believes that the average individual does not need a smart phone

is fascinated by the endless capabilities on smart phones

wants to see more developments added to smart phone technology

hopes that technology ceases to expand its scope

C D

BA

The term “frivolous” implies that the author……..14

Useless in modern life

Deemed to disappear sooner or later

Indispensable in modern life

Unnecessary as they are a waste of time

A

C

B

D

19 In conclusion, the author believes that smart phones are…..

17 In the last line of the first paragraph, the word critical means……

A extremely important

extremely devastating

very dangerous

very famous

A

C

B

D

18 In the second paragraph, the pronoun (their) refers to……..

A Smart phones

Individuals

Technology capabilities

Modern devices

A

C

B

D

Although we made payments each week, the loan took a very long time to ______ due to a high rate of ______.

20

default...principal

repay...interest

finance...funding

assume...return

A

C

B

D

All of the monkeys were feeling ______, so it was ______ for the juvenile male to excite his peers.

22

happy...hard

energetic...easy

down...simple

anxious...difficult

A

C

B

D

In order to ______ current stock market trends, experts gather an abundance of data and interpret it in multiple different ways.

21

reveal

invest

organize

analyze

A

C

B

D


Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and person-

al use; such is the case with smart phones. Pro-fessionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may max-imize the use of these critical features on smart phones.

Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of mul-ti-function devices often use these devices for friv-olous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availa-bility of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.

What is the purpose of the concluding sentence in the first paragraph?15

Assume where technology is headed and how it will affect society

Draw a conclusion about what we know smart phones can do

Comment on human connectivity through the use of smart phones

Present two possible ex-planations for the growing popularity of smart phones

C D

BA

communicating with each other

learning new concepts

moving easily and quickly

having extra time at work

A

C

B

D

16 In the last line of the first paragraph, the word mobile means……


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32The audience at the dance perfor-mance was not_____. Dancers were repeatedly _____ and the show had to end early.

A friendly...harassed

supportive...ostracized pensive...undone

happy...applaudedA

C

B

D

33Hank’s basketball team never played against teams from other states, most of their games were played against _____ teams.

A poor

national local

exceptionalA

C

B

D

34There was a questionable ______ coming out of the restaurant. Conse-quently, we decided to ______ else-where.

A individual...go

person...congregate odor...dine

sound...runA

C

B

D

35Sarah hardly even noticed when someone made a negative comment about her. Her sister, however, was more ______.

A sensitive

disinterested grateful

sociableA

C

B

D

A Sadly

Lazily Quietly

HurriedlyA

C

B

D

______, she closed the car door. She was moving away and would not see her friends for a long time.

30

31Fares ______ scored below average on tests and projects. He was quite surprised to see ______ test grade.

often...a poor

frequently...a despicable

usually...an outstanding

seldom...a failing

CD

BA

After several days without food, the hiker was famished and exhausted. After stum-bling upon a bush full of ripe blackberries, he was ______ to devour them.

23

eager

disappointed

reluctant

careful

A B

DC

Before, Salma’s diet had consisted primarily of imported foods. However, lately she has begun to enjoy more ______ cuisine.

24

rancid

foreign

local

hard

A B

DC

Mansour had heard that a single word ______ may have multiple different meanings. Although, at the moment, he could not think of any examples.

27

never

seldom

sometimes

rarely

A B

DC

25 The maid polished the cloudy window until it became ______ once more.

A blemished

blurry transparent

smudgedA

C

B

D

26Dania generally preferred spicy foods, but during her pregnancy she preferred more ______ food.

A mild

healthy fine

tastyA

C

B

D

28Considering the fact that she uses a prosthetic leg, John’s victory in the foot race was ______ amazing.

