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MOCK — MICA Entrance Test (MET)

1. You watch so many movies. Mention any one of your favourite movies and briefly explain why is ityour favourite movie? Suggest a variation in the theme of the movie that would make it still better?(Do not exceed 30 words)

Questions 2 to 10:

ALL BETWEEN FRIENDS

Several boys attended the MathGenie coaching class.. It was here that Sandy met Sudeep. Sandy was anNRI and very willing to learn Hindi and make friends. Sudeep was as ambitious and extroverted. Even thetution teacher approved of their friendship. In the meanwhile, Sandeep, the naughtiest boy in the classimpressed Sandy with his wit and mischief. Sandy found him agreeable. In the meanwhile, a new student,Shekhar, joined the class and Sandy was sitting next to him. They struck up a conversation through whichSandy gathered that Shekhar was the son of an IAS officer. Sandy could not resist showing a preference.One day, a student asked Sandy to solve a Matrix problem that even baffled his school teacher Sandysolved it. This was Shankar, who fast became the most admired boy in the class because of his goodlooks. Sandy and Shekhar were fast friends now. Shankar was already thick with Shaukat, a rich andreserved boy Sandy hated. One day, the tables turned. Sandy gave Shekhar a very expensive birthday giftbut Shekhar did not give him a birthday treat, nor did he acknowledge the gift. Too shocked for words,Sandy sought recourse in Shankar’s company. Shaukat refused to share his friend and Shankar held on toboth somehow. Shekhar and Sandeep were close friends now. Sandy had stopped talking to Sandeep,Shekhar, Shankar and Shaukat. Sandy and Sudeep were friends now.

Based on the above story, indicate whether you find the following statements to be true/false/don’t know. Mention the same in the answer sheet.

2. Sandy was not good at his course work.

3. Shekhar did not receive the birthday gift.

4. Sandy and Sudeep were meant to be friends.

5. Sandeep took advantage of the situation.

6. Shankar is very indecisive.

7. The students in the coaching class were from elite schools.

8. The tuition teacher made no attempt to help Sandy choose a suitable friend.

9. Shekhar was not really a very bright student in spite of his background.

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10. Shaukat did not wish to share his friend with a third person.

11. Read the statements below and address the following issues. What arguments can resolvethis debate? How do you look at the difference in perceptions? Use the appropriate spaceprovided in the answer sheet. Do not exceed 200 words.

Radio Mirchi and Radio Red are senseless FM channels, which thrive on nonsensical jokes andbhangra-pop rhythms.Both are entertainment channels that make one’s day lively and upbeat with funny anecdotes, fastmusic and useful trivia.

Questions 12 to 14: In the following situations, which reply would lead to better communication,i.e. a fuller sharing? Enter the alphabet in the answer sheet.

12. Your sister says on the day after Valentine Day: “What a waste of time and money! I took this manout to an expensive restaurant. When he insisted on sharing the bill, I hinted subtly that he couldreturn the treat at a later date. He stated flatly that he is soon taking a transfer to a distant place.”

a. What a let-down.b. Doesn’t matter. Look for a better one.c. What a wimp!d. It doesn’t look like he is willing to make a commitment. Better dump him.

13. An Intel intern who is irritated tells his Student Advisor: “The office is so disgusting. My guide givesme all sorts of useless work. If there are indeed any glamorous projects, he takes it and shares noknowledge with me. Moreover, people are chatting and having a ball practically all of the time. It ismore of a club than an organization. The employees expect me to be as friendly as they are witheach other, which is impossible, considering my situation.”

a. Why don’t you try to pamper your guide’s ego?b. Just relax and enjoy life. Who wants to work so much?c. Why don’t you join in the fun and absorb the corporate culture?d. Why don’t you change the organization? You can join another one, you know.e. Give yourself a little time. Pay attention to the work, not the people. Treat each assignment as

a special project, however worthless you may feel it is. Do it really well. Don’t loiter or do yourpersonal work there. Keep working all the time. Then big projects will come your way. At theleast, you would have learned something of work processes and earned your stipend. Arrive ontime and leave on time. Be punctual, disciplined and polite.

