GATE CE Verbal Aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 3

Questions 21–30 of 57. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Based only on the following passage, which one of the options can be inferred with certainty?

When the congregation sang together, Apeno would also join, though her little screams were not quite audible because of the group singing. But whenever there was a special number, trouble would begin; Apeno would try singing along, much to the embarrassment of her mother. After two or three such mortifying Sunday evenings, the mother stopped going to church altogether until Apeno became older and learnt to behave.

At home too, Apeno never kept quiet; she hummed or made up silly songs to sing by herself, which annoyed her mother at times but most often made her become pensive. She was by now convinced that her daughter had inherited her love of singing from her father who had died unexpectedly away from home.

[Excerpt from These Hills Called Home by Temsula Ao]

Your answerChoose one option.

The mother was embarrassed about her daughter’s singing at home.

The mother’s feelings about her daughter’s singing at home were only of annoyance.

The mother was not sure if Apeno had inherited her love of singing from her father.

When Apeno hummed at home, her mother tend to become thoughtful.

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You should ________ when to say ________.

Your answerChoose one option.

no / no

no / know

know / know

know / no

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The movie was funny and I ________.

Your answerChoose one option.

could help laugh

couldn’t help laughed

couldn’t help laughing

could helped laughed

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Healthy eating is a critical component of healthy aging. When should one start eating healthy? It turns out that it is never too early. For example, babies who start eating healthy in the first year are more likely to have better overall health as they get older.

Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

Healthy eating is important for those with good health conditions, but not for others

Eating healthy can be started at any age, earlier the better

Eating healthy and better overall health are more correlated at a young age, but not older age

Healthy eating is more important for adults than kids

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In the last few years, several new shopping malls were opened in the city. The total number of visitors in the malls is impressive. However, the total revenue generated through sales in the shops in these malls is generally low.

Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

Fewer people are visiting the malls but spending more

More people are visiting the malls but not spending enough

More people are visiting the malls and spending more

Fewer people are visiting the malls and not spending enough

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Getting to the top is ______ than staying on top.

Your answerChoose one option.

more easy

much easy

easiest

easier

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Arun and Aparna are here. Arun and Aparna is here. Arun’s families is here. Arun’s family is here. Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) and (ii)

(i) and (iv)

(ii) and (iv)

(iii) and (iv)

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The author said, “Musicians rehearse before their concerts. Actors rehearse their roles before the opening of a new play. On the other hand, I find it strange that many public speakers think they can just walk on to the stage and start speaking. In my opinion, it is no less important for public speakers to rehearse their talks.”

Based on the above passage, which one of the following is TRUE?

Your answerChoose one option.

The author is of the opinion that rehearsing is important for musicians, actors and public speakers.

The author is of the opinion that rehearsing is less important for public speakers than for musicians and actors.

The author is of the opinion that rehearsing is more important only for musicians than public speakers.

The author is of the opinion that rehearsal is more important for actors than musicians.

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Humans have the ability to construct worlds entirely in their minds, which don’t exist in the physical world. So far as we know, no other species possesses this ability. This skill is so important that we have different words to refer to its different flavors, such as imagination, invention and innovation. Based on the above passage, which one of the following is TRUE?

Your answerChoose one option.

No species possess the ability to construct worlds in their minds.

The terms imagination, invention and innovation refer to unrelated skills.

We do not know of any species other than humans who possess the ability to construct mental worlds.

Imagination, invention and innovation are unrelated to the ability to construct mental worlds.

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It is a common criticism that most of the academicians live in their_____, so, they are not aware of the real life changes.

Your answerChoose one option.

homes

ivory tower

glass palaces

big flats

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