English (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

PASSAGE II<br/>The learning of a foreign language should be an integral part of every university student’s education. As a discipline, it affords the mind excellent training. It utilizes skills needed in many other subjects: the concentration required for memorizing music (riot to mention developing the ear for tone and pitch). <br/>The logical thinking for resolving mathematical problems, even the deductive reasoning capabilities needed to comprehend philosophical concepts. <br/>The mind is stretched through the simple act of learning the grammatical patterns, vocabulary and phonological system of a language. At the same time, the students of a foreign language are acquiring a useful tool. This tool has a double advantage, for while most people (especially teachers) expounded on the rewords of being able to communicate in a second, third or fourth language perhaps the more promising of the two, is being able to understand and<br/>hopefully appreciate another cultural group through their literature, their music and customs all of which are best assimilated through the medium of their language.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Which of the following statements is not made in the passage

PASSAGE II<br/>The learning of a foreign language should be an integral part of every university student’s education. As a discipline, it affords the mind excellent training. It utilizes skills needed in many other subjects: the concentration required for memorizing music (riot to mention developing the ear for tone and pitch). <br/>The logical thinking for resolving mathematical problems, even the deductive reasoning capabilities needed to comprehend philosophical concepts. <br/>The mind is stretched through the simple act of learning the grammatical patterns, vocabulary and phonological system of a language. At the same time, the students of a foreign language are acquiring a useful tool. This tool has a double advantage, for while most people (especially teachers) expounded on the rewords of being able to communicate in a second, third or fourth language perhaps the more promising of the two, is being able to understand and<br/>hopefully appreciate another cultural group through their literature, their music and customs all of which are best assimilated through the medium of their language.<br/><br/><br/><br/>'Discipline' as used in the above passage means

In question 11-20 a list of interpretations is given below every sentence or phrase<br/>choose the interpretation that gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence or phrase.<br/><br/><u>Edosa is not the only pebble on the bench</u>. This means Edosa

In question 11-20 a list of interpretations is given below every sentence or phrase<br/>choose the interpretation that gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence or phrase.<br/><br/><u>Serena has her tongue in her cheek today</u>. This means she is

In question 11-20 a list of interpretations is given below every sentence or phrase<br/>choose the interpretation that gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence or phrase.<br/><br/>It is said that <u>those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.</u> This means it is said that