Day -5

PARTNERSHIP
1. A and B started a business with investment in the ratio of 4 : 5 respectively. If the ratio of the profit of A to that
of B is 4 : 9, what is the ratio of the investment period of A to that of B?
(A) 4 : 5 (B) 5 : 9 (C) 5 : 11 (D) 6 : 11

2. A and B started a business by investing in the ratio 10 : 13 respectively. A and B invested for X and Y months
respectively. If the profits of A and B are 25 : 26, what is X : Y?
(A) 7 : 4 (B) 6 : 5 (C) 5 : 4 (D) 8 : 7

3. A and B invested Rs. 24,000 and Rs. 36,000 in a business. After 8 months, A added Rs. 12,000 more and 3 months
later, B withdrew Rs. 12,000. After one year of business, the total profit was Rs. 69,300. What was the share of
B in the profit?
(A) Rs. 37,500 (B) Rs. 38,500 (C) Rs. 40,000 (D) Rs. 42,500

4. A and B started a business by investing Rs. 48,000 and Rs. 60,000 respectively. After 10 months C joined them
by investing Rs. 6,00,000. At the end of the year, the total profit in the business was Rs. 24,960. What is the
profit share of C?
(A) Rs. 8,000 (B) Rs. 9,600 (C) Rs. 12,000 (D) Rs. 12,600

5. Kiran and Suman started a business by investing in the ratio 6 : 5 respectively. Kiran and Suman invested for 8X
months and 9X months respectively. The profit of Suman is what percentage of the profit of Kiran?
(A) 80 (B) 90 (C) 88.89 (D) 93.75
6. P and Q started a business with investment in the ratio of 5 : 8 respectively. After 12 months, Q left the business
and R joined them with an investment 100% more than the investment of P. At the end of two years, the sum
of profits earned by P and R is Rs. 12,000. What was the total profit in the business?
(A) Rs. 16,800 (B) Rs. 16,960 (C) Rs. 17,500 (D) Rs. 18,000

7. Nithin started a business by investing Rs. 44,000. After 12 months, Sharthak joined him by investing Rs. 77,000
in the business. If at the end of two years, the total profit in the business was Rs. 93,000, what was the profit
share of Sharthak?
(A) Rs. 40,000 (B) Rs. 42,600 (C) Rs. 43,400 (D) Rs. 44,000

8. Jarvish and Robert invested Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000 respectively. Robert invested for 8 months and Jarvish
invested for the entire year. If the total profit at the end of the year is Rs. 6,400, then find the profit share of
Jarvish.
(A) Rs. 2,400 (B) Rs. 2,750 (C) Rs. 3,200 (D) Rs. 3,600

9. Kalam and Kushagra started a business with investments of Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000 respectively but only one can
invest at a time. Kalam invested for 40% of the year and Kushagra invested for the remaining time. In what ratio,
Kalam and Kushagra received profit after one year of partnership?
(A) 3 : 7 (B) 4 : 9 (C) 5 : 11 (D) 6 : 13

10. A started a business with Rs. 60,000 and after 12 months B joined A as his partner. After two years of business,
the profit is divided between A and B in the ratio 8 : 5 respectively. Find the amount (in Rs.) invested by B.
(A) Rs. 64,000 (B) Rs. 75,000 (C) Rs. 80,000 (D) Rs. 96,000

11. The ratio of the profits of A, B and C is 4 : 2 : 3 respectively and the ratio of the period of investment is 2 : 3 : 1.
What is the ratio of the investment of A, B and C respectively?
(A) 6 : 2 : 9 (B) 6 : 8 : 11 (C) 5 : 7 : 6 (D) 7 : 2 : 6

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12. Nishant and Mohanti started a business with an investment of Rs. 6000 and Rs. 10800 respectively. After 8
months, Mohanti left the business and Jatin joined with an investment of Rs. 4000. At the end of two years, the
profit share of Jatin is Rs. 6000, then find the total profit of the business.
(A) Rs. 24,000 (B) Rs. 25,600 (C) Rs. 25,000 (D) Rs. 27,600

13. A, B and C invested in a business. A invested Rs. 50,000 more than B. The profit received at the end of a year is
divided among A, B and C in the ratio 4 : 2 : 5 respectively. If the share of A in the profit is Rs. 48,000 more than
that of B, what amount did C get at the end of the year?
(A) Rs. 90,000 (B) Rs. 1,00,000 (C) Rs. 1,20,000 (D) Rs. 1,25,000

