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TIME ALLOWED IS 2 HOURS

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
IN THIS ENGLISH LANGUAGE MODEL EXAMINATION PAPER,
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 120 QUESTIONS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN
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SECTION ONE: word order (1-4)

DIRECTIONS: The following sentences are NOT in the proper order. From the
given alternatives, A-D, choose the one that is correct, and blacken the letter of
your choice in the separate answer sheet provided.
1. is to the covid people 19 still a threat world.
A. A threat is to people still the world covid-19.
B. Covid-19 is still a threat to the world people.
C. A threat is still to the world people covid-19.
D. Covid-19 a threat is still to the world people.
2. Very a learning of use body mind is the.
A. Body is use of a very active and learning mind.
B. Learning mind and body use of is a very active.
C. Learning is a very active use of mind and body.
D. Mind is use of active very learning and body.
3. Lovely Ethiopians white made wear clothings cotton.
A. Ethiopians wear lovely white cotton-made clothings.
B. Ethiopians wear clothings cotton-made white lovely.
C. Ethiopians wear cotton-made lovely white clothings.
D. Ethiopians wear white clothings lovely cotton-made.
4. Ever thought our issues of about the Dam Renaissance you have?
A. Have issues about the thought of our renaissance Dam you ever?
B. Have you thought about the ever issues of our dam renaissance?
C. Have the issues ever thought Renaissance Dam of our about?
D. Have you ever thought about the issues of our Renaissance Dam?

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SECTION TWO: Paragraph coherence (5-7)

DIRECTIONS: When put in the correct order sentences, a-d, in each of the
questions from,5-7, make up a complete paragraph. From the alternatives given
in each case, choose the letter that contains the correct order and blacken the
corresponding letter on the separate answer sheet provided.
5. a. Dallol is found in the Afar Region of Ethiopia.
b. It is one of the lowest and hottest areas of the world.
c. Temperatures can reach as high as 450c in the June.
d. This makes the place very difficult for wild life to live and vegetation to grow.
e. There is no rain for most of the year, and the highest annual rain fall is only 200mm.

A. c a b e d C. c e a d b

B. a b c e d D. e c a b d

6. a. Preparing pasta requires common sense and imagination rather than complicated recipes.

b. The key to success is fresh ingredients for the sauce and perfectly cooked pasta.

c. When cooking pasta, the cook should follow the package directions and should taste the pasta

before the cooking time is up.

d. The sauce may contain just about any fresh fish, cheese, herb, or vegetable.

e. According to the Italians, who ought to know, the pasta is done when the texture is neither

tough nor much but al dente, or “firm to the bite”.

A. a b d c e C. d e b c a
B. a b d e c D. d e b a c
7. a. And most important of all, he is not a politician.
b. He is not a writer.
c. He cannot be otherwise.
d. Or he is not a commentator.
e. A reporter is just that _ a reporter.

A. e a b c d C. e c b d a

B. e a d c b D. e c a b d

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SECTION THREE: Reading comprehension (8-25)

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions
according to the information there in. Each question has four choices, A-D,
choose the best alternatives and blacken the letter of your choices on the separate
answer sheet provided.

PASSAGE I
1 There is a gnat, called anopheles, from the reek word for “ hurt full”. Many gnats have mouth
armed with stabbing and sucking styles. So this one. It stabs the skin and draws blood. There is
“anopheles” with dappled wings. It bites men. Only the females bites. She has eggs to nourish. She
takes human bloods once a day. She then flies to a shaded corner. For instance, having bitten some
in mate of a dwelling shaded from coolness in the tropics, she then settles in a dim corner of it to
digest the meal.

2 The so called “bite” happens like this. The gnat when she a lights on the skin tests the place with
her labellum. Then sliding her head against the skin she stabs by styles with danger points and saw-
like edges. Swaying her head as she uses her mouth parts, she works these through the skin. They go
through and among the blood vessels, and carry with them a tiny tube like a hollow needle, close
behind the stabbing style. It leads from a poison –gland. It injects a droplet of juice into the stabbed
wound. This makes the blood- vessels flush; they bring more blood to the stabbed spot. Also the
juice delays the clotting of the blood which might baulk the gnat of her full meal, by cutting short
the yield of blood from the special tools and a special zest for thoroughness. She sucks the blood by
a tube which leads straight to the stomach. Rich food it is, human blood….

