English Proficiency
This test is designed to assess the test takers’ general proficiency
in the use of English language as a means of self-expression in real
life situations and specifically to test the test takers’ knowledge of
basic grammar, their vocabulary, their ability to read fast and
comprehend, and also their ability to apply the elements of effective
writing.
1.Grammar
- Agreement, Time and Tense, Parallel construction, Relative pronouns
- Determiners, Prepositions, Modals, Adjectives
- Voice, Transformation
- Question tags, Phrasal verbs
2.Vocabulary
- Synonyms, Antonyms, Odd Word, One Word, Jumbled letters, Homophones, Spelling
- Contextual meaning.
- Analogy
3.Reading Comprehension
- Content/ideas
- Vocabulary
- Referents
- Idioms/Phrases
- Reconstruction (rewording)
4.Composition
- Rearrangement
- Paragraph Unity
-
Linkers/Connectives
Logical Reasoning
The test of logical reasoning is given to the candidates to judge their power of reasoning
in verbal and nonverbal areas. The candidates should be able to
think logically so that they perceive the data accurately, understand
the relationships correctly, figure out the missing numbers or words,
and to apply rules to new and different contexts. These indicators are
measured through performance on such tasks as detecting missing links,
following directions, classifying words, establishing sequences, and
completing analogies.
5. Verbal Reasoning
1. Analogy
Analogy means correspondence. In the questions based on analogy, a
particular relationship is given and another similar relationship has to
be identified from the alternatives provided.
2. Classification
Classification means to assort the items of a given group on the basis
of certain common quality they possess, and then spot the odd option out.
3. Series Completion
Here series of numbers or letters are given and one is asked to either
complete the series, or find out the wrong part in the series.
4. Logical Deduction – Reading Passage
Here a brief passage is given and based on the passage, the candidate is
required to identify the correct or incorrect logical conclusions.
5. Chart Logic
Here a chart or a table is given that is partially filled in, and asks to
complete it in accordance with the information given either in the
chart / table or in the question.
6. Nonverbal Reasoning
1. Pattern Perception
Here a certain pattern is given and generally a quarter is left blank.
The candidate is required to identify the correct quarter from the given
four alternatives.
2. Figure Formation and Analysis
The candidate is required to analyze and form a figure from various given parts.
3. Paper Cutting
It involves the analysis of a pattern that is formed when a folded piece of paper is cut into a definite design.
4. Figure Matrix
In this, more than one set of figures is given in the form of a matrix,
all of them following the same rule. The candidate is required to follow
the rule and identify the missing figure.
5. Rule Detection
Here a particular rule is given and it is required to select from the
given sets of figures, a set of figures, which obeys the rule and forms
the correct series.
