PART-I: ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS (GRADE 12: ENGLISH: ETHIOPIA: 1995 UPTO 2015EC): ON WORD ORDER/Sentence: WITH EXPLANATION: ! BY MILLION ABEBE (MA IN ENGLISH/IN TEFL AND B. ED. DEGREE IN PEDAGOGY): 2023




General Overview

In this Grade 12 Entrance Exam Questions, all the questions (2000-2013EC), about word order have been included with their answers.
The questions are presented in two parts: part one includes 2000-2007EC and part two includes 2008-2013EC. In addition to the questions and their answers, five materials have been included. Handout (brief note about sentences), exam techniques that show students how to answer any word order questions. Explanations for these exam (Grade 12 Entrance Exam Questions) have been given on some selected questions. Worksheets and model exam questions that related to word order questions have also been included!

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Note: The questions of 2001EC and 2003EC questions are being organized; they will be posted in near future!

Part-1: All Grade 12 Entrance Exam Questions (English) 2000/2008 upto 2007/2015: Word Order Questions (Ethiopia)

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DIRECTIONS: The following words are NOT in the proper order. When put in the right order, they make correct sentences. From the given alternatives, choose the one that is correct and blacken the letter of your choice in the separate answer sheet.
Grade 12 Entrance Exam: 2000/2008: Word Order Questions Section
1. Writing the best and simple is clear. (2000)
A. Clear writing and the best is simple.
B. The best writing is simple and clear.
C. Writing best is the simple and clear.
D. The clear writing is simple and best.
2. His older brother is much than him. (2000)
A. Him is much older than his brother.
B. His is much older than him brother.
C. His brother is much older than him.
D. Him is older than his much brother.
3. The other flattering is always one. (2000)
A. Flattering always is the other one.
B. The flattering is always one.
C. The one is always other flattering.
D. One is always flattering the other.
4. A tools carpenter is the man carrying the all. (2000)
A. A carpenter is the man carrying the all tools.
B. A carpenter man is the tools carrying the all.
C. The man is all the tools carrying a carpenter.
D. The man carrying all the tools is a carpenter.
5. A little benefit is too fast to crops of rain which falls. (2000)
A. Rain crops benefit too fast to little of which is a falls.
B. Crops which benefit a little of rain is too fast to falls.
C. A rain is to benefit crops which falls too little to fast.
D. A rain which falls too fast is of little benefit to crops.
6. Him did not along why bring they? (2000)
A. Did not they bring him along why?
B. Why they did not bring him along?
C. Why did not they bring along him?
D. Why did not they bring him along?
7. About she to that care seems boy never. (2000)
A. That boy never seems to care about she.
B. She never seems to care about that boy.
C. That seems she never to care about boy.
D. Never to care she seems about that boy.
8. Bad her wot too she is a tells that salty is cook. (2000)
A. That tells her wot is too salty she is a bad cook.
B. Her wot is too salty tells that she is a bad cook.
C. That her wot is too salty tells she is a bad cook.
D. She is a bad cook tells that her wot is too salty.
9. Was the spot down at the criminal gunned right. (2000)
A. The spot was gunned down right at the criminal.
B. The right spot was gunned down at the criminal.
C. The right spot at the criminal was gunned down.
D. The criminal was gunned down right at the spot.
10. Aggressive have getting tell you they are more don’t to that. (2000)
A. I don’t have to tell you more aggressive that they are getting.
B. They are getting more aggressive I don’t have to tell you that.
C. That they are more aggressive getting I don’t have to tell you.
D. I don’t have to tell you that they are getting more aggressive.

Grade 12 Entrance Exam: 2002/2010: Word Order Questions (English: Ethiopia)


1. Trees rains it when green turn. (2002)
A. Green trees turn, when it rains. 
B. When rains turn, it green trees. 
C. When rains, trees turn it green. 
D. When it rains, trees turn green. 
2. Go to why to college need people to do? (2002)
A. To do why people need go to college?
B. Do people need why to go to college?
C. Why do people need to go to college? 
D. Do why people need to go to college? 
3. Get immediately you have him to go and. (2002) 
A. Immediately go to have and you get him. 
B. You have to go immediately and get him. 
C. And you have to go get him immediately. 
D. You get him immediately and have to go.
4. All in attempt booklet the questions this. (2002) 
A. The questions in this booklet all attempt. 
B. Attempt all the questions in this booklet. 
C. In this booklet attempt all the questions. 
D. All this attempt the questions in booklet.
5. Although he is 'Mamush the child' they call an adult him.
A. He is an adult although they call him 'Mamush the child'.
B. Although they call him 'Mamush the child' an adult he is.
C. He is the child an adult although they call him 'Mamush'
D. He is 'Mamush the child' although they call an adult him.
6. Mind that mind only you should bear in  your own business.
A. Bear in your mind you should mind only that own business.
B. That you should mind your own business bear in mind only.
C. Only you should bear in mind that mind your own business.
D. Bear in mind that you should mind your own business only. 

