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General Instruction: Each of the following questions has four options. Choose the best one
among the given options and write the letter of your choice on the spaces provided in the
answer sheet.

Part I: Reading Passage

Early marriage is one of several harmful traditional practices toward women which are commonly
practiced in several parts of the world. It is widely practiced in many parts of Ethiopia. The
approximate percentage of women married in rural and urban areas before the age of 15 in four of
the regional states follow: 43% rural and 28% urban in Amhara, 27% rural and 19% urban in
Tigray, 13% rural and 10% urban in Oromia, and 7% rural and 20% urban in SNNPR.

Parents often approve of their daughters being married when they are as young as 10 to 12 years
of age even though the legal age for marriage in Ethiopia is 18. Marriage agreements even can
take place at the age of between four to five years. Early marriage of girls is seen as a way to
improve the economic status of the family through marriage since husbands often are very much
older and financially more secure.

(Slightly adapted from 'Cultural Marriage: 2002)

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(Q. 1- 5) Based on the above text, choose the best answer from the given alternatives and
write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided

1. At what age do the parents agree on their daughters' marriage?

A. 15 to 18 years C. 10 to 12 years
B. 10 to 15 years D. 18 years

2. What is an appropriate title of the passage?

A. Marriage in Amhara C. Harmful Traditional Practices
B. Marriage in Oromia D. Early Marriage

3. According to the text, one of the following is true.

A. Daughters' legal age for marriage is 15.
B. Most girls in the world marry at early stage.
C. Marriage of girls is considered as poverty.
D. The daughters' family should be richer than the sons' family

4. 'approve ' in paragraph 2 means:

A. agree
B. reject
C. report
D. falsify

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5. secure' in paragraph 2 means:
A. safe
B. agree
C. correct
D. analyze
6. Why do you think students learn English language?
A. It is a medium of instruction in universities, high schools and so on.
B. Students develop their skills in learning English language.
C. It is international language.
D. all can be the answers
7. Which is true about language learning?
A. language learning needs to be communicative or interactive
B. language is learned only at school
C. elders learn language easily than children
D. language learning is purely both reading and writing
8. When teaching writing English alphabet (letter) “b” in grade one earliest lesson, the
correct hand movement is described as ______________.
A. up-down-round C. round-up-down
B. down-up-round D. round-down-up
9. Roba can communicate in English with anyone easily without going to school. He has
worked in a British Embassy as a gardener for ten years. He developed his
communication most probably by
A. reading and writing C. writing and listening
B. speaking and listening D. comprehension

10. In the primary grades students could practice the English language more when________
A. they work in small groups
B. they do activities individually
C. they always study English by translating to their mother tongue
D. when they work in larger groups

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11. Hassan: How often do you visit your girlfriend?
Gamta:_______________________
A. She is 20. C. Regularly
B. By taxi. D. She is pretty.
12. The streets are flooded as it_________ all day.
A. had been raining C. will be raining
B. would be raining D. has been raining
13. Tola: Nice to meet you.
Tasfaye: _________
A. How are you? C. How do you do?
B. Nice to meet you too. D. I am fine and you?
14. The correct passive form for the sentence, “Once a week, Tola cleans the house”
is___________.
A. Once a week, the house is being cleaned by Tola.
B. Once a week, the house is cleaning.
C. Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tola.
D. Once a week, the house was cleaned by Tola.
15. In business letter writing, “Yours faithfully", is normally placed at the __________ of the
letter.
A. beginning C. end
B. middle D. back of the envelop
16. Which one of the following can be the best topic sentence about my sister?
A. My sister is a clever student
B. She studies day and night
C. My sister has got an excellent average in her class
D. She does her assignment and home works on time
17. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
A. Genzebe ran fast in the race, but her sister Tirunesh won.
B. Bultu washed her uniforms yesterday.
C. Yadeni and Ebisa will conduct experiment.
D. When I was a child, I used to drink milk.

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18. After you make students read the reading passage, what will you order them to do?
A. activating background knowledge
B. prediction
C. comprehension questions
D. brainstorming
19. I and ___are 2nd year regular students of Jimma College of Teacher Education.
A. her C. us
B. she D. them
20. Derartu is a teacher; _____ teaches in Bale Zone.
A. they C. she
B. he D. you
21. Which one of the following is not an example of complimenting others?
A. Your hair looks great. C. I really like your dress.
B. That is a nice looking car. D. What a shame!
22. If I____ rich, I would build a new house.
A. was C. is
B. were D. am
23. If she studies hard, she_ ______the examination.
A. passes C. had passed
B. will pass D. passed
24. That old man is still strong ______healthy.
A. and C. as
B. but D. nor

25. _____you finish the required courses, you will not graduate.
A. Because C. Unless
B. If D. Since