3 Our dapple –wing gnat when she “bites” human quarry, and injects as always her droplet of juice
to make the blood flow better, may be healthy, or she may not. She may be injected with parasite of
malaria. In herself it seems to do little or no harm. She is what is called “carrier”. The parasites
warms especially in her poison –gland near the gnat‟s head. The droplet of juice which the infected
gnat injects swarms with the little spindle –shaped wriggling creatures, the sporozoites of
plasmodium, microscopic parasite of malaria. These enter the circulation of the “bitten” person
where the tiny blood –vessels have laid open by the bite. Thus they are let loose within the
circulating human blood. Then tragedy ensues. They lose no time. They attach and enter the red
cells. Inside the red cells the parasites which has entered it sits quite at first, a very minute amoeba –
like thing. Later it crawls about in the red cell, the living house it has seized and it is to ruin. It
gradually eats out the inside of the human red cell, and it grows.

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When it has eaten out the whole of the red cell it splits up in to a family of young. The killed and
distended red cell bursts and let them loose. Released into the blood each of these young ones in its
turn attacks a red cell as its parent did, it enters, grows and eats the red cell‟s heart out, repeating the
old cycle.

Adapted from: Sir charls shrington. Man on His Nature. 1940

8. According to paragraph one, which one of the following sentences is not true?
A. The gnat digests her meal in dim corner.
B. A female mosquito is harmful gnat.
C. Only the male gnat bites humans.
D. The gnat nourishes her eggs with blood.
9. Which one of the sentences below best summarizes the central idea of the passage.
A. Any male gnat bites his human quarry: enters, infects, and eats the red cells heart out,
passing the same cycle to her young family.
B. A dapple –using gnat bites her human quarry: enters, infects and eats the red cell‟s heart
out, passing the same cycle to her young family.
C. Any female gnat bites her animal quarry: enters, infects and eats the red cell‟s heart out,
passing the same cycle to her young family.
D. A dapple –using gnat bites his human quarry: enters, infects and eats the red cell‟s heart
out, passing the same cycle to her young family.
10. As used in paragraph one, line-2, what does this in--- so this one --- most closely refer to:
A. inmate B. style C. human D. anopheles
11. Of the following, which one could be a possible title of the above passage?
A. The malaria mosquito C. The microscopic parasite
B. The female gnat D. The sporozoites
12. “Labellum” in paragraph two, line two means:
A. Minute amoeba –like creature
B. The parasite of malaria
C. The parasite of swarm
D. Part of the extended mouth of insects
13. “Styles” in paragraph two, line two means:
A. Sharp pointed probes C. particular forms
B. Careful examination of things D. tentative exploratory survey
14. The author of the above passage narrates the process of malaria infection in time order which
shows first:
A. How the so called “bite” of the gnat happen
B. What nature has provide the gnat
C. What the term anopheles means
D. How the gnat bite her human prey

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15. Ensues in paragraph three, line eight, most closely means:

A. Miss something C. lose something
B. Take something forcefully D. give something away willingly

PASSAGE II
The study of genetics is today so far advanced that we shall soon be able to produce a kind of
genetically perfect “superman”, using techniques known as “genetic engineering”. At first this may
seen as an alter native possibility, but when we consider it in detail, we find are many problems
involved.

A distinction is usually made between “negative” and “positive” genetic engineering. In a negative
engineering, we try to eliminate harmful genes to produce genetically normal people. The aim is of
course a desirable one; however, it does pose the problem of what a harmful gene is. Genes are not
really either “good” or “bad”. The gene which causes certain forms of anemia, for example, can also
protect against malaria. If we eliminate this gene, we may get rid anemia, but we increase the risk
of malaria.

In positive genetic engineering, we try to create better people by developing the so called “good”
genes. But although this form of genetic engineering will give us greater control … over mankind‟s
future, there are several reasons for caution. Firstly, there is the possibility of mistakes. While
accepting that geneticists are responsible people, we must also admit that things can go wrong, the
result being the kind of monster we read about in horror stories. Secondly, there is the problem of
deciding what makes a “better” person. We may feel, for example, that if negative engineering can
good thing. On the other hand, intelligence does not necessarily lead to happiness. Do we really
need to create people who are intelligent, but perhaps unhappy?

