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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
Which of the following statements does NOT describe the GUI interface?
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
Which sentence below is not incorrectly punctuated?
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
“The War of the Worlds”, by H. G. Wells
Every moment I expected the fire of some hidden battery to spring upon
him; but the evening calm was unbroken. The figure of the Martian grew
smaller as he receded, and presently the mist and the gathering night
had swallowed him up. By a common impulse we clambered higher. Towards
Sunbury was a dark appearance, as though a conical hill had suddenly
come into being there, hiding our view of the farther country; and
then, remoter across the river, over Walton, we saw another such
summit. These hill-like forms grew lower and broader even as we stared.
What did the narrator and the others see in the distance while watching the Martian?
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
I wish you _____ making that noise. It’s bothering me.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
Choose the most correct sentence to use.
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
Which word is not a synonym for superfluous?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
Please replace the italicized text with the best choice.
Mr. Wilson planning to teach our course in cybersecurity next term. -
Question 11 of 20
11. Question
“I write you in your capacity as the school board chairperson.” The word “capacity” as used here most nearly means:
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
Please choose the best rewrite for the following sentence.
Panting, the cab pulled away just as Judy arrived.
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
“Can I borrow your car for this evening?” “Yes, but Mom’s using it right now. If she _____ it back in time, you’re welcome to borrow it.”
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
If I can learn German, I _____ next year studying in Berlin.
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
We _____ the match if we’d had a few more minutes.
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Passage:
“The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde”, by Robert Louis Stevenson
As soon as he got home, Utterson sat down and wrote to Jekyll,
complaining of his exclusion from the house, and asking the cause of
this unhappy break with Lanyon; and the next day brought him a long
answer, often very pathetically worded, and sometimes darkly mysterious
in drift. The quarrel with Lanyon was incurable. “I do not blame our
old friend,” Jekyll wrote, “but I share his view that we must never
meet. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion; you
must not be surprised, nor must you doubt my friendship, if my door is
often shut even to you. You must suffer me to go my own dark way. I
have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name. If
I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also. I could
not think that this earth contained a place for sufferings and terrors
so unmanning; and you can do but one thing, Utterson, to lighten this
destiny, and that is to respect my silence.” Utterson was amazed; the
dark influence of Hyde had been withdrawn, the doctor had returned to
his old tasks and amities; a week ago, the prospect had smiled with
every promise of a cheerful and an honoured age; and now in a moment,
friendship, and peace of mind, and the whole tenor of his life were
wrecked. So great and unprepared a change pointed to madness; but in
view of Lanyon’s manner and words, there must lie for it some deeper
ground.
What does Jekyll mean by saying “You must suffer me to go my own dark way” in his letter to Utterson?
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Which sentence below is correct?
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
We have rewritten the following sentence omitting “you.”
In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.Please choose the correct sentence.
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Read the following excerpt and answer the question(s) below
Excerpt from NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
“The development of cybersecurity performance metrics is evolving. Organizations should be thoughtful, creative, and careful about the ways in which they employ measurements to optimize use, while avoiding reliance on artificial indicators of current state and progress in improving cybersecurity risk management. Judging cyber risk requires discipline and should be revisited periodically. Any time measurements are employed as part of the Framework process, organizations are encouraged to clearly identify and know why these measurements are important and how they will contribute to the overall management of cybersecurity risk. They also should be clear about the limitations of measurements that are used.
For example, tracking security measures and business outcomes may provide meaningful insight as to how changes in granular security controls affect the completion of organizational objectives. Verifying achievement of some organizational objectives requires analyzing the data only after that objective was to have been achieved. This type of lagging measure is more absolute. However, it is often more valuable to predict whether a cybersecurity risk may occur, and the impact it might have, using a leading measure.”
In paragraph 2, the author states “This type of lagging measure is more absolute” What does ‘lagging’ mean in this context?
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
Passage:
Tom is a 15-year-old boy who loves playing basketball. He’s been playing since he was 6 and is now the captain of his high school basketball team. Tom is very dedicated to the sport and spends several hours each day practicing. His hard work has paid off, as he’s become one of the best players on his team.
Question:
What is Tom’s favorite sport?