The walls of Jericho collapsed because

• A. the Israelites marched around it for six days
• B. Joshua had decreed it
• C. God had given the city to the Israelites
• D. they were too fragile

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

The governor granted the political prisoners _______

• A. asylum
• B. acquittal
• C. amnesty
• D. bail

In computing national income, transfers are excluded because

• A. they are received only by the poor
• B. the figures reduce the size of national income
• C. it is difficult to get the exact figures
• D. they are not payments for productive activities

Simplify \(\sqrt{160r^2 + \sqrt{71r^4 + \sqrt{100r^8}}}\)

• A. 9r²
• B. 12\(\sqrt{3r}\)
• C. 13r
• D. \(\sqrt{13r}\)

Choose from the options the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined?

Thought?

• A. theatre
• B. taught
• C. weather
• D. fate

The strength of metallic bonds depends on the

• A. charge density of the atoms
• B. ductility of the metal
• C. number of valence electrons
• D. total number of electrons in the atom

During the eukaryotic cell cycle, what is the function of the G2 checkpoint?

• A. Prevents cells from undergoing mitosis until all chromosomes have completely replicated and any DNA damage has been repaired.
• B. Prevents sister chromatids from separating before each chromatid is secured to a spindle microtubule.
• C. Ensures that the cell has matured to a sufficient state before beginning synthesis.
• D. Ensures that each daughter cell has received the correct number of chromatids after cell division.

State three methods of polarising an unpolarised light

The woman with the flow of blood touched the garment of Jesus because

• A. the crowd could not allow her to speak to Jesus
• B. she believed that she would be made well
• C. she had heard the reports about Jesus
• D. she had suffered much under many physicians

If D = \(\begin{bmatrix}2& -1&3\\4&1&2\\1&-3&1\\\end{bmatrix}\)

Find |D|

• A. 16
• B. 14
• C. -23
• D. -37