EXIT EXAM MODEL QUESTIONS

I. Choose the best answer for the following questions.

1. I ________________here for nearly two hours now and the doctor still hasn’t come.
A. Was waiting.
B. Am waiting.
C. Have waited.
D. Have been waiting.
2. I have misplaced my new mobile. ______it anywhere?
A) Have you been seeing B) Have you seen C) Are you seeing D) Do you see?
3. If he killed the man, as the rumour goes, I don’t think he_______here.
A) had been B) would be C) would have been D) will be
4. We found him________he could learn from his mistakes.
A) so as to B) so as C) so that D) because
5. Kedir: The price of commodities is extremely high. I think this will affect greatly the ordinary citizens.
Fozia: _____________________
A) You are right, I disagree. B) No, I strongly agree
C) yes, I strongly agree. D) Yes, I strongly disagree.
6. Friend: Can you lend me your hand, please?
You: _______________________________
A) I don’t care. B) I’m sorry for I can’t C) That is up to you. D) It doesn’t concern me.
7. Which of these sentences has the comma in the right place?
A. Her kids are called Mita, Dagmawit and Selam.
B. Her kids are called, Mita Dagmawit and Selam.
C. Her kids are called Mita Dagmawit, and Selam.
D. Her kids are called Mita Dagmawit and, Selam.
8. Which of the following is wrong about Sentence
a. Is a group of words that convey a complete idea with the punctuation mark of a period, a question
mark, or an exclamation point at the end of it.
b. a grammatically independent unit made up of a word or group of related words to convey a
complete thought.
c. Is made up of clauses.
d. Should not be acceptable in the context.
9. We work with our colleagues here. This sentence is;
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Exclamatory
d. Interrogative
10. Which of the following sentence is wrong?
a. It is raining now so you should take your umbrella.
b. It is raining now; therefore, you should take your umbrella.
c. It is raining now; you should take your umbrella.
d. It is raining now. You should take your umbrella
11. S1: It is generally assumed by the admirers of democracy that the right to vote also confers a right for
power which threatens the very existence of democracy.
S6: As a result, the political scene witnesses endless dogfights for power which threaten the very
existence of democracy.
P: These qualities are very rare and cannot be had for the wishing.
Q: For the right for power must, if it is to be useful, be accompanied by the ability to exercise it with
competence, wisdom, foresight and broad mindedness.
R: Yet all those who have the right to vote believe that they have them and try by hook or crook to
capture power.
S: The former has much to commend it but one cannot be so sure about the latter.
The proper sequence should be
A). PQRS B). SQPR C). PRQS D). RQPS
12. The revised version of the sentence, The patient was referred to the physician with stomach pains is,
a. The patient was referred to stomach with physician pains.
b. The physician with stomach pains referred to the patient.
c. The patient with stomach pains was referred to the physician.
d. The patient was referred with pains stomach to the physician.
13. His ears are turned back while noble looking head is held high. His all black coat glisten in the late
afternoon sun. this is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely:
a. Descriptive
b. Expository
c. Narrative
d. argumentative
14. Could you please ship it to me by mail? I will immediately transfer the cost involved to a bank your area.
This is most likely taken from
a. The ending of formal letter
b. The beginning of formal letter
c. The body of a letter to a friend
d. The body of a formal letter
15. Which of the following is true about translation?
A. It is a science
B. It is an art
 C. It is Skill
D. all are correct
16. If Mr X has the following language skills respectively; A-English, B- French, and C- Spanish. He/she
cannot translate from:
A. French to English
B. English to French
C. English to Spanish
D. Spanish to English
17. Which one of the following couldn’t be the purpose of a translation?
A. It is a means of communication
B. It’s a transmitter of culture
C. It’s a technique of language learning
D. None of the above
18. Two texts are said to be equivalent if they have the following except
A. Semantic equivalent
B. Stylistic equivalent
C. Absolute synonym between words
D. None of the above
19. Translation and interpretation are similar in that
A. Translation deals with spoken text
B. Both deals with rendering of message from one text to an other
C. Interpretation deals with written text
D. B and C
20. Translators often requires to:
A. Be expertise
B. Communicative competence
C. Ideal bilingual competence
D. All of the above
21. TREE is a type of plant is an example of
A. Synonymy
B. Hyponymy
C. Antonymy
D. Hypernymy
22. The rise and fall of our voice as we speak or the ability to vary the pitch and tune of speech; the way our
voice goes up and down when we speak is termed as.
b. Volume
a. Pitch
c. Intonation
 d. Tone

