DELSU English Language 2011/2012 Past Questions

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Question 2
Instruction: in each of the questions below select the options that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Had Ejiro been a dull student, his failure wouldn’t have surprised anybody
  • A.Ejiro failed and it surprised everybody since he was dull
  • B.Ejiro was not a dull student so everybody was surprised that he failed
  • C.Because Ejiro was a dull student, everybody was surprised that he failed
  • D.Ejiro was a bright student so everybody was not surprised that he failed
Objective
Question 21
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows
The earthly paradise of Bali and of the South Sea Islands and the gentle, non-acquisitive civilization of Burma have been aptly described and romanticized. But perhaps the most remarkable and least known of these earthly paradises is the small kingdom of Hunza in the Himalayas. A fair-skinned population of 18,000 they live in a fertile and almost inaccessible valley not far from the Sinkiany border 8,000 feet up. A legend has it that they are the descendants of three deserters from the army of Alexander the great; who settled here with Persian wives which makes one to believe that maybe Pacifism may be hereditary because this people had no war in 2,000 years. They have no money, no crime and no diseases, they rarely die before ninety. Their psychosomatic control is almost unbelievable, childbirth is painless and a toothache a joke; they keep their number stationary without contraceptives and without abortion by sheer abstinence. Their diets which consist mostly of apricots and vegetables may have something to do with their unshakeable serenity.
The civilization of Burma and Nicobar Islands are:
  • A.Not alike because the Nicobar Island have a small population, and Burma has a large population
  • B.Alike because both are romanticized
  • C.Not alike because Burma has been described but Nicobar island have not described but Nicobar Islands was not
  • D.Alike because both operate at a low cultural level.
Objective
Question 22
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows
The earthly paradise of Bali and of the South Sea Islands and the gentle, non-acquisitive civilization of Burma have been aptly described and romanticized. But perhaps the most remarkable and least known of these earthly paradises is the small kingdom of Hunza in the Himalayas. A fair-skinned population of 18,000 they live in a fertile and almost inaccessible valley not far from the Sinkiany border 8,000 feet up. A legend has it that they are the descendants of three deserters from the army of Alexander the great; who settled here with Persian wives which makes one to believe that maybe Pacifism may be hereditary because this people had no war in 2,000 years. They have no money, no crime and no diseases, they rarely die before ninety. Their psychosomatic control is almost unbelievable, childbirth is painless and a toothache a joke; they keep their number stationary without contraceptives and without abortion by sheer abstinence. Their diets which consist mostly of apricots and vegetables may have something to do with their unshakeable serenity.
Why is a toothache a joke in Hunza?
  • A.They joke to relieve the pain
  • B.Toothache is unknown
  • C.Because they have no cure for it, it’s better to joke about it
  • D.It provides so much fun for the people
Objective
Question 23
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows
The earthly paradise of Bali and of the South Sea Islands and the gentle, non-acquisitive civilization of Burma have been aptly described and romanticized. But perhaps the most remarkable and least known of these earthly paradises is the small kingdom of Hunza in the Himalayas. A fair-skinned population of 18,000 they live in a fertile and almost inaccessible valley not far from the Sinkiany border 8,000 feet up. A legend has it that they are the descendants of three deserters from the army of Alexander the great; who settled here with Persian wives which makes one to believe that maybe Pacifism may be hereditary because this people had no war in 2,000 years. They have no money, no crime and no diseases, they rarely die before ninety. Their psychosomatic control is almost unbelievable, childbirth is painless and a toothache a joke; they keep their number stationary without contraceptives and without abortion by sheer abstinence. Their diets which consist mostly of apricots and vegetables may have something to do with their unshakeable serenity.
To say that the Hunza people have serenity means that they are
  • A.Romantic
  • B.Cultured
  • C.Contented
  • D.Artistic
Objective
Question 24
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows
The earthly paradise of Bali and of the South Sea Islands and the gentle, non-acquisitive civilization of Burma have been aptly described and romanticized. But perhaps the most remarkable and least known of these earthly paradises is the small kingdom of Hunza in the Himalayas. A fair-skinned population of 18,000 they live in a fertile and almost inaccessible valley not far from the Sinkiany border 8,000 feet up. A legend has it that they are the descendants of three deserters from the army of Alexander the great; who settled here with Persian wives which makes one to believe that maybe Pacifism may be hereditary because this people had no war in 2,000 years. They have no money, no crime and no diseases, they rarely die before ninety. Their psychosomatic control is almost unbelievable, childbirth is painless and a toothache a joke; they keep their number stationary without contraceptives and without abortion by sheer abstinence. Their diets which consist mostly of apricots and vegetables may have something to do with their unshakeable serenity.
There are ----- earthly paradises described in the passage
  • A.4
  • B.3
  • C.5
  • D.2
Objective
Question 25
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows
The earthly paradise of Bali and of the South Sea Islands and the gentle, non-acquisitive civilization of Burma have been aptly described and romanticized. But perhaps the most remarkable and least known of these earthly paradises is the small kingdom of Hunza in the Himalayas. A fair-skinned population of 18,000 they live in a fertile and almost inaccessible valley not far from the Sinkiany border 8,000 feet up. A legend has it that they are the descendants of three deserters from the army of Alexander the great; who settled here with Persian wives which makes one to believe that maybe Pacifism may be hereditary because this people had no war in 2,000 years. They have no money, no crime and no diseases, they rarely die before ninety. Their psychosomatic control is almost unbelievable, childbirth is painless and a toothache a joke; they keep their number stationary without contraceptives and without abortion by sheer abstinence. Their diets which consist mostly of apricots and vegetables may have something to do with their unshakeable serenity.
The kingdom of Hunza had no war in 2,000 years. This suggests that:
  • A.It is because they cannot fight
  • B.Proves that pacifism is hereditary
  • C.It is because they hate war and deserted the army of Alexander the great
  • D.Suggests that pacifism may be hereditary
Objective