Explanation

Passage

"Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailor have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about Dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favour of man's superiority over them that we kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them."

1. It is clear from the passage that dolphins _______?

A. Don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them.
B. Are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
C. Have a reputation for being friendly to humans.
D. Are capable of learning a language and communication with humans.

2. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they kill us ________?

A. Means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are.
B. Shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication.
C. Proves that dolphins are a more intelligent species of the sea..
D. Does not mean that we are superior to them.

3. One can infer from the passage that ________?

A. Dolphins are more abundant in some areas of the world.
B. Communications is the most fascinating aspect of dolphins.
C. Dolphins have skills that no other living creature have such as the ability to think.
D. Dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of human.

Explanation

The Dublin of Joyce's youth was a city of paradoxes, where piety and profanity, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, went hand in hand. It was a city of narrow streets and narrow minds, where the Catholic Church held sway over the lives of its citizens, and where the British Crown exercised a distant but palpable authority. Yet it was also a city of wit and humor, satire and irons where Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw had honed their craft. Joyce's own family embodied these contradictions: his father, John Stanislaus Joyce, was a singer and a drinker, a devout Catholic, and a fervent nationalist who nonetheless harbored a deep love of Shakespeare and a disdain for the pretensions of the Irish middle class.

What is the author's tone towards Dublin in the passage?

(A) Entirely nostalgic

(B) Ambivalent

(C) Indifferent

(D) None of these

Explanation

The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses, and when the light summer breeze stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open window the sweet murmur of the fountain, or the more subtle music of the bees as they moved from flower to flower. From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-colored blossoms of the laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flamelike as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium of art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion. The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with monotonous insistence around the dusty gilt horns of the straggling woodbine, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive. 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:

(A) Peeling

(B) Jarring

(C) intimate

(D) distant

What is the dominant sensory experience in the passage?

(A) Visual

(B) Auditory

(C) Olfactory

(D) Tactile

What is the effect of the "momentary Japanese effect" created by the shadows of birds in flight?

(A) It adds to the sense of stillness and calm

(B) It creates a sense of movement and energy

(C) It emphasizes the beauty of nature

(D) It highlights the artificiality of the scene

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

(A) the city's beauty and music

(B) the city's noise and chaos

(C) a sense of distance and removal

(D) the city's power and dominance

85. The underlined word, as used in this passage, most nearly means:

(A) Trembling

(B) torpid

(C) wavering

(D) infirm

Explanation

Passage:

Yesterday, I was exposed to what has been called "a dining experience like no other." At lunchtime, Dilly's Deli is so crowded, I wondered when the fire marshal had last visited the establishment. The line snaked out of the door to the corner, and by the time I reached the counter, I was freezing. I decided on the hamburger steak special; the other specials being liver and onions or tuna casserole. Each special is offered with two side dishes, but there was no potato salad left and the green beans were cooked nearly beyond recognition. I chose the gelatin of the day and what turned out to be the blandest coleslaw I have ever eaten. At Dilly's, you sit at one of four long tables. The couple sitting across from me was arguing. The truck driver next to me told me more than I wanted to know about highway taxes. After I had tasted all of the food on my plate, I rose to leave, whereupon one of the people working behind the counter yelled at me to clean up after myself. Throwing away that plate of food was the most enjoyable part of dining at Dilly's.

 If you go to lunch at Dilly's Deli, you could expect to see:

(A) Couples dining together

(B) The fire marshal

(C) A long line of customers.

(D) Homemade pie

The passage suggests that if you eat lunch at Dilly's Deli, you should expect to:

(A) To be called out by the restaurant's staff

(B) Place your order with the waiter who comes to your table.

(C) Dress warmly

(D) Garry your own food to your table

Which of the following illustrates the restaurant critic's opinion of the food at Dilly's Deli?

(A) "At Dilly's, you sit at one of four long tables."

(B) "At lunchtime, Dilly's Deli is so crowded, I wondered when the fire marshal had last visited the establishment."

(C) "After I had tasted all of the food on my plate, I rose to leave, whereupon one of the people working behind the counter yelled at me to clean up after myself."

(D) Throwing away that plate of food was the most enjoyable part of dining at Dilly's."

The main purpose of the restaurant review is to:

(A)Tell people about the presence of truck drivers at Dilly's Deli.

(B) Make fun of couples who argue in public

(C) Recommend the hamburger steak special.

(D) Warn people that Dilly's Deli tends to be crowded.

Role of the 'fire marshal' (underlined), as mentioned in the passage, appears to be:

(A) Checking the hygienic condition in the restaurant.

