Paper 2 MC practice for AICE General Paper

For Questions 1 to 3 please use the information found on the Insert A. Which of the following BEST explains why DVD screens in the Geronimo are fitted ONLY in the rear?

• There is insufficient room for a DVD screen in the front.

• It would make the price of the car considerably cheaper.

• It is illegal as a dashboard DVD screen, it would distract the driver.

• Proximity to the engine would cause interference with the sound.

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1. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a factor in the family's decision to change their existing car.

• The age of their car.

• The color of their car.

• The reliability of their car.

• The amount they would get for their car.

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Which of the following would NOT explain why a government would offer incentives to purchase hybrid cars?

• To reduce traffic congestion in towns and cities.

• To slow down global warming.

• To reduce pollution in towns and cities.

• To conserve fossil fuels.

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Use Section B Insert for questions 4-7. There are four possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct. Which of the following is CLOSEST in meaning to 'cause' in line 7?

• effect of an activity

• purpose of an activity

• activity deserving support

• nature of an activity

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Which of the following is the CORRECT interpretation of the figures given in lines 10 to 12?

• A cyclist has a 98% chance of being killed or seriously injuredif hit by a motor vehicle.

• Pedestrians are more likely to be killed than cyclists if hit by a motor vehicle.

• Cyclists are more likely to be killed than pedestrians if hit by a motor vehicle.

• Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by a motor vehicle than by a bike.

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Which of the following words is CLOSEST in meaning to 'breathtakingly' (line 13)?

• visibly

• astonishingly

• inexcusably

• seriously

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