exam Unit six - نصري العكة

  1. 1- All schools, from kindergarten to secondary, are the responsibility of the Ministry of Education (MOE). Pre-school and kindergarten education is optional, followed by ten years of free, compulsory education. For higher education, students enter university, either for academic or vocational courses.

    ​​​​​​​A word that means “not obligatory “ is …….

    • compulsory
    • vocational
    • academic
    • optional

  2. 2- Most of students say that they want to move to the University of their choice, rather than the nearest one. Another strong motive is the desire to live in a new culture. Where do these students live? Many have rooms in halls of residence, especially in their first year; others rent flats or houses. A lucky minority live in property that their parents have bought for them.

    A word in the text which means "reason of doing something" is……... ​​​​​​​

    • motive
    • financial
    • minority
    • debt

  3. 3- In England, almost 50% of school leavers go on to higher education. The figure has not always been as high as this. Twenty years ago, it was closer to 30%, and thirty years before that, it was only about 5%. Another huge change has been financial. Before 1998 CE, higher education in the UK was completely free for UK citizens. Since then, tuition fees have been introduced.

    ​​​​​​​The first huge change occurred in higher education in England is…

    • increasing the number of public universities.
    • increasing the number of students go on to higher education.
    • introducing tuition fees.
    • introducing new courses.

  4. 4- The secondary school students in the USA and the UK were spending the least time at school, with an average school year of 187 days. The typical Jordanian school year is longer than this.

    ​​​​​​​The typical school year in Jordan is ……

    • less than 187 days
    • 187 days
    • more than 187 days
    • 180 days

  5. 5- Two summers ago Anita spent five months studying Arabic at the German Jordanian University near Madaba. As her farther is originally from Jordan, she grew up speaking Arabic as well as German .However , Anita had never studied Arabic formally, and when the opportunity came up for her to spend a year in Jordan studying Arabic , she didn’t hesitate one moment.

    ​​​​​​​Anita said that she could speak……… languages.

    • two languages
    • three languages
    • one languages
    • four languages

  6. 6- The Middle East is famous for the ................... of Olive Oil.

    • produce
    • production
    • productive
    • productively

  7. 7- When do you …………….. to receive your test results?

    • expect
    • expectancy
    • expectantly
    • expectant

  8. 8-Scholars have discovered an ………. document from the twelfth century.

    • origin
    • originate
    • original
    • originally

  9. 9- My father bought our house with an.......from his grandfather.

    • inherit
    • inheritance
    • inheritably
    • inheritable

  10. 10- One of the most important things that we give children is a good ………

    • educationally
    • education
    • educate
    • educational

  11. 11- Congratulations on a very ……………..business deal. ​​​​​​​

    • success
    • successful
    • succeed
    • successfully

  12. 12- Physics is not as popular as Biology. This means……….

    • Biology is more popular than Physics.
    • Physics is the most popular than Biology.
    • Physics is as popular as Physics.
    • Biology is less popular than Physics.

  13. 13- Science isn’t as popular as Maths.

    ​​​​​​​The sentence that has a similar meaning to the sentence above is.

    • Science is less popular Maths.
    • Science is more popular than Maths.
    • Science is as popular as Maths.
    • Science is less popular than Maths.

  14. 14- Neither Maths nor Science is as interesting as English.

    ​​​​​​​The sentence that has a similar meaning to the sentence above is.

    • Maths and Science are more interesting than English.
    • Maths and Science are as interesting as English.
    • English is more interesting than Maths and Science.
    • English is more interesting Maths and Science.

  15. 15-In Jordan, children start school a year later than English children.

    ​​​​​​​The sentence that has a similar meaning to the sentence above is.

    • English children start school a year later than Jordanian children.
    • English children start school a year earlier than Jordanian children.
    • English children start school a year as late as Jordanian children.
    • Jordanian children start school a year as late as English children.

  16. 16- There is no subject is as studied as English. This means……..​​​​​​​

    • English is most studied subject.
    • English is more studied subject.
    • English is the most studied subject.
    • English is the least studied subject.

  17. 17- The cheapest thing on the menu is orange juice.

    ​​​​​​​The least ……………on the menu is orange juice.

    • cheap thing
    • expensive thing
    • cheaper thing
    • more expensive thing

  18. 18- Osella isn’t as good as Faisal. This means……..

    • Faisal is better than Osella.
    • Osella is as good as Faisal.
    • Faisal is worse than Osella.
    • Osella is better than Faisal.

  19. 19- I don’t like running as……..…..as I like swimming.

    • more
    • many
    • much
    • most

  20. 20- In Jordan, children start school a year………than English children.

    • late
    • later
    • latest
    • as late