Exam 3 (Mock Exam I)

Questions 1 – 2
Peptide hormones are derived from amino acids, and can be large or small. They are also water soluble, and can move freely throughout the blood, but have difficulty diffusing through the cell membrane of the effector. (The effector is the target cell of the hormone; the cell that the hormone is meant to affect.) Instead of diffusing through the membrane, peptide hormones attach to a membrane-bound receptor. Once bound by a hormone, the receptor may act in several ways. The receptor may itself act as an ion channel increasing membrane permeability to a specific ion, or the receptor may activate or deactivate other intrinsic membrane proteins also acting as ion channels.

Q 1
It is implied that

Questions 1 – 2
Peptide hormones are derived from amino acids, and can be large or small. They are also water soluble, and can move freely throughout the blood, but have difficulty diffusing through the cell membrane of the effector. (The effector is the target cell of the hormone; the cell that the hormone is meant to affect.) Instead of diffusing through the membrane, peptide hormones attach to a membrane-bound receptor. Once bound by a hormone, the receptor may act in several ways. The receptor may itself act as an ion channel increasing membrane permeability to a specific ion, or the receptor may activate or deactivate other intrinsic membrane proteins also acting as ion channels.

Q 2
Intracellular second messengers are compounds such as cAMP, cGMP, or calmodulin. These chemicals are called second messengers because the hormone is the original, or first messenger, to the cell. Thus, it can be said that

Question 3:
A whole wheat kernel with all its parts includes the bran, the endosperm, and the germ. The bran has little nutritional value but it gives us low calorie fibre whose benefit is that it slows the breakdown of the food and the absorption of fat. When whole wheat is refined to make white flour, the bran and germ are removed, along with most of the nutrition.

Q 3
It can be inferred from the passage that

Questions 4:
The following graph shows the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flow of different economies from 1980 to 2010.The horizontal axis measures the time and the vertical axis indicates the FDI inflows in billion dollars.

Q 4
What can be best inferred about the FDI inflows of developing and transition economies?

Questions 5-7:
Caffeine consumption causes the lack of mental alertness the habitual drinker is prone to. It is far from normal to have the peaks and sags of attention and energy that coffee and most soft drinks provide. Addictive drugs create their own problems, and the “cure” for those problems is more of the drug.
While caffeine is psychoactive, no one gets drunk or “high” on caffeine, although it can produce anxiety and sleeplessness.

Drug makers have to label the amount of caffeine in their offerings, but food and beverage companies do not. A sample of familiar products shows how fast your dose can add up:

Q 5
Which statement below describes caffeine in the best possible manner?

Questions 5-7:
Caffeine consumption causes the lack of mental alertness the habitual drinker is prone to. It is far from normal to have the peaks and sags of attention and energy that coffee and most soft drinks provide. Addictive drugs create their own problems, and the “cure” for those problems is more of the drug.
While caffeine is psychoactive, no one gets drunk or “high” on caffeine, although it can produce anxiety and sleeplessness.

Drug makers have to label the amount of caffeine in their offerings, but food and beverage companies do not. A sample of familiar products shows how fast your dose can add up:

Q 6
The chart informs that the main danger of caffeine is that it is:

Questions 5-7:
Caffeine consumption causes the lack of mental alertness the habitual drinker is prone to. It is far from normal to have the peaks and sags of attention and energy that coffee and most soft drinks provide. Addictive drugs create their own problems, and the “cure” for those problems is more of the drug.
While caffeine is psychoactive, no one gets drunk or “high” on caffeine, although it can produce anxiety and sleeplessness.

Drug makers have to label the amount of caffeine in their offerings, but food and beverage companies do not. A sample of familiar products shows how fast your dose can add up:

Q 7
Which of the following does NOT support the idea that caffeine is a drug?

Questions 8-9:
The graphs below show the smoking prevalence and cessation patterns over two time periods:

Q 8
“Smoking prevalence over the years is an important component of the difference in the state of health between social classes”
If at all, the above statement can be supported from which of the following options?

Questions 8-9:
The graphs below show the smoking prevalence and cessation patterns over two time periods:

Q 9
From the data provided above, it can be concluded that
I. Smoking prevalence and cessation rates are inversely related across the social groups.
II. Smoking prevalence and cessation rates are positively related across the social groups.
III. Smoking prevalence is rising and cessation rates are constant across the social groups.
IV. Smoking prevalence and lung cancer are inversely related across the social groups.

Questions 10-13

The above scatter plot shows the relationship between two factors of emotional states in certain species.

Q 10
If Factor-1 increases at almost the same rate in which Factor-2 decreases in a tense entity, then in the course of time, the entity is likely to:

Questions 10-13

The above scatter plot shows the relationship between two factors of emotional states in certain species.

Q 11
If Factor-1 is at the same level as Factor-2, then the entity is likely to be in

Questions 10-13

The above scatter plot shows the relationship between two factors of emotional states in certain species.

Q 12
Suppose if one entity meets another entity, their states transform into one based on the approximate mean of corresponding factors. If a jittery entity meets a determined entity, then they would become

Questions 10-13

The above scatter plot shows the relationship between two factors of emotional states in certain species.

Q 13
Based on the same transformation as above, if a sleepy entity meets a placid entity, they would become

Questions 14-17
In an isolated town, there are four types of perfect people (based on their modes of speech and reasoning). Each type of person reasons on a given statement and finally applies the honesty or dishonesty principle to deliver his/her answer (in yes/no form). The details are illustrated in the table below:

For example, if a person of type X3 makes statement Z, then it means that X3 knows that Z is false and X3 has issued it out of dishonesty.

Q 14
If a person in the town is asked the question, “Are you of type X3?”, then what would be the responses of the four types of persons in the order (X1, X2, X3, X4)?

Questions 14-17
In an isolated town, there are four types of perfect people (based on their modes of speech and reasoning). Each type of person reasons on a given statement and finally applies the honesty or dishonesty principle to deliver his/her answer (in yes/no form). The details are illustrated in the table below:

For example, if a person of type X3 makes statement Z, then it means that X3 knows that Z is false and X3 has issued it out of dishonesty.

Q 15
If a person in the town is asked the question, “Are you of type X1?”, then what would be the responses of the four types of persons in the order (X1, X2, X3, X4)?

Questions 14-17
In an isolated town, there are four types of perfect people (based on their modes of speech and reasoning). Each type of person reasons on a given statement and finally applies the honesty or dishonesty principle to deliver his/her answer (in yes/no form). The details are illustrated in the table below:

For example, if a person of type X3 makes statement Z, then it means that X3 knows that Z is false and X3 has issued it out of dishonesty.

Q 16
If a person in the town is asked the question, “Are you of type X2?”, then what would be the responses of the four types of persons in the order (X1, X2, X3, X4)?

Questions 14-17
In an isolated town, there are four types of perfect people (based on their modes of speech and reasoning). Each type of person reasons on a given statement and finally applies the honesty or dishonesty principle to deliver his/her answer (in yes/no form). The details are illustrated in the table below:

For example, if a person of type X3 makes statement Z, then it means that X3 knows that Z is false and X3 has issued it out of dishonesty.

Q 17
If a person replies ‘no’ to the question, “Are you of type X4?”, then what is the type of the person?

Question 18
Competitive young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round. Increased risk of injury occurs in athletes who tend to have more intense specialised training in one sport. While young athletes are specialising in all major sports, the most intense specialisation occurs in certain higher skill sports such as tennis, gymnastics and dance.

Q 18
The passage suggests that:

Question 19
New research suggests that saying a prayer may help many people feel less angry and behave less aggressively after someone has left them fuming. A series of studies showed that people who were provoked by insulting comments from a stranger showed less anger and aggression soon afterwards if they prayed for another person in the meantime.

Q 19
From the passage, it can be concluded that

Question 20:
An Australian life insurance company is considering issuing a new policy to cover services required by senior citizens who suffer from diseases. Premiums for the policy must be low enough to attract customers. Therefore, the company is concerned that the income from the policies are not sufficient to pay for the claims that would be made.

Q 20
Which of the following alternatives would be most likely to minimize the company’s losses on the policies?

Questions 21-22:
A magic star is a six-sided star with numbers at each of its vertices. The sum of the digits along each segment is a constant. All digits that can be used in the magic square are less than or equal to 12 and each digit is not used more than once.
Consider the following diagram:

Edge A + C + F + H = edge A + D + G + K = edge B + C + D + E = edge B + F + I + L
= edge E + G + J + L = edge H + I + J + K = N (constant)

Q 21
Below is a magic star with missing digits. Fill in the missing digits to the right of five.

Questions 21-22:
A magic star is a six-sided star with numbers at each of its vertices. The sum of the digits along each segment is a constant. All digits that can be used in the magic square are less than or equal to 12 and each digit is not used more than once.
Consider the following diagram:

Edge A + C + F + H = edge A + D + G + K = edge B + C + D + E = edge B + F + I + L
= edge E + G + J + L = edge H + I + J + K = N (constant)

Q 22
Complete the following magic star by supplying the missing digit to the right of 12.

