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TESTCODE 5IO2
FORM SEA/2002 - 1 MARCH 2OO2
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
SECONDARY ENTRANCE ASSESSMEIfT

N0 24605 I,ANGUAGE ARTS

No 24605
75 minutes

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SECTION SCORE MARAER PRIMARY
T INITIAI^S SCEOOL:
A 1

2
3
4 CENIRENI,.IMBEK
b
B 6
I
8 R,EAD TIIE FOLLOIYING INSTRUC.
TIONS CAREF"TJLLY.
I
c 10 1 This test is divided into THREE sections
11 , Make sure that you understand the
L2 directions before you start to work on
13
any section.
t4 3 Write dl your aruiwers io this test
D 15 booklet.
16 4 DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET
t7 UNTILYOUARE TOLD TO DO SO.
E 18
19
20
2t
22
F 23
24
25
SI,,IBTOTAL
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SEqTION SCORE MARXER

tr INITIALS
A 26
27
28
29
30
B 31
32
33
34
35
SUBT(IIAL
SECTTON SCORE MARf,ER
UI TMTIATS
A 36
37
38
39
&
B 4t
42
43
44
45
46
c 47
48
49
50
SI,,BT(}TAL
TOTAL
SCORE
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Directions for the Language Arts Test

Tb.is test has TTIREE sections with a total of 5O test items.

SECTION I has 25 questions (Questions 1 - 25).

SECTION II has 10 questions (Questions 26 - 35).

SECTION m has 15 questions (Questions 36 - 50). '

You have 75 rninutes for this test.

For each part ofthe test, there will be a different set ofinstructions. Read
tJre instructions carefully before attenpting to atutwer the questions.

Read each question carefi:lly before attempting to answer it.

Answer all questions.

Work carefirlly but do not spend too much tine on aay one question.

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SECTIONI - GRAMMAR SKILLS

A. Agreement of Subject and Verb

g*"":l: verbs from the brackets that correcily

complete the foUowing

EXAMPLE: I'he boy goes to the cinema

everyday.
(go, goes)

I Neither Mar5z nor her brother

to be late.
(like, Iikes)
2. We
--:-- going to our friend,s home
(was, when she becayne.ill.
were)
3. Each of the nnin4lg
his own trick at the circus.
(do, does)
4. Neither the goats tror the cows
in their pens.
(stay, stays)
b. The members of the football
teo,n to practise every day.
(has, have)

B. Verbal Foms
I/Irite the comect foras of the
rgs verbs
vEr,s given
Srven in capital letters to eomplete
sentences below. r
the
EXAMPT _R: BRING yesterday I
ffggght the wrong book to class.
6. TIIINK Andy had =-__ of a suitable answer to the question.

7. DRIVE My alnl 1ra" to the airport by my uncle.

8. DRINK The childreu

too Eany soft, drinks at the
yesterday. class party

9. MISTAKE Mr. John was

for a stranger.

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C. Parts of Speech

Write the part of speech of the underlined word in EACII of the following
sentences.

EXAMPI.F: We took a decision to buy the painting. Noun

Sentences Part of Speech

lO. Cleanliness is an inportant quality in a restaurant.

11. Rhia makes an arrnoying sound every time the old man passes.

12. I suspect that the plane will not arrive on time.

13. The savage bull angrily pawed the ground of the arena' '

14. The watch that t,Le principal found was mine'

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D. Combining Sentences
Combine EACII group of seutences below
to form ONE sentence.
F{AMPLE: The student questioned the teacher.
The student was aaxious.
The teacher was tired.

The anxious student questioned

the teache r who was tired.

15. the aroma flIled the restaurant.

The aroma q/as appealing.
'ltre restaurarxt was
crowded.

16. Michael Anthony lived in Mayaro.

fle wrote many historical books.

t7. and worked on her paper-

Sol?"Xffi*in
She worked tireleisly.

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E. Root lYords

'lYrite the root word or the word derived from the root word, using the clues given.

EKAMPLE:
ROOT WORD WORD DERTVED

danger dangerously
(adverb)

ROOT If,ORI) WORDDERTVED

18. admiration
(verb)

19. hunger
(adjective)

20. certain
(noun)

21. humble
(adverb)

22. resemble
(noun)

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F. Direct and Reported Speech
Rewrite the following sentences using reported
speech.
EXAMpI.E: .I prefer the poem by pbtersen,"
said Aasis.
Ansis said that he ferred the mb Petersen

23 "It is not an appropriate answer,, argued

the girl.

24. Salene warned Awil, .If you go there youll be hurt.,

R,ewrite the following sentence

using direqt speech.
EXAMpT _n: Sheila said that
she loved ice cream.

"I love ice cream," said Sheila.

