Directions:
.Each question given below has multiple options. 
Find relationship between first two words in each question. There is only one correct answer. Select the best option.

5 Sample Questions

Thanksgiving is to november as christmas is to

  • A. Santa claus
  • B. December
  • C. Snow
  • D. Jingle Bells
  • E. Cake

On March 20, 1980, a series of
small earthquakes signaled the
awakening of Mount St. Helens from
a 123-year slumber. Over the next
(5 ) two months more than 10,000 earthquakes
followed as magma moved
into the volcano, wedging the volcano
apart at a rate of five feet per day.
Heat from a rising plume of volcanic
(10) ash melted glacial ice, creating
cement-like slurries of rock and ash
called mudflows. Superheated avalanches
of hot gas, magma caused a
visible swelling of the volcano’s north
(15) flank creating a feature that scientists
called “the bulge.”
Many geologists weren’t surprised
by Mount St. Helens’ awakening.
In the 1950’s, geologists had begun
(20) an extensive study of the deposits
around Mount St. Helens. In 1975,
they published a report predicting
that Mount St. Helens was the
volcano in the lower 48 states most
(25) likely to erupt by the end of the
century.
On the morning of May 18, 1980,
a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered
the collapse of the summit and north
(30) flank of Mount St. Helens and formed
the largest landslide in recorded
history. Gas-rich magma and superheated
groundwater trapped inside
the volcano were suddenly released
(35) in a powerful lateral blast. In less
than three minutes, 230 square miles
of forest lay flattened. The hot gas
and magma melted the snow and ice
that covered the volcano. The resulting
(40) floodwater mixed with the rock
and debris to create concrete-like
mudflows that scoured river valleys
surrounding the mountain.
A plume of volcanic ash and
(45) pumice billowed out of the volcano
reaching a height of 15 miles and
transformed day into night across
Eastern Washington. Avalanches of
super-heated gas and pumice, called
(50) pyroclastic flows, swept down the
flanks of the volcano. While the landslide
and lateral blast were over
within minutes, the eruption column,
mudflows and pyroclastic flows
(55) continued throughout the day and
following night. By the following
morning major eruptive activity had
ceased and the landscape appeared
to be a gray wasteland.

The primary purpose of this passage is to

  • A. offer general information about volcanoes
  • B. describe a specific volcanic eruption
  • C. offer specific advice about what to do when a volcano erupts
  • D. provide historical background about volcanoes

On March 20, 1980, a series of
small earthquakes signaled the
awakening of Mount St. Helens from
a 123-year slumber. Over the next
(5 ) two months more than 10,000 earthquakes
followed as magma moved
into the volcano, wedging the volcano
apart at a rate of five feet per day.
Heat from a rising plume of volcanic
(10) ash melted glacial ice, creating
cement-like slurries of rock and ash
called mudflows. Superheated avalanches
of hot gas, magma caused a
visible swelling of the volcano’s north
(15) flank creating a feature that scientists
called “the bulge.”
Many geologists weren’t surprised
by Mount St. Helens’ awakening.
In the 1950’s, geologists had begun
(20) an extensive study of the deposits
around Mount St. Helens. In 1975,
they published a report predicting
that Mount St. Helens was the
volcano in the lower 48 states most
(25) likely to erupt by the end of the
century.
On the morning of May 18, 1980,
a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered
the collapse of the summit and north
(30) flank of Mount St. Helens and formed
the largest landslide in recorded
history. Gas-rich magma and superheated
groundwater trapped inside
the volcano were suddenly released
(35) in a powerful lateral blast. In less
than three minutes, 230 square miles
of forest lay flattened. The hot gas
and magma melted the snow and ice
that covered the volcano. The resulting
(40) floodwater mixed with the rock
and debris to create concrete-like
mudflows that scoured river valleys
surrounding the mountain.
A plume of volcanic ash and
(45) pumice billowed out of the volcano
reaching a height of 15 miles and
transformed day into night across
Eastern Washington. Avalanches of
super-heated gas and pumice, called
(50) pyroclastic flows, swept down the
flanks of the volcano. While the landslide
and lateral blast were over
within minutes, the eruption column,
mudflows and pyroclastic flows
(55) continued throughout the day and
following night. By the following
morning major eruptive activity had
ceased and the landscape appeared
to be a gray wasteland.

