TSIA2-ELAR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
The first paragraph (sentences 1-5) suggests which of the following about the relationship
between university students and teachers and the Imperial Book Depot?
A. University people avoid Yashwant and Balwant because the two do not speak English well.
B. Students will soon start buying their books from a newer and more modern bookshop.
C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book Depot to the bookshop closer to
campus.
D. Teachers dislike using complicated handwritten forms to order books for their classes -
ANS C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book Depot to the bookshop closer to
campus. / In sentence 2, the narrator tells us that "[t]hough it was a couple of miles away from
the university proper" the Imperial Book Depot "had a greater following among students and
teachers than the University and Allied Bookshop, which was just a few minutes away from
campus." This information suggests that the university community has reasons for preferring
the Imperial Book Depot to its closer-to-campus rival
In the second paragraph (sentences 6-9), the narrator indicates which of the following about
Imperial Book Depot business practices?
A. The staff acquire only those books that are most in demand.
B. The clerks prefer to help people find nonacademic books and magazines. C. The owners
employ students and rely on teachers for information.
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, D. Staff members are generally lazy and take too many breaks for tea - ANS C. The owners
employ students and rely on teachers for information. / In the second paragraph (sentences 6-
9), the narrator says that "an impoverished university student was paid to sort new arrivals onto
the designated shelves"; the narrator then says that Yashwant and Balwant prevailed upon
university teachers to "tick off titles that they thought the bookshop should consider ordering."
In short, the proprietors of the Imperial Book Depot employ students and rely on teachers for
information.
(8) These teachers were happy to ensure that books they needed for their courses would be
readily available to their students.
As used in sentence 8, "readily" most nearly means.
A. easily
B. gladly
C. willingly
D. voluntarily - ANS A. easily / In sentence 8, the narrator states that "teachers were happy to
ensure that books they needed for their courses would be readily available to their students." In
this context, "readily" most nearly means "easily."
The third paragraph (sentences 10-17) suggests that Lata regards science as
A. a topic that is less engaging than fiction
B. an interest that is not worth pursuing
C. a simple but appealing field of study
D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject - ANS D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject / In the
third paragraph (sentences 10-17), the narrator tells us that Lata habitually headed for the
poetry section of the bookshop, but that "[o]n the way . . . she paused by the science shelves,
not because she understood much science, but, rather, because she did not." In science books
she sees "whole paragraphs of incomprehensible words and symbols" that fill her with "a sense
of wonder at the great territories of learning that lay beyond her." She is mystified by science
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
The first paragraph (sentences 1-5) suggests which of the following about the relationship
between university students and teachers and the Imperial Book Depot?
A. University people avoid Yashwant and Balwant because the two do not speak English well.
B. Students will soon start buying their books from a newer and more modern bookshop.
C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book Depot to the bookshop closer to
campus.
D. Teachers dislike using complicated handwritten forms to order books for their classes -
ANS C. Both students and teachers prefer the Imperial Book Depot to the bookshop closer to
campus. / In sentence 2, the narrator tells us that "[t]hough it was a couple of miles away from
the university proper" the Imperial Book Depot "had a greater following among students and
teachers than the University and Allied Bookshop, which was just a few minutes away from
campus." This information suggests that the university community has reasons for preferring
the Imperial Book Depot to its closer-to-campus rival
In the second paragraph (sentences 6-9), the narrator indicates which of the following about
Imperial Book Depot business practices?
A. The staff acquire only those books that are most in demand.
B. The clerks prefer to help people find nonacademic books and magazines. C. The owners
employ students and rely on teachers for information.
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, D. Staff members are generally lazy and take too many breaks for tea - ANS C. The owners
employ students and rely on teachers for information. / In the second paragraph (sentences 6-
9), the narrator says that "an impoverished university student was paid to sort new arrivals onto
the designated shelves"; the narrator then says that Yashwant and Balwant prevailed upon
university teachers to "tick off titles that they thought the bookshop should consider ordering."
In short, the proprietors of the Imperial Book Depot employ students and rely on teachers for
information.
(8) These teachers were happy to ensure that books they needed for their courses would be
readily available to their students.
As used in sentence 8, "readily" most nearly means.
A. easily
B. gladly
C. willingly
D. voluntarily - ANS A. easily / In sentence 8, the narrator states that "teachers were happy to
ensure that books they needed for their courses would be readily available to their students." In
this context, "readily" most nearly means "easily."
The third paragraph (sentences 10-17) suggests that Lata regards science as
A. a topic that is less engaging than fiction
B. an interest that is not worth pursuing
C. a simple but appealing field of study
D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject - ANS D. an unfamiliar but intriguing subject / In the
third paragraph (sentences 10-17), the narrator tells us that Lata habitually headed for the
poetry section of the bookshop, but that "[o]n the way . . . she paused by the science shelves,
not because she understood much science, but, rather, because she did not." In science books
she sees "whole paragraphs of incomprehensible words and symbols" that fill her with "a sense
of wonder at the great territories of learning that lay beyond her." She is mystified by science
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