GST 102 MOCK

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Category: GST102

ATTENTION:

Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.

Good luck!

GST102

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1. In the sentence, 'She was singing happily' the tense form is __________.

A. past continuous

B. continuous

C. past perfect

D. past

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In a formal letter, the signature comes before the __________of the sender

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3. One of the following is the correct stress pattern for the word 'commerce'

A. co'mmerce

B. commerce

C. co'mmrce

D. comerce

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4. The topic sentence is most frequently found at the _______ of the paragraph.

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5. A defining relative clause begins with a relative _____

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6. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. Choose a car to please yourself, not others. The infinitive phrase is ______

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The use of jargon should be avoided in _____writing

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8. Fill in the blank with do or does: _____ you know how to make a cup of tea?

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A letter to your study centre director of your missing scores it is called a letter of _______

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10. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: Which street d'you live in?

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11. In the sentence, 'The girl had accidentally been harrassed by the agents’ the tense form is _________

A. past continuous

B. simple past

C. past perfects

D. past perfect

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12.

------------- entails keeping the rules, customs and conventions that are observed in our society

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13.

To make your formal letter __________use the same font and the same font size

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14. The ________situation of a country determines the way a speech is presented.

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15. Indicate the sentence type, simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Naturally, Joy does not enjoy chopping firewood, killing mosquitoes, and cooking over an open fire. This is a __________ sentence

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16.

In English unlike in Nigerian languages there is not perfect ________ between spelling and sound

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17. Which of the following words does NOT have a short vowel?

A. card

B. wrist

C. cold

D. feet

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18.

In English language there are more sounds than there are letters in the __________

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19.

Without a proper pronunciation of words, your audience may miss out the ______________ you are trying to express

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20.

 The document containing the bio data of the sender of an application letter is called _________

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21.

In Nigeria languages tone that brings about a change in the meaning while in English a change in meaning is as a result of _________

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22.

Apart from _____stress there is also sentence stress

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23.

The application letter is a _________to an advertisement

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24. "Life is great!" is an example of _______ sentence

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25.

Formal letters are --------- in their styles and phraseology

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26.

Transition devices also bring ___________in a paragraph

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27.

Being able to _________ yourself well in an interview gives you greater chances of getting the job

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28.

A word that replaces another with the same meaning is called a ___________

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29.

The main _________between the formal and informal letter is in the use of language

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30.

__________ are used to represent sounds in the dictionary

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31.

_____________ brings a change in meaning in English utterances

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32.

The words "pocket", "pretend" and "docket" all have ____

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33.

Combining two or three _____of a passage into one will help condense the passage

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34.

After doing a summary of a ________, it becomes shorter

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35. Which street d'you live in? is an example of _____ statement.

A. informal

B. formal

C. semi-formal

D. demi-formal

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36.

In a word, the part that has the stress is pronounced with _____force

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37. A long sentence is usually divided into what may be called breath groups, or_________ groups.

A. voiceless

B. voiced

C. toned

D. tone

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38. The opening sentence in a paragraph, states the central __________of that paragraph for the reader.

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39. Conferences and seminars help to bring ______ in a particular subject together to present their experiences and views.

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40.

In a _________ instead of using "I beg to state" use enquiry instead

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41.

Summarization involves condensing and ____ a large piece of writing

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42. In the sentence, 'The President arrives from China tomorrow', the tense form is __________.

A. present continuous

B. future

C. past

D. present

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43.

"won", "one", "take", "sit", "bit", "peak" and "come" are all ___________

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44. Placing a topic sentence at the end of a paragraph _________

A. makes the paragraph more interesting

B. allows for all the sentences to be built up to the topic

C. helps both the reader and the writer

D. allows for an effective summary

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45.

_________________ qualifies nouns

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46. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. The game of football will keep Nigerians glued to their television sets for a long time to come. The verb is _______

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47.

Deletion is an avoidable thing you must do when ______a passage

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48. Which vowel is represented in the word 'whack'?

A. /ei/

B. /ae/

C. /a/

D. /ai/

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49. Official reports, business letters, legal documents are often written in ______ language.

A. informal

B. half formal

C. semi-formal

D. formal

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50.

The tone of your letters should be____________  and considerate

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