1. The fact that the- of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once was - progress in race relations.
   1. insidiousness - reiterates
   2. practice - inculcates
   3. glimmer - foreshadows
   4. technique - presages
   5. reticence - indicates
   Ans :D
2. A child should not be - as being either very shy or over - aggressive.
   1. categorized
   2. instructed
   3. intoned
   4. distracted
   5. refrained
   Ans :A
3. President Anwar el - Sadat of Egypt, disregarding - criticism in the Alab world and in his own Government, - accepted prime minister Menahem Begin's invitation to visit Israel in order to address the Israeli parliament.
   1. acrimonious - formally
   2. blemished - stiffly
   3. categorical - previously
   4. malignant - plaintively
   5. charismatic - meticulously
   Ans :A
4. In his usual - manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss.
   1. pensive
   2. providential
   3. indifferent
   4. circumspect
   5. caustic
   Ans :D
5. We never believed that he would resort to - in order to achieve his goal; we always regarded him as a - man.
   1. charm - insincere
   2. necromancy - pietistic
   3. logic - honorable
   4. prestidigitation - articulate
   5. subterfuge - honest
   Ans :E
6. The Sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was - by pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.
   1. unproven
   2. banal
   3. superficial
   4. complex
   5. heretical
   Ans :E
7. Despite assorted effusion to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and quite possibly, there may be something of a - between them.
   1. dichotomy
   2. congruity
   3. reciprocity
   4. fusion
   5. generosity
   Ans :E
8. The most technologically advanced societies have been responsible for the greatest - indeed savagery seems to be indirect proposition to -
   1. inventions - know-how
   2. wars - viciousness
   3. triumphs - civilizations
   4. atrocities - development
   5. catastrophes - ill-will
   Ans :D
9. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater - their efforts to build as Progressive Party than the - of the progressive already elected to the legislature.
   1. obstacle to - resistance
   2. support for - advocacy
   3. praise for - reputation
   4. threat to - promise
   5. benefit - success
   Ans :A
10. The simplicity of the theory - its main attraction - is also its - for only by - the assumptions of the theory is it possible to explain the most recent observations made by researchers.
    1. glory - rejecting
    2. liability - accepting
    3. undoing - supplementing
    4. downfall - considering
    5. virtue - qualifying
    Ans : C 
11. That the Third Battalion's fifty percent casually rate transformed its assault on Hill 306 from a brilliant stratagem into a debacle does not - eyewitness reports of its commander's extra-ordinary - in deploying his forces.
    1. invalidate - brutality
    2. gainsay - cleverness
    3. underscore - ineptitude
    4. justify - rapidity
    5. corroborate -determination
    Ans : B
12. No longer - by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity, many people try to find intellectual - for that lost certainty in astrology and in mysticism.
    1. satisfied - reasons
    2. reassured - justifications
    3. restricted - parallels
    4. sustained - substitutes
    5. hampered - equivalents
    Ans : D
13. In eighth-century Japan, people who - wasteland were rewarded with official ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of - fields.
    1. cultivated - domestic
    2. located - desirable
    3. conserved - forested
    4. reclaimed - arable
    5. irrigated - accessible.
    Ans :D
14. Clearly refuting sceptics, researchers have - not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what the theory- it should do.
    1. assumed - deducted
    2. estimated - accepted
    3. supposed - asserted
    4. doubted - warranted
    5. demonstrated - predicted.
    Ans :E
15. Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and corruption, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world - of -
    1. deprived - polarity
    2. full - circumstantiality
    3. bereft - theatricality
    4. devoid - neutrality
    5. composed - adversity.
    Ans :D
16. Sponsors of the bill were-because there was no opposition to it within the legislative, until after the measure had been signed into law.
    1. well-intentioned
    2. persistent
    3. detained
    4. unreliable
    5. relieved.
    Ans :B
17. Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable - through a complex network of producers and consumers.
    1. nutrients
    2. dividends
    3. communications
    4. artifacts
    5. commodities.
    Ans :C
18. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by - the leaders of the movement have recently - most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism.
    1. proclamation - codified
    2. coercion - repudiated
    3. participation - moderated
    4. intimidation - issued
    5. demonstration - deliberated.
    Ans :B
19. It would be difficult for one so - to be led to believe that all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and creed.
    1. tolerant
    2. democratic
    3. broadminded
    4. emotional
    5. intolerant.
    Ans :E
20. Many philosophers agree that the verbal aggression of profanity in certain redical newspapers is not - or childish, but an assault on - essential to the revolutionary's purpose.
    1. insolent - sociability
    2. trivial - decorum
    3. belligerent - fallibility
    4. serious - propriety
    5. deliberate - affectation.
    Ans :B 
21. The - tones of the flute succeeded in - his tense nerves.
    1. rhapsodic - minimising
    2. blatant - enhancing
    3. hovendous - calming
    4. vibrant - portraying
    5. mellifluous - soothing.
    Ans :E
22. Without the psychiatrist's promise of confidentiality, trust is - and the patient's communication limited; even though confidentiality can thus be seen to be precious in thercopy, moral responsibility sometimes requires a willingness to - it.
    1. lost - forget
    2. implicit - extend
    3. impaired - sacrifise
    4. ambiguous - apply
    5. assumed - examine.
    Ans :C
23. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look -they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the - of natural beauty and human glory.
    1. great - immutability
    2. joyful - mortality
    3. conventional - wildness
    4. cheerful - transitoriness
    5. colorful - abstractness.
    Ans :D
24. Despite the - of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize ''pop culture'' as a key for - the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.
    1. pedantry - reinstating
    2. enthusiasm - symbolizing
    3. skepticism - deciphering
    4. antipathy - involving
    5. discernment - evaluating.
