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Tohle mi Cmntents
ZSOT TEST XESMUXCES .................................................................................................................... 4
ZSOT MYEXYB EQ .................................................................................................................................. 5
TESTB NA OND ONOLRSB S ................................................................................................................. 1
B NTXMDUCTB MN TM TFE ZSOT ...................................................................................................... 2
TFE ZSOT SCMXB NA SCOLE........................................................................................................... ?:
KOTF EKOTB CS TEST......................................................................................................................... ?8
KOTFEKOTBCOL XEOSMNBNA.................................................................................................................. ?3
Stondoxd KultbzleCfmbce .......................................................................................................... ?3
Fondcolculoted xeszmnses &bt f Axbdbns" ........................................................................ ?4
_UESTBMN TRZES.................................................................................................................................... ?1
OXBTFKETBC ............................................................................................................................................ ?1
DBYBSBHBLBTR ........................................................................................................................................... ?6
KULTBZLBCOTBMN..................................................................................................................................... 8:
ODDBTBMN ................................................................................................................................................ 8:
SUHTXOCTBMN ......................................................................................................................................... 8?
EYENS OND MDDS .................................................................................................................................. 88
ZXBKE NUKHEXS ..................................................................................................................................... 84
ZEXCENTS................................................................................................................................................ 89
S_UOXE MI O NUKHEX ........................................................................................................................... 82
EVZMNENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 3?
XMMTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
OYEXOAES ............................................................................................................................................... 34
CXB TB COL XEODB NA TEST .............................................................................................................. 39
ILRBNA MYEX TFE ZOSSOAE .................................................................................................................. 39
CXEOTBNA O TENTOTBYE SUKKOXR ....................................................................................................... 39
MZENBNAS OND ENDBNAS ...................................................................................................................... 31
EVTXONEMUS BNIMXKOTBMN .................................................................................................................. 36
USBNA @BTCFEN LMABC.......................................................................................................................... 36
AETTBNA BNTM TFE OUTFMX‒ S KBND .................................................................................................... 32
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EKMTBMNOL QMXDS ............................................................................................................................... 4:
IBNDBNA TFE @ER QMXDS..................................................................................................................... 4?
KO@BNA ZXMZEX BNIEXENCES ............................................................................................................... 48
OZZLRBNA BDEOS IMX AENEXOLBWOTBMNS ............................................................................................. 43
USBNA CMNTEVT CLUES ......................................................................................................................... 43
HXEO@BNA DMQN ZOSSOAE MXAONBWOTBMN ....................................................................................... 45
IBXST QMXD ONOLRSBS ......................................................................................................................... 49
UNDEXSTONDBNA TFE BNTBKBDOTBMN................................................................................................... 41
IBNDBNA RMUX MZTBKOL ZOCE .............................................................................................................. 46
DMN‒ T HE O ZEXIECTBMNBST .................................................................................................................. 42
IOCTUOLLR CMXXECT, HUT OCTUOLLR QXMNA .................................................................................... 5:
DBIIEXENT YBEQZMBNTS........................................................................................................................ 5:
QXB TB NA TEST .................................................................................................................................... 58
TXR EYEXR CFMBCE ................................................................................................................................ 58
XEOD COXEIULLR.................................................................................................................................... 58
OZMSTXMZFES......................................................................................................................................... 53
Zmssessbye Nmuns ......................................................................................................................... 53
Zmssessbye Zexsmnol Zxmnmuns ys. Cmntx octbmns ............................................................... 53
CMKKO EXXMXS ..................................................................................................................................... 54
ZXMHLEKS QBTF XEIEXENCES .............................................................................................................. 59
ZXMHLEKS QBTF OAXEEKENT ............................................................................................................... 56
LOC@ MI ZOXOLLELBSK ........................................................................................................................... 9?
KBSCELLONEMUS ZXMHLEKS .................................................................................................................. 98
AETTB NA XEODR IMX TEST DOR ................................................................................................ 99
ZMST ZSOT ............................................................................................................................................. 96
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ZSOT Myex y beq
Tfe ZSOT-SOT bs bndeed o dbiibcult evokbnotbmn, ond os sucf, bt os
xequbxed tfot kedbo he cfmsen hr fbcf bntellectuol ohblbtr cmuld he
keosuxed. Bn tfe cose mi tfe ZSOT-SOT, kotf, xeodbna, ond xbtbna
exe tfe selected kedbo. Qfble tfexe bs on mnambna, lmzxmible
cmntxmyexsr ohmut fetfex mx nmt tfbs test txulr keosuxe‒s rmux
ohblbtbes btf xeaoxds tm fot rmu‒ll need imx cmlleae scfmml, tfot bs nmt
tfe zuxzmse mi tfbs hmm`. Tfe zuxzmse bs, fmeyex, tm ko`e suxe tfot
rmu‒xe ohle tm ocfbeye tfe hest zmssbhle stote mi zxezoxotbmn, ollmbna
rmu tm kovbkbwe rmux scmxe zmtentbol nm kottex bi rmux octuol
oztbtude fos heen keosuxed.
Os nm test con keosuxe oll oszects mi o zexsmn‒s bntellbaence, tfe
ZSOT-SOT keosuxes tfmse s`blls deeked kmst cxbtbcol tm o ne cmlleae
student. Tfen oaobn, bi onr odkbssbmn test, nm kottex fm cleyexlr
ossekhles, bs bnfexentlr bnodequote, fr zeximxk tfbs trze mi testbna
ot oll= Tfbs bs o questbmn zmsed hr eyexr student fm sees tfe
ZSOT-SOT lmmkbna ofeod mi fbk-fex. Neyextfeless, tfe onsex tm tfbs
questbmn bs qubte sbkzle, ond qubte xeosmnohle0 tm ko`e scfmml
occeztonce o kmxe iobx evzexbence, hr evzondbna tfe hosbs ozzxmyol
hermnd rmux axodes.
Rmux ZSOT-SOT scmxe bs mne mi tfe kmst cxbtbcol elekents tm rmux
quolbibcotbmn imx axoduote scfmml, sm bt bs notuxollr kucf tmm bkzmxtont
imx rmu tm to`e tfbs test unzxezoxed. Tfe fbafex rmux ZSOT-SOT scmxe,
tfe hettex rmux cfonces mi odkbssbmn bll he imx o xeszected,
cmkzetbtbye zxmaxok.
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Qfble dbiiexent zxmaxoks ossban o dbiiexent ebaft mx bkzmxtonce tm
rmux ZSOT-SOT scmxes, bt bs soie tm ossuke tfot rmux ZSOT-SOT bll he
o kogmx detexkbnbna ioctmx fen bt cmkes tm tfe ibnol odkbssbmn
decbsbmn kode hr eocf scfmml tm fbcf rmu‒ye ozzlbed.
Coxeiul zxezoxotbmn, os descxbhed bn tfbs evzext aubde, olmna btf foxd
mx`, bll dxokotbcollr enfonce rmux zxmhohblbtr mi success. Bn ioct, bt
bs bse tm ozzlr tfbs zfblmsmzfr nmt mnlr tm rmux scfmml ozzlbcotbmns,
hut tm mtfex elekents mi rmux lbie os ell, tm xobse rmu ohmye tfe
cmkzetbtbmn. Rmux ZSOT-SOT scmxe bs mne mi tfe oxeos bn tfe odkbssbmn
zxmcess myex fbcf rmu foye o suhstontbol okmunt mi cmntxml0 tfbs
mzzmxtunbtr sfmuld nmt he to`en lbaftlr. Fence, o xotbmnol, zxezoxed
ozzxmocf tm rmux ZSOT-SOT test os ell os tfe xest mi tfe odkbssbmn
zxmcess bll cmntxbhute cmnsbdexohlr tm tfe lb`elbfmmd mi occeztonce.
@eez bn kbnd, tfot oltfmuaf bt bs zmssbhle tm to`e o ZSOT-SOT test
kmxe tfon mnce, rmu sfmuld neyex to`e tfe test os on “evzexbkent‛
gust tm see fm ell rmu dm. Bt bs mi evtxeke bkzmxtonce tfot rmu
olors he zxezoxed tm dm rmux hest fen to`bna tfe ZSOT-SOT.
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Test bna ond On o lrs bs
Bt mn‒t to`e rmu lmna tm dbscmyex tfot tfe ZSOT-SOT bs unlb`e onr test
rmu‒ye to`en heimxe, ond bt bs zxmhohlr unlb`e onr test rmu bll eyex
to`e oaobn bn rmux ocodekbc coxeex. Tfe trzbcol fbaf scfmml mx cmlleae
test bs o `nmledaehosed test. Tfe ZSOT-SOT, fmeyex, bs s`blls
hosed.
Qfot dmes tfbs keon tm rmu= Bt keons tfot rmu‒ll foye tm zxezoxe
rmuxseli bn o cmkzletelr dbiiexent or/ Rmu mn‒t sbkzlr he xecbtbna
kekmxbwed iocts os tfer exe zfxosed bn smke tevthmm`.
Tfe ZSOT-SOT xequbxes rmu tm tfbn` bn o tfmxmuaf, qubc` ond stxoteabc
konnex…ond stbll he occuxote, lmabcol ond bse.
Tfbs test bs desbaned tm gudae rmux xbtbna, yexhol ond kotfekotbcol
ohblbtr bn tfe ors tfot scfmmls ieel bs ybtol tm tfe success mi ibxst reox
students.
Tm smke evtent, rmu foye olxeodr axoduollr mhtobned tfese ohblbtbes
myex tfe lenatf mi rmux ocodekbc coxeex. Fmeyex, fot rmu zxmhohlr
foye nmt ret hecmke iokblbox btf bs tfe cozohblbtr tm use tfese
ohblbtbes imx tfe zuxzmse mi kovbkbwbna zeximxkonce btfbn tfe cmkzlev
ond zxmimund enybxmnkent mi o stondoxdbwed, s`bllshosed evokbnotbmn.
Tfexe oxe dbiiexent stxoteabes, kbndsets ond zexszectbyes tfot rmu bll
he xequbxed tm ozzlr tfxmuafmut tfe ZSOT-SOT. Rmu‒ll need tm he
zxezoxed tm use rmux fmle hxobn os iox os tfbn`bna ond ossesskent bs
cmncexned, ond rmu‒ll need tm dm tfbs bn o tbkelr konnex. Tfbs bs nmt
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smketfbna rmu con leoxn ixmk to`bna o cmuxse mx xeodbna o hmm`, hut bt
bs smketfbna rmu con deyelmz tfxmuaf zxoctbce ond cmncentxotbmn.
Tfbs aubde zxmybdes rmu btf tfe zxmiessbmnol bnstxuctbmn rmu xequbxe
imx undexstondbna tfe txodbtbmnol ZSOT-SOT test. Cmyexed oxe oll
oszects mi tfe test ond zxezoxotbmn zxmceduxes tfot rmu bll xequbxe
tfxmuafmut tfe zxmcess. Uzmn cmkzletbmn mi tfbs aubde, rmu‒ll foye tfe
cmnibdence ond `nmledae rmu need imx kovbkbwbna rmux zeximxkonce
mn rmux ZSOT-SOT.
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B n t x m d u ct b m n t m t f e ZSO T
Tfe zuxzmse mi tfe ZSOT-SOT bs tm estohlbsf o stondoxd ketfmd mi
keosuxekent imx tfe s`blls tfot foye heen ocqubxed hr scfmml
ozzlbconts. Tfese s`blls oxe cmnsbdexed cxbtbcol tm scfmmls imx o ibxst
reox student tm he ohle tm succeed.
Imxtunotelr, tfe ZSOT-SOT dmes nmt cfonae yexr dxokotbcollr ixmk
reox tm reox. Qfot tfbs keons tm rmu, bs tfot bt fos hecmke zmssbhle
imx quolbtr zxoctbce tests tm he zxmduced, ond bi rmu sfmuld to`e
enmuaf mi tfese tests, bn oddbtbmn tm leoxnbna tfe cmxxect stxoteabes,
rmu bll he ohle tm zxezoxe imx tfe test bn on eiiectbye konnex.
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Tfe ZSOT Scmx bn a Scole
ZSOT-SOT scmxbna bs nmt foxd tm cmkzxefend fen bt bs zxmzexlr
evzlobned.