23. An extra force used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable. It means the
intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, and word producing relative
loudness is referred as.

a. Stress
b. Rhythm
c. Syllables
d. pitch
24. All of the following are why is pronunciation important in speaking except?
a. Is an essential thing in good communication because the wrong pronunciation will
lead to misunderstanding and negative impression with the other person.
b. Pronunciation is an essential part in a language, for the nature of language is
spoken.
c. A common mistake made by many international students who study English as a
foreign language is not paying attention to English pronunciation well. Hi
d. Many words in English have almost same pronunciation, and have different
meanings.
25. Spoken Language differs from written because
a. Oral language requires more elaboration than the written language.
b. Oral language requires more repetition of key ideas than written language
c. Spoken discourse has very different characteristics from written discourse
d. All
26. A selection or procedure designed to predict future job performance on the basis of
applicants’ oral responses to oral inquiries.” is called.
a. Speech
b. interview
c. Context
d. Debate
27. A type of speech which involves making a connection with the emotions of your listeners
or the use of stories, anecdotes (short amusing stories), illustrations and real-life
experiences to captivate your listeners, inspire them and uplift their spirits is called.
a. Persuasive Public Speaking
b. Ceremonial Public Speaking
c. Demonstrative Public Speaking
d. Motivational Public Speaking
28. A types of public speaking in which that are giving with little or no preparation or you
never be planned for but circumstances demand that you deliver is
a. Persuasive Public Speaking
b. Ceremonial Public Speaking
c. Extemporaneous or Impromptu
d. Ceremonial Public Speaking
29. Which of the following is not true about literature in its narrowest sense?

A. It is the use of language in a peculiar way

B. It is an artistic expression of a given human experience

C. It is everything that has ever been written down

D. It is a writing that expresses thoughts and attitudes towards life

E. None of the above

30. Unlike to writers of nonliterary texts, who are concerned with people of their own time,
poets, novelists, short story writers, and playwrights compose their works to no body and
no time hoping that their works endure for generations. This quality of literature is:

A. Fictionality C. Ambiguity
B. Timelessness D. Lack of pragmatic function E. Originality

31. It is an element of poetry closely related to rhythm and refers to the count of the stressed
and unstressed syllables found in the lines of a poem.
A. Rhyming scheme C. Syllable
B. Consonance D. Assonance E. Meter
32. An element of both fiction and drama that refers basically to the organization of all the
incidents into a meaningful pattern that has a beginning, middle and end is called:
A. Plot C. Perspective
B. Style D. Characterization E. Setting
33. John was a tiger in the battle, fighting with tooth and claw. The figure of speech in this
sentence is:
A. Hyperbole C. Personification
B. Metaphor D. Simile E. Oxymoron

34. What element does the following sentence predominantly describe? In the days of King
Menelik there lived a poor woman whose cottage was in a remote country village many
kilometers from Addis Ababa.

A. Character B. Theme C. Setting D. Point of view

35. When a writer departs from his narrative and goes back to something that happened in the
past, he/she is using the technique of __________ .

