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Grade 12 Scholastic aptitude model exam, 2016 E.C. (2024)

A model exam set in 2016 E.C. to prepare Grade 12 students for the Scholastic aptitude entrance exam, in the same format. It is practice, and it is not the entrance exam paper itself. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.

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Both streams
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2016 E.C. model exam
Exam year
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Question 1

NATIVE: FOREIGHN::

A.LOCAL: IMPORT
B.DOMESTIC: HOMEGROWN
C.NAÏVE: SOPHOSITICATED
D.MEAN: UNKIND

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Answer: C NAÏVE: SOPHOSITICATED

Why

"Native" and "foreign" are antonyms. Similarly, "naïve" and "sophisticated" (misspelled as "sophositicated") are antonyms.

Question 3

BRACELET: WRIST:

A.SHOE: LEG
B.WATCH: ARM
C.STOCKINGS: GLOVE
D.BELT: WAIST

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Answer: D BELT: WAIST

Why

A bracelet is worn around the wrist, just as a belt is worn around the waist.

Question 4

LEARN: STUDY:

A.KEEP: AGREE
B.RAISE: ACCUMULATE
C.ENCOMPASS: PERVADE
D.FIND: SEARCH

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Answer: D FIND: SEARCH

Why

The relationship is of action and result: you study in order to learn, and you search in order to find.

Question 5

SAND: GLASS:

A.SEED:FLOWER
B.COTTON: WOOL
C.TREE: PAPER
D.STOVE: OVEN

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Answer: C TREE: PAPER

Why

Sand is the raw material used to manufacture glass, just as tree (wood) is the raw material used to manufacture paper.

Question 6

______8. AESTHETICS: BEAUTY:

A.EPISTEMOLOGY: KNOWLEDGE
B.LOGISTICS: TRUTH
C.ETHICS: SOCIETY
D.RHETORIC: MUSIC

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Answer: A EPISTEMOLOGY: KNOWLEDGE

Why

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies beauty, while epistemology is the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge.

Question 7

The exam committee has already chosen Martha because she was proficient in the use of computer.

A.adequate
B.skilled
C.smart
D.sincere

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Answer: B skilled

Why

In this context, "proficient" means being well-advanced, skilled, or expert in a particular field or activity.

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The other Scholastic aptitude papers of 2016 E.C.

2016 E.C. (2024)2016 E.C. (2024), Tigray 2016 E.C. (2024), natural stream

Scholastic aptitude papers from other years

2018 E.C. (2026)2018 E.C. (2026), social stream 2018 E.C. (2026), version 1 2018 E.C. (2026), version 3 2017 E.C. (2025)2017 E.C. (2025), round 2 2017 E.C. (2025), booklet 395 2017 E.C. (2025), version 2 2015 E.C. (2023)2015 E.C. (2023), natural stream 2015 E.C. (2023), social stream 2014 E.C. (2022)2014 E.C. (2022), social stream 2013 E.C. (2021)2012 E.C. (2020)

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Is this the real Grade 12 entrance exam?

No. It is a model exam set in 2016 E.C. (2024) to prepare students for the entrance exam, in the same format. Our set holds 49 of its questions, each with its answer and a worked explanation.

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