14. Shivam and Chandan invested Rs. 45,000 and Rs. 25,000 in a business respectively. After 4 months Shivam
invested Rs. 15,000 more whereas Chandan withdrew Rs. 5000. Find the ratio of profit earned by Chandan to
that by Shivam at the end of a year.
(A) 17 : 6 (B) 33 : 13 (C) 23 : 11 (D) 15 : 4

15. P and Q started a business by investing Rs. 16,000 and Rs. 20,000 respectively. P and Q invested for ‘R – 2’
months and ‘R + 2’ months respectively. If the ratio of the profit of P to that of Q is 2 : 3, what is the value of
50% of R?
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13

16. B started a business with an investment of Rs. X, 9 months later A joined him with an investment of Rs. 27000.
After two years from starting the business, the profit is divided between A and B in the ratio 9 : 11. Find the
amount invested by B.
(A) Rs. 20,000 (B) Rs. 20,155 (C) Rs. 20,625 (D) Rs. 21,560

17. Anil started a business with Rs. 10,000. After 6 months, Sahil joined him with a capital, which is 40% more than
the capital of Anil. Find the profit share of Sahil out of the total profit of Rs. 5100 at the end of the year.
(A) Rs. 1,800 (B) Rs. 2,000 (C) Rs. 2,100 (D) Rs. 2,400

18. N, T and R invested in a joint venture in the ratio of 12 : 15 : 16 respectively. The time period of the investment
of N, T and R is 5 : 8 : 6 respectively. What is the ratio of the profit of N, T and R respectively?
(A) 3 : 5 : 4 (B) 5 : 8 : 1 (C) 7 : 7 : 6 (D) 5 : 10 : 8

19. A started a business with Rs. 24,000 and after 12 months B joined A as his partner. After three years from
starting, the ratio of the profit of A to that of B was 2 : 3, what amount did B invest?
(A) Rs. 54,000 (B) Rs. 30,000 (C) Rs. 36,000 (D) Rs. 48,000

20. A and B starts a business by investing Rs. 24,000 and Rs. X respectively. A withdraws from the business after 16
months and the profit share of A and B after two years is Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 6,400. What is the value of X?
(A) 24,000 (B) 27,500 (C) 30,000 (D) None of these

21. The ratio of the investment of A to that B is 5 : 8 and the ratio of the investment of B to C is 4 : 5. If the average
of the investment of A and C is Rs. 60,000, find the investment of B.
(A) Rs. 56,000 (B) Rs. 60,000 (C) Rs. 64,000 (D) Rs. 72,000

22. A invested Rs. 20,000 for 6 months while B invested Rs. X for one year. A received Rs. 8,000 out of the total
profit of Rs. 40,000. Find the amount invested by B.
(A) Rs. 32,000 (B) Rs. 40,000 (C) Rs. 48,000 (D) Rs. 50,000

23. Anshuman and Kapil started a business by investing Rs. 25,000 each. After 6 months, Anshuman added Rs. 5,000
more and Ashwini joined them by investing Rs. 50,000. If at the end of the year the share of Ashwini in the profit
was Rs. 50,000, what was the total profit in the business?
(A) Rs. 1,50,000 (B) Rs. 1,55,000 (C) Rs. 1,60,000 (D) Rs. 1,80,000

24. Nikhil invested Rs. Z in a scheme and after 6 months, Rajesh joined him with Rs. 6000 more than Nikhil’s initial
investment. After a year, the ratio of profit of Nikhil to that of Rajesh was 8 : 5. Find the value of Z.
(A) Rs. 22,000 (B) Rs. 25,000 (C) Rs. 24,000 (D) Rs. 37,000
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25. A, B and C hired a shed for their sheep. A left 30 sheep there for 10 months, B left 40 sheep there for 15 months
and C left 80 sheep there for 5 months. If the total rent of the shed is Rs. 11,700, how much money did C pay?
(They paid in the ratio of the product of the number of sheeps and the time.)
(A) Rs. 3,000 (B) Rs. 3,200 (C) Rs. 3,333.33 (D) Rs. 3,600

26. A and B started a business by investing a combined amount of Rs. 22,000. A and B invested for 20 months and
24 months respectively. If A got 50% of the total profit, what amount did A invest?
(A) Rs. 9,000 (B) Rs. 10,000 (C) Rs. 12,000 (D) Rs. 12,500

27. Bilal started a business with Rs. 20,000 and after 18 months Dheeraj joined Bilal as his partner. After two years
from the starting of the business, the profit is divided between Bilal and Dheeraj in the ratio 5 : 4. Find the
amount invested by Dheeraj.
(A) Rs. 64,000 (B) Rs. 70,000 (C) Rs. 72,000 (D) Rs. 78,000