Tfexe bs nm “zossbna‛ scmxe tm tfe ZSOT-SOT, hut rmu bll need tm
`nm fot tfe cut mii oyexoae scmxe bs imx tfe scfmmls tm fbcf rmu‒xe
lmm`bna tm ozzlr. Imx tfbs bnimxkotbmn, cfec` tfebx ehsbte, mx coll, ond
tfer‒ll tell rmu tfe oyexoae scmxe mi students fm oxe occezted.
Eocf scfmml fos o dbiiexent zmlbcr imx ebafbna ZSOT-SOT scmxes btf
rmux AZO. Tfe kogmxbtr mi scfmmls bll ebaf rmux ZSOT-SOT scmxe
kmxe feoyblr tfon rmux AZO. Bn ioct, smke scfmmls bll ebaf rmux
ZSOT-SOT ot 1:% ond rmux AZO ot 3:%, fbcf keons tfot tfbs mne
evokbnotbmn bs mxtf kmxe tfon rmux 4 reoxs mi undexaxoduote mx`.
Bt‒s uz tm rmu tm lmm` bntm tfe scfmmls tm fbcf rmu‒ll he ozzlrbna, sm
tfot rmu‒ll foye tfbs bnimxkotbmn, ond `nm tfe evoct yolue mi rmux
ZSOT-SOT. Konr scfmmls bll ko`e tfebx colculotbmn stxuctuxe imx tfe
cmkhbnotbmn mi ZSOT-SOT ond AZO oyoblohle tm tfe zuhlbc.
@nmbna tfbs bnimxkotbmn heimxe rmu entex tfe ZSOT-SOT evokbnotbmn
keons tfot rmu `nm evoctlr fot rmu‒xe iocbna tfot dor. Rmu bll
foye o xeolbstbc zexceztbmn mi tfe mxtf mi tfe test, ond rmu bll foye
tfe zxmzex kmtbyotbmn tm iullr ozzlr rmuxseli tm xeocf rmux kovbkuk
zmtentbol.
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Rmu‒ll olsm he ohle tm xeolbstbcollr gudae tfe trze mi scfmml tm fbcf rmu
sfmuld he ozzlrbna, ond rmu con hettex set mut rmux iutuxe zlons bn
rmux kbnd.
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Kotfek ot bcs Tes t
Tm bdentbir tfe s`blls tfot need evtxo mx`, cmkzlete o zxoctbce ZSOT
test tfot abyes oddbtbmnol bnimxkotbmn, ond foye o lmm` ot tfe s`bll
xezmxt tfot bs zxmduced hr rmux sokzle ZSOT. Mx, cmkzlete o zxoctbce
test ond lmm` imx rmuxseli ot tfe oxeos fexe rmu evcelled, ond tfe
oxeos fexe stxuaale os ozzoxent.
Rmux “cxbtbcol‛ kotf s`blls bll he bn tfe oxeos fexe rmu foye kode tfe
kmst xmna onsexs mn rmux zxoctbce ZSOT. Tfmse bll he tfe kotf
s`blls tfot bll hest felz rmux scmxe bn tfe sfmxtest zexbmd mi tbke, bi
rmu konoae tm zxoctbce ond hettex tfese s`blls. Tfbs bs tfe oxeo bn
fbcf rmu con kovbkbwe rmux scmxe bncxeose zmtentbol.
Tm kostex rmux cxbtbcol kotf s`blls, tfexe oxe cextobn stezs rmu kor
to`e7
r Xeod myex tfe s`bll lessmn bn tfbs hmm`, yexr coxeiullr
r Ibnd smke zxoctbce ZSOT tests ond mx` szecbibcollr mn tfe
questbmns tfot test rmux cxbtbcol kotf s`blls, zxoctbcbna tfe ne s`blls
tfot rmu foye leoxned bn tfxmuaf rmux xeybe.
r Use tevthmm`s imx bncxeosed detobl, ossbstonce, ond questbmn
evokzles imx tfe oxeos bn fbcf rmu oxe stxuaalbna tfe kmst.
r Zxoctbce, zxoctbce, zxoctbce/
Tfe hest or tm aet tm leoxn rmux kotf s`blls bs tm xefeoxse tfek btf
os konr ne sokzle questbmns os rmu con aet rmux fonds mn. Tfe
questbmns rmu dm, tfe kmxe rmu bll hecmke iokblbox ond cmkimxtohle
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btf tfot trze mi questbmn, sm tfot rmu con kmye mn ond cmncentxote
mn mtfex oxeos imx zexiectbmn.
Kotfek ot bco l Xeosmn bna
Tfexe oxe tm dbiiexent kotfekotbcs sectbmns bn tfe ZSOT, eocf
cmntobnbna o dbiiexent `bnd mi questbmn. Tfese oxe7
r Stondoxd KultbzleCfmbce
r Fondcolculoted xeszmnses &btf Axbdbns"
Qbtfbn eocf sectbmn, tfe questbmns hecmke bncxeosbnalr dbiibcult os rmu
zxmceed. Tfexeimxe, tfe ibxst ie questbmns bll olors he kucf eosbex
tm smlye tfon tfe lost ie questbmns bll he.
Tm abye rmu on bdeo os tm tfe trzes mi questbmns zxesented, zleose
cmnsbdex tfe imllmbna evokzles7
Stondoxd Kul t bz le +Cfmbce
Stondoxd kultbzlecfmbce questbmns oxe kode uz mi ebtfex mxd
zxmhleks, olaehxobc konbzulotbmns, mx aemketxr. Fexe bs o sokzle mi o
mxd zxmhlek7
B i mnesbvt f mi oll iekole students ot Zxbncetmn lb`e cfbzs, ond mne tf bxd mi Zxbncetmn‒s kole students foye nocfms. Tfexeimxe, fot
ixoctbmn mi tfe entbxe student zmzulotbmn lb`es cfbzs=
O. ?-2
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H. ?-3
C. 5-?6
D. ?:-?6
E. Bt connmt he detexkbned ixmk tfe abyen bnimxkotbmn
&Nmte7 tfe onsex muld he E"
Fond+co lcu lo ted xeszmnses &q b tf Ax bd + bn s "
Tfese questbmns oxe sbkblox tm tfe Stondoxd Kultbzle Cfmbce _uestbmns.
Tfe dbiiexence bs tfot rmu ocqubxe tfe onsex ond entex bt dbxectlr mn
tfe axbd. Tfese zxmhleks oxe nmt dbiibcult tm smlye, ond os rmu hecmke
iokblbox btf tfek, tfer dm hecmke eosbex. Hosbcollr oll rmu need tm
`nm bs fm tm entex rmux onsexs mntm tfe axbd.
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Sm fexe oxe tfe xules. Eocf cmlukn xezxesents o dbabt ixmk rmux
onsex, ond eocf cmlukn fos o szecbibc zuxzmse &os mutlbned bn tfe
ibauxe ohmye".
Olsm, os hmtf decbkols ond ixoctbmns oxe occeztohle, rmu dmn‒t foye tm
mxxr ohmut tfe imxkot mi rmux onsex. Imx evokzle, tfe scmxbna
kocfbne bll occezt hmtf :.5 ond », sm ieel ixee tm entex fbcfeyex
imxkot bs kmst cmkimxtohle tm rmu.
Fmeyex, tfe axbd kocfbne dmesn‒t undexstond kbved nukhexs, sm bi
rmux onsex bs 8 » tfen rmu‒ll ebtfex foye tm kox` bt os 5-8 mx 8.5.
Os tfe axbd dmes nmt occezt neaotbye onsexs, rmu `nm tfot nmne mi
tfe onsexs bll he neaotbyes.
Sm sfmuld rmux onsexs he7
?" 5-?9 ond 8" 5.9
Rmu bll zxmzexlr kox` tfek bn bn tfe imllmbna or7
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_uest bmn Trzes
Tfe test bs yexr cmnsbstent btf tfe trze mi kotfekotbcs questbmns tfot
bt uses, reox oitex reox. Tfe imllmbna oxe tfe trzes mi kotfekotbcolquestbmns tfot rmu oxe lb`elr tm encmuntex7
r Oxbtfketbc
r Dbybsbhblbtr
r Kultbzlbcotbmn
r Oddbtbmn
r
Suhtxoctbmnr Eyens ond Mdds
r Zxbke Nukhexs
r Zexcents
r Squoxe mi o Nukhex
r Evzmnents
r Xmmts
r Oyexoaes
O x b t f k e t b c
Oxbtfketbc s`blls xeiex tm tfe questbmns tfot con he smlyed hr usbna
oddbtbmn, suhtxoctbmn, kultbzlbcotbmn ond-mx dbybsbmn.
Sbnce colculotmxs oxe zexkbtted bn tfe test, tfe questbmns bll mhybmuslr
nmt he zuxelr oxbtfketbc tfer‒xe nmt mut tm keosuxe rmux ohblbtr btf
o colculotmx. Sm bn tfbs strle mi questbmn, rmu‒ll need tm xecoll rmux
mxdex mi mzexotbmns . O ammd txbc` tm xecoll rmux mxdex mi mzexotbmns bs
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“Zleose Evcuse Kr Deox Ount Sollr‛…heimxe rmu sor “fuf=‛ xecmanbwe
tfe ibxst lettexs bn tfbs zfxose7
r Qmx` btfbn Zoxentfesbs
r Sbkzlbir Evzmnents
r Kultbzlbcotbmn ond D bybsbmn
r Oddbtbmn ond Suhtxoctbmn
Tfe kogmxbtr mi oxbtfketbc questbmns bll xequbxe rmu tm to`e kultbzle
stezs, ond bll lb`elr test mtfex s`blls os ell, bnsteod mi hebna zuxelr
oxbtfketbc. Miten, tfe questbmns bll he zxesented bn tfe imxk mi mxd
zxmhleks, fexe rmu bll need tm decbde fen tm odd, suhtxoct,
kultbzlr ond dbybde.
Imx evokzle7
Fm konr eaa coxtmns oxe needed tm fmld 3:: eaas, bi eocf coxtmn
con fmld mne dmwen &? dmwen ; ?8"
O. ?5
H. ?6
C. 88
D. 85
E. 86
Nmte7 tfe onsex bs 85
Dby bs bh b l b t r
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Tfe ioctmxs mi bnteaex V oxe tfe bnteaexs hr fbcf V con he dbybded
btfmut leoybna o xekobndex. Tfus, V bs dbybsbhle hr bts ioctmxs.
Imx evokzle7
Tfe nukhex ?: bs dbybsbhle hr hmtf 5 ond 8. ?: con he dbybded hr hmtf
mi tfese bnteaexs btfmut leoybna o xekobndex.
Tm xeybe tfe xules mi dbybsbhblbtr, foye o lmm` ot tfe imllmbna7
?. Nukhexs dbybsbhle hr 8 end bn eyen nukhexs.
8. Nukhexs dbybsbhle hr 3 con he detexkbned hr oddbna tfe suk mi
tfebx dbabts ond cfec`bna bi tfot nukhex bs dbybsbhle hr 3 &imx evokzle
tfe nukhex ?837 ?+8+3;9, 9 bs dbybsbhle hr 3 btf nm xekobndex".
3. Nukhexs dbybsbhle hr 4 con he bdentbibed bi tfebx lost tm dbabts bll
dbybde hr 4 btfmut o xekobndex &imx evokzle, tfe nukhex 9847 tfe
lost tm dbabts oxe 84, fbcf oxe dbybsbhle hr 4 btf nm xekobndex".
4. Nukhexs dbybsbhle hr 5 end mnlr bn 5 mx :.
5. Nukhexs dbybsbhle hr 2 mccux fen tfe suk mi bts tfebx dbabts oxe
dbybsbhle hr 2 &imx evokzle, tfe nukhex 9327 9+3+2 ; ?6, fbcf bs
dbybsbhle hr 2".
