ENGLISH – ANSWER PAPER 4
READING COMPREHENSION
Paragraph 27 - GMAT
1. Why have the manufactories been attempting to enhance productivity?
A. To increase domestic market share
B. To reduce costs
C. To enhance international competitiveness
D. To force out international competitors in domestic market
2. What did the industries discover on implementing cost cutting?
A. That the more effort they put in, the more were their revenue
B. That the more they cut costs, the more competitive they became
C. That the more they cut costs, the more employee satisfaction increased
D. That the more they cut costs, the less innovative their workforce became
3. What is cost cutting as defined in the article
A. Increasing the production efficiency by increasing the workforce
B. Increasing the production efficiency by mechanising
C. Increasing production efficiency while keeping the workforce constant
D. Increasing production efficiency by hiring better skilled workers
4. Why are managers resisting innovativeness
A. Due to their propensity to increase productivity
B. Due to the results they are to produce stressing solely on productivity
C. Due to the increased labour requirements
D. Due to their inability to appreciate the importance of innovation
5. What kind of culture has been fostered as a result of the cost cutting approach
A. A very mechanised, penny pinching one
B. A very vibrant and innovative one
C. A labour intensive culture
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D. A highly mechanised one
6. What below is the most appropriate theme of the paragraphs
A.
Identification the different schools of management
B. An introduction a new method which has proven to be better
C. A critique of the conventional method and to propose a better alternative
D. An examination of the various methods of cost cutting
7. What is the primary purpose served by the third paragraph?
A. To suggest an alternative
B. To summarise the points drawn from the first to paragraphs
C. To critique the popularly accepted method
D. To provide examples to illustrate the previous paragraphs.
8. Why has the author referred to Abernathy’s study?
A. To address the objections raised by the author
B. To illustrate the effectiveness of cost cutting
C. As an independent study to support and illustrate author’s conclusions
D. As an independent study to examine the other schools of thought
9. Conventional Cost Cutting according to the author is
A. Effective in the long term
B. Flawed and Expensive
C. Popular and Easily sustained
D. Useful but ineffective by itself.
10. What is the author’s attitude towards the new approach to cost cutting?
A. Critical
B. Doubtful
C. Cautious
D. Encouraging
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION
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1. A social structure where only a few individuals control the country
A. Aristocracy
B. Monarchy
C. Plutocracy
D. Oligarchy
2. A country where the wealthiest individuals are in control of the government
A. Plutocracy
B. Democracy
C. Stratocracy
D. Anarchy
3. A list inserted into a book pointing out the errors in the content and their corrections
A. Corrigenda
B. Corrigendum
C. Annexure
D. Post Script
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
1) Go Down The Drain
A) To Totally Waste Something
B) To Become Impoverished
C) To Engage In An Unpleasant Act
D) To Act Contrary To What Is Expected Of That Person
2) To Pay Off Old Scores
A) To Settle A Debt
B) To Distance Oneself From The Past
C) To Surrender To An Inevitable Danger
D) To Forgive Someone
3) Under A Cloud
A) On a rainy day
B) Someone under suspicion
C) In a bad mood
D) To feel sad about something
4) To Keep The Wolf From The Door
A) To keep ones wits at the face of great peril
B) To hold back a great danger
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C) To be able to avert starvation
D) To be able to sleep in peace
5) To Cut One’s Teeth Into Something
A) To try something new
B) To put a lot of effort into something
C) A skill acquired in one’s youth
D) An urge to try something dangerous
ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. A) Language differences provide B) both ways (a way) to rationalize subordination and C) a
ready means for achieving it. D) No error
2. A) Traditionally, English has replaced the B) foreign (native) language of immigrant groups C)
by the second or third generation. D) No error
3. A) Some characteristics of today‘s Spanish-speaking population, B) however, suggests
(suggest) C) the possibility of a departure D) from this historical pattern.
SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS AND FOREIGN WORDS
Antonyms
1. Dauntless
A. Cautious
B. Timid
C. Thoughtful
D. Reckless
2. Depraved
A. Great
B. Virtuous
C. Enhanced
D. Prosperous
Foreign Words
1. Mala fide
A. Something that is Malodorous
B. Something that is Obscene
C. Intention to Hinder
D. Something done with Intention to Deceive
2. Exempli Gratia
A. A loan
B. A reward given as consideration for services rendered
C. A free service
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D. An example
3. Ad Hominem
A. An act that is inhumane
B. An act intended to hurt human beings
C. Attacking the character of someone
D. By implication
4. A priori
A. Something that is uncertain
B. Something that comes before
C. Something understood through theoretical deduction than by experiments
D. Something understood after practical experiments
Synonyms
5. Cacophony
A. Harmony
B. Noise
C. Quarrel
D. Bitterness
6. Ambiguous
A. Unnecessary
B. Unwarranted
C. Uncertain
D. Unknown
7. Exacerbate
A. Worsen
B. Escalate
C. Fight
D. Kill
8. Affable
A. Friendly
B. Cheerful
C. Helpful
D. Neutral
9. Debilitate
A. Weaken
B. Harass
C. Surmount
D. Demolish
10. Vulgar
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thoughtless
Unkind
Coarse
Illiterate
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FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. The clock has struck _______
A. Five hours
B. At Five Hours
C. Five
D. At Five
2. He ________ from the school yesterday
A. Absent
B. Absent himself
C. Absented himself
D. Is Absent
3. The Indian forests are more diverse ______ England
A. Than
B. Than that of
C. As that of
D. Same as that of
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