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1. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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She loved to travel so she could know people from all around the world.

She loved to travel so she could get to know people from round the world.

She loved to travel so she could knew about people from around the world.

She loved to travel so she could get knowing people from round the world.

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2. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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I felt like a drink but I was put off by the male feel of the bar.

I wanted a drink but I was put off by the masculine bar.

I felt like a drink but I was put off because the bar felt too masculine.

I wanted a drink but I was put off by the male bar.

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3. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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I willingly accepted to walk with them over the forest.

I reluctantly agreed to walk with them across the forest.

With hesitation I agreed to walk with them through the forest.

Despite misgivings I accepted to walk with them through the forest.

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4. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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In the restaurant where I work I get often tips because I always treat well the customers.

In the restaurant where I work I get often tips because I always treat the customers well.

In the restaurant where I work I often get tips because I always treat well the customers.

In the restaurant where I work I often get tips because I always treat the customers well.

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5. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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The milk tasted off and I meant to say something but I did not think of complaining.

The milk tasted off and I meant to complain but did not think to say something.

The milk tasted off and I meant to complain but decided its not worth it.

The milk tasted off and I meant to say something but did not think it worth complaining.

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6. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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When fishing you can always tell when you lose a fish because the line feels loose.

When fishing you can always tell when you loose a fish because the line feels lose.

When fishing you can always tell when you loose a fish because the line feels loose.

When fishing you can always tell when you lose a fish because the line feels lose.

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7. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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When she asked to borrow my computer, I replied yes I’m afraid so.

When she asked to borrow my computer, I replied I’m afraid so.

When she asked to borrow my computer, I replied I’m afraid not.

When she asked to borrow my computer, I replied I’m afraid no.

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8. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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He had nothing except what he was borne with.

He had nothing apart from what he was born with.

He had nothing besides what he was borne with.

He had nothing apart from what he was borne with.

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9. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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After the garage sale the children hadn’t hardly any toys left.

After the garage sale the children had scarcely any toys left.

After the garage sail the children had hardly any toys left.

After the garage sale the children hadn’t scarcely any toys left.

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10. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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I lent my bother’s car so I could go for a nice drive.

I borrow my brother’s car so I could for a really nice drive.

I lend my brother’s car so I could go for the drive of my life.

I borrowed my brother’s car and all I did was sit in a traffic jam.

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11. Which statement has a sarcastic tone?

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After 20 years the moratorium on hunting whales remains riddled with loopholes that allow whales to be killed and their meat sold as food in the name of science.

For many successes there is usually an associated failure. For example, lots of couples rejoice in the fact that their house is worth much more than they paid for it, but they complain that their children can’t afford the deposit to buy a home of their own.

It is time for religious believers to stand up to secularisms and to defend their faith against progressive policies.

He viewed all civil servants as at worst meddling bureaucrats and at best as pointless paper-shufflers.

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12. Which of the following sentences draws a metaphor?

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Karl Marx labelled the capitalist a parasite on the back of labour because the whole value or produce created by the labouring man belonged to the capitalist.

John Locke described how he who gathered the wild fruit, killed, caught or tamed the wild beasts by placing his labour on them acquired a property in them.

Adam Smith held that the original state of things which preceded both the appropriation of land and the accumulation of stock were held in common.

Galbraith argued for a better balance between private affluence and public poverty, including measures to protect the environment against the excesses of private companies.

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13. Which sentence includes an example of personification?

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Nomadic people are the human equivalent of an endangered species and have no defence against the encroachment of loggers and ranchers onto their ancestral lands.

Take airline pilots for example; they do not need to attend university to qualify for this job and most pilots are on a salary of $150,000 or more.

Recent research provided further stark evidence that in education money still talks, when it was found that bright children from poor homes are failing to get the same grades as bright children from rich households.

Planning and then recording in a last will and testament how we would wish our assets dealt with on our death is something more of us should do, and for the majority of us with straightforward affairs a ‘do it yourself’ will would suffice.

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14. Which sentence suffers most from hyperbole?

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Most collectors of postage stamps would give the Earth to own one of the 1920s 24-cent US stamps with an upside-down biplane.

