Language Test
Reading Writing and Grammar
(Tested Material: 30 Bands )
1 Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow. [10]
This is the era of
science. There is hardly any domain where science and technology do not play a
significant role. Whether it is on the defense, in the matter of clothing or
comfort, food, dwelling, trade and commerce, education, and health, modern
science and technology have tremendously contributed to making man’s life
increasingly comfortable. Science has lately entered the domain of art, music,
and the film industry. It functions on general truths or the operation of general
laws of nature especially as obtained and tested through scientific methods. On the other hand, culture is the gradual development of the intellectual
and moral faculties under the rigorous processing and practicing of education.
Excellence and enlightenment are then the easy achievements of aesthetic
training
In this age of ICT,
rockets,s and space research, science has made a remarkable contribution to the
development of culture in every society and civilization. Although men of
letters, who are generally taken to be the custodians of culture, tend to look
with certain apprehension at the impact of science on cultural values. Modern
thinking on the subject differs from this outlook and regards their fears as
unfounded. At times science and culture appear as closely conflicting
disciplines but inversely science does not spell the ruin of culture instead it
acts to polish and promote our culture to modern requirements. (488 words)
A. Read the text carefully and find the word as indicated in the brackets. [5]
- trivial
(antonym)
- scholarly
(synonym)
- ignorance (antonym)
- progressively (synonym)
- protectors (synonym)
B. Answer the following questions in a sentence only. [5]
(i)
What
significant spheres of life are highly influenced by science?
(ii)
What
other fields have science entered recently?
(iii)
How
does culture become more relevant to modern societies?
(iv)
On
what principle does science work?
(v)
Who
are the men of letters and what do they do?
2. Rewrite the following sentences as indicated in the brackets. [5]
a)
You‘d rather stop the payment,
……………………...? (Add a suitable question tag)
b)
You can’t be joking. (Change into the affirmative
form)
c)
It takes 22 hours to fly to Los Angeles
from Osaka. (Change into duration question)
d)
He…………. (complete) his examinations before
he applied for the US visa. (Supply the correct form of the given verb)
e)
Ram said to Sita, “Will you visit me next
Sunday?” (Change into reported speech)
3. Complete the following text using the correct option given in the bracket. [5]
Niru was ……… (a/ an/ the) only child. Her parents were well-educated. ………… (Despite/ Though/ however) being educated, they hardly helped her with her studies. One day Niru, together with her parents, ………. (was/ were/ have been) invited to a party by her friend who had come first in her class. At the party, Niru congratulated her friend Paru……… (for/ in/ on) standing first in the exam. Nobody was as happy as Paru, ………? (weren’t they/ were they/ was she). Niru asked Paru how ……..(she had got/ she got/ did she get) such a good result. Paru said, “………..( But for/ unless/ if) my parents’ proper guidance, I would not have been able to achieve this success.” This made her parents ……… (to feel/ feel/ felt) happy. Contrarily, Niru’s parents ……….. (are/ was/ were) ashamed of their failure to do so. “I wish I …………………( did not neglect/ had not neglected/ should not have neglected) my daughter’s studies,” regretted her father.
4. Write a letter to the mayor of your city complaining about the insufficient supply of water in your locality. [5]
5. On behalf of the bride’s parents, prepare a wedding invitation using the following pieces of information. [5]
·
Bride’s Parents: Mr.
Ramesh Rai and Mrs. Karuna Sharma
·
Bride: Sabina Rai
·
Groom’s Parents: Mr.
Rupesh Thapa and Mrs. Rama Agrawal
·
Groom: Amit Thapa
·
Venue: Grand Party
Palace
·
Address: Damak, Jhapa
·
Date: Friday,
August 10, 2022
·
Time: 10: 30 am
· Reception to follow
· RSVP: 1234567890
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