Middle Level (For students applying to grades 7 & 8)
There
are two types of questions included
in
the verbal reasoning test. The first type
of
question is similar to the following:
DIRECTIONS:
Each question is made
up
of a word in capital letters followed
by
four choices. You should circle the
one
word that is most nearly the same
in
meaning as the word in capital
letters.
1.
DRASTIC: (A) false (B) defensive
(C)
severe (D) shrewd
2.
ALTERATION: (A) peril (B) lapse
(C)
fault (D) change
3.
PREFACE: (A) interpretation
(B)
instrument (C) introduction
(D)
engagement
The
second type of question is similar to
the
following:
DIRECTIONS:
Each question below is
made
up of a sentence with one or two
blanks.
The sentences with one blank
indicate
that one word is missing. The
sentences
with two blanks indicate that
two
words are missing. Each sentence
is
followed by four choices. You should
circle
the one word or pair of words
that
will best complete the meaning of
the
sentence as a whole.
4.
The job is very ________ because
certain
tasks are performed over and
over
again.
(A)
rewarding
(B)
serious
(C)
natural
(D)
tiresome
5.
Because he was known for being
___________,
everyone was shocked
when
the project failed.
(A)
ridiculous
(B)
modest
(C)
competent
(D)
sincere
There
are two types of questions that are
asked
in this section.
GENERAL
DIRECTIONS: Any figures
that
accompany questions in this
section
may be assumed to be drawn
as
accurately as possible EXCEPT
when
it is stated that a particular
figure
is not drawn to scale. Letters
such
as x, y and n stand for real
numbers.
For
Questions 6 & 7, work each in
your
head or on the space available on
the
test pages. Then circle the correct
answer.
6.
In the product shown below, what
digit
does r
represent?
(2r5)
(4) = 1140
(A)
0
(B)
3
(C)
6
(D)
8
7.
A number lies between 24 and 28,
and
also between 22 and 26. Which
of
the following is the number?
(A)
27
(B)
26
(C)
25
(D)
23
For
Questions 8-9 note the given
information,
if any, and then compare the
quantity
in Column A to the quantity in
Column
B. Next to the number of each
question,
write
determined
from the information given
Column A
Column B
8.
26
26
X 5 26
+
26
9.
Column A
Column B
|
|
Area
of this triangle
Area of this triangle
Questions
10-15 provide a broad sample of items for the various Reading
Comprehension
subsections, from which all candidates may gain practice.
DIRECTIONS:
Each passage below is
followed
by questions based on its
content.
Answer the questions
following
a passage on the basis of
what
is stated or implied in that
passage.
An
intelligent and daring young
woman
who spoke many languages,
Alexandrine
Tinne seems to have
been
one of the more unusual
Line
explorers
who ever lived. In the
5
middle
of the nineteenth century this
Dutch
woman explored various parts
of
north central Africa. In 1863 and
1864
she charted the area
around
Bahr Al-Ghazal, a river
10
system
that flows into the Nile. Her
expedition
provided scientists and
geographers
with new and valuable
information
about the plants,
animals,
geology, and climate of this 15
part
of Africa. Later, traveling in
Algeria
and Tunisia, Tinne became
fascinated
by the desert and the
people
who lived there. In 1869 she
set
out on an expedition across the 20
Sahara
Desert. Unfortunately, this
remarkable
explorer was murdered
by
bandits before she could reach
her
planned destination
10.
As used in line 9, the word “charted”
means
(A)
mapped
(B)
erased
(C)
invented
(D)
changed
11.
The passage suggests that Tinne’s
expeditions
were important mainly
because
she
(A)
could communicate in many
languages
(B)
enjoyed the warmth of the desert
and
the interesting people
(C)
collected new scientific information
(D)
died before she could finish her
work
12.
Which of the following best describes
the
author’s attitude toward Tinne’s
actions?
(A)
envy
(B)
indifference
(C)
skepticism
(D)
admiration
Passage B
Although
the special coloring of
moths
will hide them from most other
insects
and birds who want to eat them,
it
will not protect them from bats, since
bats
locate their prey by hearing rather
than
by sight. Bats continually make
high-pitched
noises that reflect off a
moth’s
body as echoes. Hunting bats
follow
these echoes until they find the
moth.
To protect themselves from bats,
some
species of moths have developed
defenses
based on sound. Some moths
have
simple ears that allow them to
hear
the sounds bats make, and so fly
away
when they hear bats approaching.
Others
produce high-pitched sounds of
their
own to confuse the bats with many
echoes.
13.
According to the passage, some
moths
escape from bats by
(A)
secreting a substance with a
distracting
odor
(B)
making their own high-pitched
sounds
(C)
hiding in small crevices
(D)
gathering under bright lights
14.
The passage implies that the
coloring
of many insects primarily
helps
them to
(A)
attract mates
(B)
avoid enemies
(C)
confuse bats
(D)
identify each other
15.
Which of the following can be
inferred
from the passage about
insects
and birds that eat moths?
(A)
They hunt by sight rather than
sound.
(B)
They are confused by the
moths’
sounds.
(C)
They have no need to protect
themselves.
(D)
They make high-pitched noises
to
find their prey.
DIRECTIONS:
Each question is
followed
by four suggested answers.
Read
each question and then decide
which
one of the four suggested
answers
is best.
16.
If 7 is subtracted from the products
of
8 and 2, the result is
(A)
3
(B)
9
(C)
16
(D) 23
17.
Pepe studied 1 ½ hours before
dinner
and 50 minutes after dinner.
How
many hours did he study that
day?
(A)
2 ¼
(B)
2 1/3
(C)
2 ½
(D)
2 ¾
18.
3
can also be
written as
1/8
(A)
3 ÷ 1/8
(B)
3 ÷ 8
(C)
1/8 ÷ 3
(D)
3 x 1/8
19.
What are the two different prime
factors
of 45?
(A)
3 and 5
(B)
3 and 9
(C)
5 and 9
(D)
3 and 15
1.
C
2.
D
3.
C
4.
D
5.
C
Quantitative
Reasoning
6.
D
7.
C
8.
A
9.
B
10.
A
11.
C
12.
D
13.
B
14.
B
15.
A
16.
B
17.
B
18.
A
19.
A