English Language Proficiency Test for iccr applicants

Sana’a

(Bachelors Degree Applicants)

January 15, 2010

Time Allotted: 2 hrs.

Total Marks: 50
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Course Applied for: _________________________________: Roll Number: _____

1. 
   Write the synonyms and antonyms of the following words.
   

1. 
   complicate ------------ ------------
   
2. 
   fury ------------ ------------
   
3. 
   Fake ------------- ------------
   
4. 
   Hasten ------------- ------------
   
5. 
   pursue ------------- -----------
   

2. 
   Circle the correct spelling of words given below.
   

1. 
   Written, writen, writtin, ritten
   
2. 
   Fourty, forty, fourtey, fortey
   
3. 
   Separat, separate, saperate, seperate
   
4. 
   Temperature, temprature, tamprature, tamperature
   
5. 
   Nowlege, knowledge, knolege, knoledge
   

3. 
   Pick the appropriate preposition and fill in the blanks.
   

2. The ball rolled ­­­­­______________the table.

3. Our new puppy likes to run _____________me.

4. You have to wash your hands ___________you eat.

5. We went __________the bridge in our new car.

6. The temperature yesterday was ________ zero!

7. I ran down the hill and rolled _________ the grass.

8. My sister ran __________ me to catch the school bus.

9. I always seem to daydream ____________ class.

10. Tomorrow I get to eat dinner __________my friend’s house.

4. 
   Complete the table by filling the verb, present tense, past tense and future tense, as the case may be.
   

5. 
   Make meaningful sentences using the following words.
   

1. 
   not only…..but also
   

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2. 
   neither…..nor
   

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. 
   as and when….we
   

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. 
   ever since
   

5. 
   more or less
   

6. 
   Change to Passive Voice.
   

1. 
   Thieves robbed a woman.
   

2. 
   All visitors must wear identity badges.
   

3. 
   They offered William a promotion.
   

4. 
   They are testing the new system.
   

5. 
   Nobody informed the college that there had been a mistake.
   

6. 
   Complete the proverbs/old sayings.
   

1. 
   A friend in ……………………… is a friend indeed.
   
2. 
   A rolling …………………………. gathers no moss.
   
3. 
   A stitch in ………………… saves nine.
   
4. 
   Birds of a feather flock …………………………….. .
   
5. 
   Every …………………. has his day.
   

6. 
   Write an essay of about 400 words on any one of the following topics.
   

1. 
   Significance of Ramadan and celebration of Eid.
   
2. 
   Tourist places of Yemen.