D. the third or the fifth spice harvested

Sample Paper NAT IM

VERBAL

Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.

Sensory cells _______ impulses by producing electrical signals.

A. responding

B. to respond

C. respond to

D. respond

Crude hydrocarbons into such products as gasoline and petrochemicals is at the heart of the petroleum industry.

A. refine

B. refined

C. to refining

D. refining

Each question below consists of a related pair of words, followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

3. CINNAMON: BARK::

A. pea: climber

B. nutmeg: seed

C. tea: shrub

D. coffee: bush

4. SNAKE: FANG::

A. vampire: teeth

B. rabbit: hutch

C. snail: antennae

D. action: fin

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

5. SIMULATED:

A. real

B. contrived

C. unassuming

D. false

Choose the word most similar in meaning to the capitalized ones.

6. INTERVENE:

A. come between

B. withdraw

C. contact

D. construct

E. require

7. SLOTH:

A. sadness

B. regret

C. laziness

D. forgetfulness

Read the passage to answer question 8-10

Exercise and vitamin D increase the amount of calcium in your bones. You can get all the vitamin D you need from simply being outdoors for thirty minutes. Milk is fortified with vitamin D, and drinking nonfat milk gives you calcium, vitamins, and energy. However, if you decide to take supplemental vitamin D, 400 to 800 IU per day will safely prevent any deficiencies.

8. The word “fortified” is closest in meaning to:

A. blended

B. flavored

C. irradiated

D. enhanced

9. The word “supplemental” is closest in meaning to:

A. additional

B. special

C. natural

D. concentrated

10. The word “deficiencies” is closest in meaning to:

A. abnormalities

B. insufficiencies

C. illnesses

D. excesses

ANALYTICAL REASONING

Questions 11-13

A spice farmer must harvest exactly five spices grown on her farm. The spices must be harvested consecutively, the harvest of one being completed before the harvest of the next begins. The five spices to be harvested are allspice, cloves, nutmeg, sage, and thyme.

Nutmeg must be harvested before thyme.

Cloves must be harvested immediately after allspice.

Sage must not be harvested first.

11. Which of the following is an acceptable order for the harvesting of the five spices?

A. nutmeg, sage, allspice, cloves, thyme

B. sage, nutmeg, thyme, allspice, cloves

C. allspice, sage, thyme, cloves, nutmeg

D. cloves, nutmeg, allspice, sage, thyme

E. allspice, cloves, thyme, sage, nutmeg

12. If nutmeg is the fourth spice harvested, which of the following must be false?

A. Allspice is the first spice harvested.

B. Sage is harvested immediately after cloves.

C. Exactly one crop is harvested between sage and thyme.

D. Nutmeg is harvested immediately after cloves.

E. Thyme is the last spice harvested.

13. If sage is the second spice harvested, allspice must be which of the following?

A. the first or the third spice harvested

B. the first or the fourth spice harvested

C. the third or the fourth spice harvested

D. the third or the fifth spice harvested

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1052