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IV. WRITING

Directions:Questions from 83 – 100 are related to different types ofwriting. Select the correct answer from the given choice.

Section One: Word Spelling

Instraction: Questions from 83 and 84 are one word spelling. Select the correctly spelled word.

83.




84.




Section Two: Punctuation and Capitalization

Instraction: Questions from 85 – 87 are related to punctuation and capitalization. Select the correct answer from the given choice.

85.




86.




87.




Section Three: Jumbled Words

Instraction: Questions from 88 – 90 are related to jumbled words. Select the correct English sentence answer from the given choice.

88. in/ the/ science/ laboratory/teacher/ and/ students/both/together/working /the/are/the




89. who/a/ clever/ teacher /in /school/our/Ato Tadesse/got /has /a/ scholarship/is.




90. am/as/think/I/not/I/you/stupid/am/as.




Section Four: Paragraph Coherence

Instraction: When you put them in the correct order, sentences a-d in each of the questions from 91 - 94 make up a complete paragraph. From the alternatives given in each case, choose the one that contains the correct order of the sentences and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet

91.
a. Arable farming refers to growing crops.
b. This farming type refers to keeping sheep and cattle.
c. The second farming type is pastoral farming.
d. Arable and pastoral farming are commonly known farming types.




92.
a. Three of their children are girls.
b. His wife, W/ro Mulu, is younger than him by 2 years.
c. Ato Lemma and W/ro Mulu have four children.
d. Ato Lema is a forty-year-old person living in my community.




93.
a. Many people believe education is the key to success in life.
b. These people list names of several intellectuals who struggle to make it the end of the month on their salaries.
c. As examples, they mention highly educated people who have become rich.
d. Others contend that education only leads people to poverty.




94.
a. Hanna is a very charming and sociable girl whom everybody likes.
b. Finally, she works in an international supermarket as a saleswoman. She is always smiling and appears to be happy with her jobs.
c. She usually wears jeans that visibly show the shape of her body. Above her waist, she wears a white nylon T-shirt that makes her breasts appear more visible and attractive.
d. To begin with, she is tall and has a slim waist that makes her quite attractive.




Section Five: Letter Writing

Instraction: Questions from 95-97 are about letter writing. Read each item carefully and answer it accordingly. Then, blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.

  1. Dear sir,
  2. I am polytechnic graduate. I have Diploma in Auto mechanics from Entoto Polytechnic college. I have worked as mechanic in Bahirdar Textile Factory for two year. I am know applying for the post mechanic. advertised in your company. for reference, I have attached my CV with this application.

  3. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
    Sincerely,
    Dawit Hibru

95. The part indicated by number 1 is ___________




96. The part indicated by number 3 is ___________




97. The part indicated by number 2 is ___________




Section Six: Types of Paragraph Writing

Instraction: Questions from 98-100 are about types of paragraph writing. Read each item carefully and answer it accordingly.

98. ‘Eden is in her late twenties. She is of medium height. She has an average weight that fits her height. She respects people. She is also very polite and friendly.’

From which of the following paragraph writing types is the above sentences most likely taken?




99. ‘I strongly believe that the death penalty should be implemented in our country. First, if the death penalty is lifted, criminals would resort to killing people and spend the rest of their lives in jail. Moreover, if the death penalty is not implemented, those people who are seriously offended by the crime committed against them would like to take revenge on the criminal and this would create chaos in society.’

This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely




100. ‘Digestion begins in the mouth. This is called mechanical digestion as there is not any kind of chemical involved in the process. It is simply a stage where the food stuff is broken to the level where it could be swallowed. The other type of digestion is chemical digestion. It is in the stomach that this digestion takes place.’

This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely