Transcript Aptitude Tests - Mubarak Al Kabeer ELT Supervision

‫وزارة التربية‬
‫‪Ministry of Education‬‬
‫التوجيه الفني العام للغة اإلنجليزية‬
‫‪ELT General Supervision‬‬
‫الدورة التدريبية الخاصة باختبارات‬
‫‪TOEFL‬‬
‫‪Aptitude Test‬‬
‫‪IELTS‬‬
‫من إعداد التوجيه الفني العام للغة اإلنجليزية‬
‫‪Prepared by ELT General Supervision‬‬
Standardized Tests
A standardized test is an examination that attempts
to determine and measure a person's ability to
acquire, through future training, some specific set
of skills (intellectual, motor, and so on).
The tests assume that people differ in their special
abilities and that these differences can be useful in
predicting future achievements.
• For example, the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
is a test designed to predict how well you will
perform in college. It is not designed to measure
how well you did in high school, but how
capable you are of learning all the new skills
necessary to do well in college / university.
• ETS (Educational Testing Service) is responsible
for many international standardized tests, such
as TOEFL and others.
Center for Measurements &
Teaching Development
• Is the one responsible for designing and
administering Aptitude Tests for admission in
Kuwait University.
ENGLISH APTITUDE TEST
STUDENT INFORMATION
FOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
REQUIREMENTS
at Kuwait University
Part I - Grammar:
Objective:
To test student’s knowledge of
general, basic English grammar.
Grammatical items may include:
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1. Articles
2- Quantifiers
2. Subject-verb agreement + there is I there are
3. Word order - questions, adjectives, indirect quotes
4. Prepositions - use of common prep. Phrases.
5. Pronouns - subject, object, possessive, reflexive and
relative
6. All verb tenses - all active and passive
7. Gerunds & Infinitives
8. Sequence of tenses
9. All subordinate clauses (relative clause, adverbial
clause, noun clause) +connecting words.
Part II- Vocabulary:
Objective:
To test students' knowledge of
common vocabulary words.
Contents
• 1. Some vocabulary items from high school
English textbooks.
• 2. Items from general English vocabulary.
Part III- Reading comprehension:
Objective:
To test students' comprehension of
certain texts.
Contents
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1. Finding the meaning of words in context
2. Finding the main idea of a paragraph
3. Finding the topic of a passage
4. Listing subordinating details
5. Recognizing the importance of some details
6. Making inferences or deductions
7. Using numbers in passages to solve
problems
Let’s give it a try.
•Basic Concepts
Handout
Articles
• a = indefinite article (not a specific object,
one of a number of the same objects) with
consonants.
• She has a dog. / I work in a factory.
• an = indefinite article (not a specific object,
one of a number of the same objects) with
vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
• Can I have an apple? / She is an English teacher.
• the = definite article (a specific object that
both the person speaking and the listener
know)
• The car over there is fast. / The teacher is very good,
isn't he?
• The first time you speak of something use "a or
an", the next time you repeat that object use
"the".
• I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four
bedrooms.
• I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very
good.
• DO NOT use an article with countries,
states, counties or provinces, lakes and
mountains except when the country is a
collection of states such as "The United
States".
• He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier.
• They live in northern British Columbia.
• Use an article with bodies of water, oceans
and seas • My country borders on the Pacific Ocean
• DO NOT use an article when you are
speaking about things in general.
• She likes reading books.
• I like Russian tea.
• DO NOT use an article when you are
speaking about meals, places, and transport.
• He has breakfast at home.
• I go to university.
• He comes to work by taxi.
Check the handout for
practice on
Articles
And
quantifiers.
Subject-verb agreement
Notice these
Think about these situations:
• When the expletive "it" is the subject …
• In sentences beginning with the expletives
"there is" or "there are“…
• When words like "each" are the subject…
• When words like "none" are the subject …
• When the subjects are joined by "and" …
• When singular subjects are joined by words
like "or"
• When one subject is singular and one plural…
Now try the
examples in your
worksheets.