Grade 12 Entrace Exam: English: 2004/2012: Word Order Questions (Ethiopia)

1. I like snore her that hate hate hearing. (2004)
A. I hate that snore like her hearing. 
B. I hate hearing her snore like that.
C. I hate her snore hearing like that. 
D. I hate her hearing like that snore.
2. how are these much T-shirts? (2004)
A. How much T-shirts are these? 
B. How much are these T-shirts?
C. These are how much T-shirts? 
D. These are T-shirts how much?
3. I did not anything about her unusual notice at first. (2004)
A. About her I did not notice anything unusual at first.
B. I did not notice anything unusual about her at first.
C. Anything unusual about her I did not notice at first.
D. At first anything unusual about her I did not notice.
4. not to training have helped does seem. (2004)
A. Training does not seem to have helped. 
C. Training does seem to not have helped.
B. To seem training does not have helped. 
D. Not to have helped training does seem
5. is on he the by the standing window chair. (2004)
A. He is by standing the chair on the window.
B. He is on the window standing by the chair.
C. He is standing on the chair by the window.
D. By standing the chair he is on the window.

Grade 12 Entrance Exam: English: 2005/2013: Word Order Questions (Ethiopia

1. world I the sail to around want. (2005)
A. To sail around the world I want.
B. I want around the world to sail.
C. I want to sail around the world.
D. Around the world I want to sail.
2. get to at tea six up we o'clock drink. (2005)
A. To drink at six o'clock tea we get up.
B. We get up at six o'clock to drink tea.
C. We drink up tea to get at six o'clock.
D. We get up to drink tea at six o'clock.
3. she in do the what you evenings know does. (2005)
A. What she does do you know in the evenings?
B. In the evenings do you know what she does?
C. Do you in the evenings know what she does?
D. Do you know what she does in the evenings?
4. looking have we over you all been for. (2005)
A. We have been looking for you all over.
B. We all have been looking over for you.
C. You have been looking for we all over.
D. All over you have been looking for we.
5. him you like son like we and your seeing laugh. (2005)
A. You like your son and we like seeing laugh him.
B. You laugh like seeing your son and we like him.
C. We like him laugh and your son like seeing him.
D. We like seeing him laugh like you and your son.

Grade 12 Entrance Exam: English: 2006/2014: Word Order Questions (Ethiopia)

1. us him and go up and pick. (2006)
A. Let him go and pick up us.
B. Let him up and go pick us.
C. Let him go up and us pick.
D. Let us go and pick him up.
2. carefully work you did your check? (2006)
A. Did you work your check carefully?
B. Did carefully you check your work?
C. Did you carefully check your work?
D. Your work did you carefully check?
3. people going to many invite party are to your you? (2006)
A. Are you going to invite many people to your party?
B. Are your many people going to invite you to party?
C. Are your many party going to you people to invite?
D. Are you going to many party to invite your people?
4. many got you how sisters have? (2006)
A. How many got sisters you have?
B. How many you have sisters got?
C. How many sisters have you got?
D. How many have you got sisters?
5. for and join come us celebration the. (2006)
A. Come and join for us the celebration.
B. For us the celebration come and join.
C. Come and join the celebration for us.
D. Come and join us for the celebration.

Grade 12 Entrance Exam: English: 2007/2017: Word Order Questions (Ethiopia)

1. Mammo dog the skinny killed. (2007)
A. Mammo the skinny dog killed.
B. Skinny dog killed the Mammo.
C. Skinny the dog Mammo killed.
D. The skinny dog killed Mammo.
2. immediately the police report to please.  (2007)
A. Immediately report please to the police
B. Please to the police report immediately.
C. Immediately please report to the police.
D. Please report immediately to the police.
3. he around robbed that bank spread a easily.  (2007)
A. That he robbed a bank spread around easily.
B. Around that bank he easily robbed a spread.
C. He easily robbed a bank around that spread.
D. He easily robbed a bank that around spread.
4. register at we college the now must?  (2007)
A. Must register we at the college now?
B. Must we register at the college now?
C. Must we at the college register now?
D. Must we now at the college register?
5. To get a seat on the front row we arrived an hour early.  (2007)
A. We arrived an hour early to get a seat on the front row.
B. On the front row we arrived an hour early to get a seat.
C. We to get a seat on the front row arrived an hour early
D. An hour early to get a seat we arrived on the front row
 
 

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