Mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions

He never suspected that the money had been stolen

A. He knew that his money would be stolen

B. Never he suspected that the money had been stolen

C. At no time did he  suspect that the money had been stolen

D. At no time he suspected that the money had been stolen

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Two friends Jane and Thomas are talking about their final term test.

Jane: “I’ve been half ready for the final term test.” – Thomas: “_________”

A. Thank you so much.

B. You are welcome!

C. Then, I’d call it a day.

D. Incredible! I haven’t even started.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

The expression “readministration” in this passage refers to _________.

A. giving the test again to both groups after beta blockers have been administered to one group.

B. giving the test again to people without administering beta blockers.

C. giving the beta blockers without retesting.

D. giving the test to both groups of test-takers and then giving them beta blockers.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

The word “reduce” in paragraph 1 most nearly means ________.

A. build up           

B. lessen      

C. increase  

D. maximize

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

The word “interfere” in paragraph 2 most nearly means ________.

A. prescribe         

B. aid          

C. help       

D. hinder

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“You’re always cheating on exams, An.”, said the teacher.

A. The teacher asked his student why they always cheated on exams

B. The teacher realized that his student always cheated on exams

C. The teacher complained about his student cheating on exams

D. The teacher made his student not always cheat on exams 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions.

“You’re always cheating on exams, An”, said the teacher.

A. The teacher asked his student why they always cheated on exams

B. The teacher realized that his student always cheated on exams

C. The teacher complained about his student cheating on exams

D. The teacher made his student not always cheat on 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Larry was so _______ in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.

A. absorbed 

B. attracted 

C. drawn 

D. obliged 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

Faugel’s research showed that beta blockers given to his sample _______.

A. increased scores the same as the national average.

B. decreased scores.

C. increased scores less than the national average.

D. increased scores much more than the national average.