25. Mother asked Jack whether the
children had completed their
chores.

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SECTION II - SPELLINGANDVOCABUI,ARY
A- Spelling
There are frve words spert incorrectry in the passage below. underline these
words. \ilrite the comect spelling on the lines -provided.

To get from the wharf to the park, you travell south on

Church Street. When you reach the second juntiou, pr_ocede

along the main rode until you get to the bdge. Look for the sigl.
that says 'Drive Slowl/. The park is situated four. kilometres
away from the sign.

26.

27.

28

29.

30

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B. Vocabulary
Read careftrlly the passage below then ansrver the questlons that
follow.
The National Birds
The National Birds oflyinidad and robago are the scarlet
Ibis and the cocrico. Both
are safegu.arded by law,

The largest habitat of the scarret Ibis is the caroni

sw,mp in centrar rrinidad.
Br-own, when young, the colour of the scarlet Ibis changes
at rnaturit5r into red -
5 red as blood!

The cocrico is native to Tobago and venezuela.

It is not found ia Trinidad and is
.he ouly game bird on the sistlr isle where it i"
pheasant'. The mature bird is appror.i,nat"itth;;;" referred to as "robago
"o--ootv
colour and has a loag tail. "f; "hl"k;;: i;il.;;;L
Adapted from Emblcms of Trin i.dad and Tob

write the meaning of the folrowing words or e:<pressioa as used

in the passage.
31. safeguarded

3.2. habitat

S$. rnaturity

34. native to

35. ' approximately

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SECTIONIII - COMPREHENSION
A- Factual Passage
Read caref,lly the passage below then answer the questions'that follow.

Water, unlike other substances on earth ,may be found existing naturally

ln three states soli Water covers most of the
earth's surface. It is oun din strea.ms, rivers, lakes and oceans. flainels,
including man, feed on dith er animals or plants but must have water if
b they are to survive. Plauts, eaten by gnimals, need water to survive as
they are also living things.
Changes in the temperature of water result in water changing from one
form to another. Solar energy comes from the sua. This i"fu,
""r.""
water from the earth to change into water vapour. Water freezes at zero
10 degrees celsius and boils at one hundred degrees celsius.

36. According to the writer, in what TTIREE foros does water exist?

37- According to the writer, what is the importance of water?

38 What happens to water that is found in puddles on a very hot day?

39. The temperature of a jar of water falls below zero d.egrees celsius. what happe[s to
the water?

4o. Write ONE mqin idea contained in the passage.

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B. Poetry
Read carefirlly the poem below then ansvser the questions that follow.

Noses

I looked in the rnirror

and looked at my nose:
- it's the funniest thing,
the qay it grows
D stuck right out where all of it shows
with two little holes where tJre brea.thing goes.

Ilooked in the 'nirror

and saw in there
the end of my chio
10 and the start of my hair
and between theie i6n't much space to spare
with my nose, like a handle, 5triqking there.

If ever you want

to gggle and shout
15 and caa't think of what
to do it about,
just look in the mirror and then, no doubt,
you'l.l see how funny YOI-IR nose sticks out!
Aiken Fisher

41. What does the poet think about her nose?

42. Write TWO phrases uded in ttre poem to describe the nose

(i)

(ii)

43 What does the poet suggest by the phrase "there isn't much space to spare'
(line 11)?

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44. Describe the mood at the beginning of the poem (lines 1 - 6).

45, What is the nose qemFared to in the poem?

46. Do you like this poem? Give ONE reason for your arx;wer.

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C. GraphicRepresentation
study carefully the diary entries below then answer the questions that follow.
BREIVT'S DIARY RIIIA'S DIARY
Fri m.: 4.00- 5.00 Pl football Frida m.: 4.00 - 5.00 Visit mall
6.30 - 9.30 Watch TV 0w TV
Saturda a.m.: 9.00 - 11.30 Watch TV Saturd a.m.: 9.00 - 11.00 Music lessons
m.: 3.00 - 5.00 Visit mall m.: 6.00 - st over at Nara
Sunday a.m.: 9.00 - 12.00 Do homewor Sunday a.m.: 9.00 - l0.OO Houschold chores
p.m.: 1.00 - 6.00 School ba p.m.: 3.00 - 5.00 S at home
Mond m.: 5.00 - 5.30 C,o m.: 4.30 - 6.00 Visit
6.45 - 8.30 Do homewor 6.45 - 8.30 Do homework

47. According to the fiaries, how do Brent and Rhia spend their Friday night?

48. - Who goes out on Sunday?

49. What are Rhia's plans for Saturday night?

50. (a) Name the activity that both Rhia and Brent begin at the same time and
end r
the same time.

G) On what day does the activity take place?

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