Questions (1604)

# Question Topic Actions
901
Which category of comprehension question requires you to refer directly to the …
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
902
Which category of comprehension question requires you to find out or establish …
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
903
Questions that require you to express your views about certain aspects of the p…
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
904
A question that asks for your opinion on the motivation of the writer is an exa…
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
905
What is a summary?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
906
A summary is typically about what fraction of the length of the original work?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
907
What is a synopsis specifically a summary of?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
908
What should a written summary of a comprehension passage begin with?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
909
In a summary, expressions should be:
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
910
What tense is generally preferred when writing a summary?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
911
Shorter, more concise non-fiction summaries are called:
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
912
What is the first step in the strategy for summarizing a paragraph?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
913
After determining the basic idea of a paragraph, what is the second step in sum…
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
914
When writing a summary, what should you do if you get stuck?
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
915
The final step in writing a paragraph summary is to:
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
916
In the comprehension exercise 'The Surface of the Moon', what is the primary se…
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
917
According to the model summary on the plague, what was the 'greatest social dis…
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
918
In the model summary, how did the English government initially respond to the d…
Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills SN-5 View
919
What is a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
920
What is the minimum number of sentences advised for a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
921
A good paragraph, like a good composition, should exhibit what two qualities?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
922
Which type of paragraph provides an explanation of the key words or the main to…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
923
Helper words like 'is a kind of', 'can be divided into', and 'belongs to' are a…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
924
Words relating to measurement, location, size, and colour are helper words for …
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
925
Helper words like 'is similar to', 'however', and 'in contrast to' are used in …
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
926
A paragraph that describes a series of events or a process in some sort of orde…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
927
Helper words like 'in my opinion', 'like/dislike', and 'hope' are characteristi…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
928
An Explanation Paragraph is concerned with:
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
929
Helper words like 'good/bad', 'correct/incorrect', and 'recommend' are associat…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
930
What is a topic sentence?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
931
Where is the topic sentence usually located in a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
932
What function do topic sentences serve when read in sequence throughout an essa…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
933
A good topic sentence is described as being:
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
934
When might it be appropriate to place the topic sentence at the end of a paragr…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
935
According to the text, when can a topic sentence be avoided?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
936
What are the three essential or optional stages in the structure of a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
937
What is the function of support or detail sentences in a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
938
What is the purpose of the concluding observation in a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
939
What is the first step in the 5-Step Process to Paragraph Development?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
940
In the 5-step process, what should you do after stating the topic sentence?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
941
What is the purpose of explaining the example(s) in the 5-step process?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
942
What is the final step in the 5-Step Process to Paragraph Development?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
943
Which of the following is a sign that a paragraph needs troubleshooting?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
944
If a paragraph starts with a transition sentence, what should usually follow it?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
945
What does 'unity' in a paragraph refer to?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
946
What is 'coherence' in a paragraph?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
947
Which of the following is a method to create coherence, involving carrying the …
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
948
Repeating key words or using pronouns to refer to nouns in previous sentences a…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
949
A paragraph that is only two or three sentences long is likely lacking in:
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
950
When should you start a new paragraph, according to the text?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
951
Starting a new paragraph to contrast sides in a debate is an example of startin…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
952
What are signposts in writing?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
953
What is the primary function of transitions in writing?
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
954
In the model paragraph about African oral narratives, what is the controlling i…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
955
The story of the tortoise at the feast in the sky is used in the model paragrap…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
956
According to the 5-step model, what follows the explanation of the example(s) i…
Paragraph Development and Structure SN-7 View
957
A group of words that behave like a single word with a single meaning is known …
GST 111 Past Questions View
958
A dictionary aids vocabulary development by …..
GST 111 Past Questions View
959
Shorthand in note taking improves ________.
Listening Skills View
960
Listening to comprehend or gain a general understanding of the lecture is _____…
Listening Skills View
961
Listening can be categorised into ________ and ________.
Listening Skills View
962
In the structure of a syllable, what is the 'peak'?
English Suprasegmentals: Syllable, Stress, and Intonation SN-3 View
963
What is the arrangement of materials on the shelves done using?
GST 111 Past Questions View
964
Parentheses are used to enclose____________ within a sentence
GST 111 Past Questions View
965
Which of the following statements is not correct?
GST 111 Past Questions View
966
The words tall, taller, tallest are examples of what kind of adjective?
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967
________ is the plural of datum
GST 111 Past Questions View
968
________ are the meaningful items occurring in a sentence or cluster of sentenc…
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969
A complex sentence has
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970
________ is not a bilabial sound.
GST 111 Past Questions View
971
University of Lagos phD thesis and government papers can be found in.........
GST 111 Past Questions View
972
Speech is related to the respiratory system because it involves the
GST 111 Past Questions View
973
Referencing style is determined by
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974
She walks briskly.
GST 111 Past Questions View
975
Biographical sources are categorized into
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976
Biographical sources are categorized into .....
GST 111 Past Questions View
977
Common nouns can be categorized in the following ways except one.
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978
Which of these sentences has a plural compound subject?
GST 111 Past Questions View
979
Which one of the following coordinating conjunctions is not used in Compound se…
GST 111 Past Questions View
980
Which subordinating conjunction cannot be used to introduce an Adverb clause?
GST 111 Past Questions View
981
Review, as a step in study reading, is synonymous with ----------------.
GST 111 Past Questions View
982
One of the following is NOT a way of enhancing coherence.
GST 111 Past Questions View
983
A well-developed paragraph contains the following except ..............
GST 111 Past Questions View
984
__________ is used to introduce a list
GST 111 Past Questions View
985
One of the following is NOT necessary when writing an argument.
GST 111 Past Questions View
986
Auxilliary verbs in English are classified into-------
GST 111 Past Questions View
987
To avoid plagiarism
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988
Which of these sentences has a plural compound subject
GST 111 Past Questions View
989
----------------- words involve two or more independent words.
GST 111 Past Questions View
990
One of these is not a minor sentence
GST 111 Past Questions View
991
The use of keywords to perform quick information search is known as
GST 111 Past Questions View
992
What punctuation mark is used to express surprise?
GST 111 Past Questions View
993
Apostrophes are used ________
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994
Reading for the purpose of gathering information that will translate to knowled…
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995
А........ саn be consulted for instruction on how to do things
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996
What is the ability to recognize when information is needed called?
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997
How many forms does state-of-being verbs and action verbs have
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998
The "period" is also written as _________in punctuation
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999
One of the following is not a component of a good paragraph.
GST 111 Past Questions View
1000
--- is a receptive skill.
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