GY DEPARTMENT

SUMMER PROGRAM ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR 2018 ENTRY

June 18, 2018

Name_________________________Department_________________Region___________
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Candidate’s/applicant’s College/Institute ________________________

General Instructions

Please read the instructions carefully before starting, for your own sake.

 Write your name before you begin.

 Time to complete the examination is 1hr. & 20 minutes.

 The examinations are stapled and need to stay like that.

 Give your answers on the answer sheet provided at the end.

 Cheating or any attempt to cheat will nullify your results.

 Attempt all questions.

 The exam booklet has four parts and 40 questions.

ENGLISH ENTRANCE EXAM

FOR Post Graduate Programmer

Name_______________________________ DEPARTMENT______

Part I. Grammar and Usage: Choose the best answer for the following questions and
write your answer on the answer sheet.
1. Had I been in the position of Obama, I________the legislation of gay marriage.

A, will have condemn C. will condemn

B. would condemned D. would have condemned

2. When I met her, she was exasperated, because she ______for an hour.
A. had been waiting C. has been waiting
B. had been waited D. has waited
3. Abel: Can you climb a rope?
Betty: Yes, I suppose I can, but I ____ one since I left school.
A. have climb B. have climbed C. haven’t climbed D. climbed

4. .Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

A. What are your childrens names? B. What are your children’s names?

C.What are your childrens’ names? D. What is your childrens’ name?

5.Choose the sentence in which the subjects and verbs have been correctly identified and in which the subj
subjects are in bold and the verbs are underlined

A) Neither she nor theywerenot willing to predict the election results.

B) Neither she nor they was not willing to predict the election results.
C) Neither she nor theywas willing to predict the election results.
D) Neither she nor they were willing to predict the election results

6. He hurried _______ he wouldn't be late for class.

A. since B. as if
C. unless D. so that

7.Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question:

"Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks." I said.

A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.

B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.
C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
8. .It was our-------------,not theirs.
A.failure B.failurity C.fail D.fall
9.Increasing ______ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.

A. the number B. a number C. the amount D .an amount

10. Having been delayed by heavy traffic, ______.

A. it was difficult for her to arrive on time
 B.her being late was intolerable
C. it was impossible for her to arrive on time
D. she was unable to arrive on time

Part II Writing. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Then
write your answer on the answer sheet.

Students drop out of college for many reasons. First of all, some students are bored in school.
These students may enter college expecting nonstop fun or a series of fascinating courses. When
they found out that college is often routine, they quickly lose interest. As a result, they drop out.
Furthermore, students drop out of college because the work is harder than they thought it would be.
These students may have made decent grades in high school simply by showing up for class. In
college, however, they may have to prepare for two-hour exams, write fifteen-page term papers, or
make detailed presentations to a class. Perhaps the most common reason students drop out is that
they are having personal or emotional problems. They may have problems with roommates, family,
boyfriends, or girlfriends. They become too unhappy to deal with both hard academic work and
emotional troubles. Generally speaking, for many types of students, dropping out seem to be the
only solution they can imagine.

11.The topic sentence of the above paragraph is

A. These students may have made decent grades in high school simply by showing up for class.

B. Students’ Reasons for Drop Out.

C. Generally speaking, for many types of students, dropping out seem to be the only solution they
can imagine.

D. Students drop out of college for many reasons.

12. One of the following is not a cohesive device employed in the above paragraph

A. Furthermore

B. First of all

C. Generally speaking

D. because
13.The method of paragraph development utilized in the above paragraph is

A. narration C. description

B. exposition D. argumentation

Part III. Vocabulary .Guess the meaning of the underlined word from the suggested options
and write your answer on the answer sheet.

14.The Italians were using poison gas and bombs incessantly against innocent Ethiopians in the
1930’s invasion

A. sometimes B. rarely C. repeatedly D. scarcely

15 .The thought that she might fail the English test dismayed her.

