MID TERM EXAM
(TRIAL)
28 APRIL 2022
THURSDAY
8.00 – 9.30 P.M.
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
SECTION A (Q 1- 40)
SECTION B (Q 1-10)
SECTION A
QUESTION 1 – 10
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. My friend works as engineer.
2. Walter is thinnest boy in the class.
3. Do not disturb me! I’m listening to radio.
4. honest person is hard to find nowadays.
5. moon shines brightly on the fifteenth of every month.
6. I want to make appointment to see personnel manager.
7. woman in the photograph looks familiar.
8. I have given blue pen to my friend. pen is expensive.
9. She has idea to make the most beautiful gift box.
10. My aunt is mysterious lady.
QUESTION 11 – 15
Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.
Playing (11) wind instrument may help reduce (12)___ possibility of developing
obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is (13) sleep disorder where
breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. In hopes of finding (14) ________solution to
treat and prevent sleep apnea, researchers in India tested on sixty-four wind instrument players
and compared them to non-wind instrument players. What they found was that wind instrument
players have(15) _____ relatively lower risk compared to their no-wind instrument
counterparts.
(Adapted from Health Today:June 2015)
QUESTION 16 – 20
Join the following pairs of sentences using the linking words given in brackets.
16. The washing machine was cheap. (Although)
It was in good condition.
17. It was such a lovely day. (yet)
They stayed indoors.
18. I like to go fishing. (but)
I don’t like to eat fish.
19. I could not wear the dress. (because)
It was too small.
20. Suhaila wanted to go camping. (however)
Her father told her not to.
QUESTION 20 – 26
Read the text and underline the correct conjunction.
Nowadays, many parents are turning holidays into extended school. They want their
children to learn beyond textbooks 20. (so, or, and) classrooms. 21. (Whether, Although, When)
they opt for holiday home stays in rural areas for their children, they 22. (neither, whether, not
only) get to visit farms 23. (nor, or, but also) try their hands at planting rice, tapping rubber and
playing with traditional tops. However, the urban children find it difficult to adapt to the simple
accommodation. There is no air-conditioning. The toilets are clean 24. (but, or, so) there is no hot
water or shower facilities. Guests bathe using a pail.
Twelve-year-old Siti said, “I want to go back 25. (because, if, but) it is so interesting, 26.
(when, though, since) the loud insect sounds at night are scary.”
(Adapted from Focus Goal English)
QUESTION 26 – 30
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Progressive)
26. Look! Sara (go) to the movies.
27. On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag.
28. The handbag (be) very beautiful.
29. Sara usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear) white
trainers.
30. And look, she (take) an umbrella because it (rain)
QUESTION 30 – 40
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect)
1. When he (wake up) , his mother (already /
prepare) breakfast
32. We (go) to London because our friends (invite) us
33. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and
(call) a friend.
34. When she (start) learning English she (already
/learn) French.
35. Jane (already / type) three pages when her computer
(crash) .
36. By the time the doctor (arrive) at the house the patient (die) .
them.
37. Before that day we (never / think) of traveling to Japan.
38. I (know) him a long time before I (meet) his family.
39. They (not / know) where to meet because nobody (tell)
40. It (be) cloudy for days before it (begin) to rain.
SECTION B
QUESTION 1 – 10
Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
Years ago, as a newly-qualified teacher, I was posted to a school in a small village. There was
only one coffee shop, 1 sundry shop and a bicycle repair shop. The village had piped water
2 no electricity supply. There 3 no public transport at night. 4 , the lack of
amenities in the village did not bother me much. The students 5 hardworking and eager
to learn. There were no discipline 6 . I had to 7 a set of living quarters with two others
and we had to cook our own meals. In the evenings and during weekends we went fishing or 8
round the many surrounding villages. At weddings and festivals, we were showered with food.
9 village folk respected 10 and made us feel wanted. I'll never forget their warmth and
kindness.
1. (A) a 3. (A) is
(B) an (B) are
(C) the (C) was
(D) -- (D) were
2. (A) and 4. (A) Moreover
(B) but (B) Therefore
(C) or (C) Since
(D) both (D) However
5. (A) is 8. (A) cycle
(B) are (B) cycles
(C) was (C) cycled
(D) were (D) cycling
6. (A) problems 9. (A) A
(B) difficulties (B) An
(C) challenges (C) The
(D) attitudes (D) --
7. (A) live 10. (A) us
(B) make (B) we
(C) share (C) me
(D) divide (D) you