1 Pre-Test SET 1

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GENERAL AWARENESS

Q.1 Uncle Pai is associated with which once roaring successful publishers of childrens literature?(A) Chanda Mama (B) Indrajal Comics (C) Amar Chitra Katha(D) Penguin Publications (E) None of them

Q.2. Which international airline uses the slogan "Smooth As Silk" in its advertisements?(A) Chinese (B) Singapore (C) Bangladesh(D) Thailand (E) None of them

Q.3 Who is the maker of the soft contact lens "Accuvue"?(A) Accenture (B) Glaxo (C) Johnson & Johnson(D) Ranbaxy (E) None of them

Q.4. Named "Manager of the Century" by the business magazine Fortune, he was recently in India?Who is he?(A) Ratan Tata (B) Jack Welch (C) Dhirubhai Ambani(D) Bill Gates (E) None of them

Q.5 The "Three Golden Balls" is the traditional symbol of which class of businessmen, especially inEurope?(A) Pawnbrokers (B) Bankers (C) Advocates(D) Ship Owners (E) None of them

Q.6 The useful thumb rule in Economics, "Bad money drives out the good" goes by what name?(A) Demand Supply Law (B) Evil Vs Angel law (C) Greshams Law(D) Grey Hound Law (E) None of them

Q.7. What is film Production Company owned by the Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman?(A) 20th Century Fox Movies (B) Dreamz unlimited (C) Red Vision(D) Punch Productions (E) None of them

Q.8 What famous place in New York gets its name from the original location of a stockade built bythe Dutch in 1653 to keep out the attacking English colonists and Red Indians?(A) Green Fields (B) Wall Street (C) High Grounds(D) Brown Mountains (E) None of them

Q.9. The person next-in-command to the CEO is often referred to as the Upper Roger. FromWhat Indian (Sanskrit) word does this phrase come?(A) Deputy CEO (B) Up Rajyapal (C) Yuva Raja(D) Maharaja (E) None of them

Q.10 Who is the only Asian to be included in Sunday Times list of " The Wealthiest 200 inBritain since 1066"?(A) Swarajya Pal (B) L. N. Mittal (C) Salman Rushdee(D) Jamshedjee Tata (E) None of them

Q.11. Youve heard of BSA motorcycles and surely seen BSA bicycles on Indian roads.What does BSA stand for?(A) British Special Arms (B) British Small Arms (C) Bharat Special Agency(D) Birmingham Small Arms (E) None of them

Q.12 At long last the Department of Telecommunications (DoT, for short) has been transformed in to acorporation. What is its name in its new avatar?(A) Indian Telecom Corporation (B) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)(C) Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) (D) MTNL (E) None of them

Q.13. What ingredient of chewing gum comes from the South American sapodilla tree?(A) Rubber Gum (B) Charcoal (C) Gum

(D) Chicle (E) None of them

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Q.14. Who is the 'person of Indian origin' who was hailed by the online magazine 'Valley Talk' as"the most successful Venture Capitalist of all time"?(A) Bobby Jindal (B) Sabir Bhatia (C) Sameer Tahiliani(D) Vinod Khosla (E) None of them

Q.15 Who said I have done more than anyone else to change the face of mankind?(A) King Camp Gillette (B) Roosevelt (C)Abraham Lincoln(D) Washington (E) None of them

Q.16 In which year the age for voting rights was reduced from 21 to 18?(A)1980 (B)1982 (C)1986(D)1989 (E)1978

Q.17. From which ancient Indian work do we get the lines 'Satyameva Jayate'?(A) Kaushitaki Upanishad (B) Rigveda Upanishad (C) Vriahdaranyaka Upanishad(D) Mandokya Upanishad (E) Shwetaswara Upanishad

Q.18 The Gadag Co-operative Society is the only one in the whole country licensed to manufacturewhat?(A) The National Flag (B) The Gallantry Medals (C) Charakhas(D) The Indian Emblem (E) None of them

Q.19. Which is the largest unlisted company in India in terms of turnover?(A) Suzlon Energy (B) Maruti Udyog (C) Reliance Communication(D) Bajaj Auto (E) None of them

Q.20. Which article deals with the procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution?(A) Article 356 (B) Article 360 (C) Article 368(D) Article 370 (E) None of them

ANALYTICAL ABILITY

Q.1. If n is an integer greater than 5.3, then n! must be divisible by which of the following numbers?