The basic question is whether or not we should interfere with human life. We can argue that much
human progress (particularly in medicine) involves interference with life. To some extent, this is
true, but we should not forget the terrible consequences genetic engineering can have. Consider for
example the possibilities of genetic warfare, in which our enemies try to harm us using the
techniques of genetic engineering.

Adapted from communicate in writing 1981.

16. These days, genetics are working hard to produce perfect:

A. Man –machine C. human race
B. Superman D. iron –man

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17. According to the author, genetic engineering could result in many ________ like the ones we
have read in horror stories.
A. undesirable monsters C. modern sapiens
B. average humans D. normal creatures
18. Caution paragraph three, line three, most closely means:
A. A defect to be treated C. mistake to be corrected
B. A question to be answer D. a warning telling to be careful
19. Distinction paragraph two, line two, most closely means:
A. deficiency C. disvalue
B. demerit D. difference
20. According to the passage, it is ___________ to decide which gene is harmful and which one
is useful.
A. difficult B. wise C. easy D. wrong
21. As used in paragraph three, line two, this refer to:
A. Negative genetic engineering
B. Genetic engineering in general
C. Positive genetic engineering
D. Genetic warfare in particular
22. Intelligence paragraph three, line eight, most closely means:
A. Man power C. secrete information
B. Brain power D. government organization

SECTION FOUR: Vocabulary (23-42)

A. COMPLETION (23-35)

DIRECTION: Questions from 23- 35 are complete sentences. There are four
alternatives words, phrases, A-D, given below each question. Choose the one that
best complete each sentence and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate
answer sheet.
23. It is now the sixth month since he stopped paying his contribution. So, we can _________
his name from the member ship list.
A. cancel out B. write out C. rub out D. erase out
24. Writing a formal letter in English is not that difficult, but you should follow certain ______
A. conventions B. conversions C. convictions D. conversations

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25. I want to __________ the race, but my friends encouraged me to __________ running.
A. win/begin C. quit/continue
B. lose/stop D. watch/start
26. The book‟s ___________ was shocking, since I never thought it would end with major
death.
A. conclusion B. beginning C. impression D. section
27. Can we go to _________ and ask for a pen before class. I lost mine on the way to school.
A. stationery B. station C. stationer D. stationary
28. Those twin girls could only be __________ when their names are pronounced; otherwise,
both look exactly the same.
A. differentiated C. disconnected
B. diversified D. defined
29. Let us ________ the decision until next week. There could be unexpected changes.
A. by pass B. defer C. differ D. pass
30. We are not sure of the number of causalities, but we heard there was heavy _______
downtown.
A. danger B. coalition C. calamity D. collision
31. Haven‟t you ___________ anything yet? I guess that is wonderful.
A. picked in C. pick out
B. picked down D. picked up
32. I don‟t like people who beat around the bush I want them to __________.
A. avoiding the issue C. stop blaming others
B. look for the hidden point D. come to agreement
33. It was all tiring, but I had no other choice. I really hate such ____________task.
A. boring C. exhausting
B. demanding D. uninspiring
34. There is a lot of ___________ in the paper you submitted yesterday. You will need to proof
read it.
A. pleasant C. un accuracy
B. inaccuracy D. mal accuracy
35. Everyone was so nervous and we have to leave hurriedly. There was no one _________ and
calm.
A. pleasant C. friendly
B. gracious D. relaxed

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B . SUBSTITUTION (36-42)

DIRECTIONS: Questions 36-42 each has an underlined word or phrase. There are
four alternatives, A-D, given after each sentence. Choose one word or phrase
that can best substitute for the underlined word or phrase and blacken the letter
of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
36. I don‟t know how we are going to cope with such an increasingly cost of living this year.
A. Expect C. mange
B. Win D. explain
37. My son and have been at odds with each other for three years. I feel it is time we should do
well enough.
A. In confusion B. in disagreement C. in agreement D. in contrast
38. Anyone contravening the preventive measures of covid-19 would endanger ones own and
other people, so make up your mind before it is too late.
A. Breaking C. doubting
B. Distrusting D. intervening
39. We decided to call on and see for ourselves what is going on in the company. Reports show
that productions are steadily on the decline.
A. Write back C. give a call
B. Pay a visit D. send delegates
40. She waited on tables to earn money while she was a college student.
A. Painted tables C. cleaned tables
B. Sold tables D. served meals
41. On main problem faced by a national parks and game reserves in East Africa is poaching .
A. Unlawful catching C. wilding life coaching
B. Game watching D. illegal killing
42. Natural calamity has become a challenge to most nations in developing countries –mankind
can no more ignore the issues.
A. Danger C. problem
B. Drought D. disaster

