SECTION one: Speaking (1-22)

DIRECTIONS: The following questions are related to different types of speaking.

Read each of them very carefully and choose the best answer from the four
alternative answers, A-D, given. Then blacken the letter of your choice on the
separate answer sheet
1. Abebe: I enjoyed the game
Almaz: ___________________
A. So did I C. I so did
B. So do I D. I‟m also
2. Sara: please give me your frank opinion about our English teacher.
Alem: ______________________________
A. In my opinion, it is useful C. I‟m afraid you can‟t
B. I think you are right there D. Personally I think he is very good
teacher
3. Zubeyda: let us go out to refresh our mind.
Azeb: ______________________________
A. When did we go out? C. That sounds very interesting
B. Why do you like to go out D. Thank you very much
4. Teacher: _________________ do you like ground tennis?
Student: Only twice a week.
A. How much C. How many
B. When D. How often
5. Ujulu: I don‟t appreciate buildings that have rectangular shape
Obang: ____________________________________
A. I don‟t neither C. Either I don‟t
B. Neither do I D. So do I
6.Abdi: Life will be better when we moved to Addis.
Teshale:_________________________________
A. Addis Ababa means a new flower C. Sure, we will have better income
B. I have lived there for seven years D. There are a lot of peoples there
7.Chala: Do you have any brother or sister?
Hawi: _______________________________.
A. I‟m lucky C. My brother is studying English
B. My brother is older D. Brother only
 8.X: Excuse me; don‟t you think some men waste their time unnecessarily?
Y: _______________ and some men too.
A. I don‟t think so C. I couldn‟t agree more
B. I don‟t agree D. I‟m afraid I must dis agree with you
9.You: mother is responsible for disciplining the children.
Friend: ________________________________________
A. Would you agree that? C. I‟m afraid, I must agree
B. That is true up to a point D. Well, that is settled
10.Tola: How about having lunch with me?
Hunde: _________________________________.
A. I totally dis agree with you C. I don‟t know how to do it
B. I wish I would but I‟m not feeling well D. Oh really! Since when?
11.You: Good bye and all the best
Your friend: ____________________________________
A. I miss you C. Thank you
B. It is my pleasure D. See you later
12.Roza: Don‟t you want to buy a new car?
Sara: _______________________________
A. No, I will buy C. Yes, I don‟t
B. No, I Do D. No, I don‟t
13.You: Do you mind if I use your bicycle?
Your friend: ____________________________________
A. No please do C. I won‟t let you go alone
B. Yes, I wouldn‟t D. I can do it my self
14.Boy: Hey, can I be of your assistance?
Girl: _____________________________________
A. That is really ridiculous C. No way was what that?
B. No, thank you D. I‟m sorry why not?

15. Waiter: May I take your order please?

Guest: __________________________________
A. I will have a cake C. Thank you
B. Yes, please bring me a menu D. Why not?
 16.Hana: The report is not comprehensive.
Rediet: ____________________________
A. Sure. The language is so terrible.
B. I know, it is not easy to understand
C. That is true. It has no focus at all
D. Certainly. Send it back to her
17.Yodit: Would you like to join us? We‟re having a trip to Harar.
Firaol: ____________________________________________
A. Is Harar so beautiful?
B. Who proposed the idea?
C. I would rather go to Lalibela.
D. I‟m afraid, you are driving.
18. Receptionist: May I help you sir?
Customer: ______________________________________
A. I am in room 59.
B. All the rooms are occupied.
C. There is no water in my room.
D. My room is in the first floor.
19.John: Do you have any money to buy Orange?
Mesfine: _______________________________________
A. No, I do C. Yes, I do
B. Yes, I‟m D. No, I‟m not
20.Fozia: Do you need sugar in your coffee?
Sofia: _____________________________
A. Just a few C. I like coffee in sugar
B. I prefer it black D. Just a little
21. Salam : ____________________________________?