(B) Checking overcrowding at public places

(C) Ensåring disciplined conduct of restaurant's staff

(D) None of these

Explanation

Passage 

Plato, the famous Greek philosopher, taught that the things of the world around us are merely copies or "shadows" of greater, eternal realities. He used a metaphor of people living inside a cave to convey his ideas. The people inside the cave could not see the world outside the cave, they could only see shadows of people and animals as they passed by. Plato was suggesting that the shadows would seem very real and alive to the people inside the cave, because that was all they had ever seen of the outside world. But these shadows were not the real, living creatures of the outside world, they were merely reflections of them. Plato's point was that this temporal world is a____________ some greater, eternal reality.

Question: The word that would most accurately fit the blank at the end of the second paragraph is:

(A) Shadow

(B) Picture

(C) Contradiction

(D) Reversal

Question: The underlined word 'convey', as used in this passage, most accurately means:

(A) Give birth to

(B) Rationalize

(C) Experiment

(D) Explain

Question: What is the main idea of Plato's cave analogy?

(A) This world is not all there is.

(C) Humans are stupid.

(B) Mankind cannot hope to see the truth.

(D) Real things cast shadows.

Questions: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?,

(A) Life in a Cave

(B) Making Shadow Puppets

(C) Perception and Reality most nearly means:

(D) Is Their Life After Death

Question:The underlined word temporal, as used in the passage,

(A) Imaginary

(B) Hypothetical

(C) Old-fashioned

(D) Temporary

Explanation

مندرجہ ذیل عبارت کا مطالعہ کیجئے اور اس کے آخر میں دیئے گئے انگریزی سوالوں کے درست جواب کی نشاندہی کیجئے۔

دنیا کے ادب میں ڈراما ایک نہایت قدیم صنف ہے۔ اردو میں ڈرامے کی ابتداء 1853ء میں آغا حسن امانت کی اندر سجا ہے ہوتی ہے۔ لیکن جدید ڈرامے کا تصور بعد میں انگریز کی

وساطت سے آیا۔ اردو ڈرامے کے پایش زو کی حیثیت سے "ر اس کار کر ضروری ہے۔ اس دور میں ڈرامے پر شاعری رقص در دور اور موسیقی کا ظلیہ تقلہ انیسویں صدی کے آخر

تک یہی سلسلہ جاری رہا۔ بعد میں آغا حشر نے کچھ انگریزی ڈراموں کے ترجموں اور کچھ طبع زاد ڈراموں سے اس میں زندگی کا حقیقی خون دوڑانے کی کوشش کی۔ بیسویں صدی کے

پہلے ربع میں ملنے ملے مکالموں کا زور رہا۔ بلکہ عبد الحلیم شرر نے انگریزی کے نتیج میں نظم مقرر کی صورت میں چند ڈرامائی مونے بھی پیش کیے۔ دوسرے ولی کے ڈرامال کروں کے ہاتھوں

در مازند گی اور حرام سے قریب تر ہوتا گیا۔ اس زمانے میں امتیاز علی تاج نے اپنا معروف ارما" اور کلی " لکھا۔ ان کے ہم عصر ار نانگاروں میں عابد اور میرزا ادیب با لخصوص قاتل

The first drama in Urdu was written by:

(A) Abdul Halim Sharar

(B) Agha Hashar

(C) Deputy Nazir Ahmed

(D) Agha Hassan Amanat

22. During the nineteenth century Urdu Drama was dominated by:

Explanation

Read the following passage and choose the most suitable option for the question/ statements.

PASSAGE

Glaciers consist of fallen snow that compresses over many years into large, thickened ice masses. Most of the world's glacial ice is found in Antarctica and Greenland, but glaciers are found on nearly every continent, even Africa. Presently, 10% of land area is covered with glaciers. Glacial ice often appears blue because ice absorbs all other colors but reflects blue. Almost 90% of an iceberg is below water; only about 10% shows above water. What makes glaciers unique is their ability to move. Due to sheer mass, glaciers flow like very slow rivers. Some glaciers are as small as football fields, whereas others grow to be over 100 kilometers long.

Within the past 750,000 years, scientists know that there have been eight Ice Age cycles, separated by warmer periods called interglacial periods. Currently, the earth is nearing the end of an interglacial, meaning that another Ice Age is due in a few thousand years. This is part of the normal climate variation cycle. Greenhouse warming may delay the onset of another glacial era, but scientists still have many questions to answer about climate change. Although glaciers change very slowly over long periods, they may provide important global climate change signals.

The girth of the ice, combined with gravity's influence, causes glaciers to flow very slowly. Once a mass of compressed ice reaches a critical thickness of about 18 meters thick, it becomes so heavy that it begins to deform and move. Ice may flow down mountains and valleys, fan across plains, or spread out to sea. Movement along the underside of a glacier is slower than movement at the top due to the friction created as it slides along the ground's surface.

