[Part-3] Communicative: Grade 12 Entrance: English Exam Questions about Communicative Activities with Answers, Explanations, Exam Techniques (Part-3)

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Welcome to Yes Smart Education >> G-12 Entrance+ 

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By Million Abebe (Masters in English and B. Ed. Degree in Pedagogy)

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Instruction-1: Choose the best answer that complete the given dialogue! 

Instruction-2: Do the next 3 key things while practicing these and any other practice questions:

1. Practice/do these questions by writing the answers on pieces of paper!

2. Get correction by cross-checking your answers with the given key answers!

3. Take corrective actions/measures based on your current performance!

Challenge-1

1. Chemeda: Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the nearest station?

Zemedkun: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.     

B. Stations are big in this city.

C. Many people line up in the station.

D. Why would you like to go to the station?

2. Ujulu: I heard that girl is very hard-working. She always stands first.

Hagos: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Girls are mostly like that.                   

B. Where does she come from?

C. What is more, she is well-behaved.  

D. Do you know her younger sister?

3. Shaket: They lost their grandma only a month ago.

     Sosina: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Who is their grandma?                          

B. Sad! Their uncle is also critically ill.

C. Grandmas spoil their grand children. 

D. They used to talk about her.

4. Demeku: How is the weather?

     Azalech: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. It's summer here                          

B. Phew! It's hot.

C. What is the weather forecast?  

D. Wow, they are enjoying the sun.

5. Boss: What was their argument in brief?

    Subordinate: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Yes, they always like to argue.

B. Majority were not arguing strongly.

C. They want the group to leave now.

D. They just kept talking. Nothing brief.

6. Mammo: Are you coming to the party?

     Mamitu: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Only if I finish the assignment.

B. You like going to parties.

C. Who told you I am throwing a party?

D. How many parties have I got that day?

7. Yihun: Poor Lili! She lost all her money.

    Jember: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. She is not very poor.             

B. How much money was it?

C. Was she walking around?   

D. What a pity! How come?

8. Marta: This is the pair of shoes I bought last week.

     Ariat: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Leather shoes last very long.     

B. Did you really need one?

C. So fashionable, isn't it?                

D. What size do you usually wear?

9. Lelisa: Shall we walk or take a bus?

     Jigsa:  _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Tell me. Why do you ask?              

B. Come on! We'd rather take a bus.

C. Have you walked all morning?    

D. Do you always take buses?

10. Aster: Jim and Jane are marrying next week.

       Beli: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. There are so many wcddings to take place next week.

B. Jane is so beautiful that all the boys around like her.

C. I don't think they would make a good couple.

D. I know Jim loves her, but she was going out with someone else.

Challenge-2

11. Student: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

      Friend: If I were you, I would report to the campus police.

A. My ID is missing. What shall I do?

B. I saw them fighting. Anything serious?

C. Where are my books? I left them all here.

D. There is a mob dancing down there. So strange!

12. Didi: I heard you won the scholarship.

       Dunka: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. This is one of the best scholarships.   

B. Twenty of us applied for it.

C. I won't be bothered if I don't.               

D. Sure, I knew I would.

13. Alemu: Sounds like you had a boring day. Did anything interesting happen?

      Feyissa: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. What's interesting?

B. Often many things happen, but few may take our attention.

C. Many things happen in this city.       

D. Not really. Don't think so.

14. Tesfa: Who walks on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?

      Soliana: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. A hyena   

B. A cow 

C. A man   

D. An amputee

15. Nigusu: The wot was too spicy. I just couldn't eat it.

       Nibrete:  _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Gosh! Wasn't the taste also horrible?  B. Was it shiro wot or something else?

C. We didn't need any wot, as a matter of fact.

D. Are you hungry now? Let's go out for dinner.

16. Shumi: Exams are round the corner. We have to work hard.

       Meseret: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. I coudn't agree more, Shumi.      

B. This semester is too short:

C. Most of the students are. lazy.     

D. I'lIl sit in the corner and study.

17. Neima: I'm worried. I'm performing awfully poor this year.

       Kulani: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. What courses did you fail?   

B. Night clubs don't help. Get down and study!

C. Yes, I know a lot of students are.

D. Did you tell me that your dorm mate also flunked?

18. Bertukan: My new boyfriend loves me a lot.

      Mamitu: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. What is his name, please?            

