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Part A: Multiple Choice Questions

Section I- Language & Communication

Instruction (Q1-Q5): Read the passage below and then choose the most appropriate answer to each
question on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

Procrastinators are people who have a chronic habit of putting things off, usually until the last minute and
sometimes until it is too late altogether. The most common reason that procrastinators themselves give for
their habits, which they are usually quite willing to talk about even if not willing to change, is that they
are lazy. Other typical excuses are that they are undisciplined brilliant but disorganized, or very poor at
organizing their time. Some procrastinators, however, almost against their very nature, actually get as far
as trying to do something about their problem and seek help. Recent research with such people seems to
suggest that their difficulties are much more complex than the procrastinators themselves think. The
general conclusions are that such people have a vulnerable sense of self-worth, are particularly fearful of
failure, and deliberately put things off precisely so that they never leave themselves time to produce their
best work. The reason for their delaying tactics is that, since they do everything at the last moment and
under pressure, the procrastinators can keep their illusion of brilliance without ever having to put it to the
test.

01. All of the following ideas that appear in the passage, which do you think the author attributes most
importance to?

A. Some procrastinators seek help for their problem.

B. Procrastinators, in general, put off things deliberately so as to avoid a real test.
C. Procrastinators usually think that they are very bad at organizing their time.
D. Procrastinators sometimes put off things until it is too late.
E. None of these

02. The main idea in the first paragraph is _________.

A. The nature of procrastination

B. the undisciplined character of procrastinators
C. That disorganization is the procrastinator’s main problem
D. The reasons procrastinators give for their behaviour
E. None of these

03. The main idea in the second paragraph is ________.

A. How procrastinators have an illusion of brilliance

B. How procrastinators seek help
C. Research findings regarding procrastinators
D. That procrastinators leave everything until the last moment.
E. None of these

04. A suitable title for this passage might be ________.

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A. Procrastination: Nothing but an illusion

B. Procrastination seek: Excuses and Reality
C. Disorganization, the True Cause of Procrastination
D. Procrastination: Never Do Today What You Can Put Off Until Tomorrow
E. None of these

05. With which of the following would the author be most likely to agree?

A. Procrastinators are usually unaware of the true causes of their predicament.

B. Laziness, lack of discipline and poor organization of time are the major causes of procrastination.
C. One thing most procrastinators do is seek help for their problem.
D. A procrastinator would automatically fail any real test of his brilliance.
E. None of these

Instruction (Q6-Q7): Identify the sentence(s) that is/are showing the correct use of the underlined word.

6. (i) As a conscientious person, I cannot condone such heinous behavior.

(ii)The judge rightfully adjudicated and condoned the criminal act.
(iii)The police have condoned the area so that the criminals cannot escape.

(A) i only (B) ii only (C) iii only (D) both i and ii (E) both ii and iii

7. (i) The new entrant was perplexed the first day he joined his new job.
(ii) The level of difficulty of the math problem even left the class genius perplexed.
(iii) Perplexity may be the result of inadequate communication.

(A) i only (B) both i and ii (C) both ii and iii (D) both i and iii (E) all three

Instruction (Q8-Q10): Read the following sentences and select the option that corrects the underlined
sections. If the sentences sections are correct as written, choose option A.

8. Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain
on many developing countries.

(A) it is so debilitating that it has become an economic

(B) it is of such debilitation, it has become an economical
(C) so debilitating is it as to become an economic
(D) such is its debilitation, it becomes an economical
(E) there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical

9. The impostor eluded detection for so long because she conducted herself as though she were a
licensed practitioner.

(a) as though she were a licensed practitioner.

(b)as though she was a licensed practitioner.
(c) like she was a licensed practitioner.

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(d) like as if she was a licensed practitioner

(e) as if she was a practitioner with a license.

10. Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us.

(a) Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us.
(b) Our being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow.
(c) Being abandoned by our friends, we feel great sorrow
(d) Abandoned by our friends, sorrow is the result.
(e) We feel great sorrow when our friends abandon us.

Instruction (Q10-14): In the following questions, each sentence has five words or phrases underlined.
The five underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D and E. you are to identify the one
underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten.

11. It is an old criticism of the medical profession that they (A) have considered (B) the symptoms
and causes of (C) disease without sufficient reference to (D) the causes of health. No error (E).

12. Many physicists initially regarded(A) quantum theory as unnatural(B), absurd, and(C) incompatible
to(D) common sense. No error(E)

13 The students do not like to read novels, forgetting about textbooks which are an obligatory habit one
needs to have for passing the examination. No error.

14. 13. I put my new book of physics there on the table a few seconds ago, but can't seem to find that.
No error.

