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Jahangirnagar University (JU) - Intermediate Model Test 1

Topic: JU_Admission

An intermediate JU style Model Test featuring a complex Unseen Passage, tricky GRE-level analogies, literature history, and competitive grammar questions.

1. Read the passage and answer the question:
"The industrial revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, profoundly altered the social and economic structure of society. Before this period, most people lived in rural areas, engaging in agriculture. The advent of factories and mass production led to rapid urbanization, as workers migrated to cities in search of employment. While this shift brought unprecedented economic growth, it also resulted in overcrowded slums, poor working conditions, and significant social unrest."

Question: According to the passage, what was the primary cause of rapid urbanization?
2. Read the passage and answer the question:
"The industrial revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, profoundly altered the social and economic structure of society. Before this period, most people lived in rural areas, engaging in agriculture. The advent of factories and mass production led to rapid urbanization, as workers migrated to cities in search of employment. While this shift brought unprecedented economic growth, it also resulted in overcrowded slums, poor working conditions, and significant social unrest."

Question: The word `unprecedented` in the passage is closest in meaning to:
3. Read the passage and answer the question:
"The industrial revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, profoundly altered the social and economic structure of society. Before this period, most people lived in rural areas, engaging in agriculture. The advent of factories and mass production led to rapid urbanization, as workers migrated to cities in search of employment. While this shift brought unprecedented economic growth, it also resulted in overcrowded slums, poor working conditions, and significant social unrest."

Question: Which of the following was a negative consequence of the industrial revolution mentioned in the text?
4. Read the passage and answer the question:
"The industrial revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, profoundly altered the social and economic structure of society. Before this period, most people lived in rural areas, engaging in agriculture. The advent of factories and mass production led to rapid urbanization, as workers migrated to cities in search of employment. While this shift brought unprecedented economic growth, it also resulted in overcrowded slums, poor working conditions, and significant social unrest."

Question: Before the industrial revolution, the majority of the population was engaged in:
5. Read the passage and answer the question:
"The industrial revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, profoundly altered the social and economic structure of society. Before this period, most people lived in rural areas, engaging in agriculture. The advent of factories and mass production led to rapid urbanization, as workers migrated to cities in search of employment. While this shift brought unprecedented economic growth, it also resulted in overcrowded slums, poor working conditions, and significant social unrest."

Question: The term `profoundly` can best be replaced by:
6. Complete the analogy: `Bird` : `Ornithology` :: `Insects` :
7. Complete the analogy: `Poverty` : `Wealth` :: `Sickness` :
8. Complete the analogy: `Scales` : `Fish` :: `Feathers` :
9. Complete the analogy: `Ostracize` : `Welcome` :: `Ameliorate` :
10. Who wrote the famous poem `The Rime of the Ancient Mariner`?
11. Which of the following is an example of `Personification`?
12. `Macbeth` is a famous by Shakespeare.
13. Who is the author of `Gulliver's Travels`?
14. Choose the synonym of `Obfuscate`.
15. The antonym of `Cacophony` is .
16. Substitute with one word: `A person who hates mankind`
17. Choose the correctly spelled word.
18. Had I known her address, I her.
19. Identify the incorrect part: He asked me where was I going.
20. Not only the students but also the teacher present.
21. I saw him in the garden.
22. I would mind the door.
23. The idiom `To turn a deaf ear` means .
24. He got the mechanic his car.
25. Find the error: The furniture in this room are very expensive.
26. I wish I a bird.
27. Hardly had we reached the college the bell rang.
28. Identify the incorrect part: I look forward to meet you next week.
29. Change the voice: They elected him captain.
30. Translate: `সকাল থেকে গুঁড়ি গুঁড়ি বৃষ্টি হচ্ছে।`
31. He died overeating.
32. Choose the correctly spelled word.
33. The synonym of `Clandestine` is .
34. Find the error: Fifty miles are a long distance to walk.
35. Identify the infinitive: To err is human.
36. The phrase `To read between the lines` means .
37. The antonym of `Deter` is .
38. He deals rice.
39. Identify the clause: I know the man who came here.
40. I had my watch .
41. Identify the incorrect part: One of the boys have done the work.
42. Which sentence is correct?
43. Change the voice: They are building a house.
44. The university requires that all its students this course.
45. What is the noun form of `Beautiful`?
46. Find the Pin-point error: He prefers reading than writing in his free time.
47. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
48. The idiom `A black sheep` means .
49. Identify the error: The man whose book I borrowed it is my friend.
50. Change the narration: He said, `May you live long.`