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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1- Complete the Table Above with asked information.
2- Use of calculator / mobile phone is not allowed.
3- Candidates must carefully follow the instructions given in this booklet and by the instructor
/announcer.
4- The test is divided into two parts (total duration of the test is two hours and 15 Minutes:
Title Page. All Instructions Should Be Examined Carefully. Time: 05 minutes.
45 Multiple Choice Questions of Mathematics - Time allowed 80 minutes.
45 Multiple Choice Questions of English - Time allowed 60 minutes.
While working on an allowed part, candidates are not allowed to go forward or backward
to other parts. These parts should be attempted in the order given above.
5-Each question has only one correct answer (A / B / C / D). All answers must be given by
marking a CROSS SIGN at the concerned option on the answer sheet. There will beNO
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NEGATIVE MARKING in all parts of the test.
6- When the instructor says STOP, candidates must close their test booklets and cover it with the
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Mathematics M.C.Q’s
No. of Questions: 45 (from 1 to 45) Time: 70 Minutes
Questions on Page Numbers: 1 To 11 Negative markings: NO
1. What is the smallest positive integer that can be multiplied by 1584 to make it a perfect
square?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 11

2. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank together in 18 minutes. If pipe A can fill the tank in 30
minutes, then how long will pipe B take to fill the tank?
A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes

3. Dileep’s Mathematics Test has 90 problems, 30 Algebra, 20 Arithmetic, 40 geometry

problems. He has to score at least 60% to clear the test. Although he answered 60% of
algebra, 45% of arithmetic problems correctly. What percentage of geometry problems he
needs to de correctly in order to clear the test.
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 80%
4. If a and b are whole numbers such that 𝑎𝑏 = 729 (a>b), the value of (𝑎 + 1)𝑏−1 is:
A. 1
B. 729
C. 100
D. 1000
5. What is the cube root 0.000343
A. 3
B. 0.7
C. 0.07
D. 0.9
6. If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days.
A. 1
B. 7/2
C. 7
D. 49

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7. 256)0.16 × (256)0.09
A. 4
B. 16
C. 64
D. 256
1
8. If x= 3+2√2 , then the value of (√𝑥 − √𝑥 ) is:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 2√2
D. 3√3
9. If X and Y together have Rs.1815. If the amount of 2/5 of Y’s amount is equal to 3/5of X’s.
How much amount Y have?
A. 726
B. 1089
C. 729
D. 1081
10. The largest 4 digit number which is exactly divisible by 88?
A. A .9944
B. B. 9768
C. C. 9988
D. 8888

11. What is the unit digit in 7105 ?

A. 1
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
12. he difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6
as quotient and the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ?
A. 240
B. 270
C. 295
D. 360

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13. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How
much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture
may be half water and half syrup?
A. 1/3
B. 1.4
C. 1/5
D. 1/7
14. A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they
together will do the same work ?
A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 7 days
D. 8 days

15. Which of the following can not be the average of number of children of 5 families
A. 0.2
A. B 1.6
B. 0.9
C. 0. 8

16. Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite direction, cross each other in 8 seconds. If
one is moving twice as fast as the other, then the speed of the faster train is:

A. 30 Km/hr
B. 45 Km/hr
C. 60 Km/hr
D. 75 Km/hr

17. A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs. 840 at a gain of 20% and another for Rs. 960 at a
loss of 4%. His total gain or loss percent is:
15
A. 5 17 % loss
15
B. 5 17 % gain
2
C. 6 % gain
3
D. None of the above

18. If A person makes 6 piles of apples and B makes 5 piles of apples and B's each pile has 2
more apples than A's pile then how many apples does A have?
A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 90

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19. P × Q =P²+Q² find 8 x (2x3)
A. 13
B. 96
A. C.233
C. None

20. Summation of 5 consecutive numbers is found out to be 335,if we had small and large
number what will we get sum?
A. 134
B. 150
C. 174
D. 226

21. When a number is divided by 893,the remainder is 193. What will be the remainder if this
number is divided by 47?
A. A)19
B. 5
C. C) 33
D. D) 23

