ASSIGNMENT -1

QUANT
[1.] Each student at a high school throws away two pounds of garbage a day. If there are s students
at the school and the non-students at the school throw away a total of 350 pounds of garbage a
day, which of the following expressions represents how many pounds of garbage are thrown away at
the school each day?

[A.] 2(s+175)

[B.] 2(s+350)

[C.] 350(s+2)

[D.] 350s

[2.] If 2x-2= -1, then x=

[A.] 1

[B.] 0.5

[C.] -1.5

[D.] -3

[3.] If q= (q+6)/3, then q=

[A.] 2

[B.] 3

[C.] 5

[D.] 6

[4.] What is the value of z if 2(z+3)=6?

[A.] -6

[B.] -3

[C.] -2

[D.] 0

[5.] If (2x+1)/3=4/3, then x=

[A.] 1

[B.] 1.33

[C.] 1.5

[D.] 3

[6.] If (x+2)/3=2 , then x=

[A.] 2

[B.] 4

[C.] 6

[D.] 8

[7.] If (z+1)/3 =0, then z+1=

[A.] -1

[B.] -1/3

[C.] 0

[D.] 2

[8.] If 4(k+1)=k+10, then 3k=

[A.] 3/2

[B.] 5/2

[C.] 2

[D.] 6

[9.] If (3a+2)/a =11, then what is the value of 1/a?

[A.] 1/4

[B.] 4

[C.] 8

[D.] 11

[10.] What is the value of p if (5(p-1))/4 =1?

[A.] 1

[B.] 5/9

[C.] 5/4

[D.] 9/5

For each question in this section, solve the problem and circle the letter of the answer that you think
is the best of the choices given.

[1.] If 3w<27, then which of the following describe all possible values of w?

[A.] w>9

[B.] w>7

[C.]w>8

[D.] w<9

[2.] If 6t+2<26, then which of the following is a possible value for t?

[A.] 3.5

[B.] 4

[C.] 4.5

[D.] 5

[3.] If x>6(x-5), then which of the following must be true?

[A.] x>6

[B.] x>5

[C.] x<6

[D.] x<-6

[4.] If -13<= -2z-3 <= 1, then which of the following describe all possible values of z?

[A.] -5<=z<=2

[B.] -2<=z<=5

[C.] 2<=z<=5

[D.] -5<=z<= -2
[5.] If 7s-14<= 4+6t, which of the following must be true?

[A.] s>=17

[B.] s<=18

[C.] s<19

[D.] s<18

[6.] If 8<-16-3c, which of the following describe all possible value of c?

[A.] c>8

[B.] c>9

[C.] c<-9

[D.] c<-8

[7.] If ((3d)/2)((8d)/3) <=1, which of the following inequalities must be true?

[A.] d<=

[B.] d<=1/2

[C.] -1/4<=d<=1/4

[D.] -1/2<=d<=1/2

[8.] For all z such that z>0, the square of one-half z is greater than 1 but less than 4. Which of the
following inequalities gives all possible values of z?

[A.] 2<z<4

[B.] root 2<z< root 8

[C.] 1<z<16

[D.] 2<z<32

[9.] when selecting a scarf pattern to knit, Victoria will only choose a pattern that requires at least
480 rows and no more than 520 rows. If r represents a number of rows that she will not knit, an
inequality that represents all possible values of r is

[A.] |r-20|>20

[B.] |r-500|>20

[C.] |r-500|<20

[D] |r+100| >20

VERBAL
[1.] In the question below , four different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the
best way of writing the sentence.

[A.] A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors , bureaucracy and the politicians and
by a large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by
underhand deals .

[B]. A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors ,bureaucracy and politicians and costs
are artificially escalated with a large number of devices and black money is generated through
underhand deals.

[C]. A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors ,bureaucracy and the politicians and by a
large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated on underhand
deals.

[d] A symbiotic relationship among the contractors , bureaucracy and politicians and by large
number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand
deals.

[2.] In the question given below , the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways
numbered [1] to [4]. choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or
INAPPROPRIATE.

PAPER

[1] your suggestions look great on the paper ; but are absolutely impractical.

[2] Do you know how many trees are killed to make a truckload of paper?

[3] So far I have been able to paper over the disagreements among my brothers

[4] Dr. Malek will read a paper on criminalization of politics.

[3.] Identify the incorrect sentenced or sentences.

[A.] Harish told Raj to plead guilty.

[B.] Raj pleaded guilty of stealing money from the shop.

[C.] The court found Raj guilty of all the crimes he was charged with.

[D.] He was sentenced far three years in jail.

(1) A and C (2)B and D

(3)A,C and D (4)B,C and D

[4.] The following question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically
incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct or appropriate
sentence(s).

[A.] when virtuoso teams begin their work, individual are in and group consensus is out.

[B.] As project progresses, however, the individual stars harness themselves to the product of the
group.

[C.] Sooner or later, the members break through their own egocentrism and become a plurality with
single-minded focus on the goal.

[D.] In short , they morph into a powerful team with a shared identity.

(1) A &C (2) A & D

(3) B & D (4) A,C & D

[5.] In the following question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases
that are italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s). select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s)
to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.

The cricket council that was [A]/ were [B] elected last march is [A]/ are [B] at sixes and sevens over
new rules.
The critics censored [A]/ censured [B] the new movie because of its social unacceptability.
Amits explanation for missing the meeting was credulous [A]/ discretely [B] to announce her
presence.

(1)BBAAA (2)AAABA
(3)BBBBA (4)AABBA
(5)BBBAA

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Correct the following sentences keeping in mind the countable and
uncountable nouns.

1. Rohini was sitting on wooden stool.

2. I need to read book.
3. Thats friend of Bills.
4. We put a milk in the refrigerator.
5. I have pictures in my album.

Directions for questions 6 to 12: Fill in the blank with the appropriate article or leave the space
blank if no article is needed.
 6. There is ___ big tree near ___ lake.
7. There is ___ modern skiing center in ___ Manali.
8. We get moderate rain in ___ winter.
9. How many days are there in ___ week?
10. How many players are there in ___ cricket team?
11. ___ venue remains ___ same every year.
12. ___ venue was chosen for the function.

Directions for questions 13 to 16: Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

13. ___ of the snow has already melted.

(1) Few (2) some

14. There is ___ food to feed everyone.

(1)enough (2)little

15. There is ___ sunshine falling on the floor.

(1)many (2)no

16. My wife has spent ___ my salary.

(1)much (2)all