Instruction (Q15-18): In the following questions, each sentence is has a word or underlined. Below
each sentence are five other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase that would best
keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word.

15. She carries around abstruse works of philosophy, not because she understands them but because she
wants her friends to think she does.
(a) Recognize (b) compulsive (c) obscure (d) casual (e) None of these

16. Because everyone knew the Princeton Band had stolen Brown's mascot, the whole Princeton student
body expected some sort of retaliation from Brown.
(a) Poignancy (b) skirmish (c) slavery (d) break (e) vengeance

17. We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his listless attitude.
(a) clear (b) lacking in spirit (c) enthusiastic (d) licentious (e) irritable

18. Furious because her father wouldn't let her buy out the clothing store, Annie accused him of

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parsimony.
(a) Extravagant (b) lavish (c) pernicious (d) stinginess (e) None

Instruction (Q19-26): Each of the following questions each sentence contains one/two blank
space/spaces. Select the best answer which completes the sentence and mark your answer sheet
accordingly.

19. Many artists believe that successful imitation, far from being symptomatic of a lack of_____, is the
first step in learning to be creative.
(a) elegance (b) resolution (c) goodness (d) originality (e) sympathy

20. Despite the fact that the two council members belonged to different political parties, they _____ the
issue of how to finance the town debt.
(a) complicated (b) avoided (c) attested to (d) reported on (e) agreed on

21. At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that_____was very
near the surface.
(a) seriousness (b) confidence (c) laughter (d) poise (e) determination

22. To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too _____: any effective intellectual leader depends on
the ability of other people to _____ thought processes that did not originate with them.
(a) popular . . dismiss (b) methodical . . interpret (c) idiosyncratic . . reenact
(d) self-confident . . revitalize (e) pragmatic . . discourage

23. Ethologists are convinced that many animals survive through learning-but learning that is _____ their
genetic programming, learning as thoroughly _____ as the most instinctive of behavioural responses.

(a) superseded by.. primitive (b) compatible with.. transient

(c) complementary to.. familiar (d) derived from.. inventive
(e) dictated by.. stereotyped

24. The widespread public shock at the news of the guilty verdict was caused partly by(i)_____ news
stories that had(ii)_____ acquittal.

(a) sensational. .condemned (b) buried .. urged

(c) impartial.. mentioned (d) biased.. predicted
(e) biased.. predicted

25. I hate the way that our boss ______ us; she treats us as if we are less important than her.
(a) Look upon (b) Look over (c) Look on (d) Look up (e) looks down on
26. I can’t ____ all the noise in the dormitory - I need a quieter place to study.
(a) put Off (b) put up with (c) give Out (d) Put On (e) none

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Directions (Q27-30): Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five
lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning
to the word in capital letters.

27. INCHOATE
(A) explicit (B) dependable (C) pragmatic (D) therapeutic (E) enduring

28. AUDACIOUS
(A) timid (B) mute (C) visible (D) disciplined (E) cultivated

29. QUIESCENCE
(A) impartiality (B) subtlety (C) indictment (D) rationality (E) action

30. AUTHENTIC
(A) ordinary (B) criminal (C) unattractive (D) inexpensive (E) bogus

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Section II: Mathematics

1. If x and y are integers such that ( ) and ( ) , what is the sum of the maximum
possible value of xy and the minimum possible value of
A. -16 B. -14 C. 0 D. 14 E. 16

2. This semester, each of the 90 students in a certain class took at least one course from A, B, and C. If
60 students took A, 40 students took B, 20 students took C, and 5 students took all the three, how many
students took exactly two courses?
A. 20 B. 30 C. 10 D. 5 E. None

3. If s and t are positive integers such that s/t = 64.12, which of the following could be the remainder
when s is divided by t?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 45 E. 55

4. It takes 6 technicians a total of 10 hours to build and program a new server from Direct Computer,
with each working at the same rate. If six technicians start to build the server at 11:00 AM, and one
technician per hour is added beginning at 5:00 PM, at what time will the server be complete?
A. 7:30 PM B. 7:45 PM C. 8:00 PM D. 9:00 PM E. 10:00 PM

5. If a number is increased by 20%, decreased by 15%, and increased by 7%, the overall percent change
is closest to a:
A. 2% decrease B. 2% Increase C. 9% Increase D. 12% Increase E. 14% Increase

6. If for how many ordered pairs ( ) that are solutions of the system are and
both integers?
A. 7 B. 10 C. 12 D. 13 E. 14

7. Jim is twice as old as Stephanie, who, four years ago, was three times as old as Kate. If, five years from
now, the sum of their ages will be 51, how old is Stephanie?
A. 6 B. 10 C. 14 D. 20 E. None

