Coal City University (CCU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

   “Tough”

   1. Though
   2. Cough
   3. Rough (Answer)
   4. Dough

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   2. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital was built.
   2. A new hospital has been built.
   3. A new hospital was being built.
   4. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)

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   3. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   “Had she arrived earlier, she _____ the manager.”

   1. can see
   2. will have seen
   3. would have seen (Answer - Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).)
   4. shall have seen

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   4. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. will have lived (Answer)
   2. will be living
   3. will live
   4. has lived

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   5. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. Each
   2. a gift
   3. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)
   4. of the boys

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

   1. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)
   2. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)
   3. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1) (Answer)
   4. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1

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   7. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

   1. 11
   2. 5 (Answer)
   3. -2
   4. 8

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   8. If sin⁡θ = ³/₅, and θ is acute, find cos⁡ θ.

   1. ^√2/₅
   2. ⁵/₄
   3. ²/₅
   4. ⁴/₅ (Answer)

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   9. Find the mean of 4, 8, 10, 6, 2

   1. 6 (Answer)
   2. 8
   3. 5
   4. 7

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    10. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

    1. 2¹
    2. 8 x 16
    3. 2⁷ (Answer)
    4. 2¹²

Coal City University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. “The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of:

    1. Irony
    2. Personification (Answer)
    3. Paradox
    4. Hyperbole

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    12. A literary work that ridicules human folly with the aim of correction is called:

    1. Irony
    2. Allegory
    3. Satire (Answer)
    4. Parody

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    13. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of:

    1. Alliteration (Answer)
    2. Metaphor
    3. Simile
    4. Rhyme

Economics

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    14. A budget deficit occurs when:

    1. Expenditure exceeds revenue (Answer)
    2. Tax rate is increased
    3. Government borrows from abroad
    4. Revenue equals expenditure

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    15. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

    1. Total cost of all goods
    2. Cost of producing one more unit
    3. Cost of raw materials
    4. Cost of the forgone alternative (Answer)

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    16. National income is best measured by:

    1. Gross Domestic Product at market prices (Answer)
    2. Total revenue of government
    3. Value of imports and exports
    4. Price of goods and services

Coal City University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    17. Pasture is mainly used for:

    1. Animal grazing (Answer)
    2. Decorating the farm
    3. Mulching
    4. Controlling erosion

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    18. The major function of root hairs in plants is to:

    1. Transport food
    2. Absorb water and minerals (Answer)
    3. Produce hormones
    4. Anchor the plant

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    19. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Sheep
    2. Pig (Answer)
    3. Cow
    4. Goat

Biology

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    20. The part of the plant that develops into a fruit is the:

    1. Style
    2. Ovary (Answer)
    3. Anther
    4. Petal

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    21. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

    1. Enzyme
    2. RNA
    3. Hormone
    4. DNA (Answer)

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    22. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector?

    1. Malaria (Answer)
    2. Measles
    3. Influenza
    4. Cholera

Physics

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    23. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Diffraction
    2. Refraction
    3. Evaporation (Answer)
    4. Reflection

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    24. Which of these quantities is conserved in an inelastic collision?

    1. Kinetic energy only
    2. Neither
    3. Momentum only (Answer)
    4. Both kinetic energy and momentum

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    25. A concave mirror forms an image that is real, inverted, and larger than the object. The object must be placed:

    1. At the focus
    2. Beyond the center of curvature
    3. Between the focus and center (Answer)
    4. Between the pole and focus

Chemistry

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    26. The gas evolved when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid is:

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Hydrogen (Answer)
    3. Chlorine
    4. Oxygen

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    27. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral oxygen atom are:

    1. 6 protons, 6 electrons
    2. 8 protons, 8 electrons (Answer)
    3. 8 protons, 10 electrons
    4. 10 protons, 8 electrons

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    28. The process by which a liquid changes to gas at the surface at any temperature is called:

    1. Vaporization
    2. Evaporation (Answer)
    3. Boiling
    4. Sublimation

Coal City University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    29. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

    1. John Locke
    2. Thomas Hobbes
    3. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)
    4. Jean Bodin

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    30. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political ideology
    2. Political socialization (Answer)
    3. Political participation
    4. Political development

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    31. Pressure groups aim to:

    1. Influence government policies (Answer)
    2. Win elections
    3. Form governments
    4. Replace political parties

Geography

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    32. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

    1. Large scale (Answer)
    2. Medium scale
    3. Verbal scale
    4. Small scale

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    33. A natural depression on the earth’s surface where rivers flow is called a:

    1. Basin (Answer)
    2. Hill
    3. Valley
    4. Plateau

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    34. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. A flat disc
    2. A rectangle
    3. A perfect sphere
    4. An oblate spheroid (Answer)