Its a Revision of a Gat Exam
Third Edition
2011
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Contents
Subject
page
The Nature and Components of GAT
2
Preparation for the Test
3
Verbal Section
4
Quantitative Section
9
The Nature of GAT
GAT is an acronym for General Aptitude Test. It is available in both an Arabic Version and an English Version. Both versions of GAT use language and mathematics to measure the following abilities:
1. Reading comprehension
2. Logical relations
3. Problem-solving behavior
4. Inferential abilities
5. Inductional abilities
The test consists of six sections. All questions are multiple choice, with four possible answers marked as A, B, C, and D. The test-takers select the best answer and mark their choice on the answer sheet.
The answer sheets are then machine scored.
Some of the questions in the GAT are non-scorable items and are not counted toward the score of the test-taker. Rather, they help maintain statistical reliability in composing GAT examinations in the future. The test-takers’ scores are calculated only on the 120 questions of the actual GAT test; 68 of these questions are verbal and 52 are quantitative. To enhance security there are 5 forms of each test. The overall duration of the test is 3 hours.
Components of GAT
A. Verbal Section: (3 Content Areas)
1) Sentence Completion: the test-takers are given a short sentence or sentences with one or two blanks for missing words; from the four choices given, the test-takers must choose the word or words that best fit in the blank or blanks.
2) Analogy: a pair of words conveying a specific relationship is given and the test-takers are asked to choose the pair of words from the four choices that is closest to the relationship of the original pair.
3) Reading Comprehension: the test-takers are given passages and required to answer questions that relate to the passages.
2011
www.qiyas.org
Tel. + 9 66 1 490 9090
Fax.+ 966 1 490 9077
E.Mail faq@qiyas.org
P.O. Box 68566 - Riyadh 11537
Contents
Subject
page
The Nature and Components of GAT
2
Preparation for the Test
3
Verbal Section
4
Quantitative Section
9
The Nature of GAT
GAT is an acronym for General Aptitude Test. It is available in both an Arabic Version and an English Version. Both versions of GAT use language and mathematics to measure the following abilities:
1. Reading comprehension
2. Logical relations
3. Problem-solving behavior
4. Inferential abilities
5. Inductional abilities
The test consists of six sections. All questions are multiple choice, with four possible answers marked as A, B, C, and D. The test-takers select the best answer and mark their choice on the answer sheet.
The answer sheets are then machine scored.
Some of the questions in the GAT are non-scorable items and are not counted toward the score of the test-taker. Rather, they help maintain statistical reliability in composing GAT examinations in the future. The test-takers’ scores are calculated only on the 120 questions of the actual GAT test; 68 of these questions are verbal and 52 are quantitative. To enhance security there are 5 forms of each test. The overall duration of the test is 3 hours.
Components of GAT
A. Verbal Section: (3 Content Areas)
1) Sentence Completion: the test-takers are given a short sentence or sentences with one or two blanks for missing words; from the four choices given, the test-takers must choose the word or words that best fit in the blank or blanks.
2) Analogy: a pair of words conveying a specific relationship is given and the test-takers are asked to choose the pair of words from the four choices that is closest to the relationship of the original pair.
3) Reading Comprehension: the test-takers are given passages and required to answer questions that relate to the passages.