NEW TMA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TMA: TMA1/GST102
GST102 – Use of English & Communication Skills II
1 One of the following words or phrases expresses contrast__________
A. also
*B. however*
C. next
D. after that
2 Paragraphs can be developed by all these
methods except _______
A. Definition
*B. Connection*
C. Listing Effects
D. Comparison
3 One of the following words or phrases expresses
time__________?
A. finally
B. consequently
*C. subsequently*
D. hence
4 Official reports, business letters, legal
documents are often written in ______ language.
*A. formal*
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. half formal
5 Which street d’you live in? is an example of
_____ statement.
A. formal
*B. informal*
C. demi-formal
D. semi-formal
6 A topic sentence can be all except one of the
following ________
A. Generalisation
B. Problem
C. Statement
*D. Subject*
7 Illustrations in paragraphs do one of the
following__________
*A. help the reader to understand difficult concepts*
B. help the writer to explain reasons for an event
C. help the writer to create an accurate image of
an event
D. help both writer and reader
8 Descriptions in paragraphs do one of the following__________
A. help the reader to understand difficult
concepts
*B. help the writer to explain reasons for an event*
C. help the writer to create an accurate image of
an event
D. help both writer and reader
9 Causes and effects in paragraphs do one of the
following__________
A. help the reader to understand difficult
concepts
*B. help the writer to explain reasons for an event*
C. help the writer to create an accurate image of an event
D. help both writer and reader
10 Placing a topic sentence at the end of a paragraph _________
A. helps both the reader and the writer
B. makes the paragraph more interesting
*C. allows for all the sentences to be built up to the*
topic
D. allows for an effective summary
11 The form of speech we use with close associates and people of equal status is______
*A. informal language*
B. formal language
C. legal language
D. colloquial language
12 I write on behalf of the company’s management board to offer you an appointment’ is introductory statement of a _____
*A. letter of offer*
B. private letter
C. letter of complaint
D. letter of request
13 One of the following words or phrases
expresses additional information__________
A. likewise
B. consequently
*C. besides*
D. next
14 Coherence refers to the ___________
*A. Logical transition from one idea to the next*
B. Critical transition from one idea to the next
C. Practical transition from one idea to the next
D. Gradual transition from one idea to the next
15 Letters of job offers and acceptance are
examples of_________
A. private letters
B. business letters
C. informal letters
*D. formal letters*
16 One of the following words or phrases
expresses result_________
A. similarly
*B. accordingly*
C. yet
D. furthermore
17 Which of the following is NOT a reason for
comparison and contrast in paragraph
development?
A. to point out distinctions when giving
information on two things
B. to clarify the unfamiliar by comparing it with
the familiar
C. to show the superiority of one thing over
another
*D. to identify issues in paragraphs*
18 A paragraph is a piece of writing unified by a
central controlling _______.
A. Topic
B. Title
*C. Theme*
D. Tempo
19 One of the following is NOT a part of an
effective paragraph________
A. topic sentence
B. transition
C. summary
*D. equivalence*
20 Coherence in a paragraph is acheived through
all but one of the following _________
A. topic sentence and supporting details
B. transitional devices
*C. topic sentence*
D. Logical transitions

MTH102 – Elementary Mathematics II
Mr. Olorunnishola Toyin
(Tolorunishola@noun.edu.ng )
1 Differentiate the following
(2x2−7)(2×2−7)
x2x2
*4x*
2
4
2 Find f(x) =
x7x7
*7x67×6*
x6x6
6x76×7
3
3 Find f(x) =
x3vx3v
3vx3v3vx3v
3nx
*3vx(3v−1)3vx(3v−1)*
3vx(3v−3)3vx(3v−3)
4 Differentiate the following with respect
to x : (3x + 4)
*3*
3x
4
x
5 Find f(x) =
(7x4−5x3)(7×4−5×3)
7x4−5x37×4−5×3
*28x3−15x228×3−15×2*
28x2−15x228×2−15×2
7x3−15x27×3−15×2
6 Integrate with respect to x :
4x2.dx4×2.dx
4x34+c4×34+c
*3x33+c3×33+c*
4x33+c4×33+c
4x23+c4×23+c
7 Integrate with respect to x :
∫10xdx∫01xdx
3434
2
*1212*
2323
8 Integrate with respectto x :
∫104xdx∫014xdx
2323
*4343*
1313
4545
9 Integrate with respect to x : 2.cosx.dx
2sinx
2tanx+c
*2sinx+c*
2tanx
10 Integrate completely with respect to x :
∫10(7−4x)2dx∫01(7−4x)2dx
*793793*
14151415
81708170
163163
[22:31, 3/8/2017] abey: TMA: TMA2. SCORE=10.00
MTH102 – Elementary Mathematics II
Mr. Olorunnishola Toyin
(Tolorunishola@noun.edu.ng )
1 Integrate
sec2wdwsec2wdw
with respect to w.
