ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONE
QUESTION BANK
2012 – 2013
[QUESTIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS AND SUB – HEADINGS
NORMALLY, WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS AS FOLLOWS:]
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READING
VOCABULARY
CONVERSATION
GRAMMAR
WRITING
TOTAL
15 Marks
10 Marks
10 Marks
15 Marks
10 Marks
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60 Marks
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I. READING:
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
Joanne Ussery, 54, from Mississippi is a big favourite with her two grandsons because she live on a jet
plane. Her home is a Boeing 727. Joanne’s front door is at the top of the plane’s steps, but don’t need a
ticket or a passport when you visit. There are three bedrooms, a living room, a modern kitchen, and a
luxury bathroom. The bathroom is in the cockpit, with the bath under the windows. In the living room
there are four emergency exit doors, which she opens on summer evenings. On the wall there’s a photo
of the plane flying for Continental Airlines from Florida to the Caribbean. There are also four toilets,
all with no Smoking signs. ‘The plane is 27 years old and it’s the best home in the world’ says Joanne.
The plane cost her $2,000. Next time, she says, ‘I want a Boeing 747, not a 727, because they have an
upstairs and a downstairs, and I want to go upstairs to bed!’.
A ) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FROM THE PASSAGE:
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How old is Joanne Ussery?
Where does she live?
How many toilets are there?
How old is her home?
How many bedrooms are there?
How old is the plane?
7. Where is Joanne from?
8. Why does she want a Boeing 747?
9. How much did the plane cost her?
10. How many grandsons does she have?
B ) WRITE TRUE ( T ) OR FALSE ( F ) :
1. You need a ticket when you visit her.
2. The bathroom is next to the living room.
3. She wants to buy another plane.
4. She is 27.
5. Her plane is Boeing 747.
6. There is no kitchen.
7. Her home has a luxury bathroom.
8. There is no photo in her plane.
9. The bath is above the windows.
10. There is no emergency exit doors in her plane.
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C ) CIRCLE THE BEST OPTION :
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Her home is — a. 747 b. 727 c.737.
Her kitchen is -- a. modern b. old c. normal.
The cost of her plane is - a. $,200 b. $2,0000 c. $2,000.
She is- a. 27 b. 54 c. 727.
There are- a. four emergency exit doors b. four toilets c. both a and b is right.
(N.B. STUDENTS WILL GRT SIMILAR PASSAGE IN THEIR REAL EXAMS AND
THERE ARE SOME PASSAGES IN THEIR BOOKS FOR EXERCISE.)
II. VOCABULARY
A. WRITE THE CORRECT PART OF SPEECH NEXT TO EACH WORD.
..............nice. ………..enjoy. ………….holiday. ……………..new. ……………..airport
………..in. ……………see. …………..warm. …………..famous. ………….near
……….earn.…………..win. ………….postman.…………at. …………..relax.
B. CORRECT THE SPELLING MISTAKES IN EACH SENTENC:
1. I don’t know wear Jill lives.
2. There are three bedrooms in hour house.
3. I no my answer are write.
4. My sun lives near the see.
5. I can here you, but I can’t sea you.
C. WRITE WORD OF SAME SOUND FROM THE BOX
Write, wear, hear, there, eye, hour, see, for, by, too, son, know
1. sun……………..
2. I ……………….
3. four……………
4. our……………
5. sea………….…
6. where………….
7. here………………
8. buy……………….
9. no………………..
10. right……………..
11. two……………..
12. their……………..
D. MATCH A WORD IN WITH ITS OPPOSITE
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love
start
come
open
leave
Get up
Work
Be late
a. close.
b. relax.
c. hate.
d. go.
e. finish.
f. arrive.
g. be early
h. go to bed
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III. CONVERSATION:
A. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION:
1. USE WITH WORDS OR PHRASE FROM THE BOX:
(Really? Can I open the window? It doesn’t matter)
A. It’s very hot in here………………………………………?
B. …………………..? I’m quite cold.
A. Ok. …………………………………
2. A. Hello. My ……….. Richard. What’s ……………… name?
B. Burt.
A. …………………are you from, Kurt?
B. ……………….. from Berlin. Where ………….. you from?
A. ……………… ……………. London.
B. TICK (√) THE CORRECT SENTENCE:
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t home.
