NAT IA Arts & Humanities Verbal Test Preparation for Pakistani Students

National Aptitude test is most commonly known as NAT test. In Pakistan National testing services is responsible for conducting NAT, GAT as well as other tests. NAT test in Pakistan is usually conducted by NTS organizations for the students who wish to get admissions in bachelors and master’s degree program in any NTS associated university.

There are two types of NAT test, NAT-I and NAT-II. NAT-I test is conducted for the aspirants who have successfully completed their 12 years of education and wants to get admission in bachelor’s degree program.

Though, the students are required to appear in NAT-I test according to their fields of study. For example, if the students had studies pre-engineering group at inter level and wishes to get admission in the field at bachelors level, then he/she is required to appear in NAT-IE test. If he/she had studied arts subjects at inter level then he/she will be required to appear in NAT-IA test.

NAT I Arts Verbal

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NAT I Arts Verbal

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Question # 1

Life is related to Death in the same way as Hope is related to........

Question # 2

Choose a related pair of words or phrases

SOPHIST : TRUTH

Question # 3

Choerent is related consistent in the same way as Irate is related to........

Question # 4

Educational planning should aim at meeting the educational needs of the entire population of all age groups. While the traditional structure of education as a three layer hierarchy from the primary stage to the university represents the core, we should not overlook the periphery which is equally important. Under modern conditions, workers need to rewind, or renew their enthusiasm, or strike out in a new direction, or improve their skills as much as any university professor. The retired and the aged have their needs as well. Educational planning, in their words, should take care of the needs of everyone.

Our structures of education have been built up on the assumption that there is a terminal point to education. This basic defect has become all the more harmful today. A UNESCO report, titled "Learning to Be" prepared by Edgar Faure and others in 1973 asserts that the education of children must prepare the future adult for various forms of self-learning. A viable education system of the future should consist of modules with different kinds of functions serving a diversity of constituents. And performance, not the period of study, should be the basis for credentials. The writing is already on the wall.

In view of the fact that the significance of a commitment of lifelong learning and lifetime education is being discussed only in recent years even in educationally advanced countries, the possibility of the idea becoming an integral part of educational thinking seems to be a far cry. For, to move in that direction means much more than some simple rearrangement of the present organization of education. But a good beginning can be made by developing Open University programs for older learners of different categories and introducing extension services in the conventional colleges and schools. Also, these institutions should learn to cooperate with the numerous community organizations such as libraries, museums, municipal recreational programs, health services etc.
Q: According to the author, what should be the basis for awarding credentials?

Question # 5

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

VIRULENT

Question # 6

Cyclone is related to Anticyclone in the same way as Flood is related to.....

Question # 7

Cat is related to Kitten in the same way as fish is related to...........?

Question # 8

Choose a related pair of words or phrases

MACHINE GUN : MUSKET

Question # 9

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

BRIDGE

Question # 10

Educational planning should aim at meeting the educational needs of the entire population of all age groups. While the traditional structure of education as a three layer hierarchy from the primary stage to the university represents the core, we should not overlook the periphery which is equally important. Under modern conditions, workers need to rewind, or renew their enthusiasm, or strike out in a new direction, or improve their skills as much as any university professor. The retired and the aged have their needs as well. Educational planning, in their words, should take care of the needs of everyone.

Our structures of education have been built up on the assumption that there is a terminal point to education. This basic defect has become all the more harmful today. A UNESCO report, titled "Learning to Be" prepared by Edgar Faure and others in 1973 asserts that the education of children must prepare the future adult for various forms of self-learning. A viable education system of the future should consist of modules with different kinds of functions serving a diversity of constituents. And performance, not the period of study, should be the basis for credentials. The writing is already on the wall.

In view of the fact that the significance of a commitment of lifelong learning and lifetime education is being discussed only in recent years even in educationally advanced countries, the possibility of the idea becoming an integral part of educational thinking seems to be a far cry. For, to move in that direction means much more than some simple rearrangement of the present organization of education. But a good beginning can be made by developing Open University programs for older learners of different categories and introducing extension services in the conventional colleges and schools. Also, these institutions should learn to cooperate with the numerous community organizations such as libraries, museums, municipal recreational programs, health services etc.