9. O nukhex bs mnlr dbybsbhle hr ?: bi bt ends bn :
Tfe imllmbna bs on evokzle mi o dbybsbhblbtr questbmn7
Qfbcf mi tfe imllmbna bnteaexs dbybdes bntm hmtf 8:: ond ?5:=
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O. 3
H. 1
C. 3:
D. 5:
E. 3::
Nmte7 Tfe cmxxect onsex bs &D"
Kul t bz l b co t bmn
Tfe imllmbna oxe o ie sbkzle xules tm `eez rmux kultbzlbcotbmns mntxoc`7
Zmsbtbye v Zmsbtbye ; Zmsbtbye
Neaotbye v Neaotbye ; Zmsbtbye
Neaotbye v Zmsbtbye ; Neaotbye
Odd b t b mn
Fexe oxe smke xules tm he cextobn tfot tfexe oxe nm slbzs fble dmbna
oddbtbmn7
Zmsbtbye + Zmsbtbye ; Zmsbtbye
Neaotbye + Neaotbye ; Neaotbye
Neaotbye + Zmsbtbye ; ebtfex zmsbtbye mx neaotbye &rmu kust use tfe
ohsmlute yolue mi hmtf7 suhtxoct tfe skollex ixmk tfe loxaex ond `eez
tfe sban mi fbcfeyex ohsmlute yolue os loxaex"
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Suht xoc t bmn
Tfe deibnbtbmn mi suhtxoctbmn bs7 O H ; O + &H"
O kbnus H bs tfe soke os O zlus &tfe mzzmsbte mi H"
V > :, keons tfot V bs o zmsbtbye nukhex
V < :, keons tfot V bs o neaotbye nukhex
&O H" ; O + H ; H O
&V"8
; V8
Bi V :, V8 > :
Bi, mn tfe nukhex lbne, mne nukhex mccuxs tm tfe leit mi onmtfex
nukhex, tfe nukhex mn tfe leit bs tfe skollest nukhex.
Tfexeimxe, fen studrbna tfe lbne ohmye, rmu bll `nm tfot V < R ond
R < W.
Imx evokzle7
Use tfe nukhex lbne tm ko`e cmnclusbmns btf xeaoxds tm fetfex eocf
nukhex bs zmsbtbye mx neaotbye.
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Bn tfbs sbtuotbmn, rmu bll foye on eosbex tbke bi rmu bkzlekent szecbibc
nukhexs tm ibt tfe zxmhlek. Imx evokzle, let V ; 1, R ; 8, ond W ;
3. He cextobn tm utblbwe smke neaotbye nukhexs fble suhstbtutbna.
Tfe imllmbna bs on evokzle mi o suhtxoctbmn questbmn7
R V
Smlutbmn7 Zmsbtbye R bs axeotex tfon V.
8 &1" ; 8 + 1 ; 5
Eyens on d Mdds
On eyen nukhex bs onr mxd tfot bs dbybsbhle hr 87 nukhexs tfot oxe
btfbn tfe set p…9, 4, 8, :, 8, 4, 9,…{. Xekekhex, tfmuaf, tfot on
eyen nukhex bs dbybsbhle hr 8 ond nmt foye onr xekobndex. @eez bn
kbnd olsm tfot : bs on eyen nukhex. Cmnsecutbye eyen nukhexs oxe oll
lmcoted 8 unbts ozoxt. Imx evokzle, bi v bs on eyen nukhex, tfen tfe
nevt cmnsecutbye eyen nukhex muld he xezxesented os V + 8.
Mdd nukhexs, mn tfe mtfex fond, oxe nukhexs btfbn tfe set p…5, 3,
?, ?, 3, 5,…{.
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Tfe imllmbna cfoxts dekmnstxote tfe zxmzextbes mi mdd ond eyen
nukhexs. Tm cfec` tfe zxmzextr mi o nukhex, rmu con sbkzlr
suhstbtute tfe ozzxmzxbote nukhexs.
Zxmzext bes mi mdd ond eyen nuk hexs btf Oddbtbmn
Zxmzex tr Evokz le
Eyen + Eyen ; Eyen 8 + 6 ; ?:
Mdd + Mdd ; Eyen 3 + 2 ; ?8
Mdd + Eyen ; Mdd 3 + 6 ; ??
Zxmzext bes mi mdd ond eyen nuk hexs btf Oddbtbmn
Zxmzex tr Evokz le
Eyen v Eyen ; Eyen 4 v 9 ; 84
Eyen v Mdd ; Eyen 4 v 5 ; 8:
Mdd v Mdd ; Mdd 3 v 2 ; 81
Cmnsbdex tfe imllmbna evokzle7
Bi X bs on mdd bnteaex, fot oxe tfe nevt tm cmnsecutbye mdd bnteaexs=
O" T ond Y
H" X ond X+?
C" X+? ond X+8
D" X+8 ond X+4
E" X+? ond X+3
Nmte7 tfe cmxxect onsex bs &D"
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Fexe‒s onmtfex evokzle7
Bi v bs on mdd bnteaex ond r bs on eyen bnteaex, tell fetfex eocf
evzxessbmn bs mdd mx eyen.
O. v8
H. vr
C. r8
D. v + r
E. 8v + r
Nmte &O" bs mdd. &H" bs eyen. &C" bs eyen. &D" bs mdd, ond &E" bs eyen.
Zx bk e Nuk hexs
O zxbke nukhex bs deibned os on bnteaex tfot bs axeotex tfon ?, ond
fos mnlr tm zmsbtbye ioctmxs, ? ond btseli.
Imx evokzle, 1 bs o zxbke nukhex, os bts mnlr ioctmxs oxe ? ond 1.
Fmeyex, 9 bs nmt o zxbke nukhex, hecouse bts ioctmxs oxe ?, 8, 3, 9
Tfe ibxst ten zxbke nukhexs oxe7 8, 3, 5, 1, ??, ?3, ?1, ?2, 83, 82
Nmte, tfmuaf tfot ? bs nmt o zxbke nukhex, ond hmtf tfe skollest ond
tfe mnlr eyen zxbke nukhex bs 8.
Zxbke ioctmxbwotbmn bs tfe zxmcess hr fbcf rmu evzxess o nukhex os o
xesult mi mnlr zxbke nukhexs.
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Imx evokzle7
Tm cxeote tfe zxbke ioctmxbwotbmn mi 84, rmu‒d xezxesent bt os7
8 v 8 v 8 v 3 mx 83 Ñ 3
Tm cxeote tfe zxbke ioctmxbwotbmn mi ?5, rmu‒d xezxesent bt os7
5 v 3
On evokzle mi o ioctmx questbmn bs7
B i vr ; ?3 ond hmtf v ond r oxe zmsbtbye bnteaexs, tfen fot bs tfe suk
mi v + r=
O. ?3
H. ?4
C. ?9
D. 8:
E. 89
Nmte7 tfe onsex bs H
Fexe bs onmtfex evokzle7
Qfot bs tfe suk mi t fe ibxst 5 zxbke nuk hexs=
O. ?6
H. 86
C. 3:
D. 34
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E. 36
Nmte7 Tfe ibxst ibye zxbke nukhexs oxe 8, 3, 5, 1, ?? ond tfebx suk bs
86. Tfe onsex bs H.
Zexcents
Tfe mxd zexcent keons “fundxedtfs‛ mx o nukhex fbcf bs dbybded hr
?::. Cmnyextbna o nukhex bntm o zexcentoae bnymlyes kultbzlrbna tfe
nukhex hr ?::.
O zexcent con he detexkbned hr zeximxkbna tfe dbybsbmn mi tfe zoxt hr
tfe tmtol ond kultbzlrbna bt hr ?::7
Zexcent ; Zoxt v ?::
Tmtol
Imx evokzle, bi Qendr kbssed ?8 mut mi 6: evokbnotbmn questbmns,fot bs tfe zexcent mi questbmns sfe kbssed=
Zexcent ; kbssed questbmns v ?:: ; ?8-6: v ?:: ; :.?5 v ?:: ;
?5%
Tmtol
Tfe zfxose “V bs N zexcent mi R‛ con olsm he xbtten kotfekotbcollr os
V ; N v R
?::
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Tfe mxd “bs‛ keons equol &;", fble tfe mxd “mi‛ keons “kultbzlr‛
Fmeyex, heimxe kultbzlrbna, rmu kust cfonae o zexcent bntm o
decbkol mx ixoctbmnol imxkot.
Imx evokzle7
5 bs 8:% mi 85, keons 5 ; :.8: v 85
Tm cfonae tfe ixoctbmn bntm tfe zexcent, rmu kust ibxst cfonae tfe
ixoctbmn bntm o decbkol, ond tfen kultbzlr hr ?:: &mx kmye tfe decbkol
zmbnt hr 8 zloces tm tfe xbaft"
Imx evokzle7
Cfonae tfe ixoctbmn ?-5 bntm o zexcent.
Ibxst, cfonae tfe ixoctbmn ?-5 bntm tfe decbkol :.8, ond kultbzlr hr ?::
&kmye tfe decbkol 8 zloces tm tfe xbaft". Tfexeimxe7
?-5 v ?:: ; 8:%
Tfe imllmbna tohle zxmybdes tfe cmkkmn zexcentoaes tfot rmu bll use
mn o xeaulox hosbs, ond kor bsf tm kekmxbwe.
Ixoct bmn Dec bkol Zexcent
?-?:: :.:? ?%
?-?: :.? ?:%
?-1 :.?48651? ?4.3%
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?-9 :.?9999... ?9.9% mx ?9.1%
?-5 :.8 8:%
?-4 :.85 85%
?-3 :.33 33.3% ?-8 :.5 5:%
3-5 :.9 9:%
? ?.: ?::%
3-8 ?.5 ?5:%
Zleose nmte tfot nukhexs myex ? ocfbeye zexcentoaes tfot oxe axeotex
tfon ?::%
Cmnsbdex tfe imllmbna evokzle7
Qfot bs 8:% mi 5:=
O. 5
H. 6
C. ?:
D. ?8
E. ?5
Nmte7 tfe onsex bs C
Tm smlye tfbs questbmn, rmu kust xexbte bt os on olaehxobc questbmn.
Tfexeimxe, let v xezxesent tfe un`nmn nukhex.
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V ; :.8: v 5:
@eez bn kbnd tfot tm cfonae tfe zexcent tm o decbkol, ond tfot tfe
mxd “mi‛ keons tfot rmu sfmuld kultbzlr.
V ; ?:
Fexe bs onmtfex evokzle7
5 bs fot zexcent mi 8=
O. 8.5%
H. 85%
C. ?::%
D. 85:%
E. 5::%
Xexbte tfbs os on olaehxobc equotbmn. 5 ; n Ñ 8
Smlye imx n ond xekekhex tm cfonae tfe onsex tm o zexcent.
n ; 5-8 ; 8.5 ; 85:%
Tfexeimxe, tfe onsex bs &D"
Squoxe m i o Nuk hex
Squoxbna o nukhex keons tm kultbzlr tfot nukhex hr btseli.
Tfe nmtotbmn imx squoxbna o nukhex &v" bs os imllms7 v8
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Qfen squoxbna on bnteaex, tfe xesult mhtobned bs colled o zexiect
squoxe.
Qfen zxezoxbna imx tfe test, ko`e suxe tfot rmu oxe iullr cozohle mi
undexstondbna ond xezxmducbna tfe imllmbna tohle, os ell os
xecmanbwbna tfe nukhexs tfot oxe zexiect squoxes ond zexiect cuhes.
n n 8 n 3 & n > : " n 3 & n < : "
? ? ? ?
8 4 6 6 3 2 81 81
4 ?9 94 94
5 85 ?85 ?85
9 39 8?9 8?9
1 42 Rmu bll nmt
need tm `nm
onr fbafex
Rmu bll nmt
need tm `nm
onr fbafex
6 94
2 6?
?: ?::
?? ?8?
?8 ?44
Squoxed nukhexs ond szecbol zxmzextbes
r v8 > : olors, evcezt imx v ; :
r v8 > v imx v > ?
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r v8 < v imx : < v < ?
'bkzmxtont
r v8 ; v imx v ; ? mx :
r Tfe squoxe xmmt mi v8 equols tfe ohsmlute yolue mi v.
r Bi v8 ; r8, tfen ebtfex v ; r, mx r ; v, mx v ; r.
Tfe imllmbna bs on evokzle7
Mi tfe imllmbna nukhexs, fbcf bs o hmtf o zexiect squoxe ond o
zexiect cuhe=
O. 4
H. 6
C. 2
D. ?9
E. 94
Nmte7 tfe onsex bs &E"
Evzmnen ts
Tfe kotfekotbcol nmtotbmns imx nukhexs fbcf oxe tfe xesult mi o
nukhex tfot bs kultbzlbed hr btseli o nukhex mi tbkes bs colled
evzmnents.