A. enjoyed B worried C. forgot D. Changed

Part II. Civic and Ethical Education

Instruction: Choose the best answer for each question from the given alternatives and
write your answer on the answer sheet provided (1 pt. for each question).
1. Which section of the FDRE constitution deals with Human and democratic rights?
A. Chapter 1 B. Chapter 3 C. Chapter 5 D. Chapter 7
2. Which one is wrong about human rights? Human rights are:
A. Universal B. indivisible C. Assailable D. Inherited
3. Civic knowledge is a deep understanding of all, except:
a. Connections between one’s own scholarly discipline and civic engagement
b. Knowledge of the physical world and disregarding the natural world
c. Emphasis on understanding current affairs and societal issues in local,
national, and global contexts
d. Knowledge of principles of service learning/ community-based learning
4. One is not among the twelve code of conducts of the civil servants of Ethiopia?
A. Serving the government interest B. Honesty C. Integrity D.
Impartiality

5. Which one of the following is not considered as necessary civic competence?

a. The ability to participate effectively in political and social affairs
b. Promoting a culture of civic responsibility
c. Asking what your country do for you than you can do for your country
d. Development of quality of civic and ethical virtues
6. Federalism is expressed through:
A. Unity and Diversity B. Self and shared rule C. Consensus D. All
7. One of the following is wrong about the objective of civic and ethical education:
 a. Developing civic attitude such as patriotism, closed mindedness, active
participation, and tolerance.
b. Understand clearly our rights and responsibilities and then exercise our
rights and discharge our responsibilities.
c. Develop civic skills such as accurate decision making, understanding and
expression of oneself clearly and logically, effective and nonviolent conflict
resolution.
d. Behave exactly as good citizens and play a crucial role in the
democratization process of the state.
8. All are causes of national disintegration except:
a. Unemployment problems
b. Favoritism and corruption
c. Fairness and equality in social and economic spheres
d. Prejudice and fanaticism/extremism
9. Which one of the following is not among the basic principles of FDRE constitution?
A. Popular sovereignty B. Secularism C. Supremacy of the constitution D.
None
10. Which one of the following is incorrect about constitution?
A. It is highest law of the land
B. It is Supreme law of the land
C. It is the mother law of the land
D. All are correct
11. Which one of the following organ is entitled law interpretation power?
A. The judiciary B. The legislative C. The executive D. None
12. Referendum is an expression of :
A. Indirect democracy B. Direct democracy C. Representative Democracy
E. All
13. Which one is wrong about civic and ethical education?
a. It is an interdisciplinary subject C. It is a branch of philosophy
b. It is a branch of social sciences D. None
14. According to the FDRE constitution, the Minister of Defense shall be:
A. A major general B. Colonel C. Navy chief D. None
15. The Prime Minister ofthe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is:
A. The head of government B. The head of state C. the head of heads E. All
Part Three: TVET pedagogy

Instruction: Choose the best answer for each question from the given alternatives and
write your answer on the answer sheet provided (1 pt. for each question).

1. What is meant by vocational pedagogy?

a) The application of dual system in TVET

b) The art and science of teaching in TVET

c) The assessment of TVET trainees by the industry

d) In-competency training in TVET

2. Which of the following is the focus of competence-based training?

a) What trainees can achieve in institutional assessment

b) What trainees can achieve in COC assessment

c) What trainees can achieve in the work place

d) What trainers can deliver to their trainees

3. Which of the following is correct about occupational standard setting?

a) It should take into account the local context

b) It should take into account the national context

c) It should take into account the international context

d) All of the above

4. Why is it important to engage the industry in TVET?

a) Industry is the primary consumer of TVET graduates

b) It is difficult to provide comprehensive and effective TVET system purely through
government financing
c) Constant feedback from industry is the primary input to updating TVET curriculum
d) All of the above
5. Which of the following is a hindering factor in the effective delivery of TVET?

a) Good societal image of TVET

b) Strong linkage between university and TVET
c) Decentralization in the TVET governance
d) Complete adoption of experience from highly developed countries
6. Which of the following shows external efficiency of the TVET system?

a) Effective use of resources in TVET workshops

b) Employability of TVET graduates

c) Quality delivery of TVET in the classroom

d) Quality delivery of TVET in the companies

7. Which of the following teaching-learning strategies engages trainees more in their

learning?

a) Doing a project work in a small group

b) Watching demonstration made by the trainer

c) Listening to the explanations given by the trainer

d) Reading a manual that presents how a given job is performed

8. Which of the following is not effective classroom strategy?

a) Making sure that trainees remain silent during theoretical lesson in the classroom

b) Making sure that trainees are actively engaged in course related activities

c) Setting and enforcing rules that are consistent with conducive learning environment

d) Observing, re-directing or correcting trainees’ behaviour

9. Which of the following social climates promotes group discussion in a classroom?

a) Competitive social climate

b) Cooperative social climate

c) Individualistic social climate

d) None of the above

10. Which of the following correctly describes learning outcome in TVET?

a) The unit of competency that a trainee covers in a course

b) Statement of what a trainee is expected to achieve after competing portion of a
course
c) Statement by which the achievement of a trainee is judged
 d) A listing of the specific knowledge, skills, and attitude addressed by a trainee in a
course