A kind of

slightly a little

trulyA

C

B

D

typically do

stop doing

fail to do

continue doing

A

C

B

D

29 The sun has risen every day of my life. I assume that it will ______ so in the future.


Many have tried this before, but more have succeeded43

tried

more

before

succeeded

A

C

B

D

________ ________________________

There were many fruits and vegetables for saving at the market.42

many

saving

fruits

market

A

C

B

D

________ ________________________

The movie had a sad beginning, but it was happy at the back.41

movie

happy

sad

the back

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

We saw many modern artifacts in the historic museum. They were so ancient.40

modern

historic

artifacts

museum

A

C

B

D

________________

________________

Inside the full box, Kareem found nothing.

38

Inside

found

full

nothing

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

The sunset made beautiful airplanes appear in the sky.39

sunset

appear

airplanes

sky

A

C

B

D

________________

________________

45 Someone who is twenty-one years old is a teenager.

A Someone

old

twenty-one

teenager

A

C

B

D

________________

________ ________Fahd exchanged his old car for a new one of higher velocity.

37

exchanged

higher

old

velocity

A

C

B

D

________________ ________

________


Although there were many girls in the art classroom, there was not a single female.

44

although

art

girls

female

A

C

B

D

25 D

26 C

27 B

28 B

29 D

30 A

31 D

32 A

33 D

34 D

35 A

36 C

37 D

38 D

39 B

40 A

41 D

42 C

43 C

44 B

45 D

1 A

2 A

3 C

4 D

5 B

6 B

7 C

8 B

9 A

10 D

11 C

12 B

13 A

14 A

15 D

16 B

17 A

18 C

19 B

20 C

21 D

22 C

23 A

24 B


burden...expectations

privilege...liberties

right...oppressors

boon...dangers

A

C

B

D

36

Though they may not always agree with the politicians in power, liv-

ing in a democratic country is a ______; people in other parts of the world don’t enjoy similar ______.

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HAIR : BALD1

wig : curly

rain : arid

egg : cooked

skin : scarred

A

C

B

D

DINGHY : BOAT2

novel : book

oar : water

canoe : paddle

deck : stern

A

C

B

D

Analogies

APPLE : TREE3

silver : book

glass : sand

bronze : copper

pearl : oyster

A

C

B

D

CARNIVORE : MEAT4

carnivore : vegetable

vegetarian : vitamins

herbivore : plants

botanist : herbs

A

C

B

D

DEARTH : PAUCITY5

A individual : person

shortage : plethora

scarcity : shortage

prairie : forest

A

C

B

D

CONSENSUS : AGREEMENT6

A conundrum : obvious

education : improvement

effect : affect

ameliorate: improve

A

C

B

D

DETERIORATE : IMPROVE7

A feckless : careless

hope : hone

evanescent : exigent

obstinate : tractable

A

C

B

D

We are profoundly ignorant about the origins of language and have to content ourselves with more or less plausible speculations. We do not even know for certain when language arose, but it seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech arose at the same time as tool making and the ear-liest forms of specifically human cooperation. In


VINDICTIVE : MERCY9

A transient : fleeting

crestfallen : cognizant

elated : happy

skeptical : trustfulness

A

C

B

D

FISH : TROUT

A ocean : wave

bird : aviary

mammal : whale

antenna : insect

A

C

B

D

10

FISH : SCALES

A book : education

cat : claws

bird : feathers

snake : fangs

A

C

B

D

11

A later : precede

evasive : wordy

urbane : naive

feeble : worker

A

C

B

D

AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE8

SCISSORS : SEVER

A scales : average

eraser : drudge

barrel : roll

millstone : grind

A

C

B

D

13

A moron : imbecility

psychiatrist : maladjustment

pediatrician : senility

broker : stocks

A

C

B

D

DOCTOR : DISEASE 12


the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene period, our earliest human ancestors

established the Old Stone Age culture; they made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and

antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they hunted big game, often by methods that called for considerable cooperation and coordination. As their material culture gradually improved, they be-came artists and made carvings and engravings on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to be-lieve that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures lacked the power of speech.

