English Proficiency Test for Higher classes.
Sub.
– English Proficiency test for 9 to 12
Date:
26/02/2021
Day:
Friday Name: _______________
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PART –
A Marks: 30
Instructions: (1) All objective questions in this part are
compulsory.
(2) All objective
questions carry equal marks.
(3) Before each question in your OMR Sheet, option A O, B O, C O and
D O have been
given. Choose the right
option by making the circle dark.
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Q 1) An analogy is a comparison between two things
that are alike, opposite or related in some way. Complete the analogies using
the vocabulary words listed below. (10
Marks)
{initiative,
support, reliable, organization, success, mutual , dramatics, attitude, gossip
}
1. look is to stare as
talk is to _______________________________________
2. house is to residence
as business is to ______________________________
3. negative is to positive
as irresponsible is to __________________________
4. happiness is to joy
as independence is to ____________________________
5. counsellor is to advice
as sponsor is to ______________________________
6. kindness is to quality
as confidence is to _____________________________
7. rude is to polite
as unimportant is to _______________________________
8. celebration is to party
as tantrum is to ______________________________
9. finish is to start
as failure is to _____________________________________
10. rejected is to refused
as shared is to ________________________________
Q 2) Read the article below and answer the
questions that follow in complete sentences. (12 marks)
Be a Star
Employee!
It's up to you to prove
to your employer that hiring you was the right move.
• Be positive.
• Treat everyone with respect. Mutual respect
is key to a healthy working environment.
• Support your co-workers. Encourage others. Be a team player.
• Never gossip, even if others do.
• Be a diplomat. Be calm when discussing
problems and use tact.
• Show initiative. Don't always wait to be
told. If you see something that needs to be done, offer!
• Be reliable. If you say you'll do something,
do it.
• Dress for success. Take the lead from your
supervisor and co-workers.
• Manage your emotions. Out-of-control anger or
over-the-top dramatics are not professional and could cost you
your job.
• Speak well of the organization you work for
even when you're away from it. Your positive attitude will show in
everything you
Questions:
- How does someone show
initiative?
- What is key to a healthy
work environment, and why?
- What are two ways that
you can be a team player?
- What does it mean to be
reliable in the workplace?
- Describe how you can be a
diplomat in the workplace?
- What title do you like to
give to this passage? Why?
Q 3) Read the passage below. Then answer questions about errors in the
passage. (8 Marks)
1) Well, its another rainy
day. I wonder what 2) I will do? First, I think I’ll take a walk around the 3)
neyborhood to stretch my legs. 4) Second I’ll cook a big breakfast
5) with toast fruit eggs and
bacon. After that, I might mow my 6) lawn; it’s getting pretty long. I’m not
sure what I’ll do after that. I guess I should go see my mother. I think she
wants me to go grocery shopping with her. I have no idea why she can’t just go
by 7) her self. Or, better still, she could ask my dad to go with her! I doubt
he will want to go with her though. He 8) doesn’t like going to the grocery
store as much as I do!
1)
A. Well, it was
B. Well, it isn’t
C. Well, it’s
D. Correct as is
2)
A. I would do?
B. will I do?
C. I will do.
D. Correct as is
3)
A. neighborhood
B. neiborhood
C. nayberhood
D. nayborhood
E. Correct as is
4)
A. Second will I
B. Second, I’ll
C. Second I’m gonna
D. Correct as is
5)
A. with toast and fruit
and eggs and bacon.
B. with toast, fruit,
eggs, and bacon.
C. with toast, fruit,
eggs and bacon.
D. Both B and C are
correct.
E. Correct as is
6)
A. lawn? It’s
B. lawn: it’s
C. lawn! It’s
D. Correct as is
7)
A. themselves
B. itself
C. herself
D. Correct as is
8)
A. dislikes
B. enjoys
C. likes
D. Correct as is
Prepared by
Haridas Patil (6353973624)
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Trainer
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