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Communication in English (GST111) University of Lagos, 2024/2025 Past questions for exam preparation

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This document contains a comprehensive collection of multiple choice questions covering key topics in Gst 111 communication in English. It includes areas such as grammar, phonetics, reading skills, writing skills, library use, and information literacy. The material is aligned with past exams and online tests, making it useful for revision and exam preparation.

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GST 105
GST 105 GST 105




GST 111

Communication in English
2024/25 online test
(Also came out in exam)




1.When an adjective is placed before a noun, b. Relevance c.Citation d. Printing 5.When a
it is said to be in what position?
book is written by more than six
a. Attributive authors, a researcher using the APA
referencing style should ........ when citing in
b. Positive
the reference list
c. Comparative a. List all the authors

d. Superlative b. Not list any other names after the sixth
author but write et al. in their place
2.The prominence of one syllable over other
c. Provide the name of the first three
syllables in a work is a function of ---------------
authors
a. Stress
d. Write the names of the first six authors
b. pitch
6. What is the suitable reference source for
c. intensity obtaining information about background
and currentinformation on any field of study?
d. length
a. Directory
3. One of the attributes of information is ___
b. Encyclopaedia
a. Non - reliability
c. Gazetteer
b. Relevance
d. Year book
c. Citation
7.An example of a common electronic
d. Printing version of a library catalogue is
4. One ofthe attributes of information is



.................

a. Non-reliability

,a. OPAC b. ROM c. CRTD. d. OLCARD 8. manual database called ______________

Prepositions begin phrases that end with a. a. Book box

adjective or pronoun b. conjunction or b. Library holdings

adjunct c. verb or adverb d. either a noun or c. Library catalogue

pronoun 9. Identify the imperative sentence d. Check list

below a. let’s go to France b. I don’t believe 13. Which of the following coordinating
conjunctions is not used in compound
that! c. take the bus home d. Do walk quick sentences
10. ---------------- is a glottal sound. a. /h/ b. /k/ a. and
c. /w/ d. /j/ 11. The following are search b. yet
techniques c. so that
EXCEPT _____________
a. Filtering d. but

b. Boolean 14. _______ is the informed evaluation of
imaginative writing
c. Wild card a. essay writing
d. Truncation b. blogging
12. A library's entire holding is held in a c. coherence

d. criticism

15. ________ is a receptive skill

a. writing

b. reading

c. speaking

d. listening

16. The process of word formation where
old words are given new meaning is called
a. Coining

b. neologism

,c. mixing d. blending 17. Which clause objectis is a/an _____________ verb.

patterns is reflected in this a. intransitive
sentence : The plane took of at noon
b. transitive
a. SVA
c. modal auxiliary
b.SV
d. primary auxiliary
c. SVOO
22. Clear thinking, accurate data,
d. SVOA
reliauthority and clear conclusion are
18. You will not experience much difficulty applicable to ........ essay.
with a reading material if you _________ a. persuasive
a. cannot connect wuth the author
b. descriptive
b. find the topic uninteresting
c. narrative
c. find the style confusing
d. analytical
d. follow the appropriate steps
23. Which clause patterns is reflected in this
19. All but one of these are indefinite sentence : The tribunal conducted the
pronouns hearing behind closed doors
a. anyone
a.SV
b. someone
b. SVOC
c. several
c. SVOA
d. everyone
d. SVO
20. One ofthe following is NOT essential to
24. A/an ---------------- paragraph explains how
reading or why something happens.
a. the eyes a. explanation
b. written signs b. definition
c. printed signs c. choice
d. the articulatory system d. sequence
21. A verb which always occurs with an 25.One of the following is not a terminal
punctuation:
a. questionmark

, b. exclamation mark c. Researchers and Post graduate students

c. full stop d. External users only

d comma 30. Index is found atthe ................

26. Manual is a type of reference material a. Centre of the book
that.......
b. Back of book
a. None
c. Middle of the book
b. Provides information on where to find
books in the Library d. Front of a book
c. Provides instructions on how to do things
31. The word "boys" is made up of
d. Provides instructions on how to go to
a. Prefix and base word
places
27. The Classification Scheme used for b. base word only
classifying and arranging library books in
c. affix and verb
the University of Lagos Library is:
d. base-word and suffix
a. University Classification Scheme
32. University of lagos phD thesis and
b. Library of Congress Classification
government papers can be found in ...........
Scheme
a. MTN Library
c. Cataloguing and Classification Scheme
b. Boulos library
d. American Library Classification Scheme
c. Gandhi Library
28. Copyrighted works are protected by
d. Reference section

33. .............. is often used to separate
phrases and clauses which occur in a series
.............
within a sentence.
a. Law
a. hyphen
b. Book seller b. semi-colon
c. The author c. colon
d. Publisher d. comma
29. ................ are allowed access into 34. The following are characteristics of
Gandhi Library information except.........
a. Library staff only

b. None of the listed

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