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Scholastic aptitude entrance exam, 2017 E.C. (2025)

Real questions from the Grade 12 university entrance exam in Scholastic aptitude, as students sat it in 2017 E.C. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.

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Question 1

BAD-TEMPERED : ANGRY :: FLABBERGASTED : ?

  1. A.Pleased
  2. B.Agitated
  3. C.Astonished
  4. D.Annoyed
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Answer: C Astonished

Why

The first pair joins a description of a person to the plain feeling behind it: someone bad-tempered is angry. Flabbergasted describes a person struck by shock, so the plain feeling is astonished. Annoyed is tempting because it belongs to the same family as angry, but annoyance is mild irritation and has nothing to do with shock.

Question 2

DOG : BARK :: LION : ?

  1. A.Roar
  2. B.Bleet
  3. C.Scream
  4. D.Snort
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Answer: A Roar

Why

The pair matches an animal with the sound it makes. A dog barks, and the sound a lion makes is a roar. Bleet is tempting if you read fast, but that is the cry of a sheep or a goat, not a lion.

Question 3

COBBLER : LEATHER :: CARPENTER : ?

  1. A.Furniture
  2. B.Wood
  3. C.Hammer
  4. D.Chair
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Answer: B Wood

Why

A cobbler is a craftsman and leather is the raw material he shapes, so the second word is what the worker starts with. A carpenter starts with wood. Furniture is tempting, but furniture is what the carpenter hands over at the end, not the material in his hands.

Question 4

DISRUPTIVE

  1. A.Orderly
  2. B.Troublesome
  3. C.Peaceful
  4. D.Helpful
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Answer: B Troublesome

Why

This item asks for the word closest in meaning. Disruptive describes something that breaks up order and causes trouble, and troublesome carries that same sense. Orderly is tempting because it is a clean opposite, but so is peaceful, and a question cannot have two answers. That is the sign that the item wants a synonym, not an antonym.

Question 5

TIMID

  1. A.Honest
  2. B.Selfish
  3. C.Confident
  4. D.Fearful
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Answer: D Fearful

Why

Timid describes a person who holds back because they are easily frightened, so fearful says the same thing. Confident is tempting because it is the exact opposite of timid, but this block of the paper asks for the closest meaning, and the option that matches is fearful.

Question 6

EXACERBATE

  1. A.Aggravate
  2. B.Alleviate
  3. C.Improve
  4. D.Calm
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Answer: A Aggravate

Why

To exacerbate a problem is to make it worse. Aggravate means the same: to worsen a condition or a situation. Alleviate is tempting because it also belongs to the language of problems, but to alleviate is to ease something, which is the reverse of what exacerbate does.

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