(A) 7 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 (E) 14

Q.2. A printer numbered consecutively the pages of a book, beginning with 1 on the first page.In numbering the pages, he had to print a total of 187 digits. Find the number of pages inthe book.

A) 99 B) 98 C) 96 D) 97 E) 95

Q.3 The product of two positive numbers is p. If each of the numbers is increased by 2, the newproduct is how much greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers?

(A) p - 2 (B) p (C) p+2 (D) p+4 (E) 2p+4

Q.4. If n is an integer greater than 0, what is the remainder when is divided by 10?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 7 (E) 9

Q.5. Each of 435 bags contains at least one of the following three items: raisins, almonds, andpeanuts. The number of bags that contain only raisins is 10 times the number of bags thatcontain only peanuts. The number of bags that contain only almonds is 20 times the number ofbags that contain only raisins and peanuts. The number of bags that contain only peanuts is one-fifth the number of bags that contain only almonds. 210 bags contain almonds. How many bagscontain only one kind of item?(A) 256 (B) 260 (C) 316(D) 320 (E) It cannot be determined from the given information.

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Q.6. Solve 1/212 + 2/213 + 4/214 + 8/215 =(A) 1/210 (B) 1/212 (C) 15/215 (D) 2/212 (E) 23/216

Q.7.(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

Q.8. In a group of 8 semifinalists, all but 2 will advance to the final round. If in the final round only thetop 3 will be awarded medals, then how many groups of medal winners are possible?

(A) 20 (B) 56 (C) 120 (D) 560 (E) 720

Q.9. The marks scored by a student in three subjects are in the ratio of 4: 5: 6. If the candidate scoredan overall aggregate of 60% of the sum of the maximum marks and the maximum mark in allthree subjects is the same, in how many subjects did he score more than 60%?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of the subjects (E) 4

Q.10. There are 6 boxes numbered 1, 2,...6. Each box is to be filled up either with a red or a green ballin such a way that at least 1 box contains a green ball and the boxes containing green balls are

consecutively numbered. The total number of ways in which this can be done is

(A) 5 (B) 21 (C) 33 (D) 60 (E) 40

Q.11. A vendor sells 60 percent of apples he had and throws away 15 percent of the remainder. Nextday he sells 50 percent of the remainder and throws away the rest. What percent of his applesdoes the vendor throw?

(A) 17 (B) 23 (C) 77 (D) None of these (E) 75

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(A) 15 (B) 21 (C) 33 (D) 28 (E) 50

Q.13. If two digit integer P and Q are positive and have same digits, but in reverse order, which of thefollowing cannot be the sum of P and Q.

(A) 181 (B) 165 (C) 121 (D) 99 (E) 44

Q.14. A number, K, is a positive integer with the special property that 3 times its unit is equal to 2 timesits 10 digit. How many such numbers exist between 10 & 99?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) None

Q.15. In a drawer of shirts, 8 r blue, 6 r green, and 4 r magenta. If Mason draws 2 shirts at random,what is the probability that at least one of the shirts he draws will be blue?

(A) 25/153 (B) 28/153 (C) 5/17 (D) 4/9 (E) 12/17

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DATA SUFFICIENCY PROBLEM

Directions: The data sufficiency problem consists of a question and two statements, labeled (1)

and (2), in which certain data are given.