11. Which of the following is not among the objectives of the national TVET strategy?

a) Create and further develop a centralized TVET system for Ethiopia

b) Empower women and rural people through skills development

c) Ensure equal access of women and people with special needs to TVET

d) Strengthen the culture of self-employment and support job creation in the economy

12. Which of the following is the most reliable source of knowledge?

a) Tradition

b) Experience

c) Logical reasoning

d) Research

13. What is the first step of a typical research process?

a) Defining a research problem

b) Selecting a research approach

c) Deciding sample size

d) Analyzing the data

14. What is hypothesis in a research?

a) The finding of a research

b) What the researcher has testified to be true

c) Intellectual guess that needs to be verified by the research

d) A grand theory that guides the study

15. Yonas wants to include 45% of the respondents out of a population of 2000 for his
study. What is the sample size?

a) 45
b) 90
c) 450
d) 900
Part Four: Major Area/ Wood technology Questions

Instruction: Choose the best answer for each question from the given alternatives and
write your answer on the answer sheet provided (1 pt. for each question).

1. Wood responds to changes in the level of moisture around it. So, how do we protect
the wood from the moisture?
A. Stabilization
B. Sanitation
C. Decoration
D. None
2. One is the merit of application of oil stains?
A. Are available in many colors and make an excellent finish.
B. They did not raise the fibers of the wood.
C. Contains an oil based binder.
D. All
3. Varnish flows best in the temperature range of _______________?
A. 21to 320 C
B. 70 to 900 F
C. 40 to 600 F
D. A&B
4. Which categories of the following tools are used for measuring, marking out,
setting out and testing of a job at various stages?
A) Impelling tools
B) Geometrical Tools
C) Percussion tools
D) Supporting and holding tools
5. Is the grading of soft wood trees?
A. Select grades
B. Common grades
C. Grades from A to D
D. Grades from 1 to 5
E. All
6. The ability to take in or give off the moisture in the form of vapor is:
A. Hygroscopic
 B. Permeability
C. Porosity
D. B &C

7. Factors that Affecting equilibrium moisture content (E.M.C.).

A. Tree species and age
B. The relative humidity
C. Location in a tree
D. The felling season( temperature)
E. All
8. Furniture designing is started with
A) Developing alternative sketches
B) Selection of the best idea
C) Determining the need
D) Conducting researches
9. Is the rate of heat flow through materials subjected to a temperature gradient?
A. Thermal conductivity of wood (K)
B. The thermal insulating value (R)
C. Thermal diffusivity of wood(ρ)
D. Thermal expansion of wood (α)
10. Is a measure of the speed with which a material can absorb heat from its
surroundings?
A. Thermal conductivity of wood (K)
B. The thermal insulating value (R)
C. Thermal diffusivity of wood(ρ)
D. Thermal expansion of wood (α)
11. The measurement of the dimensional changes of wood caused by temperature
differences?
A. Thermal conductivity of wood (K)
B. The thermal insulating value (R)
C. Thermal diffusivity of wood(ρ)
D. Thermal expansion of wood (α)
12. Which one is incorrect from the following?
A. Wood products should be dried to a final MC about mid-range of the
expected MC of its surroundings.
B. Water in wood normally moves from higher to lower zones of MC.
C. Movement of water from the interior to the surface of wood,
D. None
13. The point at which all the liquid water in the lumen has been removed but the cell
wall is still saturated. This point is?
A. Fiber saturation point (FSP).
 B. Moisture content
C. Equilibrium MC
D. None
14. The sample of wood to be tested is first converted into small chips then having a
boiling point higher than of water the vapor in an organic liquid, immiscible with
water; and condensed in a receiver that the water separates out & its volume is
measured is:
A. Distillation Method
B. Oven – dry Method
C. Electric Moisture Meter
D. All
15. One is in correct from the following?
A. Wood dries at a faster rate when green
B. The rate of drying decreases with increase of MC under constant condition.
C. The rate of drying is governed by an interaction of the external drying
conditions
All
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WEEKEND AND EVENING PROGRAM ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Oct.12, 2018

Name_________________________Department_________________sec_____________

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