Level 2 Effective Communication Skill

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BASELINE ASSESSMENT

Name: __________________________________ Date: _____________________

Max. Marks: 50 Marks obtained: ________________

I. Choose the correct answer from the options given- (1 x 10 = 10)

1. ABC technology offers software solutions, ____________?

a. isn’t it b. doesn’t it c. hasn’t it

2. I expect that my parents _________ to give me books again, this birthday.

a. are going b. going c. have gone

3. I ____________ to this part of the country before.

a. have been going b. have never been c. had never been

4. By the year 2100, the world’s population __________.

a. will double b. will be doubling c. will have doubled.

5. He ___________ to take up a new project next year.

a. planned b. plans c. planning

6. We expected Girih at 7.30, but he __________ yet.

a. didn’t arrive yet b. has arrived c. hasn’t arrived

7. We’re having a party ________ the last day of the term.

a. on b. in c. at

8. As we can’t agree ________ this subject, we won’t discuss it again.

a. with b. in c. about

9. I left the cinema ________ I had a headache and the film was very noisy.
a. therefore b. so that c. as

10. We will go for a jog ___________ it’s foggy- I hate walking in the fog.
a. unless b. if c. in case

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II. Make one sentence from the two given sentences: (1

x 5 = 5)

1. He was very elated. He could not control his tears.

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2. I reached the theatre in time. I didn’t get a good seat.

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3. He entered his office at nine o’clock. Immediately his boss called him.

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4. Where’s the newspaper? It was on the table.

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5. Ram is talking to a lady. Who is she?

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III. Re-write the following sentences correctly. (2 x 5 = 10)

1. Many people are go through life without celebrate a single birthday.

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2. For them, a birthday has like the any other day.

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3. They do not believe to have a parties or any celebration.

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4. They prefer for spending the day with under- privileged children's.

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5. They liked to spend money on this children to buy gifts and sweets.

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IV. Use the context to choose the best meaning for each highlighted word. (5 X 1= 5)

1. Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. “We have such an extensive selection
of cars,” he said, “so everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!”
The word “extensive” means __________.
a. costing a lot of money
b. large amount
c. having no color
d. not enough

2. Friendship is a priceless thing. If Chris put a price, or conditions, on her friendship, it’s
no longer priceless. In fact, it’s not real friendship at all!
If something is priceless, __________.
a. it has a missing tag
b. it has no value
c. it has great value
d. it is made out of rice

3. The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who
wrote the story is in big trouble. Will anyone believe him again?
A fabrication is __________.
a. made of cloth
b. full of long words
c. funny
d. fake

4. The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown
it to many experts before he used it in his story.
When something is authentic, it’s __________.
a. genuine, or real
b. carefully written
c. full of tasty worms
d. very old

5. In 1975, Governor James promised to do something about the high taxes in our state.
She didn’t present a tax cut bill to lawmakers until 1985. It took her a decade to keep
her promise, but better late than never.
How long is a decade?
a. 75 years
b. 85 years
c. century
d. 10 years

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V. Put the following sentences in the correct order to produce a well organised
paragraph. (1 X 5 = 5)
a. It's rare, but not unheard of, for mail to go astray. ( )   
b. And many corporate mail servers have had growing pains, too, experiencing holdups
and the odd deletion. ( )   
c. On the whole though, you can assume email will arrive. ( )   
d. However during 1997, AOL and Microsoft Network - to name just the big players - had
severe mail outages resulting in the delay, and in some cases loss, of email. ( )   
e. In general, Internet email is considerably more reliable than the postal service. (
)   

VI. Listen and complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR
A NUMBER for each answer. (1 X 10 = 10)

PRESTON PARK RUN

Details of run
Example
Day of Park Run: Saturday

Start of run: in front of the 1

Time of start: 2
Length of run: 3
At end of run: volunteer scans 4
Best way to register: on the 5
Cost of run: 6 £

Question 7-10 : Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Volunteering

Complete name: Pete 7_______________________

Phone number: 8 ____________________________
Activities: setting up course
9 _________________________ the runners

10 ________________________ for the weekly report

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