Evokzles7
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v3 ; v Ñ v Ñ v
v5 ; v Ñ v Ñ v Ñ v Ñ v
Tfe evzxessbmn mi vn bs olsm colled tfe ntf zmex mi v. Tfe v bs tfe
hose, fble tfe n bs tfe evzmnent. Kotf questbmns bll usuollr mnlr
utblbwe bnteaxol evzmnents. v8 bs xeod os vsquoxed, ond v3 bs xeod os v
cuhed. Oll mtfexs oxe xeod os o zmex mi v. v4 bs xeod os tfe 4tf zmex
mi v.
Qfen bt cmkes tm tfe zmex mi ?:, tfexe bs o sbkzle, qubc` xule tfot
sbkzlbibes tfe zmexs mi ?:, hr xbtbna bt os ?, imllmed hr tfe nukhex
mi wexms os szecbibed hr tfe zmex.
Evokzles7 ?:5 ; ? imllmed hr 5 wexms. ?::::: ; ?::,:::.
On evokzle rmu kor ibnd bs7
Xezxesent 38,459 tm tfe zmex mi ?: .
Tfe smlutbmn muld he os imllms7
38,459 ; 3 Ñ ?:4 + 8 Ñ ?:3 + 4 Ñ ?:8 + 5 Ñ ?:? + 9 Ñ ?::
Cmnsbdex tfe imllmbna evokzle7
Smlye imx v7 &v 3"8 ; 42.
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Rmu cmuld use olaehxo ond to`e tfe squoxe xmmt mi hmtf sbdes mx sbnce
42 bs o zexiect squoxe rmu cmuld auess bnteaexs imx v. Gust xekekhex v
3 kust he zmsbtbye mx neaotbye.
Bi rmu txr auessbna, tfe bnteaexs ?: ond 4 mx`. Tm aet on olaehxo
smlutbmn, dm tfe imllmbna7
&v 3"8 ; 42
v 3 ; 1 mx v 3 ; 1
v ; ?: mx v ; 4
Bt bs rmux amol tm aet zxmhleks cmxxect qubc`lr. Smketbkes auessbna
&Auessbna bn tfbs cose keons suhstbtutbna bn nukhexs tm see fbcf
sotbsir tfe equotbmn." bs iostex tfon smlybna on equotbmn, bi rmu txobn
rmuxseli tm use tfe tecfnbque. Mi cmuxse, bi rmu connmt (see( tfe
onsexs iost enmuaf, use mtfex ozzxmocfes tm onsex tfe zxmhlek.
Xmmts
Tfe test bll xequbxe rmu tm konbzulote hmtf squoxe xmmts ond cuhe
xmmts. Smke mi tfe questbmns bll keosuxe fetfex mx nmt rmu
undexstond tfese evzxessbmns.
Rmu sfmuld xekekhex tfot nmne mi tfe imllmbna sfmuld eyex mccux7
?. Nm zexiect squoxe con he leit undexneotf o xodbcol &squoxe xmmt"sban.
8. Nm xodbcol con he btfbn tfe denmkbnotmx.
3. Nm ixoctbmns kor mccux btfbn tfe xodbcol sban.
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Oyexoaes
Tfexe oxe tfxee hosbc cmkzmnents tfot cmkzxbse on oyexoae zxmhlek7
?. Tmtol
8. Oyexoae &olsm `nmn os o keon"
3. # mi nukhexs
Tfe oyexoae bs tfe tmtol mi elekents tfot oxe btfbn tfe set.
Tm dbscmyex tfe oyexoae, sbkzlr dbybde tfe tmtol hr tfe # mi nukhexs.
Imx evokzle7
Genno‒s lost imux t est scmxes exe 35, 59, 15, ond 86. Qfot bs tfe
oyexoae mi Genno‒s test scmxes=
O. 43H. 46.5
C. 58.5
D. 54
E. 41
Nmte7 tfe onsex bs &H".
35 + 59 + 15 + 86 ; ?24
?24 - 4 ; 46.5
Ibye tfbnas tm xekekhex fen smlybna oyexoaes7
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?. Bi o nukhex tfot bs tfe soke os tfe oyexoae bs odded, tfe ne
oyexoae bll nmt cfonae.
8. Bi o nukhex bs odded ond bt bs less tfon tfe oyexoae, tfe oyexoae
bll decxeose.
3. Bi o nukhex bs odded ond bt bs axeotex tfon tfe oyexoae, tfeoyexoae bll bncxeose.
4. Bi o zobx mi nukhexs oxe odded, ond tfer oxe “holonced‛ mn hmtf
sbdes mi tfe oyexoae, tfe oxbtfketbc keon bs tfe kbddle yolue.
5. Tm dbscmyex tfe oyexoae heteen tm eyenlr szoced nukhexs, odd
tfe ibxst ond tfe lost texks ond dbybde tfek hr 8.
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Cx b t bco l Xeodbn a Test
Ilr bn a Myex t fe Zossoae
O tmzbc tfot bs fmtlr dehoted okmna test to`bna cbxcles bs fetfex mx
nmt rmu sfmuld xeod tfe xeodbna zossoaes heimxe rmu xeod tfe
questbmn. Mne tfemxr bs tfot rmu con soye tbke bi rmu xeod tfe
questbmns ibxst ond tfen am hoc` ond xeod myex tfe zossoae. Onmtfex
tfemxr bs tfot rmu sfmuld xeod tfe zossoae ibxst ond tfen am bntm tfe
questbmns. Hmtf tfemxbes foye tfebx mn bndbybduol kexbt ond due tm
tfe dbiiexences bn ohblbtr ond zxeiexences okmna test to`exs, mne
ketfmd kor mx` hettex tfon onmtfex imx rmu.
Mux xecmkkended tfemxr bs tfe ilrmyex. Rmu ont tm szend smke tbke
mn tfe zossoae, ot o hoxe kbnbkuk sm tfot rmu foye o aenexol bdeo
ohmut fot tfe questbmns oxe ambna tm os` ond aet rmux kbnd bntm tfe
zxmzex kbndset imx tfe sexbes mi questbmns. Fmeyex, rmu dmn‒t ont
tm oste tmm kucf tbke mn xeodbna tfe zossoae, hecouse kucf mi tfe
detobl bll he imxamtten hr tfe tbke rmu aet tm tfe questbmns onror.
Tfexeimxe, rmu sfmuld ilr myex tfe zossoae. Rmu sfmuld xeod bt yexr
qubc`lr imx o fbafleyel myexybe &fence tfe ilrmyex" undexstondbna mi
fot bs cmntobned bn tfe zossoae.
Bn zoxt, tfbs bs o cmkzxmkbse heteen tfe tfemxbes tfot aobns kmst mi
tfe heneibts mi eocf. Rmu mn‒t oste tbke mn tfe detobls ond ret bll
foye o aenexol bdeo mi fot tfe zossoae bs ohmut ond fot tm evzect.
Cxeo t bna o Ten t o t b ye Suk k oxr
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Oitex rmu‒ye ibnbsfed rmux ilrmyex mi tfe zossoae, to`e o ie secmnds
ond cmkzmse o tentotbye kentol sukkoxr mi fot rmu‒ye gust xeod.
Txr tm smxt mut tfe detobls rmu zbc`ed uz mn ond oxxonae tfek bntm o
lmmse mxaonbwotbmnol zottexn tfot descxbhes tfe zossoae. Xekekhex
tfot rmux amol bn tfe ilrmyex bs nmt tm cfec` bt mii mi o testto`bna lbst mi
tfbnas tm dm. Rmu ont tfexe tm he smke zuxzmse hefbnd tfe ilrmyex
ond foybna tfe deibnbte amol mi hebna ohle tm zut tmaetfex o hxbei
kentol sukkoxr bll ollm rmu tm kobntobn smke imcus ond aobn
heneibt ixmk tfe ilrmyex – os mzzmsed tm gust s`bkkbna bt imx tfe so`e
mi s`bkkbna bt btfmut octuollr zbc`bna uz mn onrtfbna.
Os rmu heabn ambna tfxmuaf tfe questbmns ond onsex cfmbces, bi rmu
aet ammd enmuaf ot zuttbna tmaetfex rmux kentol sukkoxbes ixmk
zxoctbce, rmu sfmuld he ohle tm elbkbnote o nukhex mi onsex cfmbces
tfot oxe bkkedbotelr cmntxoxr tm rmux sukkoxr. Nmte, fmeyex tfot bi
rmu ibnd rmuxseli btfmut onr ammd onsex cfmbces xekobnbna &hecouse
rmu‒ye elbkbnoted tfek oll" rmu mhybmuslr fod tm foye elbkbnoted tfe
xbaft onsex cfmbce. Dmn‒t fesbtote tm xemzen on onsex cfmbce tfot
rmu‒ye olxeodr “elbkbnoted‛ ixmk cmnsbdexotbmn ond xecmnsbdex bt os o
zmssbhblbtr. Bi rmu tfbn` on onsex cfmbce cmntxodbcts rmux bnbtbol
sukkoxr, rmu‒xe zxmhohlr xbaft, hut oxe nmt bniollbhle.
Mzenbn as ond End b nas
O kobn imcus mi tfbs ilrmyex bll he tfe mzenbna ond endbna sentencesbn eocf zoxoaxozf. Tfese oxe lb`elr tm cmntobn tfe kobn bdeos mi tfe
zoxoaxozfs ond sfmuld he kentollr toaaed imx iutuxe xeiexence. Txr tm
xekekhex o yoaue bdeo mi fot tfe dbiiexent zoxoaxozfs oxe ohmut,
hecouse tfbs bll soye rmu tbke fen onsexbna questbmns lotex.
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Imx tfe kmst zoxt, ko`e suxe rmu neyex txr tm gust onsex tfe
questbmns ixmk tfbs ibxst ilrmyex. Olors txr tm am hoc` ond cmnibxk
tfe onsex, os rmux kekmxr bll zlor txbc`s mn rmu ond tfe xbtexs mi
tfe test questbmns kor delbhexotelr foye zlonted o txoz imx rmu –
xekekhex tfot tfer dmn‒t evoctlr foye rmux hest bntexests ot feoxt.
Ev t x o n em u s B n i m x k o t b m n
Smke onsex cfmbces bll seek tm ibt bn ond onsex tfe questbmn hebna
os`ed. Tfer kbaft eyen he ioctuollr cmxxect. Eyexrtfbna seeks tmcfec` mut, sm fot cmuld zmssbhlr he xmna=
Dmes tfe onsex cfmbce octuollr kotcf tfe zossoae, mx bs bt hosed mn
evtxonemus bnimxkotbmn nmt eyen cmntobned bn tfe zossoae. Gust
hecouse on onsex cfmbce seeks xbaft, dmn‒t ossuke tfot rmu
myexlmm`ed bnimxkotbmn fble xeodbna tfe zossoae. Olors txr tm am
hoc` ond ibnd tfe suzzmxt imx tfe onsex cfmbce bn tfe zossoae. Rmuxkbnd con eosblr zlor txbc`s mn rmu ond ko`e rmu tfbn` tfot rmu xeod
smketfbna mx tfot rmu myexlmm`ed o zfxose.
Unless rmu oxe hefbnd mn tbke, olors am hoc` tm tfe zossoae ond
ko`e suxe tfot tfe onsex cfmbce “cfec`s mut.‛
Usbna @b t cfen Lma bc
Qfen o questbmn os`s tfe test to`ex tm bdentbir o kobn bdeo, rmu
sfmuld ibxst imcus mn tfe mzenbna ond endbna sentences mi tfe zossoae
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ond eocf bndbybduol zoxoaxozf. Bi rmu con‒t ibnd tfe kobn bdeo ixmk
tfese `er sentences, tfen os` rmuxseli fm rmu muld descxbhe tfe
zossoae tm smkemne fm fod neyex xeod bt. Qfbcf mxds ond zfxoses
muld rmu use tm evzlobn tfe zxbncbzle bdeos mi tfe zossoae=
Tfbs bs colled “@btcfen Lmabc‛ fen rmu evzlobn smketfbna tfe or
rmu muld bi rmu exe tol`bna tm rmux ixbends ond iokblr, fble sbttbna
ot rmux `btcfen tohle. Sm, fen ioced btf bdentbirbna tfe kobn bdeo mi
o dbiibcult zossoae, ko`e bt eosbex mn rmuxseli hr hoc`bna oor ixmk
tfe zossoae ond tfbn`bna ohmut bt bn texks mi usbna eosr “`btcfen
lmabc‛.
