Institute of Apparel Management Sample Papers VERBAL COMPREHENSION Sample Paper - 1

1. adj. of inferior quality; cheap; fake; phony (a) dubious (b) furtive (c) dank (d) shoddy 2. adj. full of knots; twisted

(a) gnarled (b) sectarian (c) arcane (d) torpid 3. adj. contemptible; degrading; humiliating; base; mean

(a) hoary (b) hackneyed (c) contentious (d) ignominious 4. adj. without regret, shame, or remorse; unrepentant; hard-hearted; unregretful

(a) cognitive (b) prodigious (c) impenitent (d) winsome 5. adj. having to do with verbal communication; artificial eloquence; bombastic

(a) qualified (b) rhetorical (c) indulgent (d) Salient

6. adj. marginal; outer; external

(a) prodigious (b) peripheral (c) blighted (d) tawdry 7. adj. something which causes dread or fear; difficult; intimidating; awesome; frightening

(a) imminent (b) formidable (c) disputatious (d) mercenary 8. adj. concealing; sly; cunning; deceptive; tricky

(a) dexterous (b) extant (c) peripheral (d) wily 9. adj. creaking; harsh; grating

(a) strident (b) perceptive (c) noisome (d) sinuous 10. adj. mixed with a darker color

(a) hypothetical (b) brindled (c) disingenuous (d) judicious

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11. Satisfied by the strong performance on GMAT test, it was decided by Peter to give himself a two-week rest. A. B. C. D. E. it was decided by Peter to give himself a two-week rest Peter decided to give himself a two-week rest a two-week rest was given by Peter to himself Peter's decision was to give himself a two-week rest it was decided that Peter give himself a two-week rest

12. Since 1999, the number of internet websites with the domain name ending with .com have grown from 62 million to nearly 78 million. A. B. C. D. E. have grown from 62 million to nearly 78 million are growing from 62 million to nearly 78 million grew from 62 million to nearly 78 million grow from 62 million to nearly 78 million has grown from 62 million to nearly 78 million

13. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year were manufactured in China, a country that has the largest population in the world. A. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year were B. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year had been C. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year have been D. Last year eighty percent of notebook computers were sold in United States that have been E. Last year eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States had been

14. According to a report from Anderson Accounting, the gross sales of General Movies in 2002 were $86 millions as many as their expected revenues. A. as many as their expected B. more than their expected C. as many as their excepted D. more than their expectedly E. as many as their expectedly

15. The current downturn in the U.S. economy is encouraging many young professionals to return to school, which doubles to twice the number of applicants five years ago. A. B. C. D. E. which doubles to twice the number of applicants five years ago doubling to twice the number of applicants five years ago which doubles to twice the number of applicants that were five years ago doubling to twice the number of applicants five years before which doubles to twice the number of applicants five years before

16. Using the KB833330, a new virus known as Bagle can be blocked outside the Local Area Network. A. Using the KB833330, a new virus known as Bagle can be blocked outside the Local Area Network. B. A new virus known as Bagle can be blocked outside the Local Area Network, using the KB833330. C. Blocking a new virus known as Bagle outside the Local Area Network, an engineer can use the KB833330 by an engineer D. Outside the Local Area Network, a new virus known as Bagle can be blocked using the KB833330 by an engineer E. Using the KB833330, an engineer can block a new virus known as Bagle outside the Local Area Network.

17. The GMAT math section consists of 37 questions, each question a test of a certain math concept. A. B. C. D. E. each question a test on a certain math concept all the questions a test on a certain math concept all the questions are tested on a certain math concept every question is tested on a certain math concept each question is tested on a certain math concept

18. According to a survey, a company president typically spends 60 percent of his or her time on communicational activities, such as answering the calls, communicating with clients and to speak on the meetings. A. B. C. D. E. communicating with clients and to speak communicating with clients and speaking to communicate with clients and speak to communicate with clients and to speak to communicate with clients and speaking

19. The best way for an IT professional to protect data is to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc. A. B. C. D. E. to periodically back it in a pre-formatted disc if it is quickly backed in a pre-formatted disc for it to be backed periodically in a pre-formatted disc if the data is periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc to have them periodically backed in a pre-formatted disc

20. Unlike a corporation, which pays tax based on its related revenues, a fixed amount of tax is paid by a sole ownership business. A. a fixed amount of tax is paid by a sole ownership business

B. with a sole ownership business a fixed amount of tax is paid C. a sole ownership is paid a fixed amount of tax D. for a sole ownership business a fixed amount of tax is paid E. a sole ownership pays a fixed amount of tax

