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Monday, July 22, 2013

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                                Formative Test constructed by MR. YOGENDRA CHAPAGAIN
                                                Only for Grammar section
Bachelor Level/ Education/ I Year                                            Full Mark: 74
General English (Eng. Ed. 311)                                                   Time: 1 hour
Attempt ALL the questions.
                                                                        Group A
A. Select and tick the best answer:                                                                    11
1. While talking about her class that day a teacher said " I had a bit of a row today and I ………. my shouting in the classroom."
a. Practice                                                                   b. Practiced
c. Had practiced                                                         d. have practiced
2. Which of the followings is appropriate in answering the question ' What have you done at college?"
a. I've studied a lot.                                       B. I was there actually
c. I've studied there actually                                    d. I was there three weeks
3. The appropriate reply for the statement ' I'm going to go home now.'
a. Okay, I'll see you on Saturday     
b. Okay, I'm going to see you on Saturday
c. I go to see you.
d. I am seeing you on Saturday.
4. Which paraphrase is closest in meaning to the original phrase, in bold obviously, they won't tell you who he was?
a. They are not able to tell you.
b. They do not want to tell you
c. They do not want to tell you and they refuse to tell you.
d. They want to tell you.
5. Fill the gap with an appropriate modal verb. Do excuse me rushing off. I ……….. get back to the office.
a. May                                                                         b. Must
c. Might                                                           d.  Will
6. Select the appropriate ending for the beginning " If they weren't so busy,…………….
a. they will help you                                      b. they would help you
c. they would have helped you                    d. they must ring me
7. Which of the following sentences is correct?
a. He was died by his brother
b. Paper was invented by the Chinese
c. A nice house is had by them
d. Two liters are contained by the bottle.
8. Which type of adverb does this sentence have ' I don't honestly think my kids will pay for my healthcare?
a. Comment                                                                b. short
c. view point                                                               d. Manner
9. Fill the gap with an appropriate article- That I would actually see her right from…………. beginning.
a. a                                                                  b.  an
c. the                                                               d. no article
10. Fill the gap with an appropriate preposition - Thank you….. your message.
a. at                                                                 b.         for
c. In                                                                 d.         of
11. Which of the following sentence is most formal?
a. He was very helpful, Max was.
b. It's a specialty here, Chilli sauce is.
c. The villages are so beautiful.
d. It's not a good wine, that.

                                                Group  B.                          63
1. Change the utterances below into indirect speech.   
a. She exclaimed " He is down!"
b. "Who is down?" Cried Ivanhoe.
c. "the black Knight" answered Rebecca.
d. "The leaders are thrown down", replied Rebecca.
e.  "Who  yield – who push their way?" said Ivanhoe.
f.  " front –de- Boeuf" exclaimed Ivanhoe.
g. "Is anyone there?" He asked.

2.  Put the adverbs in their most typical neutral position in these sentences.
a. They're going to sell up and move out. (Probably)
b. The tickets are on sale. (Twice a week)
c. I didn't what was happening. (Quite)
d. He's the first to complain. (Usually)
e. Would you sign the bottom, please? (Just)
f. She always dealt with her clients. (Honestly)
g. We have dinner at 6:30; you know that (always).

3.  Fill the gaps using these modal items.
Ought to be to have to need seem tend to be meant to
a. These blades……… break very easily and …….be replaced about once a month.
b.  It ……… unfair that she should have to do all the work.
c.  we ……. Check to see if that flight is still operating before we fix the date for the trip.
d. you….. get a work permit if you want to work here. That's law. I am afraid.
e. It …. ………..be signed by everyone. I can understand why he hasn't signed it.
f.  These papers……..be returned to the tax office by 31 July.
g. You really……… pay more attention to what I tell you.

4. After matching the parts put all the following sentences into the past simple tense.
a. The school is to                              I   be attacked
b. the minister is due to                    ii   selling the house
c. If tom's is about to                                    iii close
d. If they are to                                  iv start work on Sunday
e. They are all set to                                     v.  get there by five, they need to hurry
f. The town is about to                     vi speak at the conference
g. They are on the verge of              vii go and love with his sister, then
                                                                   his family should be informed
5. What do you think the speaker would be most likely to say in these mini-conversations? Choose the most likely tense for the verb in brackets. If you think past simple and present perfect are both equally possible. Write both forms.
a)         A: A letter, for me?
            B: Yes. (A opens letter)
            A: Oh! I (win) two tickets for the U2 concert in London next month!
b)        A: Where's that thing you used to have for slicing tomatoes?
            B: Oh, that stupid thing. I (throw) it away. It was useless. I've got a new one now.
c)         A: Isn't she married to a Scandinavian or something?
            B:  Yes, she (marry) to a Swede, but she's married to a New Zealander now.
d)        A: Who (write) A Tale opf Two Cities? B: Charlesa Dickens, I think.
e)         A: Who (eat) my sandwich?
            B: Oh! I'm sorry I thought you didn't want it.
f)         A: I see they (dig) another hole in the road. I wonder what the problem is?
            B: Where?
G)        A: Who (be) the first to get to the top of Everest, Hillary or Tensing?
            B:  Don't know. 