    Ans :C
25. If duty is the natural - of one's the course of future events, then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not.
    1. outgrowth - control over
    2. arbiter - responsibility for
    3. correlate - understanding of
    4. determinant - involvement in
    5. mitigant - preoccupation with .
    Ans :A
26. Clearly refuting sceptics, researches have - not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what the theory - it should do.
    1. supposed - asserted
    2. voubted -warranted
    3. assumed - deduced
    4. demonstrated - predicted
    5. estimated - accepted
    Ans :D
27. The Neocolonialists' conception of a deity, in which perfection was measured by abundant fecundity, was contradicted by that of the Aristotelian, in which perfection was displayed in the - of creation.
    1. variety
    2. economy
    3. profusion
    4. clarity
    5. precision.
    Ans :B
28. It is a great - to be able to transfer useful genes with as little extra gene material as possible, because the donor's genome may contain, in addition to desirable genes, many genes with - effects.
    1. Disappointment - superfluous
    2. Convenience - exquisite
    3. Advantage - deleterious
    4. Accomplishment - profound
    5. Misfortune - unpredictable.
    Ans :C
29. While admitting that the risks incurred by use of the insecticide were not - the manufacturer's spokesperson argued that effective - were simply not available.
    1. indeterminable - safeguards
    2. unusual - alternatives
    3. inconsequential - substitutes
    4. proven - antidotes
    5. increasing - procedures.
    Ans :C
30. Human reaction to the realm of though is often as strong as that to sensible presences; our higher moral life is based on the fact that - sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than do ideas of - facts.
    1. emotional - impersonal
    2. familiar : symbolic
    3. disturbing - ordinary
    4. material - remote
    5. definitive - controversial.
    Ans :D
    
    
    31. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on earth because of the possibility of - resulting from the carbon atom's ability to form an unending series of different molecules.
        1. variety
        2. stability
        3. deviations
        4. invigorations
        5. reproduction.
        Ans :A
    32. It would be difficult for one so - to be led to believe that all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and creed.
        1. intolerant
        2. democratic
        3. emotional
        4. patient
        5. broadminded.
        Ans :A
    33. An occasional - remark spoiled the - that made the paper memorable.
        1. colloquial
        2. trite - cliches
        3. urbane - sophisticated
        4. hackneyed - originality
        5. jovial - fun.
        Ans :D
    34. Broadway audiences have become inured to - and so - to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
        1. cleverness : eager
        2. condescension : disinclined
        3. sentimentality : reluctant
        4. mediocrity : desperate
        5. histrionics : unlikely
        Ans :D
    35. Nineteenth - century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical - or a brilliant - blending Egyptian and Assyruin art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece.
        1. conversion - annexation
        2. apparition - amalgam
        3. stratagem - appropriation
        4. paradigm - construct
        5. example - synthesis
        Ans :B
    36. The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in western society during the current decade is - critical.
        1. archetypical
        2. perennially
        3. disturbingly
        4. uniquely
        5. cautiously
        Ans :D
    37. Even though in today's Soviet union the - Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank - and - file clergy still. Have little - to practice their religion.
        1. adversaries of - inclination
        2. traditionalists among - incentive
        3. practitioners among - opportunity
        4. leaders of - latitude
        5. dissidents within -obligation
        Ans :D
    38. Unlike the Shakespearean plays, The ''closet dramas'' of the nineteenth century were meant to be - rather than -
        1. seen - acted
        2. read - acted
        3. produced - acted
        4. quiet - loud
        5. sophisticated - urbane
        Ans :B
    39. The little - known but rapidly expanding use of computers in map making is technologically similar to the more - uses in designing everything from bolts to satellites.
        1. ingenuous
        2. recent
        3. secure
        4. publicized
        5. successful
        Ans :D
    40. Although his out numbered troops fought bravely, the general felt he had no choice but to - defeat and - a retreat.
        1. oversee - reject
        2. acknowledge - order
        3. hasten - suggest
        4. seek - try
        5. overcome - request
        Ans :B
        
        
        41. No hero of ancient or modern times can surpass the Indian with his lofty contempt of death and the - with which he sustained the cruelest conflicting.
            1. guide
            2. assent
            3. reverence
            4. fortitude
            5. concern
            Ans :D
        42. The hostess attempted to - a romantic atmosphere that would bring the two young people together in -
            1. expand - fealty
            2. present - collusion
            3. simulate - conflict
            4. introduce - cacophony
            5. contrive - matrimony
            Ans :E
        43. Employers who retire people who are willing and able to continue working should realize that - age is not an effective - in determining whether an individual is capable of working.
            1. intellectual - criterion
            2. Chronological - criterion
            3. Physical - barrier
            4. deteriorating - value
            5. chronological - factor
            Ans :B
        44. As the sun rose, the morning mists were borne away on the - like strands of -
            1. whirlwind - flotsam
            2. wind - cactus
            3. morass - tundra
            4. zephyr - gossamer
            5. holocaust - taffeta
            Ans :D
        45. The playwright was known not for his original ideas that had been propounded by others.
            1. rejection
            2. consideration
            3. invention
            4. reiteration
            5. plagiarism
            Ans :E
        46. The gypsy girl, decked out in - finery, and with her disheveled hair streaming over shoulders, was indeed a - sight.
            1. verdant - wistful
            2. sartorial - flagrant
            3. specious - poignant
            4. tawdry - bizarre
            5. opulent - debonair
            Ans :D
        47. Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphia's in 1793, and so - Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in - in the western hemisphere.