Question 23:
One key person in a computer installation is a programmer, the man or woman who puts business and scientific problems into special symbolic languages that can be read by the computer. Jobs done by the computer range all the way from payroll operations to chemical process control, but most computer applications are directed toward management data. About half of the programmers employed by business come to their positions with college degrees; the remaining halves are promoted to their positions from within the organisation on the basis of demonstrated ability without regard to education.

Q 23
Of the following, the most valid implication of the above passage is that the programmers in industry

Question 24:
Consider the following table.The table is divided into 4 rows and 4 columns.

Q 24
The numbers in each blocks represents the pay offs of two players. The first player can split the matrix table vertically into two equal halves and choose one half for further play. The next move on this half is by the other player who will split it only horizontally and choose one half for further play. The game will continue in this manner. At the end, the last number left is the first player’s gain. If the first player starts the game, retains the right half and, again right half after his opponent’s move, then how should his opponent play to minimise the first player’s gain?

Question 25:
Company X buys travel passes from people who are awarded the coupons by Y Airlines for flying frequently on Y airplanes. The passes are sold to people who pay less for the passes than they would pay by purchasing tickets from Y. This making of passes results in lost revenue for company Y.

Q 25
To discourage the buying and selling of travel passes, it would be best for Y Airlines to restrict the

Question 26:
Nicknamed mosquito hawks, dragonflies can change their mid-air course in a split second. How can they do it? With rubber-like vein joints, says Stanislav Gorb, a biologist at Germany’s Max Planck Institute. Most of proteins and chitin, dragonfly wings are laced with veins. Where they intersect, some veins are joined by an elastic protein called resilin, which makes the wings flexible. “We hope that these rubber-like joints will inspire aircraft engineers”, says Gorb.

Q 26
Which of the following can put the technology to its optimum use?

Question 27:
The deep sea has been the largest habitat on earth and yet largely unexplored because as we are faced with a combination of high pressure and absence of light which inhibits exploration. A recent study discovered a new species that lived deep underwater, under very high pressure and in near complete darkness. However, when this species was brought to the surface, it melted.

Q 27
This implies that:

Question 28:
Fluoride is a compound known to promote calcification of teeth (densifying them) and also has an effect on cavities. Due to its health effects, fluoride is commonly added to water in very low doses, approximately 10 parts per million, in most water supplies.

Q 28
This passage implies that

Questions 29:
Carbohydrates consumed by the body are carried by the bloodstream to the liver. One of the liver’s primary functions is to maintain a moderate level of blood glucose, so that the body can use it to create ATP for energy. When blood sugar is high, the liver converts glucose into glycogen for storage, and when blood sugar level decreases, glycogen is broken down to release sugar back into the blood stream.

Q 29
This implies that

Questions 30:
Protein is broken down beginning in the stomach, which contains the enzyme pepsin. Afterwards, trypsin and chymotrypsin break the resulting polypeptides into di- and tri-peptides, which are small enough to be transported into the intestinal lumen. The lumen enterocyte enzymes then break the di- and tri-peptides into amino acids.

Q 30
This implies that

Questions 31:
A relevant study on anxiety found that people who could identify the cause of their anxiety responded better to therapy and counselling, whereas those who could not identify their cause tended to have high anxiety levels even after therapy and counselling. Additionally, the suicide rate among those who could not identify the cause for their anxiety was 8.3%, compared to 3.9% for those who could.

Q 31
Which of the following can be concluded?

Questions 32-35
In a complex programme, there is a suspect subprogramme X. It is suspected of doing a wrong operation O.
Three other subprogrammes A, B and C can possibly provide some information about the incident. The subprogrammes may be of two types, T or F
Type T subprogrammes will check the correctness of the query or otherwise and respond truthfully.
Type F subprogrammes will check the correctness or otherwise of the query and lie.
The responses can be a 0 or 1, but it is not known as to whether 0 or 1 corresponds to True or False.
Additionally, the following information is available

Q 32
Did X commit O?

Questions 32-35
In a complex programme, there is a suspect subprogramme X. It is suspected of doing a wrong operation O.
Three other subprogrammes A, B and C can possibly provide some information about the incident. The subprogrammes may be of two types, T or F
Type T subprogrammes will check the correctness of the query or otherwise and respond truthfully.
Type F subprogrammes will check the correctness or otherwise of the query and lie.
The responses can be a 0 or 1, but it is not known as to whether 0 or 1 corresponds to True or False.
Additionally, the following information is available

Q 33
What are the types of A and B?

Questions 32-35
In a complex programme, there is a suspect subprogramme X. It is suspected of doing a wrong operation O.
Three other subprogrammes A, B and C can possibly provide some information about the incident. The subprogrammes may be of two types, T or F
Type T subprogrammes will check the correctness of the query or otherwise and respond truthfully.
Type F subprogrammes will check the correctness or otherwise of the query and lie.
The responses can be a 0 or 1, but it is not known as to whether 0 or 1 corresponds to True or False.
Additionally, the following information is available

Q 34
What are the types of A and C?

Questions 32-35
In a complex programme, there is a suspect subprogramme X. It is suspected of doing a wrong operation O.
Three other subprogrammes A, B and C can possibly provide some information about the incident. The subprogrammes may be of two types, T or F
Type T subprogrammes will check the correctness of the query or otherwise and respond truthfully.
Type F subprogrammes will check the correctness or otherwise of the query and lie.
The responses can be a 0 or 1, but it is not known as to whether 0 or 1 corresponds to True or False.
Additionally, the following information is available

Q 35
What are the admissible types of A, B and C (in the given order)?

Question 36:
A recent study evaluated the ability of termites to chew and digest wood. They found that a colony of 1000 termites could destroy 1ft3 of pine wood in 24 hours, 1ft3 of oak wood in 35 hours, and 1ft3 of compressed particle board in 41 hours. The researchers noted that the densities of the wood were as follows:
Pine wood = paint covered pine wood < oak wood < compressed particle board

Q 36
This suggests that

Question 37:
Additional research on termites gave some interesting insight into their digestive system, which consists of the mandibles for chewing, the foregut, and the hind gut. Termites typically chew the wood to 20-30 micrometres in diameter. Enzymes in the foregut then destroy the lignin in the wood. Lignin is a protective poly-aromatic compound that protects the cellulose fibres. No cellulose is destroyed in the foregut. The hind gut was found to contain hydrogen peroxide. The termite feces were found to have a high concentration of lignin fragments, but almost no cellulose.

Q 37
Which of the following conclusions can be made?

Question 38
A survey was conducted with 30 students to infer the truthfulness of the following statements. All students must study at least one language but no more than three languages. The survey results showed that 70% study language A, 40% study language B, 20% study language C and 10% language D.
Statements:
I. At least 3 study both language A and B.
II. No more than 12 study language A and B.
III. At least 9 do not study either language A or language B.

Q 38
Which of the following statement is true?

Questions 39:
A recent study looking at the effect of wine on cancer prevalence in the population found that:

People drinking 1 glass of wine per day for more than a year had a cancer rate of 0.05%
People drinking 2 glasses of wine per day for more than a year had a cancer rate of 0.08%
People drinking no wine had a cancer rate of 0.07%

Q 39
What do these results suggest?

Consider the following figure and answer the question that follows:

Q 40
What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the figure given above such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour?

Questions 41:
A survey of patients treated for severe anxiety attacks showed the following results. The white bar represents patients who could not pinpoint a reason for their anxiety.

Q 41
Of the following, which cannot be concluded from the results?

Question 42
A man has the opportunity to select his gift from one of the three boxes after winning a lottery. The boxes are labeled as “platinum”, “diamond” and “platinum or diamond”. He gets to know that the labels are on the wrong boxes. But one box contains platinum plates; one contains diamonds and the other copper coins.

Q 42
How many boxes does he need to open if he wants to know the right labels for the boxes?

Questions 43 – 48
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers at school. Her mother raises the subject with her unexpectedly while they are in the kitchen.
‘You don’t have to play with those girls, you know,’ my mother said to me. ‘There must be other nicer girls you can spend time with.’
I looked at her. Misery washed over me like a slow wind. What had she noticed, what was she about to do? What if she told their mothers? But it was hard to imagine that. Mother was not like the other mothers. She did not fit in with them. She was airy and hard to pin down. The other mothers didn’t go walking in the ravine by themselves, or skating in the neighbourhood rink. It seemed that they were grown up in a way that my mother was not. They had style, maturity, knowledge, experience. My mother, I imagined, would turn up at their houses in ill-fitting un-ironed clothes, to tell them about their children’s bad behaviour towards me. They wouldn’t believe her.
‘When I was a little girl and kids would tease, we would say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” said my mother.
‘They don’t tease me,’ I said. ‘They’re my friends.’ I believe this.
‘You have to learn to stand up for yourself,’ she told me. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’
I thought about sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones – they crumble between your teeth. One touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like, I thought. The teasing must be my fault, for having a weak backbone.
My mother put her arms around me. ‘I wish I knew what to do,’ she said. This was a confession. Now I knew what I had been suspecting for a while. As far as this situation was concerned, she was powerless.

