SAMPLE TEST Grade 11 – 1 st Test ( from unit 1 to unit 3) (Based on the suggested matrix) I. Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. a. change b. children c. machine d. church 2. a. guitarist b. passenger c. generous d. village 3. a. wrong b. ngaio c. sing d. listening 4. a. think b. finger c. thin d. link 5. a. height b. held c. humor d. hunt II. Word formation: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 6. He is a(n) _____________ man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit. ( selfish) 7. Christina is being interviewed about the most (forget) experience in her life 8. A dog is capable of great to its master. (loyal) 9. Feats and festivals are special time of (celebrate) 10. They all tried hard to win the championship in the (compete) III. Error correction: Find one error in each sentence and correct it 11. Friendship is a two-sides affair. 12. The customs officer told him open the briefcase. 13. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and imitation in different ways. 14. We were having lunch when we were hearing the news. 15. I must drive more carefully. I can’t risk to get another speeding ticket. IV. Multiple choices: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank 16. They let their children up late at weekends. a. staying b. stay c. to stay d. stayed 17. The children were eager their parents. a. to see b. see c. seeing d. saw 18. I’d rather at home. a. to stay b. staying c. stayed d. stay 19. Peter is very funny. He makes me a lot a. laugh b. to laugh c. laughing d. laughed 20. They noticed him the agreement. a. sign b. to sign c. signing d. signed 21. Mr. Louis offered _____ us to the train station. a. to drive b. to be driven c. being driven d. driving 22. Jack got into trouble when he refused __________ his briefcase for the customs officer. a. opening b. being opened c. to open d. to be opened 23. By the time I got into town, the shops …………. a. closes b. closed c. has closed d. had closed 24. He told us about his marriage when we …………… afternoon tea. a. had b. have had c. are having d. were having 25. I felt the animal ……… towards me. a. moved b. moves c. moving d. to move V. Passage comprehension: Read the passage then answer the following questions Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthday party for her. I was one of those invited. The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a restaurant because it is noisy and expensive. We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be exciting to receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinks and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful candles sat in the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “Happy Birthday” as she blew out the candles and cut the cake. We helped ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew. Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired but happy. The parents of other children came to collect them by motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I walked home, which was only three doors away. 26. Why did Mai hold her birthday party at home? 27. How many guests were invited to Mai’s house? 28. Was the author Mai’s classmate? 29. What did they do at the party? 30. How did they feel after the party? VI. Sentence building: Choose the correct sentence 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. VII. Sentence transformation: Rewrite the following sentences as that have the first meaning 36. He did all the his work and then he went home After 37. People say he died of lung cancer. He is said 38. We regretted that we had sold the house We regretted 39. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake A terrible 40. He doesn’t like people laughing at him He doesn’t KEYS: SAMPLE TEST (Based on the suggested matrix) I. Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. a. change b. children c. machine d. church 2. a. guitarist b. passenger c. generous d. village 3. a. wrong b. ngaio c. sing d. listening 4. a. think b. finger c. thin d. link 5. a. height b. held c. humor d. hunt II. Word formation: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 6. He is a(n) _____________ man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit. ( selfish) unselfish 7. Christina is being interviewed about the most (unforgetable) experience in her life 8. A dog is capable of great to its master. (loyalty) 9. Feats and festivals are special time of (celebration) 10. They all tried hard to win the championship in the (competition) III. Error correction: Find one error in each sentence and correct it 13. Friendship is a two-sides affair. 14. The customs officer told him open the briefcase. 13. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and imitation in different ways. 14. We were having lunch when we were hearing the news. 15. I must drive more carefully. I can’t risk to get another speeding ticket. IV. Multiple choices: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank 16. They let their children up late at weekends. a. staying b. stay c. to stay d. stayed 17. The children were eager their parents. a. to see b. see c. seeing d. saw 18. I’d rather at home. a. to stay b. staying c. stayed d. stay 19. Peter is very funny. He makes me a lot a. laugh b. to laugh c. laughing d. laughed 20. They noticed him the agreement. a. sign b. to sign c. signing d. signed 21. Mr. Louis offered _____ us to the train station. a. to drive b. to be driven c. being driven d. driving 22. Jack got into trouble when he refused __________ his briefcase for the customs officer. a. opening b. being opened c. to open d. to be opened 23. By the time I got into town, the shops …………. a. closes b. closed c. has closed d. had closed 24. He told us about his marriage when we …………… afternoon tea. a. had b. have had c. are having d. were having 25. I felt the animal ……… towards me. a. moved b. moves c. moving d. to move V. Passage comprehension: Read the passage then answer the following questions Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthday party for her. I was one of those invited. The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a restaurant because it is noisy and expensive. We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be exciting to receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinks and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful candles sat in the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “Happy Birthday” as she blew out the candles and cut the cake. We helped ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew. Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired but happy. The parents of other children came to collect them by motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I walked home, which was only three doors away. 26. Why did Mai hold her birthday party at home? 27. How many guests were invited to Mai’s house? 28. Was the author Mai’s classmate? 29. What did they do at the party? 30. How did they feel after the party? VI. Sentence building: Choose the correct sentence 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. VII. Sentence transformation: Rewrite the following sentences as that have the first meaning 36. He did all the his work and then he went home After 37. People say he died of lung cancer. He is said 38. We regretted that we had sold the house We regretted 39. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake A terrible 40. He doesn’t like people laughing at him He doesn’t 11. Friendship is a two-sided aair 12. The customs ocer told him to open the briefcase. 13. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and imitate in dierent ways. 14. We were having lunch when we heard the news. 15. I must drive more carefully. I can’t risk getting another speeding ticket. . motorbikes. 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