28. A, B and C invested in a business in the ratio 9 : 5 : 7. At the end of the business they received the profit in the
ratio 12 : 15 : 14. Find the ratio of the time in which they invested.
(A) 4 : 7 : 7 (B) 4 : 9 : 6 (C) 5 : 7 : 7 (D) 5 : 9 : 9

29. A and B started a business together. A invested Rs. 80,000 for 12 months while B invested Rs. M for two years.
A received Rs. 50,000 out of the total profit of Rs. 80,000. Find the amount invested by B.
(A) Rs. 20,000 (B) Rs. 24,000 (C) Rs. 26,000 (D) Rs. 28,000

30. P and Q entered into a partnership with their initial capitals of Rs. 8000 and Rs. 9600 respectively. After 8
months, Q added Rs. 2000 more to his capital. What is the ratio of the profit share at the end of the year?
(A) 47 : 50 (B) 50 : 57 (C) 60 : 77 (D) 66 : 81

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 Clocks
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1. If in a clock, the hour hand rotates 18 then how much angle, the second hand will rotate in the same clock?
(A) 168° (B) 276° (C) 196° (D) 216°
2. How much angular distance will be covered by the minute hand of a correct clock in a period of 2h20min?
(A) 140° (B) 840° (C) 320° (D) 520°
3. Find the angle traced by hour hand of a correct clock between 8 O’clock and 2 O’clock.
(A) 180° (B) 168° (C) 150° (D) 144°
4. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at half past two?
(A) 105° (B) 120° (C) 75° (D) 90°
5. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock, when the time is 4:20 is
(A) 0° (B) 10° (C) 5° (D) 20°
6. At half past 5 in the evening, the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock is
(A) 10 degree (B) 12 degree (C) 15 degree (D) 18 degree
7. What degree of angle is made by the hands of clock at 10:35?
(A) 72 ½ degree (B) 97 ½ degree (C) 107 ½ degree (D) 117 ½ degree
8. What will be the angle between the hands of clock at 7:10?
(A) 185 degree (B) 155 degree (C) 170 degree (D) 165 degree
9. What will be the angle between the hands of clock at 9:30?
(A) 75 degree (B) 90 degree (C) 105 degree (D) 120 degree
10. Find the angle between the two hands of clock at 4:10.
(A) 61degree (B) 68 degree (C) 55 degree (D)65 degree
11. What will be the measurement of the angle made by the hands of a clock when the time is 8:35?
(A) 32.4 degree (B) 37.5 degree (C) 45 degree (D) 47.5 degree
12. What angle will be traced by the hands of a clock at 12:55?
(A) 57 1/2degree (B) 67 1/2degree (C) 57 1/2degree (D) 27 1/2degree
13. What angle will be traced by the hands of a clock at 7:35?
(A) 7 ½ degree (B) 17 ½ degree (C) 27 ½ degree (D) 37 ½ degree

14. In a clock at 7:30, what will be the angle between minute hand and hour hand?
(A) 120 degree (B) 95 degree (C) 75 degree (D) 45 degree

15. What angle will be formed between the hands of clock at 3:30?
(A) 95 degree (B) 65 degree (C) 85 degree (D) 75 degree

16. What will be angle between the hands of clock at 8:30?

(A) 15 degree (B) 30 degree (C) 45 degree (D) 75 degree

17. Find the angle between the hands of clock at 8:20?

(A) 130 degree (B) 115 degree (C) 125 degree (D) 140 degree

18. What will be the angle between the two hands of the clock at 4:37 pm?
(A) 83.5 degree (B) 18 degree (C) 18.5 degree (D) 6.5 degree

19. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

(A) 24 (B) 22 (C) 21 (D) 20

20. In a week, how many times the minute hand and hour hand make right angle with each other?
(A) 44 (B) 24 (C) 54 (D) 30

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21. How many times the hand of a clock are at right angle in a day?
(A) 24 (B) 48 (C) 22 (D) 44

22. How many times in 24 h the hands of a clock are in straight line but opposite in directions?
(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 24 (D) 48

23. How many times in 24 h the hands of a clock are straight?

(A) 48 (B) 44 (C) 24 (D) 22
24. From 1 O’ clock afternoon upto 10 O’ clock in the night, the hands of a clock will be at right angle…..times.
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 16 (D) 20

25. At what time between 4 O’clock and 5 O’clock will hands of a clock be together?
9 9 9 9
(A) 24 11 min past 4 (B)23 11 min past 4 (C) 21 11 min past 4 (D) 21 11 min past 4

