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TÜRKİYE GENELİ YDS DENEME SINAVI II / EKİM 2021
1-6: For these questions, choose the best word or 5. The instruction of computer literacy, the ability
expression to fill the space. to use a computer and related technology
efficiently, in education is intended to ----
1. Engaging in a sport simply as a hobby or students with employable skills.
exercise isn't expensive, but when it comes to

doing sports at a professional level, it requires a A) conclude B) contain
little bit of financial ----. C) detain D) restrict

E) provide
A) prevalence B) elaboration
C) investment D) feature 6. Ensuring that the customer is at the centre of
E) fallacy the business' philosophy can help companies

---- from all the other companies that they are
2. Having an allergy can be a ---- and affect your competing with.
everyday activities, but most allergic reactions

are mild and can be largely kept under control. A) hand down B) look up
C) turn away D) give in
A) substance B) particle E) stand out
C) incentive D) determination
E) nuisance 7. Several apps and devices ---- to produce light,
stimulate melatonin production, and these ----
3. Though not the only dialect spoken in the gentle vibrations to help us sleep and wake.
country, Mandarin is both the official and -----

Chinese dialect spoken in China. A) were developed / will use
B) have been developed / use
A) robust B) remote C) are developed / will be using
C) prevalent D) vague D) will be developed / have used
E) successive E) had been developed / had been using
4. While most plastics are produced from 8. Historians ---- on its starting and ending points,
petrochemicals, bioplastics are made ---- from but generally, Cold War ---- to span the 1947
renewable plant materials like cellulose and Truman Doctrine to the 1991 Dissolution of the
starch. Soviet Union.
A) primarily B) controversially A) might not agree / will be thought
C) intuitively D) mutually B) should not agree / was thought
E) desperately C) could not agree / has been thought

D) must not agree / had been thought
E) may not agree / is thought
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9. The earliest evidence of Egyptian hieroglyphic 13. Wind energy mitigates the price uncertainty
inscriptions ---- during the predynastic period on that fuel costs add to traditional sources of
Naqada III pottery vessels ---- to about 3200 BC. energy ---- the electricity from wind farms is
sold at a fixed price, and its fuel is free.
A) appeared / dated
B) had appeared / being dated A) as B) as though
C) has appeared / date C) once D) even if
D) appears / to date E) unless
E) would appear / to be dated
14. ---- online access comes with risks, like
10. Someone with bulimia may get caught up ---- inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online
damaging cycles of binge eating and then panic predators, parents should be aware of what they
---- the calories they have consumed. see and hear on the Internet.
A) over / into B) off / with A) Even before B) Though

C) by / along D) from / out C) Because D) As soon as
E) in / about E) Whether
11. As people increasingly migrate ---- urban 15. Numerous companies have included dinosaurs
settings, it is vital to plan and provide in printed or televised advertisements, ---- in
sustainable and resilient food systems ---- these order to sell their own products ---- to
people. characterise their rivals as slow-moving or
obsolete.
A) on / along B) in / about
C) within / through D) to / for A) so / that B) more / than
E) among / around C) such / that D) whether / or
E) either / or
12. ---- fungal spores were first observed by
Giambattista della Porta in 1588, the first seminal 16. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the
work in the development of mycology, the study educational institutions in rural and semi-rural
of fungi, is the publication of Pier Antonio parts of India, ---- those in urban centres enjoyed
Micheli's 1729 work Nova plantarum genera. higher-than-normal physical attendance.
A) When B) Although A) by means of B) as opposed to

C) Since D) As long as C) in terms of D) owing to
E) Only if E) with a view to
17-21: For these questions, choose the best word or 19.

expression to fill the spaces in the passage. A) on account of B) except for
C) due to D) in case of
The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement (17) E) rather than
---- Europe during the 18th century. It was centred

around the idea that reason is the (18) ---- source of
authority and legitimacy. However, historians of race,
gender, and class note that Enlightenment ideals were
not originally envisioned as universal in today’s sense
of the word. The Philosophic Movement advocated for
a society based upon reason (19) ---- faith and Catholic
doctrine, for a new civil order based on natural law, and
for science based on experiments and observation.
There were two distinct lines of Enlightenment thought:
the radical Enlightenment, advocating democracy,
individual liberty, freedom of expression, and 20.
eradication of religious authority. A second, more A) between B) under
moderate variety sought harmony (20) ---- reform and C) across D) by
the traditional systems of faith. (21) ---- the E) into
Enlightenment does not fit into a specific doctrine or set

of dogmas; science was still at the core of the
movement.
17.
A) having dominated B) to have dominated
C) dominating D) dominated
E) to be dominating
21.
18. A) Just as B) Given that
A) obsolete B) primary C) Once D) While
C) malicious D) prosperous E) If
E) indifferent
22-26: For these questions, choose the best word or 24.

expression to fill the spaces in the passage. A) even if B) unless
C) though D) provided that
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is a 1972 E) since
American crime film. The film stars Marlon Brando and Al

