v5

v5

TEST ON THE ROOTS
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1

Violet and red are at the opposite ends of the spectrum.

      (A) range of sounds                                       (B) types of taste

      (C) range of colors                                        (D) boundary of light

 
2

Sedatives calm a person without actually inducing sleep.

      (A) prolonging                                               (B) subsiding

      (C) getting                                                    (D) causing

 
3

The removal of cataracts in the eyes by laser has become a common procedure.

      (A) belief                                                      (B) method

      (C) improvement                                           (D) regulation

 
4

 Soya beans are being processed to look and taste like meat.

      (A) immersed                                               (B) dehydrated

      (C) colored                                                   (D) treated

 
5

F. D. Roosevelt was the only man to have been elected president of the United States four        successive times.

      (A) significant                                               (B) consecutive

      (C) 'notable                                                   (D) symmetrical

 
6

Specimens of bone are used for DNA typing.

      (A) samples                                                 (B) spots

      (C) units                                                      (D) discoloration

 
7

 In 1861 seven states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.

      (A) developed                                               (8) emerged

      (C) succeeded                                              (D) withdrew

 
8

Thousands of prospectors came to the newly formed territory of California after gold was

        discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848.

      (A) people looking for gold                             (8) people who were experts

      (C) people who wanted land                           (D) people with no hope

 
9

Aqueducts built during the Roman Empire may still be seen in many parts of Europe.

      (A) baths                                                      (B) water canals

      (C) roads                                                      (D) air pipes

 
10

The Capitol, built on a hill in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the U.S. legislature.

      (A) military power                                          (B) men of education

      (C) lawmakers                                              (D) business people

 
11

. In the United States, a party can nominate a single candidate for office.

      (A) refuse                                                     (B) keep

      (C) change                                                   (D) name

 
12

Guam, an island in the West Pacific, was ceded to the United States.

      (A) given over to                                            (B) attacked by

      (C) ruled by                                                  (D) influenced by

 


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