6.  Fill in the gaps in the texts with a preposition.
a)  Dear Shirjana,
            I hope that you a good time …….. the family, and that it wasn't too crowded……….. London. I'm       still trying to finish that essay……….. the position of middle managers in company restricting. 
b) Dear, Michale Evans,
            Thank you for message. Joan is absent …... the office…….…. the present and will return……   March, the day you are…… the office. Her extension is 5732 if you would like to contact her      then.
8. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with an appropriate tail.
a. She's the best, …………
b. It would be about two centimeters long ………………
c. I'm ready to pay now, ……….
d. It's sweet wine,………………..
e. Carl and his sister watch TV all day…………
f. You've watched too many horror films………………
g. It would take about an hour………………..

9. Make the following more informal by putting head elements at the start.
a. Most castles in Spain are really impressive.
b. The English football teams are always losing.
c. That laptop computer is very reliable.
d. Do they live in that hose with the large garden?
e. He owns the very fast red cabriolet sports car.
f. Is the girl with brown hair and glasses his sister?
g. Most Australian wines are not expensive.

                                                                        The end                    


                                                Other VVI exercises are 

Unit
Page no.
Exercise no
One
Further exercise
2
7,7,8,8
A ko 2
1,2,4,6,5 (most VVI- 4 and 6)
Two
Further exercise
10
13, 14,
B ko 2
2 ko a&b and 3 ko b &c (No VVI)
Three
15, 20
A ko a/b
Further ko 2,4 (No VVI for sub.)
Four
21, 26
Ako 2 ko a and b
Futher ko 4 (No VVI for sub.)
Five
28,29, 31, 32
B ko rewrite garne
C ko 3
Futher ko 1, 2, 5 (most VVI-  c ko 3 and futher ko2)
Six

A ,
C ko 2
Futher ko 2,3 ( most VVI- Cko 2)
Seven

A, B2, C2
Further ko 1,2,3 (most VVI- further ko 2 )
Eight

B ko 1, B ko 2 B ko 3, C ko 2, further ko 1, 2, 4 (most VVI- B ko 3, C ko 2 and further ko 2)

Nine

A,  C mo 2  ( No VVI)
Ten

B ko 2 c ko1
Further 1, 2 (most VVI- further ko 1 and  b ko 2)
Eleven

A ko 3, b ko 1, b ko2 , further ko 1, 2,3 (most VVI – further ko 1,2,3, b ko 1, 2)
Twelve

Further  ko 1,3, 4 ( No VVI for sub)
Thirteen

B ko 1 ( NO VVI)
Fourteen

A ko 1, b ko 2, c ko 1,  c ko 3 ko b, further ko 1,2,4 (most VVI –further ko 4, B ko 2 A ko 1)
Fifteen

A ko why is wrong, B ko 2,  B ko 3  further ko 1,3 (Most VVI-  further ko 1  B ko 2 and 3, A ko why is wrong)
Sixteen

A ko 1 (Most VVI – a ko 1)
Seventeen

B ko 1 ko fill the gaps, B ko 2Further ko 2, 3, 4 (most VVi – B ko fill the gaps, further ko 2 , 3 and 4)
Eighteen

A  (No VVI)
Nineteen

A ko fill in the gaps, B ko , c ko b, C ko2 (most VVI-A ko fill in the gaps)
Twenty

B ko change the utterances, further ko1, 3 (most VVI-  B ko change the utterances,  further ko 1)
Twenty one 

A ko 1, 2 c ko 1 ,2  further ko 1  (most VVI-  c ko 1, 2 and further ko 1)
Twenty two

A ko1,  B ko 2, further ko 1, 2 ( most VVI- further ko 1 and 2)
Twenty three

A ko2 , B ko1,  C ko 1, ( most VVI- C ko 1)
Twenty four

No……..




(From your grammar book, only 2 or 3 questions may be asked in your final examination.)