NMAT Sample Paper - 3 | Mock Test Series for NMAT - CAT PDF Download

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Language Skills
1. Choose the option which is a SYNONYM for the given word: PARIAH
A    Outcast
B    Outsider
C    Impatient
D    Seer
E    Popular
2. The following statements when arranged in the correct order form a coherent paragraph. Find the correct
ordering
A) We seldom see a station which has about it the air of permanence
B) It resembles it only in its dusty and haphazard setting
C) Still, I know of no reason why so many stations should look as though they had been built hurriedly to
serve the needs of a month, like a travelling show in a piece of waste ground
D) There are, I believe good historical reasons why there are no Tudor stations or Queen Anne stations to be
found in the country
E) Not that the railway station has any of the gaudy detail of the travelling show
A    ADBCE
B    ADCEB
C    DABCE
D    DACEB
E    BCAED
3. The statements A-D when arranged in the correct order form a coherent passage starting with statement 1
and ending in statement 2. Find the correct ordering.
1) Whether in literature, history, or politics, the human animal is much given to pretending to knowledge that
he does not possess
A) I remember how one evening two students concocted a poem beginning with the drivelling line, "I stood
upon the rolling of the years," and foisted it on a noisy admirer of Keats as a work of the master
B) This is, of course, not amusing in itself
C) Similarly, in political arguments, one has known a man to invent sayings of Gladstone and Chamberlain
without being challenged
D) There are some men whom one could inveigle quite easily into a discussion on plays of Shakespeare and
Euripides which were never written
2) It becomes amusing only when the other disputants, instead of confessing their ignorance, make a
pretence of being acquainted with the invented quotations
A    ACDB
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Language Skills
1. Choose the option which is a SYNONYM for the given word: PARIAH
A    Outcast
B    Outsider
C    Impatient
D    Seer
E    Popular
2. The following statements when arranged in the correct order form a coherent paragraph. Find the correct
ordering
A) We seldom see a station which has about it the air of permanence
B) It resembles it only in its dusty and haphazard setting
C) Still, I know of no reason why so many stations should look as though they had been built hurriedly to
serve the needs of a month, like a travelling show in a piece of waste ground
D) There are, I believe good historical reasons why there are no Tudor stations or Queen Anne stations to be
found in the country
E) Not that the railway station has any of the gaudy detail of the travelling show
A    ADBCE
B    ADCEB
C    DABCE
D    DACEB
E    BCAED
3. The statements A-D when arranged in the correct order form a coherent passage starting with statement 1
and ending in statement 2. Find the correct ordering.
1) Whether in literature, history, or politics, the human animal is much given to pretending to knowledge that
he does not possess
A) I remember how one evening two students concocted a poem beginning with the drivelling line, "I stood
upon the rolling of the years," and foisted it on a noisy admirer of Keats as a work of the master
B) This is, of course, not amusing in itself
C) Similarly, in political arguments, one has known a man to invent sayings of Gladstone and Chamberlain
without being challenged
D) There are some men whom one could inveigle quite easily into a discussion on plays of Shakespeare and
Euripides which were never written
2) It becomes amusing only when the other disputants, instead of confessing their ignorance, make a
pretence of being acquainted with the invented quotations
A    ACDB
B    BCAD
C    CABD
D    ABDC
E    DBCA
4. Which of the following is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘BOISTEROUS’?
A    animated
B    exuberant
C    equivocate
D    reticent
E    pompous
Instructions [5 - 8 ]
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it. Certain words or groups of each
word are given bold type to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
It is said there is a dismal fall of standards everywhere. The leaders who are not equal to the task misguide
their followers. The remedy of the malady that affects our political economic and social practices lies in the
human individual. What is needed is a change in his nature. For that we should read great classics. Literature
brings about the change for the better. It improves the quality of human beings. Great books give great
thoughts, broaden our outlook and awaken our souls. They also provide a moral base as the lack of discipline
and ideals is inimical to civilizes value.
