Proficiency Test
for
English Language Teachers
(B)
Section Three : Grammatical Structure
Directions : Questions 1-14 are
incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases,
marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best
completes the sentence.
1- I will have been there
_______________ .
a) for 3months
b) during 3 months
c) since 3 months
d) whilst 3 months
2- I haven’t met____________
this week.
a) much people
b) anybody
c) no people
d) someone
3- Send him to the baker’s
____________ some bread.
a) in order he buys
b) for to buy
c) to buy
d) for buying
4- __________ the baby
while I'm in the kitchen.
a) Look to
b) Take care
c) Look after
d) Care
5- It looks ____________
it’s going to rain.
a) that
b) as if
c) as
d) like that
6- He was very angry
____________ his wife.
a) on
b) to
c) at
d) upon
7- When we arrived at the
office we found that someone _______ during the night.
a) had broken in
b) has broken in
c) broke in
d) have broken in
8- Studying English is hard
at first , but you soon _________ .
a) are used to it
b) get use it
c) are use it
d) get used to it
9 - Not only ___________ to
a) she went
b) went she
c) did she go
d) she did
10- Now remember, you
___________ the test until the teacher tells you to.
a) are not starting
b) are not to start
c) haven’t started
d) needn’t start
11- __________ had we started
watching the film when our friends came round for a chat.
a) Hardly
b) Slightly
c) Little
d) Rarely
12- She was thought
_____________ the car in
a) to buy
b) buying
c) to have bought
d) might buy
13- Our house ___________ as
soon as possible. It’s in an awful state.
a) needs redecorating
b) to redecorate
c) redecorated
d) is redecorated
14- He eventually managed
___________ the door by kicking it hard.
a) open
b) opening
c) to open
d) to have opened
Section Four : Vocabulary
Directions : Items 15-19 include
sentences with missing words or phrases. From the words or phrases below each
choose the one that best completes the sentence.
15- The initials
a) look for
b) account for
c) make for
d) stand for
16- You don’t have to be
worried about the journey to the airport. Your brother is going to
_________________ .
a) take you off
b) see you off
c) bring you up
d) give you for
17- My
father and I have the same character, I _________ him much more than my
brother.
a) look at
b) take off
c) look up
d) take after
18- Stop thinking about it.
Don’t let this result ____________ .
a) get you off
b) get you down
c) get you on
d) get you up
19- Please make your check
_________ to Saudi Business Machine.
a) payment
b) paid
c) payable
d) pay
Directions : In each sentence below there is a word in
boldface. From the words below each choose the one that has the nearest meaning
to the boldfaced word.
20- The Roman armies were
defeated in 622 A.D.
a) inscribed
b) enlisted
c) retreated
d) beaten
21- Bad deeds are
disgraceful.
a) shameful
b) beautiful
c) shy
d) happy
22- He is an aggressive
person. he does not care about other people’s feeling .
a) passive
b) offensive
c) attacking
d) opponent
23- Sorry! The general
director is not available today.
a) active
b) passive
c) around
d) connected
Section Five : Reading Comprehension
Directions : Read the following
text carefully. Then answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or
implied by the text. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
:
1- Visitors to
2- All of
3- Traffic jams in cities
and along the approaches to cities, especially at morning and evening rush
hours and at the start and end of weekends, are difficult problems. How to find
out enough parking space in the cities, even with underground parking lots and
many-storied “pigeonhole” parking structures in another. More highways and
wider ones are needed as fast as they can be built.
24- The main topic of this
passage is __________________ .
a) The American Family
b) The American highways
c) Major American cities
d) Cars and the American
Life
25- The automobile has had
______________ on the American society.
a) A little effect
b) hardly any effect
c) an obvious effect
d) no effect whatsoever
26- The American father
________________________ .
a) always drives alone to
work
b) may share his car with
other colleagues
c) drives his children to
lessons
d) drives his wife to haul
groceries
27- The American family may
spend the weekend ____________ .
a) abroad
b) in downtown
c) out of town
d) in a family gathering
28- Thanks to the automobile,
all American States have become ____________.
a) within reach
b) more isolated
c) beyond reach
d) torn apart
29- Most American families
__________________ cars.
a) cannot afford
b) do not badly need
c) do not have
d) cannot do without
30- The word ‘which‘ in the
first line of the second paragraph refers to _________________.
a) all Americans
b) automobiles
c) changes
d) traffic
Section Six : Linguistics and Pedagogy
31- Phonetics deals with the properties of sounds
as represented in variations in the sound wave.
a) Acoustic
b) Articulatory
c) Auditory
d) Generative
32- When a speech sound
undergoes a change in articulation in connected speech, becoming more like a
neighboring sound, this process is known as .
a) Assimilation
b) Aspiration
c) Adaptation
d) articulation
33- The strong version
of the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis
.
a) attempts to predict all
errors produced by L2 learners
b) deals only with errors
resulting from L1 interference
c) does not predict L2 errors
but only explains them
d) All of the above
34- According to the nativist
theory, the key factor that determines success in first language acquisition is
.