Q 43.
What does the passage suggest about the mother’s attitude towards the treatment of her daughter?

Questions 43 – 48
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers at school. Her mother raises the subject with her unexpectedly while they are in the kitchen.
‘You don’t have to play with those girls, you know,’ my mother said to me. ‘There must be other nicer girls you can spend time with.’
I looked at her. Misery washed over me like a slow wind. What had she noticed, what was she about to do? What if she told their mothers? But it was hard to imagine that. Mother was not like the other mothers. She did not fit in with them. She was airy and hard to pin down. The other mothers didn’t go walking in the ravine by themselves, or skating in the neighbourhood rink. It seemed that they were grown up in a way that my mother was not. They had style, maturity, knowledge, experience. My mother, I imagined, would turn up at their houses in ill-fitting un-ironed clothes, to tell them about their children’s bad behaviour towards me. They wouldn’t believe her.
‘When I was a little girl and kids would tease, we would say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” said my mother.
‘They don’t tease me,’ I said. ‘They’re my friends.’ I believe this.
‘You have to learn to stand up for yourself,’ she told me. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’
I thought about sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones – they crumble between your teeth. One touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like, I thought. The teasing must be my fault, for having a weak backbone.
My mother put her arms around me. ‘I wish I knew what to do,’ she said. This was a confession. Now I knew what I had been suspecting for a while. As far as this situation was concerned, she was powerless.

Q 44.
Which one of the following best describes how the daughter is feeling?

Questions 43 – 48
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers at school. Her mother raises the subject with her unexpectedly while they are in the kitchen.
‘You don’t have to play with those girls, you know,’ my mother said to me. ‘There must be other nicer girls you can spend time with.’
I looked at her. Misery washed over me like a slow wind. What had she noticed, what was she about to do? What if she told their mothers? But it was hard to imagine that. Mother was not like the other mothers. She did not fit in with them. She was airy and hard to pin down. The other mothers didn’t go walking in the ravine by themselves, or skating in the neighbourhood rink. It seemed that they were grown up in a way that my mother was not. They had style, maturity, knowledge, experience. My mother, I imagined, would turn up at their houses in ill-fitting un-ironed clothes, to tell them about their children’s bad behaviour towards me. They wouldn’t believe her.
‘When I was a little girl and kids would tease, we would say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” said my mother.
‘They don’t tease me,’ I said. ‘They’re my friends.’ I believe this.
‘You have to learn to stand up for yourself,’ she told me. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’
I thought about sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones – they crumble between your teeth. One touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like, I thought. The teasing must be my fault, for having a weak backbone.
My mother put her arms around me. ‘I wish I knew what to do,’ she said. This was a confession. Now I knew what I had been suspecting for a while. As far as this situation was concerned, she was powerless.

Q 45.
The comment by the daughter that ‘Mother was not like the other mothers’ is best described as;

Questions 43 – 48
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers at school. Her mother raises the subject with her unexpectedly while they are in the kitchen.
‘You don’t have to play with those girls, you know,’ my mother said to me. ‘There must be other nicer girls you can spend time with.’
I looked at her. Misery washed over me like a slow wind. What had she noticed, what was she about to do? What if she told their mothers? But it was hard to imagine that. Mother was not like the other mothers. She did not fit in with them. She was airy and hard to pin down. The other mothers didn’t go walking in the ravine by themselves, or skating in the neighbourhood rink. It seemed that they were grown up in a way that my mother was not. They had style, maturity, knowledge, experience. My mother, I imagined, would turn up at their houses in ill-fitting un-ironed clothes, to tell them about their children’s bad behaviour towards me. They wouldn’t believe her.
‘When I was a little girl and kids would tease, we would say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” said my mother.
‘They don’t tease me,’ I said. ‘They’re my friends.’ I believe this.
‘You have to learn to stand up for yourself,’ she told me. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’
I thought about sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones – they crumble between your teeth. One touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like, I thought. The teasing must be my fault, for having a weak backbone.
My mother put her arms around me. ‘I wish I knew what to do,’ she said. This was a confession. Now I knew what I had been suspecting for a while. As far as this situation was concerned, she was powerless.

Q 46.
Which one of the following would be of most help to the daughter at this stage?

Questions 43 – 48
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers at school. Her mother raises the subject with her unexpectedly while they are in the kitchen.
‘You don’t have to play with those girls, you know,’ my mother said to me. ‘There must be other nicer girls you can spend time with.’
I looked at her. Misery washed over me like a slow wind. What had she noticed, what was she about to do? What if she told their mothers? But it was hard to imagine that. Mother was not like the other mothers. She did not fit in with them. She was airy and hard to pin down. The other mothers didn’t go walking in the ravine by themselves, or skating in the neighbourhood rink. It seemed that they were grown up in a way that my mother was not. They had style, maturity, knowledge, experience. My mother, I imagined, would turn up at their houses in ill-fitting un-ironed clothes, to tell them about their children’s bad behaviour towards me. They wouldn’t believe her.
‘When I was a little girl and kids would tease, we would say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” said my mother.
‘They don’t tease me,’ I said. ‘They’re my friends.’ I believe this.
‘You have to learn to stand up for yourself,’ she told me. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’
I thought about sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones – they crumble between your teeth. One touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like, I thought. The teasing must be my fault, for having a weak backbone.
My mother put her arms around me. ‘I wish I knew what to do,’ she said. This was a confession. Now I knew what I had been suspecting for a while. As far as this situation was concerned, she was powerless.

Q 47.
Which one of the following is preventing the problem being resolved?

Questions 43 – 48
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers at school. Her mother raises the subject with her unexpectedly while they are in the kitchen.
‘You don’t have to play with those girls, you know,’ my mother said to me. ‘There must be other nicer girls you can spend time with.’
I looked at her. Misery washed over me like a slow wind. What had she noticed, what was she about to do? What if she told their mothers? But it was hard to imagine that. Mother was not like the other mothers. She did not fit in with them. She was airy and hard to pin down. The other mothers didn’t go walking in the ravine by themselves, or skating in the neighbourhood rink. It seemed that they were grown up in a way that my mother was not. They had style, maturity, knowledge, experience. My mother, I imagined, would turn up at their houses in ill-fitting un-ironed clothes, to tell them about their children’s bad behaviour towards me. They wouldn’t believe her.
‘When I was a little girl and kids would tease, we would say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” said my mother.
‘They don’t tease me,’ I said. ‘They’re my friends.’ I believe this.
‘You have to learn to stand up for yourself,’ she told me. ‘Don’t let them push you around. Don’t be spineless. You have to have more backbone.’
I thought about sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones – they crumble between your teeth. One touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like, I thought. The teasing must be my fault, for having a weak backbone.
My mother put her arms around me. ‘I wish I knew what to do,’ she said. This was a confession. Now I knew what I had been suspecting for a while. As far as this situation was concerned, she was powerless.

Q 48.
How has the conversation with her mother most likely to have changed the daughter’s outlook on the situation?

Question 49
The following lines have been taken from the novel “A Walk to Remember,” by Nicholas Sparks.
I’m fifty-seven years old, but even now I can remember everything from that year, down to the smallest details. I relive that year often in my mind, bringing it back to life and I realise that when I do so, I always feel a strange combination of sadness and joy. There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well. So I take the memories as they come, accepting them all and letting them guide me. This happens more often than I let on.

Q 49
In the passage, the author says “There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” This indicates that

Questions 50 – 53
The following extract was taken from an article revealing how Julian Knowles felt when she received the news about her disease.

Julian Knowles had a persistent problem of fatigue, frequent urination and dehydration. She also found out that she had developed a series of yeast infections that prompted her to seek medical care.
A few days after being examined, Julian got an alarming call. Her blood test results were back, and the nurse practitioner wanted to see her right away. The timing could have hardly been worse, since Julian’s daughter-in-law had gone into labour early that morning and she was babysitting her two-year-old granddaughter.
She’d just finished making a phone call to check on her daughter-in-law when the nurse called her in. Holding up the report from the laboratory, she told Julian what was causing her symptoms: Type II diabetes. “I was so shocked and I was scared,” says the 50-year-old secretary from Brisbane. “My first thought was, oh my God, am I going to die?”
Julian burst into tears. “So many emotions raced through my head – shock, fear, denial, grief – that I could hardly hear what the nurse was telling me. It was still sinking in that I had diabetes, just like my mother.” Julian’s mother had been on oral medication, but her blood glucose was always going up and down, and there were times when she had to go on insulin. And even that did not really work, since she ended up with such appalling complications. “I realised that I could lose my eyesight or my legs, and felt like my life was over,” Julian says.