There are various kinds of books. Some arouse or instruct while others elevate our nature. The rst kind of
books destroy our ego and give us joy. Now joy is different from pleasure. The books which give joy contain
emotions and thoughts recollected in tranquility. Only a seer can produce such books. They deserve not only to
read but also to be digested. Through them we establish contract with the mastermind of the past. They hand
on to us our tradition. But maintaining a tradition does not mean peaking or doing as our forefathers did
following the tradition blindly will render dead and useless. We must make adaptations and bring
modications. Howe ver, the individual contribution is largely determined by the pressure brought to bear up on
him by the new problems of the new age.
There are three clearly marked feature of the age in which we live. They are the scientic and technological
revolution, the liberation of dependent countries in Asia and Africa and the growing unity of the world: We
should read books which trace the history of the above mentioned three moments. The intellectual wealth of all
mankind is at our disposal, we should break the barriers of language. Books build bridge between cultures, that
is they bring them together. They promote understanding and love and remove suspicion, fear and hatred.
Great books come to our help when our values are at the discount many of us are mere shadows of human
beings. We are the victims of contradictory impulses, we are a bundle of fear suspicion, greed, jealousy as well
as kindliness and goodwill. For creating normal harmonious human society the former instincts should be
curbed and the latter kindled, we must guard against corrupting the minds of our people with trivialities. A
general spiritual awakening is essential.
5. What are the three chief features of our age according to our passage ?
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Language Skills
1. Choose the option which is a SYNONYM for the given word: PARIAH
A    Outcast
B    Outsider
C    Impatient
D    Seer
E    Popular
2. The following statements when arranged in the correct order form a coherent paragraph. Find the correct
ordering
A) We seldom see a station which has about it the air of permanence
B) It resembles it only in its dusty and haphazard setting
C) Still, I know of no reason why so many stations should look as though they had been built hurriedly to
serve the needs of a month, like a travelling show in a piece of waste ground
D) There are, I believe good historical reasons why there are no Tudor stations or Queen Anne stations to be
found in the country
E) Not that the railway station has any of the gaudy detail of the travelling show
A    ADBCE
B    ADCEB
C    DABCE
D    DACEB
E    BCAED
3. The statements A-D when arranged in the correct order form a coherent passage starting with statement 1
and ending in statement 2. Find the correct ordering.
1) Whether in literature, history, or politics, the human animal is much given to pretending to knowledge that
he does not possess
A) I remember how one evening two students concocted a poem beginning with the drivelling line, "I stood
upon the rolling of the years," and foisted it on a noisy admirer of Keats as a work of the master
B) This is, of course, not amusing in itself
C) Similarly, in political arguments, one has known a man to invent sayings of Gladstone and Chamberlain
without being challenged
D) There are some men whom one could inveigle quite easily into a discussion on plays of Shakespeare and
Euripides which were never written
2) It becomes amusing only when the other disputants, instead of confessing their ignorance, make a
pretence of being acquainted with the invented quotations
A    ACDB
B    BCAD
C    CABD
D    ABDC
E    DBCA
4. Which of the following is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘BOISTEROUS’?
A    animated
B    exuberant
C    equivocate
D    reticent
E    pompous
Instructions [5 - 8 ]
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it. Certain words or groups of each
word are given bold type to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
It is said there is a dismal fall of standards everywhere. The leaders who are not equal to the task misguide
their followers. The remedy of the malady that affects our political economic and social practices lies in the
human individual. What is needed is a change in his nature. For that we should read great classics. Literature
brings about the change for the better. It improves the quality of human beings. Great books give great
thoughts, broaden our outlook and awaken our souls. They also provide a moral base as the lack of discipline
and ideals is inimical to civilizes value.
There are various kinds of books. Some arouse or instruct while others elevate our nature. The rst kind of
books destroy our ego and give us joy. Now joy is different from pleasure. The books which give joy contain
emotions and thoughts recollected in tranquility. Only a seer can produce such books. They deserve not only to
read but also to be digested. Through them we establish contract with the mastermind of the past. They hand
on to us our tradition. But maintaining a tradition does not mean peaking or doing as our forefathers did
following the tradition blindly will render dead and useless. We must make adaptations and bring
modications. Howe ver, the individual contribution is largely determined by the pressure brought to bear up on
him by the new problems of the new age.