Aet t b na b n tm t fe Ou tfm x ‒ s K bnd
O nukhex mi questbmns hecmke kucf eosbex fen rmu zloce rmuxseli
bntm tfe kbnd mi tfe outfmx mi tfe zossoae. Os` rmuxseli o ie
dbiiexent questbmns7
“Qfr dbd tfe outfmx xbte tfbs zossoae=‛
“Qfot os tfe outfmx txrbna tm sor=‛
Qfot onale bs tfe outfmx to`bna=‛
“Qfot bs tfe sbnale kmst bkzmxtont zmbnt tfe outfmx bs txrbna tm
ko`e=‛
Zut rmuxseli bn tfe sfmes mi tfe outfmx ond bkoabne tfot rmu xmte tfezossoae ond txr tm bdentbir fot rmu exe txrbna tm descxbhe ond fm
rmu exe txrbna tm descxbhe bt. Bi rmu to`e mn tfe mzbnbmns ond bdeos
evzxessed hr tfe outfmx os rmux mn, tfen bt hecmkes eosbex tm
onsex questbmns tfot muld he eosr imx tfe outfmx tm onsex.
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Ek mt bmno l Qmxds
Eocf questbmn bll he ohmut o dbiiexent onale mi tfe zossoae. Imxquestbmns os`bna ohmut tfe outfmx‒s ekmtbmns, ibnd mxds bn tfe
zossoae tfot oxe odgectbyes descxbhbna ekmtbmns.
Sm, bi o questbmn os`s fot smxt mi ottbtude on outfmx fod tmoxds tfe
zossoae mx suhgect, tfen lmm` tfxmuafmut tfe zossoae imx ottbtude
mxds tfot kbaft cmnyer o zmsbtbye mx neaotbye ottbtude. Oxe mxds
sucf os hxbllbont, evcbted, delbaftiul used, mx oxe mxds sucf osdezxessbye, almmkr, dbsozzmbntbna used=
O lmt mi questbmns cmuld he onsexed cmxxectlr sbkzlr hr ambna tfxmuaf
ond cbxclbna oll tfe odgectbyes bn o zossoae. Qbtfmut lmm`bna ot
onrtfbna else evcezt imx tfe odgectbyes bn o zossoae, kmst questbmns
ohmut ottbtude mx ekmtbmn cmuld he onsexed cmxxectlr.
Onmtfex or mi fondlbna tfese sbtuotbmns bs tm oxxonae oll mi tfe
onsex cfmbces bn o lbst ambna ixmk kmst neaotbye tm kmst zmsbtbye.
Evokzle7
_uestbmn7 Tfe outfmx‒s ottbtude mn tfbs tmzbc bs hest descxbhed os7
O. bndbanotbmn
H. eoaexnessC. bkzoxtbolbtr
D. ieox
E. cmnsent
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Nm oxxonae tfese bn mxdex ixmk neaotbye tm zmsbtbye7
& " bndbanotbmn, ieox, bkzoxtbolbtr, cmnsent, eoaexness &+"
Tfbs bll felz smxt mut tfe dbiiexent cfmbces ond `eez rmu ixmk
myexlmm`bna on onsex cfmbce ond ko`bna on eosr kbsto`e.
Ibnd bna t fe @er Qmx ds
Tfe stxotear mi ibndbna cextobn “abyeoor‛ mxds dmes nmt mnlr ozzlr
tm odgectbyes bn questbmns ohmut ekmtbmns mx ottbtude. Konr questbmns
ohmut szecbibc detobls bll foye `er mxds tfot fmld tfe “`er‛ tm ibndbnatfe xbaft zoxt mi tfe zossoae tm lmm` bn imx tfe onsex.
Xotfex tfon onsexbna hosed mn rmux kekmxr mi tfe zossoae, rmu
olors ont tm foye suzzmxt imx rmux onsex cfmbce xmmted bn o
szecbibc zoxt mi tfe zossoae. Tm aobn tfot suzzmxt, bt imllms tfot rmu
foye tm bdentbir fbcf zoxt mi tfe zossoae tm lmm` bn. Qfble xeodbna
hoc` myex tfe entbxe zossoae kor he tfe kmst immlzxmmi ketfmd mi ibndbna tfot bkzmxtont zoxt mi tfe zossoae, bt deibnbtelr bs nmt tfe kmst
tbke ecmnmkbcol ketfmd mi ibndbna tfot zoxt mi tfe zossoae.
O hettex xmute bs tm ibnd `er mxds bn tfe questbmn mx onsex cfmbces
tfot oxe lb`elr tm stond mut bn tfe zossoae ond bll enohle rmu tm
qubc`lr noxxm rmux seoxcf dmn. Tfese `er mxds bll he nmuns mx
yexhs bn tfe questbmn mx onsex cfmbces. Mnce rmu‒ye bdentbibedzmssbhle `er mxds, tfen rmu sfmuld scon tfxmuaf tfe zossoae qubc`lr
lmm`bna imx ebtfex tfmse `er mxds tm he xezeoted bn tfe zossoae, mx
tfebx srnmnrks tm ozzeox bn tfe zossoae. Mnce rmu ibnd o zoxtbculox
zoxt mi tfe zossoae tfot ebtfex fos tfe evoct `er mxd xezeoted mx o
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tfe zossoae. Rmu oxe lmm`bna imx fot con he bniexxed hr tfe zossoae,
nmt fot bs dbxectlr stoted bn tfe zossoae.
Ozz lr bna B deos im x Aenexo l b wo t bmns
Aenexolbwotbmn questbmns oxe sbkblox tm bniexence questbmns bn tfot rmu
foye tm am hermnd fot bs dbxectlr stoted bn tfe zossoae hr tfe
outfmx. Bt felzs tm zut rmuxseli oaobn bn tfe outfmx‒s sfmes. Bi rmu
exe tfe outfmx ond helbeyed bn fot rmu fod gust xbtten, fm muld
rmu ieel ohmut onmtfex sbkblox sbtuotbmn= Qfot muld ebtfex
stxenatfen mx eo`en rmux oxaukent. Fm muld rmu ozzlr tfebnimxkotbmn rmu foye gust evzxessed tm o cmkzletelr dbiiexent
sbtuotbmn=
Usbna Cmnt ev t Clues
Cmntevt clues oxe o yoluohle obde bn felzbna rmu undexstond dbiibcult
zfxoses mx mxds bn tfe zossoae. O nukhex mi questbmns bll os` rmu
ohmut tfe keonbna mi mxds os tfer oxe used bn o abyen zossoae.
Bi rmu olxeodr `nm tfe deibnbtbmn mi tfe mxd, mx foye smke
iokblboxbtr btf bt, o cmkkmn kbsto`e bs tm am btf rmux ibxst bkzulse
ond cfmmse tfe onsex tfot rmu bkkedbotelr xecmanbwe. Fmeyex, tfe
xeosmn tfe test xbtexs kor foye cfmsen tfot zoxtbculox ymcohuloxr
mxd bs hecouse bt bs used bn on unusuol cmntevt. Tfexeimxe, xetuxn tm
tfe zossoae ond ibnd fexe tfe mxd bs used ond ko`e suxe tfot rmu
undexstond fm bt bs hebna used bn tfe zossoae.
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Mnce rmu‒ye kode rmux cfmbce mi o ammd deibnbtbmn am hoc` oaobn tm
tfe zossoae ond xexeod tfot zoxtbculox sectbmn, hut kentollr xezloce
tfe onsex cfmbce rmu‒ye cfmsen imx tfe mxd hebna os`ed ohmut.
Evokzle7
O zossoae stotes7 “Fe os nmtmxbmus imx ko`bna decbsbmns mn tfe szux
mi tfe kmkent…‛
_uestbmn7 Qfbcf mi tfe imllmbna mxds, bi suhstbtuted imx tfe mxd
“nmtmxbmus‛ muld bntxmduce tfe LEOST cfonae bn tfe keonbna mi tfe
sentence=
O. eybl
H. dbstuxhed
C. iokmus
D. deszbsed
E. zmexiul
Bi rmu `ne tfot tfe kmst cmkkmn deibnbtbmn imx “nmtmxbmus‛ keont
hebna `nmn bn on unioymxohle sense, tfen rmu kbaft he tekzted tm
cfmmse cfmbce O, “eybl.‛
Hut mnce rmu xeybe hoc` myex tfe zossoae, cfmbce C, “iokmus‛ ibts bn
hettex bntm tfe cmntevt mi tfe sentence mi zossoae. Xeod tfe sentence
oaobn ond suhstbtute rmux cfmsen onsex cfmbce imx tfe mxd btxezloces. Tfbs abyes rmu7
““Fe os iokmus imx ko`bna decbsbmns mn tfe szux mi tfe kmkent…,‛
fbcf ko`es sense ond bs cmxxect.
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Hxeo` bna Dm n Zossoae Mxaon bwot bmn
Bn txrbna tm undexstond tfe outfmx‒s zexszectbye, rmu bll smketbkeshe os`ed ohmut fm tfe zossoae bs mxaonbwed. Konr tbkes, tfe
sbkzlest or tm ibnd tfe onsex bs tm nmte fm tfe mzenbna sentence bn
o zossoae mx zoxoaxozf xelotes tm tfe xest mi tfe zossoae. Fm dmes
tfe outfmx‒s kobn bdeo aet deyelmzed ond hxm`en dmn bntm suzzmxtbna
bdeos ond stotekents=
Os rmu am tfxmuaf tfe onsex cfmbces imx tfese mxaonbwotbmn zxmhleks,qubw rmuxseli mn eocf onsex cfmbce.
Evokzle7
_uestbmn7 Qfbcf mi tfe imllmbna hest descxbhes tfe mxaonbwotbmn mi tfe
outfmx‒s dbscussbmn mi tfbs tmzbc=
O. Fe zxmybdes on evokzle – Os` rmuxseli, bs tfexe on evokzle bn
tfe questbmn= Dmn‒t mx` evclusbyelr ixmk rmux kekmxr. Ko`esuxe rmu con am hoc` ond octuollr ibnd tfe evokzle bn tfe
zossoae.
H. Fe ko`es o cmkzoxbsmn – Os` rmuxseli, bs tfexe o cmkzoxbsmn bn
tfe questbmn= Oaobn, am hoc` tm tfe zossoae ond octuollr ibnd
tfe cmkzoxbsmn hebna kode ond yexbir tfot bt evbsts.
C. Fe ko`es on oc`nmledaekent – Os` rmuxseli, fexe bs tfe
oc`nmledaekent kode ond tm fmk=D. Fe dbscusses o tfemxr – Os` rmuxseli, fbcf tfemxr bs hebna
dbscussed=
E. Fe zxobses tfe xeseoxcf – Os` rmuxseli, fexe bs tfe zxobse
kentbmned=
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Oitex eocf mi tfese bnbtbol questbmns, xekekhex tfot bt bs nmt enmuaf
imx tfek sbkzlr tm he txue, tfer foye tm onsex tfe questbmn. Sbkzlr
hecouse tfe outfmx zxmybded on evokzle, dmesn‒t ko`e cfmbce O
cmxxect. Tfe evokzle zxmybded kor foye heen tm suzzmxt o
cmkzoxbsmn tfot fe os ko`bna ond tfe cmkzoxbsmn kor he tfe kobn
ketfmd mi mxaonbwotbmn, fbcf bn tfbs cose muld ko`e onsex cfmbce
H cmxxect. Sm olors xeod oll tfe onsex cfmbces ond mnlr cfmmse tfe
mne tfot bs tfe hest, nmt gust tfe ibxst mne rmu xeod tfot bs ioctuollr
cmxxect.
Ib xs t Q mxd Ono lrs bs
Qfen os`ed imx kobn bdeos tfot hest sukkoxbwe tfe zossoae, on eosr
stxotear bs tm lmm` ot tfe ibxst mxds bn eocf onsex cfmbce ond btfmut
lmm`bna ot tfe xest mi tfe onsex cfmbce, see bi rmu cmuld ko`e o
decbsbmn hosed mn tfmse ibxst mxds olmne.
Evokzle7
_uestbmn7 Qfbcf mi tfe imllmbna hest evzlobns tfe outfmx‒s zxbkoxr
zuxzmse=
O. dbszute…
H. descxbhe…
C. cmndekn…
D. cmnybnce…E. cxbtbcbwe…
Bi rmu `nm tfot tfe zossoae bs iobxlr neutxol ohmut tfe suhgect, tfen
eyen bi rmu `nm nmtfbna else, rmu con zxmhohlr elbkbnote tfe stxmnaex
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yexhs used bn onsex cfmbces O, C, D ond E, leoybna rmu btf
“descxbhe‛ mx onsex cfmbce H os hebna cmxxect.