Q 50
Julian’s response to the news of diabetes can be best described as

Questions 50 – 53
The following extract was taken from an article revealing how Julian Knowles felt when she received the news about her disease.

Julian Knowles had a persistent problem of fatigue, frequent urination and dehydration. She also found out that she had developed a series of yeast infections that prompted her to seek medical care.
A few days after being examined, Julian got an alarming call. Her blood test results were back, and the nurse practitioner wanted to see her right away. The timing could have hardly been worse, since Julian’s daughter-in-law had gone into labour early that morning and she was babysitting her two-year-old granddaughter.
She’d just finished making a phone call to check on her daughter-in-law when the nurse called her in. Holding up the report from the laboratory, she told Julian what was causing her symptoms: Type II diabetes. “I was so shocked and I was scared,” says the 50-year-old secretary from Brisbane. “My first thought was, oh my God, am I going to die?”
Julian burst into tears. “So many emotions raced through my head – shock, fear, denial, grief – that I could hardly hear what the nurse was telling me. It was still sinking in that I had diabetes, just like my mother.” Julian’s mother had been on oral medication, but her blood glucose was always going up and down, and there were times when she had to go on insulin. And even that did not really work, since she ended up with such appalling complications. “I realised that I could lose my eyesight or my legs, and felt like my life was over,” Julian says.

Q 51
Which option describes the transition that took place in Julia’s mind?

Questions 50 – 53
The following extract was taken from an article revealing how Julian Knowles felt when she received the news about her disease.

Julian Knowles had a persistent problem of fatigue, frequent urination and dehydration. She also found out that she had developed a series of yeast infections that prompted her to seek medical care.
A few days after being examined, Julian got an alarming call. Her blood test results were back, and the nurse practitioner wanted to see her right away. The timing could have hardly been worse, since Julian’s daughter-in-law had gone into labour early that morning and she was babysitting her two-year-old granddaughter.
She’d just finished making a phone call to check on her daughter-in-law when the nurse called her in. Holding up the report from the laboratory, she told Julian what was causing her symptoms: Type II diabetes. “I was so shocked and I was scared,” says the 50-year-old secretary from Brisbane. “My first thought was, oh my God, am I going to die?”
Julian burst into tears. “So many emotions raced through my head – shock, fear, denial, grief – that I could hardly hear what the nurse was telling me. It was still sinking in that I had diabetes, just like my mother.” Julian’s mother had been on oral medication, but her blood glucose was always going up and down, and there were times when she had to go on insulin. And even that did not really work, since she ended up with such appalling complications. “I realised that I could lose my eyesight or my legs, and felt like my life was over,” Julian says.

Q 52
“The timing could have hardly been worse” indicates that

Questions 50 – 53
The following extract was taken from an article revealing how Julian Knowles felt when she received the news about her disease.

Julian Knowles had a persistent problem of fatigue, frequent urination and dehydration. She also found out that she had developed a series of yeast infections that prompted her to seek medical care.
A few days after being examined, Julian got an alarming call. Her blood test results were back, and the nurse practitioner wanted to see her right away. The timing could have hardly been worse, since Julian’s daughter-in-law had gone into labour early that morning and she was babysitting her two-year-old granddaughter.
She’d just finished making a phone call to check on her daughter-in-law when the nurse called her in. Holding up the report from the laboratory, she told Julian what was causing her symptoms: Type II diabetes. “I was so shocked and I was scared,” says the 50-year-old secretary from Brisbane. “My first thought was, oh my God, am I going to die?”
Julian burst into tears. “So many emotions raced through my head – shock, fear, denial, grief – that I could hardly hear what the nurse was telling me. It was still sinking in that I had diabetes, just like my mother.” Julian’s mother had been on oral medication, but her blood glucose was always going up and down, and there were times when she had to go on insulin. And even that did not really work, since she ended up with such appalling complications. “I realised that I could lose my eyesight or my legs, and felt like my life was over,” Julian says.

Q 53
Julian’s mixed emotions is an indicator of her

Questions 54 – 58

The following conversation is taken from an online blog.
Customer: I need some assistance in installing this LOVE programme now. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programmes running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
Tech Support: What programmes are running ma’am?
Customer: Let me see… I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?
Customer: Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is it completely installed?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops…I have an error message already. It says “ERROR 412 – PROGRAM NOT RESPONDING.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry ma’am, just click on the following files and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALISEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterward to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!
Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go, LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

Q 54
The tone of the above conversation is

Questions 54 – 58

The following conversation is taken from an online blog.
Customer: I need some assistance in installing this LOVE programme now. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programmes running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
Tech Support: What programmes are running ma’am?
Customer: Let me see… I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?
Customer: Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is it completely installed?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops…I have an error message already. It says “ERROR 412 – PROGRAM NOT RESPONDING.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry ma’am, just click on the following files and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALISEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterward to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!
Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go, LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

Q 55
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the passage?

Questions 54 – 58

The following conversation is taken from an online blog.
Customer: I need some assistance in installing this LOVE programme now. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programmes running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
Tech Support: What programmes are running ma’am?
Customer: Let me see… I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?
Customer: Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is it completely installed?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops…I have an error message already. It says “ERROR 412 – PROGRAM NOT RESPONDING.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry ma’am, just click on the following files and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALISEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterward to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!
Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go, LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

Q 56
The Tech support says “…remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.” This means that

Questions 54 – 58

The following conversation is taken from an online blog.
Customer: I need some assistance in installing this LOVE programme now. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programmes running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
Tech Support: What programmes are running ma’am?
Customer: Let me see… I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?
Customer: Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is it completely installed?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops…I have an error message already. It says “ERROR 412 – PROGRAM NOT RESPONDING.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry ma’am, just click on the following files and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALISEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterward to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!
Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go, LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

Q 57
How does the Tech Support person speak to the customer?

Questions 54 – 58

The following conversation is taken from an online blog.
Customer: I need some assistance in installing this LOVE programme now. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programmes running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
Tech Support: What programmes are running ma’am?
Customer: Let me see… I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?
Customer: Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is it completely installed?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops…I have an error message already. It says “ERROR 412 – PROGRAM NOT RESPONDING.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry ma’am, just click on the following files and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALISEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterward to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!
Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go, LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

Q 58
“Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterward to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.” What does the Tech Support hint at through this?

Questions 59 – 63
The following passage is narrated by a mother describing her daughters’ experiences at a Christmas celebration.
“Helen! Helen!” Annabel screamed from the bathroom. “Come quick! It’s a pig! You got a pig!”
“No, I didn’t,” Helen called back, still unwrapping a box. She sounded just slightly disappointed. “I got a tiger.”
My eight-year-old Helen, her nine-year-old twin sisters, Annabel and Eliza, and my two-year-old son, Angus, had gotten nearly life-size stuffed animals for Christmas.
“Helen! This is a real one.” At that, the rest of us ran to the bathroom. There, huddled in the farthest corner of the shower, quivered an eight-week-old piglet with a bright red ribbon tied around his neck.
“Santa finally brought me a pig! I knew he would,” Helen yelled, edging ever so slightly away, as she has been animal-phobic ever since a German shepherd knocked her over at age two.
The pig chose that moment to sprint past our outstretched arms, out of the crowded bathroom, headed for the Christmas tree in the living room. He raced around and around it as if searching for the earth it should have been growing in. As we quietly sat on the floor, the fuzzy little thing sniffed and snorted his way to each of us. He made a few tight circles, just like a dog and then collapsed on the floor with a loud sigh – his skinny legs stretched fore and aft.
“What are you going to call him?” Eliza asked.
Helen looked at the pig for a moment, reached out a tentative hand, and as she gently touched his back for the first time, answered, “Treasure.”

Q 59
Helen’s initial disappointment was because

Questions 59 – 63
The following passage is narrated by a mother describing her daughters’ experiences at a Christmas celebration.
“Helen! Helen!” Annabel screamed from the bathroom. “Come quick! It’s a pig! You got a pig!”
“No, I didn’t,” Helen called back, still unwrapping a box. She sounded just slightly disappointed. “I got a tiger.”
My eight-year-old Helen, her nine-year-old twin sisters, Annabel and Eliza, and my two-year-old son, Angus, had gotten nearly life-size stuffed animals for Christmas.
“Helen! This is a real one.” At that, the rest of us ran to the bathroom. There, huddled in the farthest corner of the shower, quivered an eight-week-old piglet with a bright red ribbon tied around his neck.
“Santa finally brought me a pig! I knew he would,” Helen yelled, edging ever so slightly away, as she has been animal-phobic ever since a German shepherd knocked her over at age two.
The pig chose that moment to sprint past our outstretched arms, out of the crowded bathroom, headed for the Christmas tree in the living room. He raced around and around it as if searching for the earth it should have been growing in. As we quietly sat on the floor, the fuzzy little thing sniffed and snorted his way to each of us. He made a few tight circles, just like a dog and then collapsed on the floor with a loud sigh – his skinny legs stretched fore and aft.
“What are you going to call him?” Eliza asked.
Helen looked at the pig for a moment, reached out a tentative hand, and as she gently touched his back for the first time, answered, “Treasure.”