a) child general intelligence
b) amount of exposure to
language
c) imitation of parents
d) teaching techniques
employed
35- In standardized test .
a) the writing and evaluation
of the test are done by the same person.
b) the number of subjects
tested is usually large.
c) We make use of composition
and short answer techniques.
d) All of the above
36- serve to indicate the
extent to which an individual has mastered specific skills or body of
information acquired in a formal situation.
a) Proficiency tests
b) Aptitude tests
c) Achievement tests
d) Objective tests
37- Dictation is a useful
testing technique that can be used to test
.
a) spelling
b) listening comprehension
c) general proficiency
d) all of the above
38- Objective tests are those
in which individual items .
a) have only one correct
answer
b) can discriminate among
examinees
c) are balanced in length and
difficulty
d) have appropriate
distractors
39- According to Dell Hymes,
the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech is known as
.
a) distinctive competence
b) grammatical competence
c) communicative
competence
d) linguistic competence
40- In my opinion the errors
that L2 learners produce are
.
a) signs of imperfect
learning and should be eradicated
b) natural by product of
the learning process
c) signs of poor teaching
d) the result of L1
interference
41- The ideal linguistic
input (i.e. speech addressed to L2 learners) for acquiring a second language
should be .
a) comprehensible
b) relevant to the learners’
immediate interests
c) not too complex
d) all of the above
42- Individualized
instruction is basically the recognition that
.
a) students have different
needs and abilities
b) a single method may not be
successful or appropriate to all students
c) students learn at
different rates of speed
d) all of the above
43-
.
a) be identified as a
member of the target culture
b) get a high pay job
c) obtain a prestigious
social status
d) B & C
44- In learning foreign
languages, the critical period hypothesis stipulates that .
a) children are superior
to adults
b) adults are superior to
children
c) children and adults are
equal
d) None of the above.
45- In the approach, there is dependence on mimicry,
memorization of set phrases, and over- learning.
a) communicative
b) audio-lingual
c) cognitive
d) linguistic
46- In the audio-lingual
approach, there is emphasis on .
a) pronunciation.
b) communication
c) intonation
d) both A & C
47- Of the four skills of
language in the one that is least understood.
a) listening
b) speaking
c) reading
d) writing
48- Using monolingual
dictionary work, and the key word method are widely used to teach .
a) speaking
b) reading
c) writing
d) vocabulary
49- Teaching grammar goes
into the following three stages :
a) Presentation,
demonstration and practice.
b) Teaching rules, providing
examples and doing exercise.
c) Teaching, demonstration
and homework .
d)
50- A literate student can
acquire the details of reading in a second language an illiterate one.
a) shower than
b) as fast as
c) as slow as
d) faster than
51- Teaching receptive skills
means teaching .
a) speaking and reading
b) listening and reading
c) speaking and writing
d) writing and speaking
52- Grammar teaching is
concerned with explicit teaching of language .
a) forms
b) meaning
c) use
d) words
53- When we ask students to
read a text, evaluate it, and react to it, we are teaching .
a) thorough reading
b) critical reading
c) scanning
d) skimming
54- The purpose of teaching
speaking is to allow students to
.
a) express themselves
b) repeat sentences
c) repeat what they heard in
the classroom
d) express language function
55- A test that measures the
learning of material in a particular course is called a (n) test.
a) close
b) multiple choice
c) aptitude
d) achievement
56- are not based on a
particular program.
a) Progress Tests
b) Placement Tests
c) Achievement Tests
d) Proficiency tests
57- A test that requires
filling in words in words that have been deleted from a paragraph is called a
(n) test.
a) close
b) achievement
c) multiple-choice
d) true. false
58- Testing experts consider
dictation as a test of .
a) spelling
b) general language
proficiency
c) listening
d) all the above
59- A close test is generally
used to test the skill.
a) reading
b) writing
c) listening
d) speaking
60- Language test results are
beneficial for .
a) teachers and the
administration
b) students and parents
c) curriculum and syllabus
designers
d) using word functions and
meanings
61- While one prepares his
test, one should .
a) spend adequate time in
development
b) match his tests to the
content
c) make his test valid,
reliable, and balanced
d) be all the above
62- The language lab is best
used in the teaching of
.
a) good writing
b) reading comprehension
c) free conversations
d) listening comprehension
63- An overhead projector can
effectively be used to teach .
a) reading and writing only
b) speaking and other skills
c) listening comprehension
especially
d) grammatical structures
mainly
64- Flash cards are commonly
used to teach .
a) grammatical structures
b) vocabulary items
c) writing exercises
d) reading aloud
65- We can use both flannel
boards and magnetic boards to display pictures and cards. However, .
a) flannel boards are more
effective
b) magnetic boards are easier
to use
c) they are similar
d) chalkboards are better
than both
66- Composite pictures may be
effectively used in the teaching of
.
a) speaking and writing
b) reading comprehension only
c) grammatical structures
mainly
d) young learners only
67-Using technology in teaching help to .
a) present demonstrations
b) enhance course content
c) provide additional
illustrations
d) all the above
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