            1. disabled - quarantine
            2. decimated - abeyance
            3. terrorized - contention
            4. ravaged - secret
            5. coupled - quiescence
            Ans :B
        48. The painting was larger than it appeared to be, for hanging in a darkened recess of the chapel, it was - by the perspective.
            1. embellished
            2. improved
            3. jeopardized
            4. aggrandized
            5. diminished
            Ans :E
        49. We have in America - speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor English but a - of all three.
            1. motley - miracle
            2. nasal - blend
            3. feigned - patchwork
            4. mangled - medley
            5. hybrid - combination
            Ans :E
        50. Old beliefs die hard, even when jobs become - the long - standing fear that unemployment could return at a moments notice -
            1. protected - subsided
            2. vacant - perished
            3. available - receded
            4. plentiful - persisted
            5. easier - charged
            Ans :D
            

            Verbal Section: Analogy

            Directions:
            Each of the GRE sample analogy questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.
            Following are some GRE sample analogy questions.
        51. ANGLE : DEGREE
            1. area : square inch
            2. milk : quart
            3. society : classes
            4. letter : alphabet
            5. time : minutes
            Ans : A
        52. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
            1. knowledge : supposed
            2. financial : bankrupt
            3. immature : callow
            4. credible : incredible
            5. careful: punishing
            Ans :B
        53. LULLABY : BARCAROLE
            1. birth : marriage
            2. night : morning
            3. cradle : gondola
            4. song : poem
            5. carol : sonneteer
            Ans :C
        54. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
            1. ecology : pollution
            2. botany : plants
            3. chemistry : atoms
            4. history : people
            5. mathematics : geometry
            Ans :A
        55. DORY : VAN
            1. dairy : cow
            2. fish : vehicle
            3. freighter : caisson
            4. runners : wheels
            5. danish : Dutch
            Ans : C
        56. PARQUET : WOOD
            1. color : painting
            2. mosaic : glass
            3. potpourri : medley
            4. collage : tapestry
            5. linoleum : marble
            Ans : B
        57. SAW : CARPENTER
            1. Scissors : tailor
            2. Wagon : farmer
            3. Brush : painter
            4. Typewriter : author
            5. Trowel : bricklayer
            Ans : A
        58. LURK : WAIT
            1. boost : elevate
            2. deplete : drain
            3. abscond : depart
            4. bilk : cheat
            5. topple : stabilize
            Ans : C
        59. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
            1. nostrum : remedy
            2. sideshow : carnival
            3. ploy : tactic
            4. forgery : imitation
            5. burlesque : comedy
            Ans : A
        60. NEEDLE : KNIT
            1. bait : fish
            2. match : fire
            3. loom : weave
            4. soap : wash
            5. bed : sleep
            Ans : C
            
            11. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION
                1. ellipsis : omission
                2. asterisk : exaggeration
                3. synopsis : affectation
                4. apostrophe : annotation
                5. synthesis : interpolation
                Ans : A
            12. CENSUS : POPULATION
                1. manifest : debts
                2. roster : audience
                3. itinerary : journeys
                4. inventory : merchandise
                5. state : incumbents
                Ans : D
            13. STANZA : POEM
                1. mimicry : pantomime
                2. duet : chorus
                3. act : opera
                4. rhyme : verse
                5. pirouette : ballet
                Ans : C
            14. EXHORT : SUGGEST
                1. conspire : plan
                2. tamper : adjust
                3. crave : accept
                4. goad : direct
                5. instruct : teach
                Ans : D
            15. SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE
                1. gasoline : refined
                2. grativity : irritant
                3. polish : floors
                4. acrylic : emulsion
                5. oil : lubricant.
                Ans :E
            16. DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS
                1. translucent : transparent
                2. transparent : noisy
                3. sheer : opaque
                4. harmonious : discordant
                5. twofold : multiple.
                Ans :B
            17. INFANCY : SENILITY
                1. january : October
                2. incipient : critical
                3. day : night
                4. conclusion : climax
                5. dawn : dusk.
                Ans :E
            18. RIG : CONTEST
                1. solve : conundrum
                2. predict : race
                3. repudiate : thesis
                4. gerrymander : district
                5. incriminate : evidence
                Ans :D
            19. ARBORETUM : TREES
                1. aviary : birds
                2. greenhouse : garden
                3. museum : painters
                4. grove : forest
                5. zoo : range
                Ans :D
            20. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS
                1. hat : askew
                2. liar : poor
                3. complainer : petulant
                4. critic : quizzical
                5. philanthrophist : prodigal
            Ans :C 
        61. RELAPSE : CONVALESCENCE
            1. dissonance : harmony
            2. feudalism : industrialization
            3. repetition : monotony
            4. impasse : debate
            5. recidivism : rehavbilitation.
            Ans :E
        62. BOUQUET : FLOWERS
            1. corn : husk
            2. woodpile : logs
            3. forest : thicket
            4. mist : fog
            5. drift : snow.
            Ans :B
        63. TRIANGLE : QUADRILATERAL
            1. rectangle : octagon
            2. cone : cube
            3. pentagon : hexagon
            4. plane : solid
            5. regular : symmetrical.
            Ans :C
        64. SARTORIAL : TAILOR
            1. thespian : designer
            2. rhetorical : questioner
            3. pictorial : musician
            4. histrionic : singer
            5. terpsichorear : dancer.
            Ans :E
        65. NECROMANCY : GHOSTS
            1. magic : legerdemain
            2. alchemy : gold
            3. sorcery : spirits
            4. fortune_telling : gypsies
            5. romance : stories.
            Ans :C
        66. DRUM : TYMPANI
            1. piano : orchestra
            2. cornet : percussion
            3. stick : baton
            4. violin : viola
            5. oboe : woodwind.
