Tuesday 21 January 2014

CAT - Verbal & Grammar - 1

CAT – Verbal & Grammar  (Sourced)

Directions: the following sentences make up a paragraph. However, these sentences are not in the proper order. Find the logical sequence for these sentences.

1.       A. After doing so, the heart of your cash flow will be strong and healthy.
B. Cash is your business’s lifeblood.
C. If managed poorly, then your company could go into cardiac arrest.
D. To prevent your business from suffering heart attacks, you should learn to manage cash flow in a well thought-out manner.
E. Several ways to do this is by generating a project rate of returns as well as determining possible problems with liquidity.

a)      ABECD                          b) CBADE             c)  BCDEA             d)  ABDEC           
2.       A. Today, the study of the fruit fly has expanded to research for human diseases.
B. This is because the fruit fly’s robust genetic system makes it an invaluable tool for scientists studying current inheritance diseases.
C. These diseases include Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.
D. In past decades, scientists have used the fruit fly as a model organism for examining biological systems. 
a)      DABC                             b)  DACB              c)  BACD               d)  CBAD

3.       A. Adam Smith is often described as the “founding father of economics”.
B. One prominent book he wrote was “Theory of Moral Sentiments”.
C. A great deal of what is now considered standard theory about markets was developed by Adam Smith.
D. It is a very important text in the history of moral and political thought because he talks about individual freedom.
E. According to Smith, this freedom is rooted in self-reliance and the ability of an individual to pursue his self-interest.

a)      EDACB                          b)  ACBED            c)  EBADE             d)  ACBDE

4.       A. For me, it was a restaurateur, who screamed at me for cutting my finger while preparing a salad.
B. He did not even care so much as to wonder if I was unharmed.
C. Everyone has a story about working for an uninspiring boss.
D. As confidence in workplaces dims because of turmoil in the financial markets, now is the time for leaders to step up and communicate more.
E. Of course, before you can commit yourself to becoming the type of boss people want to follow, you must recognize the qualities of bosses who fail to elicit enthusiasm.

a)      BADEC                          b)  CABDE            c)  CBADE             d)  BECDA 
5.       A. It is one of a group of disorders known as parasomnias: unusual activities that occur during sleep.
B. Sleepwalking occurs in the deep stage of sleep when slow brain waves begin to appear.
C. These range from teeth grinding and restless leg syndrome to eating while asleep.
D. Our bodies function according to a 24 hour cycle called a circadian rhythm.
E. Some researchers believe that slight differences in this cycle could be linked to sleepwalking
 
a)      BACED          b)  CDBAE            c)  EBACD             d)  BACDE
6.       In the following which does not contain an adverb?

a)      Came late    b)  Came too early           c)  Early bird        d)  Very late dinner         e) Woke up early

7.       Which contains an adverb?

a)      Study hard  b)  Hard life         c)  Rich man        d)  Easy job         e)  One time

8.       How many adverbs are there in the sentence, ‘I really woke up too early this morning’?

a)      0                      b)  1                       c)  3                        d)  2
9.       Which does not contain an adverb?
a)      Too easy      b)  Sincerely yours           c)  My supply     d)  Ate fast          e)  Drive safely 
10.   Which contains an adverb?
a)      Friendly people        b)  Went quickly               c)  Free time       d)  Fast food      
e)  Good question
Answers:    1. (c)               2.  (a)                     3.  (d)                    4.  (b)                    5.  (d)
                   6. (c)                7.  (a)                     8.  (d)                    9.  (c)                     10. (b)







  

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