It used to be thought that a diet high in fibre greatly reduced the risk of cancer but it is now thought that eating too much red meat and milk products have a much stronger negative association.

There have been many fabulously successful public relations campaigns but when things go wrong they can go spectacularly wrong.

We face a pensions crisis because more than half of all working people will rely solely on the state to provide a pension in their old age and the state cannot be trusted to pay it.

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15. Which of the following can you correctly describe as cynical in tone?

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He wrote saying that he wants to enter the priesthood but I very much doubt that he is serious.

The charity raises money to help the homeless but the people working there seem most interested in helping themselves.

The election result is a great disappointment.

Can you believe it that Frank is going to get married again!

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16. Which sentence includes a euphemism?

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He is difficult to understand when he speaks in that childish voice.

I was really surprised to find out that our house was built over 100 years ago

It is stupid to get annoyed about things that do not really matter.

A cemetery is a place where people are buried when they pass away

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17. In which of the following does the verb directly transmit action from the subject to the object?

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These days the world is run by computers.

The world would be a very different place if it were not for computers.

A world without computers would be a better place.

These days computers run the world.

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18. Which of the following statements includes a simile?

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A red, white and blue flag fluttered.

He wandered as if he had all the time in the world.

It was a lovely sunny day until the fog rolled in.

The shape of the hill was like a fairy cake.

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19. Which of the following contains a non-sequitur?

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Most people do not have a sufficient grasp of statistics to tell whether or not the figures produced by their government are correct or being used correctly.

Public trust in official data is at an all time low and we can’t insist that the general public go back to school and attend classes on the meaning of data and what can be correctly interpreted from it.

To produce the official annual inflation rate, government statisticians monitor the price of a basket of 650 goods and services sold at a total of 120,000 outlets.

No one can control how statistics are used. Imagine if some statistician were to be made judge in every debate and intervened to endorse or reject contesting interpretations put onto official figures.

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20. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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As one gets older one better appreciates life’s little comforts.

As you gets older one better appreciates life’s little comforts.

As one gets older you better appreciates life’s little comforts.

As you gets older you better appreciates life’s little comforts.

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21. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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Most professional athletes choose this kind of trainers.

Most professional athletes choose these kind of trainer.

Most professional athletes choose this kind of trainer

Most professional athletes choose these kind of trainers.

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22. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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He lay between the sheets staring up at the ceiling.

He lie between the sheets staring up at the ceiling.

He lay among the sheets staring up at the ceiling.

He lie among the sheets staring up at the ceiling.

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23. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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I met a new acquaintance at the club today.

made a new acquaintance at the club today.

I meet a new acquaintance at the club today.

I came to a new acquaintance at the club today.

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24. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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Foggy though it was the sun still managed to shine through.

Foggy as though it was the sun still managed to shine through.

Although it was foggy the sun still managed to shine though.

Foggy through it was the sun still managed to shine though.

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25. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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The collected datum is proving its possible after all.

The collected datum is proving it’s possible after all.

The collected datum are proving it’s possible after all.

The collected datum are proving its possible after all.

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26. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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The police hoped for help in finding the culprit and the missing money from everyone.

The police hoped for help from everyone in finding the culprit and the missing money.

From everyone the police hoped for help in finding the culprit and the missing money.

The police hoped for help in finding the culprit from everyone and the missing money.

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27. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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Neither the right wing party or the left wing party is willing to concede defeat.

Neither the right wing party or the left wing party am willing to concede defeat.

Neither the right wing party nor the left wing party am willing to concede defeat.

Neither the right wing party nor the left wing party is willing to concede defeat.

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28. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

2 points

The research found that either obese children must take more exercise or eat less.

The research found that obese children must either take more exercise or eat less.

The research found that obese children either must take more exercise or eat less.

The research found that obese children must take either more exercise or eat less.

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29. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

2 points

Over the years the trade federation has served its members well.

Over the years the trade federation have served it members well.

Over the years the trade federation has served their members well.

Over the years the trade federation have served its members well.

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30. Identify the correct sentence from a series of following suggested answers.

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The class concluded that the exam question was very impossible.

The assignment is not very possible.

The project was quite impossible.

It is widely known that the puzzle is fairly impossible to solve.

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