UNIPORT GES 100 – Answers to the GES 100 Workbook Part IV

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The GES 100 part IV is typically done to assist students in answering the questions from Module Seven to Module Eight. If you’ve answered yours and want to confirm if what you’ve done is correct, you can easily check the answers below. If you’ve not answered any, you can still use this as a guideline to answer yours. But in all, we advise you read the Textbook so that you can confirm the answers provided.

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MODULE 7

Grammar and Mechanics

Word classes are divided into two categories. Answer: Open Word Class (Major) and Closed Word Class (Minor)
Nouns, adjective, verbs and adverbs are known as _____ Answer: Open word class
Pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and determiners are called ___ Answer: Closed word class
It happened on my way to school. School in this sentence is an example of ____ Answer: Noun
What is the class of noun of the following words: chair, book, basket, laptop, apple? Answer: Common Noun
What is the group name given to the following nouns: beauty, goodness, education, happiness? Answer: Abstract Noun
The English articles are ___ Answer: Indefinite and Definite articles
I love the blue dress. Answer: Transitive
Birds fly. Answer: Intransitive
The children worked very hard. Answer: Intransitive
My mother baked the cake. Answer: Transitive
What is the name given to the following verbs: can, must, shall, should, will. Answer: Modal Auxiliaries
She had two old candlesticks. Answer: old
The rickety house belongs to the teacher. Answer: rickety
This was the centerpiece of her most consistent and mysterious ritual. Answer: mysterious
Grandma kept her room clean and tidy. Answer: clean and tidy
Those are probably the _____ curtains in the store. Answer: A – Fanciest
Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for. Answer: C – a merrier
My cold is definitely _____ this morning. Answer: A – worse
Tom drives quickly. Answer: quickly
She slowly opened the door. Answer: slowly
Mary waited for him patiently. Answer: patiently
The meeting is next week. Answer: next
Yesterday, we decided to take a walk. Answer:
I’ve already bought my tickets to the concert. Answer: already
I decided to rest over there. Answer:
She’ll wait for you in the room downstairs
Peter walked above me upstairs. Answer: above
Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision. Answer: is
____ my boss or sisters in the union going to win this grievance? Answer: Is
Some of the votes ___ to have been miscounted. Answer: seem
Everyone selected to serve on this jury ____ to be willing to give up a lot of time. Answer: has
Lionel Messi, together with his teammates, _____ a formidable opponent on the basketball court. Answer: presents
He seems to forget that there ____ things to be done before he can graduate. Answer: are
There ____ to be some people left in that town after yesterday’s flood. Answer: has
Some of the grain ____ to be contaminated. Answer: appears
Three-quarters of the student body ____ against the tuition hike. Answer: is
A high percentage of the population ____ voting for the new school. Answer: are
A high percentage of the people ____ voting for the new school. Answer: were
My grandmother really loved Susan. She bequeathed all the paintings to Peter and ____ Answer: her
A student in that all-female’s college should have no fears about ____ qualifying exams. Answer: their
He was so worried about ___ he should ask to party, that he ended up not asking anyone. Answer: whom
Neither Mary nor ____ am responsible for the mess. Answer: I
This is a matter for you and ____ to decide. Answer: I
Everybody in this class has completed _____ homework already. Answer: their
No one on this bus seems to know ____ way around this part of Port Harcourt. Answer: their
My best friend lives ____ Lagos. Answer: at
I’ll be ready to leave _____ about twenty minutes. Answer: in
Since he met his new girlfriend, Peter never seems to stay ____ home. Answer: at
The child responded to his mother’s demands ___ throwing a tantrum. Answer: by
I think she spent the entire afternoon _____ the phone. Answer: on
In a dark and dangerous hallway. Answer: Phrase
Before the next light. Answer: Phrase
Because it’s the right thing to do. Answer: Clause
As quickly as possible. Answer: Phrase
Whenever it gets cold. Answer: Clause
Until she gets a car. Answer: Clause
A sentence is a set of words with a subject and ____ Answer: B – Predicate
I like playing basketball and my brother likes playing tennis. Answer: B – Compound
I’ll help you if you help me. Answer: A – Simple
My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my homework. Answer: B – Compound
? Answer: Question Mark
: Answer: Colon
; Answer: Semi-colon
( ) Answer: Parenthesis
! Answer: Exclamation Mark

MODULE 8

Vocabulary Development

____ is defined as a minimum independent linguistic unit having an identifiable meaning and grammatical function with a fairly consistent phonological shape. Answer: Word
_____ is the basis of learning a language. Answer: Vocabulary
The parts of a word are ____ Answer: The root, stem and affixes
The part of a word that can no longer be divided into smaller pieces is ____ Answer: the root of a word
The two affixes we have in English are ____ Answer: Prefix and Suffix
What is a synonym for adverse? Answer: unfavourable
Arid means extremely dry. Answer: True
What is the antonym for billow? Answer: A – Small wave
The ____ of ethical policy was quite a shock. Answer: Introduction
What _______ have you reached? Answer: Agreement
The flight has been for over an hour. Answer: Delayed
The best coffee _____ come from Latin America. Answer: Grown
His _____ nagging is getting on my nerves. Answer: Continuous
Could you please give me a detailed _____ of a current situation? Answer: Description
The marketing department made an _____ of the market. Answer: Analysis
I believe this century is marked by the _____ of mobile phone. Answer: Invention
Some organizations give their workers ____ to develop their roles. Answer: Freedom
We will try to offer you a ____ interest rate. Answer: Favourable
An outstanding characteristic of the teacher is his ______ Answer: Flexibility
Answer: B – Comforting – uncomfortable – discomfort – comfortably
If you are interested in working for us, please send your CV with a covering letter to our personal/personnel department. Answer: Personnel
The nutritionist pointed out that food can have a big affect/effect on your mood. Answer: Effect
The security guard stopped them at the gate and checked/controlled their bags for weapons. Answer: Checked
Kate’s husband is a marvelous cook/cooker. He’s never out of the kitchen. Answer: Cook
What would you like for desert/dessert? Chocolate mousse or sticky toffee pudding? Answer: Dessert
Nick won’t be able to come to the meeting as he has to make an urgent travel/trip to Milan. Answer: Trip
Air travel/trip has become more expensive lately because of rising oil prices. Answer: Travel
How long does your journey/travel to work usually take? Answer: journey
We were robbed/stolen while we were on holiday. They took our money and passports. Answer: robbed
It was very hot out in the garden so we sat in the shade/shadow. Answer: Shade.

Module 7
69. It happened on my way to school. School in this sentence is an example of _______ Answer: Common Noun
70. What is the group name given to the following nouns: beauty, goodness, education, happiness? Answer: Abstract Noun
Underline the adjectives in the following sentences:
71) She had two old candlesticks
72) The rickety house belongs to the teacher
73) Everybody in the class has completed _______ homework already. Answer: their
Module 8
1. ______ is the basis for learning a language. Answer: Vocabulary
2. The parts of a word are ________, _______ and _________. Answer: The root, the stem and affixes
Underline the correct answer in the sentence below:
3. If you’re interested in working for us, please send your CV with a covering letter to our personal/personnel department
4. The nutritionist pointed out that food can have a big affect/effect on your mood
5. The security guard stopped them at the gate and checked/controlled their bags for weapons

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