8. If 3/4 of the mineral deposits in a reservoir of water are removed every time a water filtration unit
completes a cycle, what fraction of the total minerals present in the water will have been removed after
3 complete filtration cycles?
A. 63/64 B. 25/32 C. 13/16 D. 9/32 E. None

9. Sazzad purchased a car at 9/10 of its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its selling price. His gain
is-
A. 8% B. 10% C. 18% D. 20% E. None

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10. This season Abahani had a ratio of win to loss of 3:1. After winning six games in a row, the team’s
ratio of loss to win became 1:5. How many games had the club won before it won the six games?
A. 24 B. 12 C. 9 D. 6 E. None

11. If then
A. B. C. D. E. None

12. A reduction of 21% in the price of rice enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for Tk 100. What is the
reduced price per Kg?
A. 2 B. 2.25 C. 2.30 D. 2.50 E. None

13. If ( ) which of the following cannot be true?

A. B. C. D. Both B and C E. None

14. If John makes a contribution to a charity fund at school, the average contribution size will increase
by 50%, reaching $75 per person. If there were 5 other contributions made before John’s, what is the
size of his donation?
A. $100 B. $150 C. $200 D. $250 E. $450

15. A photo is being taken of Central High School's nine-member wrestling team. The team will stand in
two rows, with the five shortest in the front row. The coach is also in the picture, in the middle of the
back row. One of the taller boys is known to misbehave; to keep him from disrupting the photo session,
he is placed next to the coach. How many possible arrangements of people are there for the photo?
A. 24 B. 30 C. 720 D. 1440 E. None

16. If the perimeter of square region S and the perimeter of rectangular region R are equal and the sides
of R are in the ratio 2:3 then the ratio of the area of R to the area of S-
A. 25:16 B. 24:25 C. 5:6 D. 4:5 E. 4:9

17. When heated an iron bar expands 0.2%. If the increased length is 1 cm, what is the original length of
the bar?
A. 500 cm B. 5 cm C. 0.97 cm D. 1.97 cm E. None

18. If the length of diagonal of the surface of a cube is √ , what is the total surface area of the cube
in ?
A. 512 B. 384 C. 144 D. 357 E. None

19. The ratio of two numbers is 3: 4 and the least common multiple of those numbers is 180. What is the
difference between these numbers?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20 E. None

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20. Based on the graph, how much more is being spent on food than on clothing?
A. 5% B. 8% C. 10% D. 13% E. 15%

21. What is the value of

A. 1.8 B. 1.9 C. 2 D. 4 E. None

22. One pump drains one-half of a pond in 3 hours, and then a second pump starts draining the pond.
The two pumps working together finish emptying the pond in one-half hour. How long would it take the
second pump to drain the pond if it had to do the job alone?
A. 1 hour B. 1.2 hours C. 3 hours D. 5 hours E. 6 hours

23. If x is an integer and y = 7x + 5, which of the following CANNOT be a divisor of y?

A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13 E. 14

24. If P and Q are positive integers, which CANNOT be the greatest common divisor of P and Q?
A. P+Q B. PQ C. P D. Q E. 1

25. The tens digit of a two-digit number is twice as large as the units digit. If the digits are reversed, the
new number is 36 less than the original number. What is the sum of the original number and the
number obtained by reversing the digits?
A. 132 B. 122 C. 112 D. 92 E. None

26. If √ then
√
A. √ B. √ √ C. √ √ D. 1 E. None

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27. What is the smallest integer that satisfies the inequality

A. -2 B. 10 C. 3 D. -1 E. None

Directions: (Q 28-Q 30) Each problem consists of a problem followed by two statements. Decide
whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer according
to whether:
(A) Statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(B) Statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(C) Both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is
sufficient
(D) Each statement alone is sufficient
(E) Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question

28. Is
1.
2.

29. What is the ratio of P to Q?

1. P is 4 less twice Q.
2. 4P equals 7Q.

30. In a square, the length of a side is s and the diagonal is d. What is the perimeter of the square?
1. The area is
2. The diagonal is √ .

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Section III: Analytical Ability

Questions 1-7
In a game, exactly six inverted cups stand side by side in a straight line, and each has exactly one
ball hidden under it. The cups are numbered consecutively I through 6. Each of the balls is
painted a single solid color. The colors of the balls are green, magenta, orange, purple, red, and
yellow. The balls have been hidden under the cups in a manner that conforms to the following
conditions:

The purple ball must be hidden under a lower-numbered cup than the orange ball.
The red ball must be hidden under a-cup immediately adjacent to the cup under which the
magenta ball is hidden.
The green ball must be hidden under cup 5.

