IIMC Practice Quiz

Question 1

Passage: 'When the library extended its hours until midnight during exam week, the reading hall remained full even at 11:30 p.m. Yet the café inside the same building saw fewer customers than usual after 8 p.m., despite offering discounts.' Which inference is most justified?

Accepted Answer

Students preferred studying to taking café breaks late at night.

Question 2

Passage: 'Riya never announced that she was leaving the debate club. She simply stopped attending meetings after the faculty adviser was transferred, though she continued participating in every inter-college competition she could enter independently.' What can be inferred?

Accepted Answer

Riya likely valued the adviser’s presence in the club.

Question 3

Passage: 'The CEO’s speech repeatedly used phrases like “temporary adjustment” and “strategic pause,” but never once mentioned layoffs directly. By the next morning, employees were updating résumés and discussing severance policies in private chats.' What can be inferred?

Accepted Answer

Employees inferred bad news from the CEO’s indirect language.

Question 4

Passage: 'Nisha insisted she was not nervous about the interview. Yet she reached the venue forty minutes early, checked her folder repeatedly, and rehearsed her introduction under her breath while waiting.' Which inference is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Nisha was probably more anxious than she admitted.