22. A pyramid is made up of 23 cubes how many edges it has?

A. 23
B. 46
C. 69
D. 92

23. The answer to (n-6) is its largest divisor excluding n then how many such n integers are there
A) 2
A. B)3
B. C)4
C. D)6

24. 40 percent is passing marks of an exam. If X gets 40 marks and fail the exam by 20 marks
then how many marks are in total?
A) 100
A. 200
B) 60
C) 150

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25. Find the value of X:

√81 + √0.81 = 10.09 − 𝑋

A. 0.019
B. 0.19
C. 0.9
D. 0.109
E.
26. For the integer n, if n x n x n is odd, then what is true?
A) n is odd and n x n is even
B) n x n is odd
C) n is even
D) none of the above

27. The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is 206
m, then its area is:

A. 1520 m2
B. 2420 m2
C. 2480 m2
D. 2520 m2

28. One day,30 boys leave the class and there were 4 girls for each boy. After some time,175
girls leave the class and there were 2 boys for each girl How much would be the value if double
the number of boys?
A) 225
B) 193
C) 160
D) NOT

29. √41 − √21 + √19 − √9 =

A. 3
B. 4
C. 4
D. 6

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30. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added
to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number is:
A. 18
B. 24
C. 42
D. 81
31. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is
the probability that it is neither red nor green?
1
A. 3
3
B. 4
7
C. 19
9
D. 21

32.If we solve this 1*2*3*4*5*4*3*2*1, what is the sum of last two digits?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2
33. How many tiles whose length and breadth are 12 cm and 5 cm respectively will be needed to
cover a rectangular region whose length and breadth are 144 cm and 1m?
A. 2.4
B. 240
C. 120
D. None of these
34.If three numbers in the ratio 3 : 2: 5 such that the sum of their squares is 1862, the middle
number will be?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 18
D. 22

35. If XY = 14 YZ=35 X + Y + Z =?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 13
D. 14

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36. An airplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To
2
cover the same distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:
3

A. 300 Kmph
B. 360 Kmph
C. 600 Kmph
D. 720 Kmph

37. Students of a class collected as many paise from each students of class as is the number of
students in that class. If total collection is Rs. 59.29, then find the total number of students in the
class.
A. 55
B. 65
C. 77
D. 85

38. The sum of three numbers is 87. If the first number is 7 less than the second, and the third
number is 3 times the first, what is the second number?
A. 16
B. 23
C. 48
D. None of these
39. n an area 2% families have 5 children each. But 8% have no children at all. Among the rest
of the families 18% have 4 children and 27% have only one child. How many families live in the
area, if 297 families have either 2 or 3 children each?
A. 550
B. 600
C. 660
D. 850
40. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at
the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple
interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

A. Rs 6400
B. Rs 6500
C. Rs 7200
D. Rs 7500

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41. When a student weighing 45 kgs left a class, the average weight of the remaining
59 students increased by 200g. What is the average weight of the remaining 59
students
A. 55
B. 56
C. 57
D. 58

42. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son.
The present age of his son is
A. 20 years
B. 21 years
C. 22 years
D. 24 years
43. Rectangle has sides 1 and 4 if it is diagonal is 2 and it divides the rectangle into 2 isosceles
triangles. What would be the perimeter of rectangle?
A. 12
B. 11
C. 9
D. None of these
44. Which of the following can’t be the answer of (a – b )2 + (b –c )2 + ( C – a )2
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 0
45. If 9000m² is the area for theatre complex and 90 and 60 are length and width of theatre,
covered by parking boundary What would be the width of the parking area?
a)12
b)21/2
c)23/2
d) 21

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English M.C.Q’s
No. of Questions: 45 (from 46 to 90) Time: 50- Minutes
Questions on Page Numbers: 12 To 18 Negative markings: NO

‘’ENGLISH’’

Directions (1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it.

Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them, while answering some of
the questions.

