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Question
No. & Detailed Solution for Reading Comprehension

Answer
1. A things to consider are the:
- Facial expression of the waiters
- Stance of the waiters
Option A relates to the waiters being tired and not wanting to work, but still
wanting to get paid. Therefore, Option A is the best choice (it also fits the
context of the situation; about work).
2. A The narrator has been working on a monster which he describes as a
catastrophe. This means he was most probably on the edge of
achievement. Around the passage, we have text for “create”, and “new”.
Nowhere in the paragraphs does it indicate that he is fixing his mistake,
bringing back a loved one or creating happiness for anyone. “ with such
infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in
proportion”
3. B The narrator refers to his work as ugly and unexpectedly hideous and
“delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had
endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his
features as beautiful. Beautiful!”, meaning he wanted it to be beautiful
4. D The narrator will most likely abandon his work. The creature was not
described yet- it isn’t determined if it is evil. There is no sign that the creature
intends to escape yet, or that the narrator is willing to redo his experiment.
The most logical option is the narrator abandoning his work as he failed his
experiment. Remember, the question asks directly after. Therefore, if the
option was ‘chase after the creature’, it would not be correct. The creature
must run away first.
5. C Life is experienced by yourself, listen to understand your surroundings.
6. B The young boy keeps on creating poetic fantasies and does not listen to what
the girl is saying.
7. B No explanation is necessary.
8. A The narrator is in a dreary mood, somewhat fatigued.
9. D It is most probable that the roads were not paved. This caused the streets to
turn to red slop. Option C is a good option, but it does not specify whether the
road was paved or not which is vital as a paved road cannot turn to slop.
10. E All the other options go against what the paragraph is trying to convey.
11. A The word “ope” is another word for “open”
12. B Withered nut suggests death. The whole poem discusses the lifeless actions
and dullness and depression of this lifestyle.
13. B Though the title suggests a simile (“…like a withered nut”), the poem is
actually stating that the “heart is a withered nut”. This is an example of an
extended metaphor.
14. E The narrator referred to her emotions as once soft to every touch. This
supports that she had the ability to feel sensitive and responsive to others.
But now, it is closed, demonstrating the notion that she lost the ability to
respond emotionally.
15. D D is an oxymoron. Recall that the entire statement has to be contradicted to
be a paradox.
16. B It cannot be D (Mr. Earnshaw) as “[i]n the course of time Mr. Earnshaw began
to fail” suggests that he is not speaking this. It cannot be C for the same
reason.
The answer is B, as “It hurt me to think my master” suggests the narrator
being a servant, not a visitor.
17. B Hindley was sent away at Mr. Earnshaw’s discretion, not Heathcliff’s (“At
last, our curate (we had a curate then who made the living answer by
teaching the little Lintons and Earnshaws, and farming his bit of land himself)
advised that the young man should be sent to college; and Mr. Earnshaw
agreed, though with a heavy spirit, for he said—'Hindley was nought, and
would never thrive as where he wandered’”.)
18. A “He encouraged him to regard Hindley as a reprobate”

19. A “In the course of time Mr. Earnshaw began to fail.”
20. A The first paragraph outlines how Mr. Earnshaw’s health condition was
worsening, and therefore were less tolerant to complaints. As Heathcliff
complained, Mr. Earnshaw sent Hindley away as he was not tolerant of
the constant complaints.
21. E None of the sentences retains the original meaning.
A – It was not due to the ongoing “water”.

B – The environment WAS damaged.
C – The environment being damaged was not mentioned.
D – It was due to the ongoing rain, not the floods.
22. C No explanation is necessary.
23. D No explanation is necessary.
24. A Tacit means to be understood or implied without being stated. A is the
best choice.
25. C Euphemism (“between jobs” implying that she’s unemployed.)
*Euphemism is a word or phrase that allows uncomfortable conversations
to occur without using unsettling language.
Question
No. & Detailed Solution for Verbal Reasoning
Answer
1. D 1st from left: over and over again
2nd from left: forgive and forget
3rd from left: hop up and hop down (or an equivalent)
4th from left: over hill and down dale
2. C DOUBT is the only word from the list of choices that could be the final word
following the rules.
3. B A shortcoming is defined as “a fault or failure to meet a certain
standard”.
A flaw is the most suitable option. Failure is incorrect as it is defined
as a “lack of success”.
4. B “Reet took longer than Joel” = Reet, Joel
“John took longer than Reet” = John, Reet, Joel
“James was faster than Amber but slower than John” = Amber, James, John,
Reet, Joel
5. E Wickedness and enormity are synonyms.
6. A COMPOSE
7. D
8. E No explanation is necessary.
9. C Listen and Silent are not antonyms.
10. A Oscillate means to move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm. A is the
best option
11. C a) I am the smartest, yet most boring person ever.
b) You are the none person living.
c) The large cat was very cat small.
d) The tallest Australia is in India.
12. C Fanatic and zealot are similar in meaning.

Apprehend and arrest are similar in meaning (apprehend means to arrest).
13. D Cryptic indicates an anagram
Answer+Is = ‘answeris’
Answeris, when rearranged, it’s WARINESS.
Source: https://crosswordgenius.com/clue/caution-answer-is-cryptic
14. E A = Cheetah
B = Giraffe
C = Ostrich
D = Camel
15. C Purple, blue, green, red, pink
16. A
17. E scotchfighter or fighterscotch is not a compound word.
18. E None of these shows that Henry does not eat apples. Option B is close, but
we cannot determine whether Catherine likes apples or not. So there is no
answer to this question.
19. A INDIA is to CHINA as NEPAL is to _______ (INDIA).
These are countries which border each other. That is the relationship,
but the words are jumbled.
20. B
21. A A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The first letter goes three letters forward.

The second letter goes five letters forward
The third letter goes two letters back
22. B
23. B A b C d e F g h I j k L m
n O p q R s t U v w X y z
24. B
25. C Enervate (Drain of energy) and Energise (Gain of energy) are ANTONYMS.
Fill and Empty are ANTONYMS.
26. E The rows depict the working environment of the word in the second column
when it is rearranged to present a job.
The words in the second column are all anagrams for a job.
For ROW 1 (from the top)

A NURSE works in a HOSPITAL.
A TEACHER works in a SCHOOL.
A PILOT works in a PLANE. (Option E).
27. D Catherine and Sarah are daughters of Joe.

This leaves Pat as the uncle of Catherine.
28. B The key word is “unknown sources”. B would be the best, as it is not risking
the areas economic stability or community if the virus was to be ‘harmless.’
29. E twi- appears in words like ‘twice’. It means double/two.
30. B Cameron, Dorothy, Drew, Daniel, Matthew
Question No.
& Answer Detailed Solution for Numerical Reasoning
1. D 1st from left: over and over again
2nd from left: forgive and forget
3rd from left: hop up and hop down (or an equivalent)
4th from left: over hill and down dale
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No. & Detailed Solution for Reading Comprehension

18. A “He encouraged him to regard Hindley as a reprobate”

A – It was not due to the ongoing “water”.

12. C Fanatic and zealot are similar in meaning.

The first letter goes three letters forward.

For ROW 1 (from the top)

27. D Catherine and Sarah are daughters of Joe.

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