Word Order
Guess the most natural order.
a- Here she has worked for a very long time.
b- For a very long time she has worked here.
c- She has worked for a very long time here.
d-She has worked here for a very long time.
a- Please fill out with the details this form.
b- Please with your details fill out this
form.
c- Please fill out your details with this
form.
d- Please fill out this form with your
details
Word Order in questions
interrogative
auxiliary
other
subject
verb
verb(s)
indirect
object
What
would
you
like to
tell
me
Did
you
have
were
you
When
direct
object
place
a party in
your
flat
here?
time
yesterday?
Order of Adjectives
Opinion
a
Size
silly
Age
Shape Colour
young
a
huge
a
small
Origin Material
Purpose
English
round
man
metal
red
bowl
sleeping
bag
Which is the correct order?
1- a small Canadian thin lady
2- a Canadian small thin lady
3- a small thin Canadian lady
4- a thin small Canadian lady
1- a carving steel new knife
2- a new steel carving knife
3- a steel new carving knife
4- a new carving steel knife
1- a cotton dirty old tie
2- a dirty cotton old tie
3- an old cotton dirty tie
4- a dirty old cotton tie
•Check handout
What is an adverb?
• The best way to tell if a word is an adverb is to try making a
question, for which the answer is the word. If the question
uses how, where or when, then the word is probably an
adverb. Here is an example:
Word in context
Question
Adverb?
Tom plays tennis
aggressively.
How does Tom
play tennis?
Yes -- uses HOW.
They have a small
house.
What kind of
house do they
have?
No -- uses WHAT KIND
OF, so this is an
adjective.
Matthew called the
police immediately.
When did
Matthew call the
police?
Yes -- uses WHEN.
Kinds of Adverbs
• Adverbs of Manner
She moved slowly and spoke quietly.
• Adverbs of Place
She has lived on the island all her life.
She still lives there now.
• Adverbs of Frequency
She takes the boat to the mainland every day.
She often goes by herself.
• Adverbs of Time
She tries to get back before dark.
It's starting to get dark now.
She finished her tea first.
She left early.
• Adverbs of Purpose
She drives her boat slowly to avoid hitting the rocks.
She shops in several stores to get the best buys.
Select the sentence in which usually
appears in an appropriate position.
A. She usually shops for clothes at the local
thrift store.
B. Usually she shops for clothes at the local
thrift store.
C. She shops for clothes at the local thrift store
usually.
D. Either "A" or "B" is fine.
Select the sentence with the most
appropriate order of adverbial phrases.
A. She leaves the island during the months
of December and January after dark.
B. She leaves the island after dark during
the months of December and January.
C. Either "A" or "B" is fine.
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Clauses
• Relative Clauses
The lazy students whom Mrs. Russell hit in the head with a chalk eraser
soon learned to keep their complaints to themselves.
• Noun Clauses
You really do not want to know what Aunt Nancy adds to her stew.
• Adjective Clause
They are searching for the one who borrowed the book .
• Adverb Clauses
If the British co-operate, the Europeans may achieve monetary
union.
Match the phrasalverbs
verb with the sentence that would most appropriately contain that verb.
Phrasal
Your
Answers
Verbs
Sent. No.
Sentences
hung up
1
He tried to __________ his jacket before his tie was tied.
came to
2
My family was able to ________ on very little money when I
was young.
catch on
3
The detective vowed to __________ who the murderer was
before the case went to trial.
eat out
4
Whenever we get tired of cooking, we ________ at our favorite
Italian restaurant.
put on
5
Carlos ________ on his sister because he was so tired of
listening to her whining on the phone.
talk over
6
Tashonda was astonished that she was __________ for the
counselor's position.
get by
7
The committee promised that the celebrity would ______ at the
big event.
turned down
8
When he __________, his wallet and bike were nowhere to be
found.
find out
9
Professor Farbman promised to _________ the exam after she
returned the results.
show up
10
Terri was able to ________ to the most complex problems in
calculus before anyone else .