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SECTION FIVE: Grammar (43-74)

DIRECTIONS: Questions 43-74 are incomplete sentences. There are four

alternative words or phrases, A-D, given below each question. Choose the word
or phrase that best completes the sentences and blacken the letter of your choice
in the separate sheet provided.
43. May holiday was never ___________. I would use every minute for something enjoyable.
A. worrying C. bored
B. boring D. thrilling
44. I think my mother _________ in this university since 2000.
A. teaches C. is teaching
B. has taught D. taught
45. I have searched all over and _________ could it be found. Someone must have thrown it out.
A. somewhere C. no where
B. anywhere D. everywhere
46. I hope you will visit your family next summer, ___________?
A. don‟t you C. are you
B. will you D. won‟t you
47. The Bank, next to the hotel, __________ last month for the second time.
A. was robbed C. robed
B. has been robbed D. is robbed
48. The woman _________ was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
A. whose C. who
B. that D. whom
49. It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many of our tasks,
especially the more _________ type of jobs.
A. repeating C. repetition
B. repetitive D. repeated
50. He has secured his visa and everything necessary for his travel. They say he _______ move
to U.S.A.
A. may C. might
B. is going to D. will
51. My friend sold his old house __________ buy a new one. Unfortunately, his plan didn‟t
work out and now he has no house.
A. so as to C. so that
B. for D. in order that

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52. _________ it rained heavily, we had to cancel our trip.

A. However C. Because of
B. As a result D. Since
53. Guess how long you ___________ at school by the end of this year.
A. have been C. are going to be
B. will have been D. will be
54. __________ receiving her bachelor degree (BA), she went to graduate school.
A. when C. after
B. since D. while
55. I _________ had for this exam since September, and I think, I did the right thing.
A. really worked C. had really worked
B. will have really worked D. have really worked
56. Some people ___________ set foot out of their local town. They live and die just there.
A. always C. never
B. ever D. sometimes
57. Zerihun dropped ___________ to collect his lap top. He was so cooperative.
A. by C. on
B. about D. around
58. I believe ___________ of you is responsible. You were out of town when it happened.
A. all C. neither
B. either D. both
59. If only I __________ he was in town! I would have met him.
A. knew C. know
B. have known D. had known
60. Take an umbrella __________ it rains in the afternoon.
A. when C. if
B. incase D. unless
61. If I__________ enough time, I would have set much better exam questions.
A. had C. has had
B. have D. had had
62. The question is a little ___________ the next one.
A. less difficult as C. as difficult as
B. difficult than D. less difficult than
63. Unless you carefully _________ the matter, you won‟t easily find out what is going on.
A. look at C. look up to
B. look in to D. look up on

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64. The sky is covered with black clouds. I think it ___________.

A. will rain C. rains
B. is going to rain D. may rain
65. What they are doing is not relevant ____________ the instruction in the book.
A. with C. to
B. about D. of
66. Please ask if they haven‟t mailed the document ___________. It should be here by Monday.
A. still C. till
B. now D. yet
67. There are many occasions in which seat belts save life, yet __________ drivers often wear
them.
A. may C. a few
B. a lot of D. few
68. I‟m not superstitious, but you ___________ something earlier than brought you this bad
luck.
A. should have to do C. might have been doing
B. would have done D. must have done
69. We don‟t know why he suspected us. __________ from among us would want his money.
A. Anyone C. Not any one
B. No one D. Not some one
70. We had __________ tea, but there wasn‟t ___________ sugar. What shall we do?
A. some/any C. much/ many
B. any/some D. a little/a few
71. She is genuinely broke, ___________ we have to contribute some for her. She is our friend.
A. consequently C. because of
B. so D. so as to
72. The purchasers should be accountable for what happened. ___________ piece is faulty.
A. Every C. Both
B. All D. Neither
73. It seems she wants me to do her a favor. You know, she has never been as nice ________ me
as she is.
A. for C. to
B. with D. on
74. I haven‟t seen it, but I could imagine that the Renaissance dam is __________ than other
dams we have.
A. very bigger C. more bigger
B. absolutely bigger D. much bigger
75. Not all the seats in the exam hall ___________ taken yet.
A. has C. were
B. are D. have
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76. Now that Mom is gone, I don‟t have any one ___________ about my future plan.
A. to talk C. talk
B. talks D. talking to
77. If I come late one more time, my teacher __________ not let me in.
A. does C. must
B. can D. will
78. _________ would I say about this exam later at home.
A. Nothing word C. None
B. Not a word D. Not word
79. Which of the three deserves the school‟s prize ___________?
A. most C. best
B. well D. better
80. She started seeing him as soon as we left means: ____________
A. She was seeing him shortly before we left
B. She started seeing him shortly after we left
C. She started seeing him long after we left
D. She started seeing him just as we were leaving

