Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA)

First Screening Examination for MEXT Scholarship Program 2023

Undergraduates /Specialized Training College/College of Technology Students

ENGLISH

Answer All Questions 50 Minutes

Choose the correct word/words or sentence.

1. Look, many students ----------- kites.
A. are fly
B. are flown
C. are flying
D. are being flown

2. Once, I visited Japan. I know ----------- cities there.

A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little

3. ida --------- Moe Moe if she could take her bicycle.

A. told
B. helped
C. sent
D. asked

4. Plural form of ‘deer’ is ---------------.

A. deer
B. deeres
C. deers
D. dear

5. ------------ a wonderful picture it is !

A. How
B. What
C. So
D. Very
6. ------------ me, you should read English newspapers daily.
A. Because of
B. In spite of
C. According to
D. ough

7. We ---------- already --------our lunch when the guests arrived.

A. had, took
B. have, taken
C. had, taken
D. did, take

8. e truck driver ----------responsible for the accident.

A. was holding
B. was held
C. declared
D. had

9. ey are two brothers, but --------- of them is hardworking.

A. none
B. either
C. neither
D. every

10. ---------- clever you are, you can’t solve this puzzle.
A. Very
B. However
C. Even if
D. Since

11. He has ----------- people visiting him at his house because he fears it will cause
discomfort to neighbors.
A. curtailed
B. requested
C. stopped
D. warned
12. is is a good ---------- for a picnic.
A. plot
B. spot
C. scene
D. land scape

13. e ----------- of private companies is in the hands if its directors.

A. managers
B. administrators
C. management
D. society

14. A wise person is one who learns from his ------------.

A. errors
B. mistakes
C. falsities
D. bad manners

15. Some of the luggage -------- not yet arrived.

A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are

16. “What exactly does he want?”

“He would like to see you ----------- a good job on the project.”
A. got
B. get
C. getting
D. will get

17. We didn’t ---------- the program to be such a huge success.

A. Accept
B. Except
C. Expect
D. Access
18. ------------------------, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.
A. If the room had been brighter
B. If the room was brighter
C. If the room are brighter
D. Had the room been brighter

19. ------------------------ brought about his downfall.

A. His powerful desire
B. His desire for power
C. His intense desire
D. His fatal desire

20. Will you kindly ------- the knot?

A. open
B. untie
C. break
D. loose

21. I saw a ------- of cows in the field.

A. group
B. herd
C. swarm
D. flock

22. e grapes are now ----------- enough to pick.

A. ready
B. mature
C. ripe
D. advanced

23. He ------------ in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife’s disapproval.
A. insists
B. persists
C. desists
D. resists
 24. If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel -----------.
A. drowsy
B. tired
C. confident
D. giddy

25. If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make -------------- arrangements
to go to the airport.
A. alternative
B. another
C. alternate
D. possible

Choose the correct direct and indirect speech.

26. iha said to Muyar, “Marlar will leave for her native place tomorrow.”
A. iha told Muyar that Marlar will leave for her native place tomorrow.
B. iha told Muyar that Marlar left for her native place the next day.
C. iha told Muyar that Marlar would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
D. iha told Muyar that Marlar would leave for her native place the next day

27. I said to him, “Why are you working so hard?”

A. I asked him why he was working so hard.

B. I asked him why was he working so hard.
C. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
D. I asked him why he had been working so hard.

28. He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”

A. He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.
B. He urged them and said be quiet and listen to his words.
C. He urged they should be quiet and listen to his words.
D. He said you should be quiet and listen to his words.
 29. e father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
A. e father warned his son, “beware of him!”
B. e father warned his son, “Watch tht chap!”
C. e father warned his son, “Be careful about him.”
D. e father warned his son, “Don’t fall into the trap.”

30. “What about going for swim, “he said, “It’s quite fine now.”
A. He asked me what about going for a swim, as it was quite fine then.
B. He proposed going for swim, as it was quite fine.
C. He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
D. He advised me to go for a swim, as it was quite fine.

Choose the synonyms.

31. Massive
A. Lump sum
B. Strong
C. Little
D. Huge

32. Prohibit
A. Prescribe
B. Forfeit
C. Forbid
D. Provide

33. Graphic
A. Moving
B. Timid
C. Obvious
D. Instructive

34. Security
A. Boldness
B. Safety
C. Fearlessness
D. Confidence
 35. Fugitive
A. Escaping
B. Enduring
C. Vain
D. Weak

Choose the antonyms.

36. Protects
A. Defends
B. Deprives
C. Deserts
D. Secures

37. Terrible
A. Soothing
B. Frightening
C. Scaring
D. Horrible

38. Widely
A. Spaciously
B. Succinctly
C. Broad based
D. Narrowly

39. Extensive
A. Expensive
B. Compact
C. Abstract
D. Narrow

40. Discovered
A. Exposed
B. Revealed
C. Concealed
D. Contented
Choose the one word substitution.
41. Story of old time gods or heroes is:
A. Lyric
B. Epic
C. Legend
D. Romance

42. A man who rarely speaks the truth:

A. Crook
B. Liar
C. Scoundrel
D. Hypocrite

43. One who has good taste for food:

A. Gourmet
B. Curator
C. Parasite
D. Stoic

44. One who knows two languages:

A. Bigot
B. Bigamy
C. Bilingual
D. Brittle

45. Lasting only for a short time:

A. Transparent
B. Temporal
C. Temporary
D. Temperate
Choose the correct idioms and phrases.
46. To keep one’s temper
A. To become hungry
B. To be in good mood
C. To preserve one’s energy
D. To be aloof from

47. To beg the questions

A. To refer to
B. To take for granted
C. To raise objections
D. To be discussed

48. A black sheep

A. An unlucky person
B. A lucky person
C. An ugly person
D. None of these

49. e project did not appear to hold out bright prospects.

A. highlight
B. show
C. offer
D. promise

50. He visits the doctor off and on.

A. everyday
B. regularly
C. never at all
D. occasionally