UNIBEN English Language 2013/2014 Past Questions

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Question 1
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the appropriate option
I have never been able to believe that a woman's task in life is limited to her children. I can quite well conceive that in my mother, as with more women of our own day, there is an urge to creativeness beyond the begetting of children. these women have contract with life itself which is not discharged by the mere procreation of their species. men recognize and try to honour this contract in themselves as a matter of course. they would rebel against the narrowly conceived idea that the world restricts their role to that of protectors and feeders of women and children acknowledge and respect the same things so readily in women. perhaps until they do, the world will not be full of creative relationship that life intends it should be between man and women.
Which of the following sentences best describes the author's voew about child bearing?
  • A.it's injurious to a woman's health
  • B.it is the chief function of a woman
  • C.child bearing should not preclude woman from working outside the home
  • D.they should make the best of their talents to help the world
Objective
Question 2
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the appropriate option
I have never been able to believe that a woman's task in life is limited to her children. I can quite well conceive that in my mother, as with more women of our own day, there is an urge to creativeness beyond the begetting of children. these women have contract with life itself which is not discharged by the mere procreation of their species. men recognize and try to honour this contract in themselves as a matter of course. they would rebel against the narrowly conceived idea that the world restricts their role to that of protectors and feeders of women and children acknowledge and respect the same things so readily in women. perhaps until they do, the world will not be full of creative relationship that life intends it should be between man and women.
What would be your interpretation of the sentence, 'these woman have a contract with life'
  • A.they have been bound by marriage to serve their children
  • B.they are bound to support their families
  • C.they are legally bound to working
  • D.they should make the best of their talents to help the world
Objective
Question 3
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the appropriate option
I have never been able to believe that a woman's task in life is limited to her children. I can quite well conceive that in my mother, as with more women of our own day, there is an urge to creativeness beyond the begetting of children. these women have contract with life itself which is not discharged by the mere procreation of their species. men recognize and try to honour this contract in themselves as a matter of course. they would rebel against the narrowly conceived idea that the world restricts their role to that of protectors and feeders of women and children acknowledge and respect the same things so readily in women. perhaps until they do, the world will not be full of creative relationship that life intends it should be between man and women.
What according to the passage, are men's expectations'?
  • A.they will not work unless their employer gives them contract
  • B.they work only to provide for their wives and families
  • C.they are concerned only with having children
  • D.they expect to find satisfaction both at work and at home
Objective
Question 4
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the appropriate option
I have never been able to believe that a woman's task in life is limited to her children. I can quite well conceive that in my mother, as with more women of our own day, there is an urge to creativeness beyond the begetting of children. these women have contract with life itself which is not discharged by the mere procreation of their species. men recognize and try to honour this contract in themselves as a matter of course. they would rebel against the narrowly conceived idea that the world restricts their role to that of protectors and feeders of women and children acknowledge and respect the same things so readily in women. perhaps until they do, the world will not be full of creative relationship that life intends it should be between man and women.
How does the writer feel men and women should relate?
  • A.they should ignore each other's feeling
  • B.they should both devote their entire lives to their children
  • C.they should acknowledge the right of the opposites sex to find a satisfying job
  • D.they should go into partnership
Objective
Question 5
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the appropriate option
I have never been able to believe that a woman's task in life is limited to her children. I can quite well conceive that in my mother, as with more women of our own day, there is an urge to creativeness beyond the begetting of children. these women have contract with life itself which is not discharged by the mere procreation of their species. men recognize and try to honour this contract in themselves as a matter of course. they would rebel against the narrowly conceived idea that the world restricts their role to that of protectors and feeders of women and children acknowledge and respect the same things so readily in women. perhaps until they do, the world will not be full of creative relationship that life intends it should be between man and women.
Suggest a title for the passage
  • A.finding jobs for women
  • B.making chauvinism
  • C.women's liberation
  • D.women and childbearing
Objective
Question 6
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
One of the fact that we have to comprehend is that, in our unconscious mind, we cannot distinguish between a wish and a deed. we are all aware of our illogical dreams in which two completely opposite statements can exist side by side - very acceptable in our dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our waking state. just as our unconscious mind cannot differentiate between the wish to kill somebody in anger and the act of having done so, the young child is unable to make this distinction. the child who angrily wishes his mother to drop dead for not having gratified his needs will be traumatized greatly by the actual death of his mother-even if this event is not linked closely in time with his destructive wishes. he will always take part of or the whole blame for the loss of his mother. he will always say to himself-rarely to others- 'i did it, I am responsible'. I was bad therefore mummy left me. it is well to remember that the child will react in the same manner if he loses a parent by divorce, separation or desertion. death is often seen by a child as in impermanent thing and has therefore little distinction from a divorce he may have an opportunity to see the parent again.
