SAMPLE TEST 3
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : (7ms)
A. PRONUNCIATION : Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1.a. sure b. nature c. future d. furniture
2.a. dear b. clear c. atmosphere d. there
3.a. bays b. plants c. submines d. animals
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4. Marine plants and animals fall ______ three major groups.
a. into b. in c. at d. about
5. Were the weather nice today, I ______ to the beach.
a. go b. will go c. would go d. have gone
6. This cake is very delicious. You should ______ a piece.
a. win b. try c. attempt d. gain
7. I don’t think you ______ to work for him this summer.
a. should b. had better c. would d. ought
8. The whale is a mammal ______ it raises its young on milk.
a. but b. despite c. because d. so that
9. Cold waters in the North and the South Pacific ______ their favorite feeding grounds.
a. is b. are c. was d. have been
10. Heavy hunting is the main reason for the decrease in the whale ______.
a. population b. pollution c. investigation d. information
11. Beaches are filled ______ plastic bags, piece of glass and cigarette butts.
a. of b. into c. by d. with
12. Sperm whales and sharks are carnivores.
a. animals that live in the sea b. animals that only eat plants
c. fish that aren’t born from eggs d. animals that eat meat
13. Some marine animals are dangerous to humans.
a. living in the mountain b. living in the ocean c. living in the forest d. living in the house
14. _____ your house painted last year ?
a. Had b. Did c. Was d. Have
15. Marie, _____ I met at the party, called me last night.
a. that b. who c. which d. whose
16. I’ve lived in a small house near the coast _____ 1990.
a. from b. since c. in d. for
17. The children _____ to the Botanical Garden.
a. were enjoyed taken b. were enjoyed taking c. enjoyed taking d. enjoyed being taken
18. I’ll return Bob’s pen to him the next time I _______ him.
a. see b. will see c. am going to see d. have seen
19. We hope the excursion will help us _______ a lot after working hard.
a. relax b. relaxing c. relaxed d. be relaxed
20. The children saw the actual spacecraft _____ landed on the moon.
a. who b. that c. it d. whom
C. ERROR IDENTIFICATION : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
21. We should be placed rubbish and plastic bags in proper dustbins.
a b c d
22. Marine life would be at stake if the sea biodiversity is not maintained.
a b c d
23. We can know a wide range of information including water temperature, deep and the undersea populations.
a b c d
24. I think we should clean beaches and tell other people don’t litter them.
a b c d
25. Explosives are using to catch fish and other sea creatures.
a b c d
D. COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Dolphins are rather big animals on Earth (26) ______ have teeth. They are carnivores that means they eat (27) _____ fish. Although dolphins can be (28) ______ in all oceans, they prefer coastal waters and bays
Dolphins are rather big. Their smallest (29) ______ is about 50 kg and 12 metres long, their largest is up to 8,200 kg and 10 metres long. A female dolphins gives (30) ______ to one calf every 2 years after a gestation period of eleven (31) _______twelve months. The life span of dolphins can be from 25 to 65 years. Dolphins are among the (32) _____ intelligent animals. It is very (33) ______ for us to know that dolphins are animals, not fish (34) ______ they live in the oceans. They are (35) ______ risk due to habitat pollution and accidental fishing net entrapment.
26.a. that b. where c. who d. they
27.a. a lot b. main c. mostly d. chief
28.a. eaten b. found c. hunted d. fished
29.a. condition b. feature c. quantity d. size
30.a. death b. depth c. birth d. weight
31.a. to b. from c. and d. with
32.a. more b. most c. mostly d. lesser
33.a. interesting b. uninteresting c. boring d. excited
34.a. because b. if c. unless d. although
35.a. in b. for c. at d. on
II. WRITING:
E. Word-form: Give the correct word form: (1ms)
36. Some plants and animals are referred to as tiny organisms because they are ________ small. (extreme)
37. These _______ have collected different samples to analyse for their experiment. (science)
38. Do not fish for species that are limited, ________ or endangered. (threat)
39. The blue whale grows to 30 metres in ________ and over 20 tons in weight . (long)
40. What should we do to keep the ocean _______? (clean)
F. Rewrite the following sentences: (1.2ms)
41. I have no free time, so I won’t go to the party.
If I ______________________________________________________________.
42. He isn’t rich enough to travel around the world.
If he ____________________________________________________________.
43. People say whales are the most intelligent animals in the oceans.
Whales _________________________________________________________.
G. Build each sentence with the words given: (0.8m)
44. Ice / turn / water / if / heat it.
________________________________________________________________.
45. Some / people / still / killing / whales / food.
________________________________________________________________.