There are three clearly marked feature of the age in which we live. They are the scientic and technological
revolution, the liberation of dependent countries in Asia and Africa and the growing unity of the world: We
should read books which trace the history of the above mentioned three moments. The intellectual wealth of all
mankind is at our disposal, we should break the barriers of language. Books build bridge between cultures, that
is they bring them together. They promote understanding and love and remove suspicion, fear and hatred.
Great books come to our help when our values are at the discount many of us are mere shadows of human
beings. We are the victims of contradictory impulses, we are a bundle of fear suspicion, greed, jealousy as well
as kindliness and goodwill. For creating normal harmonious human society the former instincts should be
curbed and the latter kindled, we must guard against corrupting the minds of our people with trivialities. A
general spiritual awakening is essential.
5. What are the three chief features of our age according to our passage ?
A    It is the age of scientic and technological r evolution.
B    Many countries in Asia and Africa have not freedom from dependence.
C    A sense of unity is growing among the different countries of the world.
D    All of these
E    None of these
6. According to the passage, how can we keep our tradition alive ?
A    We can do so only by following our forefathers blindly.
B    It can be maintained only by making old traditions dead and useless.
C    It can be achieved through a deep faith in old traditions.
D    
We can keep them alive by making critical and creative changes in them according to demands of the
age.
E    None of these
7. What is the main argument of the passage ?
A    We should think in terms of the welfare of humanity as a whole.
B    One should readgood books and do the work relevant to one’s own welfare.
C    We should use scientic and technological know-how in terms of our welfar e
D    All of these
E    None of these
8. How can nature of the individual be changed according to the passage ?
A    
If he reads great books his outlook will be broad, his psychological health will be improve and he will
have moral contentment and spiritual joy.
B    If he reads great books only his psychological health will improve
C    If he reads great books he will have only moral contentment and spiritual joy.
D    Not given in the passage
E    None of these
Instructions [9 - 12 ]
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
In July, 1947 a UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, and the government tried to cover it up by saying that it
was not a ying saucer but an experimental high-altitude sur veillance balloon belonging to a classied pr ogram
named, "Mogul." However, many proponents of the UFO theory claim that a crashed alien aircraft and bodies
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Language Skills
1. Choose the option which is a SYNONYM for the given word: PARIAH
A    Outcast
B    Outsider
C    Impatient
D    Seer
E    Popular
2. The following statements when arranged in the correct order form a coherent paragraph. Find the correct
ordering
A) We seldom see a station which has about it the air of permanence
B) It resembles it only in its dusty and haphazard setting
C) Still, I know of no reason why so many stations should look as though they had been built hurriedly to
serve the needs of a month, like a travelling show in a piece of waste ground
D) There are, I believe good historical reasons why there are no Tudor stations or Queen Anne stations to be
found in the country
E) Not that the railway station has any of the gaudy detail of the travelling show
A    ADBCE
B    ADCEB
C    DABCE
D    DACEB
E    BCAED
3. The statements A-D when arranged in the correct order form a coherent passage starting with statement 1
and ending in statement 2. Find the correct ordering.
1) Whether in literature, history, or politics, the human animal is much given to pretending to knowledge that
he does not possess
A) I remember how one evening two students concocted a poem beginning with the drivelling line, "I stood
upon the rolling of the years," and foisted it on a noisy admirer of Keats as a work of the master
B) This is, of course, not amusing in itself
C) Similarly, in political arguments, one has known a man to invent sayings of Gladstone and Chamberlain
without being challenged
D) There are some men whom one could inveigle quite easily into a discussion on plays of Shakespeare and
Euripides which were never written
2) It becomes amusing only when the other disputants, instead of confessing their ignorance, make a
pretence of being acquainted with the invented quotations
A    ACDB
B    BCAD
C    CABD
D    ABDC
E    DBCA
4. Which of the following is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘BOISTEROUS’?
A    animated
B    exuberant
C    equivocate
D    reticent
E    pompous
Instructions [5 - 8 ]
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it. Certain words or groups of each
word are given bold type to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
It is said there is a dismal fall of standards everywhere. The leaders who are not equal to the task misguide
their followers. The remedy of the malady that affects our political economic and social practices lies in the
human individual. What is needed is a change in his nature. For that we should read great classics. Literature
brings about the change for the better. It improves the quality of human beings. Great books give great
thoughts, broaden our outlook and awaken our souls. They also provide a moral base as the lack of discipline
and ideals is inimical to civilizes value.
