Example Fill-in-the-blank questions Instructions Read the following text Choose the best words for each numbered blank from the four choices of the multiple choice questions Text The idea that pla

Key Words:

1. emerged 2. attributed 3. whereas 4. imply 5. varies 6. conjecture 7. asserted 8. regulating 9. akin 10. still 11. hypothesis 12. likening 13. Thus 14. remotely 15. threshold 16. contended 17. possibility 18. harm 19. entails 20. feasible

Text: The study of animal behavior, or ethology, 1 as a scientific discipline in the late 19th century. It was 2 to the idea that animal behavior is not just a product of instinct, but is also influenced by learning and experience. 3 animal behavior is extremely complex, the field has been able to 4 a great deal about how animals interact with their environment and with each other. One of the most fascinating aspects of animal behavior is the way it 5 from species to species and from individual to individual. This 6 has led some researchers to 7 that there must be a corresponding variation in the way that animals think and feel. One of the key mechanisms for animal behavior is the nervous system, which is responsible for 8 everything from movement and coordination to perception and emotion. Some scientists have 9 that plants have a 10 system that is 11 to the nervous system in animals. This 12 has been used to explain some of the ways that plants respond to changes in their environment, such as by growing towards sources of light or water. 13, the similarities between plant and animal nervous systems are 14 at best. For example, while both systems use electrical signals to communicate, the signals in plants are 15 less complex than those in animals. As a result, the 16 that plants are capable of thinking or feeling in the way that animals do is still 17, even though plants are certainly capable of responding to stimuli in ways that 18 them. In conclusion, while the study of plant behavior and physiology is an important field of research, the idea that plants possess anything resembling the complexity of animal consciousness is not 19 based on the available evidence. It is 20 that future research may shed more light on this topic, but for now, it remains an open question.

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. [A] began [B] developed [C] emerged [D] advanced
2. [A] subjected [B] attributed [C] exposed [D] opposed
3. [A] Because [B] Whereas [C] Despite [D] Although
4. [A] learn [B] reveal [C] instruct [D] supervise
5. [A] diverges [B] converges [C] regresses [D] progresses
6. [A] contrast [B] conjecture [C] affirmation [D] negation
7. [A] claimed [B] denied [C] speculated [D] refuted
8. [A] dispersing [B] regulating [C] ascending [D] descending
9. [A] asserted [B] refuted [C] conjectured [D] hypothesized
10. [A] nervous [B] respiratory [C] digestive [D] circulatory
11. [A] unique [B] akin [C] unrelated [D] identical
12. [A] mechanism [B] analogy [C] hypothesis [D] discovery
13. [A] Therefore [B] However [C] Moreover [D] Thus
14. [A] remote [B] obvious [C] tenuous [D] substantial
15. [A] much [B] far [C] slightly [D] equally
16. [A] possibility [B] evidence [C] theory [D] conclusion
17. [A] unlikely [B] certain [C] possible [D] doubtful
18. [A] benefit [B] harm [C] ignore [D] avoid
19. [A] entirely [B] necessarily [C] partially [D] undoubtedly
20. [A] feasible [B] impractical [C] impossible [D] inevitable

Standard Answer:

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. A
2. B 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20.