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Section Three : Grammatical Structure
Directions : Questions 93-106 are incomlete sentences! "eneath each
sentence you #ill see four #or$s or hrases% mar&e$ (A)% (")% (')% an$ (()!
'hoose the #or$ or hrase that )est comletes the sentence!
93 - I _______ the book but when I heard what the critics said I
chaned my mind!
a) #as going to )uy
)) #oul$ ha*e )ought
c) #as )uying
$) am going to )uy
9" - She _________ him before #9$%!
a) has seen
)) sa#
c) ha$ seen
$) seen
9& - It was snowin when the refuees __________ !
a) ha*e arri*e$
)) arri*e$
c) ha$ arri*e$
$) #ere arri*e$
9$ - 'ary is waitin ___________ the (ueen!
a) to see
)) for seeing
c) for to see
$) at see
9) - She doesn*t want _________ her!
a) any)o$y hele$
)) that any)o$y heling
c) any)o$y to hel
$) that any )o$y hels
9% - In the year +,,&-he ___________ workin here for &, years!
a) #ill ha*e )een
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)) #ill )e
c) has )een
$) ha$ )een
99 - .ou ________ dri/e carefully! The roads are sli00ery!
a) #oul$ )etter
)) #oul$ rather
c) ha$ )etter
$) ha$ rather
#,,- 1e doesn*t smoke! _________
a) , $on-t too!
)) .either , $o!
c) , $on-t neither!
$) .either $o ,!
#,#- It*s rainin! 2e ha/e to return home- __________ 3
a) $on/t #e
)) #oul$n-t #e
c) $i$n-t #e
$) isn-t it
#,+- 1e knew e/erythin ________ was oin on!
a) #hat
)) #here
c) #hom
$) that
#,3- Students ha/e to s0end a lot of time studyin _________ their
own!
a) on
)) )y
c) for
$) in
#,"- 1e is /ery famous ________ Great 4ritain!
a) #hole
)) all o*er
c) in all
$) all of
#,&- They*re stayin with their 0arents __________ the time bein!
a) $uring
)) for
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c) since
$) #hen
#,$- ____________ all her efforts the 0arty was ruined!
a) ,n site of
)) .e*ertheless
c) Although
$) 0o#e*er
Section 5our : 6ocabulary
Directions : ,tems 101-11+ inclu$e sentences #ith missing #or$s or hrases!
2rom the #or$s or hrases )elo# each choose the one that )est comletes the
sentence!
#,)- 7ee0 your children away from this medicine 8 It*s ________!
a) $ea$
)) $ea$ly
c) $eath
$) $ying
#,%- Shakes0eare has written many 0oems! 1e is a __________ 0oet!
a) large
)) huge
c) tiny
$) great
#,9- This new 0ot is __________! .ou can 0ut it on the sto/e!
a) #aterroof
)) heatroof
c) )ulletroof
$) soun$roof
##,- The 0atient is now in a ___________ condition!
a) series
)) me$ical
c) critical
$) sychological
###- The new Saudi _____________ are twenty and two hundreds!
a) currencies
)) money
c) coins
$) )an&notes
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##+- I wish you a ood result in your e9am! 2hen are you _______
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a) assing
)) ta&ing
c) lea*ing
$) $oing
Directions : ,n each sentence )elo# relace the )ol$face #or$ #ith the
one that has the nearest meaning to it !
##3- The 3oman armies #ere defeated in 6++ A!(!
a) inscri)e$
)) enliste$
c) retreate$
$) )eaten
##"- "a$ $ee$s are disraceful!
a) shameful
)) )eautiful
c) shy
$) hay
##&- "ir$s e90and their #ings #hen they are flying!
a) rotect
)) inflate
c) contract
$) shrin&
##$- The oulation in 4au$i Ara)ia increased from eight millions to fourteen
millions in the ast ten years!
a) ro$uce$
)) $ecrease$
c) re$uce$
$) ascen$e$
Section 5i/e : :eadin ;om0rehension
Directions : 3ea$ the follo#ing te5t carefully! Then ans#er the 6uestions on
the )asis of #hat is state$ or imlie$ )y the te5t! 'hoose the #or$ or hrase
that )est comletes the sentence 7
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1- 8isitors to America are imme$iately struc& )y the tremen$ous num)ers of
automo)iles filling the high#ays an$ cro#$ing the city streets! The
automo)ile% #hich has transforme$ the American #ay of life% is the most
in$isensa)le #or&horse of the family! (uring the #ee&% the father $ri*es
it to his 9o) in the city% alone% or in a :car ool; arrangement #ith se*eral
of his fello# #or&ers! <hen he lea*es it at home% his #ife uses it
constantly to $o erran$s% to haul groceries% to $ri*e chil$ren to lessons or
aointments% to shos or s#imming ools! =n #ee&en$s% the family
$ri*es out to the country for a icnic lunch or may ta&e a tri of se*eral
hun$re$ miles! =n *acations% no corner of the country is )eyon$ the
family-s reach!