There are various kinds of books. Some arouse or instruct while others elevate our nature. The rst kind of
books destroy our ego and give us joy. Now joy is different from pleasure. The books which give joy contain
emotions and thoughts recollected in tranquility. Only a seer can produce such books. They deserve not only to
read but also to be digested. Through them we establish contract with the mastermind of the past. They hand
on to us our tradition. But maintaining a tradition does not mean peaking or doing as our forefathers did
following the tradition blindly will render dead and useless. We must make adaptations and bring
modications. Howe ver, the individual contribution is largely determined by the pressure brought to bear up on
him by the new problems of the new age.
There are three clearly marked feature of the age in which we live. They are the scientic and technological
revolution, the liberation of dependent countries in Asia and Africa and the growing unity of the world: We
should read books which trace the history of the above mentioned three moments. The intellectual wealth of all
mankind is at our disposal, we should break the barriers of language. Books build bridge between cultures, that
is they bring them together. They promote understanding and love and remove suspicion, fear and hatred.
Great books come to our help when our values are at the discount many of us are mere shadows of human
beings. We are the victims of contradictory impulses, we are a bundle of fear suspicion, greed, jealousy as well
as kindliness and goodwill. For creating normal harmonious human society the former instincts should be
curbed and the latter kindled, we must guard against corrupting the minds of our people with trivialities. A
general spiritual awakening is essential.
5. What are the three chief features of our age according to our passage ?
A    It is the age of scientic and technological r evolution.
B    Many countries in Asia and Africa have not freedom from dependence.
C    A sense of unity is growing among the different countries of the world.
D    All of these
E    None of these
6. According to the passage, how can we keep our tradition alive ?
A    We can do so only by following our forefathers blindly.
B    It can be maintained only by making old traditions dead and useless.
C    It can be achieved through a deep faith in old traditions.
D    
We can keep them alive by making critical and creative changes in them according to demands of the
age.
E    None of these
7. What is the main argument of the passage ?
A    We should think in terms of the welfare of humanity as a whole.
B    One should readgood books and do the work relevant to one’s own welfare.
C    We should use scientic and technological know-how in terms of our welfar e
D    All of these
E    None of these
8. How can nature of the individual be changed according to the passage ?
A    
If he reads great books his outlook will be broad, his psychological health will be improve and he will
have moral contentment and spiritual joy.
B    If he reads great books only his psychological health will improve
C    If he reads great books he will have only moral contentment and spiritual joy.
D    Not given in the passage
E    None of these
Instructions [9 - 12 ]
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
In July, 1947 a UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, and the government tried to cover it up by saying that it
was not a ying saucer but an experimental high-altitude sur veillance balloon belonging to a classied pr ogram
named, "Mogul." However, many proponents of the UFO theory claim that a crashed alien aircraft and bodies
were recovered and that the military staged an elaborate cover-up because it was a threat to national security.
Now, 64 years later, the debate is still going on and the government is no more cooperative about revealing the
details than it was then.
Throughout the years, it has been shown time and again that information that was originally classied as
condential because it was a thr eat to national security, remained classied many decades later e ven though
the crisis had long since passed and no threat remained. It has also been seen that anytime the government
needed an excuse for anything, they only had to say that the information was classied.
In the United States we have run into this kind of obfuscation time and again so when President Obama
announced to the world that we were going to have transparency in government, I was overjoyed. It meant that
we were nally going t o see what went on behind the scenes with Congress. It meant that we could turn on C-
SPAN and be privy to the wheeling and dealing of our legislators as they bargained for earmarks.