Un d e x st o n d b n a t f e B n t b k b d ot b m n
Tfe test xbtexs bll aenexollr cfmmse zossoaes tfot bll he cmkzletelr
imxeban tm kmst test to`exs. Rmu con‒t evzect tfe zossoaes tm he mn o
tmzbc btf fbcf rmu foye onr iokblboxbtr. Bi rmu dm fozzen tm cmke
ocxmss o zossoae tfot rmu oxe iokblbox btf, cmnsbdex rmuxseli luc`r,
hut dmn‒t zlon mn tfot fozzenbna.
Tfe zossoaes bll olsm ixequentlr he dxon ixmk lmnaex zossoaes bn
hmm`s, oxtbcles, gmuxnols, etc. Tfexeimxe, tfe zossoae tfot rmu bll ioce
mn tfe test kor olkmst seek mut mi cmntevt ond os tfmuaf bt heabns bn
tfe kbddle mi o tfmuaft zxmcess. Rmu mn‒t foye o nbce tbtle myexfeod
evzlobnbna tfe aenexol tmzbc hebna cmyexed hut bll bkkedbotelr he
tfxmn bntm tfe kbddle mi o stxonae imxkot tfot rmu dmn‒t xecmanbwe.
Olsm, fble tfe tmzbcs cfmsen kor foye mxbabnollr heen bntexestbna
xeodbna bn tfebx mxbabnol stote, oitex o zoxtbculox sectbmn bs zulled ond
used imx tfe test zossoae, bt bll lb`elr he dxr ond hmxbna.
Aettbna fbt hr stxonae xeodbna tmzbcs tfot rmu dmn‒t xecmanbwe, mi fbcf
rmu kor mnlr foye o skoll zoxt mi tfe mxbabnol selectbmn, ond tfot oxe
dxr ond hmxbna con he o hbt bntbkbdotbna bi rmu‒xe nmt odequotelrzxezoxed. Gust xekekhex tfot tfe zossoaes tfekselyes bll cmntobn
oll tfe bnimxkotbmn necessoxr tm onsex tfe questbmns ond rmu dmn‒t
need onr zxbmx `nmledae mi tfe tmzbc bn mxdex tm succeed ond dm ell
mn tfe test.
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Ibnd bna rmux Mz t bk o l Zoce
Eyexrmne xeods ot o dbiiexent xote. Bt bll to`e zxoctbce tm detexkbnefot bs tfe mztbkol xote ot fbcf rmu con xeod iost ond ret ohsmxh ond
cmkzxefend tfe bnimxkotbmn. Tfbs bs txue imx hmtf tfe ilrmyex tfot rmu
sfmuld bnbtbollr cmnduct ond tfen tfe suhsequent xeodbna rmu bll foye
tm dm os rmu am tfxmuaf ond heabn onsexbna tfe questbmns. Fmeyex,
mn tfe ilrmyex, rmu oxe lmm`bna imx mnlr o suxioce leyel `nmledae ond
oxe nmt txrbna tm cmkzxefend tfe kbnutbo mi detobls tfot bll he
cmntobned bn tfe zossoaes.
Rmu con zxoctbce btf onr imxk mi xeodbna kotexbol. Xeod on oxtbcle ot
rmux nmxkol zoce ond tfen oitex rmu‒xe ibnbsfed, os` rmuxseli smke
questbmns ohmut fot rmu gust xeod ond see fm ell rmu con
cmkzxefend. Evzexbkent btf xeodbna oxtbcles iostex ond slmex ond
olors aouae fm ell rmu cmkzxefended fot rmu xeod ot tfe end.
Txobn rmux hxobn tm xekekhex tfe detobls ond ohsmxh tfe iocts.
Qbtf zxoctbce, rmu bll ibnd tfe zoce tfot rmu sfmuld kobntobn mn tfe
test fble ambna hoc` tfxmuaf zossoaes. Bt sfmuld he o cmkimxtohle
xote. Tfbs bs nmt o szeed xeodbna evexcbse. Bi rmu foye o ammd zoce,
ond dmn‒t szend tmm kucf tbke mn onr questbmn, rmu sfmuld foye o
suiibcbent okmunt mi tbke tm xeod tfe dbiiexent sectbmns mi tfe zossoaes
ot o cmkimxtohle xote. Tfe tm evtxekes rmu ont tm oymbd oxe tfedukhimunded kmde, bn fbcf rmu oxe lbz xeodbna eyexr mxd
bndbybduollr ond kmutfbna eocf mxd os tfmuaf bn o stuzmx, ond tfe
myexfelked kmde, fexe rmu oxe zonbc`ed ond oxe huwwbna hoc` ond
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imxtf tfxmuaf tfe zossoae bn o ixenwr ond nmt cmkzxefendbna
onrtfbna.
Rmu kust ibnd rmux mn zoce tfot bs xeloved ond imcused, ollmbna rmu
tm foye tbke imx eyexr questbmn ond abye rmu mztbkol cmkzxefensbmn.
Nmte tfot rmu oxe lmm`bna imx mztbkol cmkzxefensbmn, nmt kovbkuk
cmkzxefensbmn. Bi rmu szent fmuxs mn eocf mxd ond kekmxbwed tfe
zossoae, rmu muld foye kovbkuk cmkzxefensbmn. Tfot bsn‒t tfe
amol tfmuaf, rmu ont tm mztbkbwe fm kucf rmu cmkzxefend btf
fm kucf tbke rmu szend xeodbna. Zxoctbce bll ollm rmu tm
detexkbne tfot mztbkol xote.
Dmn ‒ t he o Zex iect bmn bs t
Bi rmu‒xe o zexiectbmnbst, tfbs kor he mne mi tfe foxdest stxoteabes, ond
ret mne mi tfe kmst bkzmxtont. Tfe test rmu oxe to`bna bs tbked, ond
rmu connmt oiimxd tm szend tmm kucf tbke mn onr mne questbmn.
Bi rmu oxe mx`bna mn o zxmhlek ond rmu‒ye amt rmux onsex szlbt
heteen tm zmssbhle onsex cfmbces, ond rmu‒xe ambna hoc` tfxmuaf
tfe zossoae ond xeodbna bt myex ond myex oaobn bn mxdex tm decbde
heteen tfe tm, rmu con he bn mne mi tfe kmst ixustxotbna sbtuotbmns
zmssbhle. Rmu ieel tfot bi rmu gust szent mne kmxe kbnute mn tfe
zxmhlek, tfot rmu muld he ohle tm ibauxe tfe xbaft onsex mut ond
decbde heteen tfe tm. Qotcf mut/ Rmu con eosblr aet sm ohsmxhedbn tfot zxmhlek tfot rmu lmmse txoc` mi tbke, aet mii txoc` ond end uz
szendbna tfe xest mi tfe test zlorbna cotcf uz hecouse mi oll tfe
osted tbke, fbcf kor leoye rmu xottled ond couse rmu tm kbss eyen
kmxe questbmns tfot rmu muld foye mtfexbse.
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Tfexeimxe, unless rmu bll mnlr he sotbsibed btf o zexiect scmxe ond
rmux ohblbtbes oxe bn tfe tmz .?% stxoto mi test to`exs, rmu sfmuld nmt
am bntm tfe test btf tfe kbndset tfot rmu‒ye amt tm aet eyexr questbmn
xbaft. Bt bs iox hettex tm occezt tfot rmu bll foye tm auess mn smke
questbmns ond zmssbhlr aet tfek xmna ond stbll foye tbke imx eyexr
questbmn, tfon tm mx` mn eyexr zxmhlek untbl rmu‒xe ohsmlutelr
cmnibdent bn rmux onsex ond tfen xun mut mi tbke mn tfe lost ie
zxmhleks.
Ioctu o l l r Cmx x ect , hu t Octu o l l r Qx mna
O ioymxbte zlmr mi questbmn xbtexs bs tm xbte onsex cfmbces tfot oxe
ioctuollr cmxxect mn tfebx mn, hut iobl tm onsex tfe questbmn, ond sm
oxe octuollr xmna.
Qfen rmu oxe ambna tfxmuaf tfe onsex cfmbces ond mne gukzs mut imx
hebna ioctuollr cmxxect, otcf mut. Heimxe rmu kox` bt os rmux onsexcfmbce, ibxst ko`e suxe tfot rmu am hoc` tm tfe questbmn ond cmnibxk
tfot tfe onsex cfmbce onsexs tfe questbmn hebna os`ed.
Db i i exen t Y be zm bn t s
Smke zossoaes bll evzxess tfe outfmx‒s ybezmbnt mn o tmzbc, olmna
btf tfe ybezmbnt mi mtfex evzexts mx mtfex bndbybduols. Tfbs con leod
tm txmuhle bn onsexbna questbmns tfmuaf. Bi os`ed imx tfe ybezmbnt mi
tfe outfmx, rmu kbaft am hoc` tm tfe zossoae, ibnd fexe o cextobn
ybezmbnt bs evzxessed, onsex tfe questbmn hosed mn fot rmu xeod
ond kmye mn.
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Imx kmst zossoaes, tfot muld he ibne, hut fen mtfex ybezmbnts
hesbdes tfe outfmx‒s oxe evzxessed, rmu foye tm dbscexn fm bs
evzxessbna tfebx mzbnbmn bn tfe zossoae. Ko`e suxe tfot bi kultbzle
bndbybduols oxe abybna tfebx ybezmbnt mn o tmzbc, tfot rmu smxt tfek mut
imx onr questbmns ond ossmcbote tfe xbaft ybezmbnt btf tfe xbaft
bndbybduol.
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Qx b t b na Test
Tfese kultbzle cfmbce zxmhleks bll nmt xequbxe `nmledae mi imxkol
axokkox texks, hut bll xequbxe o test to`ex tm bdentbir exxmxs bn
zfxoses ond sentences ond cfmmse tfe hest or tm xexbte tfe zfxose
mx sentence btfmut tfe exxmx.
Txr Eyex r Cfm bce
Gust hecouse rmu tfbn` tfot mne mi tfe onsex cfmbces smunds hest, am
ofeod ond txr oll mi tfek hr zluaabna eocf mi tfek bntm tfe hlon`&s"
ond seebna fbcf mne smunds tfe hest. Tfe test xbtexs bll he suxe tm
zut bn oddbtbmnol cfmbces tfot kor smund “clmse enmuaf,‛ hut rmu ont
tm ko`e suxe tfot rmu zbc` tfe mne tfot bs tfe ohsmlute hest zmssbhle
onsex cfmbce.
Xeod Coxei u l lr
Dmn‒t ko`e tfe kbsto`e mi xeodbna tfxmuaf tfe sentences coxelesslr.
O zxezmsbtbmnol zfxose mx o tbnr mxd con oltex tfe entbxe keonbna mi
tfe sentence.
Tfbs bs zoxtbculoxlr txue imx txonsbtbmn-fedae mxds lb`e bi, tfen,
tfexeimxe, olsm, smketbkes, neyex, nmt, ond olors. Tfese mxds oxe
zoxtbculoxlr cxbtbcol tm otcf imx, os o mxd sucf os “nmt‛ con ko`e on
onsex cfmbce dbxectlr mzzmsbte mi tfe cmxxect onsex cfmbce smund
cmxxect.
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Ozms t xmzfes
On ozmstxmzfe bs used tm imxk o zmssessbye mx o cmntxoctbmn. Cfec`
imx tfe imllmbna cmkkmn ozmstxmzfe exxmxs. Tfe hxoc`etedzoxentfetbcol dekmnstxotes tfe cmxxect use.
Zmssessbye Nmuns
?. Sbnaulox zmssessbye nmuns. Use !s tm sfm tfot o sbnaulox nmun
bs zmssessbye Ptfe deiendont!s kmtbmn[. Rmu con ozzlr tfbs xule
eyen fen tfe sbnaulox nmun olxeodr ends bn (s( &Cfoxles!scmstuke" tfmuaf konr xbtexs odd mnlr tfe ozmstxmzfe PCfoxles!
sfmes[.
8. Zluxol zmssessbye nmuns nmt endbna bn (s.( Use !s tm sfm tfot o
zluxol nmun nmt endbna bn (s( bs zmssessbye Ptfe cfbldxen!s tmr[.
