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Reading Comprehension and Grammar Skills

12 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

    The conservationists launched a nationwide campaign to raise public _____ regarding the plight of the Malayan tiger.
  2. Select the correct connective:

    The weather forecast predicted heavy monsoon rain; _____, the mountaineering expedition went ahead as planned.
  3. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
  4. Choose the correct idiom meaning:

    When the manager told Johan to 'pull up his socks', she meant that he must:
  5. Identify the passive form of: The municipal council resurfaced the potholes along the federal highway.
  6. Choose the correct preposition:

    The heritage building is adjacent _____ the central railway terminus.
  7. According to the passage, why are tropical peat swamps vital in mitigating global climate change?
  8. How do peat swamp forests buffer downstream communities during monsoon seasons?
  9. The word desiccating in the passage is closest in meaning to:
  10. What dangerous environmental phenomenon occurs when drained peat catches fire?
  11. The word sequestering in the passage is closest in meaning to:
  12. It can be inferred from the passage that preventing peatland drainage:

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