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How many solutions to the bookseller's problems are offered in this passage?
The problem of selection in the book trade involves
A holding a stock large enough for the public to choose from
B determing which books will sell fast
C being a sales representative of large publishing houses
D being able to review the lastest publications
Books are different from other goods because
A customers for the book trade are much restricted
B books are not manufactured but printed
C one cannot tell so easily which books will prove saleable
D books can be kept in stock much longer than other goods
'The school system does not talk to him' means that the
A teachers do not talk to him
B teachers talk to him differently from the way other pupils do
C headmaster and teachers do not talk to him
D teachers talk to him differently from the way hie is talked to at home
It can be assumed reasonably that language has
A only one code
B two codes
C three codes
D three codes,two used for education
E more than three codes but only two used for education
'Restricted code' and 'elaborate code' are
A synonyms
B homonyms
C contradictions
D antonyms
The groups of children mentioned as examples in the passage are
A rural and urban working-class and middle-class
B urban working-class and rural middle-class
C urban working-class and rural and urban middle-class
D urban middle-class and rural and urban working-class
An appropriate tittle for this passage is
A language and education
B education and sociology
C codes and sociology
D codes and education
The writer emphasizes that in less developed countries,
A the education of girls is not important
B the non-literate woman has some advantage because she has more children
C the literate female is a threat to the male in employment
D there is a need to give boys and girls equal opportunity in education
The phrase 'too late' in the passage implies that the woman
A ought to have started producing children earlier
B goes on producing children when she ought to have stopped
C fails to marry early enough for her to produce children
D had all her children at an advanced age
The non-literate woman is very difficult to reach because she
A does not understand the value of education and health services
B is too far from the city and from school
C is not permitted to go out to attened clinics for health services
D can only gather fuel and prepare food
According to the writer, most girls in less developed countries are not in school because
A they refuse to be educated
B they prefer getting married and having children
C the education of boys is rated higher
D the girls have no employment
The phrase 'a dismal picture' means
A a dull show
B an interesting show
C a sad situation
D a dreadful appearance
What kind of awareness does the child demonstrate at two?
A that he does not love his mother
B consciousness of all things around him
C that he should think of himself alone
D that he is different and separate from others
The two-year old child begins to refuse orders
A in order to anoy his parents
B because he does not understand them
C he assert his independence
D because he has just learnt the new word 'no'
What right has the mother to give orders to the child?
A she is the 'owner' of the child
B she is stronger than the child
C she understands the environment better than the child
D she is more self-conscious than the child
What main difference is mentioned between the child and the adult?
A age differnce
B weight difference
C time difference
D developmental difference
The immature adult is like the child because
A he has just become self-conscious
B he has learnt to use the word 'no'
C he has no concept of time
D some of his actions are delibrately irrational
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a superstitious reason for fearing the lions?
A many famous hunters had tried and failed to kill the lions
B the lions were bold when hunted, they would retreat to where a spear could not be thrown at them
C the lions were the spirits of two holy men who came back to seek their revenge
D the lions played the ancien t game of 'baw' before starting on a raid to determine whether to proceed or wait
The famous hunters failed to kill the loins because the
A lions were regarded as supernatural beings
B lions were cunning and bold
C Emopa used the spear to hunt for lions
D hunters did not have enough time
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