            Ans :E
        67. EXTROVERT : RETICENT
            1. reprobate : humility
            2. strategist : decisiveness
            3. zealot : loyalty
            4. maverick : conformity
            5. renegade : ambition.
            Ans :D
        68. HYGROMETER : BAROMETER
            1. snow : rain
            2. humidity : pressure
            3. water : mercury
            4. temperature : weather
            5. forecast : rain.
            Ans :B
        69. EXEMPTION : EXCLUSIONS
            1. discharge : elimination
            2. debarment : prevention
            3. immunity : isolation
            4. forgive : condone
            5. enclosure : open.
            Ans :C
        70. FEBRILE : ILLNESS
            1. classic : cultivation
            2. delusional : insanity
            3. eccentric : discrimination
            4. tenacious : astonishment
            5. juvenile : maturity.
            Ans :B

            Verbal Section : Reading Comprehension Directions: Each reading passage in this section is followed by questions based on the content of the reading passage. Read the passage carefully and chose the best answer to each question. The questions are to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw from the brink. The main point from the author's view is that Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers. Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible. Man's soul and spirit are immortal. Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons. Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation. Ans : E The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means Retreating from extreme danger. Declare war on each other. Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it. Negotiate for peace. Commit suicide. Ans : C In the author's opinion Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe. Superpowers have at last realized the need for abandoning the production of lethal weapons. Mankind is heading towards complete destruction. Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict. There is a Silverlining over the production of deadly weapons. Ans : D 'Irrepressible' in the second line means incompatible strong oppressive unrestrainable unspirited Ans : D A suitable title for the above passage is Destruction of mankind is in evitable. Man's desire to survive inhibits use of deadly weapons. Mounting cost of modern weapons. Threats and intimidation between super powers. Cowardly retreat by man Ans : B Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of heat and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimeter of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of the air is close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these differences might be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind mixes the air. As the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and consequently the rate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understanding of this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum from wind to water, which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-and complicated phenomenon. When waves are made by the wind, it transfers important amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not available for the production of turbulence. This passage principally intends to: resolve a controversy attempt a description of a phenomenon sketch a theory reinforce certain research findings tabulate various observations Ans : B The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following according to the given passage? I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface. II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean and the air. III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature. I only II only I and II only II and III only I, II, and III Ans : A According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and moisture transfer from the ocean to air as revolutionary inconsequential outdated derivative incomplete Ans : E According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur? The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated with water vapor. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air closest to the ocean surface. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture transfer. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air higher up would be the same. Ans : A The Food and Drug Administration has formulated certain severe restrictions regarding the use of antibiotics, which are used to promote the health and growth of meat animals. Though the different types of medicines mixed with the fodder of the animals kills many microorganisms, it also encourages the appearance of bacterial strains, which are resistant to anti-infective drugs. It has already been observed that penicillin and the tetracyclines are not as effective therapeutically as they once used to be. This resistance to drugs is chiefly caused due to tiny circlets of genes, called plasmids, which are transferable between different species of bacteria. These plasmids are also one of the two kinds of vehicles on which molecular biologists depend on while performing gene transplant experiments. Existing guidelines also forbid the use of plasmids, which bear genes for resistance to antibiotics, in the laboratories. Though congressional dabate goes on as to whether these restrictions need to be toughened with reference to scientists in their laboratories, almost no congressional attention is being paid to an ill advised agricultural practice, which produces deleterious effects. In the present passage, the author's primary concern is with: The discovery of methods, which eliminate harmful microorganisms without generating drug-resistant bacteria. Attempting an explanation of the reasons for congressional inaction about the regulation of gene transplant experiments. Portraying a problematic agricultural practice and its serious genetic consequences The verification of the therapeutic ineffectiveness of anti-infective drugs Evaluation of the recently proposed restrictions, which are intended to promote the growth of meat animals. Ans : C As inferred from the above passage, the mutual transfer of plasmids between different bacteria can result in which of the following? Microorganisms, which have an in-built resistance to drugs Therapeutically useful circlets of genes Penicillin like anti-infective drugs Viruses used by molecular biologists Carriers for performing gene transplant experiments. Ans : A According to the above passage the author believes that those who favor the stiffening of restrictions on gene transplant research should logically also. Approve and aid experiments with any plasmids except those, which bear genes for antibiotic resistance. Inquire regarding the addition of anti-infective drugs to livestock feeds Oppose the using of penicillin and tetracyclines in order to kill microorganisms Agree to the development of meatier live-stock through the use of antibiotics Approve of congressional debate and discussion regarding science and health issues. Ans : B The attitude the author has with reference to the development of bacterial strains that render antibiotic drugs in effective can best be described as indifferent perplexed pretentious insincere apprehensive