+- All of America has felt the changes% #hich came #ith the automo)ile an$
#ith the net#or& of high#ays that ha*e )een )uilt to ser*e it! 2armers%
#ho li*e far from their neigh)ors% are no longer isolate$! Tractors of the
#or& of the many farmlan$s they cannot affor$ to hire% Truc&s carry their
ro$ucts to mar&et% to storage ele*ators or to railroa$s!
3- Traffic 9ams in cities an$ along the aroaches to cities% esecially at
morning an$ e*ening rush hours an$ at the start an$ en$ of #ee&en$s% are
$ifficult ro)lems! 0o# to fin$ out enough ar&ing sace in the cities%
e*en #ith un$ergroun$ ar&ing lots an$ many-storie$ :igeonhole;
ar&ing structures in another! >ore high#ays an$ #i$er ones are nee$e$
as fast as they can )e )uilt!
##)- The main to0ic of this 0assae is __________________ !
a) The net#or& of high#ays
)) The American high#ays
c) Truc&s an$ Tractors in America
$) 'ars an$ the American Life
##%- The automobile has had _______________ on the <merican society!
a) A little effect
)) har$ly any effect
c) an o)*ious effect
$) no effect #hatsoe*er
##9- The <merican father ________________________!
a) al#ays $ri*es alone to #or&!
)) may share his car #ith other colleagues!
c) $ri*es his chil$ren to lessons!
$) $ri*es his #ife to haul groceries!
#+,- The <merican family may s0end the weekend ____________!
a) a)roa$!
)) in $o#nto#n!
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c) out of to#n!
$) in a family gathering!
#+#- Thanks to the automobile- all <merican States ha/e become
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a) #ithin reach!
)) more isolate$!
c) )eyon$ reach!
$) torn aart!
#++- 'ost <merican families __________________ cars!
a) cannot affor$
)) $o not )a$ly nee$
c) $o not ha*e
$) cannot $o #ithout
#+3- The word = which = in the first line of the second 0arara0h
refers to _________________!
a) all Americans
)) automo)iles
c) changes
$) traffic
Section Si9 : >inuistics and Pedaoy
#+"-___________ is a feature in human lanuae that allows for the
makin and inter0retation of an infinite number of messaes!
a) Ar)itrariness
)) 'reati*ity
c) ,nterchange
$) (islacement
#+&- The ;ontrasti/e <nalysis 1y0othesis is associated with
_________ !
a) the cogniti*e theory
)) the )eha*iorist theory
c) the nati*e theory
$) none of the a)o*e
#+$- ___________ /alidity refers to the correlation between test
scores and a trustworthy e9ternal criterion!
a) emirical
)) content
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c) face
$) rational
#+)- In constructin lanuae tests- items are said to be satisfactory if
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a) they are at suita)le le*el of $ifficulty
)) they $iscriminate among stu$ents
c) they imro*e stu$ents- roficiency
$) A B "
1+C- Transformational rammar _________!
a) ignores the relationshi )et#een sentences #ith the same meaning
)) generates only the grammatical sentences of a language
c) tries to mo$ify the learner-s linguistic )eha*ior
$) is none of the a)o*e
1+9- ___________ suffi9es do not usually chane the rammatical class
of the words to which they are attached!
a) ,nflectional
)) (eri*ational
c) >orhological
$) 2unctional
#3,- < nati/e s0eaker can in most cases _________!
a) gi*e an account of the rules of his language!
)) list all the ossi)le sentences of his language!
c) A B "
$) .one of the a)o*e!
#3#- The ;ritical Period 1y0othesis 0resents stron e/idence for the
___________ theory of lanuae ac?uisition!
a) cogniti*e
)) )eha*iorist
c) nati*ist
$) situational
#3+- In the 0roduction of ___________ the 0assae of the air stream
is relati/ely unobstructed!
a) *o#els
)) nasals
c) si)ilant
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$) fricati*es
#33- In the rammar translation method- __________ !
a) ela)orate e5lanations of the intricacies of grammar are gi*en
)) grammar is taught in$ucti*ely
c) there is little e5lanations
$) grammar is ostone$ to a later stage
#3"- 2ithin the coniti/e a00roach- lanuae ac?uisition is seen as
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a) rule formation
)) ha)it formation
c) s&ill formation
$) function formation
#3&- The eclectic method of forein lanuae teachin necessitates
that the teachers __________ !
a) aly the easiest from the *arious metho$s
)) choose the )est from the *arious metho$s
c) aly one metho$ in each class erio$
$) aly at lest t#o metho$s in each class erio$
#3$- The best course desin is the one that __________ !
a) romotes a ositi*e social climate in the classroom
)) enhances stu$ent moti*ation
c) ma&es teaching en9oya)le for the teacher
$) all of the a)o*e!