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C. WRITE THE CONVERSATION IN ORDER.
I’m fine, thank you. And you?
I’m OK, thanks.
Hello, Amina. This is Jane.
How are you?
Hello, extension 3442?
A………………………
B………………………
A……………………….
B………………………..
IV. GRAMMAR:
A. COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH am, is, are, his, her, or your.
1. My name……..Anna.
2. Where ………. You from?
3. I ….. from Japan.
4. This …….. my teacher. ……………name’s Richard.
5. This is my sister. …………….name’s Emma.
6. What’s ……………..name?
B. USE ARTICLE
a or an BEFORE THE NOUNS.
a. …………..bag b. ………………umbrella c. ……..car
d. ………..key e.
…………..house
f. …………..apple g. …………….ice-cream h. ……….. phone i. …………..camera
C. WRITE THE PLURAL FORM OF THE NOUNS
a. car……………. b. city……………. c. address………………….. d. woman……………….e.
family……………..
f. person……………..g. class……………….h. day……………………i. boy…………………..
D. FILL IN THE GAPS USING LINKING WORDS- and, so, but, or because.
1. I like coffee…………I like tea.
2. I like Tom, ………..I don’t like his brother.
3. I like Jody,………….. I often visit her.
4. I like my job……………….it’s interesting.
5. our flat’s small, ………….it’s comfortable.
E. MAKE THE SENTENCES OPPOSITE:
1. I don’t like cooking.
2. They want to learn English.
3. She doesn’t speak Arabic.
4. We’re tired and want to go to bed.
5. I smoke, I watch TV a lot, and I don’t go to bed early.
F. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PREPOSITIONS
USE: ( at, with, of, in, on, at, to, about, over, after)
1. John lives______ home ………. his parents.
2. She was born ……….Jizan ………….1992.
3. Can you help me …………my homework ………..Saturday?
4. …………course I can. Give it ……me.
5. Look……..this photo ………my wife.
6. Its very hot ……. Summer.
7. We have class ……. 8 A.M.
8. People all………..the world speak English.
9. What do you know…………..modern art?
10. The exam is one week ………….the course finishes.
G. WRITE SIMPLE PAST OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS
Begin……………….come………………get………………sing……………….
Leave………………have……………….die……………….become…………..
Win………………..make……………….buy………………sell………………
V. WRITING:
A. WRITE A LETTER TO A PENFRIEND ABOUT YOU.
B. WRITE THE LONG FORM
1. You’re English.
2. I’m a student.
3. What’s your name?
4. She’s from Italy.
5. They’re from the USA.
C. WRITE THE SHORT FORM
1. She is a student.
2. He is married.
3. I am a teacher.
4. My name is Maria.
5. They are from Brazil.
D. WRITE THE NUMBERS IN WORD
a. 10………………b. 21…………………….c. 15…………………..d. 17……………………..e.
31……………………..
f. 20…………………g. 22…………………….. h. 90…………………….i.
19……………………….
E. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU:
1. Are you a teacher?
2. Do you like learning English?
3. Can you swim?
4. Where were you born?
5. When were you born?
6. What day is it today?
7. Where are you now?
8. How often do you go shopping?
9. What’s your job?
10. How old are you?
F. PARAGRAPH WRITING:
1. WRITE 10 SENTENCES ABOUT YOU.
a) Name
b) Age
c) Address
d) Likings/disliking
e) Family members
f) Leisure activities, etc
N.B.: This is a sample question. Students will get similar questions in their real exam
from their books. There are a lot of similar questions and exercises in their books. So,
students are highly advised to follow their books.
(BOOKS USED:
►NEW HEADWAY PLUS – ELEMENTARY STUDENT’S BOOK - LIZ AND JOHN SOARS –
UNITS 1 TO 7
►NEW HEADWAY PLUS – ELEMENTARY WORKBOOK WITHOUT KEY – LIZ AND JOHN
SOARS - UNITS 1 TO 7)