Pacino. It is the first instalment in The Godfather trilogy.
The story, spanning from 1945 to 1955, chronicles the
Corleone family (22) ---- rule of Vito Corleone (Brando),
focusing on the transformation of his youngest son,
Michael Corleone (Pacino). Before (23) ---- popularity,
the novel’s rights were obtained by Paramount Pictures
for $80,000. However, studio executives had trouble
finding a director (24) ---- the first few candidates turned
down the position before Coppola signed on to direct the
film. The film received universal approval from critics and 25.
audiences, with (25) ---- for the performances, particularly A) praise B) reinforcement
those of Brando and Pacino, and portrayal of the mafia. C) exclusion D) caution
The Godfather acted as a catalyst for the successful E) estimation
careers of Coppola, Pacino, and Brando. (26) ---- the

popularity of the film, Brando's career was revitalised,
and he went on to star in Last Tango in Paris, Superman,
and Apocalypse Now.
22.
A) for B) at
C) in D) to
E) under
26.
23. A) In addition to B) In favour of
A) to have gained B) to be gaining C) Thanks to D) On the basis of
C) gaining D) having gained E) For the sake of
E) gained
27-36: For these questions, choose the best 29. ----, your privacy may still be at risk on social
option to complete the given sentence. media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
27. Unless concrete steps are taken to increase their A) Even if you are not a subscribed member or don’t
numbers, ----. follow anyone
B) Because individual choice has long been
A) so few remaining members of monarch butterflies considered a core principle of online privacy
are left that recovery is impossible C) As a result of how much confidential information
B) monarch butterfly numbers vary dramatically from moves on social media platforms
year to year depending on weather D) Whereas the research raises questions about the
C) the extinction of monarch butterflies found in nature of privacy
North America will be inevitable E) Although a person's identity and actions can be
D) counting individual monarch butterflies and predicted from their friend's posts and writings
species as such is challenging
E) scientists opt to measure population size based 30. In addition to heat and high pressure, which
mainly on the geographic area create diamonds under right conditions, ----.
28. While stress comes at a cost and may affect A) they are fascinating - as jewellery because of the
physiological systems, such as reproduction, ----. extreme hardness of the material
B) diamond, like graphite, is just another special
A) how we deal with and react to stress determines form of carbon
how it will affect our body C) other substances also have a cubic crystal
B) stress can result in hormonal imbalances structure and strong chemical bond
interfering with healthy immune functioning D) small electric fields can play a decisive role in
C) humans' stress response is often triggered by their formation as well
social threats E) they are sought after as both a tool and as a thing
D) it may also help extend survival, unlike what is of beauty
commonly believed
E) improperly or ineffectively managed stress 31. Even though many believe they will never use
usually takes a toll on the body their eggs stored as a means for fertility
preservation, ----.
A) egg freezing due to age-related infertility is a

declining trend in many countries
B) some women feel positive about egg banking for
social reasons
C) the younger the eggs banked are, the better the
chance of pregnancy
D) women banking eggs say they never recommend
the treatment to others
E) females in their twenties still have a relatively long
fertile period ahead of them
32. Much of the distinct architectural legacy of The 34. It is unlikely the United States will meet some
Shakers, a religious group in the US during the specific biofuel standards by 2030 ----.
1800s, has been lost ----.
A) although achieving these standards would likely
A) even so, the style of architecture and the increase federal budget
construction methods used reflect gender- B) unless innovative technologies are developed, or
segregation policies change
B) but an ongoing public-education project is now C) whereas production of adequate volumes of
rebuilding lost structures and interiors using biofuels is expected to meet consumption
cutting-edge technology D) as the current one may be effective for reducing
C) as they had a prolific and distinct architectural global warming
construction and design style that set them apart E) since the production process will be improved and
from other groups technologies will be scaled up
D) if a project focusing on architecture is to be
launched as a preservation and tourism effort in 35. By the age of one, infants already prefer
the region speakers of their native tongue, ----.
E) though reconstructing the lost buildings or even
the lost interiors of existing buildings is a A) but they do not necessarily view speakers of an
challenging puzzle unfamiliar language negatively
B) so, children show negative biases towards those
33. Swimming in indoor or outdoor pools is a very who are different
healthy form of exercise and recreation for many C) therefore, dislike for unfamiliar groups appears to
people, ----. be a learned behaviour
D) now that a lot of psychologists claim that we are
A) while researchers have found that copper-silver naturally inclined to like people who are similar to
ionisation can decrease disinfection by-products ourselves
B) given that experiments in simulated pools are E) yet infants not only think of speakers of their
conducted with a solution added that mimics native language as good but also expect them to
human body fluids be prosocial
C) although disinfecting swimming pool water is
necessary to inactivate harmful pathogens
D) however, compounds arising from chlorine in the
pools have been linked to respiratory problems in
swimmers
E) so indoor pool samples are incomparably more
toxic to cells than the outdoor samples
36. Over millions of years, along with having become 37-42: For these questions, choose the most
more social, dogs have developed bigger brains accurate Turkish translation of the sentences in
than cats ----. English and the most accurate English translation of
the sentences in Turkish.
A) but there are huge variations in how the brains of
different groups of mammals have evolved 37. The first novel to come out of Africa and receive
B) in order that social species undergo much more global critical acclaim, Things Fall Apart is
population increases than more solitary species Nigerian author Chinua Achebe’s debut novel,
C) even though previous research has looked at why which depicts pre-colonial life in the
certain groups of living mammals have bigger southeastern part of Nigeria.
brains
D) because highly social species of mammals need A) Afrika'dan çıkan ve küresel çapta beğeni alan
more brainpower than solitary animals ilk roman olan Things Fall Apart’da, Nijeryalı
E) as long as the growth rate of the brain relative to yazar Chinua Achebe Nijerya'nın güneydoğu
body size follows a general trend across all kesimindeki sömürge öncesi yaşamı
mammals betimlemektedir.
B) Afrika'dan çıkan ve küresel çapta beğeni alan

ilk roman olan Things Fall Apart, Nijeryalı yazar
Chinua Achebe'nin Nijerya'nın güneydoğu
kesimindeki sömürge öncesi yaşamı anlatan ilk
romanıdır.
C) Nijeryalı yazar Chinua Achebe Afrika'dan çıkan

ve küresel çapta beğeni alan ilk romanında
Nijerya'nın güneydoğu kesimindeki sömürge
öncesi yaşamı betimlemektedir.
D) Nijeryalı yazar Chinua Achebe’nin Nijerya'nın

