FINAL EXAM

Part I/ Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each blank.
- In DM, T, I, T, IN CLT, A, ALM I GTM
Part II/ Decide whether the sentences are T or F.
- 10 sentences
Part III/ Match the utterances ( 1-10) with the functions listed A-K. Mark the correct letter ( A-K) on your answer
sheet. There is one extra option which you do not need to use
utterance function

1 describe ability

2 describe possibility

asking for permission

requesting

suggesting

offering

warning

Agreeing

Predicting

asking for opinions

Part IV/ Name the techniques and the method of the following activities and explain which one reflects the three
features of a communicative activity:
a/ 5 activities : name of the technique and method
b/ which technique reflects the three feature of communicative activity : info ga, feedback, choice
Part V/ Make two factual questions, 1 inference question, 1 referential question with the given passage
- factual question: according to passage, wh-question
- referential question: “them” the line 6 are….
Part VI/ Modify the following baseline talk to a group of pre-intermediate students

QUESTION TYPES :QUESTION TYPES FACTUAL QUESTIONS – INFERENCE – QUESTIONS -

REFERENTIAL QUESTIONS
1.Factual Information Questions
Examples:
-According to the passage, which of the following is true of X?
-According to the passage, X occurred because…
-According to paragraph 1, X did because…
-According to paragraph 2, why did X do Y?
-The author’s description of X mentions which of the following?
2.Negative Factual Information Questions
Examples:
-According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true of X?
-The author’s description of X mentions all of the following EXCEPT…
3.Inference Questions
An inference question requires you to make logical assumptions and connections by using the information in the
passage to come up with a new conclusion
Examples:
-Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about X?
-The author of the passage implies that X…
-What does the author imply about...
-Based on the passage, it could be suggested that...
4.Reference Questions
A Reference Question asks you to identify referential relationships between the words in the passage. Often,
relationship is between a pronoun and its antecedent. Sometimes, other kinds of grammatical reference are tested.
Example 1:
-The word X in the passage refers to…
Usually the word X is a pronoun, like “she,” “they” or “it”.
It could also be a relative pronoun, like “which,” “that” or “whom”.
To answer – the word or expressions chosen could perfectly be substituted to the choice
Example 2:
In classic research Paul Ekman took photographs of people exhibiting the emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness,
and sadness. He then asked people around the world to indicate what emotions were being depicted in them.
The word "them" in the passage refers to:
A. emotions
B. people
C. photographs
D. cultures
The answer is C, photographs.
The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and
northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it
begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate.
The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves
through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and
passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84
million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily.
Resting on H-shaped steel racks called "bents," long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the
frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on.
The pattern of the pipeline's up-and- own route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic
climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen
ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3
to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil.
One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive
construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so
eight major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to
particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its
holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortages, equipment breakdowns, labor
disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been
completed and is operating.
1.The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's
A. operating costs
B. employees
C. consumers
D. construction
2.The word "it" in line 5 refers to the
A. pipeline
B. ocean
C. state
D. village
3.According to the second paragraph, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each
A. day
B. week
C. month
D. year
4.The phrase "Resting on" in line 15 is closest in meaning to
A. Consisting of
B. Supported by
C. Passing under
D. Protected with
5.The author mentions all of the following in the third paragraph as important in determining the pipeline's route
EXCEPT the
A. climate
B. lay of the land itself
C. local vegetation
D. kind of soil and rock
6.The word "undertaken" in line 31 is closest in meaning to
A. removed
B. selected
C. transported
D. attempted
7.According to the last paragraph, how many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline?
A. three
B. four
C. eight
D. twelve
8.The word "particular" in line 35 is closest in meaning to
A. peculiar
B. specific
C. exceptional
D. equal
9.According to the last paragraph, which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each
member of the consortium would pay?
A. How much oil field land each company owned
B. How long each company had owned land in the oil fields
C. How many people worked for each company
D. How many oil wells were located on the company's land
10.Where in the passage does the author provide a term for a layer of soil that always remains frozen?
A. Line 2
B. Line 8
C. Line 12
D. Line 18
Keys:
1.D 6.D
2.A 7.C
3.A 8.B
4.B 9.A
5.C 10.C

Practice 2: Make 2 factual questions, 1 inference question, and 1 referential question for the short text below.
There is only one ocean. It is divided into five different parts: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, and Arctic
Oceans. There are also many other smaller seas, gulfs and bays which form part of them. Altogether they cover 75
percent of the earth’s surface. For centuries, people have been challenged by the mysteries that lie beneath the ocean.
However, today's scientists have overcome many of the challenges of the depth by using modern devices. They send
submarines to investigate the seabed and bring samples of marine life back to the surface for further study. Satellite
photographs provide a wide range of information, including water temperature, depth and the undersea populations. If
modern technology did not exist, we would never have such precious information.

2 factual questions
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1 inference question
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1 referential question
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Practice 3:
Modify the following baseline talk to a group of pre-intermediate students:
1. Many people complained about the behavior of some of their fans, who were loud and threatening to those around
them.
=> Many people say that they are unhappy with things some of the fans do such as being loud and making those
around them afraid.
2. After a rough start, this year is shaping up to be a year of extraordinary growth for our company.
=> After a rough start, this year appears to be very successful for our company.
After a difficult beginning, this year is becoming a very excellent year for our company.