Sample test paper - FIK 3042: English for Communication 2 Section 1 Reading comprehension Read the passage below

w and answer the questions that follow. The world we live in is full of colour. Colour affects our everyday life although we may not realize it. We feel happy when we see pleasant colours around us and we are more likely to buy something if it is of a colour that pleases our eyes. Colours can be used to describe our moods. We go red with anger or embarrassment, green with envy and white with fright. The colours that a person likes give us a fair idea of his personality. Thus psychologists can test personality by asking people to talk about their favourite colours. Here is how psychologists think the eight basic colours of red, blue and green tie up with personality. RED means fire or blood. You are a strong, active personality. You are lively. You are an extrovert. BLUE is the colour of calm seas. You are quite calm and have wellcontrolled emotions. You are normally cool and judge well. You are an introvert. GREEN is the colour of living nature. You are restful, in control and not easily upset. You have few worries and you are hopeful as you always want to succeed. You are an introvert.

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1. Why is colour important to us? A. It gives us life. B. It affects our life. C. It makes us happy. D. It makes us buy things.

2. The following reflect the personality of a person who loves green colour except
A. cool in all situations B. can control emotions C. always strong and active D. always calm when facing problems

3. An extrovert is a person who is A. happy B. reliable C. energetic D. successful

4. The opposite of the word anger (line 4) is A. sad B. calm C. cheerful D. satisfied

5. The word lively (line 9) can be replaced by the word A. clever B. reliable C. cheerful D. understanding 6. The word in control (line 13) means A. reliable B. emotional C. cool and calm D. strong and active Section 2 Grammar Part 1 Choose the correct answer. 1. Danny __________ football right now. A. plays B. played C. is playing D. has played 2. The accident __________ in 1999. A. happens B. happened C. is happening D. has happened 3. She usually __________ at home after work. A. stays B. stayed C. is staying D. has stayed 4. She __________ the test. A. take B. took C. has taken D. have taken

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I __________ to Penang tomorrow. A. go B. went C. will go D. have gone

Part 2 In Malaysia, the number of road accidents increases particularly during festive seasons. Many people (1) _____ to their hometowns during the holidays. Every year, the government (2) _____ campaigns to (3) _____ awareness among road users on the danger of reckless driving. However, the number of road accidents (4) _____ increasing from year to year. 1. A. travel B. travels C. travelled D. have travelled

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B. launches C. launched D. are launching 3. A. create B. creates C. created D. creating 4. A. kept B. keep C. keeps D. will keep Part 3 Last night, some of the villagers in Kampung Pasir were surprised when they heard a loud bang. It (1)_____ the sound from an accident. A car (2) _____ and hit a school bus. When Ahmad, one of the villagers, (3) _____ the place where the accident happened, he saw people screaming for help. Ahmad (4) _____ to help the victims. He pulled out the passengers from the bus. According to Ahmad, this is the third road accident this month happening at the same location. 1. A. is B. are C. was D. were 2. A. overturns B. is overturning C. will overturn D. has overturned 3. A. reach B. reaches

C. reached D. will reach 4. A. rushes B. rushed C. is rushing D. will rush Part 4 Dalia (1) _____ two paintings since last week. She (2) _____ another painting at the moment. She (3) _____ to Sabah next month to sell some of her paintings. She actually owns an art gallery in Kota Kinabalu. However, the art gallery is managed by her husband as she has to work in Kuala Lumpur. She told reporters in an interview last week that she will open another art gallery in Kuala Lumpur. 1. A. paints B. painted C. has painted D. will paint

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A. paints B. is painting C. will paint D. has painted 3. A. flies B. will fly C. has flown D. is flying

ANSWER KEY Section 1 Reading comprehension 1. B- it affects our life 2. C always strong and active 3. C energetic 4. B calm 5. C cheerful 6. C cool and calm Section 2 Grammar

Part 1 1. C is playing 2. B happened 3. A stays 4. C has taken 5. C will go Part 2 1. A travel 2. B launches 3. A create 4. C keeps Part 3 1. C was 2. D has overturned 3. C reached 4. B rushed Part 4 1. C has painted 2. B is painting 3. B will fly