CÜMLE ATMA / TEST 1 (40 ADET SORU)
TEST 1
1- (l)Temporary adhesives are designed to
repeatedly or easily stick and unstick. (II) They
have low adhesion and generally can't support
much weight. (III) An adhesive is a compound
that adheres or bonds two items together. (IV)
They are commonly used on paper. (V) They
have common applications such as bookmarks,
informal notes, and office supplies.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
2- (I)We will probably never know the truth, of
Alexander the Great's mysterious death. (II) He
died at the age of 33, on June 10, 323 BC. (III)
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Some historians claim that he drank a cup of
wine, which was poisoned, and died soon after.
(IV) Unfortunately, the tomb was not left
untouched. (V) However according to new
theories it seems most likely that he died from
complications of the flu, or was struck by
malaria while in Babylon.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
3- (I)Being healthy today has very little to do with
actual weight. (II) Therefore someone's weight,
although a health indicator, does not
necessarily determine his or her overall health.
(III) There are plenty of slightly overweight
people that are far healthier than many skinny
people. (IV) Many of these people suffer from
eating disorders in the sake of being thin. (V)
Exercising as a teenager is as important as
exercising an adult.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
4- (I)In every society, one has to learn the
customs, attitudes and values of this social
group or culture. (II) It is important that you
make them as entertaining and rewarding as
you possibly can. (III) This learning process is
called socialization. (IV) It is important for the
development of every individual. (V) This
development is most strongly enforced by
family, school and continues throughout an
individual's lifetime.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
5- (I)The Turkish Van is a rare, naturally occurring
breed of cat originally found in the Lake Van
region of Turkey. (II) It is distinctive with its all
white body and coloration confined mainly to
the head and tail. (III) The coat on a Van is
considered semi-longhaired. (IV) They were
accepted for the championship show in Britain.
(V) This makes their coat feel like cashmere or
rabbit fur, and it dries quickly when wet.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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6- (I)Before any species can receive protection it
must first be declared as endangered or
threatened. (II) For this reason, it is important to
determine whether a species is threatened or
endangered. (III) No one knows how many new
species were discovered. (IV) Unlike a
threatened, an endangered species is one that
is in danger of extinction throughout a
significant portion of its range. (V) Their
reproductive rates are lower than their mortality
over long periods of time.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
7- (I)A wedding ring consists of a precious metal
ring and is a symbol for love and eternity. (II) It
is given by the groom or bride to his or her
future spouse during the wedding ceremony.
(III) Rings were used as money and were a sign
of personal wealth. (IV) It is usually worn on the
base of the left ring finger of the left hand. (V)
However in some parts of the world it is worn
on the right ring finger.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
8- (I)Unlike today the one room schoolhouse was
common in the 1800's. (II) As we can
understand from its name the one room
schoolhouse had one room. (III) Back then, kids
walked to school so they built schools close
by.(IV) Therefore it had only one teacher who
taught all grades within this classroom. (V) The
small room usually had one stove at the back of
the room and two windows on the each side of
the building depending on how wealthy the
community was.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
9- (I)Engineering DNA, the basic code of all life, is
no longer the science fiction it was some years
ago. (II) Identical twins have nearly the same
DNA. (III) This modern science fact is the
ultimate solution to countless present-day
problems. (IV) For example, genetic problems
in the population can be easily tackled. (V) DNA
is also a powerful tool in other areas, such as
criminology.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
10- (I)All of us care about how we look and how
other people see us. (II) In the past, plastic
surgery was a field reserved for the elite and
notable public figures in society. (III) Just like
any operation, plastic surgery also involves
risks. (IV) Moreover, it was a taboo subject,
never discussed openly. (V) However, today
plastic surgery is performed on people and is
no longer a luxury reserved for the privileged
few.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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11- (I) Many traditional medicines use wildlife as
ingredients. (II) Traditional East Asian medicine,
for example, uses more than 1000 plant and
animal species. (III) However, it is a
misconception that the use of wildlife in
traditional medicines occurs primarily in East
Asia. (IV) It is wrong to believe that herbs don't
have any side affects. (V) It is a global
phenomenon.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
12- (I) Iron has been considered mystical and
precious since ancient times. (II) That's why,
horseshoes, which were made of iron, became
good luck charms. (III) It was believed that if a
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horseshoe was hung with the two ends pointing
up then good luck would occur. (IV) It is still not
known when metal horseshoes were first
invented. (V) However, if the two ends pointed
downwards then bad luck would occur.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
13- (I)Just a few years ago, bird watchers were
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stereotyped as harmless but strange. (II) It is
important for the bird watcher to have a good
set of binoculars. (III) They were the subjects of
jokes because the general public did not find
birds interesting. (IV) Nowadays, bird watching
has become a national pastime. (V) However,
unfortunately, this great growth of interest in
birding has caused the destruction of many bird
habitats.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
14- (I)X-rays are a form of ionising radiation and as
such can be dangerous. (II) How can you find
out what is going on inside a person's body
without opening the patient up? (III) Doctors
use X rays to study and diagnose diseases and
injuries within the body. (IV) Nonetheless, X
rays can only locate foreign objects inside the
body or take pictures of some internal organs.