26. Which of the following is marker of adding and relating ideas?

A. in addition
B. moreover
C. again
D. A, B & C

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27. _______she felt ill while running, Kume won the race.
A. Even though C. Since
B. If D. Unless
28. “Kuma is a college student, ______?” The tag question form of this sentence is
A. isn‟t he C. does he
B. will he D. didn‟t he
29. Big‟ is to „huge‟ as „answer‟ is to______ .
A. clever C. reply
B. near D. clear
30. Soressa must be a book________. Reading several books gives him pleasure.
A. binder C. seller
B. worm D. carrier
31. Our teacher didn‟t want us to read for the details, he told us to find only the gist of the
passage. The underlined word means _________.
A. the single idea C. the main (general) idea
B. the specific idea D. spelling
32. Discussion in pairs/groups may help the students to enhance their confidence in speaking
and share their ideas freely in a relaxed manner. The meaning of the underlined word is:
A. increase D. defeat
B. decrease
C. hinder

33. Jote, our neighbor has introvert personality. He doesn‟t like to talk much with people and
wants to keep everything in secret. The opposite of the underlined word is
A. controversial C. extrovert
B. excellent D. fresh
34. When students want to study, _____ should try to find quiet places.
A. he C. them
B. she D. they

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35. Teacher: Where are you from?
Student:__________________.
A. My name Tola Tarafa C. I am from Jimma
B. To attend college education D. I am 20 years old
36. After he________ breakfast, he left the house and went to the office.
A. finishes C. finish
B. had finished D. is finishing
37. I_______ my parents tomorrow since there is no class.
A. will visit C. visits
B. visiting D. visited
38. The news surprised the man. It was________ news.
A. surprise C. surprised
B. surprising D. surprises
39. He is a hardworking man. When changed “yes/no question” forms, it will be;
A. Does he a hardworking man? C. Is he a hardworking man?
B. Was he a hardworking man? D. Will he a hardworking man?
40. Reading is best defined as ______________.
A. the first acquired skill C. a noisy group work
B. a purposeful active process D. in-born productive skill
41. Normally reading your course modules, exercise books, short notes for passing the
examination is more of ________________.
A. intensive reading C. passive reading
B. extensive reading D. reading for pleasure

42. Text-based reading in which letters to sounds and sounds to syllables and syllables
decoded to words is:
A. top-down C. bottom-up
B. skimming D. scanning

43. Readers predict what a text is about based on ______________.

A. titles C. visuals
B. headings D. all

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44. In English language reading the readers‟ eyes normally move from
A. left-to right C. bottom – to – top
B. right – to – left D. text – to – topic
45. The more we know words, the more we develop our level of understanding and
communication and are vice-versa. Because of this, it is possible to say that words are
pillars of our daily communication. The underlined word‟s meaning is:
A. opposite C. secondary
B. basic D. unnecessary
46. The best combination of the sentences, „He is an English teacher. He doesn‟t like to
speak English.‟ is_________
A. He is an English teacher after he doesn‟t like to speak English.
B. He is an English teacher because he doesn‟t like to speak English.
C. He is an English teacher unless he doesn‟t like to speak English.
D. He is an English teacher though he doesn‟t like to speak English.
47. Kuma said, “I am working in the garden.” If you report this after some time (later) it
will be____________________.
A. Kuma said that he is working in the garden.
B. Kuma said that he had worked in the garden.
C. Kuma said that he was working in the garden.
D. Kuma said that he has been working in the garden.
48. “There are three major causes of obesity in childhood.” The above topic sentence idea is
developed as_____________.
A. compare-contrast C. description
B. definition D. cause and effect
49. The correct form of “recall she my name didn’t.” is
A. My didn‟t recall she name.
B. She didn‟t recall my name.
C. She didn‟t my name recall.
D. My name, she didn‟t recall.

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50. Which one of the following is the correct order (steps) of the writing process?
A. planning→ outlining→ writing 1st draft →revising→ writing the final draft
B. writing the 1st draft→ planning→ revising→ outlining→ writing the final draft
C. revising the final draft→ planning→ outlining→ writing the 1st draft
D. outlining→ planning→ revising→ writing the 1st draft→ writing the final draft.
51. _______is not a major problem in the process of listening.
A. Lack of concentration
B. Problem of interpretation
C. Listeners‟ limited vocabulary
D. Using simple and authentic listening material
52. In listening, a problem of vocabulary choice is in the hand of the______________.
A. speaker C. receiver
B. listener D. interpreter
53. Which of the following is not the characteristic of effective listening technique?
A. understanding the context
B. predicting
C. identifying explicit/implicit meanings
D. talking while listening
54. The purpose of listening is_____________.
A. to improve hand writing skills
B. to exchange information
C. to read slowly
D. to give improper feedback
55. Tariku: The weather in Burayu is very cold. I don‟t know what to do?
Beka: ___________________________
A. Burayu has a very cold weather.
B. I like Burayu very much
C. You should wear furry clothes
D. I have visited Burayu the previous year