#3)- ___________ is such a natural and normal human acti/ity that
few as0ects of it really need much o/ert instruction!
a) Listening
)) 4ea&ing
c) 3ea$ing
$) " B '
#3%- 5or students learnin to read in a new lanuae some 0re/ious
____________ ability is necessary!
a) #ritten language
)) simle language
c) oral language
$) real language
#39- Teachin 0roducti/e skills means teachin ___________ !
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a) sea&ing an$ listening
)) listening an$ rea$ing
c) sea&ing an$ rea$ing
$) #riting an$ sea&ing
#",- The techni?ue of __________ is an acti/ity where a student
needs information from others to com0lete a 0articular task!
a) filling in a )lan&
)) information ga
c) critical rea$ing
$) matching
#"#- The 0rimary ob@ecti/e in teachin s0eakin is the de/elo0ment
of ________ ability!
a) oral communication
)) honological
c) ronunciation
$) goo$ English
#"+- Grammar teachin is the e90licit teachin of lanuae ________
!
a) forms
)) #or$s
c) function
$) meaning
#"3- :eadin in a second lanuae normally re?uires 0rocesses
similar to readin in a _________ lanuae!
a) first
)) secon$
c) thir$
$) foreign
#""- In 0re0arin a test for intensi/e readin we should note that
___________ te9ts should used!
a) short% simle
)) short% comle5
c) long% $etaile$
$) long% comle5
#"&- Process oriented writin instruction 0laces more em0hasis on the
__________ in 0roducin a 0iece of writin!
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a) stages that #riters go through
)) &no#le$ge that #riters emloy
c) e5erience that #riters ha*e
$) time that #riters sen$
#"$- Good 0ronunciation re?uires the ability to correctly 0roduce
and use __________ !
a) 4oun$s% stress% an$ intonation!
)) 4oun$s% stress% an$ meanings!
c) 4oun$% #or$s% an$ meanings!
$) 4oun$% #or$s an$ ro$uction!
#")- < crossword 0uAAle hel0s students de/elo0 ________ knowlede!
a) rea$ing
)) orthograhy
c) le5ical
$) #riting
#"%- Teachin words in isolation is not recommended because
_______ !
a) some #or$s ha*e $ifferent meanings
)) conte5t hels to clarify the meanings of the #or$
c) the function of the #or$ in a sentence hels to $etermine its meaning
$) all the a)o*e
#"9- Techni?ues for uessin meanins of the words from conte9t include
:
a) acti*ating )ac&groun$ &no#le$ge!
)) =)taining clues from structure an$ surroun$ing #or$s!
c) Dn$erstan$ing ronunciation an$ unctuation!
$) All the a)o*e!
#&,- Bsin technoloy in teachin hel0s teachers _________!
a) resent $emonstrations
)) enhance course content
c) ro*i$e a$$itional illustrations
$) all the a)o*e
#&#- Bsin multimedia software hel0s ____________ students to
increase their learnin ability!
a) $isa)le$
)) shy
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c) #ea&
$) all the a)o*e
#&+- :oad ma0s are enerally used in the teachin of ___________ !
a) grammatical structures
)) rea$ing comrehension
c) listening ractice
$) A B "
#&3- In effecti/e lanuae teachin- com0uters are best used as
________________ !
a) su)stitutes for teachers
)) ai$s to teachers
c) means of entertainment
$) su)stitutes for te5t)oo&s
#&"- In 0re0arin material for lanuae lab 0ractice- it is best to
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a) rea$ from the te5t)oo& $irectly
)) use transcrits for the urose
c) $ictate to the recor$ing erson
$) memoriEe the material first
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#&&- < ood lanuae teacher uses maaAine 0ictures to __________ !
a) teach language s&ills an$ elements
)) $ecorate the classroom
c) ma&e teaching more en9oya)le
$) teach goo$ ronunciation!
#&$- 5lash cards are more commonly used to teach __________ !
a) listening
)) *oca)ulary items
c) #riting e5ercises
$) rea$ing alou$
#&)- 2e can use both flannel boards and manetic boards to dis0lay
0ictures and cards! 1owe/er- _____________ !
a) flannel )oar$s are more effecti*e
)) magnetic )oar$s are easier to use
c) they are similar
$) chal&)oar$s are )etter than )oth
#&%-;om0osite 0ictures may be effecti/ely used in the teachin of
____________ !
a) sea&ing an$ #riting
)) rea$ing comrehension only
c) grammatical structures mainly
$) young learners only
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