This has had a so-so effect. Not much has changed. Enter WikiLeaks. At rst I was thrilled at the pr ospect that
what I've wanted for years was nally happening. Hundr eds of thousands of condential papers wer e being
aired publicly. The bad guys were being excoriated in the press and the good guys were going to win the war of
public opinion and maybe even bring about some good governments. But it isn't turning out that way. There are
no clear-cut winners and losers and the head of WikiLeaks has had problems within his own ranks as well as
being in trouble with the law of several countries, ours included.
Understandably, the guys who have committed the worst offenses want him out of the way and everyone is
taking guesses as to how long he will remain alive before someone kills him. The people in OpenLeaks is doing
this a little differently; they are leaking the information to the media in bits and pieces and letting them take the
blame for the leaks, hence, presumably, no one's life is on the line while this classied information r eaches the
public in a safer form of whistle-blowing.
I'm one of the people who has been in favor of what WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks are trying to do. I'm tired of all
this secrecy and I do want it to stop. And if that was all there was to it, I'd hitch my wagon to it and ride out the
storm of controversy.
But now it has taken a much more sinister turn. It is no longer about public ocials misusing and abusing
power and corrupt and ruthless governments toppling; now it has come to the doorstep of the people; it has
come into the lives of all of us.
Hackers, in their rallying cry for transparency and no more secrets, have taken to hacking into the les of banks
and nancial institutions. Millions of deposit ors have had their personal information, their identities, and their
lives stolen out from under them. People who stood behind the precepts of WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks are now
their victims. It's still not clearly understood whether these hackers are part of WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks or are
just hanging onto their coattails and operating on their own. It doesn't matter at this point whether they are
independent agents or working in unison with WikiLeaks or OpenLeaks. All that matters is that these people
who have had their personal information hijacked, had nothing to do with the secrecy in government nor the
corruption that ensued as a result.
These hackers have taken it a step too far and it's time for them to reassess their objectives and nd a better
way to attain them without causing the rest of the world to come toppling down around them . . . Unless, of
course, that is their intent.
Connie H. Deutsch
9. Which of the following can be said to be the author’s opinion about Wikileaks?
A    The author is fully appreciative of Wikileaks as well as the methods used by them
B    The author is dismissive of the work done by Wikileaks
C    
The author is appreciative of the work done by Wikileaks but thinks it could have used better methods so
that it could have avoided landing itself in trouble
D    The author is angry with Wikileaks for the way it has exposed the Government
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Language Skills
1. Choose the option which is a SYNONYM for the given word: PARIAH
A    Outcast
B    Outsider
C    Impatient
D    Seer
E    Popular
2. The following statements when arranged in the correct order form a coherent paragraph. Find the correct
ordering
A) We seldom see a station which has about it the air of permanence
B) It resembles it only in its dusty and haphazard setting
C) Still, I know of no reason why so many stations should look as though they had been built hurriedly to
serve the needs of a month, like a travelling show in a piece of waste ground
D) There are, I believe good historical reasons why there are no Tudor stations or Queen Anne stations to be
found in the country
E) Not that the railway station has any of the gaudy detail of the travelling show
A    ADBCE
B    ADCEB
C    DABCE
D    DACEB
E    BCAED
3. The statements A-D when arranged in the correct order form a coherent passage starting with statement 1
and ending in statement 2. Find the correct ordering.