Q 60
How did Helen feel when she first saw her real Christmas present?

Questions 59 – 63
The following passage is narrated by a mother describing her daughters’ experiences at a Christmas celebration.
“Helen! Helen!” Annabel screamed from the bathroom. “Come quick! It’s a pig! You got a pig!”
“No, I didn’t,” Helen called back, still unwrapping a box. She sounded just slightly disappointed. “I got a tiger.”
My eight-year-old Helen, her nine-year-old twin sisters, Annabel and Eliza, and my two-year-old son, Angus, had gotten nearly life-size stuffed animals for Christmas.
“Helen! This is a real one.” At that, the rest of us ran to the bathroom. There, huddled in the farthest corner of the shower, quivered an eight-week-old piglet with a bright red ribbon tied around his neck.
“Santa finally brought me a pig! I knew he would,” Helen yelled, edging ever so slightly away, as she has been animal-phobic ever since a German shepherd knocked her over at age two.
The pig chose that moment to sprint past our outstretched arms, out of the crowded bathroom, headed for the Christmas tree in the living room. He raced around and around it as if searching for the earth it should have been growing in. As we quietly sat on the floor, the fuzzy little thing sniffed and snorted his way to each of us. He made a few tight circles, just like a dog and then collapsed on the floor with a loud sigh – his skinny legs stretched fore and aft.
“What are you going to call him?” Eliza asked.
Helen looked at the pig for a moment, reached out a tentative hand, and as she gently touched his back for the first time, answered, “Treasure.”

Q 61
“Santa finally brought me a pig! I knew he would.” Here, Helen’s emotions indicates that

Questions 59 – 63
The following passage is narrated by a mother describing her daughters’ experiences at a Christmas celebration.
“Helen! Helen!” Annabel screamed from the bathroom. “Come quick! It’s a pig! You got a pig!”
“No, I didn’t,” Helen called back, still unwrapping a box. She sounded just slightly disappointed. “I got a tiger.”
My eight-year-old Helen, her nine-year-old twin sisters, Annabel and Eliza, and my two-year-old son, Angus, had gotten nearly life-size stuffed animals for Christmas.
“Helen! This is a real one.” At that, the rest of us ran to the bathroom. There, huddled in the farthest corner of the shower, quivered an eight-week-old piglet with a bright red ribbon tied around his neck.
“Santa finally brought me a pig! I knew he would,” Helen yelled, edging ever so slightly away, as she has been animal-phobic ever since a German shepherd knocked her over at age two.
The pig chose that moment to sprint past our outstretched arms, out of the crowded bathroom, headed for the Christmas tree in the living room. He raced around and around it as if searching for the earth it should have been growing in. As we quietly sat on the floor, the fuzzy little thing sniffed and snorted his way to each of us. He made a few tight circles, just like a dog and then collapsed on the floor with a loud sigh – his skinny legs stretched fore and aft.
“What are you going to call him?” Eliza asked.
Helen looked at the pig for a moment, reached out a tentative hand, and as she gently touched his back for the first time, answered, “Treasure.”

Q 62
How did Helen’s animal phobia affect her response towards other animals?

Questions 59 – 63
The following passage is narrated by a mother describing her daughters’ experiences at a Christmas celebration.
“Helen! Helen!” Annabel screamed from the bathroom. “Come quick! It’s a pig! You got a pig!”
“No, I didn’t,” Helen called back, still unwrapping a box. She sounded just slightly disappointed. “I got a tiger.”
My eight-year-old Helen, her nine-year-old twin sisters, Annabel and Eliza, and my two-year-old son, Angus, had gotten nearly life-size stuffed animals for Christmas.
“Helen! This is a real one.” At that, the rest of us ran to the bathroom. There, huddled in the farthest corner of the shower, quivered an eight-week-old piglet with a bright red ribbon tied around his neck.
“Santa finally brought me a pig! I knew he would,” Helen yelled, edging ever so slightly away, as she has been animal-phobic ever since a German shepherd knocked her over at age two.
The pig chose that moment to sprint past our outstretched arms, out of the crowded bathroom, headed for the Christmas tree in the living room. He raced around and around it as if searching for the earth it should have been growing in. As we quietly sat on the floor, the fuzzy little thing sniffed and snorted his way to each of us. He made a few tight circles, just like a dog and then collapsed on the floor with a loud sigh – his skinny legs stretched fore and aft.
“What are you going to call him?” Eliza asked.
Helen looked at the pig for a moment, reached out a tentative hand, and as she gently touched his back for the first time, answered, “Treasure.”

Q 63
What does the pig’s behaviour, after rushing out of the bathroom, indicate?

Questions 64 – 69
The following passage describes the feelings of a mother who has a troubled teenage daughter.

I cried when I adopted her because she was the child of my dreams, my fantasies. She made me a mom. I cried at every milestone because I was so proud. Everything she did was perfect in my eyes. I cried at every birthday and threw my heart into making them special so I could see her smile. I cried as I marvelled at her beauty, a type of beauty that would cause a stranger to stop and say, “Such a beautiful, poised and respectful and kind child.” I would cry with pride at that. I cried when I watched her lead the band on percussion, an extremely naturally talented young woman, the pride of her music teacher. I cried when I saw her interact with her friends, whom she cherished, making them gifts, always, with a generous nature about her that drew raves from my friends.
Somewhere along the way I lost this child. Someone or something otherworldly took her from me and left in her place a 13-year-old who is on her way to an impatient psychiatric facility for emotionally troubled teens. I will have to go to the court next week and agree to the placement as it has been explained to me that we have no choice at this point.
That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation. She lashes out. She stands up to her full height of 5’4 and stares down teachers and administrators, even police officers, therapists and judges, none of whom have been able to make an impact on her.
She doesn’t play music anymore. I don’t like her friends. My friends are not jealous of me now. In fact, they look away when they see me. They are sad for me.
I went to visit her the other week, the one time she consented to see me. Her hair was pink. She treated me with disdain, as usual. But I glanced over and there was a bin with her name on it in the common area. And in the bin I saw some yarn, and I saw that she had been making bracelets. She can knit with her fingers. She told me she had been making people bracelets and that they were a big hit.
And for a moment, I saw my little girl who would hold up her hands, multi-colour yarn hanging down and dragging across the floor, and I could see her smiling at me and saying “Look at what I can do! Look at what I made mom! Do you want me to make you one?” And I would say “sure”, even though I already had about 80 of them. I always figured out that you could never have too many of the things that your child makes for you.
My little girl is in there somewhere. She is lost in there. Failing out of school, determined to drop out, failing at relationships with other kids, failing to show respect of any kind to anyone. They will take her, and they will help her, I can only hope.
And maybe someday I will find a way to stop crying these tears and I will instead cry tears of joy when my daughter comes home to me.

Q 64
What was the mother’s response to the court’s decision?

Questions 64 – 69
The following passage describes the feelings of a mother who has a troubled teenage daughter.

I cried when I adopted her because she was the child of my dreams, my fantasies. She made me a mom. I cried at every milestone because I was so proud. Everything she did was perfect in my eyes. I cried at every birthday and threw my heart into making them special so I could see her smile. I cried as I marvelled at her beauty, a type of beauty that would cause a stranger to stop and say, “Such a beautiful, poised and respectful and kind child.” I would cry with pride at that. I cried when I watched her lead the band on percussion, an extremely naturally talented young woman, the pride of her music teacher. I cried when I saw her interact with her friends, whom she cherished, making them gifts, always, with a generous nature about her that drew raves from my friends.
Somewhere along the way I lost this child. Someone or something otherworldly took her from me and left in her place a 13-year-old who is on her way to an impatient psychiatric facility for emotionally troubled teens. I will have to go to the court next week and agree to the placement as it has been explained to me that we have no choice at this point.
That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation. She lashes out. She stands up to her full height of 5’4 and stares down teachers and administrators, even police officers, therapists and judges, none of whom have been able to make an impact on her.
She doesn’t play music anymore. I don’t like her friends. My friends are not jealous of me now. In fact, they look away when they see me. They are sad for me.
I went to visit her the other week, the one time she consented to see me. Her hair was pink. She treated me with disdain, as usual. But I glanced over and there was a bin with her name on it in the common area. And in the bin I saw some yarn, and I saw that she had been making bracelets. She can knit with her fingers. She told me she had been making people bracelets and that they were a big hit.
And for a moment, I saw my little girl who would hold up her hands, multi-colour yarn hanging down and dragging across the floor, and I could see her smiling at me and saying “Look at what I can do! Look at what I made mom! Do you want me to make you one?” And I would say “sure”, even though I already had about 80 of them. I always figured out that you could never have too many of the things that your child makes for you.
My little girl is in there somewhere. She is lost in there. Failing out of school, determined to drop out, failing at relationships with other kids, failing to show respect of any kind to anyone. They will take her, and they will help her, I can only hope.
And maybe someday I will find a way to stop crying these tears and I will instead cry tears of joy when my daughter comes home to me.