21. In addition to having more employees than UT StartCom, the employees in GenericSart are higher educated than those in UT StartCom, with more graduate students. A. B. C. D. E. the employees in GenericSart are higher educated than those in GenericStart has higher educated employees than those do the employees in GenericStart are higher educated than those are in GenericStart employees are higher educated that those are in GenericStart has higher educated employees than

22. The gravity will apply the same to an airplane flying in the air as a ship floating on the water. A. B. C. D. E. air as a air as to a air; just as it would to a air, as it would to the air; just as to the

B, the best choice, uses the idiomatic and grammatically parallel form the same to X as to Y. 23. A report by Business Weekly indicated that the number of money invested by companies in Business and Research in 2003 was twice that in 2002. A. the number of money invested by companies in Business and Research in 2003 was B. the number of money invested by companies in Business and Research in 2003 were C. the number of money invested by companies in Business and Research in 2003 are D. the amount of money invested by companies in Business and Research in 2003 were E. the amount of money invested by companies in Business and Research in 2003 was

24. However much people may agree that there is substantial corruption in Chinese government and that government does its endeavor, it is difficult to keep the problem under control. A. B. C. D. E. However much United States voters may agree that Despite the agreement among people to the fact Although people agree Even though people may agree There is agreement among people that

25. Given that most Misubishi cars on the road have some problems with tyre, the Misubishi Company yielded to hundreds of unsatisfied buyers requesting that it should call back the cars on the market. A. requesting that it should B. requesting it to C and their request to D. who requested that it E. who request it to

26. Opposites of privatization in China consider state-owned business to be an integral part of national treasury and question ifprivatization could weaken the ability of the country to adjust national economy. A. B. C. D. E. to be an integral part of the criminal justice system and question if as an integral part of the national treasure and they question if as being an integral part of the national treasure and question whether integral part of the national treasure and question whether are an integral part of the national treasure, and they question whether

27. At least as much as 204 millions or more people in the world earn fewer than $10 per day. A. B. C. D. E. At least as much as 204 millions or more people in the world earn fewer than At least as much as 204 millions or more people in the world earn less than More than 204 millions people in the world earn fewer than More than 204 millions people in the world earn less than There are at least 204 millions or more people earn less than

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word:

28. You can hear everything that's going on next door because the walls are paper.......... (a) long (b) wide (c) thin (d) tall

29. We're going to the college tonight to hear Professor Kent ......... a paper on language learning on the net.

(a) speak (b) deliver (c) raise (d) talk

30. I can't see the point of trying to settle the dispute between those two institutions because you'll just be
papering over the .......... (a) fissures (b) splits (c) divisions (d) cracks

31. After the first revolution the dictator no longer had much control and became just a paper ..........

(a) lion (b) tiger (c) elephant (d) cat 32. The cross country run where the runners follow a track of pieces of paper is called a paper .......... (a) chase (b) race (c) relay (d) sport

33. Some countries have some very interesting designs on their paper ..........

(a) cash (b) coinage (c) money (d) pay

34. Not that it has happened yet but the age of the computer was meant to introduce the idea of the
paper......... office.

(a) minus (b) few (c) least (d) less

35. The main work has just been completed and all we have to do now is finish the paper ..........

(a) task (b) job (c) work (d) function

36. She was given a very decorative paper ......... to stop all her papers blowing away once the window was
opened.

(a) weight (b) heavy (c) block (d) stone

37. Her first novel was a huge success and it was only a few weeks after publication that the
paper ......... came out.

(a) side (b) edition (c) back (d) book

38. I hung the washing out only two hours ago but it is already bone ......... thanks to the hot sunshine.

(a) parched (b) dry (c) clear (d) dried

39. It was a miracle that he was still alive as he hadn't eaten for weeks and when they found him he was
just ......... and bone.

(a) skin (b) flesh (c) meat (d) cover

40. He told us the usual things about how everything had gone wrong it was a typical ......... luck story.

(a) solid (b) hard (c) stiff (d) black

41. With a little ......... of luck I think she'll pass her driving test first time.

(a) section (b) particle

(c) parcel (d) bit

42. Last week they ......... it very lucky because they managed to win the lottery.

(a) hit (b) struck (c) knocked (d) hammered

43. All the ......... a stage said Shakespeare, meaning life is like a play in the theatre.

(a) earth's (b) world's (c) land's (d) country's

44. I've seen her act in many films but never live ......... stage.

(a) at (b) in (c) through (d) on

45. As he didn't want anyone else to hear what he was saying he spoke to her in a stage ..........

(a) whisper (b) hush (c) voice (d) tone

COMPREHENSION TEST
I. After the voyages of Columbus, the king of Spain still believed that India could be reached by sailing to the west, so he sent Ferdinand Magellan, along with ships and sailors, to seek the truth. They set out for what we now know as South America. Nobody could tell whether it was possible to get around or through South America. One ship left him, because the crew were too frightened to go farther. Magellan explored all down the coast and at last came to a great channel. We now call this channel the Straits of Magellan. They are at the southern end of South America. Magellan got through the channel, and then a great open ocean appeared before him. He called it the Pacific, which means peaceful, because it was smooth and calm.