*tanx+c*
cosx+c
sinx+c
secx+c
2
d2dx(2x2−2x)d2dx(2×2−2x)
2
*4*
3
4x
3
d2dx(x2−6x)d2dx(x2−6x)
2x
6x
6
*12x*
4 Integrate by partial fraction
5x+23x2+x+45x+23×2+x+4
*196196*
23ln(3x+4)+(x−1)+c23ln(3x+4)+(x−1)+c
13ln(3x+4)+(x−1)+c13ln(3x+4)+(x−1)+c
25ln(3x+4)+(x−2)+c25ln(3x+4)+(x−2)+c
5 Integrate with respect to x :
∫2−2(x3−3x2+2x−5)dx∫−22(x3−3×2+2x−5)dx
*-36*
35
40
41
6 Integrate completely with respect to x :
∫21(4x+6)dx∫12(4x+6)dx
*12*
6
8
16
7 Find the integral of
∫secudu∫secudu
cosu + c
*tanu + c*
2secu + c
sinu + c
8
d4dx(x4−4x3+3x2−5x)+3d4dx
(x4−4×3+3×2−5x)+3
*24*
42
20
22
9 Differentiate with respect to
x:f(x)=(ax3+bx)x:f(x)=(ax3+bx)
*3ax2+b3ax2+b*
ax2+bax2+b
3x2+13×2+1
3ax2+x3ax2+x
10 Differentiate with respect to
n:f(n)=(8n3+n2)n:f(n)=(8n3+n2)
8n3−n8n3−n
24n2−12n24n2−12n
*24n2−2n24n2−2n*
8n2−n8n2−n
TMA3. SCORE=9.00
MTH102 – Elementary Mathematics II
Mr. Olorunnishola Toyin
(Tolorunishola@noun.edu.ng )
1 Find ∫e13dx∫e13dx
3ex2+c3ex2+c
ex+cex+c
*3ex3+c3ex3+c*
13ex+c13ex+c
2 Find ∫e2adx∫e2adx
e2+ce2+c
*12e2a+c12e2a+c*
e2a+ce2a+c
2ae+c
3 Find ∫xcosax2dx∫xcosax2dx with respect to x
cos3x+ccos3x+c
sin2x+csin2x+c
sec2x+1sec2x+1
*12asinax2+c12asinax2+c*
4 Find the ∫tan3xsec3xdx∫tan3xsec3xdx
tan2x+1tan2x+1
*cot2x+1cot2x+1*
sec2x+1sec2x+1
sec2xsec2x
5 Find ∫sec3xtanxdx∫sec3xtanxdx
sin2x+csin2x+c
cos2x+ccos2x+c
*sec3x3+csec3x3+c*
cos3x+ccos3x+c
6 Differentiate the following (x−7)(x−7)
x2x2
2
x
*1*
7 Find f(x) = x13x13
10x1210×12
x26x26
26x2726×27
*13x1213×12*
8 Find f(x) = x3nx3n
3nx3n3nx3n
*3nx(3n−1)3nx(3n−1)*
3nx
3nx(3n−3)3nx(3n−3)
9 Differentiate the following with respect to x : (3x + 4)
*3*
3x
4
x
10 Find f(x) = (7x4−5x3)(7×4−5×3)
7x4−5x37×4−5×3
2x3−15x22×3−15×2
28x2−15x2.28×2−15×2
*28x3−15x2.28×3−15×2*
TMA4. SCORE 9.00
MTH102 – Elementary Mathematics II
Mr. Olorunnishola Toyin
(Tolorunishola@noun.edu.ng )
1 Differentiate the following with respect
to x : (6x5−3x4−2x3)(6×5−3×4−2×3)
*30x4−12x3−6x230×4−12×3−6×2*
(6x4−3x3−2x2)(6×4−3×3−2×2)
3x3−2x23×3−2×2
6x4−3x26×4−3×2
2 Find ddxof(2x+7)(x−9)
*4x -11*
7x
2x-9
7x-2
3 Differentiate with respect to x:xnx:xn
nxnnxn
*nx(n−1)nx(n−1)*
x2x2
nx(n+1)nx(n+1)
4 Find the equation of the tangent to the
graph of y= x2+x−2x2+x−2 at a point (1,2) .