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56. Jitu: Excuse me. Where is Jimma hospital located?
Jemila: ____________. I am stranger myself.
A. I‟d love it very much.
B. I am sorry, I don‟t know it.
C. Yes, I know it.
D. It is three kilometers from here.
57. Sara: Would you please lend me some money?
Chaltu: _______________, I have no money at the moment.
A. I am afraid
B. Here you are
C. I am glad
D. Thank you very much for your help
58. Susan: Is Peter a teacher?
James: ____. He teaches in Ambo preparatory school..
A. Yes, he is not. C. No, he is.
B. Yes, he is. D. No, he isn‟t.
59. Which of the following techniques is not very advisable to teach vocabulary?
A. showing real object
B. using flash cards
C. using pictures
D. over-use of the mother-tongue
60. What do you think the presenter should remind his audience when giving oral
presentation?
A. slow down to emphasize key points
B. adjust the voices on the need of the situation
C. use pauses between phrases to separate ideas for holding attention
D. do all of the above
61. Which one of the following words can be taught using miming (action) easily?
A. cloth D. forget
B. dream
C. walk

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62. Which one of the following activities develops „Interpersonal ‟relationship?
A. individual work C. telling/lecturing
B. pair/group work D. presentation
63. Which one is advisable way of increasing students‟ motivation in learning English?
A. setting clear goal
B. teachers‟ long presentation
C. criticizing students‟ response
D. correcting every mistake in front of others
64. ______entails conscious process of language development whereas ______is
unconscious process.
A. Acquisition / learning respectively
B. Learning / acquisition respectively
C. Fluency / accuracy respectively.
D. Definition / presentation respectively
65. Which of the following is not a technique of adapting language activities?
A. adding C. re-ordering
B. simplifying D. preparing (creating)
66. When language activities are designed;
A. the age of the learners has to be considered
B. only one strategy has to be used
C. time should not be considered
D. religious contents have to be added
67. When do we need to adapt language activities?
A. If the activities have enough skills to practice
B. If the activities are authentic
C. If the activities have less variety
D. If the activities are relevant to students‟ background and level

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68. When an activity is prepared,
A. it should go from simple to complex
B. it should go from unknown to known
C. students‟ intelligence should not be considered
D. it should go from difficult to simple
69. Which one of the following is not an appropriate strategy to learn a word?
A. incidental learning C. independent learning
B. intentional learning D. memorizing all words
70. Which of the following is a good way of teaching a word when it has many meanings
and are used in different situations?
A. teaching in context C. consulting others
B. using translators D. ignoring the word
71. In the process of teaching and learning vocabulary, adding morphemes to a base word
and getting a new word can be an example of_____________.
A. teaching using synonyms C. teaching using affixes
B. teaching using examples D. teaching using contexts.
72. Which of the following is modern and effective way of teaching vocabulary?
A. memorization C. contextual guessing
B. using dictionary D. drilling
73. Which particular reading sub-skill is being used if the reader is asked to analyze and
identify the writer‟s intention behind the passage?
A. reference C. scanning
B. inference D. skimming

74. Which one of the following reading strategies is usually followed by study activities?
A. intensive reading to answer examination
B. extensive reading of novels
C. reading newspapers for information
D. reading fables for pleasure

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75. Activities performed in a while reading phase include______________.
A. writing assignment
B. predicting
C. doing comprehension exercises
D. introducing new words
76. One of the following is not the purpose of reading?
A. to know the progress that the learners have made.
B. to know the level of our learners.
C. to know who may need extra instruction.
D. to minimize the confidence of students.
77. Deductive approach of teaching grammar has a sense of moving from____________.
A. specific to general C. known to unknown
B. general to specific D. specific to complex
78. Grammar can be taught using_______________.
A. situational approach C. stories
B. texts D. all of the above
79. Which of the following teaching aids can be used better to teach the comparative „big‟
and „bigger‟ effectively?
A. word flash cards C. mother tongue
B. pictures D. lecture
80. Which of the following activities should the teacher show to beginner students in
teaching writing?
A. how to hold pens and pencils
B. how to comprehend questions.
C. how to write a good paragraph or essay
D. how to evaluate (criticize) texts.
81. Which of the following is the correct order of teaching writing from lower to higher
levels?
A. free → controlled → guided C. guided → free→ controlled
B. controlled → guided→ free D. guided → controlled→ free

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82. Top-down listening strategy include:
A. listening for the main idea.
B. summarizing
C. listening for specific details
D. A and B
83. In which of the following listening stage/phase/ is intensive listening used?
A. pre listening C. post listening
B. while listening D. neither of the above

84. Which of the following is a common difficulty that our students face in speaking?
A. high confidence of speaking
B. good flow of ideas.
C. incomplete message as they speak
D. using difficult words and structures
85. Giving a concluding remarks and thanking listeners might be performed in__________.
A. while-speaking stage C. pre-speaking stage
B. post-speaking stage D. in all the three stages.
86. Which of the following strategy is good for intensive reading?
A. individual work C. group work.
B. pair work. D. whole class discussion
87. The best strategy for teaching dialogue is____
A. pair work C. individual work
B. group work D. lecture
88. When students are given group works/pair works,
A. they develop their communicative ability
B. they develop collaborative works
C. they lose confidence.
D. A and B