Verbs
Sentences
hung up
Carlos HUNG UP on his sister because he was so tired of listening to her
whining on the phone.
came to
When he CAME TO, his wallet and bike were nowhere to be found.
catch on
Terri was able to CATCH ON to the most complex problems in calculus
before anyone else.
eat out
Whenever we get tired of cooking, we EAT OUT at our favorite Italian
restaurant.
put on
He tried to PUT ON his jacket before his tied was tied.
talk over
get by
turned down
Professor Farbman promised to TALK OVER the exam after she returned
the results.
My family was able to GET BY on very little money when I was young.
Tashonda was astonished that she was TURNED DOWN for the
counselor's position.
find out
The detective vowed to FIND OUT who the real murderer was before the
case went to trial.
show up
The committee promised that the celebrity would SHOW UP at the big
event.
Go to handout
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Pronouns
Subjective Pronouns
Objective Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns (all, any, both, each, everyone, few, many,
neither, none, nothing, several, some, and somebody.)
• Relative Pronouns
• Reflexive Pronouns (They should divide the berries among
themselves.)
• Intensive Pronouns (The queen herself visited our class.)
• Reciprocal Pronouns (each other and one another)
Choose the right pronoun
Jody has lost ________ book.
mine
her
hers
theirs
Junko has eaten her lunch already, but I'm
saving ________ until later.
hers
her
my
mine
This bird has broken ________ wing.
it’s
its’
hers
its
_____ pencil is broken. Can I borrow ____?
Mine, yours
Your, mine
My, yours
Yours, mine
•Try handout
Tenses
Try these questions.
• Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an
hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone
now? _____________
Jane
- Jane left when Tim arrived.
- Bob left when Tim had arrived.
- Tim arrived when Mary was leaving.
- John had left when Tim arrived.
- After Tim arrived, Frank left.
Who did not run into Tim? _______
John
•Try handout
• Gerund as subject:Gerunds
• Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
• The study abroad program might satisfy your desire for
new experiences.
• Gerund as direct object:
• They do not appreciate my singing.
• They do not appreciate my assistance.
• Gerund as subject complement:
• My cat's favorite activity is sleeping.
• My cat's favorite food is salmon.
• Gerund as object of preposition:
• The police arrested him for speeding.
• The police arrested him for criminal activity.
Verbs that take only infinitives as verbal direct objects
agree
decide
expect
hesitate
learn
need
promise
neglect
hope
want
plan
attempt
propose
intend
pretend
Examples:
I hope to go on a vacation soon.
(not: I hope going on a vacation soon.)
He promised to go on a diet.
(not: He promised going on a diet.)
Verbs that take only gerunds as verbal direct objects
deny
risk
delay
consider
can't help
keep
give up
be fond of
finish
quit
put off
practice
postpone
tolerate
suggest
stop (quit)
regret
enjoy
keep (on)
dislike
admit
avoid
recall
mind
miss
detest
appreciate
recommend
get/be
through
get/be tired
of
get/be
get/be used to
accustomed to
Examples:
They always avoid drinking before driving.
(not: They always avoid to drink before driving.)
I recall asking her that question.
(not: I recall to ask her that question.)
Verbs that take gerunds or infinitives as verbal direct
objects
start
begin
continue
hate
prefer
like
love
try
remember
Examples:
She has continued to work at the store.
She has continued working at the store.