(V) CAT scanners, a special X-ray machine,
however, can give a three- dimensional view of
all the organs.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
15- (I)Computer games and online gaming is used
as entertainment and stress relief by many. (II)
An awareness of the basic symptoms of
addiction is important. (III)However once you
get addicted to it, it can be detrimental to your
health. (IV) An extreme case of Internet
obsession hit the news headlines last month.
(V) A Korean man collapsed and died after
playing computer games virtually non-stop for
86 hours.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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16- (I) Nowadays a number of NASA officials are
concerned about the growing problem of space
garbage. (II) They burn up harmlessly in the
Earth's atmosphere. (III) This trash is a by-
product of old satellites and upper storage units
left in orbit from previous flights. (IV) It causes a
great danger to future flights due to its high
speed while orbiting the earth. (V) This is why
NASA is trying to find a way to remove the trash
inexpensively from the space.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
17- (I)The era of cheap, abundant oil is most
probably at or past its absolute peak, according
to the oil geologists. (II) If this analysis is
accurate, the economic and social
consequences will be staggering. (III) Generally
easy to reach resources will be found and used
first. (IV) For example, there will be a severe
liquid fuels problem for the transportation sector
and dramatically higher oil prices. (V) However,
this fact is being hidden by governments in
order to not to cause chaos.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
18- (I) Before World War I, in 1914, Germany was
a prosperous country, with a gold-backed
currency. (II) It was the world leadership in
optics, chemicals, and machinery. (III) Many of
them had already emigrated before the war
started. (IV) The German Mark was exchanged
four to the dollar. (V) In 1923, however, during
the time of the German hyperinflation, the
exchange rate between the dollar and the Mark
was one trillion Marks to one dollar.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
19- (I) Dogs are pack animals. (II) Like most breeds
with problem reputations, Rottweilers are
viewed as dangerous. (III) Nonetheless, they
have this reputation because of the actions of
irresponsible owners. (IV) In reality, a Rottweiler
can be a great family pet. (V) Unfortunately,
some people purchase Rottweilers as a status
symbol, or for unethical reasons such as dog
fighting.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
20- (I) Home fires are a serious threat to your
family's safety. (II) Every year in the United
States, approximately 5,000 people are killed
by residential fires. (III)Smoke detectors save
lives, prevent injuries and minimize property
damage. (IV) In addition, more than $8 billion
worth of property damage is done by home
fires. (V) Many fire victims die of inhalation of
smoke and toxic gases, not because of burns.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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21- (I) The Black Death, which hit Europe, had a
significant impact on household sizes. (II) A
household in any time period consists of a
person or people living in one house. (III)
Nevertheless, a household is not necessarily
the same as a family. (IV) In the Middle Ages
for instance, the households of nobles might
include servants, seasonal or permanent
workers. (V) However, poorer households that
were unable to afford servants would most
likely consist of only the family.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
22- (I) Most people probably think of salt as simply
that white granular food seasoning found in a
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saltshaker. (II) A lifetime of eating too much salt
is putting Americans' lives in jeopardy. (III) It is
that, surely, but it is far more. (IV) It is an
essential element in the diet of not only humans
but of animals, and even of many plants. (V) It
is also one of the most effective and most
widely used of all food preservatives and the
oldest as well.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
23- (I) Despite recent economic growth, India still
faces incredible lack of basic resources for
many of its 1 billion people. (II) Poverty is a
widespread problem, particularly in rural areas.
(III) It has the best and biggest agriculture
research system in the world. (IV) This has a
significant impact on educational infrastructure
and attainment. (V) Throughout India school
infrastructure is often poor quality and many
children enrolled in school never make it to
grade.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
24- (I) Many parents have questions about children
and money. (II) For example, how do children
learn about managing money? (III) That is the
way that a child learns the concept of scarcity.
(IV) Children learn about money from those
around them. (V) For instance, they watch their
parents spend money and learn from them.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
25- (I) Mummies are one of the most characteristic
aspects of ancient Egyptian culture. (II) The
preservation of the body was an essential part
of the Egyptian funerary belief and practice. (III)
However, the earliest ancient Egyptians did not
mummify their deaths. (IV) They buried them in
coffins in small pits to protect them from wild
animals. (V) Tutankhamun's mummy was
severely damaged by the mummification
process.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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26- (I) In the early 20th century, in Europe, girls
generally left home before reaching adulthood.