3. Zluxol zmssessbye nmuns endbna bn (s.( Odd mnlr on ozmstxmzfetm ko`e zluxol nmuns zmssessbye Ptfe hmrs! aoke[.
4. Nmuns tfot oxe nmt zmssessbye. Dm nmt odd on ozmstxmzfe tm o
nmun tfot bs nmt zmssessbye Ptfe teocfexs &nmt teocfex!s mx
teocfexs!" foye clobked0 tfe Gmneses &nmt Gmnes! mx Gmnes!s" dbd
nmt ottend[.
Zmssess bye Zexsmno l Zxmnmu ns ys . Cmnt xoc t b mns
Ozmstxmzfe exxmxs btf zmssessbye zexsmnol zxmnmuns oxe cmkkmn
hecouse zmssessbye zexsmnol zxmnmuns bndbcote zmssessbmn ond e oxe
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used tm usbna ozmstxmzfes tm bndbcote zmssessbmn. Olsm zmssessbye
zexsmnol zxmnmuns oxe eosblr cmniused btf cmntxoctbmns. Fexe oxe tfe
hosbc xules7
5. Zmssessbye zexsmnol zxmnmuns. Dm nmt odd on ozmstxmzfe tm o
zmssessbye zxmnmun Ptfe zxmhlek bs fexs &nmt fex!s"0 tfe
cmxzmxotbmn kust dbsclmse bts &nmt bt!s" ossets.[
9. Cmntxoctbmns. Dm use on ozmstxmzfe bn o cmntxoctbmn &bt!s tbke tm
am0 rmu!xe tfe mne".
' Qotcf eszecbollr imx exxmxs bn usbna (bt!s( mx (bts.( Xekekhex tfot
(bt!s( keons (bt bs( ond (bts( bndbcotes mnexsfbz. Cmniusbna
tfese tm mxds bs tfe kmst cmkkmn ozmstxmzfe exxmx.
Cmk k o Ex x m xs
Cmkkos oxe olsm kogmx txmuhleko`exs. Qotcf imx tfese sbtuotbmns7
?. Use o cmkko tm sezoxote tm bndezendent clouses gmbned btf
o cmmxdbnotbna cmngunctbmn &ond, mx, hut, nmx, sm, imx". PTfe
cfbld oaxeed, hut tfe zoxent mhgected[.
8. Use o sekbcmlmn mx o zexbmd, nmt o cmkko, tm sezoxote tm
bndezendent clouses nmt gmbned hr o cmmxdbnotbna cmngunctbmnPTfe cfbld oaxeed0 fmeyex, tfe zoxent mhgected.[. Tfe
imllmbna txonsbtbmnol mxds ond zfxoses oxe cmngunctbye
odyexhs, nmt cmngunctbmns7
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occmxdbnalr fmeyex olsm kmxemyex
cmnsequentlr mn tfe mtfex fond imx evokzle
mtfexbse
imx bnstonce sbkbloxlr iuxtfexkmxe
tfexeimxe
fence tfus
Tfexeimxe, dm nmt use o cmkko tm sezoxote tm bndezendent clouses
mn ebtfex sbde mi mne mi tfese mxds.
Bncmxxect7 Tfe cbtr kust bncxeose bts tov hose, fmeyex, tfe cbtbwens
kust he ohle tm occezt tfe oddbtbmnol tov huxden.
Cmxxect7 Tfe cbtr kust bncxeose bts tov hose0 fmeyex, tfe cbtbwens
kust he ohle tm occezt tfe oddbtbmnol tov huxden.
3. Cmngunctbye odyexhs sbanol tfe xelotbmnsfbz heteen tfe zmbnt&s"
kode bn tfe kotexbol heimxe tfebx sentence ond tfe kotexbol mi
tfot sentence. Tfe mxds ond zfxoses bn tfe lbst ohmye oxe
evokzles. Qfen rmu heabn on bndezendent clouse btf o
cmngunctbye odyexh mx fen rmu use bt bn tfe kbddle mi o
sentence, set bt mii btf o cmkko.
Kmxemyex, tfe deiendont fos nmt ret estohlbsfed o zxmzex imundotbmnimx tfbs testbkmnr.
Tfe student, kmxemyex, fos nmt ret tuxned bn on occeztohle zxmgect tm
keet fbs ossbankent‒s xequbxekents.
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4. Use cmkkos tm set mii tfe reox bi rmu olsm bdentbir tfe dor PTfe
hbxtf mi Nmxko @ellr mn Gune 8, ?214, hxmuaft tfe . . . .[, hut
mkbt tfe cmkkos mtfexbse PTfe hbxtf mi Nmxko @ellr bn Gune
?214 hxmuaft . . . .[.
5. Use cmkkos tm sezoxote tfxee mx kmxe sbkzle bteks bn o lbst. Bi
tfe descxbztbmns mi tfe bteks oxe lmna mx cmkzlev, use
sekbcmlmns tm sezoxote tfek.
9. Use o cmkko tm sezoxote tm bndezendent clouses cmnnected hr
o cmmxdbnotbna cmngunctbmn unless tfe tm bndezendent clouses
oxe sfmxt ond sbkzle7
Cmxxect7 Tfe sunlbaft felzed tfe ilmexs tm axm, hut tfer xequbxe
ixequent otexbna bn mxdex tm stor olbye.
Cmxxect7 Rmuxs bs tbkelr ond kbne bs lote.
Zxmh lek s Qb t f Xeie xences
O xeiexent bs o mxd mx zfxose tfot xeiexs tm smketfbna else &on
ontecedent". Zxmhleks btf xeiexents con couse cmniusbmn ond,
smketbkes, unbntended fukmx. Zxmhleks btf xeiexences mccux
zxbkoxblr &?" fen sentences foye kmxe tfon mne zmssbhle ontecedent
&miten coused hr zlocbna tfe xeiexent tmm iox ixmk tfe bntendedontecedent"0 mx &8" fen tfe ontecedent bs mnlr bkzlbed. Fexe oxe
evokzles zxmhleks btf xeiexences.
Kmxe tfon mne zmssbhle ontecedent
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Tfe dmctmxs tmld tfebx zotbents tfot tfer fod sexbmus zxmhleks.
PQfm fod zxmhleks=[
Tm zxeyent cfbldxen ixmk suc`bna tfebx tfukhs, smke zoxents smo`
tfek bn tohoscm souce. PDm tfe zoxents smo` tfe cfbldxen mx tfe
tfukhs=[
Tfe cmxzmxote miibcexs fod iobled tm dbsclmse tfe sexbmus cmnilbcts mi
bntexest coused hr tfebx mnexsfbz mi seyexol mi T)G!s suzzlbexs. Tfe
zmssbhblbtr mi o hon`xuztcr os o dbsostex imx tfek.
PQos tfe zmssbhblbtr o dbsostex imx tfe miibcexs, tfe cmnilbcts, mx tfe
suzzlbexs=[
Xeiexxbna tm on ontecedent tfot bs mnlr bkzlbed7
Tfe cmxzmxote miibcexs fod iobled tm dbsclmse tfe sexbmus cmnilbct mi
bntexest xobsed hr tfe zmssbhle hon`xuztcr mi T)G!s zxbkoxr suzzlbex.
Tfbs os o dbsostex imx tfe miibcexs.
PQfot os o dbsostex tfe iobluxe tm dbsclmse, tfe cmnilbct, mx tfe
zmssbhle hon`xuztcr=[
Nmtbce tfot tfe cmniusbna xeiexence bn tfbs lost evokzle bs coused hr
usbna (tfbs( olmne. Usbna tfe zxmnmun (tfbs( mx (tfot( btfmut o nmun
imllmbna bkkedbotelr bs usuollr bnodybsohle. Fexe, imx bnstonce, tfecmniusbmn cmuld he xesmlyed eosblr hr oddbna tfe cloxbirbna nmun oitex
(tfbs(7
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Tfe cmxzmxote miibcexs fod iobled tm dbsclmse tfe sexbmus cmnilbct mi
bntexest xobsed hr tfe zmssbhle hon`xuztcr mi T)G!s zxbkoxr suzzlbex.
Tfbs iobluxe os o dbsostex imx tfe miibcexs.
Tfe tfxee zxbkoxr stxoteabes imx smlybna xeiexence zxmhleks oxe7 &?"
xezeotbna tfe ontecedent &os bn tfe zxbmx evokzle"0 &8" xeoxxonabna
tfe kotexbol tm zloce tfe xeiexent clmse tm tfe ontecedent0 mx &3" xe
oxxonabna tfe kotexbol tm elbkbnote tfe need imx tfe xeiexent. Imx
bnstonce, fexe bs onmtfex zmssbhle smlutbmn tm tfe xeiexence zxmhlek
ohmye7
Tfe zmssbhblbtr mi o hon`xuztcr os o dbsostex imx tfe cmxzmxote
miibcexs. Tfer fod iobled tm dbsclmse tfe sexbmus cmnilbcts mi bntexest
coused hr tfebx mnexsfbz mi seyexol mi T)G!s suzzlbexs.
Zxmh leks Qb t f Oa xeeken t
Fexe oxe tfe kmst cmkkmn exxmxs bn oaxeekent7
?. Tfe imllmbna bndeibnbte zxmnmuns oxe sbnaulox ond to`e o
sbnaulox yexh7
onrmne Onrmne bs elcmke.
eocf Eocf bs on evzext.
ebtfex Ebtfex suzzmxts tfe oxaukent.
eyexrmne Eyexrmne fos zxmhleks.nebtfex Nebtfex sbnas bn tune.
Tfe sbnaulox yexh bs cmxxect eyen fen tfe bndeibnbte zxmnmun bs
imllmed hr o zxezmsbtbmnol zfxose btf o zluxol nmun7
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Eocf mi tfese zeoceiul oltexnotbyes os Pnmt (exe([ banmxed.
Ebtfex mi tfe tbns bs Pnmt (oxe([ oyoblohle.
Fmeyex, tfe imllmbna bndeibnbte zxmnmuns oxe ebtfex sbnaulox mx
zluxol, dezendbna mn tfe nmuns mx zxmnmuns tfer xeiex tm7
oll
onr
nmne
smke
Imx evokzle7
Oll Psbnaexs[ oxe zexkbtted . . . .
Oll mi tfe kmner bs cmunted . . . .
Nmne mi tfek oxe sotbsibed . . . .
Nmne mi tfe xmroltr os zxesent . . . .
8. (Tfe cmuxt( bs o sbnaulox texk, to`bna o sbnaulox zxmnmun7
Tfe cmuxt myexxuled tfe txodbtbmnol xule mxbabnollr onnmunced bn
Decekhex. Bt Pnmt (Tfer([ feld tfot . . . .
3. Tfbs soke `bnd mi exxmx con slbz bn fen xeiexxbna tm onr
bnstbtutbmn mx husbness7
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Fe sobd tfot fe bs yexr axoteiul tm St. Cotfexbne!s Fmszbtol. Tfer
txeoted fbk btf xeszect.
Tfe zxmhlek smketbkes mccuxs hecouse tfe xbtex bs oymbdbna tfe
o`oxdness mi ottxbhutbna o fukon octbmn tm on (bt.( Imx bnstonce, bn
tfe St. Cotfexbne!s evokzle, tfe xbtex bs zxmhohlr oymbdbna (Bt txeoted
fbk btf xeszect.( Tfot zxmhlek con usuollr he smlyed hr cfonabna
tfe ontecedent tm tfe fukons fm octuollr zeximxked tfe octbmn7
Fe sobd tfot fe bs yexr axoteiul tm tfe stoii ot St. Cotfexbne!s Fmszbtol.
Tfer txeoted fbk btf xeszect.
4. Qotcf imx hmtf yexh oaxeekent ond zxmnmun oaxeekent fen o
sbnaulox suhgect bs kmdbibed hr o zfxose mx clouse cmntobnbna o
zluxol nmun7
Tfe cmnibdence mi seyexol iokblbes os Pnmt exe[ ottobned.
Eocf mi tfe axmuzs oaxees Pnmt oaxee[ tm xesmlye tfe zxmhlek
zeoceiullr.
Eyexr student fm fod olxeodr to`en hmtf cmuxses bs Pnmt oxe[
evcused ixmk tfbs xequbxekent.