You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using thedata given in the statements plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number ofdays in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you must indicate whether

Choice: A statement : (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer thequestion asked;

Choice: B statement : (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer thequestion asked;

Choice: C BOTH statements : (1) and (2) TO GETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, butNEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient;

Choice: D EACH statement : ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked;

Choice: E statements : (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, andadditional data specific to the problem are needed.

Q.16

1. 5 is a factor of x.2. x is an integer.

Q.17. what is population of the village1. 7/11 of the village comprises of married people2. 200 widows comprises 10% of the singles population

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Q.18. The sum of the ages of A, B and C is 137 years. What is Cs age1. the sum of the ages of A and C is 91 years

2. the sum of the ages of B and C is 104 years

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Q.19. Is the number x is divisible by 9.1. The number x can be obtained by taking the difference between a number and another one obtained

by reversing the digits.2. The sum of the digits of x is divisible by 9.

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Q.20. In an election how many votes are cast.1. the winning candidate gets 54% of the total votes

2. the winning candidate wins by 800

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Q.21. A contractor had employed 100 laborers for a flyover construction task. He did not allow anywoman to work without her husband. Also, at least half the men working came with their wives.He paid five rupees per day to each man, four rupees to each woman and one rupee to eachchild. He gave out 200 rupees every evening. How many men, women and children were workingwith the constructor?(A) 36 men, 22 women and 42 children (B) 26 men, 62 women and 12 children(C) 10 men, 20 women and 70 children (D) 16 men, 12 women and 72 children(E) 26 men, 22 women and 52 children

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Q.22. A person travels on a cycle from home to church on a straight road with wind against him. Hetook 4 hours to reach there. On the way back to the home, he took 3 hours to reach as wind wasin the same direction. If there is no wind, how much time does he take to travel from home tochurch?(A) 3 hours 52 minutes 24 seconds (B) 3 hours 22 minutes 22 seconds(C) 3 hours 55 minutes 45 seconds (D) 4 hours 20 minutes 40 seconds(E) 3 hours 25 minutes 42 seconds

Q.23. There is a safe with a 5 digit number as the key. The 4th digit is 4 greater than the second digit,while the 3rd digit is 3 less than the 2nd digit. The 1st digit is thrice the last digit. There are 3pairs whose sum is 11. Find the number.(A) 65292 (B) 55992 (C) 35291 (D) 94183 (E) 63072

Q.24. If a bear eats 65 pounds in fish every day EXCEPT every 6th day which it only eats 45 pounds offish. If the bear continues this, how many pounds of fish will it eat in 200 days?(A) 16,350 pounds (B) 11,430 pounds (C) 12,340 pounds(D) 13,340 pounds (E) 13,540 pounds

Q.25. The sum of their (father, mother and son) ages is 70. The father is 6 times as old as the son.When the sum of their ages is twice 70, the father will be twice as old as the son. How old is themother?

(A) 29 years and 2 months (B) 39 years and 2 months (C) 24 years and 2 months(D) 30 years (E) 25 years

Q.26. The average of (54,820)2 and (54,822)2 =(A) (54,821)2 (B) (54,821.5)2 (C) (54,820.5)2

(D) (54,821)2 + 1 (E) (54,821)2 1

Q.27. In the figure below, AC= BC Find the values ofxand y.(A) x= 55, y= 115 (B) x= 65, y= 135 (C) x= 70, y= 125(D) x= 60, y= 120 (E) x= 75, y= 105

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Q. 28. For which year shown on the graph did exports exceed the previous years exports by thegreatest dollar amount?(A) 1977 (B) 1970 (C) 1975 (D) 1979 (E) 1972

Q. 29. In 1973 the dollar value of imports was approximately what percent of the dollar value ofexports? Approximately

(A) 28% (B) 25% (C) 26% (D) 29% (E) 32%

Q. 30. If it were discovered that the import dollar amount shown for 1978 was incorrect and shouldhave been $3.1 billion instead, then the average (arithmetic mean) import dollar amount per yearfor the 13 years would be how much less?