güneydoğu kesimindeki sömürge öncesi
yaşamı anlattığı ilk roman olan Things Fall
Apart Afrika'dan çıkmış ve küresel çapta
beğeni almıştır.
E) Nijeryalı yazar Chinua Achebe, Nijerya'nın

güneydoğu kesimindeki sömürge öncesi
yaşamı anlatarak küresel çapta beğeni alan ilk
romanı Things Fall Apart’tır
38. Taking steps to address obesity in the short-term 39. Vitamin and mineral supplements have been
is unlikely to have an immediate impact in a shown through research to be able to enhance
pandemic, but it will reduce the disease burden mental energy and well-being not only in healthy
in future viral pandemics and reduce risks of adults but also in those prone to anxiety and
complications like heart disease. depression.
A) Obeziteyi kısa vadede çözmek için atılan A) Vitamin ve mineral takviyelerinin sadece
adımların bir pandemide ani bir etkisinin sağlıklı yetişkinlerde değil, aynı zamanda
olması muhtemel olmasa da, gelecekteki viral kaygı ve depresyona yatkın olanlarda da
pandemilerde hastalık yükünü azaltacak ve zihinsel enerjiyi ve esenliği artırdığı
kalp hastalığı gibi komplikasyon risklerini araştırmalarla gösterilmiştir.
azaltacaktır.
B) Vitamin ve mineral takviyelerinin sadece
B) Obeziteyi kısa vadede çözmek için atılan sağlıklı yetişkinlerde değil, aynı zamanda
adımların bir pandemide hızlı bir etkisinin kaygı ve depresyona yatkın olanlarda da
olması muhtemel görünmemekle beraber, zihinsel enerjiyi ve esenliği artırabildiği
gelecekteki viral pandemilerde hastalık yükünü araştırmacılar tarafından ortaya konmuştur.
ve kalp hastalığı gibi riskleri azaltması olasıdır.
C) Vitamin ve mineral takviyelerinin hem sağlıklı
C) Kısa vadede obeziteyi çözmek için atılan yetişkinlerde, hem de kaygı ve depresyona
adımlar bir pandemi üzerinde ani bir etki yatkın olanlarda zihinsel enerjiyi ve esenliği
yaratmayabilir fakat bu gelecekteki viral artırabildiği araştırmalar aracılığıyla
pandemilerde hastalık yükünü ve kalp hastalığı gösterilmiştir.
gibi komplikasyon risklerini azaltmayacakları
D) Araştırmalarda vitamin ve mineral
anlamına gelmez.
takviyelerinin sadece sağlıklı yetişkinlerde
D) Obeziteyi kısa vadede çözmek için atılan
değil, aynı zamanda kaygı ve depresyona
adımların bir pandemide ani bir etkisinin
yatkın olanlarda da zihinsel enerjiyi ve esenliği
olması muhtemel değildir, ancak gelecekteki
artırabildiği gösterilmiştir.
viral pandemilerde hastalık yükünü azaltacak
ve kalp hastalığı gibi komplikasyon risklerini E) Araştırmaların gösterdiği şey vitamin ve
azaltacaktır. mineral takviyelerinin hem sağlıklı

yetişkinlerde, hem de aynı zamanda kaygı ve
E) Obeziteyi kısa vadede çözmek için atılan
depresyona yatkın olanlarda da zihinsel
adımların bir pandemide ani bir etkisinin
enerjiyi ve esenliği artırdığıdır.
olmasının muhtemel olmadığı gibi, gelecekteki
viral pandemilerde hastalık yükünü ve kalp
hastalığı gibi komplikasyon risklerini azaltma
ihtimalleri de yoktur.
40. Advertising is so vital to the future of a company 41. Bilim adamları, dinozorların kitlesel yok
that automobile and oil companies continued to oluşundan hemen sonra hızlı evrime işaret eden
advertise heavily to ensure that the public did not modern memelilerin doğuşundan kalma üç yeni
forget their brand names even during World War antik yaratık türü keşfettiler.
II.
A) Reklam, şirketlerin geleceği için o kadar

A) Scientists have discovered three new species of
önemlidir ki, otomobil ve petrol şirketleri, İkinci
ancient creatures from the dawn of modern
Dünya Savaşı sırasında bile markalarının
mammals that hint at the rapid evolution of these
adlarının unutulmamasını sağlamak için yoğun
creatures after the dinosaurs became extinct.
bir şekilde reklam vermeye devam etmişlerdir.
B) The discovery made by scientists shows that three
B) Bir şirketin geleceği için son derece hayati olan
new species of ancient creatures from the dawn of
reklam, otomobil ve petrol şirketlerinin halkın
modern mammals evolved rapidly soon after the
İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında bile marka
mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
adlarını unutmamasını sağlamak için yoğun bir
şekilde reklam vermeye devam etmesine yol C) Scientists have discovered three new species of
açmıştır. ancient creatures from the dawn of modern

mammals that hint at rapid evolution immediately
C) Reklam, bir şirketin geleceği için çok önemli
after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
olduğundan, otomobil ve petrol şirketleri,
halkın İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında bile D) Scientists’ discovery hints at the rapid evolution of
marka adlarını unutmamasını sağlamak için three new species from the dawn of modern
yoğun bir şekilde reklam vermiştir. mammals that showed up as soon as the
dinosaurs became extinct.
D) Reklam, bir şirketin geleceği için o kadar
hayatidir ki, otomobil ve petrol şirketleri, halkın E) Scientists have discovered three new species that
İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında bile marka hint at the dawn of modern mammals evolving
adlarını unutmamasını sağlamak için yoğun bir rapidly with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
şekilde reklam vermeye devam etmiştir.
E) Reklamın bir şirketin geleceği için ne kadar