Our understanding of, and feelings for and against different species seem to be linked to
ourcultural and personal prejudices. We have compassion for those closely related to us.
Mammals are viewed smarter than birds and reptiles, while we think of less related species, like
insects, as non-thinking machines.

The reality is intelligence is a complex concept, difficult to define and hard not to base around
our own abilities.Measuring intelligence is even more difficult. With humans we can converse or
give them a written test. But the lack of language and opposable thumbs makes it extra tricky to
measure intelligence in animals.

An upsurge of new research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than
previously though. If animals do have intelligence, how do scientists measure it? Before defining
animals’ intelligence, scientists defined what not intelligence is. Instinct is not intelligence. It is a
skill programmed into an animal’s brain by its genetic heritage. Rote conditioning is also not
intelligence. Tricks can be learned by repetition, but no real thinking is involved. Cuing in which
animals learn to do or not to do certain things by following outside signals does not demonstrate
intelligence. Scientists believe that insight, the ability to use tools, and communication suing
human language are all effective measures of the mental ability of animals.

When judging animal intelligence, scientists look for insight, which they define as a flash of
sudden understanding. When a young gorilla could not reach fruit from a tree, she noticed crates
scattered about the lawn near the tree. She piled the crates into a pyramid, and then climbed on
them to reach her reward. The gorilla’s insight allowed her to solve a new problem without trial
and error.

The ability to use tools is also an important sign of intelligence. Crows use sticks to pry peanuts
out of cracks. The crow exhibits intelligence by showing it has learned what a stick can do.
Likewise otters use rocks to crack open crab shells in order to get at the meat. In a series of
complex moves, chimpanzees have been known to use sticks and stalks in order to get at

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favourite snack- termites. To make and use a termite tool, a chimp first selects just
the right stalk or twig. He trims and shapes the stick, then finds the entrance to a
termite mound. While inserting the stick carefully into the entrance, the chimpanzee turns it
skillfully to fit the inner tunnels. The chimp attracts the insects by shaking the twig. Then it pull
the tool out without scraping off nay termites. Finally, he uses his lips to skim the termites into
his mouth.

Many animals have learned to communicate using human language. Some primates have learned
hundreds of words in sign language. One chimp can recognize and correctly use more than 250
abstract symbols on a keyboard. These symbols represent human words. An amazing parrot can
distinguish five objects of two different types. He can understand the difference between the
number, colour, and kind of object. The ability to classify is a basic thinking skill. He seems to
sue language to express his needs and emotions. When ill and taken to the animal hospital for his
first overnight stay, this parrot turned to go. “Come here”! He cried to a scientist who works with
him. “I love you. I’m sorry. Wanna go back?”

The researches on animal intelligence raise important questions. If animals are smarter than one
thought. Would that change the way humans interact with them? Would humans stop hunting
them for sport or survival? Would animals still be used for food? Clothing or medical
experimentation? Finding the answer to these tough questions makes a difficult puzzle even for a
large- brained, problem – solving species like our own.

46. Crows use sticks to pry peanuts out of cracks. Which of the following is the kind of
intelligence or conditioning the situation describes?
(a) Rote learning
(b) Tools
(c) Communication
(d) Instinct
(e) None of these

47. The word upsurge, as it is used in the second paragraph of the passage, most nearly
means.
(a) An increasingly large amount
(b) A decreasing amount
(c) A well-known amount
(d) An immeasurable amount.

48. The concluding paragraph of this passage infers which of the following?
(a) There is no definitive line between those animals with intelligence and those without
(b) Animals are being given opportunities to display their intelligence
(c) Research showing higher animal intelligence may fuel debate on ethics and cruelty
(d) Animals are capable of untrained though well beyond mere instinct

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Q49. According to the passage, which of the following is true about animals
communicating with the help of human language?
(a) Parrots can imitate or repeat a sound
(b) Dolphins click and whistle
(c) Crows screech warnings to other crows
(d) Chimpanzees and gorilla have been trained to use sign language or geometric shapes that
stand for words.

