Sample English Proficiency Exam Answer Key-1

IKU SAMPLE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM ANSWER KEY
A. LISTENING
PART I: NOTE TAKING (LISTENING COMPREHENSION)
(Underlined words / phrases are the key ones that will be graded)
1. Why did she leave her secure job as a travel agent and go to Africa?
- She had been / was FEELING RESTLESS.

- She wanted to SEE THE REAL WORLD / NOT ONLY TOURISTIC PLACES.
2. What kind of things did she do after she applied for volunteer work in Africa?
- She had an INTERVIEW locally

- She did some aptitude TESTS.
- She took a TRAINING WEEKEND in London.
3. How was her relationship with the local people?
- The men were VERY POLITE BUT KEPT THEIR DISTANCE.

- The women INVITED HER TO MEALS.
- They showed her HOW THEY WOVE.
- They showed her how they DYED MATERIAL TO MAKE CLOTHES.
- They READ MAGAZINES together.
4. What kind of differences did she find when she returned to England?
- She found SUPERMARKETS OVERWHELMING.

- There was ENORMOUS CHOICE OF FOOD.
- The TRAFFIC disturbed her.
- She had to MOVE FROM CITY TO COUNTRY.
- She had to MOVE FROM FLAT TO A SMALL COTTAGE.
5. What kind of work is she doing at the moment?
- She didnt want to work in SOMEONE ELSES OFFICE.

- She set up her OWN BUSINESS.
- She RUNS IT FROM HOME.
- She deals in AFRICAN FURNITURE.
- She brought SOME SOUVENIRS.
6. How does she contribute to the organization that sent her to Africa?
- She ORGANIZES EVENTS.

- She RAISES FUNDS.
- She GIVES TALKS about her experience.
- She ENCOURAGES OTHER PEOPLE to go.
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PART II: WHILE LISTENING.
1) Studying geography helps us to understand:

the effects of different processes on the _SURFACE_ of the Earth
the dynamic between _ENVIRONMENT_ and population
2) Two main branches of study are

physical features
human lifestyles and their _IMPACT_
3) Specific study areas of geography are biophysical, topographic, _POLITICAL, SOCIAL,

ECONOMIC, HISTORICAL_ and _URBAN, HISTORICAL_ (Write only two)
4) Key point of geography helps is to help us understand our surroundings and the _PROBLEMS_
related.
5) What do geographers do?

find data e.g conduct censuses, collect information in the form of _IMAGES_ using
computer and satellite technology
analyse data identify patterns e.g _CAUSE AND EFFECT_
6) Geographers publish findings in form of maps, which

are easy to carry
provide a great _REFERENCE_ when collected into an atlas
show physical features of large and small areas
7) A two-dimensional (2D) map will always have some ____ and it is hard to avoid.
a) description b) direction c) distortion
8) Aerial photos, which are taken from very high above ground, do not show____.
a) widespread diseases b) traffic density c) sea and ocean beds
9) Landsat pictures sent to receiving stations are used for monitoring _WEATHER_ conditions etc.

B. READING. Text I. BILINGUALISM IN CHILDREN
PART I: COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.
1) For more than _A HUNDRED YEARS_, books and articles were wrong about the intelligence of
bilingual children.
2) For approximately 40 years, there was a mistaken belief that children who spoke two languages
were _MENTALLY CONFUSED / BEHIND MONOLINGUAL CHILDREN_.
3) It was commonly thought that people with a single _(WELL-DEVELOPED) LANGUAGE _
were more effective thinkers.
4) The word this Paragraph 3, Line 4 refers to _ SHOWING A SLIGHT SUPERIORITY IN IQ
TESTS (COMPARED WITH MONOLINGUALS) __.
5) The word pour out in Paragraph 6, Line 5 probably means ____.
a) deny instantly b) say accidentally c) give so many d) hurt
purposefully
6) Which of the following summarizes the text best?
a) IQ tests need to be redesigned for more accurate conclusions.
b) The belief that monolinguals are superior to bilinguals has been proved wrong.
c) Social class is a significant factor in comparing monolinguals and bilinguals.
d) People have recently becomemore aware of the advantages of being bilingual.
7) Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?
a) Bilinguals tend to answer open ended questions in various ways.
b) People with two well-developed languages focus on meaning more than sound.
c) Imagination is believed to improve language abilites at early ages.
d) A monolingual is likely to be slower in learning to read.
Text II. THE ROMANTIC POETS PART II: Fill in the blanks with a word or a phrase.
Poet Date of Birth Education
Byron 1788 Cambridge went on a journey around Meditarrenean,

University came to love 1)__GREECE__.
Shelley 1792 Eton and Oxford some people disapproved of his 2)

University (COLOURFUL) LIFESTYLE_ and the
beliefs he held.
Wordsworth 1770 became more accepted when he changed

his 3)__POLITICAL VIEWS___.
his output was smaller than the Romantic

Coleridge 1772 bright scholar poets, left the Wordsworths due to
4)_FAILING HEALTH_.
Keats 1795 qualified as a left England for a change of

surgeon 5)_CLIMATE_.
According to the writer, the Romantic poets left us with the ideas of 6) _INDIVIDUALISIM_ and
7)__IMAGINATION__.

C. USE OF ENGLISH. Part 1: Multiple Cloze
1. a. conducted b. carried c. experienced d. made

2. a. which b. that c. it d. those
3. a. suggestions b. celebrations c. indications d. recommendations
4. a. when b. who c. whose d. what
5. a. to base b. basing c. base d. based
6. a. was b. has been c. is d. will be
7. a. done b. made c. had d. shown
8. a. even if b. as long as c. unless d. until
9. a. much better b. much best c. more better d. a lot of better
10. a. come up with b. cope with c. take up d. bring up
Part II: Gapped Text
Insert the following phrases or clauses (A-H) into the text (1-5)
A) Where additional information is asked for 4

B) However, those days are gone 1
C) In addition, those are still true
D) This is much better 5
E) This is so good
F) which would include special skills within their subject area 2
G) that would contain specific abilities
H) To do this 3

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IKU SAMPLE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM ANSWER KEY

- She had been / was FEELING RESTLESS.

- She had an INTERVIEW locally

3. How was her relationship with the local people?

- The men were VERY POLITE BUT KEPT THEIR DISTANCE.

- She found SUPERMARKETS OVERWHELMING.

5. What kind of work is she doing at the moment?

- She didnt want to work in SOMEONE ELSES OFFICE.

- She ORGANIZES EVENTS.

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1) Studying geography helps us to understand:

2) Two main branches of study are

3) Specific study areas of geography are biophysical, topographic, _POLITICAL, SOCIAL,

5) What do geographers do?

6) Geographers publish findings in form of maps, which

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PART I: COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.

Poet Date of Birth Education

Byron 1788 Cambridge went on a journey around Meditarrenean,

Shelley 1792 Eton and Oxford some people disapproved of his 2)

Wordsworth 1770 became more accepted when he changed

his output was smaller than the Romantic

Keats 1795 qualified as a left England for a change of

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1. a. conducted b. carried c. experienced d. made

Part II: Gapped Text

A) Where additional information is asked for 4

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