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3. His mother brought up her children to always say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.
4. Dad often told my brother off about watching too much TV.
5. I’ll let him off this time, but I’ll punish him if he is late again.
6. He did not go out as he was still getting over the flu.
7. Before you buy any sort of machine, it’s best to try it out first.
8. I want your gun. Give it up
9. I don’t believe you You’ve made the whole story up.
10. I’m sure we can get round the problem.
Part III 1.
Jim met Sams sister last week, and now he calls her every day. I guess he really falls for her in a big way.
2. The new postman mixes the addresses up so that no one got the right letters.
3. There is a mystery about his death and the police look into it.
4. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, you can look it up in the
dictionary.
5. There was an accident which held up all the traffic coming into town.
6. Tom has run very fast, so Jack catches him up to win the competition.
7. I bump into my old roommate yesterday.
8. If you can do your homework today, you mustn’t put it off till tomorrow.
9. I put the radio on loud, but Dad shouted to me to turn the volume down.
10. The reporters take down every word of his speech.
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item1 item2
item3 item4
item5 item6
item7 item8
item9 item10
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1 1
1
2 1
1 1
1 1
3
1 1
1 1
1 1
4
1 1
1 1
5 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
6 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
7 1
1 1
1
8 1
1 1
1
9
1 1
1 1
1 1
10
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
11 1
1 1
1 1
12 1
1 1
1 1
13 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
14
1 1
1 1
1
15
1 1
1 1
16 1
1 1
1 1
17 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
18 1
1 1
1
19 1
1 1
20
1 1
1 1
1
21 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
22 1
1 1
23 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
24 1
1 1
1 1
1
25
1 1
1 1
1
26
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
27 1
1 1
1
28 1
1 1
1
29 1
1 1
1
30 1
1 1
31
1 1
1 1
32 1
1 1
1
33 1
1 1
1
34 1
1 1
1 1
1
35 1
1 1
1
36
1 1
1 1
37
1 1
1 1
38 1
1
39 1
1 1
1 1
1
40 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
41
1 1
42
1 1
1 1
1
43 1
1 1
1
44 1
1 1
45 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
46 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
47
1 1
1 1
48
1 1
1 1
1 1
49 1
1 1
1 1
50 1
1 1
1 1
13 46
27 35
20 50
35 15
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1 1
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2 1
1 1
1 1
3 1
1 1
1 1
1
4
1 1
1
5
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
6 1
1 1
1 1
1
7 1
1 1
1 1
8
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
9
1 1
1 1
10 1
1 1
1 1
11 1
1 1
1
12
1 1
1 1
1 1
13
1 1
1 1
1 1
14 1
1 1
1
15 1
1 1
1
16
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
17
1 1
1 1
1 1
18 1
1 1
1 1
19 1
1 1
20
1 1
1 1
21
1 1
1 1
1
22 1
1 1
23 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
24
1 1
1 1
25
1 1
1 1
1
26 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
27 1
28
1 1
29
1 1
30 1
1
31 1
1
32
1 1
33
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
34 1
1 1
1 1
35 1
1 1
1 1
36
1 1
37
1 1
1 1
1 1
38 1
1 1
1 1
39 1
1 1
1
40
1 1
1 1
41
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
42 1
1 1
1
43 1
1 1
1 1
44
1
45
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
46 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
47 1
1 1
1 1
48
1 1
1 1
49
1 1
1 1
1 1
50 1
1 1
1 1
41 20
19 39
2 22
8 36
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1 1
1 1
1 1
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1 1
2
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
3 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
4 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
5 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
6 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
7
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
8
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
9
1 1
1 1
1
10 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
11 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
12 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
13 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
14
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
15
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
16 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
17 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
18 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
19 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
20
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
21
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
22 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
23 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
24 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
25 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
26
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
27
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
28
1 1
1 1
1 1
1
29 1
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1
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1 1