Q50 In paragraph 4, what conclusion can be reached about the chimpanzee’s ability to
use a tool?
(a) It illustrates high intelligence because he is able to get food and eat it
(b) It illustrates instinct because he faced difficult task and accomplished it
(c) It illustrates high intelligence because he stored knowledge away and called it up at the right
time
(d) It illustrates high intelligence because termites are protein- packed

Q51. Which of the following is NOT a sign of animal intelligence?

(a) Shows insight
(b) Cues
(c) Uses tools
(d) Makes a plan

Directions (52 – 53): Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the
word given in bold as used in the passage.
Q52. Prejudices
(a) impartiality
(b) detachment
(c) neutrality
(D) preconception
Q53. Demonstrate
(a) evince
(b) conceal
(c) cache
(d) camouflage
Directions (54– 55): Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word given in
bold as used in the passage.
Q54. Pyramid
(a) edifice
(b) shrine
(c) monolith
(d) oblong
Q55.Scraping
(a) rake
(b) sweep
(c) grate
(d) bounty

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At least 8 Questions were asked from following Reading Comprehension

In Switzerland, Parents Observe. In the U.S., Hovering Is Required.

Nothing about my diet of plastic food had changed in the last few weeks except the continent on
which it was being served.

“Here you go, Mommy,” said my daughter, offering me some plastic celery with a side of
powdered sugar. As we dined in the youth section of our new-to-us American public library
among play food, blocks and yes, books, a boy toddled over to our table and took the sugar. So
my daughter, twice his age and trained in another culture’s concept of assertiveness, snatched the
sugar back. “Nein,” she said.

The boy whimpered in protest. My daughter gave him a look to put him in his place. And that
was that.

If we had been living in Switzerland, the incident would have ended here. But four weeks ago,
we had moved “home” to the Chicago area. So this story had another chapter. Because thanks to
hovering American parent culture, the La Grange Library food fight was not only between a 3-
year-old and an 18-month-old. It was also between their mothers, who were right at the table
with them.

When my little girl grabbed the sugar back from the boy, the Swiss-trained mother in me
considered the incident finished; parents in Switzerland did not interfere with child’s play. But
the boy’s mother narrowed her eyes. Clearly, to be a good American mom, I was required to do
something.

“You need to share,” I told my daughter. “Please return the sugar and say you’re sorry.”

A “sorry” had to remedy the situation. Americans loved the word “sorry.” They even said it
when they almost bumped into you.

But my daughter didn’t say she was sorry, even when prompted further. She had grown up in a
culture that had taught her 1. Not to apologize and 2. That she hadn’t done anything wrong in the
first place.

This left me in an even sorrier place. After spending almost the last decade in Switzerland, I was
now 5,000 miles away from where I knew how to mother. What should I do? The boy’s mother
was still giving me a disapproving look. Flustered, I wrangled the sugar out of my daughter’s
hands. This felt wrong. But so did the entire situation. I gave the sugar back to the boy.

“Waa-a-a-a!” screamed my daughter. Her tears flooded the entire first floor of the library. Her
tantrum took off like a tidal wave, sweeping us from the small tables near the window to our
final resting place behind the reference desk some four minutes and 58 seconds later.

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During this eternity, I wanted to hide. I wanted to pretend we weren’t related. But
mostly, I wanted to be more confident about what I believed as a mother.

When my daughter calmed down, the other mother came over with her son. What was I supposed
to do now? And depending on what it was, did I even want to do it? I hesitated, so the other
mother spoke. “Can you say you’re sorry?” she asked my daughter.

My little girl said nothing. And I decided: I was not going to prompt her to apologize again.

When the mom didn’t move, I said it: “I’m sorry.”

I was sorry; I had caused the entire scene. If I had acted as the mom I had become instead of the
mother my new society wanted me to be, my daughter’s tantrum would never have happened.

In that moment, I knew that no matter what country we mother in, somehow as mothers we’re all
the same: At some point, we act based on what our culture believes instead of what we as
individuals do.