Kindest : An Italian person named Guglielmo Marconi .

A. How was a radio invented
B. Who invented radio
C. Why was a radio invented
D. Where was a radio invented
22. Rawda : would you like something to drink ?

Fatuma : ___________________________________________
A. I need time to determine.
B. That is exactly what I see.
C. Interesting to be here with you .
D. I would like tea if you don’t mind
SECTION two: Grammar
DIRECTIONS: Questions (23-57) are incomplete sentences. There are four
alternative words or phrases, A-D, given below each question. Choose the word or
the phrase that best completes the sentence and blacken the letter of your choice
in the separate answer sheet provided.
23. If dog sees a strange, it________________
A. will bark B. barks C. barked D. would bark
24. I had discussed the matter with my brother. ______________ , I had even contacted him.
A. However B. As a result C. Moreover D. Because
25. This interruption is very _______________.
A. annoying B. annoyed C. annoy D. annoys
26. It has been raining all day. It _________ muddy outside.
A. might be B. must be C. can be D. should be
27. He______________ a lot of newspapers __________ a long time.
A. has brought/ since B. brought/for C. has brought/ for D. brought/since
28. Either the students or monitor __________the window
A. Has broken B. have broken C. were broken D. are breaking
29. In fact, the soup prepared by the maid today _______ delicious.
A. taste B. is tasting C. tastes D. is tasted
30. The visitors should not be let _________the country without being checked in carefully.
A. enter B. to entering C. entering D. to enter
31. She doesn't want to live ____________ she was brought up.
A. since B. like C. so that D. as
32 The exam is so difficult. I wish it_______ easy.
A. will be B. was C.is D. had been
33. There are ________ expensive books_________ I can't put them down
A. so....that B. such a... that C. such ...that D. such an...that
34. Don't go out without a jacket ____________ you get cold.
A. if B. in case C. unless D. when
35. From the following one word contain both prefix and suffix?
A. education & incorrect B. unacceptable
C. occupation &dislike D. embarrassment
36. The road was closed __________ an accident
A. whereas B. because of C. therefore D. because
37. Last year I was in poor health. I wish I _______ harder for the test.
A. studied B. have studied C. had studied D. was studying
38. _________ studying hard, he failed the exam.
A. Therefore B. Despite of C. Although D. In spite of
39. They_____________ an appointment to _____________ a project.
A. do/ make B. make/do C. do/do D. make/make
40. If she ___________ enough time, she__________ her children to a picnic.
A. had/would take C. had had/would take
B. had/would have taken D. had/will take
41. He bought ___________ umbrella _________ year ago.
A. an/a B. an/the C. a/an D. a/a
42. There is a large bull in the field. Samuel doesn't want to open the gate, so he is afraid
_________ the gate.
A. open B. opening C. to opening D. to open
43. My bag, ________ I had left at the gate, had disappeared.
A. that B. whom C. which D. who
44. We will go to bed _____________ he has arrived home.
A. when B. before C. after D. as soon as
45. He __________ from the school by the disciplinary action the school took against him.
A has expelled B. was expelled C. expelled D. is expelled
46. He ____________ visit his family next month
A. is going to B. has gone C. go to D. going to
47.____________they walked several hours in the forest, they were not tried.
A. However B. Because C. Although D. In spite of
48. I __________go shopping tonight, I haven't decided yet.
A. can B. may C. will D. should
49. Our teachers ____________________ in what we were doing.
A. interesting B. interested C. were interested D. were interesting
50. The ________ you prepared yourself for the exam, the _______ mark you get.
A. more/most B. more/best C. most/ more D. more/better
51. She did not switch on the light_______________ disturb him.6
A. for B. so that C. so as to not D. so as not to
52. "I finished that project yesterday." Dagim said that he ____________that project the day
before.
A. finished B. had finished C. have finished D. was finished
53. I feel happy. I think I ___________ be a doctor.
A. will B. can C. may D. going to
54.Not only the teachers , but also the doctor _________with performance.
A. Were impressed B. was impressed C. are impressed D. have impressed
55. Someone switched the freezer off.___________, all the food was spoilt
A. so that B. However
C. In addition D. Therefore
56. ____________ enough money, I________ you.

