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Verbal Comprehension Test 5
Questions Booklet
Instructions
Read the passage of information thoroughly and select the correct answer from the four
options. Read the question thoroughly to ensure you know what the questionentails.
There is only one correct answer per question.
Base your answers only on the information given in the passage.
There is a time limit of 30 seconds per question.
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Practice Aptitude TestsThe Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates. It was ruled
by the Umayyad dynasty, whose namederivesfrom Umayyad Ibn Abd Shams, the great-
grandfather of the first Umayyad caliph. Although the Umayyad family originally came from
the city of Mecca, their capital was Damascus,Syria. At its largest, the Umayyad caliphate
covered more than five million square miles, making it one histories largest empires and
home to 28.8% of the world’s population. After the Umayyad dynasty was overthrown, they
fled to North Africa where theyestablished the Caliphate of Cordoba.
Q1 Which one of the following best replaces “derives” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Transpired
b) Originates
c) Draws
d) Develops
Q2 Which one of the following best replaces “established” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Founded
b) Build
c) Invented
d) Instigated
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.An Atoll is a coral island thatencircles a lagoon, either partially or completely. Atolls are
formed through the extinction of volcanic islands. As the island and the ocean floor subside,
corral growth builds a fringing reef, often including a shallow lagoon between the land and
the main reef. As thesubsiding continues, the fringing reef becomes larger, with a bigger
and deeper lagoon inside. Eventually, the island sinks below sea level and the barrier reef
becomes an atoll, enclosing the open lagoon.
Q3 Which one of the following best replaces “encircles” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Consumes
b) Surrounds
c) Encapsulates
d) Milieus
Q4 Which one of the following best replaces “subsiding” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Sagging
b) Subsidence
c) Settling
d) Collapsing
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.Behavioural economics and its sister field, behavioural finance,studies the effects of social,
cognitive and emotionalfactors on the economic decisions of individuals and institutions.
This field is typically focuses on the bounds of rationality by economic agents. Behavioural
models typicallyintegrate insights from psychology with neo-classical economic theory, and
therefore cover a range of concepts, methods and paradigms. There are three prevalent
themes in behavioural finance: Heuristics, Framing and MarketInefficiencies.
Q5 Which one of the following best replaces “integrate” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Incorporate
b) Amalgamated
c) Provides
d) Absorbs
Q6 Which one of the following best replaces “prevalent” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Overriding
b) Rampant
c) Leading
d) Predominant
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The Spade-Toothed whale is believed to be the world’s rarest species of beaked whale.
The species was identified in 1986, when a Spade-Toothedwhale skull was foundbeached
in Chile. However, in 2010 two whole specimens were found stranded on Opape beach,
New Zealand, the first time compete specimens have been found. DNA analysis of the
three finds identified they were of the same species, allowing biologiststoofficiallyname
the species M.traversii, or the Spade-Toothed whale. The appearanceof the whale was
only described in 2012, and nothing is known about theirbehaviour, although it is predicted
to be similar to other beaked whales.
Q7 Which one of the following best replaces “beached” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Stranded
b) Ashore
c) Shipwrecked
d) Marooned
Q8 Which one of the following best replaces “officially” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Correctly
b) Appropriately
c) Appreciably
d) Formally
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The city of Jericho is a Palestinian citylocated near the west banks of the Jordan River.
Jericho is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, with evidence of
settlement dating back to 9000BC. The first settlement was built near the Ein as-Sultan
spring, between 10,000 and 9,000BC. Due to increasing global temperatures around this
time, agriculture and permanent residence become possible, leading to the development of
permanent villages. By about 9,400 BC,the town of Jericho had grown to more than 70
homes, and may have housed over 1000 people. Famously, the early town was surrounded
by a 3.6 metre high wall, known as the wall of Jericho.