A. Foreshadowing

B. Foregrounding

C. Flashback

D. Denouement

36. In research report writing which part describes the issue that is in need of study or the
research gap?
A. Discussion B. Problem statement C. Research design D. Significance
37. Which part of a research report describes an overall statement or the driving force of a
study?
A. Discussion B. Problem statement C. Main objective D. Significance
38. Which part of a research report shows the technique of representing subjects of study
from a large group?
A. Sampling B. Problem statement C. Objective D. Significance

39. Which of the following states general strategy or plan for conducting a research study?
A. Problem statement B. Objective C. Significance D. Research design

40. Which of the following is brief restatement made based on the contribution of the
research and
its findings?
A. Summary B. Discussion C. Delimitation D. Data
41. Which one shows a review and synthesis of prior research to the research problem?
A. Problem statement B. Objective C. Related literature D. Significance
42. Which research term states a supposition or proposed explanation made on limited
evidence?
A. Validity B. Reliability C. Accuracy D. Hypothesis
43. Which one of the following is the controlling or main idea of an essay?

A. Hook B. Topic Sentence C. Thesis statement D. Supporting detail

44. Which one of the following has a power of evoking readers’ interest to read an essay?
 A. Supporting detail B. Topic Sentence C. Thesis statement D. Hook

45. Which one of the following types of essay is mainly characterized by using words that
create picture in the readers’ mind?

A. Descriptive B. Expository C. Argumentative D. Narrative

E. Thought

46. When a person observes a fact in two ways one from very close and other far from sight;
this person is characterized as;
A. Objectivist mind
B. Subjectivist mind
C. Bi focal minded
D. Vast knowledge
E. None
47. Which one of the following is odd?
A. What B. When C. Which D. How
48. Which one of the following is not the responsibility of a journalist?
A. Disagree with an editor or news director
B. Misspell a name
C. writes a story that angers local officials
D. All
E. None

49. Which one of the following is not the quality of a good news story?

A. Clarity B. Focus C. Subjectivity D. Credibility E. None

50. Which one of the following is the main theme of the subject; that what the reader expects
is information and substance?
A. Objectivity B. Focus C. Credibility D. Clarity E. None

51. The most important part of any news story is___________?

A. Headline B) Intro C) Lead D) Body E) B & C F.) A& B
52. Who is a reporter?
A. A person who interviews sources, writes copy, and is published
B. Anyone who can publish his writing online
 C. A good writer that happens to be popular with the public
D. A person who writes research papers about any topic

53. Which one of the following is the first 'modern' media form, and had a huge impact on the
history of the 20th century?

A. Newspaper B. Magazine C. Radio D. Television E. all

54. What is inverted pyramid style?
A. Top heavy news story because the beginning contains the most important
information.
B. Bottom heavy news story because the conclusion contains the most important
information.
C. A style of writing that emphasizes the human interest angle
D. All
E. None
55. What is a cutline?

A. A false quote from a source

B. A delete mark in an edited writing
C. A caption that tells you what a photo is about
D. The lines that draw your attention in a photo
56. Which one of the following is not the responsibility of a journalist?

A. Disagree with an editor or news director

B. Misspell a name
C. Writes a story that angers local officials
D. All
E. None
57. Which one of the following is not the core set of concepts that form the foundation of the
discipline of verification?
A. Never add anything that was not there.

B. Never deceive the audience

C. Be transparent about your methods and motives

D. Rely on your own original reporting

 E. Exercise humility.
F. None
58. The linguistics branch that deals with the scientific study of meaning is:

A. Phonology B. Semantics C. Syntax D. Phonetics

59. The part of linguistics that studies the relationship between language and cultural
behavior

A. Sociolinguistics C. Ethno linguistics

B. Psycholinguistics D. Neurolinguistics

60. A natural language that is developed from a pidgin is called:

A. Creole B. Pidginity C. Isogloss D. Diglossia

61. Syntax refers to:

A. The smallest unit of a language

B. The smallest meaningful unit

C. A word formation technique

D. Systematic arrangement and positioning of words

62. An affix that is attached at the beginning of a root word is called:

A. Prefix

B. Suffix

C. Infix

D. Bound morpheme

63. Phoneme means the _______________ unit in the sound system of a language.

A. Stressed B. Smallest C. Longest D. Most prominent

64. The English phonology has

A. 44 consonants & 20 vowels

B. 34 consonants & 20 vowels

C. 20 consonants & 24 vowels

D. 24 consonants & 20 vowels

65. ---------------describes a formal way of thinking that uses language.