14. Your student in the English Speaking class is listless and sarcastic. You ask her why and shereplies:“I cannot figure out why I am here. I have been feeling like quitting for the past one week. I aminterested in speaking fluent English like you. My written expressions, grammar, vocabulary andpronunciations are perfect (It isn’t). We should have sessions for more hours every week (we already

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have more hours than before) with an hour devoted only to speaking (but speaking is indeed all wedo here, nobody’s time is wasted unless they are being given a feedback). Please think over what Ihave told you.”a. You need not come from tomorrow.b. I will advise you to join another English class that can suit your specific needs.c. Don’t be childish. You are spoiling the class.d. Are you having any personal problems? It might frustrate your attempt to learn here.e. You must be more open to new methods.f. You are the worst student I have encountered in my life. I will remember you.

Directions for questions 15 to 20:-Given below are the tag lines. You need to identify the nameof the company with which they are associated.

15. Imagination at work

16. Count on us

17. Intelligence everywhere

18. Nothing else will do

19. Quality in everything we do

20. We blossom everyday

Directions for Q.No. 21 to 24: - Highlight similarities and differences between the following. Donot describe.

21. Publishing and Printing

22. Punch Line and Tag Line

23. Growth and development

24. Marketing and Sales

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Questions 25 to 34:

THE UNFINISHED SCHOOL STAIRS ACCIDENT

In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old boy fell three storeys from a staircase in his school and slipped intoa coma.

According to his mother, who communicated through an interpreter, Michael was coming down from thesecond floor of the school after school was over on January 25. He lost his balance and fell all the way tothe basement. Had there been banisters or even some temporary barricade, this wouldn’t have happened.

When contacted, the school’s founder-principal R Sandhu said that Michael was sliding down the hand-railof a staircase after school and that was how he fell. “The staff rushed him to hospital, even gave two unitsof blood for transfusion. We took all the care we could,” she claimed. But when asked if the school wouldpay the hospital bill since the accident occurred in the school, Sandhu said the staircase had been safeeven before. “We only put in some extra grills to provide additional protection,” she said.

Ever since he was rushed to the hospital by the school staff, Michael has been put on expensive lifesupport and other critical treatment besides costly diagnostics. Hospital officials say they have not askedanyone for payment yet, but a provisional bill runs to Rs.1.30 lakh already. The boy’s mother says theschool had initially agreed to foot the bill. “But, now they say they can get us a loan if we are prepared togive post-dated cheques,” she said.

Michael’s father Zorin is a clerk at an oil company in Noida. Nidhi says their finances are strained alreadywith the fees for their three children. Surprisingly, the school has not even informed the police about theaccident. District police chief Piyush Mordia said, “We cannot investigate the matter as nobody has fileda report.”

After each of the following statements, indicate whether you consider the statement to be amatter of Fact/Hearsay/Opinion: Mention the same in the answer sheet.

25. Michaels’ family is not in a good financial position.

26. The school agreed to foot the medical expenses.

27. It was the school’s fault.

28. The accident occurred on Jan 25.

29. The staircase has always been safe.

30. Hospital officials have not asked for payment yet.

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31. The school should pay the hospital bill since the accident occurring in the school.

32. Michael is on expensive life-support system.

33. The school is arranging for a loan.

34. The school did not inform the police about the accident.

Questions 35 to 54 in the sample MET form a Pychometric test, with no right or wrong answers.Hence, sample questions of those type are not present in this test.

Questions 55-62: This question is divided into two parts. In Part 1 you will find eight sets ofconversations between two people X and Y. In Part 2 you will find 15 proverbs drawn fromcommon wisdom. You will have to pick one proverb from Part 2 for each set of conversations inPart 1. Your choice should be guided by the proverb that best sums up/explains the content ofthe conversation and its moral. Enter the alphabet against the question number on the answersheet.

