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Grade 12 Scholastic aptitude entrance exam, 2018 E.C. (2026), social stream

Real questions from the Grade 12 university entrance exam in Scholastic aptitude, as students sat it in 2018 E.C. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation. This is the social stream paper. The other stream sat a different Scholastic aptitude paper the same year, listed further down.

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  • Social science stream

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  • 2018 E.C. (2026), social stream

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  • 47 questions with answers

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Question 5

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

  1. A.I asked the bank to lending me the money.
  2. B.I asked the bank to borrow me the money.
  3. C.I asked the bank to lend me the money.
  4. D.I asked the bank to borrowing me the money.
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Answer: C I asked the bank to lend me the money.

Why

The correct infinitive structure is 'to lend', and the verb 'lend' (not 'borrow') is used when someone gives money to be returned later.

Question 6

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

  1. A.I think he was broken the cleaning machine.
  2. B.I think he did broken the cleaning machine.
  3. C.I think he has broken the cleaning machine.
  4. D.I think he did broke the cleaning machine.
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Answer: C I think he has broken the cleaning machine.

Why

The present perfect tense 'has broken' correctly expresses that the action of breaking has occurred and has a present result.

Question 7

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

  1. A.The price is dependent on how much pieces you buy.
  2. B.The price is depend on how much pieces you buy.
  3. C.The price is dependent on how many pieces you buy.
  4. D.The price is depend on how many pieces you buy.
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Answer: C The price is dependent on how many pieces you buy.

Why

Since 'pieces' is a plural countable noun, 'how many' must be used instead of 'how much', and 'dependent on' is the correct adjective-preposition combination.

Question 8

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

  1. A.Reducing inflation is central to the country's economic policy.
  2. B.Reducing inflation is central in the countrys economic policy.
  3. C.Reducing inflation is central with the country economic policy.
  4. D.Reducing inflation is central to the countrys economic policy.
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Answer: A Reducing inflation is central to the country's economic policy.

Why

The adjective 'central' is followed by the preposition 'to', and the possessive 'country's' requires an apostrophe before the 's'.

Question 9

What is the contradictory term for the word “prey”?

  1. A.Animal
  2. B.Moth
  3. C.Chameleon
  4. D.Predator
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Answer: D Predator

Why

In ecological terms, 'predator' (the hunter) is the direct counterpart or opposite of 'prey' (the hunted).

Question 10

What does “…change color according to their background” mean in the passage?

  1. A.camouflage
  2. B.evolutionary
  3. C.visibility
  4. D.variation
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Answer: A camouflage

Why

The ability of an animal to blend into its environment by changing color is the definition of camouflage.

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The other Scholastic aptitude papers of 2018 E.C.

2018 E.C. (2026)2018 E.C. (2026), version 12018 E.C. (2026), version 3

Scholastic aptitude papers from other years

2017 E.C. (2025)2017 E.C. (2025), round 22017 E.C. (2025), booklet 3952017 E.C. (2025), version 22016 E.C. (2024)2016 E.C. (2024), Tigray2016 E.C. (2024), natural stream2016 E.C. model exam2015 E.C. (2023)2015 E.C. (2023), natural stream2015 E.C. (2023), social stream2014 E.C. (2022)2014 E.C. (2022), social stream2013 E.C. (2021)2012 E.C. (2020)

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