            Ans : E  

        Verbal Section : Antonyms Directions: Each of the GRE sample antonyms questions consists of a word followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet. Following are some GRE sample antonyms qustions. ABOMINATE : loathe despise adore abhor attach Ans : C OBSEQUIOUS : servile first fawning supercilious improper Ans : D OROTUND : not resonant not reddish not eager pompous loud Ans : A RECANT : entangle rescue fail assert predict Ans : D UPBRAID : defer vacillate sever conjoin laud Ans : E PLENITUDE : luxury magnificence richness contentment scarcity Ans : E SCURRILOUS : decent savage major volatile scabby Ans : A FULMINATION : praise repetition escape ratification addition Ans : A DISTEND deteriorate weaken constrict concentrate fold Ans : C TOUT cast aspersions on deny the relevance of placate withhold consent misrepresent Ans : E SQUALID fervid florid pristine extraneous abundant Ans : C SCOTCH renovate entrust unfasten encourage emphasize Ans : D PERFIDY tact generosity thoroughness loyalty gratitude Ans : D OUTLANDISH conventional prolific unchanging transparent noticeable Ans : A PLUMB reversed lofty horizontal thin light Ans : C FERVID undistinguished unexpected stubborn restrained discouraged Ans : D VACUITY quality certainty plenitude stability incontinence Ans : C RAVEL knit omit remain silent measure increase in value Ans : A PERSISTENCE irrelevance inconstancy inequality intemperance incompetence. Ans : B SUBROSA openly fashionably under the owse simply clandestinely Ans : A  INVIDIOUS : candid stubborn defensive hostile inoffensive Ans : E MACERATE : cover by painting assess by observing harden by drying influence by lying cure by medicating Ans : B SKEPTICISM : reason conviction plausibility audricty argument Ans : D IGNOMINIOUS : scholarly incognito laudatory disgraceful erudite Ans : B CODA : creflain crescendo prelude improvisation solo Ans : A PALTRY : farm scanty excessive friendly benevolent Ans : A PUISSANCE : strength knowledge liberality skepticism powerlessness Ans : E MANUMIT : print impress enslave fail endeavor Ans : D GENUFLECT : pronounce correctly falsify trick stand erect project Ans : E INNOCUOUS : toxic large sober impeccable spotless Ans : C Math (Quantitative) Quantitative Section : Quantitative Comparision Directions: In this section you will be given two quantities, one in column A and one in column B. You are to determine a relationship between the two quantities and mark. If the quantity in column A is greater than the quantity in column B. If the quantity in column B is greater than the quantity in column A. If the quantities are equal. If the comparison cannot be determined from the information that is given. Quantity A: (-6)4 Quantity B: (-6)5 if the quantity A is greater; if the quantity B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : A Quantity A: Time to travel 95 miles at 50 miles per hour Quantity B: Time to travel 125 miles at 60 miles per hour Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Ans : C Quantity A: (9/13)2 Quantity B: (9/13)1/2 Quantity A equals Quantity B Relationship Indeterminate Quantity B is greater Quantity A is greater Ans : C Quantity A: 4 / 100 Quantity B: 0.012 / 3 Quantity B is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity A is greater Relationship Indeterminate Ans : C x = 2y + 3 y = -2 Quantity A: x Quantity B: -1 if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given Ans : C x + 2y > 8 Quantity A: 2x + 4y Quantity B: 20 if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : D Quantity A: The number of months in 7 years Quantity B: The number of days in 12 weeks if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given Ans : C Quantity A: 1-1/27 Quantity B: 8/9 + 1/81 if the quantity in is greater; if the quantity in is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : A r/>s/>0/> Quantity A: rs/r Quantity B: rs/s if the quantity A is greater; if the quantity B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : B Quantity A: 0.83 Quantity B: 0.81/3 Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Ans : A t is a positive integer. 4/7 = t/s Quantity A: s Quantity B:7 if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given Ans : D Quantity A: (0.82)2(0.82)3 Quantity B:(0.82)6 if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : A For all real numbers a, let a* = 1 - a. Quantity A: ((-1)*)* Quantity B: 2* if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : C Quantity A: (x - 1)(x)(x + 1) Quantity B:(x)(x)(x) if the quantity in Column A is greater; if the quantity in Column B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : D Quantity A: (3 x 4 x 17) / (121 x 100) Quantity B: (4 x 5 x 19) / (1000 x 121) Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Relationship Indeterminate Quantity B is greater A Consider a triangle PQR. Quantity A: length of PQ + length of QR Quantity B: length of PR Quantity A is greater Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A equals Quantity B Ans : A Quantity A: (27 - 13) (296 + 534) Quantity B: (27 + 13) (534 + 296) Quantity B is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A is greater Ans : D Quantity A: A = 1.1 Quantity B: 12.11/2 Relationship Indeterminate Quantity B is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity A is greater Ans : B 100 < y < 200 and 100 < z < 210 Quantity A: y Quantity B: z Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Ans : D y2 + z2 = 34 and yz = 15 Quantity A: y2 + 2yz + z2 Quantity B: (y + z)2 Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Ans : D  Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16. Quantity A: 30o Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity A is greater Quantity B is greater Ans : D Quantity A: (y + 5)2 Quantity B: (y - 5)2 Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity A is greater Ans : B Quantity A: (1/25)1/2 + (1/144)1/2 Quantity B: [(1/25) + (1/144)]1/2 Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A is greater Quantity B is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Ans : A y2 + z2 = 34 and yz = 15 Quantity A: y2 + 2yz + z2 Quantity B: (y + z)2 Quantity A is greater Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity B is greater Ans : C 100 < y < 200 and 100 < z < 210 Quantity A: y Quantity B: z Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Ans : D Quantity A: (y + 5)2 Quantity B: (y - 5)2 Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity A is greater Relationship Indeterminate Quantity B is greater Ans : C Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16. Quantity A: 30o Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Ans : C The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 18. Quantity A: Their average Quantity B: 6 Relationship Indeterminate Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity B is greater Ans : C x - y > 10 Quantity A: y - x Quantity B: 12 Quantity B is greater Quantity A is greater Quantity A equals Quantity B Relationship Indeterminate Ans : A x = 0, y > 0 Quantity A: xy Quantity B: yx Quantity A equals Quantity B Quantity A is greater Quantity B is greater Relationship Indeterminate Ans : C Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability (1/4)3 + (3/4)3 + 3(1/4)(3/4)(1/4 + 3/4) =? 