Embassy of India
Sana’a
English Language Proficiency Test for ICCR Applicants
(Bachelors Degree Applicants)
January 15, 2010
Time Allotted: 2 hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Name: ______
Course Applied for: ______: Roll Number: _____
I. Write the synonyms and antonyms of the following words.
(5 marks)
Synonym antonym
1. complicate ------
2. fury ------
3. Fake ------
4. Hasten ------
5. pursue ------
II. Circle the correct spelling of words given below.
(5 marks)
1. Written, writen, writtin, ritten
2. Fourty, forty, fourtey, fortey
3. Separat, separate, saperate, seperate
4. Temperature, temprature, tamprature, tamperature
5. Nowlege, knowledge, knolege, knoledge
III. Pick the appropriate preposition and fill in the blanks.
(under, below, during, at, beside, on, past, before, over, in)
(5 marks)
1. My little brother likes to hide ______his toy box.
2. The ball rolled ______the table.
3. Our new puppy likes to run ______me.
4. You have to wash your hands ______you eat.
5. We went ______the bridge in our new car.
6. The temperature yesterday was ______zero!
7. I ran down the hill and rolled ______the grass.
8. My sister ran ______me to catch the school bus.
9. I always seem to daydream ______class.
10. Tomorrow I get to eat dinner ______my friend’s house.
IV. Complete the table by filling the verb, present tense, past tense and future tense, as the case may be.
(10 marks)
Verb / Present / Past / Futureto buy
They carried
I will drive
You feel
I found
she shall eat
to help
they shall go
I tell
to work
V. Make meaningful sentences using the following words.
(5 marks)
1. not only…..but also
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. neither…..nor
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. as and when….we
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. ever since
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. more or less
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Change to Passive Voice.
(5 marks)
1) Thieves robbed a woman.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2) All visitors must wear identity badges.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) They offered William a promotion.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) They are testing the new system.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5) Nobody informed the college that there had been a mistake.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Complete the proverbs/old sayings.
(5 marks)
1. A friend in ……………………… is a friend indeed.
2. A rolling …………………………. gathers no moss.
3. A stitch in ………………… saves nine.
4. Birds of a feather flock …………………………….. .
5. Every …………………. has his day.
VIII. Write an essay of about 400 words on any one of the following topics.
(10 marks)
1. Significance of Ramadan and celebration of Eid.
2. Tourist places of Yemen.
3