A. had I had/ will have helped

B. had I had/ might have helped

C. might have helped/If I had had

D. I had had/would have helped

57. The passive form of "Somebody has broken the glasses." is____________________
A. The glasses have been broken.
B. The glasses had been broken.
C. The glasses had been broken by somebody.
D. Somebody has been broken the glasses.
DIRECTION : (58-61)
For the following questions choose the phrase /clause /sentence that can replace
the underline part in each sentence.

58. I wish I had spare time to do it.

A. I f I had spare time B.I did not have spare time

C .In spite of I had spare time D.As I had spare time

59. I hope I will reach my destination.

A. to certainly reach B.to be reaching

C. I am going to reach D. I shall reach

60. you ought respect your teachers and elders.

A. It is right for you to B. It is possible for you to

C. rarely you are able to D. Sometimes you have to

61. Where I you, I would report to the office. which one is the same meaning with the

sentence?

A. I advise to report to the office. B. I am not you

C. you don’t report to the office D. I order you to report

SECTION THREE: Reading Comprehension(62-71).
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer for each
question according to the information you get from the passage.
Section Three : Reading passage
1. Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of
Communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in
every known culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinge on the environment in such a
way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to
refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification
of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys
meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or
signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver's cultural perceptions. In some
cultures, applauding in a theater provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval.
Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages.
2. Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major
disadvantage. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly
adjacent to the receiver. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long
distances and extended periods are based upon speech. Radio, television, and the telephone are
only a few.
European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 23, Number 4 (2011)646)
62. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Signs an Signals B.Gestures C. Communication D. Speech
63. What does the author say about speech?
A. It is the only true form of communication.
B. It is dependent upon the advances made of inventors.
C. It is necessary for communication to occur.
D. It is the most advanced form of communication.
64. According to the passage, what is a signal?
A. The most difficult form of communication to describe.
B. A form of communication which may be used across long distances.
C. A form of communication that interrupts the environment.
D. The form of communication most related to cultural perceptions.
65. The phrase "impinge on" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. Intrude B. Improve C. Vary D. Prohibit
66.The word "it" in line 4 refers to_____________
A. Function B. Signal C. Environment D. Way
67. The word "potential" in line 5 could best be replaced by
A. Range B. Advantage C. Organization D. Possibility
68.The word "intricate" in line 9 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Inefficient B. Complicated C. Historical D. Uncertain
69. Applauding was cited as an example of
A. A signal B. A sign C. A symbol D. A gesture
70. Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?
A. People were unable to understand signs, symbols, and signals.
B. People wanted to communicate across long distances.
C. People believed that signs, signals, and symbols were obsolete.
D. People wanted new forms of entertainment.
71. It may be concluded from this passage that
A. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are forms of communication.
B. Symbols are very easy to define and interpret.
C. Only some cultures have signals, signs, and symbols.
D. Waving and handshaking are not related to culture.
SECTION SEVEN: Writing
DIRECTIONS: The following questions are related to different types of writing.
Read each of them very carefully and choose the best answer from the four
alternative answers, A-D, given. Then blacken the letter of your choice on the
separate answer sheet
Direction: Select the word that correctly spelt(72-74)
72. A. Feirce B. Hipopotamus C. Successful D. enginer
73. A. imposible B.hieght C. rubish D. believe
74. A. receipt B. recieve C. decive D.percieve
Punctuation and capitalization(75-76)
Instruction:-choose the sentence with the correct punctuation mark and capitalization.
75. A. A snake asked me if I played piano?
B. A snake asked me, if I played piano.
C. A snake asked me: if I played piano.
D.A snake asked me if I played piano.
76. A. After lunch, he walked around the museum.
B. After lunch he walked around, the museum.
C. After, lunch he walked around the museum.
D After lunch he walked, around the museum