Q: Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the word "meeting" as used in the passage?

Question # 11

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

RESPITE

Question # 12

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

THRIFT

Question # 13

Highbrow is related to Cultivated in the same way as Suave is related to......?

Question # 14

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

GLUT

Question # 15

Democratic societies from the earliest times have expected their governments to protect the weak against the strong. No 'era of good feeling' can justify discharging the police force or giving up the idea of public control over concentrated private wealth. On the other hand, it is obvious that a spirit of self-denial and moderation on the part of those who hold economic power will greatly soften the demand for absolute equality. Men are more interested in freedom and security than in an equal distribution of wealth. The extent to which Government must interfere with business, therefore, is not exactly measured by the extent to which economic power is concentrated into a few hands. The required degree of government interference depends mainly on whether economic powers are oppressively used, and on the necessity of keeping economic factors in a tolerable state of balance.

However, with the necessity of meeting all these dangers and threats to liberty, the powers of government are unavoidably increased, regardless of the political party in power. The growth of government is a necessary result of the growth of technology and of the problems that go with the use of machines and science. Since the government must take on more powers to meet the problems of the nations, there is no way to preserve freedom except by making democracy more powerful.
Q: 'Era of good feeling' in the paragraph refers to

Question # 16

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

ADVERSITY

Question # 17

Choose a related pair of words or phrases

SLURP : SIP

Question # 18

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

COMMODIOUS

Question # 19

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

INANE

Question # 20

The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.f. The word_measure in the context of the passage means


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The NAT-IA test comprises of total 90 multiple choices questions from various sections. These sections includes verbal, analytical, quantitative and subjects (Arts subjects).

The verbal section in NAT-IA paper consists of total 20 multiple choice questions of weightage 22.2% from different topics. These topics are:

  1. Sentence completion
  2. Analogy
  3. Antonym
  4. Comprehension
  5. Synonym

The first topic which is sentence completion comprises of total 5 MCQs, analogy topic comprises of 3 MCQs, antonym comprises of 4 MCQS, comprehension consist of 5 MCQS and synonym topic consist of 3 MCQs.

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NAT-I Verbal Important MCQ's

Sr.# Question Answer
1 Gardener is related to Trowel in the same way as Seamstress is related to.....
A. Saw
B. Scissors
C. Sneakers
D. Crowbar
2 Choose a related pair of words or phrases

GROVEL : SERVILE
A. Elevator : Skyscraper
B. Neglect : fortuitous
C. Summary : Narration
D. Foresee : Prescient
3 Choose a related pair of words or phrases

CHURCH : SPIRE
A. Temple : shrine
B. Opera : stage
C. Courtroom : bench
D. Mosque : minaret
4 Affirm is related to Hint in the same way as Charge is related to......?
A. Insinuate
B. Reject
C. Convince
D. Deny
5 Choose a related pair of words or phrases

PERORATION : ADDRESS
A. Preamble : Speech
B. Orchestration : Overture
C. Score : Finale
D. Chapter : Fiction
6 Select the choice closest in meaning to the main word.

DANK
A. Dangerous
B. Ugly
C. Plunder
D. Damp
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The history of literature can be traced to the earliest forms of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed, prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another, each generation adding something of its own.

As man slowly grew more civilized, he was compelled to invent some method of writing due to three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which, therefore, had to be recorded. It was often necessary to communicate with persons who were some distance away and it was necessary to safeguard one's property by making appropreiate tools and taking protective measure in a distinctive manner. So man taught himself to write and having learned to write, purely for utilitarian reasons, he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers. Of course, among these ancient peoples, there were only a very few individuals who learned to write, and only a few could read what was written.

Q: Before man invented writing,

A. Literature was passed on by word of mouth
B. Prayers were considered literature
C. Literature was just singing and dancing
D. There was no literature
8 Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

VANITY
A. Modesty
B. Kindness
C. Compassion
D. Moderation
9 Choose a related pair of words or phrases

LUGUBRIOUS : DOLEFUL
A. Banal : Insipid
B. Tractable : Recalcitrant
C. Pensive : Vacuous
D. Profligate : Miserly
10 Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

DEGENERATE
A. Create
B. Progress
C. Restore
D. Reproduce

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