(A) $380 million (B) $400 million (C) $480 million (D) $500 million (E) $300 million

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Directions for Questions No. 1 to 7 : Answer the questions, after understanding the given passage :

Two recent publications offer different assessments of the career of the famous British nurse FlorenceNightingale. A book by Andy Summers seeks to debunk the idealization and present a reality at odds withNightingales heroic reputation. According to Summers, Nightingales importance during the Crimean War hasbeen exaggerated: not until the Wars end did she become supervisor of the female nurses. In addition,Summers writes that the contribution of the nurses to the relief of the wounded was at best marginal. Theprevailing problems of military medicine were caused by army organizational practices, and the addition offeredby few nurses to the medical staff could be no more than symbolic. Nightingales place in the national pantheon,Summers asserts, is largely due to the propagandistic efforts of contemporary newspaper reporters.

By contrast, the editors of a new volume of Nightingales letters view Nightingale as a person whosignificantly influenced not only her own age but also subsequent generations. They highlight her ongoing efforts

to reform sanitary conditions after the War. For example, when she learned that peacetime living conditions inBritish barracks were so horrible that the death rate of enlisted men far exceeded that of the neighbouring civilianpopulation, she succeeded in persuading the government to establish a Royal Commission on the Health of theArmy. She used sums raised through public contributions to found a nurses training hospital in London. Even inadministrative matters, the editors assert, her practical intelligence was formidable: as recently as 1947 theBritish armys medical services were still using the cost accounting system she had devised in the eighteensixties.

I believe that the evidence of her letters supports continued respect for Nightingales brilliance andcreativity. When counseling village school masters to encourage children to use their faculties of observation,she sounds like a modern educator. Her insistence on classifying the problems of the needy in order to devise aprocreate treatment is similar to the approach of modern social workers. In sum, although Nightingale may nothave achieved all of her goals during the Crimean War, her breadth of vision and ability to realize ambitious

projects have earned her an eminent place among the ranks of social pioneers.

1. The main objective of the passage is(a) to evaluate the historical place of Florence Nightingale as a social pioneer(b) to highlight the propagandistic efforts of the British newspapers reporting on thework of Florence Nightingale(c) to focus on the brilliance and creativity of Nightingale(d) to moderate the exaggerated adulation of Nightingale

2. The editors of a new volume of Nightingales letters credit her(a) for saving many British soldiers in the Crimean War(b) for developing curriculum for training nurses that was much ahead of her days(c) for appointing more women doctors in British Hospitals

(d) for persuading the government to set up a Royal Commission on the Health of the Army

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3. While carrying out her work, Nightingale faced the most difficult challenges from(a) the British newspapers(b) the male dominated British Hospitals(c) the British Army(d) the bureaucracy

4. After the Crimean War, the sanitary conditions in Britain were(a) much worse for the soldiers than for the civilians

(b) far superior to that of other countries(c) as bad as that of the battlefields(d) uniformly unsatisfactory in England and Europe

5. The author of the passage(a) totally rejects the assessment of Nightingale by Summers(b) fully endorses the views of the editors of Nightingales letters(c) views Nightingales efforts as premature(d) acknowledges the modern thinking and creative brilliance of her, though she might not have achievedall her goals

6. Andy Summers argues that the Nightingales heroic reputation was due to(a) her heroic role in the Crimean War

(b) her supervisory role in guiding female nurses(c) her contribution to the relief of the wounded solders(d) the exaggerated accounts of her work by the contemporary newspapers

7. In the final analysis, the author of the passage(a) merely summarizes the two assessments of Nightingale(b) refutes Summers arguments point by point(c) completely agrees with the second assessment(d) gives a balanced judgment of Nightingale

Directions for Questions No. 8 to 12 : Each of these questions consists of a word in capital letters, followed byfour options. Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case.

