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WIG120�ASSIGNMENT�OVERVIEW�TASK 1

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TASK 1 : ONLINE QUIZ

MODE : INDIVIDUAL WORK

TIME ALLOCATED: 60 MINUTES

PERCENTAGE OF OVERALL MARKS: 40%

PLATFORM: GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR MOODLE

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1.1 Demonstrate an understanding on the correct

use of grammatical structures of the English

language in a variety of texts comprising the

following:

  • Nouns
  • Pronouns
  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Verbs
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Active versus Passive Voice

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  • Section A

- Short Texts (Multiple Choice Questions)

- 20 items (1 mark per item = 20 marks)

  • Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

- 20 items (1 mark per item = 20 marks)

  • Section C

- Sentence Completion

(Selection between two options given)

- 10 items (2 marks per item = 20 marks)

1.2 The online quiz will be divided into three

sections as follows:

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1.3 You will be provided a link to access the

online website once the questions are ready.

1.4 You may access the website at any time and

attempt to complete all the quiz questions

but you have to do so within one hour from

the time you begin answering the first

question.

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1.5 You are only allowed one attempt to answer

the online quiz.

1.6 If you face any technical difficulties, you

should contact the facilitator for solutions.

1.7 Total marks allocated for the online quiz is 60

which will later be converted to 40%.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section A

- Short Texts (Multiple Choice Questions)

Instructions:

SECTION A - Multiple Choice Questions

Read the following sentences and select the most suitable answer from the given options A, B or C.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section A

- Short Texts (Multiple Choice Questions)

  1. ____________ can always contact me anytime of the week, I now mostly stay at home due to the MCO restrictions.

 

  1. You

B. Your

C. Him

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section A

- Short Texts (Multiple Choice Questions)

  1. The ____________ relationship between Singapore and Malaysia is still very strong even during the pandemic.

 

  1. hostile

B. unpleasant

C. cordial

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section A

- Short Texts (Multiple Choice Questions)

  1. Wow!, is it really you! ____________ you on the Atkins Diet programme recently? You have lost a good amount of weight!

 

  1. Were

B. Are

C. Will

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section A

- Short Texts (Multiple Choice Questions)

  1. The family members ____________ this morning because the food delivery service had brought their order an hour late.

A. were annoyed

B. were annoying

C. are annoyed

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

Instructions:

SECTION B - Cloze Procedure Questions

Read the following passage and select the most suitable answer for each of the blanks from the given options A, B or C.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

Students today have to sit for exam after exam. Studying for exams is (1) inevitable part of a (2) life. Some study regularly and systematically. (3) do it in fits and starts, finally cramming at the last minute, (4) themselves unnecessary stress. When you study or read, write brief notes on (5) point in the margin. Write

a summary of each chapter.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

1.

(A) a

(B) an

(C) the

2.

(A) students

(B) student's

(C) students'

3.

(A) Other

  1. Others

(C) Another

4.

(A) cause

(B) causes

(C) causing

5.

(A) certain

(B) special

(C) important

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

Writing the notes in your own (6) means that you have (7) what you have read or studied. Then there is no need to reread everything (8) the exam. Looking (9) your notes or your summaries will help (10) remember or recall what you have read as you can't memorize everything you read.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

6.

  1. words

(B) ideas

(C) way

7.

(A) understand

(B) understands

(C) understood

8.

(A) near

  1. before

(C) during

9.

(A) at

(B) by

(C) for

10.

(A) one

(B) us

(C) you

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section B

- Cloze Procedure (Multiple Choice Questions)

For more practice, you may refer to the websites below:

https://testyourenglish.net/english-online/cloze-reading/cloze1.html

https://testyourenglish.net/english-online/cloze-reading/cloze2.html

https://testyourenglish.net/english-online/cloze-reading/clozetest-3.html

https://testyourenglish.net/english-online/cloze-reading/clozetest-4.html

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section C

- Sentence Completion (Selection between two options given)

Instructions:

SECTION C: Sentence Completion Questions

Complete the following short paragraphs by choosing the most appropriate answer from the options provided in the brackets.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section C

- Sentence Completion (Selection between two options given)

For example:

The (a) shipment (survivorship / shipment) arrived late yesterday. This is because many large (b) delivery (delivery / deliverer) companies are dealing with a higher volume of packages due to the Movement Control Order.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section C

- Sentence Completion (Selection between two options given)

Sentence A

I was astonished by the (a)__________ (warming/warmhearted) people of the village who were very welcoming and always (b)__________ (pleasant/pleasantly) to us throughout our stay.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section C

- Sentence Completion (Selection between two options given)

Sentence B

Mr. Lee always (a)__________ (give/gives) a lot of encouragement to his children so that they are (b)__________ (happily/actively) involved in sports activities in school.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Section C

- Sentence Completion (Selection between two options given)

Sentence C

Once upon a time a poor wood-cutter (a)__________ (lived/was living) with his two children, Hansel and Gretel. Their mother (b)__________ (has died/had died) when the children were growing up.

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