Paragraph coherence
Directions: When put in the correct order, sentences 77-79 in each of the questions from 85-87
make up a complete paragraph. From the alternatives given in each case, choose the letter that
contain the correct order of the sentences and blacken the corresponding letter provided in the
separate answer sheet
77. 1. I was wondering why she was a different person suddenly.
2. She was a very good person at first.
3. Kidist and I have been friends for so many years.
4. But she started changing after sometime.
5. But I finally figured out that she was told of very bad things about me.
A. 3,2,4,1,5 B.3,2,1,4,5 C.4,1,5,3,2 D.2,3,4,5,1
78.1. Both have plants and animals living in them.
2 However, lakes are much smaller bodies of fresh water.
3. Oceans and lakes have similarities and differences.
4. Oceans are very large bodies of salt water.
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 2, 1, 4, 3 C. 3,2,1,4 D .3,1,4,2
79. 1. There are various reasons why gambling is so popular.
2. The most obvious reason why people gamble is in order to make money.
3. Even if you know you may not win, there is always a chance that you win.
4. Another reason people gamble is to bring some excitement in to their lives
5. For many people winning from gambling is the only way they could ever make
a lot of money.
A.1,2,5,4,3 B.3,4,5,2,1 C.4,5,1,3,2 D.1,5,2,4,3

Directions: The following questions are related to different types of

paragraph. Read each of them very carefully and choose the best from the
four alternative answers, A-D, given .Then blacken the letter of your choice on
the separate answer
80. What kind of writing could the following piece of writing be?
“After attending classes, I often walked down town for window shopping
although I did occasionally shop through the doors.”
A. Narration B. Description
C. Exposition D. Argumentation
81. If a piece of writing starts with, “I have ample evidence to contend in favor of banning
abortion by law,” it is very likely that the writing is:
A. Expository B. Narration
C. Descriptive D. Argumentative
82. If a piece of writing starts with, “First wash the coffee beans and then roast them. Next grind
the roasted coffee beans with a mortar and pestle. And then add the coffee flour to boiling water
in a clay pot,” It is very likely that the writing is:
A. Narration B. Description
C. Expository D. Argumentation
83. Helen has a narrow, oblong face with angular cheekbones and pointed chin. She has a long
nose and chin lips .Her lips are beautifully painted red. Her long black hair hangs straight down
to her shoulders .This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely:
A. Expository B. Description
C Narrative D. Argumentative
WORD ORDER
DIRECTION: The following words are NOT in the proper order. When put in right
order, they make correct English sentences. From the given alternatives, choose
one that is correct and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer
sheet provided.
84. go to why college to need people do?
A, Do people need why to go to college?
B. To do why people need go to college?
C. Why do people need to go to college?
D. Do why people need to go to college?
85. how/with/people/another/language/one/is/communicate
A. How people communicate with one another is language.
B. Language is how people communicate with one another.
C. Language is how people with one another communicate.
D. How people communicate is language with one another.
86. Lays/eggs/the/bird
A. The bird eggs lays.
B. The eggs bird lays.
C. The eggs lays bird .
D. The bird lays eggs.
87. us him and go up and pick
A. let him go and pick up us. B. let him up and go pick us.
C. let him go up and us pick. D. let us go and pick up
88. Carefully work you did your check.
A. Do you work your check carefully? B. Did carefully you check your work?
C. Did you carefully check your work? D. Your work did you carefully check?
Direction: Answer questions based on the following letter format.

P.O.Box
Ambo
8 December2023
Dear Nanati,
I have arrived in Ambo safely. The journey was good. Thank you for your hospitality
during my stay in Addis Ababa, I started work on 3 October 2023 and I am now very busy. I will
go to Adama on 5 December 2023. I will call you from there .Write me soon and let me know
the latest news. Please give my best regards to Nura and Jemal. Bye for now.

