REGENT UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
OF FIRST TRIMESTER EXAMINATIONS
LEVEL 100
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Time Allowed:
2HOURS
EXAMINATION MATERIAL PROVIDED: NONE
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LECTURER:
MRS. LIMILA KUMADORS
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END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION: COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
10.
only £7.
Two bags of rice
11. Either the bus driver or the motorcycle
rider
responsible for the accident.
Time: 2% hours
Marks: 50
I Fill in with appropriate correct verbal forms
(25)
very good at
1. Some people
mathematics.
the winning lottery ticket.
2. Somebody
12. A large number of countries
members of the United Nations.
13. Five years
sentence for that offense.
my favourite N
.14. The Simsons
show.
15. My throat
parched and dry.
3. The doctor who has visited dozens of countries and
has helped thousands of patients all around the world there.
16. War and Peace
17. My friend and co-worker
4. 5,280 feet
a mile.
18. There
5. Jill as well as Jack
up the hill.
19 Neither of them
now.
6 There
9
It
a very thick book.
waiting.
a high hurdle to jump.
available to speak right
a lot of people here.
7. Ten dollars
extra money.
8. Rice
world.
the maximum
a nice raise. I need the
common food all over the
very cheap,
20.
the flight?
the three men have reservations for
21. None of those birds
seed.
22. Either the teachers or the principal
responsible for the year end festival.
eating the bait
to be
23 Every student
number.
24. The rich and the poor
The LORD made them all.
this in common:
25. True humility and fear of the LORD
to riches, honour and long life.
II Read the following passaqe and answer the
questions that follow: (15)
Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the major limiting
factors in world crop production. In many areas, poor
agricultural practices have led to increasing
desertification and the loss of formerly arable lands.
Consequently, those plant species that are well adapted
to survival in dry climates are being looked at for an
answer to the development of more efficient crops to
grow on marginally arable lands.
Plants use several mechanisms to ensure their survival in
desert environments. Some involve purelv mechanical
and physical adaptations, such as the shape of the
plant's surface, smaller leaf size and extensive root
systems Xerophytes and phyraetophytes are two kinds of
olants that survive in the desert environment throuah
Adaptations of their physical structure. xeroPhytes:which
include cactuses, an adaptation from the rose family, are
desert plants because they have spines instead
These spines protect the plant from animals,
shade it from the sun, and help it collect moisture.
Another adaptation is their shallow but extensive root
systems. The roots radiate out from the plant and quickly
absorb large quantities of water when it rains.
The mesquite tree is a type of Phraetophyte. These
plants have tiny leaves that close their pores during the
day to avoid water loss and open them at night when
they can absorb moisture. All phraetophytes have
developed extremely long root systems that draw water
from the water table deep underground. Some
phraetophytes have developed a double-root system- the
typical long and deep
root system to collect ground water and a shallow one
like the xerophytes to collect the surface water.
1. What is becoming one of the major limiting factors
in world crop production?
2. What factors have led to increasing desertification
and the loss of formerly arable lands?
3. What are the mechanical and physical adaptations
by plants to survive in desert environments?
4. What are the two types of plants that survive in the
desert environment through adaptations?
5. Explain how cactuses are adapted to desert
conditions.
6. Cite an example and explain how a pharaetophyte
type adapts itself to extreme dry conditions.
Ill Read the passaqe below "Layers of Social Class" and
choose the riqht
answers form the options provided.
(10)
Taken together, income, occupation and education are
good measures of people's social standing. Using a
layered model of stratification, most sociologists describe
the class system in the US as divided into several
classes: upper, upper middle, middle, lower middle and
lower classes. Each class is defined by characteristics
such as income, occupational prestige, and educational
attainment. The different groups are arrayed along a
continuum with those with the most money, education,
and prestige at the top and those with the least at the
bottom.
In the US, the upper class owns the major share of
corporate and personal wealth: it includes those who
have held wealth for generations as well as those who
have recently become rich. Only a very small proportion
of people actually constitute the upper class, but they
control vast amounts of wealth and power in the US.
They exercise enormous control throughout society. Most
of their wealth is inherited.