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89. Progress test is different from summative tests in that progress test _____________.
A. shows the progress students are making
B. is a formal test
C. is given at the end of the semester
D. is given at the beginning of the semester
90. Summative tests are ______________.
A. informal tests C. given at the beginning
D. not mentioned here
B. formal tests

91. Continuous assessment can be given in a form of ______________.

A. tests C. home works
B. class works
D. tests, class & home works
92. At what time does the teacher give continuous assessments for students?
A. when students are busy
B. at any time
C. only at the end of the semester
D. always at the beginning
93. Story–telling technique best enhances __________ language skill.
A. writing C. grammar and vocabulary
B. reading D. speaking and listening
94. Which of the following factors has a strong impact on students‟ English learning?
A. interest C. weather
B. income D. skin color
95. If a student likes to learn English by listening to people speaking on Tv, radio, she/he has
____________ intelligence type.
A. linguistic
B. logical
C. spatial
D. intrapersonal

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96. Reading disability may be characterized by:
A. difficulty in single word reading
B. difficulty reading sight words
C. difficulty with comprehension
D. all can be possible answers
97. Which of the following social assumption is true?
A. It is assumed that children are better language learners than elders are.
B. It is assumed that boys are better language learners than girls are.
C. It is assumed that elders are better language learners than children are.
D. Every student can learn language alike at all ages.
98. Which of the following is not true about language learning?
A. Urban students who have an exposure to Tvs, radios, internet are better language
learner than those who came from rural areas.
B. Students who come from remote rural areas have difficulty to cope with other
students in language learning.
C. Students who came from urban or rural areas learn language in the same way.
D. All of the above are not true.
99. A lower grade grammar teaching task where the teacher asks and a student responds, and
teacher approves the answer is known as________________ interaction.
A. Teacher _Student
B. Student_ Teacher
C. Teacher_ Whole class
D. Student-Student
100. Which of the following sentences best describes the traditional English language
teaching approach used in Ethiopia?
A. It focuses on meaning
B. Teaching structure is more important
C. It aims at making students fluent speakers of English
D. Reading is believed to be secondary

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101. Which theory takes language learning to be a habit formation?
A. Cognitive
B. Communicative
C. Behaviorism
D. Structuralism
102. May I ______________ myself, my name is Wong.
_________________, Mr. Wong. I am Merima.
A. Tell…. Nice to see you
B. Introduce ….. Nice to meet you
C. Speak …. How do you do?
D. Know…. How are you?
103. Which pronouns go in to the following sentence?
My sister cut _____ hand when ______ was chopping cabbage.
A. she…… she
B. She……. her
C. her…… she
D. Her…… him
104. A grammar teaching method that is currently recommended by educators is
A. Deductive grammar teaching
B. Inductive way of grammar teaching
C. Reference teaching
D. Indirect teaching method
Look at the ways these four teachers introduce a grammar lesson and do question
number 105.
Teacher A: modal auxiliaries are may, will, can, must, shall
Teacher B: modal auxiliaries are used to ask for permission, to express ability, etc
Teacher C: look at this conversation and identify the functions of modal auxiliaries
Teacher D: “Ought to” is used to express moral obligation

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105. Which teacher used a method that is believed to develop students' communicative
grammar skill?
A. Teacher A B. Teacher B C. Teacher C D. Teacher D
106. In a communicative class room, the teacher‟s role is to ____________________.
A. Control students
B. Facilitate learning
C. Translate English
D. Correct errors
107. In a student centered classroom, a teacher is expected to do all except____________
A. To make learning purposeful and relevant
B. To provide a variety of learning tasks
C. To make learning tasks complicated
D. To build students‟ self confidence
108. One of the following words does not describe the different types of learning styles
students bring to classroom.
A. Visual B. Auditory C. Sensory D. Kinesthetic
109. Classroom language activities should meet the needs of
A. Auditory learners
B. Learners with different styles
C. Learners who want to move
D. Learners who like pictures
110. A student who does not take a lot of notes in the classroom but remembers what is
said is
A. The one who learns best by seeing
B. The one who learns best by touching things
C. One who learns by listening
D. One who prefers to learn through visual sensory
111. They watched a film and at the end they got the film ___________________.
A. was interesting B. interesting C. was interested D. interested

