THE INSTITUTE OF FINANCE MANAGEMENT

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

DEPARTl\1ENT: MANAGEMf~NT SCIE\:Cf-,S

GST: 05101 BASICS OF COMMUNICATI ON SKILLS- TEST TWO

ODIRl\11 1, ODSP 1,ODCS 1, ODIT l ,ODACC 1, ODBF 1 AND ODT\1 1

ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

th
e: 15 JANUARY, 2018 Time allocated 60 minutes

neral Instructions:

1. The paper has 5 printed pages including the cover page.

2. There are T\VO Questions, answer BOTH
3. Answer Question One in the provided Ttytsei sheet and answer Question Two as
instructed.
 d th Jetter of
QUES TION ONE (70 marks)
. · and sha -e e _ - - - ·-
A . Choose the most correc t answer f 01. the follow mg senten ces
me correc t answer .

I. The movie was ___ __ the book.

a. as
b. as good
c. good as
d. as good as
2. A lly's hobbie s include jogging , swimm ing, and _ _ _ __
a. to climb mounta ins
b. climb mounta ins
c. to climb
d. climbin g mounta ins
3. The festival concer t will begin - - - - fifteen minute s.
a. 111
b. on
C. with
d. about
4. Maria never late for work.
a. am
b. are
C. were
d. lS
5. Lilian likes apples ,
she does not like orange s.
a. so
b. for
C. but
d. or
6. That noise is preven ting me---- - workin g.
a. from
b. m
C. by

d. of
7. The libraria n could not accoun t ----- the missin g books.
a. about
b. for
C. Up

d. of
8. He recove red---- --- his illness only yesterd ay.

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 a over
b. from
C. Up

9 ~he has been interc'-ted ------ stamp collectm for man '-Car
a. on
b. 111
c. at
d about
10. l he) ne, er came home last night. -------------?
a. did the)
b didn't the)
C IS it
d. 1sn·t it
11. The students wondered whether the headmast er ,, ould ha, e time to see them.----- ----:
a. did they
b. don't they
c. didn't they
d. do they
12. After he had received the parcel, he ---- the bill.
a. pays
b. will pay
c. has paid
d. paid
13 . All the children ha, e alread) ------ their everung meal.
a. eat
b. eating
c. ate
d. eaten
14. The luggage is----- heavy to lift.
a. so
b. very
c. too
d. much
15. Children must be protected ............ . cold
a. from
b. with
C. at
d. m
16. I was disappoin ted ............ the grade I received in my last test

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a. at
b. wi th
c. over
,J rr

it ba ck to the sh op .
Th is ne w j ea ns do n't rea lly fit me, so _ _
17.

a. I will tak e
b. I will tak en
c. I ·will ha ve be en tak ing
d. I will too k
his pa.rents on ce a year.
18. Th e ma n - - -

a. vis ite d
b. visits
c. will be vis iti ng
d. is vis iti ng
niea;-for
in g wh ich is ve ry co nv en ien t fo r --eon.ve
at 8: 00 ev er y ev en
19. Th e lib rar y - - - -
us.
a. clo se d
b. clo se s
c. is clo sin g
d. ,, as clo sin g
o ho t in he re.
an , _ _ _ _ _ th e wi nd ow s pl ea se . It' s to
20. Jo
a. op en s
b. op en
C. op en ed
d. wi ll op en ed
d id en tif y th e
at io n m ar k in th e fo llo ·w in g se nt en ce s, an
nc tu iv e, B if is a
B. Su pp ly an end pu th e se nt en ce is an in te rr og at
en ce . Sh ad e A if
fu nc tio n of each se nt d D if is an ex cla m at or y .
( 30 M AR K S)
im pe ra tiv e, an
de cla ra tiv e, C if is

ey .
21. I do n· t se e my m on
e of my best friend•
22. Jane \V ill iam s,i s on
te n 1~ws .
many 1 anzanians foil in
23. Do you know v,h y
yo ur pa re nt s tell yo u •
24. Pl ea se,fo llo w ,vhat
.
bm it yo ur test sc rip ts
25 St op \H iri ng and su

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 2<:>. H as .Ta ml' s app lied tor '-lll
d) lea , c
i----
27 \\ hat a sha m\? . he did it
.ig. un.
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crE1]s[·=== == == = -- -- -- -- -~ -- -- -
29 \\ oul d ,· au likL· ano the r o.
1an gc.
3o \\ hat a
gre at sur pri se ,
31 \ ou ha, e wo n first prize·
12 Do n't ope n thi s bef ore you r bir thd ay·
3 3 Ou r tea che r can spe ak thr ee
lan gua ges
34 \\'i ll ) ou com e to m) par ty.
3 5. Tr) thi s , ege tab le sou p, Lis
a.

QU ES IO NT W O
Se pa rat e sub jec t fro m pre dic
ate by un der lin ing the sub jec t
of eac h of the following
sen ten ces , the fir st on e ha s bee
n don e for y ou as an exa mp le. (30
ma rks )
l. Th e sto len exa mi nat ion /wa
2. Ib.e.l:lefilll iful )!Q s postponed.
ung wo ma n whose c;ar Wi\S ~tolert went IQ repgrt to the pol
3 . Th e tea che r, wh o h as lus t retu ice itatiou
me d,c ame to visit me yesterd a, .
4. To rep ort the m atter thi s ear
ly to the police v-;ould be darigerou
s.
5 . ~ That Jam es explainectkas unc
lea r. / .
6. Th e sho rt ma n wit h the gra y
mustacheps m, grartd.:.
7. Ge t dov fro m the re right now
8. A po lic-m e off ice r, wi th_the shopli. fter in han
dcuffs, ent ered the police station.
9. Th at Jesc a · w iv e~ unbelievable.
1O. Re adi ng nov el is my hobb~-
) l. Th e han dso me bo y"i n ths; cl•s / . .
:>/ is disturbing others wit h his phone.