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______ Group: _____ Code 2

READING COMPREHENSION

General direction: Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions
that follow according to the information in the passage and write your answer on
the space given.
Amnesty International

Amnesty international is a nongovernmental organization which focuses on human

rights. It is also known to amnesty and AI and has over three million members and
supporters around the world. Amnesty international is financed largely by fees and
donations from its worldwide membership. It does not accept donations from
government organization. It is largely made up of voluntary members but retains small
numbers of paid professionals.
The organization has its own objectives. One of the objectives that the organization
wants to achieve is conducting research and generating action to prevent and end
grave abuses of human rights. In addition to this, the organization has the objective of
demanding justice for those whose rights have been violated.
Amnesty international was founded in 1961, following the publication of the article,
“The Forgotten Prisoners”, in the observer 28 May 1961, by the lawyer peter Benson.
In this article, Benson cites the universal Declaration of Human Rights articles 18 and
19, announced in a campaign on Appeal for Amnesty, 1961 and called for common
action.
Amnesty draws attention to human rights and campaigns for compliance with
international laws and standards. It works to mobilize public opinion to put pressure on
governments that let abuse take place. The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel
peace prize for its campaign against torture and the United Nations prize in the field of
human rights in 1978.

PART I : True or False Items

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Instruction: According to the passage, write TRUE if the statement is

correct, FALSE if it is not. ( 4 mark)
________1. . The majority members of the amnesty international are the ones who have
joined the organization voluntarily.
________2. The organization was given Nobel Peace Prize after it had got the Unite
Nations Prize.
________3. The publication of the article “The Forgotten Prisoners” has a
contribution for the foundation of the amnesty international.
________4. The organization is run only by volunteers.
________5. The number of people who are members and supporters of Amnesty
International around the world is about three million
________6. Amnesty international is a governmental organization.
________7. Amnesty was founded in 1961.
________8. The organization has got more than one prize
PART II: Matching Items
Instruction: Based on the passage, m a t c h the main ideas ( A – F)
with their respective paragraphs. (4 marks )
Paragraph Main Ideas
________9. Paragraph four A. The financial source of amnesty international.
________10. Paragraph three B. The characteristics of amnesty international.
________11. Paragraph two C. The purpose of amnesty international.
________12. Paragraph one D. The establishment of amnesty international
E. The focus and the work of amnesty international
F. Criteria for giving Nobel peace prize.

PART III: Vocabulary and Referential Question Items

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 Full Name: _______________________________ID. No. ______ Group: _____ Code 2

Instruction: Choose the one that has a similar meaning in bold written
words in the given passage and referential questions used in the
passage. (4 marks)
________13. which (paragraph one) refers to
A. amnesty international B. nongovernmental organization
C. governmental Organization D. human right
________14. this ( paragraph three) refers to
A. The Observer B. The Forgotten prisoners
C. Amnesty international D. The lawyer
________15. violated (paragraph three)
A. destroyed B. considered C. disrespected D deemphasized
________16. abuse (paragraph four)
A protection B. respect C. mistreatment D. misunderstanding

GRAMMAR FOCUS ITEMS

PART IV: Multiple Choice Items
Instruction: Choose the one that best completes each sentence and
circle the letter of your choice. ( 18 marks)
________17. Cars ________ to stop when the traffic lights are red.
A. oblige B. are obliged C. obliges D. is obliged
________18. She ________ three cups of coffee a day.
A. have drunk B. are drinking C. had drunk D. drinks
________19. If she ___________ a lottery, she would have bought a villa.
A. had won B. has won C. wins D. would won
________20. He usually _____________ his wife to her office by minibus.
A. is taking B. has taken C. takes D. had taken
________21. She bought a camera after she __________ enough money.
A. has had B. had had C. has D. would has
________22. We _________ each other since we graduated from university.

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A. have known B. had known C. know D. knows

________23. If he _________ his home work on time, he would go to visit his aunt.
A. does B. do C. did D. had done
________24. What time _________ you get up at the weekend?
A. does B. have done C. do D. has done
________25. We have been discussing so many issues for five consecutive hours, so we
should ________ a break.
A. pay B. take C. go D. keep
________26. In order to _________ your time, you ought to have a plan for your tasks.
A. save B. breaks C. come D. catch
________27. Before they _________ , they had completed their given tasks.
A. go out B. went out C. had gone D. goes
________28. They _______ to America when I was a kid.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. was going
________29. My uncle ________ in Holeta for three years.
A. have lived B. has lived C. had lived D. live
________30. What _____ you do yesterday afternoon.
A. do B. does C. did D. done
________31. Students _________ to be late for school.
A. are forbidden B. forbid C. forbids D. had forbidden
________32. If I were you, I _________ physics class.
A. will attend B. attend C. would attend D. attend
________33. She __________ Lalibela two years ago.
A. visit B. had visited C. visited D. have visited
________34. I _________ a sky scraper building before.
A. never visit B. have never seen C. has never seen D. see

Part V: Gap – Filling Items

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Full Name: _______________________________ID. No. ______ Group: _____ Code 2

Instruction: Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the given below.
(4 marks)
obscene access extract manufactured endeavor
35. Students should have ___________ to reference books in their campus.
36. Students managed to ___________ the meaning of new words from the given text.
37. We have to make every _______ to complete the given assignment on time.
38. It is ________ to take other people belongings without any permission.
Part VI: Dialogue Completion Items
Instruction: Complete each of the following dialogues using either should,
ought to or had better. ( 2 marks)
39. Abel: I find it difficult to wake up early in the morning. What do you advise me?
Kassu: ___________________________________________________________
40. Beza: I want to get a better result in the final exam. What do you recommend me
to do?
Nebyu: _________________________________________________________
Part VII: Sentence Completion Items
Instruction: Complete each passive sentence based on the active sentence
given. (4 marks)
41. Active: They are repairing the bicycle.
Passive: The bicycle_____________________________________ by them.
42. Active: She broke the glass.
Passive: The glass _________________________________by her.
43. Active: Tourists have seen lions in the zoo.
Passive: Lions ____________________________________by tourists in the zoo.
44. Active: You must write the application letter.
Passive: The application letter _________________________________by you.

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