1/64 27/64 49/64 0 1 Ans : E If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is 10 : 11 11 : 12 12 : 13 13 : 14 None of the above Ans : D A semi-circle is surmounted on the side of a square. The ratio of the area of the semi-circle to the area of the square is 1 : 2 2 : p p : 8 8 : p None of the above Ans : C Which of the following is the greatest ? 40% of 30 3/5 of 25 6.5% of 200 Five more than the square of 3 1/2-4 Ans : E Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes dry in how many minutes will the remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ? 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes None of the above Ans : C If the value of XYZ Company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share, what is the percent of the decrease? 4 8 12 16 20 Ans : D If a building b feet high casts a shadow f feet long, then, at the same time of day, a tree t feet high will cast a shadow how many feet long? ft/b fb/t b/ft tb/f t/fb Ans : A If x, y, and z are consecutive negative integers, and if x > y > z, which of the following must be a positive odd integer? xyz (x - y) (y - z) x - yz x(y + z) x + y + z Ans : B At a certain ice cream parlor, customers can choose among five different ice cream flavors and can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Considering both ice cream flavor and cone type, how many distinct triple-scoop cones with three different ice cream flavors are available? 12 16 20 24 30 Ans : C What is the greatest value of a positive integer n such that 3n is a factor of 1815? 15 18 30 33 45 Ans : C   If .2t = 2.2 - .6s and .5s = .2t + 1.1, then s = 1 3 10 11 30 Ans : B Five years ago, Beth's age was three times that of Amy. Ten years ago, Beth's age was one half that of Chelsea. If C repre- sents Chelsea's current age, which of the following represents Amy's current age? c/6 + 5 2c (c-10)/3 3c-5 5c/3 - 10 Ans : A A portion of $7200 is invested at a 4% annual return, while the remainder is invested at a 5% annual return. If the annual income from both portions is the same, what is the total income from the two investments? $160 $320 $400 $720 $1,600 Ans : B An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours, and it can be completely drained by a drainpipe in 6 hours. If both pipes are fully open at the same time, in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity? 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 Ans : E If r = (3p + q)/2 and s = p - q, for which of the following values of p would r2 = s2? 1q/5 10 - 3q/2 q - 1 3q 9q/2 - 9 Ans : A At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train, in miles per hour? 38 40 44 48 50 Ans : C On the xy-coordinate plane, points A and B both lie on the circumference of a circle whose center is O, and the length of AB equals the circle's diameter. If the (x,y) coordinates of O are (2,1) and the (x,y) coordinates of B are (4,6), what are the (x,y) coordinates of A? (3, 3/2) (1, 2/2) (0, -4) (2/2, 1) (-1, -2/2) Ans : C If a rectangle's length and width are both doubled, by what percent is the rectangle's area increased? 50 100 200 300 400 Ans : D A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be transferred to cube-shaped tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are needed? 9 12 16 21 39 Ans : B Point Q lies at the center of the square base (ABCD) of the pyramid pictured above. The pyramid's height (PQ) measures exactly one half the length of each edge of its base, and point E lies exactly halfway between C and D along one edge of the base. What is the ratio of the surface area of any of the pyramid's four triangular faces to the surface area of the shaded triangle? 3 :√2 √5:1 4√3:3 2√2:1 8:√5 Ans : D Analytical Section : Analytical Reasoning Directions :All GRE sample analytical reasoning questions are based on a passage or set of conditions. While answering a few of the GRE sample analytical reasoning questions, you would find it useful to draw a rough diagram. To answer any question choose the answer you think is most appropriate among the given options. Questions 1- 3 Three men (Tom, Peter and Jack) and three women (Eliza, Anne and Karen) are spending a few months at a hillside. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages, each one living in his or her own cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of houses. Anne, Tom and Jack do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row. Eliza and Anne are unwilling to stay besides any occupied cottage.. Karen is next to Peter and Jack. Between Anne and Jack’s cottage there is just one vacant house. None of the girls occupy adjacent cottages. The house occupied by Tom is next to an end cottage. Which of the above statements can be said to have been derived from two other statements ? Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Statement 5 Statement 6 Ans : D How many of them occupy cottages next to a vacant cottage ? 2 3 4 5 6 Ans : C Which among these statement(s) are true ? Anne is between Eliza and Jack. At the most four persons can have occupied cottages on either side of them. . Tom stays besides Peter. I only II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III Ans : C Questions 4 - 7 An employee has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices are numbered 1 - 6. The offices are arranged in a row and they are separated from each other by six foot high dividers. Hence voices, sounds and cigarette smoke flow easily from one office to another. Miss Robert's needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Mike and Mr. Brown need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Miss. Hardy, is a senior employee and has to be allotted the office number 5, having the biggest window. . Mr. Donald requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Tim, Mr. Mike and Mr. Donald are all smokers. Miss Hardy finds tobacco smoke allergic and consecutively the offices next to hers to be occupied by non-smokers. Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours. The ideal candidate to occupy the office furthest from Mr. Brown would be Miss Hardy Mr. Mike Mr. Tim Mr. Donald Mr. Robert Ans : D The three employees who are smokers should be seated in the offices. 