önemli olduğu otomobil ve petrol şirketlerinin,
halkın İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında marka
adlarını unutmamasını sağlamak için yoğun bir
şekilde reklam vermeye devam etmesinden
bile anlaşılmaktadır.
42. Sosyoekonomik statü, bir kişinin toplumdaki

sosyal ve finansal durumunun bir ölçüsüdür ve
genellikle ebeveynlerin eğitim düzeyi ve genel aile
geliri ile değerlendirilir.
A) Socioeconomic status is a measure of a person’s

social and financial standing in society and is
often evaluated by taking parents’ education level
and the overall family income into consideration.
B) Socioeconomic status, which is a measure of a

person’s social and financial standing in society, is
evaluated by the education level and the overall
family income of parents.
C) A person’s social and financial standing are

measured by socioeconomic status, so it is often
evaluated through the education level of parents
as well as their overall family income.
D) Being a measure of a person’s social and financial

standing in society, socioeconomic status is
evaluated by parents’ education level apart from
their overall family income.
E) Socioeconomic status is a measure of a person’s

social and financial standing in society, and it is
often evaluated by parents’ education level and
the overall family income.
43-46: Answer these questions according to the 44. It is clearly stated in the passage that ----.
passage below.
A) unlike their ancestors, who used jimson weed
Jimson weed is a plant growing naturally around the ritualistically, Native American teens abuse the
globe and has been used as a home remedy since plant as a drug
ancient times. Plant parts can be brewed as tea or B) the age of using jimson weed is dropping
chewed, and seed pods can be eaten. Ayurveda, alarmingly due to its narcotic properties and easy
traditional Chinese medicine, and Native American availability
shamanistic practices all employ jimson weed medicinally C) all parts of the plants in the notorious nightshade
or ritualistically. Its seeds and leaves are used as family are toxic, mainly the seeds
antiasthmatic and antispasmodic. A member of the D) researchers are looking for ways to reduce the
notorious nightshade family, its more famous cousins, toxicity of the notorious nightshade family,
include tomato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, and potato. especially jimson weeds
Most members of this plant family are surprisingly E) teens' misuse of jimson weed partly depends on
poisonous, and jimson weed is no exception. All parts of its ready availability
the plant are toxic, most particularly the seeds. And as

climate change increases the amount of carbon dioxide
45. It can be inferred from the passage that ----.
in the air, studies have found that the toxicity of plants
like jimson weed only increases. Side effects from
A) if the carbon dioxide where it grows increases,
ingesting jimson weed include tachycardia, dry mouth,
the toxicity of jimson weed will disappear
dilated pupils, blurred vision, hallucinations, confusion,
B) the highly toxic property of jimson weed causes
combative behaviour, and difficulty in urinating. Severe
side effects when ingested, but no death incident
toxicity has been associated with coma and seizures,
has been reported to date
although death is rare. Besides, with hypnotic and
C) jimson weed has health-promoting effects as well
narcotic properties, along with easy availability, the plant
as hazards
is abused by teens, using it as a drug.
D) jimson weed has recently become unpopular with
43. According to the passage, ----. the Chinese and Native Americans
E) there are various side effects of ingesting jimson
A) the Chinese and Native Americans use jimson weed, even if it is used in small amounts
weed medicinally or ritualistically without being

aware of its toxicity
B) Native Americans have been trading jimson 46. Which of the following could be the best title of
weed and tobacco since ancient times the passage?
C) Native Americans cherish the ritualistic use of

jimson weed more than its medicinal value A) Welcoming Jimson Weed into Your Life
D) not only the leaves but also the seeds of jimson B) Is Jimson Weed Friend or Foe?
weed are consumed in several ways by the C) Why Avoid Toxic Jimson Weed?
Chinese and Native Americans D) Medicinal Value of Poisonous Jimson Weed
E) Native Americans and Chinese people employ E) What Makes Jimson Weed Toxic
seeds of jimson weed medicinally and

shamanistic ceremonies, respectively
47-50: Answer these questions according to the 48. Which of the following is not mentioned as a
passage below. factor that led to Gigantopithecus' extinction?
Sometimes, in evolution, the bigger the animals are, the A) Some species feeding on it
harder they fall. And Gigantopithecus was pretty big. B) Inability to adapt
Fossils indicate it stood as high as 3 meters and weighed C) insufficient food supply
up to 500 kilograms. If you are an animal, there are D) Forests' turning into savannas
advantages to being humongous. You are less E) Changing climate
vulnerable to predators, and you are able to cover a lot of

territory when looking for food. Gigantopithecus thrived in
the tropical forests of what is now southern China for six 49. It is clearly stated in the paragraph that ----.
to nine million years. But around 100,000 years ago, at

the beginning of the last of the Pleistocene ice ages, it A) No huge species other than Gigantopithecus is
went extinct because, in the changed climate, its size had known to have gone extinct in the Pleistocene
become a fatal handicap, a new study suggests. "Due to ice ages
its size, Gigantopithecus depended on a large amount of B) There were few species as big as
food," explained Herve Bocherens, a researcher at Gigantopithecus during the Pleistocene ice
Tübingen University in Germany. "When, during the ages
Pleistocene, more and more forested areas turned into C) Bocherens' new study has refuted the previous
savanna landscapes; presumably there was simply an theories about the extinction of species like
insufficient food supply for the giant ape." Unlike its Gigantopithecus
relatives, such as the orangutan, which have a slower D) Bocherens holds insufficient food supply
metabolism and are able to survive on limited food, responsible most for the extinction of
Gigantopithecus, a fruit-eater, failed to adapt to the Gigantopithecus
grass, roots, and leaves that became the dominant food E) Pleistocene ice ages had a negligible impact on
sources in its new environment. the vegetation in what is now southern China
47. One can understand from the passage that ----. 50. Which of the following can replace the
underlined word "humongous" in the passage?
A) Gigantopithecus fed on several smaller fruit-

eater species like the orangutan A) solitary
B) for gigantic animals to find food easily, savanna B) gigantic
landscapes are better than tropical forests C) territorial
C) Pleistocene ice age offered the conditions D) fragile
suitable for the survival of Gigantopithecus E) extinct
D) the size of a species is determining factor for its

survival in some cases
E) species bigger in size are more successful in
adapting to new food sources than smaller ones
51-54: Answer these questions according to the 52. It is stated in the passage that the Italian research
passage below. team ----.
A) had been anticipating to find out the remains of

