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Grammar, Comprehension and Literary Skills

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  1. Rewrite the following sentence beginning with 'No sooner': As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed into the dining hall.
  2. Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb:

    The medical team managed to _____ the cholera outbreak in the refugee camp.
  3. Complete the sentence with the appropriate relative pronoun:

    The researcher _____ paper won the national award has been promoted to senior lecturer.
  4. Choose the word with the correct spelling:
  5. Identify the silent letter in the word: DEBTOR
  6. Choose the correct question tag:

    Let us review the experimental data once more, _____?
  7. According to the passage, why is geothermal energy more dependable than hydroelectric power in Kenya?
  8. The word prolific in the passage is closest in meaning to:
  9. What geological condition creates the geothermal reservoir at Olkaria?
  10. The term baseload electricity refers to:
  11. The word fluctuates in the passage is closest in meaning to:
  12. It can be inferred from the passage that expanding geothermal power contributes to:

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