1, 2 and 4 2, 3 and 6 1, 2 and 3 1, 2 and 3 1, 2 and 6 Ans : D The ideal office for Mr. Mike would be. 2 6 1 3 4 Ans : D In the event of what occurrence, within a period of one month since the assignment of the offices, would a request for a change in office be put forth by one or more employees ? Mr. Donald quitting smoking. The installation of a noisy teletype machine by Miss Hardy in her office. Mr. Robert’s needing silence in the office (s) next to her own. . Mr. Brown suffering from laryngitis. Mr. Tim taking over the duties formerly taken care of by Miss. Robert. . Ans : E Questions 8 - 10 In an experiment conducted at a laboratory, 160 white mice were injected with Serum D. 160 other white mice were injected with a harmless sugar solution .In two weeks time 39% of the white mice, who were injected with Serum D contracted the highly contagious and often fatal disease, jungle fever. Hence, it can be concluded that jungle fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements in Serum D. The above discussion would be weakened most severely in case it is shown that People contracting jungle fever are usually the victims of the bite of the South American Lesser Hooded Viper. One among the 160 white mice had already contracted jungle fever prior to the laboratory experiment. The natural habitats of white mice does not contain any of the elements found in Serum D. The scientists administered the injections being ignorant of the contents of the solutions used. The 160 white mice used in the laboratory experiment were kept isolated from each other. Ans : B The above argument would be highly empowered in case it were shown that: Some of the elements in Serum D are extracted from the root of a certain poisonous jungle wildflower. Within a period of two weeks about 40% of the white mice, who were injected with a harmless sugar solution also contracted jungle fever. Almost all the white mice died within a period of two days after the first symptoms appeared. Normally the rate of jungle fever among white mice is less than 0.01%. Invariably the blood of the victims of jungle fever victims contains a high level of a certain toxic substance also found in serum D. Ans : E Distribution of leaflets and delivering speeches on government property should be outlawed. Radicals and fanatics have no right to use public property when peddling their unsavory views. The argument above is based on the postulate The general public has a special concern in the free exchange of different political views. Radicals and fanatics prefer the use of public property while propagating their viewpoint. Every person who hands out leaflets and delivers speeches is a radical or fanatic. Legal constraints which are applicable to one group need not be equally applicable to all. Any political activity, which hinders the proper functioning of the government should not be protected by the law. Ans : C Questions 11 - 12 Successfully adjusting to one's environment leads to happiness. War at a universal level war destroys the weaker people, who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed, which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number, war at a universal level should take place. What response would the author of the above discussion come up with, in the case of the objection that the weaklings far exceed strong people? He would respond with the statement that the person making the objection is a weakling. He would respond by saying that weaklings will be miserable no matter what happens. He would respond with the statement that the strong would be frustrated if the weaklings are destroyed. I only II only III only I and II only II and III only Ans : E The author's discussion would be greatly if he agreed to which of the following? Technology could change the environment. War at the universal level would be an integral part of the environment. It is possible for the strong to survive without suppressing the weak. I only II only III only I and III only I, II and III only Ans : A Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability Directions:In this section you will be given two quantities, one in column A and one in column B. You are to determine a relationship between the two quantities and mark. If the quantity in column A is greater than the quantity in column B. If the quantity in column B is greater than the quantity in column A. If the quantities are equal. If the comparison cannot be determined from the information that is given. A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by : 4 144 12 2 None of the above. Ans : A A motorcycle stunts man belonging to a fair, rides over the vertical walls of a circular well at an average speed of 54 kph for 5 minutes. If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is: 2.5 kms 3.5 kms 4.5 kms 5.5 kms None of the above Ans : C If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms. And the distance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actual distance between them is : 375 kms 3750 kms 1500 kms 1375 kms None of the above Ans : C A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is : 10 kg 10.5 kg 11 kg 11.5 kg None of the above Ans : D If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by : 44% 120% 144% 40% None of the above Ans : A Tom, Dick and Harry went for lunch to a restaurant. Tom had $100 with him, Dick had $60 and Harry had $409. They got a bill for $104 and decided to give a tip of $16. They further decided to share the total expenses in the ratio of the amounts of money each carried. The amount of money which Tom paid more than what Harry paid is 120 200 60 24 36 Ans : E A plot of land is in the shape of a trapezium whose dimensions are given in the figure below : Hence the perimeter of the field is 50 m 64 m 72 m 84 m None of the above Ans : c Four concentric ( having the same center ) circles with radii, x, 2x, 3x and 4x are drawn to form two rings A and B as shown in the figure. Ratio of the area of inner ring A to the area of outer ring B is 1 : 2 1 : 4 2 : 3 3 : 7 None of the above Ans : D If 3/p = 6 and 3/q = 15 then p - q = ? 1/3 2/5 3/10 5/6 None of the above Ans : C A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age is 36 42 45 48 None of the above Ans : C

        Math (Quantitative)

Analytical Section : Logical Reasoning

1. Testifying before the Senate committee investigating charges that cigarette manufacturers had manipulated nicotine levels in cigarettes in order to addict consumers to their products, tobacco executives argued that cigarette smoking is not addictive. The primary reason they gave in support of this claim was that cigarette smoking was not regulated by the Federal Drug Administration. For the tobacco executives' argument to be logically correct, which of the following must be assumed?
   1. Substances that are not addictive are not regulated by ...........the Federal Drug Administration.
   2. The tobacco executives lied when they claimed that ...........cigarette smoking was not addictive.
   3. Some addictive substances are not regulated by the ...........Federal Drug Administration.
   4. There is no scientific proof that cigarette smoking is ...........addictive.
   5. Substances that are not regulated by the Federal Drug ...........Administration are not addictive.
   Ans : E
2. People should be held accountable for their own behavior, and if holding people accountable for their own behavior entails capital punishment, then so be it. However, no person should be held accountable for behavior over which he or she had no control. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion of the argument above?
