UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST

COMPONENT : GRAMMAR (MODEL PAPER A)

DATE :

DURATION : 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. This question paper consists of three (3) sections:
i. SECTION A (Questions 1 40): Multiple choice questions
ii. SECTION B (Questions 41 45): Error analysis questions
iii. SECTION C (Questions 46 60): Fill in the blank questions
2. For Section A, each question has four options: A, B, C, and D. Choose the correct
answer and mark your answer on the OMR sheet accordingly.
3. For Section B and Section C, write your answers on the separate answer sheet
provided.
4. Candidates are not allowed to fold or staple the OMR Form.
5. Candidates are not allowed to bring any material other than those allowed by the
invigilators into the examination room.

EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. One (1) OMR Form
2. One (1) Answer Sheet

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This question paper consists of SEVEN (7) printed pages including the front page.

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SECTION A

Questions 1 10 (Error Identification)

There is ONE grammatical error in each of the following sentences. Identify the error from
the options A, B, C, or D.

Example: He has been working as a cashier in that bookstore for the fortnight.
A B C D

1. Turn left at the T-junction and you can see the Post Office at your right.
A B C D

2. The taxi service at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is slow due to traffic congestion.

If you took KLIA Express instead, you will get to KL Sentral faster and it costs you less.
A B C D

3. Pour a water into the pink jug to make the drink less sweet.
A B C D

4. The newspaper reported that as a result of budget constraints, only two volunteers went
A B C
on peace-keeping missions next year.
D

5. After you have written the definition in your vocabulary notebook, add a few examples
A B C
to illustrate it's meaning.
D

6. Two of the actress became popular because of their scandals with the leading actor.
A B C D

7. None of the tennis players whom are commissioned to execute the fund-raising
A B
campaigns is able to start working before October.
C D

8. The tickets, which are extremely good value, can buy from major supermarkets.
A B C D

9. During the English Camp, participants were asked to look at photographs of animals and
A B C
choose the good words to describe them.
D

10. The baby is sleeping, so we have to talk soft.

A B C D

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Questions 11 20 (Error Identification)

For each numbered sentence in the following passage, there is ONE grammatical error.
Identify the error from the options A, B, C, or D.
During my third year study as a medical student, I was required to interview

a few patients in a hospital. On one cold, rainy evening last October, I was in the

11. hospital ward desperately looking for the last patient I needed to completed my
A B C D
12. study. The record showed that there was a 43-year-old stroke patient, which I will
A B C D
13. call Ms Rose, in the ward. When I walked into her room, I dont see any doctors or
A B C D
nurses; the ward was quiet and Ms Roses dimly lit room had eight beds. Since all

14. windows were closed, I should smell the familiar hospital odour hung in the air.
A B C D

15. Ms Rose was lying on bed 4B, clearly still weak as she recovers from her
A B C D
16. recent stroke. I sat down on a chair next to her bed, and at a low voice I introduced
A B C D
17. myself and asked how she was doing. She softly replied that she was healthy than
A B C D
before, but her left hand was still weak. She agreed to answer the questionnaire

18. which consisted of three simple yes-or-no question and after I finished, I quickly
A B C D
19. prepared to leave her. Before I could stand in, Ms Rose spoke in her weak voice, I
A B C D
havent seen you here before, Doc. Are you new?

Not really, Maam. Its just that I dont come here every day, I replied. She

20. Started talking, asking where I was from or why I was working so late in the
A B C D
evening. I was surprised someone in her condition would want to talk.

Doc, do you think I can get back my normal life? Ms Rose asked at one point.

(Adapted from: Muhammad Fairuz Abdullah, 2012)

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Questions 21 30 (Sentence Completion)

Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer from the options A, B, C,
or D.

21. During the economic crisis in 2000, only a few homeless people _______ by the
government because of recession.
A. could help B. could be helped C. should help D. should be helped

22. I _______ down the hill when a strange white object suddenly appeared in front of my
car.
A. drive B. drove C. am driving D. was driving

23. _______is a system of government in which everyone in a country can vote.

A. Democrat B. Democracy C. Democratic D. Democratise

24. Being a hardworking person, she sometimes works _______weekends.

A. of B. in C. at D. for

25. The Taj Mahal is the _______ tomb in the world because of its beautiful architecture.
A. famous B. more famous C. most famous D. less famous

26. Right after the sun set, we saw the first _______ of penguins coming to the beach.
A. herd B. colony C. flock D. swarm

27. My uncle, along with my two cousins and _______, went for hunting by the river.
A. I B. me C. myself D. mine

28. The farmer _______ the door of the house ever since it was broken into last year.
A. is bolting B. was bolting C. has been bolting D. had been bolting

29. LOreal has offered Gwen Stefani to be their spokesperson. She was really excited to
_______ by the leading cosmetic company.
A. choose B. chosen C. have chosen D. have been chosen

30. The family has a lot of money _______ they never buy expensive presents for their three
children.
A. and B. but C. so D. for

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Questions 31 40 (Text Completion)

Complete the following passage by choosing the correct answer from the options A, B, C, or
D.