26. At what time between 4 O’ clock and 5 O’ clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?
4 6
(A) 45 min past 4 (B) 40 min past 4 (C) 50 11min past 4 (D) 54 11 min past 4

27. At what time between 6 O’clock and 7 O’ clock will the hands of a clock be at right angle?
1 4 1 4
(A) 49 11 min past 6 and 16 11 min past 6 (B) 50 11 min past 6 and 16 11 min past 6
1 1 1 1
(C) 47 min past 6 and 42 min past 6 (D) 47 min past 6 and 16 min past 6
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 Tenses
Directions (1-10): Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence
is free from error, your answer is No error.
1. Government has reportedly made its displeasure known (A)/ particularly on the speed and stealth with which
(B)/the negotiations are completed. (C)/ No error (D)
2. The West Indies team had(A)/ not won any match(B)/ last year.(C)/ No Error (D)
3. In order to reach his office on time (A)/ Rohan has jogged two miles a day (B)/ until he bought his bike. (C)/ No
Error (D)
4. Ritesh could succeed (A)/ in catching the Frisbee before (B)/ it reaches the boundary line. (C)/ No Error (D)
5. They have claimed to(A)/ have deface 30 websites belonging (B)/ to various countries.(C)/No Error (D)
6. The older boy, from a poor family devastates (A)/ by the Great Depression, bred and sold (B)/ hamsters for spare
change. (C)/ No error (D)
7. Many of us have striving to produce (A)/ a blend of all cultures that seem (B)/ today to be in clash with one
another. (C)/No error (D)
8. The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree (A)/ appears in the middle of
the fifteenth century (B)/ as evident from the accounts of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. (C)/ No error (D)
9. The present what I buy for you yesterday was very expensive.
(A) what I buy (B) The present
(C) was very expensive (D) for you yesterday
10. Some girls are taking prior permission to (A)/ sport a loosely tied plait on the days (B)/ they had washed their
hair. (C)/No error (D)

11. The other day my sister told me (A)/ that she will be moving (B)/ to her new apartment very soon.(C)/ No error
(D)
12. Ashutosh is one of the players (A)/ who has been selected (B)/ for the T20 match. (C)/ No Error (D)
13. Lucy has already cut the cake when we reached the party hall.
(A) cut the cake (B) when we reached (C) Lucy has already (D) the party hall

Directions (14-15): Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the
sentence is grammatically correct.
14. I meet an homeless person in New York.
(A) met an homeless (B) will met a homeless
(C) No improvement (D) met a homeless
15. I was needing to buy a new pair of gloves.
(A) needed to bought (B) need to buy
(C) needs to buy (D) No improvement

16. I _______ to the supermarket yesterday. (Put the correct tense)

(A) Went (B) Go (C) Will go (D) Have gone
17. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She acted as if she is the one who was hurt.
(A) as if she has been (B) as if she will be (C) as if she would
(D) as if she were (E) Not Attempted
18. Choose the option which correctly identifies the tense of the underlined part in the given sentence.
Aren't they going to meet you soon?
(A) Past Continuous Tense (B) Present Continuous Tense
(C) Simple Future Tense (D) Simple Present Tense

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19. Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case there is no improvement
select ‘No improvement’.
Sidharth want to become a football player but needs to practice more rigorously.
(A) wanted becoming (B) wants to become
(C) is wanting to become (D) No improvement
20. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no
need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required.’
A tigress has given birth to a cub in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, taking the big cat population to 78.
(A) was birthed (B) has give birth
(C) is given births (D) no substitution required
21. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
The first meeting of the Standing Committee will be hold next week.
(A) will be held next week (B) No substitution required
(C) will held next week (D) will be holding next week
22. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
I have reached the hotel, by the time you call me.
(A) will be reaching the hotel (B) No substitution
(C) will have reached the hotel (D) had reached the hotel
23. Directions: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If
there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
The house has been auction before we reached there.
(A) had been auctioned (B) No substitution
(C) has been auctioned (D) was auctioning

24. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Abu said that he saw the picture.
(A) he has seen the picture (B) he will have seen the picture
(C) he would have seen the picture (D) he had seen the picture
25. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no
need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Since 10 o’clock in the morning, he worked on this design.
(A) he was working (B) he had worked
(C) he has been working (D) No substitution required
26. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no
need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
I shall certainly write to you when I shall reach Bengaluru.
(A) No substitution required (B) I reach
(C) I reached (D) I am reaching
27. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She acted as if she is the one who was hurt.
(A) as if she has been (B) as if she will be
(C) as if she would (D) as if she were
28. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the
sentence meaningfully.
The percentage of employees who called in sick and the number of employees who left their jobs within 2 years
(were reflective of the level of job satisfaction).
(A) are reflective of the level of job satisfaction (B) is reflective of the level of job satisfaction
(C) has reflected the level of job satisfaction (D) were reflective on the level of job satisfaction