A. dismiss it B. Discourse

C. script D. schema

66. Interview, commentaries and conversation are part of:

A. Discourse Analysis B. speech events

C. Coherence D. cohesive

67. What is Discourse?

A. It is a primitive unit of meaning in a language.

B. It deals with using and understanding sentences in different situations and how the

interpretation of the sentence is affected.

C. It deals with how the immediately preceding sentence can affect the interpretation of

the next sentence.

D. It involves determining the structural role of words in the sentence and in phrases.

68. The following sentence is an example of: Edelquinn likes her coach. She has learned a lot

from her.

A. Cataphora B. Inference

C. Anaphora D. Antecedent

69. Anaphora is:

A. Subsequent reference to an already introduced entity

B. Producing the effect of the meaningful, intentional utterance.

C. The performance of an utterance and its meaning

D. What a speaker (or writer) assumes is true or known by a listener (or reader)

70. Locutionary act is:

A. Subsequent reference to an already introduced entity

B. Producing the effect of the meaningful, intentional utterance.

C. The performance of an utterance and its meaning

D. What a speaker (or writer) assumes is true or known by a listener (or reader)

71. Perlocutionary act is:

A. Subsequent reference to an already introduced entity

B. Producing the effect of the meaningful, intentional utterance.

C. The performance of an utterance and its meaning

D. What a speaker (or writer) assumes is true or known by a listener (or reader)

72. Which one of the following is not included within the task of literary criticism?
A. Studying and analyzing
B. Interpreting and evaluating
C. Enjoying and justifying
D. Judging and describing
E. Condemning and blackmailing
73. A practical critic who uses various and even contradictory theories in critiquing a text is
known as
A. Applied critic B. Absolute critic C. General Critic D. Relativistic Critic
74. Which one of the following is not characteristic of any type of established literary theory?
A. It is well-defined and logical
B. It is clearly articulated
C. It enables readers to develop a method by which to establish principles that enable
them to justify, order and clarify their own appraisals of a text in a consistent
manner
D. It is illogical, incomplete and unconscious
75. Which one of the following is not true about a well-articulated literary theory?
A. It distracts us or prevents us from interpreting literary texts in good manner
B. It assumes an innocent reading of a text or a pure emotional or spontaneous reaction
to a work does not exist
C. It questions the assumptions, beliefs and feelings of readers asking why they respond
to a text in a certain way
D. It causes us to question our commonsense interpretation of a text
E. It asks us to probe beneath our initial responses
76. Which one of the is not true about our mental framework (world view) when we make
meaning from literary text as readers
A. We are continually shaping and developing our personal philosophies
B. We are continually rejecting former ideas replacing them with newly discovered
ones.
C. It is our dynamic answers to general questions such as “What is beauty? Truth?
Goodness? Is there an ultimate reality?” that largely determine our responses to
literary text
D. Our mental framework does not influence while we construct meaning from a text
77. Which one of the following is not true about the reading process and literary theory?
A. There is always one single overarching (all-embracing) theory that encompasses
all possible interpretation of a text suggested by readers
B. No literary theory can account for all various factors included in everyone’s
conceptual framework
C. All readers have different literary reading experiences
D. There can be no single correct literary theory
E. No one literary is capable of exhausting all legitimate questions to be asked about
ant text
78. Which one of the following is not true about individual reader’s theory and
methodologies?
A. Sooner or later, groups of readers and critics declare adherence to a similar core of
beliefs and band together founding school of criticism
B. All groups of readers and critics approach all literary texts in similar and same
manners
C. Critics who believe that social and historical concerns must be highlighted in a
text are known as Marxist Critics
 D. Reader-oriented critic (reader-response critic) concentrate on reader’s personal
reaction to the text
79. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of persuasive speech?