Most glaciers are found in remote mountainous areas. However, some found near cities or towns present danger to the people living nearby. On land, lakes formed on top of a glacier during the melt season may cause floods. At the narrow part of a valley glacier, ice falling from the glacier presents a hazard to hikers below. When ce breaks off over the ocean, an iceberg is formed.

Glaciers are a natural resource and contain 75% of the world's freshwater. People worldwide are trying to harness the power of these frozen streams. Some towns rely on glacial melting from a nearby ice cap to provide drinking water. Some farmers spread soil or ashes over snow to promote melting, hoping that the melting will provide water to irrigate crops in drought-stricken areas. Others have channeled meltwater from glaciers to their Fields. Scientists and engineers have worked together to tap into glacial resources, using electricity generated in part by damming glacial meltwater.

Question: According to paragraph 4, what is the negative effect of living too close to a glacier?

(a) The mass of the glacier reaches a critical thickness.

(b) About 10% of a glacier shows above water.

(c) Spreading dark material over snow promotes melting.

(d) Lakes formed on top of glaciers may cause floods

Question: The underlined word remote, as used in paragraph 4 of the passage, most nearly means:

Explanation

Passage

Healthy food gives us energy. Healthy food help us grow and make our body strong. Our body needs wheat and rice. The fresh and cooked vegetables in our daily food make our skin fresh. Eggs, meat, chicken and fish help us grow tall. Milk, yogurt and cheese makes our body brain strong.

Fruits give sugar to our body. Beans and pulses make us active. Nuts, oil and sweets in small quantity are good. All this food with exercise Ang games make us fit, strong and active. On the other hand, junk food is harmful to our health. It makes us sick and over weight.

1. Which things help us grow tall?

A. Junk food

B. Fried and oily things

C. Nuts, oil and sweets

D. Eggs, meat, chicken and fish

2. What does fruit give to our body?

A. Sugar

B. Sickness

C. Enzymes

D. Weight

3. Why junk food is harmful to our health?

A. It makes our skin fresh

B. It makes us sick and over weight

C. It makes us strong

D. It helps us grow tall

Explanation

Passage

Once a nightingale was sitting quiet and sad on the branch of tree. Spent the whole day eating and flying, he had never realized how far away from the home he had flown. The night was approaching fast and therefore he was worried. Feeling gloomy, he was talking to himself. By chance, a glow-worm, sitting quiet close to him, was listening to his sad tale. Finally, he said, "Why are you so worried"? I'm small insect but I'd like to help you. Allah has blessed me with light. If I could help you by showing you the way back home, it would be my pleasure. The nightingale was really pleased by the consoling words of the glow-worm. It is started flying in the light of his new friend and reached home. The moral of the story is that, we should help those who need our help. This is the only way to serve the purpose of our creation in this universe.

1. How the nightingale spent his day?

A. Sleeping

B. Eating and singing

C. Eating and fighting

D. Eating and flying

2. The approaching night made him ____?

A. Jealous

B. Happy

C. Sad

D. Joyful

3. Who was the listening to the nightingale?

A. A snail

B. A glow-worm

C. A spider

D. A tortoise

4. According to the passage the purpose of our creation is _____?

A. To help the needy

B. To never help the needy

C. To enjoy the life

D. To put others in trouble

Explanation

Passage

Course with the numbers 800 or above are open only to graduate students. Certain courses, generally those devoted to introductory material, are numbered 400 for undergraduate students and 600 for graduate students. Courses designed for students seeking a professional degree carry a 500 number for undergraduate students and a 700 number for graduate students.

A full-time graduate students is expected to take courses which total 10 to 16 credit hours. Students holding assistantships are expected to enroll for proportionately fewer hours. A part-time graduate students must register for a minimum of 5 credit hours.

1. Where would this passage most likely be found?

A. In an undergraduate catalog

B. In a graduate catalog

C. In an undergraduate course

D. In a graduate course

Answer: B) In a graduate catalog. The passage discusses course numbering and credit hour expectations for graduate students, which is typically found in a graduate catalog.

2. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To inform

B. To persuade

C. To criticize

D. To apologize

Answer: A) To inform. The passage provides information about course numbering and credit hour requirements for different types of students.

3. What classification of students would be eligible to enroll in Mechanical Engineering 850?

A. A graduate student

B. A part-time student

C. A full-time student

D. An undergraduate student

Answer: A) A graduate student. Courses numbered 800 or above are open only to graduate students.

4. If an undergraduate student uses the number 520 to register for an accounting course, what number would a graduate student probably use to resister for the same course?

A. Accounting 520

B. Accounting 620

C. Accounting 720

D. Accounting 820

Answer: D) Accounting 820. The numbering system indicates that a graduate student would use a higher number, typically 800 or above for graduate-level courses.