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MAT Mock Test English & Verbal Ability

Direction ( 1 to 4) : Select the most appropriate word to fill the blank in each of the following sentences :

1. His _____ in the face of danger was remarkable.

(a) obstinacy (b) stubbornness (c) eqanimity (d) ruthlessness

2. Mother Teresa ______ love and charity throughout the world.

(a) instigated (b) excited (c) instilled (d) inspired

3. The PM said that terrorism will never be ______ in the country and terrorists will be punished severely

(a) Condoled (b) condoned (c) consoled (d) controlled

4. The history of evolution shows that organisms were forced _____ in order to survive.

(a) adopt (b) adept (c) adapt (d) adhere

Directions ( 5 to 13) : Choose the best alternative to fill the blanks in the given sentences.

5. When I reached the station, I found that the train ______ the station.

(a) has already left (b) already left

6. I wasn't able to see the minister last night, although I ______ for at least six hours to see him

(a) was waiting (b) waited (c) had waited (d) have waited

7. I am lucky to _____ in the 20th century, which saw the invention of the computer.

(a) born (b) have been born

8. If printing had not been invented, books _______ by hand

(a) would still have be written (b) would still written

9. The prosecutor asked the accused to tell the court __________

(a) where were you at the time the crime was committeed?

(b) you were where at the time the crime was mommitted.

(d) where she was at the time the crime was committed.

10. The accused refused to answer the question; _________

(a) the court, therefore, issued a warning to her

(b) and issued a warning to her

(d) she was therefore issued a warning

11. What I remember best from my childhood _______ by my parents to learn to think independently

(a) being told (b) to be told

12. _____________ on outstanding student, Srinivas is an enthusiastic sportsman and is a member of the school track team.

(a) Being (b) Beside being

13. The disputes between India and Pakistan are of a more serious nature than ________ between India and in other neighbours.

(a) That exist (b) those that exist

Directions ( 14 to 15) : Choose the most appropriate answer on the basis of your reading of the paragraph that precedes the question.

In the past, Japan was known as the "Land at the Rising Sun". Today, however, many Westerners think of Japan as a sparkling pot of gold at the end of a rainbow that stretches across the Pacific Ocean. This is because of the many economic opportunities in Japan today. In fact many American students have become interested Japan because it is a great economic power and because there are jobs in Japan for American college graduates. If these students take a Japanese Studies class in order to prepare for jobs in Japan, they will learn much about the conditions, the customs, and the ways of thinking of the Japanese.

14. This paragraph is mainly about

a. the economic opportunities in Japan today

b. how American College students can benefit from a course in Japanese Studies.

c. how many American students are now becoming interested in Japan

d. how the Westerners' perception of Japan has changed

15. According to the writer, the Westerners' perception of Japan has changed in the following way :

a. Formerly, they thought of Japan as the land from where the sun rose; now they think of it as the land where the sun sets.

b. Formerly, they thought of it as the place from where the rainbow started; now they think of it as the place where the rainbow ends.

c. Formerly, they didn't know much about Japan except that it was a country somewhere in the east; now they know that it is a great economic power.

d. Formerly, they didn't know much about Japan except that it was a country somewhere in the east; now they know that it is in the Pacific Ocean.

Directions ( 16 to 18): Choose the most appropriate answers on the basis of your reading of the paragraphs that precede the questions.

Arranged marriage survives among the Indian middle class partly because a new kind of system has emerged. (The term "middle class", as it is used in India, refers not to those in the middle income group but to people in the top 10 percent, who can afford to buy consumer products and live what the West would consider a semblance of a middle class- life). A generation ago, a bride and groom rarely spoke to each other before the wedding. In many cases they had never even laid eyes on each other. They had no veto power over their parents' choice, and if the marriage was miserable, so be it. Even now, far the majority of Indians, marriage still works this way.

But these days middle-class couples are allowed to meet several times before making a decision, and a few can go out once or twice alone. Although most marriages are still arranged among members of the same caste, engagements may last six months and more, and women may reject the choice of their parents.

16. This whole passage is mainly about

a. the middle class in India

b. the system of arranged marriage in India

c. the undesirability of the system of arranged marriage in India

d. the system of arranged marriage among the Indian middle class.