It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to 500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and in this period, we can envisage a corresponding development of language, from the most primitive and limited language of the earliest human groups to a fully developed language in the flowering time of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise in the first place?

There are many theories about this, based on various types of indirect evidence, such as the language of children, the language of primitive societies, the kinds of changes that have taken place in languages in the course of recorded his-tory, the behavior of higher animals like chimpan-zees, and the behavior of people suffering from speech defects. These types of evidence may provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer from limitations, and must be treated with caution.

When we consider the language of children, we have to remember that their situations are quite different from that of our earliest human ancestors because the child is growing up in an environment where there is already a fully developed language, and this is surrounded by adults who use that lan-guage and are teaching it to him.

For example, it has been shown that the earliest words used by children are mainly the names of things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but this does not prove that the earliest words of prim-itive man were also the names of things and peo-

Support the factthat naming thingsis most important.

Trace the evolution of a noun.

Indicate how adults teach language to children.

Show the evolution of many meanings for one word.

C D

BA

16 The purpose of the discussion of the word, “Doll,” is intended to…….

The need to communicate.

occurring through the years.

Language of children.

The first man’s extensive vocabulary.

C D

BA

15 Theories of the origin of language include all of the following EXCEPT……………

The main idea of this text is…………………….14

To present the need for language.

To provide evidence of the origin of language.

BA

To discuss how early man communicated.

C To present the culture of early man.

D

ple. When a child learns the name of an object, he may then use it to express his wishes or demands:

“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve dropped my doll:

pick it up for me!” The child is using language to get things done, and it is almost an accident of adult teaching that the words used to formulate the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.

Care must be exercised when exhuming what we consider the roots of language

There were specific real steps followed to develop our language.

We owe a debt of gratitude to the chimpanzee contribution.

Adults created language in order to instruct their children.

C D

BA

17 The implication of the author regarding the early elements of language is that……..

39EXCELLENCE IN GAT

Society uses language to improve itself.

Language is for adults to instruct children.

With the evolution of language came wisdom.

Language brings power.

C D

BA

19 After a reading of this article, one might infer that…….

Adults who teach children how to speak a language

Children who can learn a new language

The types of proofs about the way we learn languages

The communities which existed in ancient times

C D

BA

20

In the second paragraph, the pronoun (they) in the sentence: (They all suffer from limitations) refers to……..

undergraduate student

great scientist

prominent doctor

famous businessman

A B

DC

21The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere _______.

In the Middle Ages, return-ing prisoners in exchange for money became common instead of putting them to death. Though the act was humane, the primary reasons behind it were ________ rather than ________ .

22

humanitarian, economic

customs, humanitarian

economic, humanitarian

customs, economic

A

C

B

D

23The principal asked the teachers to discover and _________ each student’s _________ talents.

A suppress, unrecognized

redirect, spacious belittle, dormant

develop, intrinsicA

C

B

D

26 I can __________ for his honesty and ability to work hard.

A bet

vouch

promise

vow

A

C

B

D

24 Instead of a long line, I have managed to ______ the tickets.

A manipulate

protect

recognize

procure

A

C

B

D

27 A Job in this hectic department __________ a lot of hard work.

A entails

prevents

proceeds

curtails

A

C

B

D

25The employee’s ________ of money from the public funds was discovered by the auditor.

A posting

embezzlement

trial balance

casting

A

C

B

D

detraction

people

distraction

contraction

A

C

B

D

28 I cannot concentrate, here is too much __________.

Language developed with the developing culture of primitives.

Language is not necessary to man’s existence.

Primitives existed in total isolation from one another.

Children brought about a need for language.

C D

BA

18If we accept that primitive man existed for a very long period of time without language, then we may assume that………..



Afterwards...often

Even though...sometimes

Moreover...normally

If...never

A

C

B

D

38______ the fox is usually able to with-stand heavy winters, it ______ falls victim to famine and exhaustion.

40When the value of an asset increases, the owner of that asset incurs a loss.