   1. People should not be held accountable for the ...........behavior of other people.
   2. People have control over their own behavior.
   3. People cannot control the behavior of other people.
   4. Behavior that cannot be controlled should not be ...........punished.
   5. People have control over behavior that is subject ...........to capital punishment.
   Ans : B
3. There is clear evidence that the mandated use of safety seats by children under age four has resulted in fewer child fatalities over the past five years. Compared to the five-year period prior to the passage of laws requiring the use of safety seats, fatalities of children under age four have decreased by 30 percent. Which one of the following, if true, most substantially strengthens the argument above?
   1. The number of serious automobile accidents involving ...........children under age four has remained steady over the ...........past five years.
   2. Automobile accidents involving children have decreased ...........sharply over the past five years.
   3. The use of air bags in automobiles has increased by ...........30 percent over the past five years.
   4. Most fatal automobile accidents involving children under ...........age four occur in the driveway of their home.
   5. The number of teenage drivers has increased by 30 ...........percent over the past five years.
   Ans : A
4. Lycopene, glutathione, and glutamine are powerful antioxidants that neutralize the free radicals that are produced in the body as a result of routine bodily processes. An excess of these free radicals in your system causes rapid aging because they accelerate the rate of cellular damage. Aging is simply the result of this damage. Thus, to slow down aging it is necessary to supplement your diet with these antioxidants on a daily basis. Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author's contention?
   1. Most persons aren't concerned with the effects of aging ...........until it is too late to do anything.
   2. Exercise associated with normal daily activities effectively ...........neutralizes and dissipates the free radicals that are ...........produced as a result of routine bodily processes.
   3. The cost of antioxidants is exorbitantly high and well ...........beyond the budget of most consumers.
   4. Only overweight people who do not exercise on a daily ...........basis are likely to have an excess of free radicals in their ...........systems.
   5. Smoking cigarettes is one of the main causes of cellular ...........damage in humans.
   Ans : B
5. Is it wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' illnesses? Aren't doctors just like any other people we hire to do a job for us? Surely, we would not tolerate not being told the truth about the condition of our automobile from the mechanic we hired to fix it, or the condition of our roof from the carpenter we employed to repair it. Just as these workers would be guilty of violating their good faith contracts with us if they were to do this, doctors who lie to their patients about their illnesses violate these contracts as well, and this is clearly wrong. The conclusion of the argument is best expressed by which of the following?
   1. Doctors who lie to their patients about their illnesses ...........violate their good faith contracts with their patients.
   2. Doctors often lie to their patients about their illnesses.
   3. Doctors are just hired workers like mechanics and ...........carpenters.
   4. It is wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' ...........illnesses.
   5. Doctors, like mechanics and carpenters, enter into good ...........faith contracts with us when we hire them.
   Ans : D
6. As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars. Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?
   1. The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all ...........immigrants.
   2. Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant ...........parents are entitled to infant care benefits from ...........the state.
   3. State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote ...........undocumented immigration.
   4. Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care ...........are just as healthy as other babies.
   5. Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are ...........more likely to experience health problems than ...........other pregnant women.
   Ans : E
7. Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city's beautiful beaches, which are among the most overcrowded beaches in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?
   1. Moose and bear usually appear at the same drinking ...........hole at the same time of day. Therefore, moose and ...........bear must grow thirsty at about the same time.
   2. Children who are scolded severely tend to misbehave ...........more often than other children. Hence if a child is ...........not scolded severely that child is less likely to ...........misbehave.
   3. This software program helps increase the work ...........efficiency of its users. As a result, these users ...........have more free time for other activities.
   4. During warm weather my dog suffers from fleas ...........more so than during cooler weather. Therefore, ...........fleas must thrive in a warm environment.
   5. Pesticides are known to cause anemia in some people. ...........However, most anemic people live in regions where ...........pesticides are not commonly used.
   Ans : D
8. Our school district should not spend its money on the new Verbal Advantage reading program. After all, our students get all the reading practice they need by studying history and science. The argument above depends on which the following assumptions?
   1. The Verbal Advantage program would not help the ...........students learn history and science.
   2. Other reading programs are just as effective but ...........less expensive than the Verbal Advantage program.
   3. The Verbal Advantage program involves only reading ...........practice.
   4. Teaching students history and science is more ...........important than teaching them reading skills.
   5. The students can already read well enough to ...........study history and science
   Ans : C
9. A study of native born residents in Newland found that two-thirds of the children developed considerable levels of nearsightedness after starting school, while their illiterate parents and grandparents, who had no opportunity for formal schooling, showed no signs of this disability. If the above statements are true, which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by them?
   1. Only people who have the opportunity for formal ...........schooling develop nearsightedness.
   2. People who are illiterate do not suffer from ...........nearsightedness.
   3. The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the ...........visual stress required by reading and other class work.
   4. Only literate people are nearsighted.
   5. One-third of the children are illiterate.
   Ans : C
10. Newspaper publishers earn their profits primarily from advertising revenue, and potential advertisers are more likely to advertise in newspapers with a wide circulation—a large number of subscribers and other readers—than with other newspapers. But the circulation of the newspaper that is currently the most profitable one in this city has steadily declined during the last two years, while the circulation of one of its competitors has steadily increased. Any of the following, if true, would help explain the apparent discrepancy between the two statements above EXCEPT:
    1. Advertisers generally switch from the most widely ...........circulated newspaper to another one only when the ...........other one becomes the most widely circulated ...........newspaper instead.
    2. Advertising rates charged by the most profitable ...........newspaper in the city are significantly higher than ...........those charged by its competitors.
    3. The most profitable newspaper in the city receives ...........revenue from its subscribers as well from advertisers.
    4. The circulation of the most profitable newspaper ...........in the city is still greater than than of any of its ...........competitors.
    5. The number of newspapers competing viably with the ...........most profitable newspaper in the city has increased ...........during the last two years.
    Ans : E