Synonymous Sentences Paraphrasing/Restatement MCQ Test With Answers

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Synonymous Sentences Paraphrasing (Restatement) MCQ Test With Answers - Mini Comprehension Exercise 3

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Question 1

Choose the "restatement" that is closest in meaning to the original sentence. More than one choice may be factually correct, but you should choose the one that is the closest "restatement" of the first sentence. Some sociologists contend that poverty is one of the major causes of crime.

A	Some criminals are contended by sociologists in a major way.
B	According to some sociologists, crime is one of the major causes of poverty.
C	Poverty is claimed by some sociologists to be one of the major causes of crime.
D	Some sociologists claim that without poverty there would be no crime.
E	According to some sociologists, one of the major causes of poverty is caused by crime.

Question 2

It is never too small a job for the Vazgeçmezoğlu Company.

A	The Vazgeçmezoğlu Company never bothers to undertake smaller jobs.
B	The Vazgeçmezoğlu Company undertakes small jobs as well as large-scale ones.
C	The Vazgeçmezoğlu Company, though they will not refuse them, are not happy with smaller jobs.
D	The Vazgeçmezoğlu Company will accept any job, because they are a small company.
E	The Vazgeçmezoğlu Company never undertakes any other jobs than the large-scale ones.

Question 3

Less is known about the cause of the common cold than about the causes of many more serious diseases.

A	The common cold is a serious disease because what causes it is still completely unknown.
B	We should know less than we do about the causes of the common cold in comparison to the causes of more serious diseases.
C	The fact is that we know less about the cause of the common cold than we do about the causes of more serious diseases.
D	The cause of the common cold deserves being better known than the causes of more serious diseases.
E	Even the causes of less serious diseases than the common cold are better known than the causes of more serious diseases.

Question 4

While attempting to rob a poorly-protected branch office of our bank, two gunmen were apprehended by a plain-clothes policewoman.

A	Attempting to rob a poorly-protected branch office of our bank, a plain-clothes policewoman apprehended two gunmen.
B	A plain-clothes policewoman apprehended two gunmen so that they couldn't attempt to rob a badly-protected branch office of our bank.
C	Two gunmen attempted to rob one of our bank's not-so-well protected branch offices, because they were apprehended by a plain-clothes policewoman.
D	Robbing a poorly-protected branch office of our bank, a plain-clothes policewoman apprehended two gunmen during this attempt.
E	Two gunmen were apprehended by a plain-clothes policewoman as they attempted to rob one of our bank's not-so-well protected branch offices.

Question 5

It is unlikely that our English teacher will tell us the results of last week's test before next week.

A	Next week is probably the earliest date that anyone in our class will know how they did in last week's English test.
B	Next week is certainly an unlikely time for the results of last week's test to be disclosed.
C	It is likely that the results of last week's test will be told us later than next week.
D	Some but not all of the students in our class may learn how they did in last week's test before next week.
E	Next week is probably an unlikely time for the test results to be disclosed by our English teacher.

Question 6

Our firm used to have its head office in Denizli, where most of our factories are, but it was moved to İzmir a short while ago.

A	Most of our firm's factories are in Denizli and until recently the head office was also there; but now it is in İzmir.
B	Our firm is setting up more factories in Denizli, where, until recently, its head office was also situated before it was moved to İzmir.
C	Our firm is about to move its head office to İzmir though the majority of its factories still remain in Denizli.
D	Because our firm's head office has moved to İzmir, most of the factories will also gradually be moved from Denizli to İzmir.
E	The head office of our firm, which is in Denizli, where most of our factories also are, will shortly be moved to İzmir.

Question 7

Being overcareful not to upset her employees' feelings, Mrs Employer even abstains from inviting them to account for their faulty actions.

A	Mrs Employer is so anxious not to hurt her employees' feelings that she even prefers to overlook their faulty actions.
B	If only Mrs Employer took a less sensitive stand about her employees' feelings, she would be less critical of their faulty actions.
C	Mrs Employer is just about careful enough to keep friendly relations with her employees; consequently, she is much loved by everyone.
D	No one ever shows any respect to Mrs Employer, because they all know that they can do anything they like and she won't complain at all.
E	Nobody ever worries about doing something wrong, because they are sure Mrs Employer will not hold them responsible for their actions.

Question 8

This painting, which dates from the fifteenth century, is more expensive than any other work of art in the exhibition.

A	A great majority of the other works of art in the exhibition are less expensive than this fifteenth-century painting.
B	This fifteenth-century painting is cheaper than some of the other works of art in the exhibition.
C	None of the other works of art is more expensive than this fifteenth-century painting.
D	This fifteenth-century painting is not as expensive as some of the other works of art in the exhibition.
E	This fifteenth-century painting is certainly not the most expensive work of art in the exhibition.

Question 9

The moral of the play is perfectly clear: Marry in haste, repent at your leisure.

A	Morality plays tell us to marry in haste and repent at our leisure.
B	Only an immoral person would marry in haste and repent at his/her leisure.
C	The importance of morale in marriage is obvious: Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and keep them half closed afterwards.
D	The conclusion that we are meant to deduce from the play is easy to see: One must beware of rash decisions in getting married.
E	Mary is in haste to get married and she repents at her leisure: This much is crystal clear from the moral of the play.

Question 10

The events in this film are entirely fictitious and any resemblance to historical facts is purely coincidental.

A	It is only a coincidence if any of the fictitious incidents in this film makes you recall certain historical events.
B	Authentic historical occurrences were used as models for the events in this film.
C	Fictitious events are not wholly coincidental as far as resemblance to historical facts is concerned.
D	A conscious effort has been made to make the entirely fictitious events in this film resemble coincidental historical facts.
E	Historical incidents can only be real when they resemble the entirely coincidental fictitious events in this film.