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112. If a teacher takes a printed material as source of teaching listening, which form of
presentation should he/she use?
A. Recorded audio
B. Educational radio
C. Dictation
D. Drilling
113. ____________ is Gambella from Addis Ababa? Which form completes the sentence?
A. How long B. How near C. How far D. Where
114. Every Yekatit 12, people gather around a statue at Sidist kilo to __________ victims
of the day.
A. List B. Know C. Celebrate D. Commemorate
115. One of the following distinguishes good readers
A. They use a fixed reading style
B. They lack a specified reading purpose
C. They read with less motivation
D. They connect text information with background knowledge
116. Halima is a college student. This time she is going to see her grade from the college‟s
notice board. Which reading strategy should she use to find her I.D number among the ones
listed on the board?
A. Inference B. Scanning C. Skimming D. Reference
117. Which one of the following can be presented as a pre-reading activity?
A. Finding main ideas of paragraphs
B. Inferring meaning from a text
C. Using title or pictures to predict information
D. Guessing meanings of new words from contexts
118. In a post reading stage, a teacher can ask students to
A. Rewrite text information in their own words
B. Talk about the author‟s background
C. Find reference words
D. Look at a picture or a diagram

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119. After she ___________ the report, she submitted to the boss.
A. wrote B. had written C. was writing D. had been written
120. When reading to learn, students need to follow
A. A line by line reading
B. Translate each word in to their own language
C. Figure out the purpose for reading
D. Read with unspecified time frame
121. While teaching reading and comprehending, a teacher should
A. Make one of the students read a passage aloud
B. Follow a silent reading principles
C. Read the text out for the students
D. Allow students to read in groups
122. Reading comprehension questions should be practiced
A. Before students read a text
B. During and after students read a text
C. Before and while students read a text
D. Before, while and after students read a text
123. If a teacher has a listening text about animals, which of the following questions can
he/she ask during the pre-listening phase?
A. Name some domestic and wild animals you know
B. What kinds of animals do you have at home?
C. Which domestic animals do we call pets?
D. It is possible to ask all of these questions
124. The best lesson topic to teach present tense in an intermediate class could be
A. The present tense
B. The present tenses of English
C. Talking about the present
D. Present simple, continuous and perfect tenses

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125. One of the following can be a communicative topic to teach the present perfect tense
A. The present perfect tense
B. Have/has + V3
C. Have eaten, has spoken, have played, etc.
D. Have you visited……?
126. What is the main purpose of pre-reading classroom activities?
A. To develop students‟ reading strategies
B. To elicit appropriate background knowledge
C. To help students comprehend a text
D. To develop students‟ skill of solving a problem
127. Which one of the following is true about student readers?
A. They have different reading strategies
B. They are more or less motivated to read texts
C. They develop similar strategies
D. Most of them want to skim a passage
128. Miss Tigist usually jumps writing activities in English lessons. She said that her
students do not have any interest or motivation to learning writing. What would you do if
your students showed the same resistance to writing?
A. Teach writing as a process
B. Tell students that it is a difficult task
C. Inform students to edit their works
D. Advise students to avoid it as much as they can
129. What is the error in this student written sentence? “Usually tired from carrying heavy
materials.”
A. It does not have a verb and a subject
B. It lacks a verb
C. It lacks a subject
D. It lacks a modifier

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130. Which of the following sentences talks about one‟s experience?
A. I haven‟t ridden a bicycle in my life
B. I was in Dire Dawa last week
C. I will fly to Asosa next month
D. I like to cook
131. How can we correct this sentence? “People pushed the car down the street old.”
A. People pushed down the street the car old.
B. People down pushed the car the old street.
C. People pushed the old car down the street.
D. The street pushed the old car down the people.
132. Which one of the following sentences is correctly written?
A. The bird flew with red feathers to the girl
B. The bird with red feathers flew to the girl
C. The bird to the girl with red feathers flew
D. The bird with red feathers to the girl flew
133. Which word completes this sentence? “My sister likes swimming, riding and ______
books.”
A. To read B. Have read C. Reading D. Read
134. _____Tura write the letters last week?
A. Did C. Do
B. Does ''D. Will
135. While you are explaining a topic in the classroom, a student says something in the
middle of your talk and you do not like that. How do you tell your feeling to the student?
A. Please, go on.
B. Please, do not interrupt me.
C. What are you saying?
D. You are not wrong.
136. Teacher Sara is a Grade five English language teacher. She brought corn, barely, rice
and wheat to the classroom to teach words related to cereals. Which method did she use to
teach vocabulary?
A. Picture B. Realia C. Text D. Field method

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137. The method that is easy to teach words like happy, thirsty, angry, exhausted is
a. Using Realia
b. Using translation
c. Using body
d. Pointing to the object
138. At what time should a teacher use translation as a method to teach vocabulary?
A. Whenever students meet new words
B. When a teacher does not know how to explain a word in English
C. When a teacher always teaches new words
D. When there are no easy alternatives to present words
139. Identify what type of writing exercise the following is
Use and or but to join the following sentences.
My mother speaks English perfectly. She knows little Italy.
A. Guided writing task
B. Free writing task
C. Controlled writing task
D. Process writing task
140. I am going to give you a group work. Now, make a group ______ six.
A. Since B. To C. For D. Of
141. Which method is appropriate to teach words like malaria, cold soar, cholera,
hepatitis and the related ones?
A. Word set
B. Realia
C. Picture
D. Demonstration
142. What vocabulary skill can be developed by teaching or learning words like unable,
suitable, forgettable, tolerance, acceptance, importance?
A. Word collocation
B. Synonyms
C. Using prefixes
D. Using suffixes

