The presence of Peter, James and John at the Transfiguration is significant because they

• A. occupied a priviledged position among the twelve
• B. were brothers and the first to be called
• C. were all soon to be martyred for spreading the gospel
• D. all came from capernaum in Galilee

In August , my parents will be married for twenty-five years

• (a) shall have been married for twenty-five years
• (b) will have been married for twenty-five years
• (c) will be married for twenty-five years
• (d) will have married for twenty-five years

Expand (2x - 5)(x - 3)

• A. x² - 1x -15
• B. 2x² - 11x + 15
• C. 2² - 5x - 8
• D. x² - 5x - 15

Read the extract below and answer the question

I am sorry thou wilt leave my father so

Our house is hell, and thou a merry devil

Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness

But fare thee well: there is a ducat for thee

(Act 11, sc lll)

Thou in the extract refers to

• A. Gobbo
• B. Launcelot
• C. Salerio
• D. Leonardo

(a) The sum of the first three terms of a decreasing exponential sequence (G.P) is equal to 7 and the product of these three is equal to 8. Find the :

(i) common ratio ; (ii) first three terms of the sequence.

(b) Using the trapezium rule with the ordinates at x = 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, calculate, correct to two decimal places, the value of \(\int_{1} ^{5} (x + \frac{2}{x^{2}}) \mathrm {d} x\).

Which of the following statements correctly defines a simple machine? A device

• A. that can produce electric current
• B. which can only carry people from one place to another
• C. with which work can be done easily
• D. which changes the state of rest or of uniform motion of an object

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

Investigations revealed that the senior students__________ the juniors to throw stones at the Principal's car.

• A. infuriated
• B. integrated
• C. instigated
• D. instituted

Of all the figures of speech, the one I like most is _____

• A. Onomatopoeia
• B. Onamotopoeia
• C. Onomatopeia
• D. Onamatopiea

The force between the molecules of a liquid in contact with that of a solid is

• A. adhesive
• B. cohesive
• C. magnetic
• D. repulsive

In the permanent storage device, DASD means?

• A. Data Access Storage Device
• B. Data Access Systems Device
• C. Direct Access Systems Device
• D. Direct Access Storage Device