1. Which of the following could be the colors of the balls under the cups, in order from I through
6?
(A) Green, yellow, magenta, red, purple, orange
(B) Magenta, green, purple, red, orange, yellow
(C) Magenta, red, purple, yellow, green, orange
(D) Orange, yellow, red, magenta, green, purple
(E) Red, purple, magenta, yellow, green, orange

2. If the magenta ball is under cup 4, the red ball must be under cup
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 6

3. A ball of which of the following colors could be under cup 6?

(A) Green (B) Magenta (C) Purple (D) Red (E) Yellow

4. 4. If the purple ball is under cup 4, the orange ball must be under cup
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 6

5. Which of the following must be true?

(A) The green ball is under a lower-numbered cup than the yellow ball.
(B) The orange ball is under a lower-numbered cup than the green ball.
(C) The purple ball is under a lower-numbered cup than the green ball.
(D) The purple ball is under a lower-numbered cup than the red ball.
(E) The red ball is under a lower-numbered cup than the yellow ball.

6. If the orange ball is under cup 2, balls of which of the following colors could be under cups
immediately adjacent to each other?
(A) Green and magenta (B) Green and purple
(C) Orange and yellow (D) Purple and red
(E) Red and yellow

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7. If the magenta ball is under cup 1, balls of which of the following colors must be under cups
immediately adjacent to each other?
(A) Green and orange (B) Green and yellow (C) Purple and red
(D) Purple and yellow (E) Red and yellow

Question (8-11)
Seven children - Frank, Joan, Kate, Manuel, Rose, Sam, and Theresa-are eligible to enter a spelling
contest. From these seven, two teams must be formed, a red team and ' a green team, each team consisting
of exactly three of the children. No child can be selected for more than one team. Team selection is
subject to the following restrictions:

If Manuel is on the red team, Kate must be selected for the green team.

If Frank is on the red team, Rose, if selected, 'must be on the green team.

Rose cannot be on the same team as Sam.

Joan cannot be on the same team as Kate.

08. Which of the following can be the three members of the red team?

(A) Frank, Joan, and Kate (B) Frank, Rose, and Theresa (C) Joan, Kate, and Theresa=
(D) Kate, Manuel, and Rose (E) Manuel, Rose, and Theresa

09. If Manuel and Frank are both on the red team, the green team can consist of which of the following?

(A) Joan, Kate, and Rose (B) Joan, Sam, and Theresa (C) Kate, Rose, and Sam
(D) Kate, Rose, and Theresa (E) Rose, Sam, and Theresa

10. If Manuel is on the red team, which of the following, if selected, must also be on the red team?

(A) Frank (B) Joan (C) Rose (D) Sam (E) Theresa

11. If Frank is selected for the red team and Theresa is not selected for either team, then which of the
following CANNOT be a member of the green team?

(A) Joan (B) Kate (C) Manuel (D) Rose (E) Sam

Questions (12-15)
Two male singers, P and S; two female singers, R and V; two male comedians, T and W; and two female
comedians, Q and U, are the eight entertainers who are to perform at the Stuart Theater On a certain night.
Each entertainer is to perform alone and only once that night. The Entertainers may perform in any Order
that confirms to the following restrictions:

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The performances by singers and the performances by comedians must alternate throughout the evening.
The first performance that evening must be by a female entertainer, and the second performance by a
male entertainer. The final performance must be by a male singer.

12. If R is to perform fourth, which of the following must perform sixth?

(A) P (B) S (C) U (D) V (E) W

13. If U is to perform seventh, which of the following must perform first?

(A) Q (B) R (C) S (D) T (E) V

14. If P is to perform eighth, which of the following must perform second?

(A) R (B) S (C) T (D) V (E) W

15. If T is to perform third, W must perform

(A) first or fifth (B) second or fifth (C) fourth or seventh

(D) fifth or seventh (E) sixth or seventh

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Part II: Writing

A. Write an Essay on “Religious Extremism: Not an Excess of Religion, but a Lack of Humanity” (15
marks)

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B. Discuss to which extent you agree or disagree with the statement: (10 marks)
“As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for
themselves will surely deteriorate.”

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Answer Key:

Section I: Language
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. e 8. a 9. a 10. e
11. a 12. d 13. a 14. a 15. c 16. e 17. b 18. d 19. d 20. e
21. c 22. c 23. e 24. d 25. e 26. b 27. a 28. a 29. e 30. e

Section II: Maths

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. D
7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. A
13. C 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B
19. C 20. D 21. D 22. B 23. E 24. A
25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D

Section III: Analytical

1. c 2. c 3. e 4. e 5. c 6. a 7. a 8. e 9. d 10. b
11. e 12. d 13. a 14. b 15. d

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