The bones of nine Neanderthals have been unearthed in the Neanderthals for a long time
the Guattari cave by chance about 100 km southeast B) worked in close collaboration with their Bulgarian
Rome. Researchers believe the individuals lived in counterparts for different studies in the past
different time periods. Some bones could be as old as C) have found that the diet of Neanderthals was
50,000 to 68,000 years, whereas the most ancient confined to cereals
remains are believed to be 100,000 years old. “A D) were stunned by the initial analysis into the
collapse, perhaps caused by an earthquake, sealed this remains discovered in Neanderthals’ teeth
cave for more than 60,000 years, thereby preserving the E) plans to examine the remains to gain insights into
remains left inside for thousands of years. It is a the lifestyle of the Neanderthals
spectacular find, and these findings will help to enrich
53. The remains found in the Guattari cave are
studies on Neanderthals,” said the Italian research team
remarkable since they ----.
leader. According to the team, most of the Neanderthals,
particularly the sick and the elderly, had been killed by A) are the oldest human fossils ever found in
hyenas. The team intends to analyse the remains to recorded history
understand their ways of life and history. A preliminary B) provide clear evidence regarding the diet of the
analysis of dental tartar has revealed that their diet was Neanderthals
varied. They primarily consumed cereals, which C) will help further research be carried out on
contributed to the growth of their brains. In previous Neanderthals
years, remains and tools found in Bulgaria revealed that D) show that the Neanderthals were prey for many
modern humans and Neanderthals were present at the wild animals such as hyenas
same time in Europe for several thousand years, giving E) are the first Neanderthal fossils to have been
them ample time for biological and cultural interaction. found almost intact
Beyond their complex stone tools and painted jewellery,
54. It is understood from the passage that ----.
the Neanderthals used to adorn caves in art, leaving
hand stencils behind for modern humans to ponder and A) there is a striking resemblance between the
grow cognitively long after they died out. discovery made in the Guattari cave and the one
in Bulgaria
51. Which of the following is true about the Guattari B) the Neanderthals and modern humans spent very
cave? little time together to exchange information
A) The remains of the Neanderthals found in it contrary to the previous findings
showed they belonged to the same family. C) there is no compelling evidence showing that the
B) It is famous for its fossil findings that date back Neanderthals and modern humans coincided with
tens of thousands of years. each other
C) The discovery of nine Neanderthals in it was D) the Neanderthals contributed to the brain growth
unintentional. of modern humans due to the artwork and tools
D) There is a controversy among archaeologists over they left behind
the age of the fossils found in it. E) the Neanderthals were more skilled in making
E) An earthquake caused the Neanderthals to get complex stone tools than they were in creating
trapped in it. works of art
55-58: Answer these questions according to the 56. Which of the following is true about the camera
passage below. mentioned in the passage?
Scientists have gotten an unprecedented glimpse at