3
1
*4*
2
5 Find ddxof(sinx)
coshx
sinx
tanx
*cosx*
6 Find the integral with respect to x:∫cosxsinxdxx:∫cosxsinxdx
*“sin2x2+c“sin2x2+c*
sin2x+csin2x+c
cos2x+ccos2x+c
sinx
7 Find the integral with respect to x:∫(exx)(ex1)dxx:∫(exx)(ex1)dx
*(ex+x)33+c(ex+x)33+c*
x3+ex3x3+ex3
3x
ex+3xex+3x
8 Integrate with respect to x : ∫2−1x2(x3+4)2dx∫−12×2(x3+4)2dx
12
*1212*
6
512512
9 Integrate with respect to x :∫3−1x7+x2−−−−−√dx∫−13×7+x2dx
22√22
42√42
*4−22√4−22*
2√2
10 Integrate with respect to x :∫41x+1x√dx∫14x+1xdx
*203203*
20
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TMA2/GST102
GST102 – Use of English & Communication Skills
II
1 An organised, factual and objective
presentation of information can be refered to as
_________
A. a fact
B. a report
C. a story
D. a device
2 The interview is often called ________ because it
helps the interview board get an insight into your
personality.
A. acuity test
B. psychological test
C. personality test
D. capability test
3 Look at the dark clouds; it _______ rain tonight.
A. can’t
B. can
C. may
D. has
4 Which of these words should be used in a
formal speech
A. commence
B. begin
C. start
D.none of the above
5 Business letters are written for all but one of
the following _______
A. communicating information
B. requesting information
C. requesting action
D. requesting acquaintance
6 In what formal document are you expected to
list the basic facts relating to your education,
experience and special skills.
A. cover letter
B. curriculum vitae
C. engagement letter
D. transfer application
7 She longed for a friend in whom she could
confide’ is an example of _____ statement.
A. formal
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. demi-formal
8 One of the following is the most appropraite
way to request for an interview _____
A. I am expecting your response and an
interview date
B. i will be happy to attend an interview if you
will give my the chance
C. I will be available for an interview at your
earliest convenience
D. I hope and pray hard that you will grant me an
interview
9 Explaining the meaning of a concept or thing is
called_________
A. illustration
B. explanation
C. definition
D. identification
10 The language used in reporting an experiment
should be_______
A. impersonal
B. objective
C. informal
D. formal
11 One of the following is NOT correct about
writing reports of experiments ______
A. It should be informal and private
B. It should follow a logical order
C. It should be clear, brief and to the point
D. It should avoid ambiguous statements
12 Beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence
________
A. makes the paragraph more interesting
B. helps both the reader and the writer
C. allows the building of the sentence to the topic
D. allows for an effective summary
13 He had a serious accident while getting off a
________ bus.
A. move
B. going
C. movement
D. moving
14 Examples are used in paragraph development
to __________.
A. persuade the reader that the generalization is
correct
B. present the writer’s perspective
C. identify issues
D. expand the writing
15 One of the following is NOT usually used in
descriptive writing ______
A. place and position; direction
B. temporal issues
C. measurements: weight, size, volume, distance
D. shapes and patterns
16 In the sentence, ‘The fishermen have been
fishing all night long’, the tense form is_________
A. present
B. present continuous
C. present perfect
D. present perfect continuous
17 Re-‘ in letter writing indicates that the letter is
_________
A. reply to an earlier letter
B. reply to a new issue
C. a reference letter
D. a referral letter
18 Letters of request and letters of complaint are
types of _________ letters
A. retrieval
B. order
C. formal
D. reformal
19 In the sentence, ‘She was always out of school
during the weekends in her undergraduate days’
the tense form is_______
*A. simple past tense*
B. simple tense
C. past tense
D. past continuous
20 The only way to learn how to summarise is for
one to __________.
A. Tremble
B. Communicate
C. Demonstrate
*D. Practice*

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TMA Quiz Questions
TMA: TMA3/GST102
GST102 – Use of English & Communication Skills
II
Ms. Onwumelu Nora (nonwumelu@noun.edu.ng )
1 Neither Dele nor his wife______ considerate
A. are
B. is
C. were
D. his
2 I am not _______ good judge of poetry.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. some
3 Yola was occupied by _______ soldiers.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. them
4 There are _____ consonant sounds in English
language
A. 22
B. 23
C. 24
D. 25
5 One of the following words does not have /:/ as
in ‘birds’