Q9 Which one of the following best replaces “located” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Founded
b) Adjacently
c) Situated
d) Formulated
Q10 Which one of the following best replaces “agriculture” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Husbandry
b) Gardening
c) Gathering
d) Horticulture
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The BCG (Boston Consulting Group) growth-share matrix is a chart formulated by Bruce
Henderson for the Boston Consulting Group in order aid organisations with their analysis of
services and products. This chart is designed to help companiesallocateresources by
plotting where products or services rank on market-growth and relative market share.
Products and services with high growth -high market share are referred to as “stars” and
require further investment. Low market growth - high market share products are “cash
cows”, reliable sources of income. Low market share-low growth products are referred to as
“dogs” and require de-vestment. Finally high market growth-low market share products are
“question marks”, requiring in-depth analysis before further investment.
Q11 Which one of the following best replaces “formulated” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Produced
b) Presented
c) Synthesised
d) Inaugurated
Q12 Which one of the following best replaces “allocate” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Identify
b) Bestow
c) Distribute
d) Endowment
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The Richter Magnitude Scale is amethodof assigning a single number to quantify the
energy released during an earthquake. The magnitude is defined as the logarithm of the
ratio of the wave’s amplitude, measuredthrough a seismograph. Therefore, an earthquake
that measures 5.0 of the Richter scale has a shaking amplitude of 10 times that of an
earthquake measuring 4.0. Since the middle of the 20th century, the Richter Scale has
been mostlysupersededby the Moment Magnitude Scale, the Richter Scale is still used in
Russia and some other former Soviet Union states.
Q13 Which one of the following best replaces “method” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Measurement
b) Scale
c) Approach
d) Process
Q14 Which one of the following best replaces “superseded” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Supplanted
b) Transferred
c) Removed
d) Usurped
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The Handicap principle is an evolutionary hypothesisproposedin 1975 by Amotz Zahavi,
explaining how animals may evolve handicapped signals which putthe animal at a
disadvantage, in order to express biological fitness. The best example of this is the
plumage of Peacocks. Although the plumage of the peacock may make the Peacock seem
vulnerable to predators, the handicap principle suggests it is a method of signalling their
biological fitness to Peahens by surviving this long, despite the disadvantage of a large
plumage. Although initially this hypothesis was criticised, it has since gained widespread
acceptance by the scientific community.
Q15 Which one of the following best replaces “proposed” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Suggested
b) Commended
c) Highlight
d) Requested
Q16 Which one of the following best replaces “vulnerable” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Liable
b) Predisposition
c) Susceptible
d) Weak
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The United States Bullion Depository, often referred to as “Fort Knox” is a fortified vault
building located next to Fort Knox in Kentucky, which houses a large proportion of the
United States gold reserves, among other precious items belonging to the federal
government. The United States Bullion Depository holds 4,578 metric tons of gold bullion,
which is approximately 3% of all the gold ever refined in human history. Despite this huge
volume of gold held at the United States Bullion Depository, the Federal Reserve Bank
holds 7000 metric tons of gold bullion, putting the United States bullion depository in
second place for the largest gold reserve in the USA.
Q17 Which one of the following best replaces “proportion” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Volume
b) Percentage
c) Amount
d) Degree
Q18 Which one of the following best replaces “approximately” while maintaining
the meaning of the sentence?
a) Relatively
b) Comparably
c) Roughly
d) Precisely
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priorwritten permission from AssessmentDay.The Beast of Bodmin, also known as the beast of Bodmin moor is a phantom wild cat
believed to live in Cornwall, in the UK.The Beast of Bodmin becomesthe centre of
numerous sightings with occasional reports of attackedlivestock. The beast issupposedly
a panther-like cat or even a whole species of cat purported to be living in the Bodmin Moor
area. In general however, scientists reject the claims due to the larger numbers of big cats
required tomaintain a stable breeding population. Never the less,for many years the Beast
of Bodmin remained a popular topic of local folklore, withoccasional mention in national
newspapers.
Q19 Which one of the following best replaces “supposedly” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Evidently
b) Plainly
c) Purportedly
d) Questionably
Q20 Which one of the following best replaces “maintain” while maintaining the
meaning of the sentence?
a) Confirm
b) Supports
c) Verify
d) Sustain
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