X2
Girma

89. To whom the letter is written to?

A. Girma B. Nanati
C. .Nura D. Jemal
90. Where was the writer when he/she wrote the letter?
A. In Adama B. In Addis Ababa
C. In Ambo D. In Nazareth
91. Which one of the following expressions could go in the place of the blank space indicated by
x2
st
A. 1 December 2023 B. All the best
C. Yours, faithfully D. Your sincerely

Reading passage II
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer for each
question according to the information you get from the passage
Covid-19
1. The novel corona virus has given rise to a global pandemic that has destabilized most
institutional settings. While we live in times when humankind possesses the most advanced
science and technology, a virus invisible to the naked eye has massively disrupted our lives,
economies, healthcare, and education systems worldwide.
2. Given the corona virus‟s current situation, some households have also had time to introspect
on gender roles and stereotypes. For instance, women are expected to carry out household chores
like cooking, cleaning, and looking after the family. With men sharing household chores
responsibilities during the lockdown period, it gives hope that they will realize the burden that
women have been bearing and will continue sharing such responsibilities.
3. This tough period also gave people some time to reflect on the importance of keeping
themselves fit. With sufficient time in hand, people started investing their time learning new
ways to exercise. Those who never exercised before, giving excuses of busy lives, too developed
some new habits of Yoga, Pranayama and exercises during the lockdown period. These new
habits and people‟s increased focus on their health, wellness and immunity will surely change
the way we lead our lives even in future.
4. The nature too healed itself during the lockdown period. Restricted human movement led to
better air quality, cleaner water bodies and joyful wildlife movements. The human beings, we
hope, reflected during this time, how some of their unconscious activities cause disruption in
nature and worked out ways to adopt environmental-friendly options for their activities in future.
5. This situation also affected the education sector to a great extent. It has forced us to shift from
offline to online mode of teaching-learning process, almost immediately without prior
preparation. Is it giving us a peek into the reality ahead? Technology enabled teaching is
definitely the future we are looking towards, but it is important to identify key challenges for
students and teachers in the current scenario. Once identified, academic leadership and the
government can address these through innovations in the focused areas to minimize the effect of
pandemic on the education of the students.
6. The current scenario has also affected our economies to the extent where in many businessmen
had to bear heavy losses in their businesses. The governments and individuals need to take
actions to mitigate risk and minimize transmission while maintaining social and economic
activities. However, relaxed control measures, declining risk perception and the understandable
desire to return to normalcy have led to reduced protective behavior and more social and
workplace interactions, often in confined, close-contact settings, where the virus spreads really
fast. It is our responsibility that we take all necessary precautions through mask-wearing,
physical distancing, hand hygiene as part of daily life. It is highly important to make these new
behavior part of our everyday habits. Travelling to new places, casual café visits with a large
bunch of friends, spending our weekends in shopping, window-shopping and casual strolls, large
gatherings in birthday parties and other celebrations; will require some modifications and
patience to fit into “New Normal” keeping all the safety norms in mind.
7. We are sure that regular communication from authorities, improved understanding of
individual responsibility and, subsequently, a greater willingness to adopt infection prevention
practices can be a stepping stone to a “new future”.
92. The outbreak of covid-19 is called a pandemic because___________________.
A. It has spread across the globe. C. It has spread across India
B. It is invisible to naked eye D. It has disrupted many institutional settings
93. According to the passage, the lockdown period made people introspect on gender roles
and stereotypes because___________________________________
A. women started handling all the household responsibilities alone.
B. men started handling all the household responsibilities alone.
C. people talked about gender stereotypes during lockdown period.
