Institute of Music

Speech and Speaking Skills

WRITING SKILLS
PREPARATORY
1 ½ hours allowed for this paper
Number: WS/19/06/ October 2019

SECTION I 20

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

Last summer, Nick went on a holiday with his sister, Kim, and his parents. They got up early in
the morning because they were going by plane. They packed their suitcases the night before.

They went to the airport cafe and waited to go on their holiday. They stayed in a lovely hotel by
the sea. The next day their father decided to get a boat and they sailed to a small island. They took
a picnic basket and a few blankets. They enjoyed the boat trip and the cool breeze air. They stayed
the whole day in the island. They walked through the trees and played. They found a cave covered
with creepers. There were some wooden benches inside it. They went in and rested. And then
they had some sandwiches and drinks. In the evening they came back to the hotel. Their father
told that he is taking them to see a castle the next day. It was an adventurous and the best holiday
ever.

Write YES or NO to the following.

1. Last summer Nick went on a holiday with his sister, Kim, and his parents. ........................
2. They got up early in the morning.
3. They were going by plane.
4. They packed their suitcases in the morning.
5. They went to the airport cafe and waited.
6. They stayed in a small hotel.
7. The next day they went in a train.
8. They enjoyed the boat trip and the cool breeze air.
9. They found a cave covered with creepers.
10. There were some plastic chairs.
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Fill in the blanks. Choose the correct words from the passage.

1. Last summer Nick went on a ............................... with his sister, Kim, and his parents.
2. They went by ......................................... .
3. They packed their .......................................... the night before.
4. They went to the .......................................... ......................................... and waited.
5. They stayed in a lovely ......................................... by the sea.
6. They took a ......................................... and a few ......................................... .

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 7. They ......................................... the boat trip and the cool breeze air.
8. They found a cave covered with ......................................... .
9. There were some ......................................... benches inside it.
10. And then they had some .......................................... and drinks.

SECTION II 25
Fill in the missing letters
1 Sa __ cer 2. Col __ uring 3. Hap __ y
4. Pu __ hing 5. Em __ ty 6. Je __ p
7. U __ ly 8. Sle __ ping 9. C __ ld
10. Str __ og 11. Hou __ e 12. Si __ ting
13. Fl __ ing 14. W __ at 15. Di __ ty.
16. Br __ om 17. H __ lping 18. Ha __ e
19. He __ vy 20. Mi __ ror 21. Wat __ hing
22. Ho __ ping 23. S __ eet 24. Um __ rel a
25. Ea __ ing

SECTION III 30

Make the following sentences plural.

1. She is a pretty girl.
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2. The bird is on the top of the house.
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3. He is a Frenchman.
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4. The cat has its milk at four o’ clock.
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5. That is a beautiful flower.
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6. I am looking at a picture.
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7. The girl has a red sweater.
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8. The teacher is correcting his paper.
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9. The boy is watering the plant.
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10. My text book is in my bag.
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Change these sentences in to negative.
E.g. She has a wrist watch.
She hasn’t a wrist watch.
1. I have a pencil in my hand.
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2. It is Jim’s birthday today.
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3. The children are eating sandwiches.
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4. I am writing a letter to my friend.
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5. The boy is wearing red shoes.
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6. They are watching television.
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7. The man is reading a newspaper.
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8. My mother has a beautiful bangle.
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9. The boys are running to catch the bus.
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10. The old man has grey hair.
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Fill in the blanks with ‘have’ or ‘has’.

1. A camel …………………… four legs.

2. I ………………… ten fingers.
3. Some dogs ………………… long tails.
4. The baby ………………….. two teeth.
5. Donkeys …………………… big ears.

Answer the following questions.

1. Where is your question paper?

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2. How many sides has a square?
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3. Have you got a pet?
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4. Who is sitting next to you?
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5. Whose pen is in your hand?
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SECTION IV 25

Write 25 sentences about the picture below.

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