61 - 70 of 93 Questions
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Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. A. stays B. moist C. noise D. elbows |
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Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. A. clean B. fine C. machine D. lain |
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63. |
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. A. snare B. spare C. spear D. square |
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Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllable are written in capital letters(s). |
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64. |
Political A. politiCAL B. POlitical C. poliTIcal D. poLITical Detailed SolutionFor words ending with ''ical'' the primary stress is placed on the syllable immediately before “-ic-.po-LIT-i-cal There is an explanation video available below. |
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Satisfactory? A. satisfacTORY B. saTISfactory C. SATisfactory D. satisFACtory Detailed SolutionIn pronouncing the word satisfactory, the third syllable is more pronounced than the rest. Hence we havesa-tis-FAC-to-ry There is an explanation video available below. |
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66. |
Captivity? A. captiviTY B. captiVIty C. capTIvity D. CAPtivity |
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The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. |
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67. |
EMEKA finished his home work yesterday. A. Was Emeka helped to do his home work? B. Did Emeka do his home work yesterday? C. When did Emeka finish his home work? D. Who finished his home work yesterday? Detailed SolutionIn responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer.There is an explanation video available below. |
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Taiwo SAILED to London. A. Did Taiwo fly to London? B. Did Taiwo sail to Brazil? C. Did Taiwo sail to London D. Where did Taiwo sail to? Detailed SolutionIn responding to questions on emphatic stress in examinations, interrogative sentences will be provided as options. The interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. ''sailed'' is the emphasized word here. ''fly'' in option A contradicts the emphasized wordThere is an explanation video available below. |
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My bag is made of LEATHER? A. Whose bag is made of leather? B. Is my bag made of polythene? C. Abu's bag made of leather? D. Is my bag made of leather? Detailed SolutionIn responding to questions on emphatic stress in examinations, interrogative sentences will be provided as options. The interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. LEATHER is the emphasized word here. ''polythene'' in option B contradicts the emphasized wordThere is an explanation video available below. |
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One of the interesting things to me about our spaceship is that it is a mechanical vehicle, just as is an automobile. If you own a car, you realize that you must put oil and gas into it and must put water in the radiator and take care of the car as a whole. You begin to develop quite a little thermodynamic sense. You know that you are either going to have to keep the machine in a good order or it is going to be in trouble and fail to function. We have not been seeing our spaceship earth as an integrally-designed machine which to be persistently successful, must be comprehended and serviced in total. |
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70. |
According to the writer, the exciting thing about spaceship Earth is that it A. has no instrument manual B. is not difficult to maintain C. is peculiar to other automobiles D. is relatively easy to operate |
61. |
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. A. stays B. moist C. noise D. elbows |
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62. |
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. A. clean B. fine C. machine D. lain |
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63. |
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. A. snare B. spare C. spear D. square |
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Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllable are written in capital letters(s). |
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Political A. politiCAL B. POlitical C. poliTIcal D. poLITical Detailed SolutionFor words ending with ''ical'' the primary stress is placed on the syllable immediately before “-ic-.po-LIT-i-cal There is an explanation video available below. |
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Satisfactory? A. satisfacTORY B. saTISfactory C. SATisfactory D. satisFACtory Detailed SolutionIn pronouncing the word satisfactory, the third syllable is more pronounced than the rest. Hence we havesa-tis-FAC-to-ry There is an explanation video available below. |
66. |
Captivity? A. captiviTY B. captiVIty C. capTIvity D. CAPtivity |
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The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. |
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EMEKA finished his home work yesterday. A. Was Emeka helped to do his home work? B. Did Emeka do his home work yesterday? C. When did Emeka finish his home work? D. Who finished his home work yesterday? Detailed SolutionIn responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer.There is an explanation video available below. |
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68. |
Taiwo SAILED to London. A. Did Taiwo fly to London? B. Did Taiwo sail to Brazil? C. Did Taiwo sail to London D. Where did Taiwo sail to? Detailed SolutionIn responding to questions on emphatic stress in examinations, interrogative sentences will be provided as options. The interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. ''sailed'' is the emphasized word here. ''fly'' in option A contradicts the emphasized wordThere is an explanation video available below. |
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My bag is made of LEATHER? A. Whose bag is made of leather? B. Is my bag made of polythene? C. Abu's bag made of leather? D. Is my bag made of leather? Detailed SolutionIn responding to questions on emphatic stress in examinations, interrogative sentences will be provided as options. The interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. LEATHER is the emphasized word here. ''polythene'' in option B contradicts the emphasized wordThere is an explanation video available below. |
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One of the interesting things to me about our spaceship is that it is a mechanical vehicle, just as is an automobile. If you own a car, you realize that you must put oil and gas into it and must put water in the radiator and take care of the car as a whole. You begin to develop quite a little thermodynamic sense. You know that you are either going to have to keep the machine in a good order or it is going to be in trouble and fail to function. We have not been seeing our spaceship earth as an integrally-designed machine which to be persistently successful, must be comprehended and serviced in total. |
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70. |
According to the writer, the exciting thing about spaceship Earth is that it A. has no instrument manual B. is not difficult to maintain C. is peculiar to other automobiles D. is relatively easy to operate |