The first sentence implies that

  • A. Mount St. Helens had never before erupted
  • B. Mount St. Helens erupts every 123 years
  • C. Mount St. Helens last erupted in 1857
  • D. no one suspected that Mount St. Helens could erupt

On March 20, 1980, a series of
small earthquakes signaled the
awakening of Mount St. Helens from
a 123-year slumber. Over the next
(5 ) two months more than 10,000 earthquakes
followed as magma moved
into the volcano, wedging the volcano
apart at a rate of five feet per day.
Heat from a rising plume of volcanic
(10) ash melted glacial ice, creating
cement-like slurries of rock and ash
called mudflows. Superheated avalanches
of hot gas, magma caused a
visible swelling of the volcano’s north
(15) flank creating a feature that scientists
called “the bulge.”
Many geologists weren’t surprised
by Mount St. Helens’ awakening.
In the 1950’s, geologists had begun
(20) an extensive study of the deposits
around Mount St. Helens. In 1975,
they published a report predicting
that Mount St. Helens was the
volcano in the lower 48 states most
(25) likely to erupt by the end of the
century.
On the morning of May 18, 1980,
a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered
the collapse of the summit and north
(30) flank of Mount St. Helens and formed
the largest landslide in recorded
history. Gas-rich magma and superheated
groundwater trapped inside
the volcano were suddenly released
(35) in a powerful lateral blast. In less
than three minutes, 230 square miles
of forest lay flattened. The hot gas
and magma melted the snow and ice
that covered the volcano. The resulting
(40) floodwater mixed with the rock
and debris to create concrete-like
mudflows that scoured river valleys
surrounding the mountain.
A plume of volcanic ash and
(45) pumice billowed out of the volcano
reaching a height of 15 miles and
transformed day into night across
Eastern Washington. Avalanches of
super-heated gas and pumice, called
(50) pyroclastic flows, swept down the
flanks of the volcano. While the landslide
and lateral blast were over
within minutes, the eruption column,
mudflows and pyroclastic flows
(55) continued throughout the day and
following night. By the following
morning major eruptive activity had
ceased and the landscape appeared
to be a gray wasteland.

As used in line 9, “rising” most nearly means

  • A. ascending
  • B. approaching
  • C. maturing
  • D. advancing

On March 20, 1980, a series of
small earthquakes signaled the
awakening of Mount St. Helens from
a 123-year slumber. Over the next
(5 ) two months more than 10,000 earthquakes
followed as magma moved
into the volcano, wedging the volcano
apart at a rate of five feet per day.
Heat from a rising plume of volcanic
(10) ash melted glacial ice, creating
cement-like slurries of rock and ash
called mudflows. Superheated avalanches
of hot gas, magma caused a
visible swelling of the volcano’s north
(15) flank creating a feature that scientists
called “the bulge.”
Many geologists weren’t surprised
by Mount St. Helens’ awakening.
In the 1950’s, geologists had begun
(20) an extensive study of the deposits
around Mount St. Helens. In 1975,
they published a report predicting
that Mount St. Helens was the
volcano in the lower 48 states most
(25) likely to erupt by the end of the
century.
On the morning of May 18, 1980,
a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered
the collapse of the summit and north
(30) flank of Mount St. Helens and formed
the largest landslide in recorded
history. Gas-rich magma and superheated
groundwater trapped inside
the volcano were suddenly released
(35) in a powerful lateral blast. In less
than three minutes, 230 square miles
of forest lay flattened. The hot gas
and magma melted the snow and ice
that covered the volcano. The resulting
(40) floodwater mixed with the rock
and debris to create concrete-like
mudflows that scoured river valleys
surrounding the mountain.
A plume of volcanic ash and
(45) pumice billowed out of the volcano
reaching a height of 15 miles and
transformed day into night across
Eastern Washington. Avalanches of
super-heated gas and pumice, called
(50) pyroclastic flows, swept down the
flanks of the volcano. While the landslide
and lateral blast were over
within minutes, the eruption column,
mudflows and pyroclastic flows
(55) continued throughout the day and
following night. By the following
morning major eruptive activity had
ceased and the landscape appeared
to be a gray wasteland.

The statement that “Many geologists weren’t surprised by
Mount St. Helens’ awakening,”(lines 17–18) primarily suggests that

  • A. geologists were able to predict when Mount St. Helens would erupt
  • B. the assumptions geologists had made about Mount St. Helens were being proven
  • C. the longer a volcano remains dormant, the more likely it is to become active
  • D. nothing is surprising to geologists

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