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143. Which one of the following words is best taught through miming?
A. Hug B. Honest C. Overtake D. Disappoint
144. Which one of the following skills can be developed in one English lesson?
A. Guessing meanings of words
B. Listening a spoken text
C. Speaking in class
D. Reading in a foreign language
145. One of the following is not the main purpose of reading
A. To get pleasure
B. To find information
C. To convey a message
D. A and B are answers
146. If Tolosa is 25 years old, and Chaltu is 31 years old, we can deduce that
A. Tolosa is older than Chaltu
B. Chaltu is younger than Tolosa
C. Tolosa is as young as Chaltu is
D. Chaltu is older than Tolosa
147. If you teach had better.../ should have…/could have… in a Grade eight class, which
of the following topics do you write on the board?
A. Using had better…/ should have … or could have
B. Using modal auxiliaries
C. Giving advice
D. Warning others
148. Which verb is appropriate to complete the following conversation?
A: I have got a stomachache all the day?
B: I think you should _________ a doctor.
A. To see B. See C. Seeing D. To seeing
149. Bona: _________old are you, Heyi?
Heyi: I‟m twenty-two years old.
A. Which B. When
C. How many D. How

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150. Abebe recently graduated from a University in Accounting. One day he rented
newspapers to read job advertisements. He was basically interested in vacancies that
invited accountants. He was supposed to read as quickly as he could to reduce the cost
he would pay to the newspapers. When he read the newspapers, he should have
used__________ technique.
A. Scanning B. Inference C. Skimming D. Reference
151. If one reads an advertisement of a commodity from a newspaper, what could
be the purpose for reading it?
A. To get pleasure
B. To respond to some questions
C. To know how something is made
D. To get information
152. Which reading strategy can be effectively used if one wants general
information from a text?
A. Scanning B. Skimming C. Guessing D. Reference
153. In a controlled to free writing approach
A. Students are given a paragraph to analyze its different parts
B. Grammar is practiced with sentences first
C. Ability to analyze content is very important
D. Paragraph writing comes first
154. If a teacher asks students to think of whom they write for and how they write,
and to be engaged in pre-writing, drafting and editing stages, which writing approach
is he or she following?
A. Controlled writing approach
B. Free writing approach
C. Process approach
D. Grammar- syntax organization
155. Teacher Sirgut entered in to a Grade seven class and asked students to write
everything they had in mind. She told them to write a lot as much as they could
without worrying about grammar or spelling errors. Which approach did she use in
her class?
A. Free writing approach
B. Controlled approach
C. Communicative approach

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156. Which one of the following sentences is correct?
A. Yes tola is a teacher.
B. No,tola is not a teacher.
C. No, Tola is not a teacher.
D. A and B
157. Teacher Hailu had a reading lesson. Before he got students read a passage, he
wrote questions taken from the passage on the black board and asked students to copy
them on to their exercise books. He, then, explained the content of the passage and
ordered the students to read it and answer the questions. If you were teacher Hailu,
how would you teach your reading lesson?
A. I would ask the questions orally as students read the passage
B. I would have done everything teacher Hailu did
C. I would have first copied questions that relate the text to students‟ experiences
D. I would first do meanings of new words taken from the passage
158. All but one of the following strategies are recommended as the best ways to
develop one‟s own vocabulary skill.
a. Associating
b. Grouping
c. Rote memorization
d. Creating a mental image
159. Which one of the following vocabulary learning techniques is always reliable?
A. Guessing meanings from contexts
B. Asking for fiends
C. Asking for teachers
D. Using a dictionary
160. Words like, Small-tiny, hate-dislike, heavy-difficult, inform- notify, can be
studied as
A. Antonyms
B. Synonyms
C. Collocations
D. Pairs of words

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161. Which of the following topics is more appropriate in a Grade six writing
lesson?
A. Car accident in Ethiopia
B. The language of instruction in our school
C. My generous aunt
D. How the market fluctuates every time
162. What is the subject of the sentence? Most of the students are taken to the
football field.
A. Are taken
B. Most of the students
C. The students
D. Football field
163. One of the following can be taken as an effective English lesson plan
objective. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to
A. Develop comprehension skills
B. Identify classes of words
C. Complete listening tasks
D. Read a passage
164. Which of the following modal auxiliaries is appropriate to use in the sentence?
You __________ obey and support your old parents.
A. Shall B. can C. Ought to D. Could
165. One of the most important features classroom speaking activities need to
reflect is
A. Teacher student communication
B. Real life communication activities
C. Nature of peer conversation
D. Questioning and answering practice

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 166. Look at this mother-child talk and decide on the appropriate language to be
used on the blank space.
Mother: Why did you lie to me, son?
Child: ______________________.
A. That is fine
B. I do not mind
C. I am sorry
D. Do not worry

Do questions 167-169 from the information you get in the following short paragraph

Human activity has always yielded to the pressure of different chemical substances that
eventually caused irreparable damage. Finding the cure from the damage obtained was the
next step. And it seems that only now, when the number of the diseases caused by different
substances has reached its peak, people have finally understood that the best cure is the
prevention of any forms of substance abuse.