5. Use o zmssessbye zxmnmun heimxe o aexund zfxose. O aexund bson (bna( yexh tfot sexyes os o nmun. Tfe aexund con stond olmne
mx con heabn o aexund zfxose, hut ebtfex or, tfe mxd mx
zfxose iunctbmns os o nmun7
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Zxmhleks mccux fen tfe husbness cmnceols xeleyont dmcukents mx
fen tfer deluae tfe oudbtmxs btf bxxeleyont dmcukents.
Nm tfot tfe stxuctuxe bs zoxollel, evtxo mxds con am7
Zxmhleks mccux fen tfe husbness cmnceols xeleyont dmcukents mx
deluae tfe oudbtmxs btf bxxeleyont dmcukents.
Zoxollel stxuctuxe bs eszecbollr bkzmxtont bn o lbst.
Qfen tfe ne cmkkondex oxxbyed ot tfe zmst, fe bkkedbotelr zmsted
o ne lbst mi mxdexs7 nm leoyes exe tm he axonted, ond nm lenbencr
os tm he abyen.
Kbsce l lonemus Zxmh lek s
?. Use tfe suhgectbye cose imx o zxmnmun tfot iunctbmns os tfe
suhgect mi on undexstmmd yexh. Tfe suhgectbye cose bs tfe imxktfe zxmnmun to`es fen used os tfe suhgect mi tfe sentence
&(B,( (e,( (tfer(". Imx evokzle, cmnsbdex tfese tm sentences7
Tfe cmxzmxotbmn!s zxesbdent mx`ed foxdex tfon ke.
Tfe cmxzmxotbmn!s zxesbdent mx`ed foxdex tfon B.
Qfbcf bs cmxxect= Tfe secmnd yexsbmn bs cmxxect, hecouse (B( bs tfe
suhgect mi on undexstmmd yexh (mx`ed.( Bn mtfex mxds, tfe sentence
bs octuollr o sfmxtened yexsbmn mi (Tfe cmxzmxotbmn!s zxesbdent mx`ed
foxdex tfon B mx`ed.(
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Tfbs bs on eosr kbsto`e tm ko`e hecouse tfe cmxxect cose kor smund
xmna. Bi sm, tfe hest smlutbmn bs tm odd tfe undexstmmd yexh mx tm xe
zfxose tfe sentence cmkzletelr tm oymbd tfe o`oxdness.
8. Use tfe suhgectbye cose imx o zxmnmun tfot iunctbmns os tfe
cmkzlekent mi o suhgect. O zxmnmun bs o suhgectbye cmkzlekent
fen bt octuollr equols tfe suhgect mi tfe sentence. Imx
evokzle, cmnsbdex tfese tm sentences7
Tfe zexsmn leost onvbmus oitex tfe test os fex.
Tfe zexsmn leost onvbmus oitex tfe test os sfe.
Qfbcf bs cmxxect= Tfe secmnd yexsbmn bs cmxxect, hecouse tfe zxmnmun
bn tfe zxedbcote, (sfe,( octuollr equols tfe suhgect, (tfe zexsmn leost
onvbmus oitex tfe test.( Bn mtfex mxds, tfe sentence bs lb`e on olaehxo
equotbmn7 Tfe zexsmn leost onvbmus oitex tfe test ; sfe. Bn o
sentence lb`e tfbs mne, tfe nmun mx zxmnmun bn tfe zxedbcote iunctbmns
lb`e tfe suhgect mi tfe sentence. Tfe sentence sfmuld xeod tfe soke
os bi rmu tuxned bt oxmund7
Sfe os tfe zexsmn leost onvbmus oitex tfe test.
Mnce oaobn, tfbs bs on eosr kbsto`e tm ko`e hecouse tfe cmxxect cose
kor smund xmna. Bn szm`en Enalbsf e miten feox (Bt!s fbk,( mx (Bt!ske.( Oaobn, tfe hest smlutbmn kor he tm xeyexse tfe sentence mx tm
xezfxose tfe sentence cmkzletelr tm oymbd tfe o`oxdness.
3. Use (txr tm( ond (suxe tm( xotfex tfon (txr ond( mx (suxe ond.(
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Bncmxxect7 Ks. Tfmkzsmn onted tm txr ond ibnbsf tfe zxmgect hr
Ixbdor.
Cmxxect7 Ks. Tfmkzsmn onted tm txr tm ibnbsf tfe zxmgect hr
Ixbdor.
Bncmxxect7 He suxe ond zbc` uz tfe hohr ixmk dorcoxe.
Cmxxect7 He suxe tm zbc` uz tfe hohr ixmk dorcoxe.
Tfbs xule ko`es sense bi rmu tfbn` ohmut bt. Tfe zxmzex iunctbmn mi tfe
mxd (ond( bs tm cmnnect tm dbiiexent tfbnas. Tfus, tfe (ond( bn tfe
ibxst sentence sfmuld keon tfot Ks. Tfmkzsmn onted tm dm tm
dbiiexent tfbnas, hut sfe dbdn!t0 sfe mnlr onted tm dm mne tfbna –
ibnbsf tfe zxmgect. Tfe soke bs txue imx tfe tfbxd sentence. Tfe (ond(
seeks tm tell tfe xeodex tfot tfe sentence bs on bnstxuctbmn tm dm tm
dbiiexent tfbnas, hut bt bsn!t. Tfe xeodex bs mnlr tm dm mne tfbna – zbc`
uz tfe hohr.
4. (Fmzeiullr( bs on odyexh tfot evzlobns fm smkemne dmes
smketfbna, os bn (Sfe os`ed fmzeiullr.( Miten (fmzeiullr( bs
kbsused bn tfbs mx o sbkblox iosfbmn7 (Fmzeiullr tfe stmxk bll
zoss.( Tfbs use octuollr ossexts tfot tfe stmxk‒s zossbna bll he
iull mi fmze. Tfe xbtex octuollr keons (B fmze tfot tfe stmxkbll zoss.(
5. Qotcf mut imx mne kmxe cmkkmn exxmx btf odyexhs7 tfe
dbiiexence heteen (B ieel hod( ond (B ieel hodlr.( Bn tfe ibxst
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sentence, tfe xbtex bs cmkkentbna mn fm sfe ieels, ebtfex
zfrsbcollr &zexfozs sfe fos tfe ilu" mx ekmtbmnollr &zexfozs sfe
bs sod". Tfe ibxst sentence bs tfe zxmzex use mi (hod( os on
odgectbye.
Fmeyex, tfe secmnd sentence uses (hod( bn bts imxk os on odyexh.
Tfe xbtex bs cmkkentbna mn fex ohblbtr tm ieel0 zexfozs fex ibnaexs oxe
nukh. Smketbkes xbtexs use tfe odyexhbol imxk (hodlr( fen tfer
keon (hod,( zexfozs helbeybna tfot (hodlr( smunds kmxe eleyoted.
9. Qotcf imx exxmxs bn usbna (krseli( bnsteod mi usbna (B( mx (ke.(
(Krseli( bs used os o xeilectbye zxmnmun mx os o deybce imx
ekzfosbs.
Cmxxect7 B bnguxed krseli.
used os o xeilectbye zxmnmun
Cmxxect7 B bll dxoit tfe bntexxmaotmxr onsexs krseli.
used imx ekzfosbs
Eocf tbke (krseli( bs used, test tfe use hr os`bna fetfex (B( mx (ke(
cmuld suhstbtute imx (krseli.( Bi sm, usbna (krseli( bs bncmxxect.
Bncmxxect7 Ks. Olzfo ond krseli bll keet rmu imx luncf.
Bncmxxect7 Bi rmu foye onr questbmns ohmut tfbs dekmnstxotbmn,
cmntoct Kx. Gmnes mx krseli.
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Aet t bna Xeodr Imx Test Dor
Rmu‒xe oll set tm to`e rmux ZSOT/ Nm fexe oxe o ie tfbnas tm
xekekhex imx test dor7
Aet tfexe eoxlr. @nm evoctlr fexe tfe test bll he feld ond fm rmu
bll aet rmuxseli tfexe. Zor ottentbmn tm txoiibc xezmxts sm tfot rmu con
cmkzensote imx onr unevzected bssues mn tfe xmod. Leoybna eoxlr bll
keon tfot rmu‒ll he kmxe xeloved0 xed txoiibc lbafts mn‒t xobse rmux
stxess leyel, ond rmu mn‒t he zulled myex hr tfe ibxst miibcex fm fos
tm ibll fbs szeedbna tbc`et qumto. Ond kmst bkzmxtontlr, rmu‒ll foye
tbke tm use tfe xest xmmk.
Bi rmu‒ye amt huttexilbes bn rmux stmkocf, ieed tfek/ Rmu‒ye olxeodr
dmne oll tfe zxoctbce tests rmu con dm, ond rmu‒ye fod o ammd nbaft‒s
sleez. Nm bt‒s tbke tm aet o ammd, feoltfr hxeo`iost tfmuaf bt bs
bse nmt tm myexeot. Rmux hmdr ond kbnd bll need tfe enexar0 zlus
bt‒s dbstxoctbna tm lbsten tm rmux stmkocf axml.
Abye rmuxseli o kossoae/ Xuh rmux feod, nec` ond sfmuldexs. Zloce
rmux fond myex rmux feoxt fble to`bna o yexr slm, deez hxeotf.
Stor mn txoc`. Xekekhex, rmu dmn‒t ont tm xusf, rmu mnlr ont tm
zeximxk bn o tbkelr konnex. Oltfmuaf tfexe oxe tbke xestxbctbmns, bi
rmu kbsxeod dbxectbmn, occbdentollr ibll bn tfe xmna onsexcfmbce, mx
tfbn` bllmabcollr due tm xusfbna, bt mn‒t he mxtf oll tfe tbke rmu soye.
Xekekhex, foste ko`es oste/ Olsm, `eez bn kbnd tfot bncmxxect
onsexs dmn‒t cmunt oaobnst rmu, sm rmu con olors auess ot onr
onsexs tfot rmu oxe unsuxe mi. Xekekhex, on educoted auess bs
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hettex tfon nm auess ot oll/ Kmybna tfxmuaf o test ketfmdbcollr ond
eiibcbentlr bll lb`elr keon tfot rmu‒ll foye kmxe tbke ot tfe end tfon bi
rmu exe tm xusf ond stukhle, mx dodle myex questbmns tfot rmu‒xe
stxuaalbna btf.
Kmst bkzmxtontlr &ot leost tm rmux sonbtr", xekekhex tfot mnce bt‒s
myex, bt‒s myex. Cleox rmux kbnd mi bt, hecouse rmu dbd rmux hest. Am
txeot rmuxseli tm o fmt cfmcmlote mx on bce cxeok cmne, cotcf o kmybe
btf smke ixbends ond xelov/
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Zmst ZSOT
Oitex tfe ZSOT, fen rmu‒ye fod tfe tbke tm xest ond xelov ixmk tfe
stxess rmu zut rmux hxobn tfxmuaf, to`e tfe tbke tm cxbtbcollr eyoluote
rmux test zeximxkonce. Tfbs bll felz rmu aobn yoluohle bnsbaft bntm
fm rmu zeximxked, fot smxt mi scmxe rmu sfmuld he evzectbna &ond
tfexeimxe fot scfmmls bll he btfbn rmux scmze imx ozzlbcotbmn" ond
tfe smxt mi kbndset rmu‒ll he evzected tm utblbwe fen rmu‒xe octuollr bn
scfmml.
Xekekhex, tfbs bs nebtfex on mzzmxtunbtr tm myexbnilote rmux eam, nmx
tm zut rmuxseli dmn. Tfe kobn bdeo bs tm ko`e rmux selieyoluotbmn
mhgectbye ond cxbtbcol, sm tfot rmu bll ocfbeye on occuxote ybe mi fm
tfbnas bll zon mut.
Tfbs dmesn‒t keon tfot rmu sfmuld heabn o sessbmn mi “bi mnlr B‒d…‛ mx
“B sfmuldn‒t foye…‛ Tfbs bll mnlr dezxess rmu. Tfe zmbnt mi tfbs
evexcbse bs tm `eez rmu axmunded, mzen kbnded ond mztbkbstbc.
Smmn enmuaf, rmu‒ll xecebye rmux scmxe, ond tfe ozzlbcotbmns bll stoxt
xmllbna mut. Ko`e bt on mxaonbwed zxmceduxe, `eezbna os zxezoxed ond
bnimxked os rmu exe btf rmux ZSOT, ond tfbs bll mnlr leod tm o
hxbaft, successiul coxeex bn rmux iutuxe/