UNIBEN English Language 2013/2014 Past Questions

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Question 1
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions on it
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play. Let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in 'destructive stage or even has a destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for daddy to see but instead, must kick it and make it collapse. The almost maniac pleasure with which children watch the tower collapse in a second is a product of long play-labour has puzzled many, since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by an helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game I should think arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbly legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower to waver and collapse. In addition to the active mastering over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker and towers, unlike sisters, cant cry and call 'mummy'.
in this passage 'maniac pleasure' means .....
  • A.human pleasure
  • B.wicked pleasure
  • C.unlimited pleasure
  • D.childish pleasure
Objective
Question 2
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions on it
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play. Let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in 'destructive stage or even has a destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for daddy to see but instead, must kick it and make it collapse. The almost maniac pleasure with which children watch the tower collapse in a second is a product of long play-labour has puzzled many, since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by an helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game I should think arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbly legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower to waver and collapse. In addition to the active mastering over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker and towers, unlike sisters, cant cry and call 'mummy'.
according to the passage, it gives the child great pleasure
  • A.for daddy to see the tower he has built
  • B.to be helped to destroy the tower
  • C.to destroy the tower himself
  • D.to see his tower accidentally destroyed
Objective
Question 3
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions on it
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play. Let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in 'destructive stage or even has a destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for daddy to see but instead, must kick it and make it collapse. The almost maniac pleasure with which children watch the tower collapse in a second is a product of long play-labour has puzzled many, since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by an helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game I should think arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbly legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower to waver and collapse. In addition to the active mastering over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker and towers, unlike sisters, cant cry and call 'mummy'.
the expression 'must kick it and make it collapse' in this context means
  • A.cannot resist the urge to demolish
  • B.ought to kick it and make it collapse
  • C.is forced to kick it and demolish it
  • D.is obliged to kick it and make it collapse
Objective
Question 4
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions on it
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play. Let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in 'destructive stage or even has a destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for daddy to see but instead, must kick it and make it collapse. The almost maniac pleasure with which children watch the tower collapse in a second is a product of long play-labour has puzzled many, since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by an helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game I should think arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbly legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower to waver and collapse. In addition to the active mastering over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker and towers, unlike sisters, cant cry and call 'mummy'.
how does the author try to explain his destructive stage?
  • A.it the last stage in the child development
  • B.the child is just going through a destructive stage
  • C.the child wants to displease his parents
  • D.it grows out of the child's recent experience of sudden falls
Objective
Question 5
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions on it
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play. Let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in 'destructive stage or even has a destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for daddy to see but instead, must kick it and make it collapse. The almost maniac pleasure with which children watch the tower collapse in a second is a product of long play-labour has puzzled many, since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by an helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game I should think arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbly legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower to waver and collapse. In addition to the active mastering over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker and towers, unlike sisters, cant cry and call 'mummy'.
what other feelings does the child derive from the fall of his tower apart from pleasure
  • A.pity
  • B.depression
  • C.strength
  • D.anxiety
Objective