chemical reactions in real-time, thanks to a new A) The scientists are still working on it to enhance its
molecule-sized camera. The device uses a process observation capacity.
similar to photosynthesis to reveal exactly what is B) It has yet to prove successful in observing various
happening while various molecules interact with each chemical reactions.
other during a reaction. The device offers a far simpler
C) Its working principles are similar to those that take
way of observing how various chemical compounds form
place in the photosynthesis process
during reactions than the methods currently available to
D) It is still highly challenging to control it due to its
scientists, and the team that built the camera says they
incredibly small size.
are already using it to improve the technology behind
solar cells. However, controlling the specific order and E) It has helped monitor some chemical reactions
process of molecular assembly is very hard, especially at that have never been observed directly before.
such tiny scales. Thankfully, the scientists realised that
they merely had to put its components into room- 57. According to the passage, the scientists who
temperature water, along with whatever molecules they developed the camera ----.
wanted to study, and it would piece itself together
automatically. “We were surprised how powerful this new
A) struggled to come up with an energy source that
tool is, considering how straightforward it is to assemble,”
would power the camera
chemist Kamil Sokolowski said. It still took a few tries,
B) had to make countless changes to the initial
though. In the team’s first attempt, the gold nanoparticles
grew out of control, ruining the experiment. But once they design of the camera
added in the quantum dots, the camera limited and C) managed to benefit a lot from the camera at the
regulated its own assembly and stopped at the first attempt to their surprise
appropriate size. “This self-limiting property was D) had to face many unforeseen challenges during
surprising and made things easier; it wasn’t anything we its developmental stages
expected to see,” the chemist said. “We found that the
E) were not anticipating that it would function
aggregation of one nanoparticulate component could be
effectively before they tried it
controlled through the addition of another nanoparticle
component.”
58. The passage is mainly about ----.
55. Which of the following is one of the aims of the
camera the scientists have developed? A) the challenges faced during the development of
A) To monitor the way different chemical compounds the first molecule-sized camera
come into existence during a reaction B) a novel approach to observe chemical reactions in
B) To mimic a process that is akin to photosynthesis real-time
with the help of chemical reactions C) perseverance of the scientists who developed the
C) To enable the chemical reactions occurring in state-of-the-art camera
room temperature to take place faster D) the ways in which technology helps further
D) To develop the tiniest camera ever used to scientific understanding
observe chemical reactions E) various capabilities as well as the limitations of
E) To increase their perception about the reasons using tiny devices in doing research
why some chemicals fail to interact with each
other
59-62: Answer these questions according to the 60. It is clearly stated in the passage that ----.
passage below.
A) motivation sometimes leads to transferring
Short-term memory acts as a kind of “scratch-pad” for important information from long-term memory to
temporary recall of the information which is being short-term memory
processed at any point in time and thus has been B) repetition is a vital factor that helps retain
referred to as "the brain's post-it note". It can be thought information in short-term memory
of as the ability to remember and process information C) the processes involved in long-term memory are
concurrently. It holds a small amount of information in not as complicated as those of short-term memory
mind in an active, readily available state for a short D) short-term memory is more instrumental than
period of time. For example, in order to understand a long-term memory in recalling complex
sentence, the beginning of the sentence needs to be held
information
in mind while the rest is read, a task which is carried out
E) repetition is not the only way to help move
by the short-term memory. Another common example is
information from short-term memory to long-term
simultaneous translation, where the interpreter must
memory.
store information in one language while orally translating
it into another. What is actually held in short-term
memory, though, is not complete concepts, but rather
links or pointers, such as words, from which the brain can 61. Why did the author give the example of “post-it
expand accumulated knowledge. However, this note”?
information will quickly disappear forever unless we make
a conscious effort to retain it, and short-term memory is a A) To illustrate that information in short-term memory
necessary step toward the next stage of retention, long- is short-lived
term memory. The transfer of information to long-term B) To highlight how complex short-term memory
memory for more permanent storage can be facilitated or actually is
improved by mental repetition of the information or, even C) To show that the information processing used in
more effectively, by giving it a meaning and associating it
short-term memory is not sophisticated at all
with other previously acquired knowledge. Motivation
D) To elaborate on the stages short-term memory
also matters for a piece of information to be more likely to
goes through
be retained in long-term memory.
E) To exemplify how useful short-term memory is in
remembering accurate information
59. It is understood from the passage that ----.
A) the methods used to keep information in short-

term memory vary from one person to another 62. Which of the following is the best title for this
B) one should develop his own strategies so as not passage?
to forget information kept in short-term memory
C) strategies like repetition can lead to an increase in A) Long-term Memory Vs Short-term Memory
the short-term memory capacity B) Short-term Memory: How It Works
D) recalling and handling of information occur at the C) Methods to Improve Short-term Memory
same time when short-term memory is used D) Why Short-term Memory Matters
E) short-term memory is vital to many professionals, E) The Flaws of Short-term Memory
such as interpreters doing simultaneous
translation
63-67: For these questions, choose the best option to

complete the dialogue.
63. 64.
Job Expert: Mike:
— With the advent of COVID-19, some hobbies — I have read an article stating that earthquakes
that once looked good in terms of induced by human activities are quite common
employability may no longer be beneficial. all around the world.
Interviewer: John:
— So, what kind of hobbies do you think we — Interesting! I wonder what they are!
should focus on to have an edge in our next Mike:
job interview? — ----
Job Expert: John:
— For instance, volunteer activities are a good — I never thought that these could have the
idea, because they tell employers you care potential to induce an earthquake. We are
about others, and you may not be in it just for never safe!
the money.
Interviewer: A) These activities can cause an earthquake without
— ---- warning, similar to natural earthquakes.
Job Expert: B) Aftershocks may also occur for hours or days in
— Well, these activities require teamwork, and it the event of human-induced earthquakes.
is an important skill that many employers C) But they are not usually as dangerous as natural
seek. ones, no worries.

D) Well, surface and underground mining, withdrawal
A) What qualities should you have to work in a team? of fluid and gas from the subsurface and the like.
B) How is that relevant to the work environment? E) That’s why the government should do something
C) Why do these activities appeal to employees? about these activities that trigger earthquakes.
D) What should be done to encourage employees to

do volunteer activities?
E) Why should people adopt hobbies to find a well-
paid job?
65. 66.
Hannah: Anthony:
— I’m really fed up with the food allergies my — Stress is a common issue that affects peoples’
teenage boy has been going through for the lives in many ways, from causing physical
last six months. problems to mental health problems.
Jonathan: Marla:
— I see how you feel. It is a very common issue — ----
many parents have to deal with nowadays. Anthony:
Hannah: — Is that really true? Can you elaborate on that?
— I’m thinking of seeing a specialist who claims Marla:
he can treat the condition through medication. — Stress from a dangerous situation can cause a
Jonathan: fight-or-flight response, and this raises your
— ---- adrenaline, motivates you to act quickly, and
Hannah: helps you stay out of danger.
— You may be right, but I still want to give that
person and the treatment a try. A) When your stress is sudden and lasts for a limited
time, your heart starts pumping faster right away.
A) I think epinephrine is the only reliable treatment B) For some people, though, stress levels remain
that will stop some severe allergic reactions like high even after a perceived threat is gone.
anaphylaxis. C) Exactly. Anxiety is often provoked by stress, but
B) As far as I know, the best treatments involve they are not the same thing.
desensitisation to a food allergen using different D) True, but acute stress goes away soon after the
methods of delivery. stressor is gone, right?
C) That’s a good idea because some people opt for E) You have a point, yet people are not aware of the
medications without taking expert advice. I hope fact that it can also save your life.
the treatment will work out well for your child.
D) That’s not an option since there is no known cure.
The best thing you should do is to vigilantly avoid
the foods that trigger a reaction.
E) You might also consider immunotherapy which is
a mainstream treatment for food allergies in many
countries around the world.
67. 68-71: For these questions, choose the best

