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Describing Change Synonymous Sentences MCQ Test With Answers - Mini Comprehension Exercise 6
Question 1 |
Choose the synonymous statement.
There has been an increase in the number of foreign publications translated into Turkish.
A | Turks want to broaden their horizons upon the outside world. |
B | Turks want to narrow their horizons upon the outside world. |
Question 2 |
We are in the middle of December.
A | In the southern hemisphere, the days are continuing to get shorter. |
B | In the southern hemisphere, the days are continuing to get longer. |
Question 3 |
The government is making plans to tighten up the border controls.
A | Life will be much easier for smugglers. |
B | Life will be much harder for smugglers. |
Question 4 |
There has been marked progress in her English.
A | Her English is unquestionably better now. |
B | It is obvious that her progress has plateaued off. |
Question 5 |
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of students attending that course.
A | There has occurred a tremendous slump in the number of students attending that course. |
B | The number of students attending that course has trebled this term. |
Question 6 |
It is obvious that there is a steady decrease in the number of people out of work.
A | We cannot fail to observe that unemployment is continuing to drop by about 1% each year. |
B | We are witnessing that more and more people are losing their jobs year by year. |
Question 7 |
There has been a marked deterioration in the company's customer support services.
A | Recently, there has been a noticeable increase in the customer complaints against the company's after-sale services. |
B | The company's customer support services are now better organized than ever. |
Question 8 |
There has been a noticeable weakening of the TL (Turkish Lira) in recent months.
A | Turkish travellers can now buy less foreign currency with the same amount of TLs. |
B | Turkish travellers can now buy more foreign currency with the same amount of TLs. |
Question 9 |
The number of tickets bought by school children has risen by almost 50%.
A | School children are now buying almost twice as many tickets as they did before. |
B | There has been a dramatic decline in the number of tickets bought by school children. |
Question 10 |
There has been a general improvement in the standard of living.
A | We live in better houses, eat higher-quality food, have more leisure and travel more than we used to just ten years ago. |
B | Things are incomparably worse for us now. |
Question 11 |
There has been a constant rise in the rate of inflation for the past six years.
A | Prices have gone up by almost 12% each and every year since 2002. |
B | Prices have shown no consistency for the past six years. |
Question 12 |
The daytime mean temperature in the region was 0.12 centigrade lower this year than it was last year.
A | This year, a sharp fall was noticed in the daytime mean temperature throughout the region. |
B | The daytime mean temperature in the region was almost the same this year as it was last year |
Question 13 |
Plans are being made to reduce the percentage of conventional weapons in the armed forces.
A | Plans are being made to bolster up the armed forces with more and more conventional weapons. |
B | There are plans to lessen the country's investment in conventional weapons in favour of the more sophisticated weapons of warfare.
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Question 14 |
Business growth has got to the point where customers are coming to us rather than us having to go to them.
A | Obviously, we are entering a period of recession. |
B | Our sales are booming. |
Question 15 |
The rules are to be enforced more vigorously.
A | There will be a vigorous relaxation of the rules. |
B | The rules will be implemented more strictly than they are now. |
Question 16 |
Last year, almost 40% of our students took part in musical activities and only 25% opted for our painting classes. This year, the percentages are 35% and 30%, respectively.
A | There has been a widening of the gap between the two student groups. |
B | There has been a narrowing of the gap between the two student groups. |
Question 17 |
Some management positions in the company are going to be phased out this year.
A | Some of the present management positons in the company will no longer exist next year. |
B | Next year, there will be new opportunities for people to apply for some of the management positons in the company. |
Question 18 |
In recent years, there has been an upward trend in the number of people shopping in small local stores.
A | Less people are shopping at large supermarkets rather than in small local stores. |
B | More people are shopping at large supermarkets rather than in small local stores. |
Question 19 |
Our company has opened new facilities in Konya, Denizli, and Malatya in the last five years.
A | To be frank, the future looks dim for our company. |
B | Things are certainly looking up for our company. |
Question 20 |
The government is to curtail its funding of the healthcare services next year.
A | There are going to be cuts in healthcare spending next year. |
B | Funding of the healthcare service will be accelerated next year. |
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