A value

asset loss

increasesA

C

B

D

________________ ________

________

41The formation of calumniated thun-derheads is a fair oxidation of an incoming storm.

A formation

oxidation incoming

calumniatedA

C

B

D

________________

________

________

42Medieval knights were often excluded for their outstanding chivalry and success in combat.

A excluded

success combat

chivalryA

C

B

D


This account is exempted from __________ charges.29

bevy

interest

levy

profit

A B

DC

32The hiker had only a few ounces of water left in his canteen. He ______that he might ______ if he did not find clean drinking water soon.

A realized...flourish

noticed...die feared...perish

worried...starveA

C

B

D

33The quarterback fell and broke his ankle. _____ around the injury quickly caused the ankle to look very bruised and swollen.

A Inflammation

Discoloration Trauma

BandagesA

C

B

D

34The irascible dinner guests were so dirty that they stained the white ta-blecloth when they touched it. When the waitress offered them soap, they regarded her with ______.

A disdain

alarm intensity

gratitudeA

C

B

D

thankful...rejected

pleased...considered

grateful...accepted

hungry...refused

A

C

B

D

35The students were ______ to the dean who selected them for classes over-seas, so they readily ______ the offer.

intelligent...idiocy

experienced...novelty

relaxed...intensity

careful...confirmation

A

C

B

D

36Detective Harris is very ______; he conducts his investigations with utmost _______.

Never

Although

Since

However

A

C

B

D

37She knew the medicine would taste ter-rible. ________, in order to be cured, she had to take it.

39

After looking at the map, Fahd said that we should continue heading east. I disagreed with him, and started in that direction.

A map

disagreed direction

headingA

C

B

D

________________

________________

accept

build

install

establish

A

C

B

D

31In order to ______ themselves as a respectable competitor in the retail sales market, they were willing to incur sub-stantial initial losses.

use...revise

infuse...copy

combine...create

contemplate...follow

A

C

B

D

30Expert chefs often ______ techniques and ingredients from all over the world to ______ new recipes.

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injured

affected

applied

diminish

A

C

B

D

43

The athlete had been badly injured during games; although a nurse applied a cold press to the affected area, his ankle im-mediately began to diminish.

________________

________________

delighted

try

winter

cheerful

A

C

B

D

47 Rather than be delighted all winter, Jim should try to be more cheerful.

________________________

________

virtually

dwellings

ubiquitous

massive

A

C

B

D

46Compared to the skyscrapers that are virtually ubiquitous in modern cities, most city dwellings are quite massive.

________________________ ________

elderly

defending

contemplation

academic

A

C

B

D

45The elderly professor was often seen sitting in contemplation. I imagine he was defend-ing his long academic career.

________

________ ________________

get rid of

competitors

opponents

promoted

A

C

B

D

44In order to get rid of all his opponents, the businessman had all of his competitors promoted.________________

________________

25 C

26 C

27 A

28 B

29 B

30 B

31 D

32 D

33 A

34 A

35 B

36 C

37 D

38 C

39 C

40 B

41 C

42 A

43 D

44 D

45 C

46 D

47 A

1 C

2 A

3 D

4 B

5 B

6 D

7 D

8 A

9 D

10 B

11 B

12 D

13 D

14 A

15 D

16 C

17 B

18 B

19 D

20 C

21 A

22 C

23 B

24 D


The First BookIn Saudi Arabia

ACHIEVEMENTT E S T I N E N G L I S H

The end of the GAT Experimental tests

Some Study Tips for the GATDear students,

Keep in mind the following wise sayings:

• Be confident• Always remember that (Practice Makes Perfect).• Time management is crucial for your success.• Check your answer sheet before submitting it.• Don’t worry. You have more than one chance to attempt The GAT (General Aptitude Test). It is held several times a year

• “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” • “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” • “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” • “The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Op-portunity In Every Difficulty.”

Best wishesand good luck with your GAT test!

I wish you all the best!

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