Q 65
What does the passage suggest about the mother’s attitude towards the treatment of her daughter?

Questions 64 – 69
The following passage describes the feelings of a mother who has a troubled teenage daughter.

I cried when I adopted her because she was the child of my dreams, my fantasies. She made me a mom. I cried at every milestone because I was so proud. Everything she did was perfect in my eyes. I cried at every birthday and threw my heart into making them special so I could see her smile. I cried as I marvelled at her beauty, a type of beauty that would cause a stranger to stop and say, “Such a beautiful, poised and respectful and kind child.” I would cry with pride at that. I cried when I watched her lead the band on percussion, an extremely naturally talented young woman, the pride of her music teacher. I cried when I saw her interact with her friends, whom she cherished, making them gifts, always, with a generous nature about her that drew raves from my friends.
Somewhere along the way I lost this child. Someone or something otherworldly took her from me and left in her place a 13-year-old who is on her way to an impatient psychiatric facility for emotionally troubled teens. I will have to go to the court next week and agree to the placement as it has been explained to me that we have no choice at this point.
That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation. She lashes out. She stands up to her full height of 5’4 and stares down teachers and administrators, even police officers, therapists and judges, none of whom have been able to make an impact on her.
She doesn’t play music anymore. I don’t like her friends. My friends are not jealous of me now. In fact, they look away when they see me. They are sad for me.
I went to visit her the other week, the one time she consented to see me. Her hair was pink. She treated me with disdain, as usual. But I glanced over and there was a bin with her name on it in the common area. And in the bin I saw some yarn, and I saw that she had been making bracelets. She can knit with her fingers. She told me she had been making people bracelets and that they were a big hit.
And for a moment, I saw my little girl who would hold up her hands, multi-colour yarn hanging down and dragging across the floor, and I could see her smiling at me and saying “Look at what I can do! Look at what I made mom! Do you want me to make you one?” And I would say “sure”, even though I already had about 80 of them. I always figured out that you could never have too many of the things that your child makes for you.
My little girl is in there somewhere. She is lost in there. Failing out of school, determined to drop out, failing at relationships with other kids, failing to show respect of any kind to anyone. They will take her, and they will help her, I can only hope.
And maybe someday I will find a way to stop crying these tears and I will instead cry tears of joy when my daughter comes home to me.

Q 66
“That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation.” What is implied here?

Questions 64 – 69
The following passage describes the feelings of a mother who has a troubled teenage daughter.

I cried when I adopted her because she was the child of my dreams, my fantasies. She made me a mom. I cried at every milestone because I was so proud. Everything she did was perfect in my eyes. I cried at every birthday and threw my heart into making them special so I could see her smile. I cried as I marvelled at her beauty, a type of beauty that would cause a stranger to stop and say, “Such a beautiful, poised and respectful and kind child.” I would cry with pride at that. I cried when I watched her lead the band on percussion, an extremely naturally talented young woman, the pride of her music teacher. I cried when I saw her interact with her friends, whom she cherished, making them gifts, always, with a generous nature about her that drew raves from my friends.
Somewhere along the way I lost this child. Someone or something otherworldly took her from me and left in her place a 13-year-old who is on her way to an impatient psychiatric facility for emotionally troubled teens. I will have to go to the court next week and agree to the placement as it has been explained to me that we have no choice at this point.
That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation. She lashes out. She stands up to her full height of 5’4 and stares down teachers and administrators, even police officers, therapists and judges, none of whom have been able to make an impact on her.
She doesn’t play music anymore. I don’t like her friends. My friends are not jealous of me now. In fact, they look away when they see me. They are sad for me.
I went to visit her the other week, the one time she consented to see me. Her hair was pink. She treated me with disdain, as usual. But I glanced over and there was a bin with her name on it in the common area. And in the bin I saw some yarn, and I saw that she had been making bracelets. She can knit with her fingers. She told me she had been making people bracelets and that they were a big hit.
And for a moment, I saw my little girl who would hold up her hands, multi-colour yarn hanging down and dragging across the floor, and I could see her smiling at me and saying “Look at what I can do! Look at what I made mom! Do you want me to make you one?” And I would say “sure”, even though I already had about 80 of them. I always figured out that you could never have too many of the things that your child makes for you.
My little girl is in there somewhere. She is lost in there. Failing out of school, determined to drop out, failing at relationships with other kids, failing to show respect of any kind to anyone. They will take her, and they will help her, I can only hope.
And maybe someday I will find a way to stop crying these tears and I will instead cry tears of joy when my daughter comes home to me.

Q 67
The mother says, “She made me a mom.” What does this imply?

Questions 64 – 69
The following passage describes the feelings of a mother who has a troubled teenage daughter.

I cried when I adopted her because she was the child of my dreams, my fantasies. She made me a mom. I cried at every milestone because I was so proud. Everything she did was perfect in my eyes. I cried at every birthday and threw my heart into making them special so I could see her smile. I cried as I marvelled at her beauty, a type of beauty that would cause a stranger to stop and say, “Such a beautiful, poised and respectful and kind child.” I would cry with pride at that. I cried when I watched her lead the band on percussion, an extremely naturally talented young woman, the pride of her music teacher. I cried when I saw her interact with her friends, whom she cherished, making them gifts, always, with a generous nature about her that drew raves from my friends.
Somewhere along the way I lost this child. Someone or something otherworldly took her from me and left in her place a 13-year-old who is on her way to an impatient psychiatric facility for emotionally troubled teens. I will have to go to the court next week and agree to the placement as it has been explained to me that we have no choice at this point.
That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation. She lashes out. She stands up to her full height of 5’4 and stares down teachers and administrators, even police officers, therapists and judges, none of whom have been able to make an impact on her.
She doesn’t play music anymore. I don’t like her friends. My friends are not jealous of me now. In fact, they look away when they see me. They are sad for me.
I went to visit her the other week, the one time she consented to see me. Her hair was pink. She treated me with disdain, as usual. But I glanced over and there was a bin with her name on it in the common area. And in the bin I saw some yarn, and I saw that she had been making bracelets. She can knit with her fingers. She told me she had been making people bracelets and that they were a big hit.
And for a moment, I saw my little girl who would hold up her hands, multi-colour yarn hanging down and dragging across the floor, and I could see her smiling at me and saying “Look at what I can do! Look at what I made mom! Do you want me to make you one?” And I would say “sure”, even though I already had about 80 of them. I always figured out that you could never have too many of the things that your child makes for you.
My little girl is in there somewhere. She is lost in there. Failing out of school, determined to drop out, failing at relationships with other kids, failing to show respect of any kind to anyone. They will take her, and they will help her, I can only hope.
And maybe someday I will find a way to stop crying these tears and I will instead cry tears of joy when my daughter comes home to me.

Q 68
“I always figured you could never have too many of things that your child makes for you.” This sentence indicates that

Questions 64 – 69
The following passage describes the feelings of a mother who has a troubled teenage daughter.

I cried when I adopted her because she was the child of my dreams, my fantasies. She made me a mom. I cried at every milestone because I was so proud. Everything she did was perfect in my eyes. I cried at every birthday and threw my heart into making them special so I could see her smile. I cried as I marvelled at her beauty, a type of beauty that would cause a stranger to stop and say, “Such a beautiful, poised and respectful and kind child.” I would cry with pride at that. I cried when I watched her lead the band on percussion, an extremely naturally talented young woman, the pride of her music teacher. I cried when I saw her interact with her friends, whom she cherished, making them gifts, always, with a generous nature about her that drew raves from my friends.
Somewhere along the way I lost this child. Someone or something otherworldly took her from me and left in her place a 13-year-old who is on her way to an impatient psychiatric facility for emotionally troubled teens. I will have to go to the court next week and agree to the placement as it has been explained to me that we have no choice at this point.
That child has been replaced with another who has mastered the art of manipulation. She lashes out. She stands up to her full height of 5’4 and stares down teachers and administrators, even police officers, therapists and judges, none of whom have been able to make an impact on her.
She doesn’t play music anymore. I don’t like her friends. My friends are not jealous of me now. In fact, they look away when they see me. They are sad for me.
I went to visit her the other week, the one time she consented to see me. Her hair was pink. She treated me with disdain, as usual. But I glanced over and there was a bin with her name on it in the common area. And in the bin I saw some yarn, and I saw that she had been making bracelets. She can knit with her fingers. She told me she had been making people bracelets and that they were a big hit.
And for a moment, I saw my little girl who would hold up her hands, multi-colour yarn hanging down and dragging across the floor, and I could see her smiling at me and saying “Look at what I can do! Look at what I made mom! Do you want me to make you one?” And I would say “sure”, even though I already had about 80 of them. I always figured out that you could never have too many of the things that your child makes for you.
My little girl is in there somewhere. She is lost in there. Failing out of school, determined to drop out, failing at relationships with other kids, failing to show respect of any kind to anyone. They will take her, and they will help her, I can only hope.
And maybe someday I will find a way to stop crying these tears and I will instead cry tears of joy when my daughter comes home to me.