Student: rephrased form of the given sentence
— I’m having difficulties choosing an interesting
topic about which I’m going to give a speech 68. Although the psychological and physical
by the end of this semester. transitions that adolescents go through can carry
Advisor: risks, they also present opportunities to positively
— ---- influence their future health.
Student:
— Why is that more important than my speech A) The psychological and physical transitions that
topic? adolescents go through not only carry risks but
Advisor: also create opportunities for them to protect their
— That’s because if they cannot learn something health status.
useful from your topic, they’ll either not turn B) Adolescents experience some negative effects of
up or leave early during the speech. their psychological and physical transitions;
however, their impact on their future health may
A) Before that, you should check the pieces of be more profound.
equipment you will use well in advance. C) The difficult psychological and physical transitions
B) You had better first consider who your audience adolescents go through can create opportunities
will be before choosing a topic. that have some implications for their present and
C) It is a good idea to glimpse at social media and future health.
read previous comments about the topic. D) Adolescents experience many psychological and
D) First, be knowledgeable about the topic as it is physical changes during adolescence, and thus
important to feel confident these changes offer some opportunities to ensure
E) Use of humour in your presentation can better good health in the future.
illustrate the points you make to the audience. E) The psychological and physical changes
adolescents experience may pose threats, but
these transitions also have a favourable impact on
their future health.
69. Owing to increased farming practices, the excess 70. Estimates as to how many species there are
nutrients carried into waterways cause abnormal range from 3 million to 100 million as there are
growth of plants, which can bring about the death many tiny organisms that may never be
of organisms in the water. discovered by science.
A) Since farming practices are on the increase, A) Estimates of how many species there are range
plenty of nutrients go into waterways, altering the from 3 million to 100 million as science cannot
way plants grow and causing organisms in the give an exact number because there are so many
water to cease to exist. tiny organisms.
B) When farming practices surge, surplus nutrients B) Science cannot work out the number of species
that penetrate waterways cause plants to grow aside from countless minute organisms, therefore
unnaturally, and this might lead to the demise of they can only estimate that it ranges from 3 million
organisms in the water. to 100 million.
C) Although increased farming practices are C) It is estimated that the number of species varies
beneficial, the excess nutrients going into from 3 million to 100 million, along with the mini
waterways can have adverse effects on the organisms that science may discover in future.
environment, such as the unnatural growth of D) Since numerous tiny organisms can be unknown
plants and the death of organisms in the water. to science forever, estimates regarding the
D) Because the excess nutrients caused by number of species vary between 3 million to 100
increased farming practices are carried into million
waterways, they disturb the delicate balance of E) It is hard to come up with an accurate number of
plant growth, resulting in the downfall of tiny organisms, that’s why the estimated number
organisms in the water. of species changes from 3 million to 100 million.
E) If farming practices are to be increased, excess
nutrients that go into waterways have to be dealt
with; otherwise, they may cause abnormal plant
growth as well as the death of organisms in water.
71. The fact that the Earth's climate has changed over 72-75: For these questions, choose the best option to
its history with devastating consequences is not complete the missing part of the passage.
disputed; however, what has been the cause of
fierce debate is whether human activity is 72. Sleeping well directly affects your mental and
currently causing the warming of the world. physical health. Fall short, and it can take a
serious toll on your productivity, emotional
A) It is already known that there have been balance, and even your weight. However, many of
substantial changes to the Earth’s climate in us regularly toss and turn at night, struggling to
history, but what is currently unknown is whether get the sleep we need. Getting a good night’s
human activities are the main culprit of the sleep might seem like an impossible goal when
warming of the world or not. you are wide awake at 3 a.m. ---- Although
B) It is indisputable that the climate of the Earth has unhealthy lifestyle choices can leave you
undergone numerous changes, sometimes with sleepless at night and adversely affect your
catastrophic consequences, in its history, but it is mood, you can enjoy better sleep by
still fiercely debated if human activity is the sole experimenting with several tips, such as going to
reason for the warming of the world. sleep and getting up at the same time every day.
C) It is undeniable that the Earth has experienced
climate change throughout history with disastrous A) So, regular exercise also increases the amount of
consequences, yet, it is a matter of intense time you spend in restorative stages of sleep.
discussion if current human activity is responsible B) But you have much more control over the quality
for the warming of the world. of your sleep than you probably realise.
D) It is clear that current human activity is C) By focusing your attention on parts of the body,
responsible for the warming of the Earth, you can identify where the stress is and release it.
however, it is a matter of fierce debate whether D) Therefore, sleep is an essential function that
climate change throughout its history had allows your body and mind to recharge.
catastrophic consequences or not. E) Though many experts still recommend a minimum
E) That current human activities are causing the of 6 hours a night, 8 hours should be preferable.
warming of the world is not open to discussion as
it is a fact that they have caused abrupt changes
in the Earth’s climate with catastrophic
consequences throughout history.
73. Play is important for your newborn’s cognitive 74. The ocean represents the largest continuous
development. This is because newborn play is all planetary ecosystem, hosting an enormous
about interacting with your baby and responding variety of organisms, including microscopic biota
to your baby’s cues. ---- Thus, your baby grows such as unicellular protists. Despite their small
cognitively and learns about the world – s/he can size, protists, a diverse collection of organisms,
understand whether the world is safe and secure, play key roles in marine biogeochemical cycles
whether they are loved, who loves them and much and harbour tremendous evolutionary diversity. In
more. When your baby feels safe, secure and spite of their significance for understanding the
loved, it is likely to have the confidence to keep evolution of life on Earth, little is known about
exploring and learning. And this lays the their cell biology. ---- Another problem with
foundation for your baby’s brain and cognitive understanding their cell biology is that protocols
abilities to keep developing. for genetic modification are only available for a
small number of species.
A) They have a lot to learn, and you will be amazed
at how fast this learning happens. A) Most of the biological knowledge available is
B) If your baby isn’t interested in an activity, it’s indeed based only on the comparison of limited
probably time to try something else. proteins.
C) Your baby won’t start to understand abstract B) Our resource in genetic manipulation will provide
concepts like this until 6 months of age. insights into the ancient protist lifeforms.
D) Even so, by about four weeks, your baby will C) Also, genetic tools in a range of protists primarily
recognise and respond to your voice. from marine environments should be developed.
E) These mutual exchanges create millions of neural D) That’s why some innovative new approaches are
connections and stimulate your baby’s brain. needed to safeguard these tiny species.
E) Genetic manipulation of marine protists will make
it possible to figure out their cell behaviour.
75. Anorexia is an eating disorder characterised by 76-80: For these questions, choose the irrelevant
abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of sentence in the passage.
gaining weight and a distorted perception of
weight. People with the condition place a high 76. (I) Social skills are behaviours and other forms of
value on controlling their weight and shape, using communication necessary to effectively create and
extreme efforts that tend to significantly interfere maintain relationships. (II) It is not uncommon,
with their lives. ----They may also control calorie however, to find children who experience greater
intake by vomiting after eating or by misusing challenges with social interaction and relating to
laxatives and diet aids. Some, on the other hand, others. (III) They might include things like initiating
try to lose weight by exercising excessively. No conversations, making friends, and handling bullying
matter how much weight is lost, the person effectively. (IV) Social skills are one of the most
continues to fear weight gain. important skills children develop, as they often serve
as predictors of academic success. (V) A recent study
A) But with treatment, they can reverse some of revealed that youth who scored higher on social skills
anorexia's serious complications. measurements were more likely to graduate from an
B) Anorexia, like other eating disorders, can take undergraduate institution.
over your life and can be very difficult to
overcome. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
C) For instance, anorexics might severely restrict the
amount of food they eat to prevent weight gain.
D) However, this condition isn't always just about the 77. (I) The idea that patients or some diseases can be
amount of food they consume. healed with music dates back thousands of years. (II)
E) It may be difficult to notice signs and symptoms as “The use of music to influence the human body was
low body weight is different for each person. first mentioned in writing in Egyptian medical papyri
dating back to 1500 BCE” according to Rolando
Benenzon, a leading figure in the field of Music
Therapy. (III) This does not mean that music can be
used therapeutically like medicines or perhaps more
effective than medicines. (IV) Greco-Roman, Arabian,
Indian, and Chinese traditions of learned medicine all
include various notions of music used in a therapeutic
way. (V) Stories and quotations from mythological
and biblical sources also contain information that can
be considered as evidence of the use of music for
therapeutic purposes.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
78. (I) Some antibiotics have been associated with a wide