8. AUTARKY(a) dictatorship (b) dependency (c) ownership (d) self-sufficiency

9. BLITZKRIEG(a) cold wave (b) swell (c) a sudden military raid (d) destruction attack

10. AVARICE(a) amusing (b) greed (c) anger (d) desire

11. AVENGE(a) defeat (b) destroy (c) take vengeance (d) distort

12. BALDERDASH

(a) nonsense (b) talkative (c) abuse (d) adulation

Directions for Questions No. 13 to 17 : Each of these questions consists of a word in capital letters followed byfour words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the capitalletters, in each case.

13. EQUITY(a) concession (b) unfairness (c) magnanimity (d) mercy

14. HARMONY(a) friendliness (b) matrimony (c) discord (d) peace

15. REGRESSIVE

(a) leading (b) progressive (c) declining (d) decadent

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16. URBANE(a) crude (b) stylish (c) modern (d) ancient

17. MELANCHOLY(a) sorrowful (b) cheerful (c) complaining (d) unmindful

Directions for Questions No. 18 to 21 : In each of these questions, a related pair of words in capital letters isfollowed by four alternative pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that

expressed by the pair in capital letters.

18. WAR : CEASEFIRE(a) negotiations: agreement (b) strike : procession(c) build : paint (d) crop : irrigate

19. SATIRE : SARCASM(a) criticism : attack (b) human folly : ridicule(c) praise : win (d) delete : disprove

20. SCOOP : JOURNALISM(a) crime : police (b) business : market(c) sensation : breaking news (d) defamation : court case

21. DITHERING : NERVOUS(a) soft : appeasement (b) confused : unsure(c) weak : indecisive (d) willing : inaction

Directions for Questions No. 22 to 26 : Each of these questions consists of a sentence followed by fouralternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the original sentence in the question ineach case.

22. Mahatma Gandhi would have never behaved the way the present day world leaders have in the matterof war in Iraq.

(a) Mahatma Gandhi would have been just ignored.(b) Gandhi would have supported the US and the UK.

(c) Gandhi would have supported limited use of force.(d) He would have made all efforts to stop the war and minimise the sufferings of Iraqi people.

23. They were ready to crawl when they were just asked to bend.(a) They were very flexible and adjustable.(b) They did not understand the meaning of bend.(c) They were so slavish that they were ready to do anything to please those in power.(d) They had no alternative other than obeying.

24. The army fought like one man till the end.(a) The army had only one man to fight.(b) The army was highly disciplined and determined.(c) The army did not have a commander.

(d) The army was not properly trained to retreat.

25. Kamla would have deserted Surender but for the children.(a) Kamla was a devoted wife.(b) Kamla did not break her marriage because of her love for her children.(c) Surender was nice, and yet Kamla was unhappy.(d) Kamla was against her marriage with Surender from the beginning.

26. Had I known his true character, I would not have tolerated him for fifteen years.(a) I did not understand his true character.(b) He was alright for the fifteen years.(c) He was so cunning that I did not see through him earlier.(d) He has always been like that but I tolerated him.

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Directions for Questions No. 27 to 30 : Each of these questions consists of a sentence with two blanks, followedby four alternative sets of words. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

27. Though he was supposedly a ________ of the poor, his track record _______ that impression.(a) critic confirmed (b) friend belied(c) opponent maintained (d) supporter convinced

28. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, even as President of India, maintained his _______ found it ______ to

emulate.(a) simplicity difficult (b) honesty easy(c) aloofness convenient (d) tradition unnecessary

29. Greatness is usually ________ with simplicity and honesty but sometimes it may not be _______.(a) linked possible (b) associated true(c) attributed correct (d) delinked easy

30. People judge the leaders, not by their words but by their______, and yet leaders manageto_______ the people.(a) life love (b) deeds deceive(c) promises lead (d) help support

LOGICAL REASONING

The questions in this set ask you to match definitions to particular situations. For each question, you will be givena definition and four possible answer choices. Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find theanswer that provides the best example of the given definition. Answer each question solelyon the basis of thedefinition given.