Q 69
“Someone or something otherworldly took her from me.” Here, the mother feels that

Questions 70 – 74
The following extract has been taken from an interview of a man suffering from acute cancer.

Interviewer: On August 15, 2007, your doctors told you that you had three to six months to live. Six months later you’re still here. How are you feeling?
Pausch: Quite good, thanks. I’ve lived a year and a half after my original diagnosis. In the world of pancreatic cancer, that makes me a rock star.
Interviewer: What about the ten tumours you have?
Pausch: My doctors and I have managed to keep them the same size for six months. That’s not unheard of, but it’s lucky.
Interviewer: “Managed” tells me that “lucky” isn’t the only explanation. You are, after all, a scientist-a believer in experimentation.
Pausch: Right. I started with surgery, and then I went to Houston for a brutal protocol of chemotherapy and daily radiation. I was part of a clinical trial at M. D. Anderson that was based on work done at Virginia Mason in Seattle. By the end, I could barely walk.
Interviewer: So what’s the revised prognosis?
Pausch: About a month ago, the new treatment started to fail. I am, not metaphorically, living on borrowed time. Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumours grow on an exponential curve.
Interviewer: Do you have a “typical day”?
Pausch: Not anymore. I have three small children. I play with them as much as I can. Chemo days make me tired, though it’s hard to say that’s because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad’s usual energy level. Right now, I walking at sea level am like you walking at 5,000 feet. But that’s a small price to pay.
Interviewer: What have you told the kids?
Pausch: Nothing. The experts have been vehement about this point: Until I’m very ill, not a word. We’ve been told, “Adults can’t handle that you look great and will die soon, how can kids?” But this cancer isn’t a pretty way to go. Eventually I’ll get jaundiced, and then it will be apparent to my oldest child. My two younger children won’t understand. But there’s no dancing around the fact that daddy’s going. I haven’t figured out how I’m going to minimise that.

Q 70
What does the passage reflect about Pausch’s state of mind?

Questions 70 – 74
The following extract has been taken from an interview of a man suffering from acute cancer.

Interviewer: On August 15, 2007, your doctors told you that you had three to six months to live. Six months later you’re still here. How are you feeling?
Pausch: Quite good, thanks. I’ve lived a year and a half after my original diagnosis. In the world of pancreatic cancer, that makes me a rock star.
Interviewer: What about the ten tumours you have?
Pausch: My doctors and I have managed to keep them the same size for six months. That’s not unheard of, but it’s lucky.
Interviewer: “Managed” tells me that “lucky” isn’t the only explanation. You are, after all, a scientist-a believer in experimentation.
Pausch: Right. I started with surgery, and then I went to Houston for a brutal protocol of chemotherapy and daily radiation. I was part of a clinical trial at M. D. Anderson that was based on work done at Virginia Mason in Seattle. By the end, I could barely walk.
Interviewer: So what’s the revised prognosis?
Pausch: About a month ago, the new treatment started to fail. I am, not metaphorically, living on borrowed time. Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumours grow on an exponential curve.
Interviewer: Do you have a “typical day”?
Pausch: Not anymore. I have three small children. I play with them as much as I can. Chemo days make me tired, though it’s hard to say that’s because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad’s usual energy level. Right now, I walking at sea level am like you walking at 5,000 feet. But that’s a small price to pay.
Interviewer: What have you told the kids?
Pausch: Nothing. The experts have been vehement about this point: Until I’m very ill, not a word. We’ve been told, “Adults can’t handle that you look great and will die soon, how can kids?” But this cancer isn’t a pretty way to go. Eventually I’ll get jaundiced, and then it will be apparent to my oldest child. My two younger children won’t understand. But there’s no dancing around the fact that daddy’s going. I haven’t figured out how I’m going to minimise that.

Q 71
“Right now, I walking at sea level am like you walking at 5,000 feet.” What does Pausch try to mean here?

Questions 70 – 74
The following extract has been taken from an interview of a man suffering from acute cancer.

Interviewer: On August 15, 2007, your doctors told you that you had three to six months to live. Six months later you’re still here. How are you feeling?
Pausch: Quite good, thanks. I’ve lived a year and a half after my original diagnosis. In the world of pancreatic cancer, that makes me a rock star.
Interviewer: What about the ten tumours you have?
Pausch: My doctors and I have managed to keep them the same size for six months. That’s not unheard of, but it’s lucky.
Interviewer: “Managed” tells me that “lucky” isn’t the only explanation. You are, after all, a scientist-a believer in experimentation.
Pausch: Right. I started with surgery, and then I went to Houston for a brutal protocol of chemotherapy and daily radiation. I was part of a clinical trial at M. D. Anderson that was based on work done at Virginia Mason in Seattle. By the end, I could barely walk.
Interviewer: So what’s the revised prognosis?
Pausch: About a month ago, the new treatment started to fail. I am, not metaphorically, living on borrowed time. Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumours grow on an exponential curve.
Interviewer: Do you have a “typical day”?
Pausch: Not anymore. I have three small children. I play with them as much as I can. Chemo days make me tired, though it’s hard to say that’s because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad’s usual energy level. Right now, I walking at sea level am like you walking at 5,000 feet. But that’s a small price to pay.
Interviewer: What have you told the kids?
Pausch: Nothing. The experts have been vehement about this point: Until I’m very ill, not a word. We’ve been told, “Adults can’t handle that you look great and will die soon, how can kids?” But this cancer isn’t a pretty way to go. Eventually I’ll get jaundiced, and then it will be apparent to my oldest child. My two younger children won’t understand. But there’s no dancing around the fact that daddy’s going. I haven’t figured out how I’m going to minimise that.

Q 72
“I am, not metaphorically, living on borrowed time.” What does the line indicate?

Questions 70 – 74
The following extract has been taken from an interview of a man suffering from acute cancer.

Interviewer: On August 15, 2007, your doctors told you that you had three to six months to live. Six months later you’re still here. How are you feeling?
Pausch: Quite good, thanks. I’ve lived a year and a half after my original diagnosis. In the world of pancreatic cancer, that makes me a rock star.
Interviewer: What about the ten tumours you have?
Pausch: My doctors and I have managed to keep them the same size for six months. That’s not unheard of, but it’s lucky.
Interviewer: “Managed” tells me that “lucky” isn’t the only explanation. You are, after all, a scientist-a believer in experimentation.
Pausch: Right. I started with surgery, and then I went to Houston for a brutal protocol of chemotherapy and daily radiation. I was part of a clinical trial at M. D. Anderson that was based on work done at Virginia Mason in Seattle. By the end, I could barely walk.
Interviewer: So what’s the revised prognosis?
Pausch: About a month ago, the new treatment started to fail. I am, not metaphorically, living on borrowed time. Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumours grow on an exponential curve.
Interviewer: Do you have a “typical day”?
Pausch: Not anymore. I have three small children. I play with them as much as I can. Chemo days make me tired, though it’s hard to say that’s because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad’s usual energy level. Right now, I walking at sea level am like you walking at 5,000 feet. But that’s a small price to pay.
Interviewer: What have you told the kids?
Pausch: Nothing. The experts have been vehement about this point: Until I’m very ill, not a word. We’ve been told, “Adults can’t handle that you look great and will die soon, how can kids?” But this cancer isn’t a pretty way to go. Eventually I’ll get jaundiced, and then it will be apparent to my oldest child. My two younger children won’t understand. But there’s no dancing around the fact that daddy’s going. I haven’t figured out how I’m going to minimise that.

Q 73
The last line of the conversation implies that

Questions 70 – 74
The following extract has been taken from an interview of a man suffering from acute cancer.

Interviewer: On August 15, 2007, your doctors told you that you had three to six months to live. Six months later you’re still here. How are you feeling?
Pausch: Quite good, thanks. I’ve lived a year and a half after my original diagnosis. In the world of pancreatic cancer, that makes me a rock star.
Interviewer: What about the ten tumours you have?
Pausch: My doctors and I have managed to keep them the same size for six months. That’s not unheard of, but it’s lucky.
Interviewer: “Managed” tells me that “lucky” isn’t the only explanation. You are, after all, a scientist-a believer in experimentation.
Pausch: Right. I started with surgery, and then I went to Houston for a brutal protocol of chemotherapy and daily radiation. I was part of a clinical trial at M. D. Anderson that was based on work done at Virginia Mason in Seattle. By the end, I could barely walk.
Interviewer: So what’s the revised prognosis?
Pausch: About a month ago, the new treatment started to fail. I am, not metaphorically, living on borrowed time. Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumours grow on an exponential curve.
Interviewer: Do you have a “typical day”?
Pausch: Not anymore. I have three small children. I play with them as much as I can. Chemo days make me tired, though it’s hard to say that’s because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad’s usual energy level. Right now, I walking at sea level am like you walking at 5,000 feet. But that’s a small price to pay.
Interviewer: What have you told the kids?
Pausch: Nothing. The experts have been vehement about this point: Until I’m very ill, not a word. We’ve been told, “Adults can’t handle that you look great and will die soon, how can kids?” But this cancer isn’t a pretty way to go. Eventually I’ll get jaundiced, and then it will be apparent to my oldest child. My two younger children won’t understand. But there’s no dancing around the fact that daddy’s going. I haven’t figured out how I’m going to minimise that.

