Aptitude Test for grade 12

APTITUDE TEST
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I. Choose the best answer for each question.
Questions 1-20 : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Christopher Columbus ________ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering
2. He fell down when he ________ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
3. I ________ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
4. I don’t know why you ________ in class, boys.
A. always talk B. are always talking C. talking always D. have talked
5. The Magic Hat ________ at 12 a.m every Saturday.
A. broadcast B. is broadcasting C. broadcasts D. broadcasted
6. The next train ________ at 7 p.m, so get ready now.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. will leave D. has left
7. It’s about time you ________ harder for the next exam.
A. work B. are working C. worked D. have worked
8. I’d rather you ________ the household chores without delay.
A. will do B. do C. were doing D. did
9. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
10. The department store ________ by the Johansson for many years.
A. has run B. is run C. runs D. has been run
11. I wondered why he ________ his job.
A. has changed B. had changed C. changes D. used to change
12. I was just about to ring up his office ________ he arrived home.
A. although B. then C. when D. even if
13. While Peter was driving homelast night, he ________ petrol.
A. was running out B. ran out of C. was running out of D. ran out
14. He insisted that the new baby ________ after his grandfather.

A. be named B. should name C. will be named D. had been named
15. Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural ________ of the country?
A. diversity B. differences C. gaps D. A and B are correct
16. All candidates will be treated equally ________ of their age or background.
A. regardless B. instead C. irrespective D. A and C are correct
17. The national ________ is a programme of study in all the main subjects that children aged 5 to 16 in state
schools must follow.
A. syllabus B. course C. plan D. curriculum
18. I find writing reports a real ________. I find it very boring.
A. work B. chore C. thing D. assignment
19. Mrs. Brown is bored with doing the ________ chores.
A. household B. domestic C. housework D. A and B are correct
20. The city centre was packed with thousands of tourists of different races and ________.
A. civilizations B. cultures C. customs D. B and C are correct
Questions 21-25 : ERROR IDENTIFICATION
21. Paul congratulated Mary on having been passed the entrance examination.
A B C D
22. If you have difficulty for finding my house, try to ask someone for help.
A B C D
23. The father told to his son not to waste his time playing games all day.
A B C D
24. There’s a film on TV tonight, but I think we had already seen it before.
A B C D
25. The population increases rapidly in Vietnam nowadays, according to a new survey.
A B C D
Questions 26-30 : REPORTED SPEECH
26. “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate.
A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.
B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.
C. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.

D. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
27. “I will pay back the money, Gloria.” said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologised to Gloria for borrowing her money.
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.
28. The mother to her son: “ Don’t forget to take the passport with you.”
A. The mother said to her son to remember to take the passport with him.
B. The mother forced his son to take the passport with him.
C. The mother told her son not to remember to take the passport with him.
D. The mother reminded her son to take the passport with him.
29. He said, “Happy Christmas!”
A. He wished me Happy Christmas.
B. He wished me a Happy Christmas.
C. He welcomed us by saying to me a Happy Christmas.
D. He gave me a sincere wish of Happy Christmas.
30. “Who did you come to the party with?” said Tom to Lyn.
A. Tom asked Lyn who did she come to the party with.
B. Tom wanted to know with who Lyn had come to the party.
C. Tom asked Lyn who she came to the party with.
D. Tom asked Lyn who she had come to the party with?
Questions 31-40 : OPEN-GUIDED CLOZE
Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (31)_____ today. They have about six hours’ a week more
free time than wives, but play very little (32)_____ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the
Social Trends Survey by the Central (33)_____ Office.
Nearly three quarters of married women (34)_____ to do all or most of the housework, and among married men the
proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower.
The survey (35)_____ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one percent
(36)_____ this duty, compared with 89 percent of women, and 10 percent sharing equally.
Only 5 percent of men (37)_____ the evening meal, 3 percent carry out household cleaning duties, 5 percent

household shopping, and 17 percent wash the evening dishes. But when household gadgets break down,
(38)_____ are carried out by 82 percent of husbands.
The survey says that, despite our econimic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (39)_____ than
a decade ago. We’re healthier, too – eating healthier foods and smoking less.
The (40)_____ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely travelled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad
for holidays, with Spain the favourite destination.
31. A. emerged B. edited C. published D. furnished
32. A. role B. section C. work D. part
33. A. Numerical B. Ordinal C. Cardinal D. Statistical
34. A. pronounced B. uttered C. claimed D. emitted
35. A. pointed B. evolved C. planned D. showed
36. A. forming B. formulating C. performing D. burdening
37. A. prepare B. process C. undertake D. fit
38. A. repairs B. fixings C. fittings D. amendments
39. A. over B. off C. through D. on
40. A. medium B. average C. popular D. normal
II. Give the correct form of the word given.
1. Those _______________ (respect) students should be punished severely.
2. The thing I hate most about Mary is her _______________ (honest).
3. He forgave his son’s _______________ (mature) behaviour.
4. The traffic accident yesterday evening was allegedly caused by some _______________ (attention) driver.
5. The atmosphere at the meeting is fairly _______________ (formal) because all the members there are friends.
6. She felt lonely and _______________ (secure) away from her family.
7. Companies that are _______________ (sensitive) to glabal changes will lose sales.
8. The books full of violent scenes are _______________ (suitable) for children.
9. We can’t believe him because he is a(n) _______________ (trust) person.
10. Would it be _______________ (polite) of me to ask exactly where you’ve been?
11. It’s _______________ (possible) for me to eat out with you because I’ve been very busy recently.
12. James was a foolish man, full of _______________ (practical) plans.
13. Alcohol affects the brain, making speech _______________ (precise).

14. Unfortunately, I do not have the information because our records are _______________ (complete).
15. If the exercise causes _______________ (comfortable), stop immediately.
16. He didn’t pay the billand now the electricity has been _______________ (connect).
17. He’s so _______________ (decide)! He just can’t make up his mind!
18. advisable 19. appropriate 20. bearable 21. clearly 22. competent 23. considerate
24. consistent 25. conspicuous 26. conventional 27. desirable 28. loyal 29. responsible
30. welcome 31. wanted 32. sociable 33. obidient 34. dependent 35. dependable
36. logical 37. literate 38. numerate 39. reparable 40. satisfaction