167. If you teach reading with the paragraph, which of the following questions can
you ask in the pre-reading phase?
A. What is the best way to fight diseases caused by dangerous substances?
B. Do chemical substances bring problem immediately?
C. Can you list some dangerous substances?
D. When did humans identify the solution for the damage caused by substances?
168. At what stage of the reading lesson can this activity be done? “Write few
sentences about a person you know suffered from dangerous substances like alcohol.”
A. Pre-reading phase
B. Post –reading phase
C. While –reading phase
D. Pre or post reading phases
169. Which method is effective to teach the emboldened words in the above
paragraph?
A. Realia B. Ostensive C. Picture D. Definition

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Read the following short paragraph and respond to questions 170-173

Alcohol is one of the most destructive substances. It is the companion of any significant event
occurring in the life of modern people or even an everyday way to relax and get away from
all the difficulties. People relax and forget that they are supposed to think not only about
their health but also about the health of the people around them. This especially concerns
women, as they are the ones to deliver the next generation into the world. A woman’s
organism is a lot more influenced by any external chemical influences and alcohol becoming
woman’s frequent companion becomes a real threat for the health of the nation.

170. Which of the following sentences describes the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Alcohol is a celebrated drink
B. People often drink alcohol to relax
C. Alcohol contains a harmful chemical
D. Women‟s alcohol intake is higher as compared to men
171. Companion means _____________
A. Enemy
B. Something that causes harm
C. Substance
D. Friend
172. Complete the following sentence with one of the words written in bold in the
paragraph. Post offices recruit persons who _____________ mails and stuff to
individuals and companies.
A. Threat B. Deliver C. Destruct D. Company
173. Pairs of words that can be taken as synonyms are
A. Threat and destructive
B. Companion and threat
C. Deliver and destructive
D. Companion and deliver

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174. If a teacher frequently addresses demanding questions to boys than girls, what
is the gap in his or her practice?
A. It discriminates young students
B. It is a gender biased practice
C. It does not provide equal chance for students with disabilities
D. It is biased against boys
175. Student Biruk is a deaf student in a grade eight class. He has to attend every
class with the other students who are not in his condition, and he has to sit for the
same exams. How can teachers make their class inclusive and increase the
participation of Biruk in the lessons?
A. They are responsible to have someone to translate the lessons in to sign language
B. They should prepare notes for Biruk to follow the lectures
C. They should pair him with a hearing classmate.
D. All can be possible answers
176. Which of the following sentences correctly reports this question? “What
happened to Mustafa today?”
A. The teacher asked what happened to Mustafa today.
B. The teacher wanted to know that what happened to Mustafa today?
C. The teacher wanted to know what had happened to Mustafa that day.
D. The teacher inquired that what has happened to Mustafa that day.
177. One of the following sentences is written in a correct grammar
A. Do we when celebrate New Year?
B. When we celebrate New Year?
C. We celebrate New Year when?
D. When do we celebrate New Year?
178. Complete the following sentence with one of the words given in the options.
In many countries, heavy rain with storm ___________ houses and
infrastructures.
A. Builds B. Completes C. Destroys D. Renews

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179. Which word can grammatically complete the following sentence?
Our fathers and forefathers ________ the battle in Adwa many years ago.
A. Win B. Wins C. Have won D. Won
180. When taking attendance, a teacher can say one of the following sentences
A. What did we discuss last time?
B. Keep quite
C. Who is not here today?
D. Let us do this task now.
181. Chaltu always _________to school.
A. go B. going C. goes D. went
182. Read the following Teacher-Student conversation and choose the appropriate
feedback from the given options
Teacher: Which form do we use in this sentence? Many items are __________ (sell)
in super markets.
Student: Selling
Teacher: __________________
A. It could be
B. Not really
C. It depends
D. That is very good
183. Which relative pronoun goes in to the following sentence? People
_____________ are infected with bilharzias live a miserable life.
A. Which B. Whom C. Who D. Whose

To answer questions number 184-187, read the following conversation and

choose the correct wh- word that complete the talks.
Martha: Hello, Dad.
Dad: Good morning, Martha. __1_______ are you today?
Martha: Fine, thanks.
Dad: I didn‟t know you came home last night. _____2______ time did you come in?
Martha: About 3:00 O‟clock.
Dad: _____3________ have you been?
Martha: I have been in Beth‟s house
Dad: I received a letter from Dawit yesterday. He says he is coming to Hawasa.

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 Martha: __4________ does he come here?
Dad: Because he is going to study in Hawasa University.

