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- 1. Multiple Choice
Diabetics who have kidney failure are prone to heart attacks.
True
False
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- 2. Multiple Choice
It is harmful for diabetics to take fresh fruits.
True
False
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- 3. Multiple Choice
Participants in the study are similar in their smoking, alcohol intake and blood pressure patterns.
True
False
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- 4. Multiple Choice
The study shows that eating fresh fruits is effective in reducing complications associated with diabetes.
True
False
Not stated
- 5. Multiple Choice
Eating fresh fruits with high glucose content increases the chance of diabetes.
True
False
Not stated
- 6. Multiple Choice
Diabetics who eat fresh fruits are less likely to suffer from heart and kidney diseases.
True
False
Not stated
- 7. Multiple Choice
Oranges have twice the amount of sugar compared to figs.
True
False
Not stated
- 8. Multiple Choice
There are more males under the age of 50 than females.
True
False
Not stated
- 9. Multiple Choice
Women in the older age groups face more health problems than their male counterparts.
True
False
Not stated
- 10. Multiple Choice
Smoking and drinking shorten the lifespan of women in developing countries.
True
False
Not stated
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of paragraph 3?
I - Literary rates are higher among the young compared to those of the adults in most countries.
II - The wide gender gap in adult literacy is not expected to narrow in the future.
III - In the last 20 years, two thirds of adult illiterates worldwide are women.
I and II
I and III
II and III
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best summarises the main idea of paragraph 4?
The gender gap in primary education is slowly closing, even in the less developed countries.
It will be difficult to remove the barriers to progress in achieving universal primary education.
Progress has been made in primary education but it is still far from providing education for every child.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The following are true concerning tertiary education except
there are more female than male students
there is unequal gender representation in the various fields of study
enrolment pattern of male and female students is expected to be reversed
- 14. Multiple Choice
The phrase brings to light (lines 50 and 51) means
reveals
signifies
highlights
- 15. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 1, the writer introduces readers to
a scientific study
a bird watcher's hobby
birds in France and Denmark
- 16. Multiple Choice
"That might be surprising to some." (line 8). That refers to
birds congregating in the cities
the census conducted in Denmark
cities are thriving natural ecosystems
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following contains the main idea of paragraph 3?
"It is not just pigeons, raccoons, rats, and sparrows, either." (Line 13)
"The study of such wildlife - urban ecology - is a huge and growing field because cities are not separate from nature; they are part of nature." (Line 15 and 16)
"The upcoming sequel to the landmark series Planet Earth, which examined each of the planet's major habitats, will include an episode on cities as well as the usual mountains, deserts and grasslands." (Line 17 to 19)
- 18. Multiple Choice
The word jettisoning (line 28) means
chasing
throwing
abandoning
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why do cuckoos avoid human settlements?
They cannot find enough food.
They are suspicious of humans.
There are not enough hosts for their babies.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why do birds stay in the cities?
They are safe from larger birds.
Humans tolerate them.
People feed them.
- 21. Multiple Choice
The purpose of the last paragraph is to
reinforce the central idea of the passage
express the impact of the study of urban technology
highlight the success of providing refuges to animals
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