This passage emphasizes
  • A.a child growing in ignorance
  • B.our unconscious mind
  • C.a child's inability to distinguish between dream and reality
  • D.illogical dream
Objective
Question 7
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
One of the fact that we have to comprehend is that, in our unconscious mind, we cannot distinguish between a wish and a deed. we are all aware of our illogical dreams in which two completely opposite statements can exist side by side - very acceptable in our dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our waking state. just as our unconscious mind cannot differentiate between the wish to kill somebody in anger and the act of having done so, the young child is unable to make this distinction. the child who angrily wishes his mother to drop dead for not having gratified his needs will be traumatized greatly by the actual death of his mother-even if this event is not linked closely in time with his destructive wishes. he will always take part of or the whole blame for the loss of his mother. he will always say to himself-rarely to others- 'i did it, I am responsible'. I was bad therefore mummy left me. it is well to remember that the child will react in the same manner if he loses a parent by divorce, separation or desertion. death is often seen by a child as in impermanent thing and has therefore little distinction from a divorce he may have an opportunity to see the parent again.
Our unconscious minds and dreams are alike in that
  • A.both are out of our control
  • B.both can accommodate contradictions manner
  • C.neither function in a continuous manner
  • D.both deal with non-real issues
Objective
Question 8
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
One of the fact that we have to comprehend is that, in our unconscious mind, we cannot distinguish between a wish and a deed. we are all aware of our illogical dreams in which two completely opposite statements can exist side by side - very acceptable in our dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our waking state. just as our unconscious mind cannot differentiate between the wish to kill somebody in anger and the act of having done so, the young child is unable to make this distinction. the child who angrily wishes his mother to drop dead for not having gratified his needs will be traumatized greatly by the actual death of his mother-even if this event is not linked closely in time with his destructive wishes. he will always take part of or the whole blame for the loss of his mother. he will always say to himself-rarely to others- 'i did it, I am responsible'. I was bad therefore mummy left me. it is well to remember that the child will react in the same manner if he loses a parent by divorce, separation or desertion. death is often seen by a child as in impermanent thing and has therefore little distinction from a divorce he may have an opportunity to see the parent again.
The child would feel responsible for his mother's death even if it is unconnected with his wishes because
  • A.he regards his wish as a curse
  • B.he hates her and wants her dead
  • C.his needs are not gratified
  • D.he cannot distinguish between wish and reality
Objective
Question 9
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
One of the fact that we have to comprehend is that, in our unconscious mind, we cannot distinguish between a wish and a deed. we are all aware of our illogical dreams in which two completely opposite statements can exist side by side - very acceptable in our dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our waking state. just as our unconscious mind cannot differentiate between the wish to kill somebody in anger and the act of having done so, the young child is unable to make this distinction. the child who angrily wishes his mother to drop dead for not having gratified his needs will be traumatized greatly by the actual death of his mother-even if this event is not linked closely in time with his destructive wishes. he will always take part of or the whole blame for the loss of his mother. he will always say to himself-rarely to others- 'i did it, I am responsible'. I was bad therefore mummy left me. it is well to remember that the child will react in the same manner if he loses a parent by divorce, separation or desertion. death is often seen by a child as in impermanent thing and has therefore little distinction from a divorce he may have an opportunity to see the parent again.
'Traumatized' as used in the passage means
  • A.angered
  • B.made happy and satisfied
  • C.made sad and dejected
  • D.made to feel guilty
Objective
Question 10
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
One of the fact that we have to comprehend is that, in our unconscious mind, we cannot distinguish between a wish and a deed. we are all aware of our illogical dreams in which two completely opposite statements can exist side by side - very acceptable in our dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our waking state. just as our unconscious mind cannot differentiate between the wish to kill somebody in anger and the act of having done so, the young child is unable to make this distinction. the child who angrily wishes his mother to drop dead for not having gratified his needs will be traumatized greatly by the actual death of his mother-even if this event is not linked closely in time with his destructive wishes. he will always take part of or the whole blame for the loss of his mother. he will always say to himself-rarely to others- 'i did it, I am responsible'. I was bad therefore mummy left me. it is well to remember that the child will react in the same manner if he loses a parent by divorce, separation or desertion. death is often seen by a child as in impermanent thing and has therefore little distinction from a divorce he may have an opportunity to see the parent again.
From the child's point of view, in what way is death likened to a divorce?
  • A.both are loses
  • B.both are temporary
  • C.both would involve his mother
  • D.he feels responsible in each case
Objective