46. The king of Spain sent Magellan to find -

1. the Straits of Magellan. 2. South America. 3. India. 4. the Pacific.

47. Magellan was 1. a South American. 2. a sea captain. 3. frightened to go farther. 4. an Indian.

48. The Straits of Magellan are 1. a channel. 2. a river. 3. islands. 4. the Pacific Ocean.

49. "Pacific" means 1. open ocean. 2. straits. 3. a channel. 4. peaceful. II. There is a disease that used to cause people sick with it to lose their fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people were afraid of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in shacks without enough food or clothing. When a young man from Belgium named Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy himself and died of it. He is now famous for his wonderful kindness to people who needed someone. 50. This story is mainly about 1. living among the lepers.

2. the kindness of Father Damien. 3. leprosy. 4. sending lepers to live by themselves.

51. Molokai is 1. in Belgium. 2. an island. 3. leprosy. 4. a Hawaiian word for kindness.

52. Father Damien is famous because 1. he caught leprosy. 2. he was kind. 3. he was from Belgium. 4. he lived in a shack.

53. People were especially afraid of leprosy because 1. lepers lived in shacks. 2. people sent lepers to live by themselves. 3. lepers lost fingers, toes, and noses. 4. lepers died of their disease.

III. Until only a few hundred years ago, people thought that, every day, the sun moved in a circle around the earth. They saw the sun rise in the East in the morning and set in the West in the evening, so they thought that the sun was moving. They were like a person in a car watching another car alongside. If the person's car slowly moves forward, it can seem that the car alongside is moving backward. We now know that it is the earth that is moving, while the sun stays still. 54. This story is mainly about 1. the sun and the earth.

2. why people thought that the sun moved in a circle around the earth. 3. two cars that move next to one another. 4. the earth's moving around the sun.

55. The person in the car is watching 1. another car. 2. the earth. 3. the sun. 4. the rising and setting of the sun.

56. The sun SEEMS to move 1. from West to East. 2. because it is so far away. 3. because we seem to stay still. 4. because it wakes us up in the morning.

57. People learned that the earth moves during the day and night 1. a few hundred years ago. 2. when cars were invented. 3. when they could see the sun rise and set. 4. when they felt the earth move. IV. Can you tell what Sunday is named for? Yes, the sun. What about Monday? Yes, the moon. The other days of the week are not as easy. Tuesday is Tyr's day. Tyr was a god of war in northern Europe. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the greatest god of northern Europe. He lived in a palace called Valhalla. Thursday is Thor's day. Thor was the strongest of the gods of northern Europe. He had a hammer which no man could lift. Friday is Frigga's day. Frigga, the wife of Woden, was highest among goddesses. Saturday is Saturn's day. Saturn was a Roman god. The Romans used to feast and make merry in honor of Saturn. 58. The god of war in northern Europe was called 1. Woden. 2. Tyr.

3. Frigga. 4. Saturn.

59. Valhalla was the home of 1. Saturn. 2. Thor. 3. Tyr. 4. Woden.

60. The strongest of the gods in northern Europe was called 1. Thor. 2. Frigga. 3. Saturn. 4. Tyr.

61. The highest among the goddesses was called 1. Tyr. 2. Woden. 3. Thor. 4. Frigga.

V. Chinese men in China do not wear pigtails nowadays, but it is possible that their grandfathers or great-grandfathers did. For many years in China, a pigtail was thought to be proper for men. The men shaved their heads in front and wore the pigtail in back. It was also thought proper to wrap the feet of little girls tightly so that, when they grew up, their feet would be small. Small feet on girls were admired. This practice has also disappeared.

62. People in China thought that girls should have 1. small feet. 2. pigtails.

3. shaved heads. 4. grandfathers.

63. This story is mainly about 1. boys and girls in China. 2. the feet of girls and the hair of men. 3. outdated practices in China. 4. the Chinese.

64. The Chinese wanted girls to have small feet because 1. small feet were easier to keep warm. 2. small feet were quieter. 3. small feet were admired. 4. small feet were younger looking.

65. Grandfathers of Chinese men 1. might have wrapped their feet to keep them small. 2. might have worn pigtails. 3. would not have had shaved heads. 4. would have dressed like girls.