FORD{ SEA/2081_1 TEST CODE 5102

ivLARCH 2001

C AE,IB BEAN EX.4.II{INAT I O N S COUNCIL

TEDiIDAD d\D TOBAGO

?2597 SEC OI\IAF'Y ENTP-{N C E AS S E S SIEIn=T

I,AT\GUAGE.AB,TS
75 fufinutes

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2 }llale sure that you understand the
A directions before you starl to rvork on
an-v section.
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 Directions for- the Langr.rage Art.s Test

This test has THREE sections with a total of 50 test items

SECTICN n h.as 25 questions (Questions I - 25)

SECTION II has i0 questions (Questions 26 - 35).

SEC'IIOI{ III has 15 questions (Questions 36 - 50).

You have 75 -.,inutes lor this test

For each part ofthe test, there -rill be a differeot set of irrstructicns. Read
the jnstructions carefuliy before attempting to ansrver ti:e questions-

ReaC each question carefuliy and then ansrver the question

,A;rsv,.er all questions

\tr7ork carefully but do not spend too rnuch time on an.!- one question,

DO NOT TLTFN T}iiS PAGE I]NTIL YOU A-R,E ITOLD TO DO SO,

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SECTIO}{ I - GR.{]Vtr!,L4P" SEIILS

-{sreeraen-i of Subject aad !.'erb

lYrite the';erbs from il'e brackets that con-ectl-y- co-mplete the foliow-ing sentei'rces

EILA}TPLE: TLe bo-v goes to ihe ciner.,a everyd.ay

(go, goes,t

L./ Socral Studies an inieresting sub.jec!

(rs, are)

2 Neither Nlark nor Tom the c orrect ansq'er

(has, have)

3-' Tne nervs of the 1-rood frightening

(was, v;ere)

t- the dog ard.the cat PlaY with ,rou?

(Do, Does)

D Erlher Tom or his brothel the n.:.ar:go tree

(clim]:, climbs)

B. Verba] For:ns-

,, tle gltbe given it c apital-.le,tt9rs io'complete the sentences

- trYrite pggg-c--! f-c,;:mq -r'-erbq
below

EliA.rlPLE: BRING Yesterday I broueht the '*rong book +"0 class

6. TE-{CH .l';;as bl/ :oy parents to be Hnd lo anioaLs

't- -1.|l! ln the se.zentaenth century the g;eai slio haC -- with rts
vaiuable cargC.

8. FORGIIE 1'1ieY have i.:eli ine.nds ior i5e tr-.ck ihey 'l:1ai'-ei on ihe::r

o GO Yesterdar', B a;i:a::a ',o ccilecr -"]:e o::ze icr her ;ear:

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C. Parts of Speech

Narne the part of seeech of the unCeriined w-ord in EACEI of the follo.rv-ing sentences-

E)L{IIPLE: \lie sho'*'ed our admiration for the painirng. Noi:r,

Sentences Parr of Speech

10. Tne secreLary ai.,vays speaks ooiitelv to rj.ernber-s oi the public

i1 Divide the pie lnto four equd porbions

10 Sarr Fernando lies a distance of forly mrles from port of Spain

l-3. We sat by the seashore a::d iooked at the gloricus sunset

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i4. He did not seek an)/' reward for hinself when he found the puppy
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D. Joi::ing Sentences

Join EACH grcup of sentences below to for-ia ONE sentence.

1D -a- po-iie=:r. ihe brrgia:.

chaseC
He was ciimbu:g rhrough the wrndorv

I v; alt to see n;r mother'

I am. gorng hone.

L7- The stnHng workers Plotested'

They protested stronglY
They protested about poor '*'or}:ing condiircns
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E. Apprcpr-iate Form of a Root Word

SVrite the root p'ori or fo:n cf the :-oot w-ord r:sir.g the clues given.

H,OOT WORD WORD DERTVED

dangerousllr
E}T.LtrFLE; danger
(adverb)

B_OOT',.l',CF.D WORD DERI-'v.ED

18. nll]/
(adjective)

choice
(verb)
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20. lazy
(noun)

27. povert,v
(adjective)

22. clever ( q'.,'i.f.i

(adverb)
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F. Direct and Reported Speech

Re*-nte the follcvzirg seatences usilg reported speech.

EL{VFLE: "I prefer the poern by Peters.l," said .A-.rsis.

A:rsir <rid i all hp nrcfo'ra.,l t}ro - o h

23. "liobody is to talk in my absence," wanled the teacher. ,

24. $y nother sa,.rd, 1f want to avoid tlris r.mpleasant situaLion."

Re*'rite the folio.rving sentepce r:sing direct speecb.-

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E-ra.r,-- Sheila said thar she loved ice crea:m

"T love ice crean.'said Sheila

25. .Ieal said rhat thei, ln'ere lookjns fcr,,,ard tc the cerenony.
 SECTION II - SPELLI-\-G AND VOCABIT-LARY

A. Speiiing

There are fiwe *-ords io""..."tly in the letter bel6w-. Underline tirese w-ords.
"p"lt on the iioes pror-ided.
Write the correct spellirg

Dear Ton,

I recie.,,ed your beautiful card yesterdal-. You are such a thoughti,:.I frienci. I
have e:citrng news for you. Daddy bought::ae a computer game and I can,t v:eight to
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showittol-ou. could you pay me a visit this weeF-end? If you are comeing,-please cali
me on the telefone as soon as you get this letter, so.r,ve carr roake a-a;rgrcents-

l-ours tru1y,

John

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r]fr' 6\i Tl1 T-r{F t\iFtaT p I iaF

