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Recently I had an english test but i don't know what the correct answers are.
So I would like someone could tell me the correct answers.

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Choose the best option.

1. Dumping your entire music collection _____ your iPod is a simple, one click process. But what about getting your music _____ your iPod?
A) in / out
B) in / off
C) on / off
D) onto / off
E) into / out

2. Boeing _____ this week that it _____ successfully _____ a manned airplane powered _____ hydrogen fuel cells.
A) announced / has / flown / on
B) has announced / had / flown / by
C) announced / has / flown / by
D) have announced / has / flown / by
E) announced / had / flown / on

3. Robots _____ have the brains to "intelligently and autonomously search _____ objects" _____ their own.
A) didn't / for / in
B) don't / of / in
C) haven't / for / on
D) don't / for / on
E) doesn't / for / on

4. If this scientific breakthrough is reliable, after years testing it, it _____ lead to the cure of this type of cancer in the future.
A) must
B) should
C) might
D) ought to
E) could

5. He was very precise about the proper procedure and the material to be used, he said he didn't want anything special, only the regular, _____ one.
A) unique
B) ordinary
C) rare
D) exquisite
E) unknown

My answers were E B D C B

D C D C B
I'm a native english speaker...but I'm also american, so who knows lol

A good technique is to use process of elimination. First remove the "obviously" wrong choices for each question. And answer (the) easier questions first.

I started with 1 - but it was a pain in the ass - so put it aside and finished it last.

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5 looked easy - and it was.

5. He was very precise about the proper procedure and the material to be used, he said he didn't want anything special, only the regular, _____ one.
A) unique
B) ordinary
C) rare
D) exquisite
E) unknown

The first part of the sentence "He was very precise about the proper procedure and the material to be used..." is misdirection. Matching the antonyms is key "not special, regular..." ordinary.

B) ordinary [Edit - whoops]

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4 is about modal verbs with a 'if conditional'

4. If this scientific breakthrough is reliable, after years testing it, it _____ lead to the cure of this type of cancer in the future.
A) must
B) should
C) might
D) ought to
E) could

If conditional [If -1-, -2-.] "Reliable" is the key concept.

must is usually a necessity. It's not the best answer.
should seems right
might conflicts with the key word: reliable
ought to = might (more or less). It conflicts with the key word: reliable
could conflicts with the key word: reliable

B)

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2. Boeing _____ this week that it _____ successfully _____ a manned airplane powered _____ hydrogen fuel cells.
A) announced / has / flown / on
B) has announced / had / flown / by
C) announced / has / flown / by
D) have announced / has / flown / by
E) announced / had / flown / on

"powered on". A, E are wrong.
"this week" is a key idea.
In American English a company is usually 'it' - so "Boeing have announced" is probably wrong. and "They... it..." is a pronoun conflict so D is wrong.
A is the simple past tense. I forgot the grammar name for the tense of B, but a sentence with it usually doesn't have a phrase of time like "this week" so "has announced this week" probably isn't right and "had... flown" is a mixture of tenses which is probably wrong too. So...

C)

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3. Robots _____ have the brains to "intelligently and autonomously search _____ objects" _____ their own.
A) didn't / for / in
B) don't / of / in
C) haven't / for / on
D) don't / for / on
E) doesn't / for / on

"in their own" is wrong. So A, B are wrong.
"Robots doesn't" is wrong. E is wrong.
"Robots haven't have" is wrong. C is wrong.
All that's left is D.

D)

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1 was a tricky.

1. Dumping your entire music collection _____ your iPod is a simple, one click process. But what about getting your music _____ your iPod?
A) in / out
B) in / off
C) on / off
D) onto / off
E) into / out

off is usually (always?) moving -1- (an object) that's touching -2-.
Take your shoes off the sofa!
So eliminate B, C, D... Whoa - tricky question!

I'll try again..

"out your iPod" is possible in slang, but this is a test - so A, E are wrong.
C isn't the best answer "on your iPod" - probably on the physical surface of your iPod.
D isn't the best answer "onto your iPod" - probably on the physical surface of your iPod - with emphasis on the surface.

B)

Tricks

The last preposition is overloaded - it's connected to the verb as a phrasal verb and it's also connected to the prepositional phrase "... your iPod".
Usually prepositions match like "in / out".
"off" usually describes physical objects moving around.
"...But what about getting your music out?" is possible
"...But what about getting your music out of your iPod?" is possible
C and D might be possible in real English.

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I'm a bit sleepy now - hopefully my logic doesn't have holes.

talking about english, what are your scores here?
http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Lol, what a coincidence; I just had today a English examination. It didn't go that well. :(
So I'm even ganna try your test (do read your answers doh). :p

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Your donation total is 3940 grains of rice.
Level: 39 of 60 Best Level: 44

Since I'm a native speaker I tried to answer each question within a second or two.

The test disappointed me. Once you get to about level 40 it can be more like a test of trivia than an English test. I often was guessing.

There were words like barcarolle.

barcarolle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcarolle

A barcarolle (from French; also Italian barcarola, barcarole) is a folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers...

I chose a wrong answer. A hint to me should have been that "carol" was inside the word. Oh, well.

I just had today a English examination.

You mean: "I just had an English examination today." lol. obviously it must have not gone well.

It didn't, that's for sure. English is not my first language and I'm dyslectic. I'm going for my second examination.

A good tool for English can be tv shows. Find tv shows where the characters speak (fairly) slowly and enunciate clearly.

90210 was such a show. The actors sound like they could be on show for people learning English. I bet the producer wanted to get as big a foreign audience as he could.

I don't watch tv so I have no idea what shows there are that fit that description now.

wow @ekbworldwide, thank you very much for your explanation.
yes, i used the process of elimination but it seems i was wrong :P
and i used to watch comedy series like: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a half men, My wife & kids, Married with children, Friends, ... i still watch the first 3 sometimes

@jerone, i was about to not tell my answers, but someone could imagine i wanted the answers to solve "my homework"

I say
1-D
2-C
3-D
4-B
5-B

I'm telling you guys 4 is definitely C.

"must", "should", and "ought to" are too certain.
"could" is too uncertain
"might" is just the right balance

And I would bet my own life that 5 is B.

It didn't, that's for sure. English is not my first language and I'm dyslectic. I'm going for my second examination.

It's okay Jerone. You're way better at English than I am at German(the only other language I somewhat know).

I'm telling you guys 4 is definitely C.

"must", "should", and "ought to" are too certain.
"could" is too uncertain
"might" is just the right balance

Test answers sometimes follow given hints in the questions. Not only is "reliable" there - "after years testing it" is there too. I can't believe "should" would be wrong.

If this scientific breakthrough is reliable, after years testing it, it should lead to the cure of this type of cancer in the future.

example
If traffic is light, I should be home before 7.

i agree with ekbworldwide

@ekbworldwide, i forgot to say in my last post
"ordinary" is B, not A

so your answers are B C D B B

Oficial answers: D C D C B

congrats @sizzlemctwizzle :D

D
C (question has a typo 1st word)
D
C (question "after years of testing")
B

Should be: D C D C B.
Check this english grammar: http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/en/

necrothread :P

It is good concept that you you had started of english test. It will really work better. Keep It Up !!

D C D C B

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