2010 – 2011 Graduation writing test

Approved by Rector of Orkhon University ……………………..N. Khajidsuren Prof. Ph.D

WRITTEN TEST

/2010 – 1011/ Academic year

Name _____________ Class ___________ Score __________

VERSION A

I. SUBJECT and PREDICATE AGREEMENT

Underline the most suitable verb form, in each sentence (6 score)

1. This library, with over 700 million volumes (offers / offer) students a wide variety of reference materials.

2. The sugar maple tree, from which maple sugar (grows / grow) in New England

3. Both the book and the notebook on the table (is / are) mine.

II. ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 score)

Example: We walked (slow / slowly) __slowly___ back to the hotel.

4. I’m pleases the plan worked so (good / well) _________________ .

5. We had a (good / well) _________ view from the window.

6. My head aching (bad / badly) ____________ .

7. Language policy has been a subject of _____________ debate in multilingual nations.

a) Sharp c) sharper

b) Sharpest d) as sharp as

8. Of all the amplifiers, this product with its wide range provides ____________ stability within the audible spectrum.

a) the greatest c) the greater

b) greater d) greatest

III. TEST on the ADVERBIAL CLAUSE and ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Complete the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (8 score)

9. She tears him ___________ he were her own son.

a) Though b) even though c) as though d) if

10. Henry Ford’s plan was to manufacture cheaper cars in large quantity ___________ more people would buy them.

a) Therefore b) in order c) so that d) in case

11. Factories emit smoke ________________ the air are breath.

a) which pollute c) pollute

b) that pollutes d) what is polluted

12. Ali sold all his books, _______________ was very unwise of him.

a) what b) which c) that d) which it

IV. TEST ON REPORTED SPEECH

Choose the most suitable answer for each sentence. (10 score)

13. He said to her, “Don’t enter the room”

He ordered her ___________________ the room.

a) not to enter d) doesn’t enter

b) to enter e) do not enter

c) didn’t enter

14. Peter said,” Alice, are you busy now?”

Peter asked Alice______________________

a) she was busy.

b) if she was busy then.

c) she would be busy.

d) if she wasn’t busy then.

e) if she is busy.

15. “Do you go in for sports?”, he asked. He asked ___________________________________

a) he went in for sports

b) if I went in for sports

c) if I’ll go in for sports

d) I should go in for sports

e) if I had gone in for sports

Change Direct speech into Indirect Speech

16. I asked Nelly, “What are you looking for?”

I asked Nelly what ______________________________________________________________

17. He said, “I don’t want to see this film”

He said that ________________________________________

V. TEST on CONDITION

Choose the most suitable answer to complete each sentence. (Score 10)

18. If I had eaten breakfast this morning, I __________ hungry now.

a) wasn’t b) wouldn’t have been

c) wouldn’t be d) am not

19. If you __________ Ann tomorrow, can you tell her to phone?

a) saw b) see c) will see

d) had seen e) shall see

20. They are expecting us. They will be disappointed if we ____________.

a) won’t come b) didn’t come c) haven’t come d) don’t come e) came

21. _________ about your problem, I might have been able to help you.

a) if you told me b) had you told me c) you had told me d) if you were to tell me

22. He didn’t go to a doctor, but if he ___________, the cut on his hand wouldn’t have gotten infected.

a) had b) has had c) did e) would have had

VI. TEST on the PASSIVE VOICE

Choose the most suitable answer to complete each sentence (10 score)

23. Schools _________ the responsibility for teaching the predominant social norms and values.

a) Have given b)are giving c) are given d) given

24. Galileo _______ to as the father of modern science.

a) Often refers b) has often referred c) often referred d) is often referred

25. The task of science, as we know, is to discover facts; but a haphazard confliction of facts cannot _______ a science.

a) Say that it constitutes b) be said to constitute c) be said that it constitutes d) have said what constitute

Change the Active to the Passive

26. Timmy dropped the cup. _____________________________________________________________

27. Someone was making a coffee. _______________________________________________________-

VII. TEST on PRONOUNS, PREPOSITIONS, INFINITIVE, GERUND and MODALS.

Choose the most suitable ones to complete each sentence (Score 20 )

28. Of course I _________ used to be very wealthy.

a) my b) mine c) myself d) ourselves e) himself

29. You know, Mary brought ___________ a new dress yesterday.

a) myself b) itself c) himself d) oneself e) herself

30. They have to ask somebody else to help them, ______________ ?.

a) haven’t they b) have they c) hasn’t he d) don’t they e) hasn’t he

31. You lived here 3 months ago, __________?

a) don’t you b) had you c) didn’t you d) have you e) do you

32. A queue of people were waiting ____________ the last bus.

a) on b) at c) of d) for

33. He had keys of the city presented ___________ him.

a) to b) in c) on d) for

34. She is good at ______________.

a) to swim b) swimming c) swims d) swum

35. He usually goes ____________ tennis at the weekend.

a) to play b) playing c) plays d) play

36. When I was younger, I ____________ five kilometers every day, but now I have to take frequent rests when I try to do the same thing.

a) could run b) should be able to run c) have got to d) can run

37. The sign on the lawn says clearly that people ___________ not walk on the grass.

a) will b) might c) have d) may

VIII. TEST ON TENSES

Choose the best suitable verb form in each sentence. (Score 10)

38. Jane is fashion designer, but currently she __________ shoes.

a) sold b) is selling c) was selling d) will sell

39. The moment he _________ this message, he must call me.

a) received b) will receive c) receives d) is receiving

40. Alice __________ in musical shows hundreds of times up till now.

a) has danced b) has been dancing c) had danced d) danced

41. When I went to London, I stayed at the same hotel where I ________ five years earlier.

a) had stayed b) have been staying c) have stayed d) stayed

42. Tell him I __________ anything with him until have spoken with my wife.

a) don’t discuss b) haven’t discussed c) won’t discuss d) didn’t discuss

IX. TEST ON LEXICOLOGY

Match the column B with column A. Put the letters in brackets. (Score 8)

1. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. 43. __________ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rays.

A. Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection

44. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______________.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it.

A. workers B. criminals C. any person D. policeman

45. ‘Futurology’ is an example of ________________.

A. neologism B. archaism C. old word D. obsolete word

46. ‘Bottleneck’ is a(an) ___________motivated word.

A. morphologically B. onomatopoeically C. semantically D. etymologically

II. Match the Column B with Column A.

Put the letters in brackets. / Score 8 /

47. Morpheme ( ) A. a morpheme that occurs with at least one other morpheme48. Allomorph ( ) B. a morpheme attached to stem or a root49. Bound morpheme ( ) C. an affix that forms new words with a stem or a root50. Free morpheme ( ) D. a morpheme that can stand alone51. Affix ( ) E. a minimum meaningful unit of a language52. Inflectional affix ( ) F. a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and a certain meaning53. Derivational affix ( ) G. one

of the variants that realize a morpheme54. Word ( ) H. an affix that indicates grammatical relationships