Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
Sample Paper ABL
Sample Paper ABL
Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
ENGLISH Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1. Ali always seeks _____ wealth. A. B. C. D. from with to for
2. I intend to remain true to my principles and _____ the _____ of my conscience. A. B. C. D. obey mandate listen voice follow dictates explain meaning
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. ILLUSION: REALITY:: A. B. C. D. fancy: fact sky: earth ethereal: real dream: work
4. CLASSROOM: TEACHER:: A. B. C. D. student: examination bishop: diocese employment: interview ballot: election
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
5. Moral: A. B. C. ethical honest vicious 2
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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing D. upright
Read the passage to answer question 6-7
In the late seventeenth century, a transformation began that would make coffee one of the most popular drinks in Europe. The coffeehouse-meeting place of bankers, dissidents, artists, merchants, poets, wits, and rogues was in some ways the cradle of modern Europe. Coffee would change, in less than a century, from the drink of a few princes and a few paupers to the chief social beverage of the rising middle class. 6. The word transformation is closest in meaning to: A. B. C. D. trend event change custom
7. The word rogues refers to a type of: A. B. C. D. beverage person book coffee
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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
QUANTITATIVE
8. During a certain week, a post office sold Rs.280 worth of 14-paisas stamps. How many of these stamps did they sell? A. B. C. D. E. 9. A. B. C. D. E. 20 2,000 3,900 20,000 39,200
2 x 12 equals 3
4 6 8 18 None of the above
10.A discount of 15 percent from a marked price produces a net price which is what percent of the marked price. A. B. C. D. E. 0.15% 0.85% 15% 85% 115%
11.5 is to 7 as x is to 35. x =? A. B. C. D. 7 12 25 49
[Link] 3 (x + 5y) = 24, find y when x = 3. A. B. C. D. 1 3
33 5
7
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
[Link] is known as: A. B. C. D. Broadway of Pakistan City of Lights Gateway of Pakistan Heart of Pakistan
14.C.N.N. stands for: A. B. C. D. Cable Network of News Cable News Network Cyber News Network Central News Network
[Link] Bonapart was the king of: A. B. C. D. France Italy England None of the above
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IQ
[Link] BOOK = 43 and PEN = 35, COPY =? A. B. C. D. 48 60 59 79
[Link] 4 X 5 = 1620, 3 X 8 = 924 then 7 X 6 =? A. B. C. D. 1740 1880 4949 4942
[Link] is to August as tomorrow is to ______. A. B. C. D. Day after tomorrow Yesterday Today None of the above
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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing
CURRENT AFFAIRS
[Link] is the current Chief Justice of Pakistan? A. B. C. D. E. Irshad Hasan Khan Nazim Hussain Siddique Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry Sheikh Riaz Ahmad None of the above [Link] Chinoy's documentary _________ won first Oscar for Pakistan. A. B. C. D. God Is the Bigger Elvis Saving Face The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Incident in New Baghdad
[Link] one of the following is the advocate of Prime Minister in Court Contempt Case? A. B. C. D. Babar Awan Zahid Bukhari Ch. Aitzaz Ahsan None of the above
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Answer KEYS
Q #. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Right Choice D A A D C C B B C D C A B B A C D B C B C
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