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Direction (29 to 30): Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part
of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is,
mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
29. The usability and interoperability of health information (A)/ technology (HIT) systems should be (B)/ improve
to mitigate unintended consequences (C)/ such as medical errors and professional burnout. (D)/ No error (E)
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) No error
30. Publishers continue to bet strongly on (1)/ reader revenue, with half (50%) (2)/ saying this will been their main
(3)/ income stream going forward. (4)/
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) No error

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 VOCABULARY
Directions(1-10) : In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in bold.
1. EVINCE
(A) manifest (B) comply (C) declare (D) prove

2. CANDID
(A) artful (B) free (C) objective (D) plain

3. LECHERY
(A) lust (B) binge (C) excess (D) benevolence

4. ΙΝΗΙΒIT
(A) check (B) stop (C) frustrate (D) allow

5. PUNCTILIOUS
(A) careful (B) formal (C) exact (D) easy-going

6. DEFERENTIAL
(A) civil (B) submissive (C) polite (D) arrogant

7. INUNDATE
(A) engulf (B) immerse (C) overrun (D) underwhelm

8. WHOLESOME
(A) impure (B) healthy (C) pure (D) safe

9. OFFICIOUS
(A) busy (B) intrusive (C) rude (D) timid

10. GRANDIOSE
(A) noble (B) impressive (C) moderate (D) vast
Directions (11-20): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning
of the word given in bold.
11. DEBONAIR
(A) elegant (B) awkward (C) clumsy (D) difficult
12. RIVET
(A) heavy (C) engage (B) joyous (D) revolve
13. HERETIC
(A) faithful (B) cynic (C) loyalist (D) righteous
14. COVENANT
(A) difference (B) conversation (C) bond (D) devotion
15. OBSTREPEROUS
(A) noisy (B) quiet (C) restrained (D) silent
16. DELUGE
(A) famine (B) overflow (C) drip (D) filter
17. HACKNEYED
(A) tired (B) fresh (C) uncommon (D) new
18. ACCEDE
(A) admit (B) submit (C) grown (D) consent
19. INSUPERABLE
(A) weak (B) insurmountable (C) beatable (D) unstable
20. VOLITION
(A) dependence (B) violence (C) villainy (D) choice
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 Reading Comprehension
Directions(1 – 5): In these questions, you have two brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read
the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity,
and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a
touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan
and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune
and a Trustee.
1. The writer says war is
(A) bloodless (B) partial (C) destructive (D) unimportant

2. In the passage, it is stated that friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. What does it convey?
(A) friends and enemies forgot their differences.
(B) both suffered similarly.
(C) both started liking each other.
(D) war made people hate each other.

3. From this passage we learn that Tony Vassal was

(A) Patience's husband (B) a soldier's son
(C) Nathan's relative (D) very successful

4. ………. as well a touching inducement to marry. Here inducement means

(A) agreement (B) invocation (C) reminder (D) encouragement

5. Olive, after her parents' death became

(A) rich (B) honest (C) brave (D) fat

Directions (6 -10): In these questions, you have two brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read
the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience,
to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing
ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not
simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

6. According to the author, all art is

(A) a reflection of life. (B) art (C) an escape (D) an important sense.

7. The author believes that man's greatest and distinguishing ability is

(A) his ability to project the future (B) his capacity to escape from his present experience
(C) his consciousness of the past (D) None of the above.
8. Aristotle argues that poetry is
(A) valuable (B) an escape (C) an art (D) All of the above

9. Accordingly to the author_____ enables him to project a vision of the future

(A) man's present experience (B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
(C) man's sympathetic nature (D) None of the above
10. Aristotle's argument supports the view that poetry shows
(A) men not simply as they are (B) what men ought to be
(C) what men are capable of becoming (D) All of the above

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A D C B B C C D A D
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C B B C D C A B B C

Clocks
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D B A A B C C B C D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D C B D D D A A B D
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D B B C C D A

Tenses
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C A B C B A A C A C
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B B C D B A D B B D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A C A D C B D A C C

Vocabulary
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B A D D D D D A D C
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A C B C A B A D B D

Reading Comprehension
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B A D A C B A B D

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