Q. 1. Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legallybinding document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best exampleof Violating an Apartment Lease?

a. Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interestedin renewing his lease when it expires next month.

b. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord themonthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago.

c. Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he hasagreed to rent for two years.

d. Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She callsher attorney to ask for advice.

Q. 2. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some way.This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?

a. Jake borrows Leslies camera and the lens shatters when it falls on the ground because he fails tozipper the case. When Jake returns the camera, he tells Leslie that he will pay for the repair.

b. Rebecca borrows her neighbors car, and when she returns it, the gas tank is practically empty. Sheapologizes profusely and tells her neighbor she will be more considerate the next time.

c. Aaron asks Tom to check in on his apartment while he is out of town. When Tom arrives, hediscovers that a pipe has burst and there is a considerable amount of water damage. He calls aplumber to repair the pipe.

d. Lisa suspects that the pothole in her companys parking lot caused her flat tire. She tells her bossthat she thinks the company should pay for the repair.

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Q. 3. People speculate when they consider a situation and assume something to be true based oninconclusive evidence. Which situation below is the best example of Speculation?

a. Francine decides that it would be appropriate to wear jeans to her new office on Friday after readingabout Casual Fridays in her employee handbook.

b. Mary spends thirty minutes sitting in traffic and wishes that she took the train instead of driving.

c. After consulting several guidebooks and her travel agent, Jennifer feels confident that the hotel she

has chosen is first-rate.

d. When Emily opens the door in tears, Theo guesses that shes had a death in her family.48Q. 4. A Guarantee is a promise or assurance that attests to the quality of a product that is either (1)given in writing by the manufacturer or (2) given verbally by the person selling the product. Whichsituation below is the best example of a Guarantee?

a. Melissa purchases a DVD player with the highest consumer ratings in its category.

b. The salesperson advises Curt to be sure that he buys an air conditioner with a guarantee.

c. The local auto body shop specializes in refurbishing and selling used cars.

d. Lori buys a used digital camera from her coworker who says that she will refund Loris money ifthe cameras performance is not of the highest quality.

Q.5. 9 11 33 13 15 33 17a. 19 33 b. 33 35 c. 33 19 d. 15 33 e. 19 21

Q. 6. 2 8 14 20 26 32 38a. 2 46 b. 44 50 c. 42 48 d. 40 42 e. 32 26

Q. 7. 28 25 5 21 18 5 14a. 11 5 b. 10 7 c. 11 8 d. 5 10 e. 10 5

Q. 8. 9 12 11 14 13 16 15a. 14 13 b. 18 21 c. 14 17 d. 12 13 e. 18 17

Q. 9. Look at this series: V, VIII, XI, XIV, __, XX, . . . What number should fill the blank?a. IX b. XXIII c. XV d. XVII

Q. 10. P5QR P4QS P3QT _____ PQVa. PQW b. PQV2 c. P2QU d. PQ3U

Q. 11. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is toa. gloomy b. mean. c. petty. d. helpful.

Q. 12. Sponge is to porous as rubber is to

a. massive. b. solid. c. elastic. d. inflexible.

For each item, you will be presented with a set of two pictures that are related to each other in the same way.Along with this pair, youll be given a third picture and four answer choices, which are also pictures. Of the fourchoices, choose the picture that would go in the empty box so that the two bottom pictures are related in thesame way as the top two are related.

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In each, the words in the top row are related in some way. To help you discover this relationship, make up asentence based on the top three words. The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as thewords in the top row. For each item, find the word that completes the bottom row of words.

Q. 18

a. spider b. mouse c. rodent d. cat

Q. 19a. thermometer b. baby c. doctor d. illness

Q. 20a. sewing b. dress c. cotton d. tree

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