English Screening Test

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SINGAPORE ENGLISH SCREENING TEST (Sample Paper) Time Allowed: 2 Hours

Instruction to candidates 1. Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so. 2. Check that you have the correct test paper. 3. There are 4 (FOUR) printed pages in all. 4. This paper consists of 4 (FOUR) sections: Section A Section B Section C Section D (20 marks) (20 marks) (10 marks) (50 marks) Answer all 10 (ten) questions. Answer all 20 (twenty) questions. Answer all 5 (five) questions. Answer any 1 (one) out of 5 questions.

5. Write your NAME, SEAT NO. and IDENTITY NO. on the front page of the answer booklet. 6. Write your answers neatly in the answer booklet provided. 7. This question paper must not be removed from the test venue. 8. Mobile phones are to be switched off and electronic equipments are not allowed.

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Section A: Grammar Answer all the questions in this section. Write the answers in the answer booklet. (2 marks each) 1. Julie wants to know if she can bring a friend of __________ to the party. A) B) C) D) her him hers his 6. Would you mind __________ the cats while Im on holiday? A) B) C) D) looking after looking for caring taking care

2. Mr Albert will ring you when he __________ the hotel. A) B) C) D) arrives at will arrive arrive at will arrive at

7. Mrs Lee is always __________ about the weather. A) B) C) D) complain complaining complains complained

3. Can you lend me __________ scissors? A) B) C) D) a two a pair of a couple of

8. Kelvin drives __________ than his father. A) B) C) D) fastly fastest more fast faster

4. Take an umbrella __________ it rains while you are out. A) B) C) D) if for because in case

9. The champion is sad that he has to __________ playing tennis after the accident. A) B) C) D) let up let in give up give in

5. There __________ food in the kitchen. A) B) C) D) arent any isnt any arent some isnt some 10. If Walter didnt enjoy his job, __________ work so hard. A) B) C) D) he doesnt he wouldnt hed he wont

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Section B: Cloze Passages Cloze Passage A Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1 mark each) upgrade worker train applies keep up task are incentives productivity choose quality training increase money are

Millions of dollars (e.g.)

being spent by major companies to (1) _________________

workers to (2) _______________ with technology and thus raise (3) _________________. Workers who are on the production line are taught to handle more than one (4) _____________. Workers are given (5) ______________ to encourage them to undergo training. (6)________________ staff gives the company a competitive edge. High tech companies have to (7) ________________ as technology advances very fast. Some companies do not believe in giving incentives. They feel that (8) _____________ and development is a joint effort and therefore the responsibility of both the employer and (9) _________________. The reward, they believe, is obtained when the employee (10) _________________ the new skills learnt. Cloze Passage B Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1 mark each) dish difficulty prepared selling popular foreign culture remain raw . The past considered way traditional spending culture or local accept method food is (1)

Food is an art in every (e.g.)

_________________, served and eaten is often unique to a particular group of people. Today, we can see many restaurants (2) _______________ Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Thai or Korean cuisines. Global migration and travel have enabled (3) _____________ dishes to be available worldwide. In cosmopolitan Singapore, we have no (4) _____________ finding pizza, sushi, kimchi or tom yam soup. However, there are dishes that (5) ______________ in the country of origin simply because they are too exotic. Even the best chefs in the world would agree that eating insects is not for everyone. Not surprisingly, dishes that use insects are often (6) ________________ a delicacy, a rare treat. Although these creatures are claimed to be cooked to perfection, many are also served still (7) _____________. Not many of us can eat a moving insect on our plate. Still, we must not forget that in the (8) _________________, many people could not (9) ________________ the idea of eating snails but today, the escargot is a common (10) _________________ in many restaurants.

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Section C: Word Definitions Write the meaning of the underlined word or phrases in the answer booklet. (2 marks each) The Indian flying fox lives in tropical forests and swamps, primarily in coastal areas. Where it does (e.g.) live inland, the bat is seldom found far from large areas of water. It is widespread throughout the Indian (1) subcontinent and it is also found in the Maldives. The Indian flying fox is one of the larger species of flying (2) fox bats, and its strong ability has enabled it to colonise many of the islands on the Indian and Pacific (3) oceans. Many species of the flying fox are found only on specific island groups. It is likely that their

ancestors flew to the islands from the mainland. In the day, the Indian flying fox roosts in communal sites, (4) (5) hanging upside.

Section D: Essay Choose a topic and write between 200 350 words. Write the topic number in the brackets. (50 marks) 1. My dream job 2. My best holiday 3. The most exciting day in my life 4. A good character is very important. Do you agree? 5. Write a story beginning with: The man looked at himself in the mirror. He could not believe what he was seeing

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