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.

They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold

A. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic

B. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic

C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic

D. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic

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.

It was only when we arrived in Kenya that we saw hippos and giraffes.

A. When we arrived in Kenya we only saw hippos and giraffes. 

B. We arrived in Kenya only when we saw hippos and giraffes. 

C. We only arrived in Kenya when we saw hippos and giraffes. 

D. Only when we arrived in Kenya did we see hippos and giraffes.

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.
The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

A.  The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.

B.  The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

C.  The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.

D.  We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.

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.

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

A. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

D. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

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.

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully. 

B. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts. 

C. The painting looked so much like the authentic that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine. 

D. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

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.

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

A. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.

B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wan’t genuine.

D. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

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.

The children ran to the yard to see the dragon, but it was no longer there

A. The dragon had gone by the time the children ran to the yard

B. The dragon went by the time the children ran to the yard

C. When the children ran to the yard, the dragon was going

D. The dragon had gone alter the children ran to the yard

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

The last time I went to that town was ten years ago.

A. It is been ten years since I last went to that town.

B. It has been ten years since I last gone to that town.

C. It had been ten years since I last went to that town.

D. It is been ten years ago I last went to that town.