184. Which word can be used in number 1?

A. Why B. How C. Which D. When
185. The word that completes the sentence in number 2 is_________
A. What B. Which C. When D. How
186. Which word shall we use in number 3 of the talk?
A. When B. What C. Why D. Where
187. The question in number 4 can be completed with the word _________
A. What B. When C. Why D. Which
188. Which clause finishes the following sentence correctly? If you want to pass
the exam, __________________________________________.
A. You will study hard
B. You should have studied hard
C. You must study hard
D. You can study hard

Look at the following conversation between a teacher and a student, and answer
question number 189 and 190.

Teacher: Why are you sleeping, Selam? Are you tired?

Selam: Yes, I am tired and thirsty. May I go out and drink water?
189. What is the purpose of Selam to use the modal auxiliary May?
A. To ask for a question
B. To ask for permission
C. To give suggestion
D. Because she was tired and thirsty
190. From Selam‟s words, we can say that
A. She is polite
B. She is stubborn
C. She should have used Can instead of May
D. She is afraid of her teacher

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Three out of the four sentences in questions number 191-194 are wrongly written except
one. Identify the one that is grammatically acceptable.

191. A. When we go to vacation, we will finish school.

B. When we finish school, we will go to vacation.

C. Before we finish our vacation, we will go to school.
D. We will go to school before we finish our vacation.

192. A. If you go to a zoo, you would see many animals.

B. Had you gone to a zoo, you will see wild animals.

C. If you went to a zoo, you would see wild animals.

D. If you went to a zoo, you could have seen wild animals.

193. A. A giraffe has longer neck of all the animals.

B. A giraffe has the longest neck of all the animals.

C. A giraffe has as long neck as the other animals.

D. A giraffe has the longest neck than the other animals.

194. A. I wake up early morning every day.

B. I woke up early morning every day.

C. I wake up early morning yesterday.

D. I did wake up early morning every day.

195. Which of the following sentences expresses prohibition?

A. It is raining heavily; you must not play outside.

B. It is raining heavily; you should play outside.

C. It is raining heavily; you must play outside.

D. It is raining heavily; you can play outside.

196. Which form puts obligation? Next week is exam time. You ___________ finish
revising the lessons

A. Can B. Must C. May D. Will

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197. Which modal can be used to express ability in this sentence? If a parrot is trained, it
_________ imitate or speak like humans.

A. May B. Must C. Can D. Should

198. Which of the following languages can be used to express a good wish for a holiday?

A. How was the holiday?

B. Have a good weekend.

C. Happy new year.

D. Safe travel.

199.In teaching English language for your students, on which one do you focus most?
A. communicative aspects disparately B. grammar aspects in isolation
C. both grammar and communicative aspects D. none
200.The teacher breaks a paragraph of five sentences and gives each sentence to
different students. Students then come together and reconstruct the paragraph. This
type of activity is known as _______________________________.
A. brainstorming activity
B. information feeding activity
C. jigsaw activity
D. gap filling activity

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Numbers
Question

Answers
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. A

8. B

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. D
13. B

14. C

15. C

16. A

17. A
18. C

19. B

20. C

21. D
22 B

23. B

24. A

25. C

26. D
27. A

28. A

29. C
30. B

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31. C

32. A

33. C

34. D
35. C

36. B

37. A
38. B

39. C
40. B

41. A

42. C
43. D

44. A

45. B

46. D
47. C

48. D

49. B

50. A

51. D
52. A

53 D

54. B

55. C
56. B

57. A
58. B

59. D

60. D

61. C

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63. A

64. B

65. D

66. A

67. C

68. A

69. D

70. A

71. C

72. C

73. B

74. A

75. C

76. D

77. B

78. D

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80. A

81. B

82. D

83. B

84. C

85. B

86. A

87. A

88. D

89. A

90. B

91. D

92. B

93. D

94 A

95. A

96. D

97. A
98. C

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A
100.
B
101
C
102.
B
103.
C
104.
B
105.
C
106.
B
107.
C
108.
C
109.
B
110.
C
111.
A
112.
C
113.
C
114.
D
115.
D
116.
B
117.
C
118.
A
119.
B
120.
C
121.
B
122.
D
123.
D

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C
125.
D
126.
B
127.
A
128.
A
129.
A
130.
A
131.
C
132.
B
133.
C
134.
A
135.
B
136.
B
137.
C
138.
D
139.
C
140.
D
141.
A
142.
D
143.
A
144.
A
145.
C
146.
D
147.
C
148.
B

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149.
D
150.
A
151.
D
152.
B
153.
B
154.
C
155.
A
156.
B
157.
C
158.
C
159.
A
160.
B
161.
C
162.
B
163.
B
164.
C
165.
B
166.
C
167.
C
168.
B
169.
D
170.
C
171.
D
172.
B
173.
A

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174.
B
175.
D
176.
C
177.
D
178.
C
179.
D
180.
C
181.
C
182.
B
183.
C
184.
B
185.
A
186.
D
187.
C
188.
C
189.
B
190.
A
191.
B
192.
C
193.
B
194.
A
195.
A
196.
B
197.
C
198.
C

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200. C

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