Use of English Vocabulary Test O
Question 1 |
(Please note: Questions 1-15 are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)
The Big Day
Whatever candidates may think about examiners, they are not in fact __(1)__ monsters, dripping red ink instead of blood, but ordinary people who will do their best to pass candidates as __(2)__ as candidates follow certain basic rules of the game.
A | insensible |
B | unsensible |
C | unsensitive |
D | insensitive |
Question 2 |
Whatever candidates may think about examiners, they are not in fact __(1)__ monsters, dripping red ink instead of blood, but ordinary people who will do their best to pass candidates as __(2)__ as candidates follow certain basic rules of the game.
A | much |
B | far |
C | long |
D | soon |
Question 3 |
Many candidates are __(3)__ in the First Certificate not because their English is __(4)__ but because they are __(5)__ about the requirements of the examination.
A | unhappy |
B | inaccurate |
C | incorrect |
D | unsuccessful |
Question 4 |
Many candidates are __(3)__ in the First Certificate not because their English is __(4)__ but because they are __(5)__ about the requirements of the examination.
A | inadequate |
B | misguided |
C | illegible |
D | misunderstood |
Question 5 |
Many candidates are __(3)__ in the First Certificate not because their English is __(4)__ but because they are __(5)__ about the requirements of the examination.
A | ill-informed |
B | informed |
C | dissinformed |
D | mal-informed |
Question 6 |
Before you __(6)__ for the examination, make sure you know what is expected of you; you are __(7)__ to do well unless you answer all the questions set, and don’t include __(8)__ material.
A | will sit |
B | would sit |
C | have sat |
D | sit |
Question 7 |
Before you __(6)__ for the examination, make sure you know what is expected of you; you are __(7)__ to do well unless you answer all the questions set, and don’t include __(8)__ material.
A | improbably |
B | impossible |
C | unlikely |
D | unlucky |
Question 8 |
Before you __(6)__ for the examination, make sure you know what is expected of you; you are __(7)__ to do well unless you answer all the questions set, and don’t include __(8)__ material.
A | irrelevant |
B | illiterate |
C | indirect |
D | illogical |
Question 9 |
Don’t start writing as __(9)__ as you get the paper - think first, write __(10)__!
A | quickly |
B | immediately |
C | fast |
D | soon |
Question 10 |
Don’t start writing as __(9)__ as you get the paper - think first, write __(10)__!
A | after |
B | afterwards |
C | later |
D | slower |
Question 11 |
If part of an answer is incorrect, you __(11)__ cross it out and write the preferred answer neatly above it.
A | will |
B | would |
C | should |
D | have |
Question 12 |
If your handwriting __(12)__ illegible, it will be difficult for the examiner to give you credit for it, __(13)__ it is right or __(14)__.
A | was |
B | were |
C | be |
D | is |
Question 13 |
If your handwriting __(12)__ illegible, it will be difficult for the examiner to give you credit for it, __(13)__ it is right or __(14)__.
A | however |
B | whenever |
C | whether |
D | if |
Question 14 |
If your handwriting __(12)__ illegible, it will be difficult for the examiner to give you credit for it, __(13)__ it is right or __(14)__.
A | no |
B | none |
C | false |
D | not |
Question 15 |
You will also lose marks if your essay is written in an __(15)__ style for the type of writing and intended audience.
A | unappropriate |
B | misappropriate |
C | inappropriate |
D | disappropriate |
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