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1 1
1
31 1
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1 1
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1
32 1
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1
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1 1
1 1
1 1
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1
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40
1 1
1 1
1 1
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41
1 1
1 1
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1 1
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1 1
43 1
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1
44 1
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1
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1 1
1 1
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1 1
21 52.5
D
2 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 30
75 B
3
1 1
1 1
1 27
67.5 C
4 1
1 19
47.5 E
5 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 37
92.5 A
6
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 30
75 B
7
1 1
19 47.5
E
8 1
1 1
1 22
55 D
9 15
37.5 E
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1 1
22 55
D
11 1
1 1
22 55
D
12 1
1 1
1 1
25 62.5
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1 1
25 62.5
C
14 1
1 1
1 1
22 55
D
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1 1
20 50
D
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1 1
1 1
1 1
28 70
B
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1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
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A
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1 1
21 52.5
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1 1
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1 1
1 20
50 D
21 1
1 1
1 1
1 28
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22 1
1 18
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1 1
1 1
1 1
1 30
75 B
24 1
1 22
55 D
25 1
1 1
21 52.5
D
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1 1
1 1
1 1
29 72.5
B
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1 1
1 1
18 45
E
28 1
1 1
16 40
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1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
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C
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1 1
1 1
1 1
1 20
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1 1
1 1
1 1
1 24
60 C
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1 18
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1 23
57.5 C
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1 1
1 1
1 1
27 67.5
C
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1 1
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1 17
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1 1
1 23
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1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 25
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1 1
23 57.5
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1 1
1 1
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1 1
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1 1
1 1
1 24
60 C
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1 22
55 D
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15 37.5
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1 1
1 28
70 B
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30 75
B
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1 1
1 22
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1 1
1 1
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1 1
1 1
1 1
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Appendix F: The Reliability of the Test
Reliability Statistics
Cronbachs Alpha N of Items
.747 40
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Mean if Item Deleted
Scale Variance if
Item Deleted Corrected
Item-Total Correlation
Cronbachs Alpha if Item
Deleted item1
23.26 21.707
.362 .735
item2 22.60
23.388 -.025
.750 item3
22.98 21.898
.265 .740
item4 22.82
22.477 .161
.745 item5
23.12 21.700
.315 .737
item6 22.52
23.398 .000
.747 item7
22.82 22.477
.161 .745
item8 23.22
21.808 .318
.737 item9
23.26 21.747
.352 .735
item10 23.52
23.398 .000
.747 item11
22.70 22.337
.248 .741
item12 23.12
22.312 .180
.745 item13
23.14 22.776
.081 .750
item14 22.74
21.992 .313
.737 item15
23.48 23.193
.086 .746
item16 23.08
21.626 .326
.736 item17
23.36 23.623
-.101 .756
item18 22.80
22.163 .241
.741 item19
22.96 21.590
.334 .736
item20 23.08
22.279 .183
.745
104 item21
22.68 22.998
.074 .748
item22 22.52
23.398 .000
.747 item23
22.52 23.398
.000 .747
item24 22.52
23.398 .000
.747 item25
22.54 23.070
.227 .744
item26 22.88
21.904 .277
.739 item27
22.56 22.945
.218 .743
item28 22.52
23.398 .000
.747 item29
22.52 23.398
.000 .747
item30 22.92
22.932 .047
.752 item31
22.76 21.696
.377 .734
item32 23.08
21.585 .335
.736 item33
23.22 21.359
.426 .731
item34 23.10
21.276 .407
.731 item35
23.26 21.625
.383 .733
item36 23.02
21.898 .263
.740 item37
23.26 22.074
.271 .739
item38 23.22
21.318 .436
.730 item39
22.66 22.188
.329 .738
item40 22.94
21.731 .305
.737
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Appendix G: The Total of Correct Answers and Incorrect Answers in Each Number
ITEM Correct Incorrect
Total
1. My husband walks so fast that he always