A) Appeal to emotion

B) Logical reasoning

C) Objective presentation of facts

D) Call to action

80. In public speaking, what does the term "rhetorical device" refer to?

A) The use of props or visual aids

B) Techniques used to enhance speech delivery

C) Audience analysis methods

D) The physical setting of the speech

81. What is the primary purpose of an impromptu speech?

A) To entertain the audience

B) To persuade the audience

C) To inform the audience

D) To respond quickly to a given topic

82. Which of the following is a characteristic of effective nonverbal communication during a

speech?

A) Standing rigidly without any movement

B) Avoiding eye contact with the audience

C) Gesturing naturally to emphasize key points

D) Speaking rapidly without pauses

83. What is the term for a speech that aims to honor and celebrate a person, event, or idea?

A) Persuasive speech

B) Expository speech

C) Tribute speech

D) Informative speech

84. What is active listening?

A) Listening without any response

B) Listening while multitasking

C) Listening with full attention and engagement

D) Listening only to the speaker's tone

85. Which of the following is a barrier to effective listening?

A) Empathy

B) Paraphrasing

C) Distractions

D) Asking clarifying questions

86. What does it mean to listen empathetically?

A) Listening with the intent to criticize

B) Listening with the intent to understand and feel what the speaker is experiencing

C) Listening with the intent to interrupt

D) Listening with the intent to persuade

87. Which listening skill involves restating the speaker's message in your own words?

A) Reflective listening

B) Discriminative listening
 C) Evaluative listening

D) Appreciative listening

88. Select the option that best describes paraphrasing in the context of listening:

A) Repeating exactly what the speaker said

B) Summarizing the main points of the speaker's message

C) Ignoring the speaker's message

D) Adding personal opinions to the speaker's message

89. What is the primary goal of critical listening?

A) Understanding and evaluating the speaker's message

B) Agreeing with everything the speaker says

C) Ignoring the speaker's message

D) Interrupting the speaker frequently

Instruction II: Read the following two paragraphs and answer questions that
follow them.

Paragraph1.

Some people say that foreign tourists should be encouraged to use local
transport to visit tourist sites. They suggest that local transport is cheap and that
it is the best way to experience local culture. However, my own view is that this
is inadvisable for several reasons. Firstly, since tourists are unlikely to speak the
local language, they will not be able to communicate with other passengers.
Another problem is that they may be target for thieves. In addition, local buses
are often crowded and uncomfortable. They are also inconvenient because they
run irregularly, they are slow and they are sometimes breakdown. I believe that
tourists should use a four wheel drive vehicle hired from a tour company in
order to visit tourist sites. This would allow them to travel in reliable transport,
accompanied by a driver, who would also act as a guide and interpreter. Thus
they would be able to visit any tourist site safely, comfortably and without
problems of communication.

90.The above paragraph is likely ______________ type of paragraph

A. Narrative B. Expository C. Descriptive D. Argumentative

91.What is the method of organization used in the above paragraph?

A. Chronological order B. Spatial order C. Emphatic order D. Logical

order

Paragraph 2

Air pollution occurs due to the accumulation of hazardous substances into the
atmosphere that danger human life and other living matter. The most dominant
player responsible for pollution is automobiles; apart from that the other causes
are Combustion of coal, Acid rain, Manufacturing buildings, Tobacco smoke,
Paint fumes, Aerosol sprays, Nuclear weapons and wild fires. As far as effect of
air pollution is concerned, respiratory diseases tops the chart of health problems.
The second one is heart diseases, it caused due to increased level of carbon
monoxide in the air. In addition to that you can avoid risk of Asthma, Eye
Irritation and a range of bronchial disease due to air pollution. If statistics is to
be believed, this year air population segment will count for 80% of premature
deaths.

92. The above paragraph is likely ______________ type of paragraph.

A. Narrative B. Expository C. Descriptive D. Argumentative

93. What is the main intention of the writer in the above paragraph?

A. Informing fact B. Persuading argument C. Narrating story D.

Categorizing causes
 Reading Passage

(1) An upsurge of new research suggests that animals have a much higher level
of brainpower than previously thought. If animals do have intelligence, how do
scientists measure it? Before defining animals’ intelligence, scientists defined
what not intelligence is. Instinct is not intelligence. It is a skill programmed into
an animal’s brain by its genetic heritage. Rote conditioning is also not
intelligence. Tricks can be learned by repetition, but no real thinking is
involved. Cuing, in which animals learn to do or not to do certain things by
following outside signals, does not demonstrate intelligence. Scientists believe
that insight, the ability to use tools, and communication using human language
are all effective measures of the mental ability of animals.

