IMAT Reading and general knowledge questions

Sample Reading and general knowledge practice questions

1. 1Literature · IMAT 2024 Q1

   Who is the author of the famous novel To the Lighthouse?
   1. AVirginia Wolf
   2. BMary Shelley
   3. CJane Austen
   4. DEmily Dickinson
   5. EAgatha Christie
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2. 2Reading skills · IMAT 2024 Q2

   Based on historical records, we can say that many ancient societies devised symbols to represent numbers and solutions to mathematical problems. Although thinkers began to take the first steps towards mathematics early on, it can be asserted that only with Greek civilisation did this discipline acquire the abstract and general characteristics that render it distinct and render it a unique science. It is noteworthy that mathematics evolved into an abstract and general science at a deliberate pace. Documents from pre-Greek civilisations indicate that solutions to mathematical problems were confined to specific, tangible cases. These documents convey the impression that mathematical concepts were communicated sporadically and non-methodically (occasionally even fortuitously), and were treated as useful information geared towards practical outcomes. MANARA, LUCCHINI, Momenti del pensiero matematico, Mursia Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the text?
   1. ASince antiquity, mathematics has been characterized by abstractness and generality.
   2. BIn antiquity, mathematical notions were not communicated in a methodical manner.
   3. CSymbols representing numbers had already been adopted in antiquity.
   4. DIn antiquity, mathematical notions were geared towards practical outcomes.
   5. EThe evolution of mathematics has been an extremely slow process.
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3. 3History · IMAT 2024 Q3

   The Hundred Years' War was principally a conflict between which of the following kingdoms?
   1. AThe Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England
   2. BThe Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of France
   3. CThe Kingdom of Aragon and The Kingdom of Castile
   4. DThe Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Portugal
   5. EThe Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Portugal
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4. 4Reading skills · IMAT 2024 Q4

   In which of the following is the verb passive?
   1. AThe deeds of Aeneas were sung by Virgil.
   2. BMany students read Greek tragedies in high school.
   3. CIn the Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar described in detail his military campaign to conquer Gaul.
   4. DIn one of his works, Plato associates solid forms to the four elements: octahedron to air, tetrahedron to fire, cube to earth, and icosahedron to water.
   5. EIn the Iliad, Homer sings the deeds of the Pelide Achilles.
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5. 5Reading skills · IMAT 2025 Q1

   "Other serious conditions (the frequency cannot be determined based on available data): yellowing of the skin or the whites of the eyes (indicative of severe liver cell damage or jaundice), or symptoms such as fever, rash, and kidney enlargement. These may sometimes be accompanied by painful urination and lower back pain (signs of severe kidney inflammation), which can potentially progress to kidney failure." From the informational leaflet for Teva Pantoprazolo Which of the following statements is the correct interpretation of the information contained in this excerpt?
   1. AUsing this medication could lead to serious kidney problems.
   2. BUsing this medication always leads to yellowing of the skin.
   3. CUsing this medication could lead to pancreatic problems.
   4. DUsing this medication never leads to urinary tract problems.
   5. EThose with kidney failure may benefit from using this medication.
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