Try handout
Vocabulary
Commonly misused words
angel / angle
cite / site / sight
costume / custom
decent / descent
dessert / desert
later / latter
loose / lose
peace / piece
principal / principle
quite / quiet
If you don't take exercise you ___ the risk of
getting ill.
a. stand
b. face
c. run
d. suffer
He was ___ with embezzlement and
sentenced to three years in prison.
a. accused
b. convicted
c. charged
d. arrested
If you are ___ with this test, perhaps you
should attempt an easier one.
a. stumbling
b. stressed
c. struggling
d. straining
Insulation was fitted to ___ further heat loss
from the building.
a. guard
b. protect
c. save
d. prevent
We are all ___ the opinion that hydrocarbons
in the atmosphere contribute to global
warming.
a. in
b. on
c. of
d. with
e. at
_________ had we sold out our stock when
the markets crashed.
a. If only
b. Just
c. Seldom
d. Hardly
e. No sooner
I can't ___ thinking that we made a mistake
in our calculations -- the total is too high.
a. help
b. bear
c. stand
d. be
I dread ___ what would have happened if
there'd been an accident.
a. thinking
b. to think
c. to thinking
d. the thought
Can you wait thirty seconds while I ___ in to
the Post Office for some stamps?
a. saunter
b. breeze
c. break
d. pop
e. go
The chess players tried very hard to ___
each other with every move in the
tournament.
a. outnumber
b. outclass
c. outweigh
d. outcome
e. outwit
You reap what you ___.
a. sew
b. so
c. sow
You need flexibility to ___ to new
situations.
a. adapt
b. adopt
You look like an ___ in that white dress!
a. angel
b. angle
You can not ___ the problem by running
away.
a. allude
b. elude
You can insult me but how dare you ___ my
wife!
a. sleight
b. slight
William made a ___ that his brother would
someday become an all-star pitcher.
a. prophecy
b. prophesy
Visibility was ___ because of the falling
snow.
a. nil
b. null
Wait in line. Go to the end of the ___.
a. cue
b. queue
We always had a ___ living with us so our
meals were never quiet.
a. boarder
b. border
We will know the _________ of the injuries
after the x-ray.
a. extant
b. extent
Will this low mark ___ my grade?
a. affect
b. effect
This field will be the ___ of the new shopping
center.
a. cite
b. sight
c. site
This new information does not ___ my
opinion of him.
a. altar
b. alter
To err is ___.
a. human
b. humane
To give someone a wide ___ means to stay
out of their way.
a. berth
b. birth
Use a knife to ___ the potatoes.
a. pear
b. pair
c. pare
There is nothing more ___ than cheese and
chalk.
a. desperate
b. disparate
The radio is ___ the television.
a. beside
b. besides
"The teacher said he would not brook
such outrageous conduct in the
classroom."
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
bridge
complain
resent
tolerate
deny
We had to postpone our walk until the
storm would abate."
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
diminish
fish
embarrass
wound
catch
Playing their hardest, the two teams will
vie for the basketball championship.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
covet
stimulate
surpass
speculate
compete
We seemed to abash her when we asked
her if she liked her new job.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
enlighten
strike
embarrass
deduct
forsake
It is a common practice to desiccate
apricots before packing them for sale in
stores.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
destroy
chop fine
profane
dry up
delay
The parents had a lachrymose parting
when their son left for his army unit in the
war zone.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
gloomy
happy
enthusiastic
tearful
laughable
The governor treated the visiting
delegations with deference.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
delay
respect
opposition
unconcern
shyness
The lawyer tried to elicit a testimony
from the reluctant witness.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
profane
break the law
draw forth
beg
demand
He was just a sanctimonious politician
who can not be trusted.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
solemn
dogmatic
conceited
hypocritical
steady
Why do you want to roil the mayor with
these obvious lies about his family?“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
confuse
insult
irritate
curl
amuse
Most people feel it is inappropriate to
have levity at a funeral service.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
mockery
sadness
great vitality
evenness
frivolity
The new evidence presented by the
prosecutor will bode bad results for the
lawyer's defense.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
wait
foreshadow
dwell
stimulate
endure
She was obviously an officious clerk
because she wouldn't leave us alone to
make our own decisions.“
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
insulting
demanding
authentic
formal
meddlesome
If you feel "Like a fish ________ water" you
feel in the wrong place.
a.In
b.Under
c.out of
d.over
• His name definitely rings
________, although I can’t put a
face to it.