Part 1

55. x) People used to love me when I was studying hard to get good grades and make it to a goodbusiness school. Now I find that I am not very popular.

y) Your attitude has certainly changed a lot since then. You are so addicted to fashion labels andsplurging now.

56. x) I never seem to reach school on time. I always wake up 15 minutes late after the bell and whenI reach the school gates I am already 30 minutes late. It is so inexplicable.

y) Why don’t you try waking up 5 minutes earlier instead of 15 minutes late.

57. x) This is insupportable. I attend all the classes and make fair notes at home. Students frompractically every school in South Delhi from Modern to KV are asking for xerox copies of mynotes. Why can’t they pay attention in class and do homework?

y) I don’t think that sharing your notes will make you deficient in any respect. All are not equallyclever, or even hardworking.

58. x) She was very possessive and insecure. I tried to make her believe that I will look after her all thetime and urged her to seek medical attention. But she would not believe that she wasschizophrenic. Then it was shutters-down and freak-out time.

y) If only she had the courage to accept her illness and take suitable measures to protect herselffrom its extreme effects.

59. x) Did you hear the latest? Sania Mirza had called up the police authorities to complain thatstrangers are knocking at her doors for a glimpse every now and then. Now she has 24 hoursecurity at her residence to ward off unwelcome visitors.

y) Well, she has done her best to make herself visible and audible in the media.

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60. x) Those two young men who have arrived in the flat downstairs were asking me today if there isanyone around to socialize with. They say that they have liked a few students whom they haveseen in the lane.

y) I don’t think that they stand a chance to make friends here. The residents of this place are soexclusive and reserved that they don’t even exchange a glance with their neighbours.

61. x) It is nearly impossible to develop our relations. He is just looking for a companion. All he isconcerned about is to further his own aims and aspirations. He is not at all interested in meetinginteresting people and developing some light hobbies. He hardly talks.

y) Yes. I noticed at the party that he hardly spoke to anyone else and he could not dance to savehis life. Better chuck him.

62. x) He thanked me most profusely and that in the most sugary and affectionate tones. In fact, I wasembarrassed because I barely know him.

y) Why, he has dozens of people calling him and he talks for hours in the same tone. He was mosteager to dance with me after he had danced with you.

Part 2

1. Acquaintance: a person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

2. Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

3. A friend to all is a friend to none.

4. A brook would lose its song if God removed the rocks.

5. A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.

6. A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.

7. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

8. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

9. A dog inside a kennel barks at his fleas. A dog hunting does not notice them.

10. A celebrity is someone who works hard all his life to become known and then wears dark glassesto avoid being recognised.

11. Action may not always be happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

12. A crumb from a winner’s table is better than a feast from a loser’s table!

13. A city is a large community where people are lonesome together.

14. A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.

15. A closed mind is a good thing to lose.

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63. Read the extract given below and summarise it in order to convey its key message.Use as few words/sentences as possible, not exceeding 30 words, yet retaining all key elementsof the message. Also, provide a suitable heading. Write in the appropriate space on theanswer sheet.

The thoughts that rain their steady glowLike stars on life’s cold seaWhich others saw or say they sawThey never shone for meThoughts strike like light my spirit’s skyBut they will not remainThey strike me once then hurry byAnd never come again

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Answers

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2. False 3. False 4. True

5. Don’t know 6. Don’t know 7. Don’t know

8. False 9. Don’t know 10. True

12. d 13. e 14. b

15. General Electric (GE) 16. Maruti Suzuki 17. Motorola

18. Mahindra Scorpio 19. Ernst &Young 20. China Airlines

21 to 24: We want you to find them out on your own !

25. Fact 26. Fact 27. Opinion

28. Fact 29. Opinion 30. Fact

31. Opinion 32. Fact 33. Hearsay

34. Fact 55. 2 56. 5

57. 7 58. 8 59. 10

60. 13 61. 15 62. 3