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B. VocabuJa-ry

Eeai rhe foiio>v-i'g passage ca.refrrriy and then a-nswer.the questio,s that fol]ow-

We expect the tounsts to visit our cou:rtry each holiCay flrgy k::ow to themseives
that rt is *,ell
wo-h rhe pr:ce to ts.ste tb.e sq/eetrless of or:r isle.s e-::d t'iie miles ol.."oi. beautl. tve
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that thel' w-il-i have a very iong list of all -uhe places they w-ant to vrsit. This lisi -will include
atiractrons hke t]:e sea. beaches, ou: cultuie ar:d of cou;se, our flora and far-r-o s.

Horvavs., rf rre a::e to r:a a-ke our count-,'r more interesting to the tounst, we neeclto put our house
in ord.er by impror.ing a number of our attractions_
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Actopted froi a poem by Lorna Ramsey.

Give tl:e s16:ni ng o1'15" fe]lorving rvords or expressions as used in ihe passage:

'Ji.. to tdste the s.,.reerness of our isles

32. ilora

33. fauna

34. pl-it our hcuse in order

35. aitractrons
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SECTION III _ COI!PREIiENSI0i!-

A Factua-l Passage

Eead the passage below iarefu-r]y and then answer the questions iha.t fcros,,

You can have a 'sail of a time making m.usic wrth home-made

instnroerts- -^.,, old. favourite
is the comb and paper. The air vibrates betrveen the comb and paper ahd lioduces a buzz_
rng scund. But you co uldn t call it u.usicI
You can make an even *iorse noise rvrth a rurer tiei to the
end of a piece of string. Thirr the
r-uler jn rhe a:.r (n:a-]ung sule::obody is in the
-.yi".a rrsten to the rveird irro"l, .,.,-t" urrd
horvls that it makes. pretend there is a stom yo.,.r. rurer is th;,"i;;- --*:'
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For a re.a)11' bnlJ rant sound, pral the glasses. part)3,fi1
sc,me glasses with
of
'vater' Lightry pr"ss a *"i fing"r;"rrd ;d;o-irJ"".rr.r- s1owly. T,l:edifer.ent glasses
amounts
out the:::ost bedutiful notes. .
vrilr give

So go onl Have some musical funl

. R"printed by ktnd perntisston of Euag Erothers Limited.

36. lrlame the THREE hon:e-r-oade ilstt-uments mentioned

in t},e passage
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(iii)

Accor-ding to the w-riter, ho,,rr can you make sound

using your ruler?

3S. to the rvriter, horv ca,,.,,cu get notes from glasses

*::::9** thar are partly hlied rvith

rlo (^,1.I T(^, ?-|.{x iJti\-T pa ar;

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39. $rha I, causes ihe buzzing sound in the comb and paper instrument?

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40. \liral rs the rr:ain theEre of the passage?

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.B. Poetrl'

ReaC the poem cacefuliy and then answ-er the questions that i-olloe..

School Sports

I enjo'r school sports I

The j oggng and the runrring,
The marching to the buiging
of the drurn
All make my body respond.

T'he sound of the pistol

at starting point
MaJres boys fleelike bees.
Vrnners, at finish line, en:erge
Losers, sometrmes short ma), fall

Sports da1. is fgnl

Ttre cheering on of colleagues,
The iaughrng and the jeenng,
T"n e shouti:g and the screami ng,
15 Ttre sprlls and the thnlls.

A:rd the nadals, shintng l:.ke the sun

Adapted fi'om a poem by \reCelia Roberts

4t. Gite T\VO leasons frclro the poem lvhy the rvr:ter enioys school sports
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(ii)

lvrite FO.L]-R rv ordos from the poem to descnbe lvhat fr:iends do on sports da;r
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(ii)

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LrO (:)li TO T-jla +trtr)*T Pa {-}tr.

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trl,ihat does the lire '.{11 maLe my body respond' [1i;re 5 ] su,ggest happehs to the r,vriier?

I
-vVhat rvriter at tbe begirrning of the poern?
44 rs the mood of the

45. \\rllat does bhe rvnter mean by'Makes boys flee like bees' [ine 8] ?

46 Choose ONE- Iiqqin tjEj poem that sh o'ws two opposrte respopses to s chool sports-
C- Graphic Representation

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Chan:ae1 23 Channel 45

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9:C0 News 8:00 Discovery Kjds

9:30 Gowerrrment Pro gr arr,-:r: e 8:45 Sports - Li.re
10:30 Paintin g is Fun 9:50 C artoon
11:00 Quiz 11: 10 Nervs
11:45 IIotline 11:4 5 Science ;\round IJs

47. X{ary 1v265 io look- at a netbajl ganre being sherwn

(t On what Channel is the game lihely to be shorvn?

(i1) On rvhai irrogramme is the game Iik-ely to be shown?

4S \Vhat show is most 1ik-el;r to gi-ve iniormation on drawings and the use of ,,vater-
coiours?
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-vlhat
-lo John has just started to look at ihe first News progzamrrre for the dzy. time
drd ihrs orograr:me be3rnl

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50. V,Tren the cartoon ends Nlarl, changss to the othel chamei
\\Lat is sho"ving on lhe other cha:rnel at tlus trlie?

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