17. I think that the division of the passage into paragraphs is

a. justified because the first paragraph deals with the system of arranged marriage in the past while the second paragraph describes the changes that have come about in the system of arranged marriage more recently.

b. not justified because after all the whole passage deals with only one topic viz, arranged marriage

c. justified because in the first paragraph the writer describes the factual situation regarding arranged marriage in India while in the second paragraph she gives her opinion about this system.

d. not justified because division into two has made the paragraphs too short.

18. In this passage the writer argues that the system of arranged marriage survives among the Indian middle class partly because

(a) the Indian middle class is still economically not as strong as the middle class in the West.

(b) the bride and the groom have no veto power over their parents' decision.

(d) the caste system, which is the basis of arranged marriage, remains unchaged

Directions ( 19 to 22) : Choose the best order for the sentences in each question. The best order os one which will result in a coherent paragraph.

19. p. The sunlight shining through the gaps in the leaves has almost exactly the same colouring as the deer's spotted coat.

q. The spotted deer, for example, is almost invisible indide the jungle.

r. So the animal seems to become a part of the forest.

s. Many living creatures use colour to protect themselves from their enemies.

The best order for the sentences in a coherent paragraph is

(a) s - q - q - r (b) p - r - q - s

20. p. A German called Gutenberg set up the first printing press in the city of Maintz (in Germany) in 1455

q. The first book to be printed outside China was the Bible, in Germann;

r. He used movable type mode of metal

s. In Europe the first books were printed only in the fifteenth century

The best order is

(a) p - q - r - s (b) q - r - p - s

21. p . The ancient Egyptians probably looked like the Masais of today.

q. They do not belong completely to the Negro race, as do most of the other African tribes, they are only partly Negro.

r. The Masais are a handsome people, tall and slim, with light brown skins, straight noses and long hair.

s. They belong mostly to the same race as the people of ancient Egypt.

The best order is

(a) p - q - r - s (b) r - q - s - p

22. p. As I was walking past a row of tall buildings I suddenly heard a woman's voice

q. I was returning home after completing some important work in the office.

r. "Help!" the woman screamed

s. It was a dark winter night

The best order is

(a) s - q - p - r (b) p - r - s - q

Directions ( 23 to 29 ) : Indicate your choices of the correct meaning of each word in capitals

23. EXCRUCIATING

(a) crucifying (b) exciting

24. AVERSION

(a) strong dislike (b) undue favour

(b) statement (d) preventing

25. CLAUSTROPHOBIA

(a) fear of long sentences (b) fear of heights

26. DESSERT

(a) a sweet dish (b) barren, sand-covered area

27. MUTILATE

(a) change, transform (b) to silence

28. INDICT

(a) prohibit (b) accuse

29. ARID

(a) eager, greedy (b) unhappy

Directions ( 30 to 33) : Choose the alternative that best completes each sentence:

30. I'll ___________ when I am in your city and we can then arrange to meet.

(a) call you up (b) call up you

31. The customs officials ___________ to the police

(a) turned the arrested man over

(b) turned in the arrested man

(d) turned the arrested man out

32. You cannot hold a meeting here without permission from the police. If you do, the police may ________ the meeting and arrest you

(a) break down (b) break off

33. Please _________ when you go to bed

(a) put the light out (b) switch the light out

Directions ( 34 to 37) : Choose the idiom which fits best in context in each case:

34. My advice to you is to ______ Don't try to hide anything from the police

(a) turn the other cheek

(b) make a clean breast of everything

(d) take to your heels

35. "Look, I know your situation is difficult. But the important thing right now is not to _______ .Think coolly and calmly; don't take any hasty action which you might have to regret later"

(a) keep you head (b) shed crocodile tears

36. Now that he has lost his job, he is wondering how to __________

(a) burn the candle at both ends

(b) live from hand to mouth

(d) save his neck

37. " I know the word, I'll tell you in a second ________. It's just that I can't think of it right now".

(a) it's at my fingertips

(b) My lips are sealed

(d) It's sticking in my throat

Directions ( 38 to 40) : Which of the four pairs expresses the same relationship that is expressed by the pair written capitals on top?

38. LITTLE : BELITTLE

(a) low : lower (b) big : bigger