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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
Please replace the underlined text with the best choice.
My business partner is a man that has a seven hundred-acre ranch near the foothills outside of town. -
Question 2 of 20
2. Question
We have rewritten the following sentence omitting “you.”
In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.Please choose the correct sentence.
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
What is the correct use of the word “it’s” in a sentence?
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
Choose the most correct sentence.
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
He just presents the same hackneyed ideas. In this sentence the italicized word means:
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
Please choose the correct sentence below.
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
I wish you _____ making that noise. It’s bothering me.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
“How utterly farcical. How Impossible!” What sentence below cannot be used in place of these sentences?
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
A group of five friends are planning a weekend trip. They have a budget of $1000. They plan to stay for two nights and go sightseeing during the day. They are considering two options for accommodation: a hotel that costs $150 per night, or a hostel that costs $50 per night. Which option should they choose?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Which of the following statements does NOT describe the GUI interface?
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
Which of the following words means “constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task”?
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
Passage:
“The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde”, by Robert Louis Stevenson
As soon as he got home, Utterson sat down and wrote to Jekyll,
complaining of his exclusion from the house, and asking the cause of
this unhappy break with Lanyon; and the next day brought him a long
answer, often very pathetically worded, and sometimes darkly mysterious
in drift. The quarrel with Lanyon was incurable. “I do not blame our
old friend,” Jekyll wrote, “but I share his view that we must never
meet. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion; you
must not be surprised, nor must you doubt my friendship, if my door is
often shut even to you. You must suffer me to go my own dark way. I
have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name. If
I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also. I could
not think that this earth contained a place for sufferings and terrors
so unmanning; and you can do but one thing, Utterson, to lighten this
destiny, and that is to respect my silence.” Utterson was amazed; the
dark influence of Hyde had been withdrawn, the doctor had returned to
his old tasks and amities; a week ago, the prospect had smiled with
every promise of a cheerful and an honoured age; and now in a moment,
friendship, and peace of mind, and the whole tenor of his life were
wrecked. So great and unprepared a change pointed to madness; but in
view of Lanyon’s manner and words, there must lie for it some deeper
ground.
What does Jekyll mean by saying “You must suffer me to go my own dark way” in his letter to Utterson?
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
A recent study found that students who listen to classical music while studying perform better on exams than those who do not. Based on this information, what can we conclude?
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Which word is not a synonym for superfluous?
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
“I write you in your capacity as the school board chairperson.” The word “capacity” as used here most nearly means:
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll:
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do. Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?”
Question: What did Alice think about the book her sister was reading?
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Passage:
In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared smallpox eradicated. This was a major achievement in the field of medicine as smallpox was a deadly disease that had plagued humanity for centuries. The eradication was made possible by a global effort to vaccinate as many people as possible, particularly in countries where the disease was still prevalent.
Question:
What was the reason for the eradication of smallpox?
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
Passage:
Tom is a 15-year-old boy who loves playing basketball. He’s been playing since he was 6 and is now the captain of his high school basketball team. Tom is very dedicated to the sport and spends several hours each day practicing. His hard work has paid off, as he’s become one of the best players on his team.
Question:
What is Tom’s favorite sport?