Q 74
““Managed” tells me that “lucky” isn’t the only explanation.” What does this line indicate about the interviewer?

Questions 75 – 77
The following passage mentions the experiences of a young surf lifesaver.

Clare, then 16, was nervous for her first act. Despite being one of the ten lifesavers on patrol, she was dreading being sent into the water. Gunnamatta was rough, as usual, and it frightened her.
“There was a man about 50 meters out,” she says. “He was struggling in a rip and my patrol captain yelled for me to go out to him. I grabbed a rescue tube and started swimming out.”
It was the moment the young lifesaver swam through her fear and let her training and instincts take over. “The adrenaline rush was unreal,” she says. “All I could think about was reaching him and getting him back.”
She saved him and felt a surge of pride and relief. “I’ve done about 20 rescues since then,” says the 19-year-old. “Now, whenever I do a rescue, I can’t wait to do another one.”

Q 75
What is the main reason behind Clare’s initial nervousness?

Questions 75 – 77
The following passage mentions the experiences of a young surf lifesaver.

Clare, then 16, was nervous for her first act. Despite being one of the ten lifesavers on patrol, she was dreading being sent into the water. Gunnamatta was rough, as usual, and it frightened her.
“There was a man about 50 meters out,” she says. “He was struggling in a rip and my patrol captain yelled for me to go out to him. I grabbed a rescue tube and started swimming out.”
It was the moment the young lifesaver swam through her fear and let her training and instincts take over. “The adrenaline rush was unreal,” she says. “All I could think about was reaching him and getting him back.”
She saved him and felt a surge of pride and relief. “I’ve done about 20 rescues since then,” says the 19-year-old. “Now, whenever I do a rescue, I can’t wait to do another one.”

Q 76
Which of the following best describes Clare’s reaction to her own act of saving a life for the first time?

Questions 75 – 77
The following passage mentions the experiences of a young surf lifesaver.

Clare, then 16, was nervous for her first act. Despite being one of the ten lifesavers on patrol, she was dreading being sent into the water. Gunnamatta was rough, as usual, and it frightened her.
“There was a man about 50 meters out,” she says. “He was struggling in a rip and my patrol captain yelled for me to go out to him. I grabbed a rescue tube and started swimming out.”
It was the moment the young lifesaver swam through her fear and let her training and instincts take over. “The adrenaline rush was unreal,” she says. “All I could think about was reaching him and getting him back.”
She saved him and felt a surge of pride and relief. “I’ve done about 20 rescues since then,” says the 19-year-old. “Now, whenever I do a rescue, I can’t wait to do another one.”

Q 77
Clare’s last comment, “Now, whenever I do a rescue, I can’t wait to do another one,” reveals that

Questions 78 – 80
The following paragraph is taken from the diary of a mentally depressed woman.

I had trouble with severe mood swings for years and my condition was getting worse. Upon finding out that several close relatives were bipolar1, I did some research and found that without a doubt I had the symptoms. I took my information and family history to a local psychiatrist. He stated, “If you went out and bought five Corvettes2 I’d believe you were bipolar, but you’re not.” I believed him, left, and did not seek any further treatment as I descended deeper into a horrible depression. Finally, I went to a local clinic, and talked to a nurse practitioner who believed me enough to give me a trial of lithium. Within days I turned a corner. The medication literally saved my life. The moral of the story for me is – if at first you don’t get listened to, keep looking until you do. Also, I’d rather talk to a nurse who listens than an MD who doesn’t.
1Bipolar: a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression.
2Corvette: a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns.

Q 78
In her suspicion of some illness, the narrator was

Questions 78 – 80
The following paragraph is taken from the diary of a mentally depressed woman.

I had trouble with severe mood swings for years and my condition was getting worse. Upon finding out that several close relatives were bipolar1, I did some research and found that without a doubt I had the symptoms. I took my information and family history to a local psychiatrist. He stated, “If you went out and bought five Corvettes2 I’d believe you were bipolar, but you’re not.” I believed him, left, and did not seek any further treatment as I descended deeper into a horrible depression. Finally, I went to a local clinic, and talked to a nurse practitioner who believed me enough to give me a trial of lithium. Within days I turned a corner. The medication literally saved my life. The moral of the story for me is – if at first you don’t get listened to, keep looking until you do. Also, I’d rather talk to a nurse who listens than an MD who doesn’t.
1Bipolar: a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression.
2Corvette: a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns.

Q 79
The doctor’s reaction to the narrator’s description of her condition can be best described as

Questions 78 – 80
The following paragraph is taken from the diary of a mentally depressed woman.

I had trouble with severe mood swings for years and my condition was getting worse. Upon finding out that several close relatives were bipolar1, I did some research and found that without a doubt I had the symptoms. I took my information and family history to a local psychiatrist. He stated, “If you went out and bought five Corvettes2 I’d believe you were bipolar, but you’re not.” I believed him, left, and did not seek any further treatment as I descended deeper into a horrible depression. Finally, I went to a local clinic, and talked to a nurse practitioner who believed me enough to give me a trial of lithium. Within days I turned a corner. The medication literally saved my life. The moral of the story for me is – if at first you don’t get listened to, keep looking until you do. Also, I’d rather talk to a nurse who listens than an MD who doesn’t.
1Bipolar: a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression.
2Corvette: a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns.

Q 80
The narrator’s final comment reveals that

Questions 81 – 82
In the following excerpt, a woman is describing a problem that her friend had to face with the latter’s son.
I had a friend who rented a house. They moved in and everything seemed fine for a while, until she noticed her son who was almost 5 at the time, was in his bedroom talking to someone. When she asked him whom he was talking to, he told her “the man in the closet.” This incident unnerved her and she started keeping a closer eye on him until she finally discovered he had made up an imaginary friend, as his two younger sisters (one was 2 the other 3 year old) were too young to talk to anyone around the house. She realised that maybe he felt left out, being the only boy in the family.

Q 81
How does the mother feel about her son’s perception of a man in the closet?

Questions 81 – 82
In the following excerpt, a woman is describing a problem that her friend had to face with the latter’s son.
I had a friend who rented a house. They moved in and everything seemed fine for a while, until she noticed her son who was almost 5 at the time, was in his bedroom talking to someone. When she asked him whom he was talking to, he told her “the man in the closet.” This incident unnerved her and she started keeping a closer eye on him until she finally discovered he had made up an imaginary friend, as his two younger sisters (one was 2 the other 3 year old) were too young to talk to anyone around the house. She realised that maybe he felt left out, being the only boy in the family.

Q 82
The mother believes that her son is undergoing these hallucinations because

Questions 83 – 84

The following conversation is between a mother suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder1 (MPD) and her 13 year old son who has just recently received this news.

Mother: What was your initial reaction when you first found out about my MPD?
Son: Things about you began to make sense. Like your moods changing so much.
Mother: How do you feel about my MPD?
Son: I don’t mind it. Sometimes I feel kind of embarrassed by it.
Mother: How does it make you feel when I am a different person?
Son: Depends on who it is. Some I don’t really like since they’re mean to me and some I find quite amusing.
Mother: What do you think kids with a parent with MPD should know?
Son: Don’t tell other kids about it because they might not understand. Try to help your mom’s little’s2 by playing with them and help keep them safe.

1MPD: the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of behaviour.
2little’s – alter egos.

Q 83
The son says, “Don’t tell other kids about it because they might not understand.” What does he try to convey through this?

Questions 83 – 84

The following conversation is between a mother suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder1 (MPD) and her 13 year old son who has just recently received this news.

Mother: What was your initial reaction when you first found out about my MPD?
Son: Things about you began to make sense. Like your moods changing so much.
Mother: How do you feel about my MPD?
Son: I don’t mind it. Sometimes I feel kind of embarrassed by it.
Mother: How does it make you feel when I am a different person?
Son: Depends on who it is. Some I don’t really like since they’re mean to me and some I find quite amusing.
Mother: What do you think kids with a parent with MPD should know?
Son: Don’t tell other kids about it because they might not understand. Try to help your mom’s little’s2 by playing with them and help keep them safe.

1MPD: the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of behaviour.
2little’s – alter egos.

Q 84
The mother’s approach during this discussion can be best described as

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