A. bed
B. perk
C. urge
A. dearth
6 which of the following does not have /ts/ in its
initial sound
A. chaos
B. champion
C. church
D. choose
7 To speak English well, you have to learn correct
__________ of words.
A. combination
B. symetry
C. pronunciation
D. philosophy
8 Symbols used to represent sounds in English
are placed between _________ to distinguish them
from the letters of the English alphabet
A. cross bars
B. slant bars
C. scrow bars
D. crow bars
9 They ________ come here daily.
A. does
B. do
C. dot
D. done
10 The dog hurt _____ legs
A. his
B. is
C. it’s
D. its
11 Break the word INCOMPREHENSIBLE into its
syllable components
A. inc/om/pre/hen/si/ble
B. in/com/pre/hensi/ble
C. in/com/pre/hen/sible
D. income/pre/hen/sible
12 Either you or I _______ to blame
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. am
13 You are the one who __________ spreading the
news
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
14 There are more sounds in the English language
than there are _________ in its alphabet.
A. letters
B. meters
C. semesters
D. parameters
15 /t/ is silent in all of these words except in
________
A. little
B. wrestle
C. christmas
D. whistle
16 Pick the odd one out
A. loin
B. why
C. ploy
D. joy
17 One difficulty found in English pronunciation
is ____________
A. no agreed relationship between letters and
sounds
B. no perfect correspondence between letters and
sounds
C. no dynamic cooperation between letters and
sounds
D. no profound control between letters and
sounds
18 Which of the following words contain the
CAPITALISED sound in ‘priZe’
A. price
B. dice
C. thrice
D. dies
19 Which of these words has ONLY ONE
consonant sound at its beginning?
A. twinkle
B. philosophy
C. clarion
*D. Asmear*
20 The extra force used in speaking, on a
particular word or syllable in English is
___________ .
*A. Word Stress*
B. Speech Stress
C. Word Force
D. Word Strength

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TMA4/GST102
GST102 – Use of English & Communication Skills
II
Ms. Onwumelu Nora (nonwumelu@noun.edu.ng )
1 Which of the following may not form the topic
sentence of a paragraph?
A. a statement
B. a problem
C. a rhyme
D. a generalisation
2 The ________ is commonly found in formal
writing.
A. active voice
B. open voice
C. passive voice
D. closed voice
3 In spoken or written communication, being
formal or informal depends on ________
A. the way we communicate
B. the way we listen
C. the situation
D. the geographical location
4 The consonant /b/ is present in one of these
words
A. tomb
B. comb
C. born
D. climb
5 The central controlling theme of a paragraph
may be called the ________
A. topic of the paragraph
B. topic sentence
C. descriptive theme
D. detailed subject matter of the paragraph
6 The informal forms of words like deteriorate
and aperture are ________
A. castigate and infiltrate
B. get worse and opening
C. blow up and take in
D. come across and look into
7 Clarity is very important when developing a
paragraph by the ________ method.
A. cause and effect
B. narrative
C. descriptive
D. argumentative
8 In writing, when you work with several causes
or reasons, you may find difficulty ________
A. defining the causes
B. arranging them in a significant order
C. providing specific solutions to the causes
D. writing about the causes or reasons with
details
9 When a writer gives examples in a given
paragraph they are called ________
A. descriptions
B. illustrations
C. cause and effect
D. detailed definitions
10 Illustrations in a paragraph are usually
developed with interesting ________
A. details
B. commentary
C. arguments
D. paragraphs
11 The main idea in a paragraph is usually
conveyed by the ________
A. topic sentence
B. illustrations
C. descriptions
D. expressions of contrasts
12 The sound /ʧ/ can be found in the word
________
A. leisure
B. chagrin
C. watch
D. brace
13 In formal written language the speaker
________ directly to himself or herself
A. often refers
B. does not refer
C. may refer
D. may be referring
14 A more ________ is needed to achieve a better
description.
A. precise writing style
B. precise illustration
C. precise techniques of comparison
D. precise vocabulary
15 In descriptions, you need to be very
conversant with the appropriate ________ to use
A. steps
B. words
C. idioms
D. structures
16 The language of official reports and business
letters is often ________
A. formal
B. semi-formal
C. informal
D. conservative
17 The use of contracted forms of words is
generally absent in ________ writing
A. formal
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. traditional
18 Which of the following words contain the
sound /a:/
A. add
*B. calm*
C. want
D. daughter
19 Items like shapes, patterns, colours and
textures are ideal in ________
A. an expository writing
B. a narrative writing
*C. a descriptive writing*
D. an argumentative writing
20 The vowel /ʌ/ can be found in the word
________
A. carpet
B. rapper
*C. supper*
D. cartel

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