B. Did you break up with Temesgen?

C. He is very handsome, isn't he?   

D. Isn't that rather too soon to say?

19. Elsa: What shall we do about our politicians? They are all corrupt.

      Frehiwot: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. Corruption has now become rampant.

B. You don't have to say that. There are some honest ones.

C. I don't think politicians in the West are corrupt.

D. Politics and corruption are the same in third world. Don't you think?

20. Tourist: The roads in the city are dilapidated.

      Friend: _____________ (G-12: Entrance)

A. They are better in the countryside.

B. Yeah, they should have at least been patched.

C. There are more pressing problems, though.

D. You know, the world economy is in a problem.

21. Almaz: This plate fell off the cabinet but it didn't break.

      Husband: __________ (G-12: Entrance: 2015)

A. These days, plates are not like that.    

B. Please, keep the plates in a safe place.

C. How nice! It seems to be made of porceclain.

D. You are being rather too careless these days. 

22. Bachere: _______________________

Galgalo: If I were you, I would go home and take rest. (G-12: Entrance: 2006)

A. What a bad headache. It is like migraine.

B. How about going home? I have a bad headache.

C. I have got a bad headache. I have had it since morning.

D. What a bad headache. I have never had this kind before.

23. Belay: My house has been broken into. I am thinking of hiring security.

      Amare: __________ (G-12: Entrance: 2007)

A. When does that happen?                      

B. You may also report to the police.

C. Why do they do such a nasty thing?     

D. In fact, that happens to a number of people. 

24. Your friend: Politics is a dirty game.

     You: _______. (G-12: Entrance: 1998)

A. It depends!

B. I am not politician. 

C. It's surprising, isn't it?

D. I can't play game; I have got to study.

25. Your friend: Do you agree with me that she is a bad woman?

You: _____ (G-12: Entrance: 1998)

A. Most women are like her.

B. Of course, I do.

C. But, I have not seen her these days. Where is she?

D. You know this is not good for the children.

26. You: How old are you?

       Lidet: ____________. (G-12: Entrance: 2006)

A. Twenty-two 

B. My sister is 18

C. Old enough for marriage

D. I'm the youngest in the family

27. Abraham: You should really apologize to your parents. 

      Tizazu: _______________ (G-12: Entrance: 2009)

A. Why? I don’t care what they think! 

B. Mistakes are inevitable. 

C. It was a crowded classroom. 

D. Yes, my parents apologized. 

28. Friend: ______________.

       You: You should loosen your belt. (G-12: Entrance: 2010)

A. I have got stomachache 

B. I ate too much

C. I am terribly hungry 

D. I am starved to death 

29. Student: Sir, we've won the inter-school competition. Our school stood first.

Director: __________ (G-12: Entrance: 2015: N)

A. This is our first time to participate.

B. Wasn't the competition stiff as such?

C. Really? I actually knew two of the judges.

D. What great news! I'm pleased to hear that.

30. Interviewer: ____________________ 

Jorgie: Actually, my interest is in fashion designing. (G-12: Entrance: 2015: N)

A. Do you like fashion designing?

B. Did I hear you like fashion designing?

C. Could you tell me about your interest?

D. Why are you interested in fashion designing?

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Click on the next related links:

• Explanations for Entrance Questions about Communicative Activities
• Answers for Communicative: Grade 12 Entrance: English Exam Questions about Communicative Activities (Part-1)
• Communicative: Grade 12 Entrance: English Exam Questions about Communicative Activities (Part-1)
• Communicative: Grade 12 Entrance: English Exam Questions about Communicative Activities (Part-2)
• Communicative: Grade 12 Entrance: English Exam Questions about Communicative Activities (Part-3)

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Credit to Ministry of Education (Ethiopia)

1. The  above and all other Entrance questions (on Yes Smart Education) are taken from Grade 12 Ethiopian University Entrance Exams: English (prepared by Ministry of Education: Ethiopia):

• For example, the above questions are taken from English Exams (Entrance): Communicative Activities Section!

 2. These questions are collected, compiled and presented by Million Abebe!

3. I (Million) would to thank and give big credit for Ministry of Education (Ethiopia)

Note: 

• The word "Entrance" refers to Grade 12 Ethiopian University Entrance Exams/ recently called "Ethiopian Secondary Schools Leaving Certificate Exam"!
• All the years are according to Ethiopian calendar; some years are purposefully removed...!