1) Whether in literature, history, or politics, the human animal is much given to pretending to knowledge that
he does not possess
A) I remember how one evening two students concocted a poem beginning with the drivelling line, "I stood
upon the rolling of the years," and foisted it on a noisy admirer of Keats as a work of the master
B) This is, of course, not amusing in itself
C) Similarly, in political arguments, one has known a man to invent sayings of Gladstone and Chamberlain
without being challenged
D) There are some men whom one could inveigle quite easily into a discussion on plays of Shakespeare and
Euripides which were never written
2) It becomes amusing only when the other disputants, instead of confessing their ignorance, make a
pretence of being acquainted with the invented quotations
A    ACDB
B    BCAD
C    CABD
D    ABDC
E    DBCA
4. Which of the following is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘BOISTEROUS’?
A    animated
B    exuberant
C    equivocate
D    reticent
E    pompous
Instructions [5 - 8 ]
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it. Certain words or groups of each
word are given bold type to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
It is said there is a dismal fall of standards everywhere. The leaders who are not equal to the task misguide
their followers. The remedy of the malady that affects our political economic and social practices lies in the
human individual. What is needed is a change in his nature. For that we should read great classics. Literature
brings about the change for the better. It improves the quality of human beings. Great books give great
thoughts, broaden our outlook and awaken our souls. They also provide a moral base as the lack of discipline
and ideals is inimical to civilizes value.
There are various kinds of books. Some arouse or instruct while others elevate our nature. The rst kind of
books destroy our ego and give us joy. Now joy is different from pleasure. The books which give joy contain
emotions and thoughts recollected in tranquility. Only a seer can produce such books. They deserve not only to
read but also to be digested. Through them we establish contract with the mastermind of the past. They hand
on to us our tradition. But maintaining a tradition does not mean peaking or doing as our forefathers did
following the tradition blindly will render dead and useless. We must make adaptations and bring
modications. Howe ver, the individual contribution is largely determined by the pressure brought to bear up on
him by the new problems of the new age.
There are three clearly marked feature of the age in which we live. They are the scientic and technological
revolution, the liberation of dependent countries in Asia and Africa and the growing unity of the world: We
should read books which trace the history of the above mentioned three moments. The intellectual wealth of all
mankind is at our disposal, we should break the barriers of language. Books build bridge between cultures, that
is they bring them together. They promote understanding and love and remove suspicion, fear and hatred.
Great books come to our help when our values are at the discount many of us are mere shadows of human
beings. We are the victims of contradictory impulses, we are a bundle of fear suspicion, greed, jealousy as well
as kindliness and goodwill. For creating normal harmonious human society the former instincts should be
curbed and the latter kindled, we must guard against corrupting the minds of our people with trivialities. A
general spiritual awakening is essential.
5. What are the three chief features of our age according to our passage ?
A    It is the age of scientic and technological r evolution.
B    Many countries in Asia and Africa have not freedom from dependence.
C    A sense of unity is growing among the different countries of the world.
D    All of these
E    None of these
6. According to the passage, how can we keep our tradition alive ?
A    We can do so only by following our forefathers blindly.
B    It can be maintained only by making old traditions dead and useless.
C    It can be achieved through a deep faith in old traditions.
D    
We can keep them alive by making critical and creative changes in them according to demands of the
age.
E    None of these
7. What is the main argument of the passage ?
A    We should think in terms of the welfare of humanity as a whole.
B    One should readgood books and do the work relevant to one’s own welfare.
C    We should use scientic and technological know-how in terms of our welfar e
D    All of these
E    None of these
8. How can nature of the individual be changed according to the passage ?
A    
If he reads great books his outlook will be broad, his psychological health will be improve and he will
have moral contentment and spiritual joy.
B    If he reads great books only his psychological health will improve
C    If he reads great books he will have only moral contentment and spiritual joy.
D    Not given in the passage
E    None of these
Instructions [9 - 12 ]
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
In July, 1947 a UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, and the government tried to cover it up by saying that it
was not a ying saucer but an experimental high-altitude sur veillance balloon belonging to a classied pr ogram
named, "Mogul." However, many proponents of the UFO theory claim that a crashed alien aircraft and bodies
were recovered and that the military staged an elaborate cover-up because it was a threat to national security.
Now, 64 years later, the debate is still going on and the government is no more cooperative about revealing the
details than it was then.
Throughout the years, it has been shown time and again that information that was originally classied as
condential because it was a thr eat to national security, remained classied many decades later e ven though
the crisis had long since passed and no threat remained. It has also been seen that anytime the government
needed an excuse for anything, they only had to say that the information was classied.
