Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

As I was working ________ under the pressure of time, I couldn't notice my __________ mistake.

perennially, supernumerary

sporadically, simple

precipitately, slapdash

hysterically, ineluctable

leisurely, stupid

With the discovery of a/an ________ alternative fuel source, oil prices dropped significantly _______ thereby increasing the chances of competition.

inexpensive, worldwide

variant, everywhere

possible, globally

feasible, universally

potential, ubiquitously

A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.

(A) believed to be

(B) and that is believed to be

(C) and it is believed to have been

(D) which was, it is believed,

(E) which is believed to be

The argument seemed endless until Mary arrived and ________ away all the problems. .

conjured

negotiated

argued

settled

took

A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.

The story is about a normal, happy, affluent American insurance salesman whose family is torn _____ when his wife is killed in a roadside rest stop attack.

expurgated

out

asunder

up

away

A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures.

(A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify

(B) unless there will be another doctor to testify

(C) without another doctor's testimony

(D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor

(E) lacking another doctor to testify

A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago.

(A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that

(B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact

(C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that

(D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that

(E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and

A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.

(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke's daughter, Harold Macmillan's rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many, though Churchill had since the 1930s been extolling Macmillan's courage.

(A) Harold Macmillan's rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many

(B) Harold Macmillan's rise in 1957 to the position of Prime Minister surprised many

(C) Harold Macmillan's becoming Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many

(D) Harold Macmillan surprised many by rising to the position of Prime Minister in 1957

(E) the position of Prime Minister attained by Harold Macmillan in 1957 surprised many

Over these roads and ________ eagerly streamed the advance agents of civilization.

cascades

tributaries

watercourses

maunders

lakes

The Supreme Court has blessed the

suspected initiatives of some states

to disqualify people with more than

two children to create a class of lesser citizens

No error


a

b

c

d

e

Question :

Directions: Select the option which replaces the underlined portion of the given sentence most effectively.Attached to this application is an affidavit form and three sheets of blank paper.

is an affidavit form and three sheets

are an affidavit form and three sheets

is an affidavit form and three sheet

is a affidavit form and three sheet

are an affidavit form and three sheet

The combination of growth and return on invested capital (ROIC) relative to its cost are

what drive value.


A. The combination of growth and return on invested capital (ROIC) relative to

its cost are what drive value

B. The combination of growth and return on invested capital (ROIC) relative to

their cost is what drives value

C. The combination of growth and return on invested capital (ROIC) relative to

its cost is what is driving value

D. The combination of growth as well as return on invested capital (ROIC)

relative to its cost was what drove value

E. The combination of growth and return on invested capital (ROIC)

relative to its cost is what drives value

16. Since companies are rethinking their portfolios for the post‐crisis world, they should ask

themselves if they are still the best owner of their assets.


A. Since companies are rethinking their portfolios for the post‐crisis world, they

should ask themselves if they are still the best owner of their assets

B. As companies rethink their portfolios for the post‐crisis world, they will ask

themselves if they still continue to be the best owner of their assets

C. As companies rethink their portfolios for the post‐crisis world, they

should ask themselves whether they are still the best owners of their

assets

D. As companies rethink their portfolios for the post‐crisis world, each of them

should ask themselves if they are still the best owners of their assets

E. Although companies rethink their portfolio for the post‐crisis world, they

should ask themselves whether they are still the best owners of their assets

Reactivating deals that were put on hold may be unwise in some industries where

fundamental changes during the crisis have weakened the competitive position of deal

targets or hurt the structural attractiveness of their markets


A. where fundamental changes during the crisis have weakened the competitive

position of deal targets or

B. in which fundamental changes during the crisis has weakened the competitive

position of deal targets and

C. where fundamental changes during the crisis have weakened the competitive

position of deal targets or

D. in which fundamental changes during the crisis have weakened the

competitive position of deal targets or

E. where fundamental changes during the time of the crisis have weakened the

competitive position of targets of the deal and

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He carried his clothes(A) in a black heavy(B) steel truck(C). (D)


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