Exercise

Steve’s mark could have been better if he had

• A) not made mistakes in his project.
• B) done a better book review.
• C) written more words.
• D) chosen a different topic for his project.

Steve’s book review was

• A) too long.
• B) not as good as his project.
• C) excellent.
• D) fairly good.

Steve’s tutor criticizes which aspect of his project?

• A) the beginning
• B) the argument about road pricing
• C) the end
• D) the length

The tutor recommends that Frances should do

• A) a PhD but not an MPhil.
• B) an MPhil or a PhD.
• C) another project.
• D) her work more carefully.

As regards getting funding, the tutor thinks Frances’s

• A) chances are slim.
• B) chances are greater than many other students’.
• C) exam results will be decisive.
• D) chances are better now than in the past.

The last time a student in the department achieved a first in their exams was

• A) three years ago.
• B) thirty years ago.
• C) last year.
• D) in the first three years the college was open.

Steve does not plan to go on to do research because he wants to

• A) stop studying.
• B) do lots of really exciting things.
• C) earn some money to do the things he would like to do.
• D) return to his job.