• a. a memory
• b. a thought
• c. a bell
• d. a clock
• I'm very suspicious of this deal.
I can smell___
• a. a rabbit
• b. a rose
• c. a rat
• d. a fish
• To "_______ around the bush"
is an idiom which means to
avoid speaking about something
directly.
• a. run
• b. beat
• c. talk
• d. look
• If you make fun of someone, you
"pull his or her ________.”
• a. arm
• b. finger
• c. leg
• d. toe
• The crowd was so tightly packed
that it took us hours to ________.
• a. get through them.
• b. get through it.
• c. get through all them.
• d. get through with it.
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Look at this old photo, I
________ it, when I was cleaning
the attic.
• a. came over
• b. came across
• c. came into
• d. came round
• We were very poor when I was a boy,
my parents found it hard to ________.
(survive on a small amount of money)
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a. get by
b. get away
c. get up
d. get across
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What is the collective noun for
knives, forks, spoons and other
eating utensils?
• a. crockery
• b. cutlery
• c. weaponry
• d. eatery
• Which of the following is the
odd one out?
• a. hammer
• b. chisel
• c. rolling pin
• d. pliers
• The following words all contain
the word ‘speed’. Which one is
incorrect?
• a. speed food
• b. speed bump
• c. speed reading
• d. speed limit
• Which of the following do you
‘do’ and not ‘make’?
• a. a decision
• b. a fuss
• c. someone a favour
• d. a mistake
• Which of the following cannot
be delivered?
• a. a baby
• b. a letter
• c. a smile
• d. a speech
• What is the opposite of
'resistible'?
• a. unresistible
• b. irresistible
• c. disresistible
• d. inresistible
• Which word is the ‘odd one
out’?
• a. awful
• b. marvellous
• c. fab
• d. terrific
• If you are seething, you
are________.
• a. very very cold
• b. very very thirsty
• c. very very worried
• d. very very angry
• Which word is the odd one out?
• a. ‘big bang’
• b. penicillin
• c. planets
• d. solar system
• She’s always cleaning so her house
is absolutely ________.
• a. filthy
• b. tedious
• c. hideous
• d. spotless
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If someone grills you, he / she
________.
• a. asks you lots of difficult questions.
• b. tells you lots of jokes and funny
stories.
• c. tells you all his / her problems.
• d. makes you sit in the sun until you
burn.
• If you want to walk quietly, you
________.
• a. stagger
• b. march
• c. tiptoe
• d. limp
•More examples
Reading Comprehension
•Read the following text
and answer the
questions below.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and
emigrated to New York City when she was ten years old. One day
she decided that she wanted to be a doctor. That was nearly
impossible for a woman in the middle of the 19th century. After writing
many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally
accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that
she taught in a school and gave music lessons to earn money for her
tuition.
In 1849, after graduation from a medical school, she
decided to further education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon,
but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to
start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857,
Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female
doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and
children. Besides being the first female physician and founding her
own hospital, she also established the first medical school for
women.
• 1- Why couldn’t Elizabeth realize her dream of
becoming a surgeon?
• A- she couldn’t get admitted to a medical
school.
• B- she decided to further her education in Paris.
• C- a serious eye infection halted her request.
• D- It was difficult for her to start a practice in
the United States.
• 2- What main obstacle almost destroyed
Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a
doctor?
• A- She was a woman.
• B- She wrote too many letters.
• C- She couldn’t graduate from a medical
school.
• D- She couldn’t establish her hospital.
• 3- How many years elapsed between
her graduation from medical school
and the opening of her hospital?
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A- 8
B- 10
C- 19
D- 36
• 4- All of the following are “firsts” in the life
of Elizabeth Blackwell except ….
• A- She became the first female physician.
• B- She was the first woman surgeon.
• C- She and several other women founded
the first hospital for women and children.
• D- She established the first medical school
for women.
For Extra Vocabulary Exercises
&
Reading Comprehension
Questions,
refer to the Handout.