SECTION SIX: Communication Activities (81-100)

DIRECTIONS: Questions 80-100 are presented in a form of dialogue. The part

said by one of the speakers is given, and a blank space is left for the other. For
each of the blank spaces, four alternative answers, A-D, are given. Choose the
one that is most appropriate to complete the dialogue and blacken the letter of
your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
81. Stranger: How can I get to the nearest cash point?
Resident: _______________________________.
A. There is a bank around Arat kilo
B. Go straight and turn left before the light
C. You will need to walk fast.
D. Why do you ask?
82. Teacher : What time do you go to bed?
Student : ____________________________
A. Very late C. At ten o‟clock
B. After dinner D. Very early
83. Boss : When will you be able to get back to work?
Employee: __________________________________
A. Yeah, I will be back C. Of course, I will
B. In a week or two D. I‟m going abroad

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84. Tourist : Excuse me, do you know where a coffee shop is?
Taxi Driver : ________________________________________
A. I always like tea.
B. No, thanks. I had my coffee after lunch.
C. Coffee shops around here are explosive.
D. Sorry, I don‟t live around here.
85. Friend : ____________________________________________
You : It‟s ok. It‟s enough to live on.
A. How much do you earn? C. It is a good job.
B. Do you like your job? D. What is your job like?
86. Samrawit : Do you know how to make pizza?
Konjit : __________________________________.
A. It‟s easy C. No, I don‟t
B. I don‟t like pizza D. Yes, I can
87. Guest : The kitchen handle has come off.
You : Don‟t worry. ________________________________________
A. You will buy a replacement C. It has never been like that
B. It is none of your business D. It often does
88. Abel : _______________________________________________
Shashe : Yes, you are.
A. I‟m helping you, amn‟t I?
B. I‟m genuine, aren‟t I?
C. There are a number of solutions, aren‟t?
D. You are trying to help me, aren‟t you?
89. Eldana : It is time we left. It is going to rain later.
Friend : _______________________________________
A. I couldn‟t agree more. C. What do you tell me?
B. Should we really go. D. We have been here for long.
90. Bach : ___________________________________________
Chaltu : Sure, he is packing.
A. What job does your brother do?
B. It is true he is moving back.
C. It is good for him to do a packing job?
D. What is your brother doing these days?
91. You : How old are you?
Lidet : _______________________________________
A. Twenty-two. C. Old enough for marriage.
B. My sister is 18. D. I‟m the youngest in the family.

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92. Lilu : Do you speak Italian?

You : ____________________________________
A. I speak five languages. C. Just a little.
B. I speak Arbic, too. D. I‟ve never been to Italy.
93. Customer : __________________________________________
Shopkeeper : It is 1500ETB.
A. Whose is this camera? C. Do you have a camera?
B. Is this camera for sale? D. How much is this camera?
94. Baysa : Hello, where do you live?
Alemitu : ____________________________________
A. I‟m from Jimma. C. I come by bus
B. I live with my sister. D. Around Arat kilo.
95. Yonas : Are you married, Zahara?
Zahara : _______________________________________
A. Before three years C. I‟m 30
B. No, I am not. D. I have a boy friend
96. Secretary : How do you do, Sir?
Visitor : ________________________________________
A. How do you do? C. I am fine. How do you do?
B. I am fine. How are you? D. Very well, how do you do?
97. Ali : ___________________________________________
Almaz : That sounds reasonable.
A. Shall we go for coffee. C. Is mimi doing her homework?
B. Did she buy a new purse? D. Isn‟t Abera coming this evening?
98. Fasil : Why did you leave the party early last night?
Rahel : _____________________________________________
A. I didn‟t feel well. C. I left with my husband.
B. I left at 2o‟clock. D. We had a great evening.
99. Teacher : We are on page 50, aren‟t we?
Student : ___________________________________________
A. No, exercise 5. C. Yes, we have done it.
B. Yes, exercise 4. D. No, we haven‟t done it.
100. Hanna : ______________________________________________
Kedija : Kind of, I suppose.
A. Where is your boyfriend? C. Do you love your friend?
B. Here comes your boyfriend. D. What does your boyfriend do for living?