In the United States we have run into this kind of obfuscation time and again so when President Obama
announced to the world that we were going to have transparency in government, I was overjoyed. It meant that
we were nally going t o see what went on behind the scenes with Congress. It meant that we could turn on C-
SPAN and be privy to the wheeling and dealing of our legislators as they bargained for earmarks.
This has had a so-so effect. Not much has changed. Enter WikiLeaks. At rst I was thrilled at the pr ospect that
what I've wanted for years was nally happening. Hundr eds of thousands of condential papers wer e being
aired publicly. The bad guys were being excoriated in the press and the good guys were going to win the war of
public opinion and maybe even bring about some good governments. But it isn't turning out that way. There are
no clear-cut winners and losers and the head of WikiLeaks has had problems within his own ranks as well as
being in trouble with the law of several countries, ours included.
Understandably, the guys who have committed the worst offenses want him out of the way and everyone is
taking guesses as to how long he will remain alive before someone kills him. The people in OpenLeaks is doing
this a little differently; they are leaking the information to the media in bits and pieces and letting them take the
blame for the leaks, hence, presumably, no one's life is on the line while this classied information r eaches the
public in a safer form of whistle-blowing.
I'm one of the people who has been in favor of what WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks are trying to do. I'm tired of all
this secrecy and I do want it to stop. And if that was all there was to it, I'd hitch my wagon to it and ride out the
storm of controversy.
But now it has taken a much more sinister turn. It is no longer about public ocials misusing and abusing
power and corrupt and ruthless governments toppling; now it has come to the doorstep of the people; it has
come into the lives of all of us.
Hackers, in their rallying cry for transparency and no more secrets, have taken to hacking into the les of banks
and nancial institutions. Millions of deposit ors have had their personal information, their identities, and their
lives stolen out from under them. People who stood behind the precepts of WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks are now
their victims. It's still not clearly understood whether these hackers are part of WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks or are
just hanging onto their coattails and operating on their own. It doesn't matter at this point whether they are
independent agents or working in unison with WikiLeaks or OpenLeaks. All that matters is that these people
who have had their personal information hijacked, had nothing to do with the secrecy in government nor the
corruption that ensued as a result.
These hackers have taken it a step too far and it's time for them to reassess their objectives and nd a better
way to attain them without causing the rest of the world to come toppling down around them . . . Unless, of
course, that is their intent.
Connie H. Deutsch
9. Which of the following can be said to be the author’s opinion about Wikileaks?
A    The author is fully appreciative of Wikileaks as well as the methods used by them
B    The author is dismissive of the work done by Wikileaks
C    
The author is appreciative of the work done by Wikileaks but thinks it could have used better methods so
that it could have avoided landing itself in trouble
D    The author is angry with Wikileaks for the way it has exposed the Government
E    The author is not bothered in anyway about Wikileaks
10. Which of the following words is similar in meaning to the word “clear-cut”?
A    precise
B    ambiguous
C    equivocal
D    indenite
E    vague
11. What is the reason that hackers have given for their hacking into the les of banks and nancial
institutions?
A    To bring down the world
B    To expose the secrecy and corruption of the Government
C    To create havoc in the lives of the general public
D    To mislead Wikileaks and Openleaks in their attempts to leaks Government documents
E    To help the world rid of anti-social elements
12. What does the author mean by the last sentence of the passage “Unless, of course, that is their intent”?
A    
The hackers could be people who are not connected to Wikileaks or Openleaks in anyway and operating
on their own agenda to cause havoc
B    Wikileaks wants to create havoc in the world and hence employed the hackers
C    Openleaks wants to expose the Government’s corruption
D    Openleaks wants to create havoc in the world by hacking into the bank accounts of people
E    The employees of Wikileaks and Openleaks are being threatened by anti-social elements
Instructions [13]
In each of the following questions, one sentence is given followed by one blank. Find the most appropriate word
that ts t o make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
13. Scientists have been predicting the effects of burning coal and fossil fuels on the temperature of the planet
for ______ 100 years.
A    above
B    around
C    across