Directions (1-2): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q1. It is a normal part of growth and development for a young child to be wary (with) strangers.
of
from
at
No Improvement
Q2. It's time they (went) home.
go
had gone
gone
No Improvement
Directions (3-4): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q3. BASHFUL
shy
extroverted
courageous
broad-minded
Q4. SENTINEL
professor
custodian
principal
sibling
Directions (5-6): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q5. CLANDESTINE
forthright
surreptitious
wealthy
destitute
Q6. PLIABLE
rigid
friendly
flexible
applicable
Directions (7-8): Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Q7. Back to the wall
In a difficult or a serious situation
In a difficult relationship which will not continue for long
In an easy situation where you know all the tricks to crack it
In the middle of a calculation problem which is too easy to solve
Q8. Stave off
Fulfil
Delay
Quench
Overcome
Directions (9-10): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q9. A person who treats foot related problems.
Dermatologist
Orthopedist
Chiropodist
Obstetrician
Q10. A person who thinks he is ill all the time
Hypochondriac
Neophyte
Maniac
Misanthrope
Directions (11-15): A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
The size of the workforce in Brazil, the number of kids at home and parents to sustain will obviously have a great impact on the extent of poverty in Brazilian households. In fact, the demographic transition that has been ongoing in Brazil for the past few decades has helped a lot in reducing poverty. Less children were born in poorer families and that's less children that ended up involved in street violence, drugs, gangs and so on. More parents were then able to push their kids to go to school and get an education. Of course, the situation is still pretty bad in Brazilian slums (favelas), but it's estimated that the demographic transition had an impact equivalent to + 0.5% in GDP growth, which is not bad at all considering that the average GDP growth (per capita) was about 3% per year at the time. And since this transition happened over 30 years, its impact on the economy is equal to around 15% of growth in GDP (over three decades). Overall, the change in the family structure and in Brazilians' lifestyle has had a much greater impact on reducing poverty than the speed of the demographic transition itself. On the other hand, the transition did have an influence on wages (e.g. supply of labor) and interest rates in a way that worsened poverty in Brazil (less overall income).
Q11. According to the passage, which of the following doesn't have an impact on the extent of poverty in Brazilian households?
number of kids at home
size of the workforce
parents
nature of job
Q12. What has helped Brazil in reducing its poverty?
education of kids
demographic transition
Brazilians Lifestyle
initiation of peaceful activities
Q13. According to the passage, Brazilian children born in poorer families were not involved in which kind of activity so often?
bullying
street violence
gangs
drugs
Q14. What has impacted on reducing poverty in Brazil than the speed of the demographic transition itself?
Brazilians lifestyle
change in family structure
awareness among citizens
both Brazilians lifestyle and change in family structure
Q15. What does the term 'favelas' used in the passage refers to?
street kids
slums in Brazil
interest rates prevaling in Brazil
labour supply
SOLUTIONS
1.A
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.A
6.A
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.A
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.B
15.B