Satisfied, or perhaps fed up with the situation, the mother handed the sugar back to my daughter.
Her son whimpered in protest. My daughter gave him a look to put him in his place. And that
was that.

Redesigned Question on Vocabulary in Context

cheerleaders for futuristic cars, which can navigate roads with zero input from humans, have for
years drummed up interest by focusing on these cars’ safety as well as their ability to reduce
traffic jams. Now, a new study suggests that there may be another reason to embrace the new
technology: substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
56. As it is used in the passage, “embrace” most nearly means
A. grasp
B. cradle
C. welcome
D. wrap

Weakest” is rarely a superlative worth celebrating, but experiments began this summer in a room
with the weakest magnetic field in our solar system—and scientists are excited. Built by
physicists at the Technical University of Munich, the room achieves a millionfold reduction in
the intensity of ambient magnetic fields, a 10-fold improvement on any previous man-made
structure, registering even less such activity than the vast, empty space between planets. The
facility’s shielding consists of layers of a highly magnetizable metal that ensnare fields so they
do not pass through to the structure's interior. Within, ultraprecise experiments can take place
with only minute interference from the results-mucking effects of Earth, electronics, living
bodies, and more. The room's special type of silence therefore offers a unique opportunity to
probe important questions in physics, biology and medicine.

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57. As it is used in the passage, “registering” most nearly mean
A. enlisting
B. containing
C. drafting
D. appointing

58. As it is used in the passage, “probe” most nearly means

A. detect
B. rummage
C. scan
D. investigate

In one month, three Google Street View cars clocked 750 hours of drive time in Denver. But the
cars weren’t just taking pictures of houses and stores. They were fitted with air pollutions
sensors, built by environmental monitoring startup Aclima, and they were taking a reading of
ambient air pollution every second. The mobile sensors monitor a host of environmental
pollutants: nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane,
black carbon, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds. The goal is to track the density
of these pollutants and how they change during the day, so that city residents have a sense of
what they’re inhaling and can adapt their habits.

59. As it is used in the passage, “host” most nearly means

A. division
B. array
C. unit
D. formation

60. As it is used in the passage, “track” most nearly means

A. monitor
B. permit
C. define
D. extend

The indigenous Quechua communities, descendants of the ancient Inca, have been building and
rebuilding twisted-rope bridges, or Q’eswachakas, in the same way for more than 500 years.
They’re a legacy and living link to an ancient past – not only capable of bearing some 5,000
pounds but also empowered by profound spiritual strength.
61. As it is used in the passage, “bearing” most nearly means
A. delivering
B. transporting
C. supporting
D. authorizing

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We live today in a world in which each week, seemingly, a new form of new
media—from Fitbit to Facebook, electronic medical records to smartphone apps—
promises to revolutionize the ways we experience health and illness. But we often forget that our
current practices have been shaped by media that were once new. By studying the medical
history of television when it was still considered a cutting-edge medical technology, we can
better understand how we conceive and implement new technologies in medicine
62. As it is used in the passage, “shaped” most nearly means
A. influenced
B. compiled
C. bent
D. hunched

The underlying concept of using quirks in human perception to learn about how the mind works
is an old one. Visual, auditory and multisensory illusions, in which people’s perceptions
contradict the physical properties of the stimuli, have long been used by psychologists to study
the mechanisms of sensory processing. Magicians use such sensory illusions in their tricks, but
they also heavily use cognitive illusions, manipulating people’s attention, trains of logic, and
even memory.
63. As it is used in the passage, “properties” most nearly means
A. constructions
B. premises
C. resources
D. characteristics

64. As it is used in the passage, “trains” most nearly means

A. links
B. consequences
C. processes
D. appendages

REDESIGNED QUESTIONS FROM IBA ROUND II 2014 71-80 Find the word most
SIMILAR in meaning to the given word.
65. Unprepossessing
A. Ugly B. Arrogant C Personable D. Didactic