extent of adverse side effects ranging from mild to
very severe depending on the type of antibiotic used,
the microbes targeted, and the individual patient. (II)
Antibiotics can be used in order to help the immune
system fight infections by bacteria, which make them
highly preferable to ward off malign bacteria. (III)
However, they may backfire in infections caused by
viruses, as they were developed to kill or disable
specific bacteria. (IV) Thus, it is important that
antibiotics are taken as prescribed and for the right
amount of time. (V) If antibiotics are stopped early,
the bacteria may develop resistance, and the infection
may come back again.
79. (I) More than three thousand years ago, Ramses II,
the Egyptian pharaoh, and the Emperor Hattusilis III
concluded one of the oldest peace treaties in the
history of the world. (II) The peace treaty known as
“The Treaty of Kadesh” ended the Egyptian Hittite war
that lasted more than 80 years. (III) It was written in
Akkadian language given that Akkadian was the most
widely used international language of the time. (IV)
Aside from ending the war between the two empires,
the treaty also forged an alliance between the two
sides in future wars with a third enemy. (V) While the
treaty was not the first in the history of the world, it is
the oldest known that was concluded between two
independent states with equal power and status.
80. (I) Critical reading is an ability in which a reader

applies certain processes, models, questions, and
theories that result in enhanced clarity and
comprehension. (II) There is more involved, both in
effort and understanding, in a critical reading than in a
mere "skimming" of the text. (III) If a reader "skims"
the text, superficial characteristics and information are
as far as the reader goes. (IV) What ties these two
together is a series of logical links that convinces the
reader of the coherence of the author's argument. (V)
Critical reading, on the other hand, gets at logical
consistency, tone as well as organisation.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E)
END OF THE TEST

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.
TÜRKİYE GENELİ YDS DENEME II (2-3 Ekim 2021)
CEVAP ANAHTARI
1. C 21. D 41. C 61. A
2. E 22. E 42. E 62. B
3. C 23. C 43. D 63. B
4. A 24. E 44. E 64. D
5. E 25. A 45. C 65. D
6. E 26. C 46. B 66. E
7. B 27. C 47. D 67. B
8. E 28. D 48. A 68. E
9. A 29. A 49. D 69. B
10. E 30. D 50. B 70. D
11. D 31. B 51. C 71. C
12. B 32. B 52. E 72. B
13. A 33. D 53. C 73. E
14. C 34. B 54. D 74. A
15. E 35. D 55. A 75. C
16. B 36. D 56. C 76. B
17. C 37. B 57. E 77. C
18. B 38. D 58. B 78. A
19. E 39. C 59. D 79. C
20. A 40. D 60. E 80. D
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