D. men started sharing responsibilities related to household chores.
94. Choose the option that is NOT TRUE: People, who never exercised before, started
exercising during the lockdown period because-
A. they had sufficient time in hand.
B. exercise was the only way to treat people from the novel corona virus.
C. people learnt new ways to exercise their body.
D. people understood the importance of health and wellness in the face of the
pandemic
95. The word pandemic in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________
A. Fear of nuclear war B. an epidemic over a wide geographical area
C. general D. All
96. A positive change was seen in nature during lockdown period in terms of cleaner air and
water bodies because _________________
A. there was less human movement due to lockdown
B. the virus helped in cleaning air and water
C. the government made extra efforts to clean air and water
D. Peoplegot together to clean water bodies.
97. The word destabilized in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________
A. Became unstable B. Stabled C. Normal D. Proper
98. How did schools continued educating students during the pandemic?
A. Through offline mode of teaching
B. Through online mode of teaching
C. By calling students to school on weekly basis
 D. Students were asked to study at home themselves.
99. Which of the following has NOT led to reduced protective behaviors among people?
A. relaxed control measures B. declining risk perception
C. physical distancing D. understandable desire to return to normalcy.
100. Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word „mitigate‟ as used in the
passage?
A.lessen B. reduce C. aggravate D. weaken
101. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of COVID Appropriate Behavior?
A. Wearing Mask B. Being in crowded places
C. Washing hands D. Maintaining physical distancing
102. The word burden in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________
A. Responsibly B. possibility C. Duty D. A and C are correct
103..The phrase “stepping stone” refers to:
A. Stones and pebbles lying on the road B. Something used as a way to progress
C. The destination of our journey D. Blocks and problems in your path
Choose the most appropriate word that best completes the sentence meaning fully
A. Completion
104. It was raining, so he ____________ his raincoat before he went to office.
A. put on B. put off C. put out D. put in
105. There was a significant _________ in crop production because of the shortage of rain.
A. rise B .reduction C. proportion D. amount
106. The most powerful and least divisive way to decrease abortion is reduce _________
pregnancy.
A. unintended B. disarrange C. misunderstood D. un integrated
107. When I _____________ at my summer holidays as a child, I smile.
A. look for B. look at C. look back D. look forward
108.we had to ____In Djibouti on our flight to Addis.
A. stop over B. Stop of C. Step on D. stay up
 B Substitution
DIRECTIONS: Questions (109-114) each has an underlined word or phrase. These
are four alternatives A-D, given after each sentence. Choose one word that best
keeps the meaning of the given sentences if substituted for the underlined word
and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet
109. The launching of health care service is a milestone in the history of the Kebele.
A .expansion B .beginning C .planning D. enforcement
110. He has promised his daughter a new English book for her birthday and noting will
break his resolution.
A. relation B. talent C. ability D. decision
111. The document stipulated nine criteria as the bases for the reform in taxation.
A. rejected B. expected C. stated D .analyzed
112. We were shocked when my aunt told us that my uncle had passed away in hospital.
A. assigned B. died C. stayed D. left
113. We should work hard to change the bleak economic condition we are now in and to be
self-sufficient.
A. bright B. dark C. difficult D. slow
114Fatuma is pessimistic in a society and they said she is not well mannered
A. reckless B. due date C. rampant D. Peripheral
Direction: C.. WordC.Analogy(115-117)
For the following question choose the best analogy that has the same relation ship as the
pair of words
115. Player: stadium:: student:----------. A. school B. class C. library D. labiratory
116. Elephant :;flock: horse:_________. A. foal B. fol C. dear D. flock
117. Very clever::brilliant: very lazy:_________.
A. Stupid B. fool C. Indolent D. brutal
D. Antonyms. (118-120)
For the following words choose the correct antonym of each words.
118. Neglected:__________. A. focused B. degraded C. safe D. careful
119. Reckless:___________. A. careless B. harmless C. careful D. disproportional
120.Well mannered: A. welfare B. wholeness Rampant D. corresponding