(2) When judging animal intelligence, scientists look for insight, which they
define as a flash of sudden understanding. When a young gorilla could not reach
fruit from a tree, she noticed crates scattered about the lawn near the tree. She
piled the crates into a pyramid, then climbed on them to reach her reward. The
gorilla’s insight allowed her to solve a new problem without trial and error.

(3) The ability to use tools is also an important sign of intelligence. Crows use
sticks to pry peanuts out of cracks. The crow exhibits intelligence by showing it
has learned what a stick can do. Likewise, otters use rocks to crack open crab
shells in order to get at the meat. In a series of complex moves, chimpanzees
have been known to use sticks and stalks in order to get at a favorite snack—
termites. To make and use a termite tool, a chimp first selects just the right stalk
or twig. He trims and shapes the stick, then finds the entrance to a termite
mound. While inserting the stick carefully into the entrance, the chimpanzee
turns it skillfully to fit the inner tunnels. The chimp attracts the insects by
shaking the twig. Then it pulls the tool out without scraping off any termites.
Finally, he uses his lips to skim the termites into his mouth.
(4) Many animals have learned to communicate using human language. Some
primates have learned hundreds of words in sign language. One chimp can
recognize and correctly use more than 250 abstract symbols on a keyboard.
These symbols represent human words. An amazing parrot can distinguish five
objects of two different types. He can understand the difference between the
number, color, and kind of object. The ability to classify is a basic thinking
skill. He seems to use language to express his needs and emotions. When ill and
taken to the animal hospital for his first overnight stay, this parrot turned to go.
“Come here!” he cried to a scientist who works with him. “I love you. I’m
sorry. Wanna go back?”

(5) The research on animal intelligence raises important questions. If animals

are smarter than once thought, would that change the way humans interact with
them? Would humans stop hunting them for sport or survival? Would animals
still be used for food, clothing, or medical experimentation? Finding the answer
to these tough questions makes a difficult puzzle even for a large-brained,
problem-solving species like our own.

Crows use sticks to pry peanuts out of cracks.

94. Which of the following is the kind of intelligence or conditioning the

situation describes?

A. rote learning

B. tools

C. communication

D. instinct

95. The underlined word upsurge, as it is used in the first paragraph of the
passage, most nearly means
A. An increasingly large amount.

B. A decreasing amount.

C. A well-known amount.

D. An immeasurable amount.

96. The concluding paragraph of this passage infers which of the following?

A. There is no definitive line between those animals with intelligence and those
without.

B. Animals are being given opportunities to display their intelligence.

C. Research showing higher animal intelligence may fuel debate on ethics and
cruelty.

D. Animals are capable of untrained thought well beyond mere instinct.

97. According to the passage, which of the following is true about animals
communicating through the use of human language?

A. Parrots can imitate or repeat a sound.

B. Dolphins click and whistle.

C. Crows screech warnings to other crows.

D. Chimpanzees and gorillas have been trained to use sign language or

geometric shapes that stand for words.

98. In paragraph 3, what conclusion can be reached about the chimpanzee’s

ability to use a tool?

A. It illustrates high intelligence because he is able to get his food and eat it.

B. It illustrates instinct because he faced a difficult task and accomplished it.

C. It illustrates high intelligence because he stored knowledge away and called
it up at the right time.

D. It illustrates high intelligence because termites are protein-packed.

99. Which of the following is not a sign of animal intelligence?

A. shows insight

B. cues

C. uses tools

D. makes a plan

100. The word it, as used in paragraph 1 line 3, refers to:

A. Animals’ intelligence B. Scientists C. Research D. All