Despite social myths to the contrary, the best
predictor of future wealth is the family into which you
are born. Each year, the business magazine Forbes
publishes a list of the "Forbes 400"- the four hundred
wealthiest families and individuals in the country. Of all
the wealth represented on the Forbes 400 list, more
than half is inherited. Those on the list who could be
called "self made" were not typically of modest origins;
most inherited significant assets (Forbes, 1997; Sklar and
Collins, 1997).Those upper class with newly acquired
wealth is known as the nouveau riche. Although they may
have vast amounts of money, they are often not accepted
into "old rich" circles.
The upper middle class includes those with high incomes
and high social prestige. They tend to be well- educated
professionals or business executives. Their earnings can
be quite high, indeed - successful business executives
can earn millions of dollars a year. It is difficult to
estimate exactly how many people fall into this group
because of the difficulty of drawing lines between the
upper, upper middle and middle class. Indeed, the upper
middle is often thought of as "middle class" because their
lifestyle sets the standard to which many aspire, but this
lifestyle is simply beyond the means of a majority of
people in the US.
The middle class is hard to define; in part, being "middle
class" is more than just economic position. By far the
majority of Americans identify themselves as middle
class even though they vary widely in life style and in
resources at their disposal. But the idea that the US is an
open -class system leads many to think that the majority
have a middle - class lifestyle because, in general,
b) To support the statement that most wealthy people
inherit their money.
c) To cast doubt on the claim that family income
predicts individual wealth.
d) To give examples of successful people who have
modest family connections.
5. In the paragraph 4 the author states that business
and professional people with educational advantages
are most often members of the
a) lower middle class
b) upper middle class
c) nouveau riche
d) upper class
6. The word primarily in the passage is closest in
meaning to
a) mostly
b) somewhat
c) finally
d) always
7. The word contemporay in the passage is closest in
meaning to
a) unexpected
b) modern
c) strategic
d) reliable
8. According to paragraph 5, why do most people
identify themselves as middle class in the US?
a) They have about the same lifestyle as everyone else
in the country.
b) They prefer not to admit that there are class
distinctions in the US
c) They don't really know how to define their status
because it is unclear.
d) They identify themselves with the majority who have
normal lifestyles
9.
a)
b)
c)
d)
What can be inferred about poor people in the US
They are not able to find entry level jobs.
They work in jobs that require little education
They are service workers and manual laborers.
They do not try to find employment.
10.According to paragraph 7, why has the underclass
emerged?
a) The new term was necessary because the lower
class enjoyed a higher lifestyle than it had previously
b) The increase in crime has supported a new class of
people who live by engaging in illegal activities.
c) Changes in the economy have caused an entire
class of people to survive by welfare or crime.
d) Minimum -wage jobs no longer support a class of
people at a standard level in the economic system.
people tend not to want to recognize class distinctions in
the US. Thus, the middle class have a tenuous hold on
this class position.
In the hierarchy of social class, the lower middle class
includes workers in the skilled trades and low- income
bureaucratic workers, many of whom may actually define
themselves as middle -class. Examples are blue -collar
workers (those skilled traders who do manual labor) and
many service workers, such as secretaries, hairdressers,
waitresses, police, and firefighters. Medium to low
income, education, and occupational prestige define the
lower middle class relative to the class groups above it.
The term "lower" in this class designation refers to the
relative position of the group in the stratification system,
but if it has a pejorative sound to many people, especially
to people who are members of this class.
The lower class is composed primarily of the displaced
poor. People in this class have little formal education and
are often unemployed or working in minimum -wage
jobs. A Forty -percent of the poor work; 10 percent work
year round and full time. - a proportion that has generally
increased over time. Recently, the concept of the
underclass has been added to the lower class. The
underclass includes those who have been left behind by
contemporary economic developments. Rejected from
economic system, those in the underclass may become
dependent on public assistance or illegal activities.
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
The word those in the passage refers to
characteristics
groups
classes
continuum
2. The word enormous in the passage is closest in
meaning to
a) very large
b) very new
c) very early
d) very good
3. Which of the sentences below best expresses the
information in the highlighted statement in the
passage? The other choices the meaning or leave
out important information.
a) Although it is not generally accepted, your family
provides the best prediction of your future wealth.
b) You achieve great future wealth in spite of the family
in which you may have been born.
c) It is not true that your family will restrict the
acquisition of your future wealth and level of social
status.
d) Social myths are contrary to the facts about future
wealth and social status of your family.
4. Why does the author mention the "Forbes 4 0 0 in the
paragraph 3?
a) To explain the meaning of the listing that appears
every year.