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2025 86 questions

1. Q832025 · 13 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Select the correct option: The curator opted ___ displaying the artifact due to preservation concerns.

   1. A.against
   2. B.for
   3. C.on
   4. D.with
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   Answer: A

2. Q882025 · 13 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The guards stood in pike formation along the causeway.

   1. A.The angler pulled a large pike from the icy lake.
   2. B.The rebel was punished by being placed on the pike.
   3. C.The infantry pike split the enemy's front line.
   4. D.The pike gleamed beside the veteran's armor.
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   Answer: A

3. Q792025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

   Identify the misspelt word.

   1. A.Vicereine
   2. B.Floccinaucinihilipilification
   3. C.Defenestrate
   4. D.Quintessance
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   Answer: D

4. Q832025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

   Select the correct option: Rare though the phenomenon is, it can occur ___ prolonged drought conditions.

   1. A.towards
   2. B.amid
   3. C.among
   4. D.under
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   Answer: D

5. Q882025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

   Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The choir began the introit at the priest's signal.

   1. A.The child sang the introit during the intermission.
   2. B.The introit was replaced by an organ improvisation.
   3. C.The missal included Latin text for the introit.
   4. D.The cantor rehearsed the Sunday introit.
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   Answer: A

6. Q792025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

   Identify the misspelt word

   1. A.Supersede
   2. B.Perseverance
   3. C.Priviledge
   4. D.Assassinate
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   Answer: C

7. Q822025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

   Select the correct option: Neither the principal investigator ___ the co-authors anticipated the backlash.

   1. A.nor
   2. B.or
   3. C.and
   4. D.nor did
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   Answer: A

8. Q882025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

   Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The prince's gules dominated the family coat of arms.

   1. A.The tapestry featured gules and argent prominently.
   2. B.The chef prepared a sauce of deep gules and cumin.
   3. C.The gules border signified martial lineage.
   4. D.The herald explained the symbolism of gules to visitors.
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   Answer: B

9. Q822025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Select the correct option: So delicate ___ the negotiations that a single leak could derail them.

   1. A.are
   2. B.were
   3. C.is
   4. D.was
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   Answer: B

10. Q832025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

    Select the correct option: Her interpretation was ___ than insightful; it bordered on the revelatory.

    1. A.less
    2. B.more
    3. C.other
    4. D.rather
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    Answer: B

11. Q882025 · 12 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

    Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The historian referenced a bailey in Norman military architecture.

    1. A.The shepherd gathered his sheep in the bailey.
    2. B.The bailey was reinforced with wooden palisades.
    3. C.The outer bailey surrounded the motte.
    4. D.The king's guard patrolled the lower bailey.
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    Answer: A