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SECTION SEVEN : Writing (101-120)

DIRECTIONS : Questions 101-120 are related to different types of writing. Read

each of them very carefully and choose the answer from the four alternative
answers, A-D, given and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer
sheet provided.
101. Which one of the following sentences is most likely taken from descriptive writing?
A. We were walking around the apartment.
B. There were people who cleaned the apartment daily.
C. The apartment was so attractive when seen from distance.
D. They were renovating the apartment when we had our meeting.

102. “Mr. Wolf went out hunting in the forest one dark murky night.” This article is most
likely to be a/an _____________ text.
A. descriptive C. narrative
B. argumentative D. expository
103. Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
A. recieve C. inqury
B. receipt D. arange
104. What would be an appropriate ending for Telaye, a graduate, who is writing an
application letter for a job?
A. Sincerely yours C. Yours for ever
B. Hopefully D. Affectionately
105.Which one of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
A. He said, “live me alone.” C. He said “, Live me alone.”
B. He said, “live me alone” D. He said, “Live me alone.”
106. “The red –eye bloody vampire flushed his teeth into the soft skin of his lover and ended
her life.” This article is most likely to be an/a ___________ text.
A. argumentative C. descriptive
B. expository D. narrative
107. Of the following words, which one is not correctly spelt.
A. University C. college
B. Pronounciation D. psychology

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108. “Slavery has always been the most shocking phenomenon of a world. Slavery, which is
very unnatural, provokes mixed feelings from the heart of every person. Some people
descendants of those who used to be slaves years ago. Some faced „slavery‟ even in the
contemporary terms. And some people just simply don‟t understand….” This is taken from a
piece of writing that is most likely ___________.
A. descriptive C. expository
B. narrative D. argumentative
109. Which one of the following may not be included in curriculum vitae (CV)?
A. Course / trying undertaken
B. Work experience and reference
C. Personal information
D. The inside address
110. Mr. X is the successor of president Y. This article is most likely to be a/an ______ text.
A. expository C. argumentative
B. narrative D. descriptive
111. This study showed that both government and private media are biased in their own ways
with regard to the information they transmit to the public. Which section of a research report
are the above lines most likely taken from?
A. Conclusion C. Data analysis
B. Methodology D. Introduction
112. Which one of the following is most likely taken from the closing of the letter of
apology?
A. I‟m sorry for your lose.
B. I‟m looking for ultra to hear from you.
C. I have a keen commitment to your organization goals.
D. I regret to inform you about the late delivery of your orders.
113. “It is better to be safe from sorry!” This piece of writing is used to _________
A. give order C. make invitation
B. give warning D. make advert
114. Of the following words, which one is correctly spelt?
A. Bureau C. Restaurant
B. Budget D. Boutique
115. Eating a diet rich fruit and vegetables paves a road to better health. Which section of a
research report is the above line most likely taken from?
A. Summary C. Objective
B. Discussion D. Data analysis

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116. Which one of the following sentences has correct capitalization?

A. Efrata was born on wednesday, November 1,2009.
B. efrata was born on wednesday, November 1,2009.
C. Efrata was born on wednesday, november 1,2009.
D. Efrata was born on Wednesday, November 1,2009.
117. Which of the following could not be a possible ending to a friendly letter?
A. Best wishes C. With love
B. Good Bye D. sincerely
118. As a daily laborer, I went to work early every morning. I did lots of things in my mini
work shop, and then I came back home late in the evening. The text is most likely an
example of _______________ paragraph.
A. Argumentative C. Descriptive
B. Narrative D. Expository
119. To send a formal letter to your employee, you need to write the address and date
_________.
A. In the top left corner of the paper
B. In the top right corner of the paper
C. Below the closing phrase
D. Above the salutation
120. Some say the cause of the pandemic, Covid -19, is the corona virus escaped from a lab,
but others think otherwise.The preceding text could be an example of a/an __________
writing.
A. Descriptive C. Argumentative
B. Expository D. Narrative

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