(II) Some worked as governess to support their
families or to save money. (III) Others migrated
to the cities, where they could find employment
in laundries or restaurants. (IV) Many girls
continue to live with their parents if they are still
unmarried. (V) All these jobs fitted with what
people considered women's traditional
activities.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
27- (I) Many types of toothpaste contain large
amounts of fluoride. (II) If ingested in excessive
amounts, fluoride can cause various health
problems. (III) However, there are many other
more dangerous chemicals, besides fluoride,
that are also put in the toothpastes. (IV) Most
people in developed countries consider
toothpaste a necessity. (V) These chemicals,
when absorbed, can be dangerous for health
since they poison the bones, blood and other
parts of the body.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
28- (I) The witch is one of the most popular
Halloween symbols. (II) Nobody knows for sure
how many women were burned as witches in
Europe. (III) The number might be 50.000 or
several hundred thousands. (IV) The Church
believed that witches worshiped Satan and cast
spells to help him do evil deeds. (V) Therefore,
by the end of the Middle Ages, the Church
began condemning people to death for
practising witchcraft.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
29- (I) In 1502, Columbus became the first
European to discover cocoa beans. (II) But
because he was searching for a sea route to
India, he was not interested in cocoa. (III) It was
only in 1528 that Hernando Cortez took the first
cocoa to Spain, along with the means of
producing the chocolate drink. (IV) However, it
had little in common with the instant cocoa
popular among children today. (V) The
consumption of cocoa beans was restricted to
the Mayan society's elite.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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30- (I) Culture shock is exactly what the name
implies. (II) It is an emotional shock induced by
finding yourself in an unfamiliar situation or
place. (III) The term, culture shock, was
introduced for the first time in 1958 as the first
guest workers came to Germany. (IV) The
symptoms of cultural shock can appear at
different times. (V) Suddenly, the way that they
lived and the language they spoke before was
not accepted.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
31- (I)We all know what ageing does to us. (II) Age
discrimination is worse now than it was in the
past. (III) But do we actually know what causes
ageing and if we can slow its advance? (IV) Of
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course, we can control some aspects of the
ageing process. (V) For example, changing the
life style is one of the important aspects in
ageing.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
32- (I)Nearly everybody knows about the kids'
game Pokemon. (II) Many children are
obsessed with puzzles. (III) However, for those
who are unfamiliar with Pokemon, they are
creatures that possess special abilities. (IV) In
the Pokemon world, human beings act as
Pokemon trainers and capture as many of the
Pokemon creatures as they can. (V) The
captured Pokemon then join the trainer's team
and help them capture other Pokemon.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
33- (I)It has been hypothesised that the rise in
mobile phone usage replaced smoking among
teenagers. (II) Nevertheless researchers could
not find any connection between these two
subjects. (III) Mobile phones were once
reserved for the very wealthy. (IV) In fact, it has
been found that teenagers who use their
phones regularly were more likely to be daily
smokers. (V) Also, the theory that the pay for
phone cards competes with cigarettes has been
proved to be incorrect.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
34- (I)It is a fact that watching a solar eclipse
without eyewear protection seriously damages
your eyesight. (II) Since some experts have
claimed that the solar eclipse triggered the
1999 earthquakes Turkish people have become
wary of solar eclipses. (III) The scenario
surfaced again with the March 29 total eclipse.
(IV) For this reason, Turkey's top seismologist
explained in an interview that there was no
scientifical link between them. (V) She also
appealed to the nervous public not to fear but to
enjoy this natural phenomenon.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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35- (I) San Fermin is the annual festival in Spain,
known as the running of the bulls. (II)
Thousands of people wearing red sashes
around their waists and necks crowd the city
streets. (III) Eight bulls are tormented into a
seething rage and then released into the
streets. (IV) Runners then tried desperately to
weave around the animals and avoid their
horns as the bulls were passing. (V) At the
beginning of the run, nearly every bar is filled to
capacity.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
36- (I) A child's place in the family hierarchy has
changed over the centuries. (II) Many European
countries are worried about the low birth rates.
(III) Traditionally, it was expected from the first-
born son to share the responsibility of providing
for the family. (IV) He also was designated as
the person who would inherit the farm. (V)
Depending on his age at the time of his father's
death, he was usually the person who cared for
his family and performed other functions.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
37- (I)Newborn babies are immune to many
diseases. (II) Babies don't feel pain until they
are in their 29th week. (III) The reason is that
they have antibodies against some diseases
they got from their mothers. (IV) However, the
duration of this immunity lasts only a month to
about a year. (V) Further, they do not have
maternal immunity against some vaccine-
preventable diseases.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
38- (I)Babylon had been the centre of the Sumerian
civilization. (II) This was a very advanced
civilization. (III) They built cities and supported
the people with an irrigation system and
developed an abstract form of writing based on
symbols. (IV) These symbols were written on
wet clay tablets, which were baked in the hot
sun. (V) This form of counting, which was
developed by Sumerians, has survived for 4000
years.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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39- (I) Kefir is one of the oldest cultured milks. (II) It
has many reputed health benefits. (III) It has
antibiotic properties and contains many
vitamins, minerals and enzymes. (IV) Real kefir
can be produced only by traditional methods at
home. (V) It has been used in the treatment of
a variety of conditions, including metabolic
disorders and other severe diseases.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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40- (I) Friends provide companionship and support
when things go wrong. (II) They are a social
group with whom we share values and beliefs.
(III) Although friends are important at all ages,
they play a vital role when we are teenagers.
(IV)They are more interested in the activities
they do with their families. (V) This is because
young people want to spend less time with the
family, and also there is a greater need for
social support.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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1. C 2. D 3. E 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. C

11. D 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. C

21. A 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. E 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. E 30. D

31. B 32. B 33. C 34. C 35. E 36. B 37. B 38. E 39. D 40. D
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