ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS (Q & A)

SECTION 5

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the different stress pattern and shade your answer in the usual way. An example is given below.

Example:

A. away B. apart C. behind D. river

Option A,B, and C are all stressed on the second syllable while option D is the only one stressed on the first syllable. So, D is the correct answer. Therefore answer space D would be shaded [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.​

41. A. mulatto B. mystery C. pucker D. public

42. A genius B. enthrone C. matron D. eager

43. A. multiple B. never C. rotter D. distaste

44. A. motivate B. invade C. concern D. inveigh

45. A. income B. nibble C. confirm D. muffler

SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below.

Example: My mother’s FRIEND hates pets. A. Does your mother’s boss hate pets? B. Does your mother’s friend love pets? C. Does your mother’s friend hate toys? D. Does your father’s friend hate pets? The correct answer is A because My mother’s FRIEND hates pets answers the question, Does your mother’s boss hate pets? Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.

46. The project is designed to alleviate poverty in the COUNTRY

A. Is the constitution designed to alleviate poverty in the country?

B. Is the project designed to alleviate poverty in the city?

C. Is the project designed to increase poverty in the country?

D. Is the project designed to alleviate crime in the country?

47. Students are usually advised to stay out of POLITICS.

A. Are teachers usually advised to stay out of politics?

B. Are students usually advised to go into politics?

C. Are students usually advised to stay out of business?

D. Are students rarely advised to stay out of politics?

48. The angry WORKERS vowed not to return to work.

A. Did the happy workers vow not to return to work?

B. Did the angry students vow not to return to work?

C. Did the angry workers choose not to return to work?

D. Did the angry workers vow not to return to school?

49. Mr. Peter GOT his hearing aid last week

A. Did Mr. Peter lose his hearing aid last week?

B. Did Mr. James gets his reading aid last week?

C. Did Mr. Peter get his reading aid last week?

D. Did Mr. Peter get his hearing aid last year?

50. They have been on the PHONE for an hour.

A. Has she been on the phone for an hour?

B. Have they been off the phone for an hour?

C. Have they been on the sofa for an hour?

D. Have they been on the phone for two hours?