66. Turbid
A. Shiny B. Murky C. Pellucid D. Petrified

67. Potable
A. Bland B. Unsavory C. Drinkable D. Fertile

68. Flagrant
A. Inauthentic B. Unperturbed C. Slanderous D. Blatant

69. Undermine
A. Impose B. Apprehend C. Glorify D. Weaken

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70. Tenuous
A. Dark B. Playful C. Weak D. Unfathomable

71. Parochial
A. Cosmopolitan B. Xenophobic C. Parsimonious D. Belligerent

72. Destitute
A. Impoverished B. Desolate C. Affluent D. Meticulous

73. Tacit
A. Tenacious B. Ostensible C. Unspoken D. Peaceful

74. Palliative
A. Tyrannical B. Overt C. Curative D. Festive

Choose the best answer for each passage.

The recent spate of terrorist attacks across the country has brought into question the National
Action Plan (NAP) and the need for military courts. After being lulled into a false sense of
security with the military success of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, the nation is once again engulfed in
insecurity while the government tries to find an easy ‘fix’ through another constitutional
amendment reviving the military courts for another three years. Once again, the government
wants us to believe that this time around they will actually move towards implementing
judicial reforms, especially of the criminal judicial system, during the new three-year period of
military courts.

75. The passage states that:

a) Military courts lulled the country into a false sense of security
b) the NAP lulled the country into a false sense of security
c) the NAP was a success but Operation Zarb-e-Azb was not
d) Operation Zarb-e-Azb was a success but the NAP was not

Nowadays, traffic jams and congestion have become very usual in Pakistan, particularly in
Lahore and Karachi. The reasons for this are many: the increasing number of vehicles on the
roads, irresponsible driving, bottlenecks on the streets, construction work on roadsides, lack of
implementation of traffic rules and protests and rallies on roads.
76. The primary purpose of the passage is:
a) To provide reasons for traffic jams
b) To provide reasons for noise pollution
c) To explain why traffic jams are inevitable
d) To explain that noise pollution is inevitable

Please choose the correct option.

“What I want is facts…facts alone are wanted in life.” Thomas Gradgrind’s grim message in
Charles Dickens’s “Hard Times” is echoed in the debate ahead of the referendum on June 23rd
about whether Britain should leave the European Union. Voters _____ (77) by claims made by

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opposing sides and in the media are asking for plain facts on Britain’s EU
membership so they can make up their minds. Sadly, hard facts are hard to find.
There is a good reason for this: nobody knows what would happen post-Brexit. That is especially
true of the trade deal that Britain would have to _____ (78) with the EU - and how long that
might take (the government this week suggested up to ten years). But there is also a bad reason:
that the uncertainty lets all
sides distort, _____ (79) or simply make up their own facts. Three examples _____ (80) this. The
first is an old assertion that 3m jobs in Britain depend on trade with the EU. In fact, _____ (81)
of the close links among European economies, many economists reckon the true figure is higher.
Yet the claim sometimes made by pro-EU voices that all these jobs would be at risk post-Brexit
is a nonsense. Nobody can _____ (82) argue that all trade with the EU would cease. Anyway, job
creation depends more on demand, wage levels and labour laws than on membership of a trade
block. The second example concerns the British _____ (83) to the EU budget. Leavers _____
(84) that Britain pays an unfairly large amount of almost £20 billion ($28 billion)
a year to Brussels, or £55m a day. In fact this is the gross amount before deducting both the
rebate won by Margaret Thatcher in 1984 and the money the EU spends in Britain. _____ (85)
for these, and for the funnelling of some foreign-aid spending via Brussels, the net payment is
less than one-third as big, at £17m a day—and Britain is only the eighth-largest _____ (86) per
head

77) a) understood b) confused c) happy d) saddened

78) a) inform b) argue c) negotiate d) create

79) a) exaggerate b) research c) study d) write

80) a) hide b) conceal c) picture d) illustrate

81) a) anyway b) otherwise c) because d) well

82) a) realistically b) unrealistically c) drastically d) immeasurably

83) a) amalgamation b) loss c) substitution d) contribution

84) a) pretend b) claim c) blame d) abstain

85) a) ignoring b) boring c) looking d) adjusting

86) a) realtor b) contributor c) distributor d) spendthrift

A jury is expected to leave a Los Angeles federal courtroom on Wednesday afternoon to

deliberate the question every rock fan has been forced to mull over for the past week: Did the
British band Led Zeppelin plagiarize the distinctive music that opens their most popular song
"Stairway to Heaven" from American rock band Spirit's 1967 instrumental "Taurus"? As rock
fans prepare for the verdict, here's what might — and might not — happen if Zeppelin loses.