We are not as well-informed about climate change 31. A. - C. an

B. a D. the
as we may think we are. Most people have heard about

(31)_______ issue of global warming but relatively few 32. A. could C. ought to
B. should D. will
people (32)_______ reliably tell you accurate facts and
33. A. appear
figures relating to this phenomenon. Frightening stories
B. appears
(33)_______ in the media on a daily basis, complete C. is appearing
D. are appearing
(34)_______ graphs, statistics and predictions of how
34. A. by C. with
the world is going to change. (35)_______ we have all
B. in D. on
read and understood this numerical data, remembering it
35. A. Although C. Moreover
is another matter.
B. As D. Since

Take the actual rise in global temperature over the 36. A. warms C. has warmed
B. warmed D. had warmed
last century, for example. When asked in a survey how

much the world (36)_______ during the whole of the 37. A. think C. has thought
B. thought D. had thought
twentieth century, fifty-one percent of people

(37)_______ that a ten-degree rise sounded right 38. A. believe C. believed

B. believes D. believing
compared with an actual figure of 0.6 degrees. Many

people also seemed to (38)_______ that if the sea-level 39. A. will C. can
B. would D. may
rose, it (39)_______ cover all but the world's highest

mountains. However, in reality, the rise is (40)_______ 40. A. like C. unlike

B. likely D. unlikely
to be more than five metres.

(Adapted from: International House Bristol, 2012)

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SECTION B

Questions 41 45 (Error Analysis)

In each of the following sentences, there is ONE grammatical error. Identify the error. Write
the error and its corrected form in the answer sheet provided. Your answers must be ONE-
WORD answers.

Example:
many
There are much ways to improve your proficiency in English.

41. The rooftop of the house was fully covered by snow during the last winter.

42. A lot of the equipment in the chemical laboratory are new.

43. Its very cold outside. Button up your jacket; therefore you will catch flu.

44. I went jogging with Halim and some friends of him.

45. You can be cold because you are shivering.

SECTION C

Questions 46 50 (Sentence Completion)

Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks using your own words. Your
answers must be ONE-WORD answers.

46. Your starting salary is RM30,000 per annum and will be reviewed __________.

47. We have no house or possessions left. We lost __________ in the fire yesterday.

48. My uncle used to like fishing when he was young. If he __________ any fish, he always
gave us some.

49. On my desk, there is a small box __________ I keep a bunch of keys.

50. The librarians recommended me this book even though they __________ have never read
it before.

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Questions 51 60 (Text Completion)

Complete the passage by filling in the blanks using the clues provided. Your answers must be
ONE-WORD answers.

Every semester, Professor Siva asks (ask) students in his History of Science and
Technology course to ponder this question, Would you rather (51) __________ (live)
during the Palaeolithic Era or today?
During the Palaeolithic Era or Stone Age, people (52) __________ (be) nomadic
hunter-gatherers who (53) __________ (wander) after herds of migrating animals and
gathered fruits, nuts, roots and other edible plants. The period dates back to about 2 million
years ago when human beings started fashioning stone tools for (54) __________ (cook), art,
music and other cultural behaviours. Then, no more than 12,000 years ago, humans started
(55) __________ (cultivate) crops and domesticating animals in the Middle East and later,
around the globe. These innovations (56) __________ (lead) to further changes such as
permanent settlements, accumulation of surplus food, cities and social stratification,
thermonuclear bombs - in short, civilisation.
Most of his students, despite their worries of nuclear weapons and climate change,
could not (57) __________ (imagine) life without smart phones, laptops, microwaveable
pizza, hot showers, beds, cars and other modern amenities. A few cited differences between
our era and the Stone Age. They argued that now, we (58) __________ (be) more
knowledgeable of the world and even the entire universe than our ancestors did and we have
many more choices in how to lead our lives.
In todays world, the students believe that anyone can try (59) __________ (do)
anything they want. If people so wish, they can even turn their backs on our technological
culture and live in tents in the jungle. For these reasons, Professor Sivas students (60)
__________ (be) glad to be alive today rather than in the Stone Age.

(Adapted from: Horgan, 2011)

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