Analogy & Comprehension
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Q1.[Passage Q] The word "benevolent" in a passage most likely means:
Correct Answer: B
"Benevolent" means well-meaning and kindly / charitable.
Q2.[Passage Q] The word "relentless" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Relentless" means showing no abatement of severity or strength.
Q3.[Passage Q] The word "prolific" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Prolific" means producing many works or results.
Q4.[Passage Q] The word "austere" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Austere" means having no comforts or luxuries.
Q5.[Passage Q] The word "ambivalent" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Ambivalent" means having mixed feelings about something.
Q6.[Passage Q] The word "dogmatic" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Dogmatic" means inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.
Q7.[Passage Q] The word "eloquent" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Eloquent" means fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
Q8.[Passage Q] The word "frivolous" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Frivolous" means not having any serious purpose or value.
Q9.[Passage Q] The word "gregarious" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Gregarious" means fond of company; sociable.
Q10.[Passage Q] The word "harbinger" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Harbinger" means a person or thing that signals the approach of something.
Q11.[Passage Q] The word "meticulous" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Meticulous" means showing great attention to detail.
Q12.[Passage Q] The word "paramount" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Paramount" means more important than anything else.
Q13.[Passage Q] The word "refute" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: A
"Refute" means to prove a statement to be wrong.
Q14.[Passage Q] The word "sporadic" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Sporadic" means occurring at irregular intervals.
Q15.[Passage Q] The word "stringent" in a passage means:
Correct Answer: B
"Stringent" means strict, precise, and exacting.
Q16.Passage: The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses... The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a ...... organ. The word that would most accurately fit the blank at the end of the passage is:
Correct Answer: D
The passage builds a mood of stillness and distance from the city; 'distant' best matches the muffled, far-off quality of the described sound.
Q17.Passage (Studio of roses): What is the dominant sensory experience in the passage?
Correct Answer: B
The passage is dominated by sounds — the murmur of the fountain, bees, and the 'dim roar of London' — making auditory imagery the most prominent sense.
Q18.Passage (Studio of roses): What is the effect of the "momentary Japanese effect" created by the shadows of birds in flight?
Correct Answer: B
The flitting shadows of birds across the curtains create a fleeting sense of movement and energy within an otherwise still scene.
Q19.Passage (Studio of roses): Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Correct Answer: C
The passage emphasizes how the city's noise is muffled and remote from the tranquil studio, best captured by 'A sense of distance and removal'.
Q20.Passage (Studio of roses): The underlined word 'tremulous', as used in this passage, most nearly means:
Correct Answer: A
'Tremulous' means trembling or quivering, describing the delicate, shaking branches of the laburnum.