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Firstly, this is a jury verdict. Unlike a judge's decision, which may offer a new
interpretation of the law for future courts to take into consideration, a jury verdict
sets no legal precedent.
87. Which category below describes the organizational method used in the passage above:
a) description
b) chronological
c) cause/effect
d) comparison/contrast

It will probably be 10 years before anyone can say whether the Paris climate deal, which was
agreed to with much hoopla on December 12th, was a historic event that marked the moment
when the human race finally got serious about the fight against climate change, or just a United
Nations therapy session whose main role was to make us feel better about our headlong plunge
toward climate catastrophe.
88. The author states that:
a) The Paris climate deal took ten years to broker and was a historic event
b) We need ten years before we can assess whether the Paris climate deal was effective
c) The Paris climate deal offered free therapy sessions to its participants
d) The United Nations said the human race needs to get serious about climate change

Lemmings are small rodents of the Arctic areas that experience population explosions when food
is plentiful. Periodically, lemmings migrate in large groups when population densities peak.
They swim across bodies of water in search of new habitats and many drown if the distance is
great, thus practising self-destruction. In some respects, this emulates human behavior.
89. The author of this passage implies that:
a) Lemmings don’t like to eat
b) Human beings hate swimming
c) Lemmings hate migration
d) Human beings are self-destructive

Of course all life is a process of breaking down, but the blows that do the dramatic side of the
work -- the big sudden blows that come, or seem to come, from outside -- the ones you
remember and blame things on and, in moments of weakness, tell your friends about, don't show
their effect all at once. There is another sort of blow that comes from within -- that you don't feel
until it's too late to do anything about it, until you realize with finality that in some regard you
will never be as good a man again. The first sort of breakage seems to happen quick -- the second
kind happens almost without your knowing it but is realized suddenly indeed.
89. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
a) When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
b) The early bird catches the worm
c) Life often presents you with setbacks
d) Birds of a feather flock together

Pakistan has witnessed a rapid urbanization in the last three decades. This development comes
alongside the rise of the commercial and political significance of cities. Much like the rest of the
world, land speculation has played a key role in the high growth rates witnessed under the fourth

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army ruler, General Pervez Musharraf–as well as in the rise of an upwardly mobile
and politically assertive middle class. The simultaneous rise in the value of urban
land, and increased rural to urban migration is at the heart of the complex processes that shape
the urban experience in contemporary Pakistan.
90. Based on this passage Pakistan:
a) Has experienced decreasing urbanization
b) Has had its third military dictator
c) Has an assertive working class
d) Has experienced high growth rates

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2021 Round 1 Key

Math Key English Key
1 D 24 C 46 B 69 D
2 C 25 B 47 A 70 C
3 C 26 D 48 C 71 B
4 A 27 D 49 A 72 A
5 C 28 C 50 C 73 C
6 C 29 D 51 B 74 B
7 A 30 B 52 D 75 B
8 B 31 A 53 A 76 A
9 B 32 A 54 D 77 B
10 A 33 B 55 d 78 C
11 C 34 B 56 C 79 A
12 B 35 D 57 A 80 D
13 C 36 D 58 D 81 C
14 B 37 C 59 B 82 A
15 C 38 A 60 B 83 D
16 C 39 B 61 C 84 B
17 B 40 A 62 A 85 D
18 C 41 C 63 D 86 B
19 C 42 D 64 C 87 A
20 C 43 d 65 A 88 D
21 B 44 A 66 B 89 C
22 B 45 B 67 C 90 D
23 68 D

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