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Text 1
Structure of education in Singapore
The complete control and management of Singapore’s education is in the hands of the Ministry of Education (MOE). With continuous endeavour from MOE, today Singapore can be considered to have a strong and well-reputed education system. As per recent study Singapore is ranked fourth in terms of World’s Best Education System.
The preschools are run by the private sector, including religious bodies, community foundations, business groups, etc. However, every preschool need to register itself with the Singapore Ministry of Education before being functional.
After completion of 6 years of primary education, students have to appear for a Primary School Leaving Exam (PSLE). All those students who passed the exam are admitted in a secondary level course, which is usually completed in 4-5 years. It is similar to attending seventh grade through tenth grade in the American education system.
After completion of the secondary education, the students need to appear in Singaporean GCE ‘O’ Level exam. Based on the merit in that exam, students proceed to pre-university education, which is similar to attending eleventh grade and twelfth grade as per the American education system. At this level students can opt for a wide range of subjects from varied academic areas covering Humanities, Arts and Languages, Sciences and Mathematics streams.
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Read the following sentence from text 1:
However, every preschool need to register itself with the Singapore Ministry of Education before being functional.
Analyze the underlined words.
1. However is an adverb that can be used at the beginning of a sentence, to introduce a contrasting statement.
2. itself is a relative pronoun that can be used to refer back to register.
3. being is a verb in the progressive tense that means life.
Choose the alternative which contains the correct affirmatives.
In the sentence "It is essential that he __________ on time," which verb form should be used to complete the sentence?

Choose the correct answer. (Present Perfect)
Matthew is on holiday. He _______ to Italy.
One of the sentences below express a past ability. Which one? Choose the correct answer. (Modal Verbs)
Read the sentence below:
"In professional contexts, a successful teacher needs to bring out the best in their students."
Choose the option that correctly rephrases the phrasal verb "bring out" in the given context.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?
I. They are travelling for hours.
II. She will finish her project by next week.
III. He is going to read a book right now.
IV. We had dinner at a new restaurant yesterday.
V. The meeting starts at 3 PM tomorrow. Verbal tense
A – Present Continuous
B – Immediate Future
C – Simple Past
D – Simple present
E – Simple Future
In a dystopian future, where time travel is a reality, individuals are given a unique opportunity. They can alter the course of history by making a single decision that will have far-reaching consequences. However, there's a catch - the decision must be made under a specific condition.
If the protagonist (1) ____________ to save a loved one, the entire timeline would shift, creating a ripple effect that might lead to a different dystopian reality. However, the condition is that the decision must be made within a limited time frame.
Now, choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.
"Each morning, she kick-starts her day with a hearty breakfast, a routine she cherishes as a moment of quiet reflection before plunging into the demanding world of work."
For question, choose the best option to fill in blanks CORRECTLY and RESPECTIVELY.
I - I _________ in Teutônia.
II - I _________ in Gramado for 2 years, from 2020 to 2022.
III - I _________ in Teutônia for two years now.
“Beginning next week, the Adjutant and I will be making1 a series of snap inspections of section barrack-rooms. […] Just ordinary soldierly cleanliness and tidiness is all I want.” (Kingsley Amis)
“And I thought then, Just living long enough wipes out the problems. Puts you in a select club. […] Everybody’s face will have suffered2, never just yours.” (Alice Munro)
“If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise3 to the heights you are no doubt capable of.” (Kazuo Ishiguro)
In the sentences above, the tenses of the verb forms in bold are, respectively,
“I have often thought1 what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged.” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
“She had had2 to change her limbs. She had had to get limbs that ordinary people have and walk, but every step she took, agonizing pain! This is what she was willing3 to go through, to get the prince. So, I thought she deserved more than death on the water.” (Alice Munro)
In terms of verb tenses, the verb forms in bold in these sentences are, respectively, in the
Mark the alternative that correctly fills in the blanks in the following quote respectively with the simple past of the verb TO HUM, the past perfect of the verb TO FORGET, and the simple past of the verb TO BE.
“On his desk, a huge old electric typewriter ______1 — he ______2 to turn it off. He was among the many word-processing holdouts in the literary world. The typescript ______ 3 right there, in a neatly squared-off pile, six hundred pages — long, but not vast.” (Ian McEwan)