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Grade 12 Model Exam (English): Writing Questions with Answers: Collected from Various Regions, Schools in Ethiopia (Part-1): 2024

Compiled By Million Abebe (MA in English/in TEFL and B. Ed. Degree in Pedagogy)
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Overview (Must be read first!)

This material presents Grade 12 Model Exam questions about WRITING which have been collected from various regions, districts and schools in Ethiopia. I would like to give big credit for these institutions (for detail, they are listed at the end)!

The material has 3 sections:
  • Guidance/Basic Information፡ Update Focus Areas: Writing Questions
  • Grade 12 Model Exam question (Part-1) 
  • Important Related links: Answers, handouts and Grade 12 Entrance Exam questions only about WRITING!
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1. Guidance/Basic Information፡ 
Guidance/Update Focus Areas: Writing Questions
Here is some basic information (Update Focus Areas: Writing Questions) that should be considered!
I. Previous Focus Areas: Writing Questions 
Grade 12 English Entrance Exam Focus areas (1995-2015EC), see the next picture!


II. New Textbooks (English): Updates 

There are some new areas that have been included in 'New Curriculum' (MoE, 2023: Ethiopia: English Textbooks)! For example, in Grade 12 Textbook (English), the followings are some these new areas:
  • Sentence fragmentation
  • Run-on sentences
  • Participles and Participles phrases (Writing + Grammar)
  • Misplaced Participles/Misplaced Modifiers
  • Dangling Modifiers
  • Faulty parallelism (Writing + Grammar)
  • Wordiness 
  • Common mistakes in sentence writing
  • Jumbled paragraph
  • Agenda setting (speaking and writing)
Attention Please!
Dear students (2016EC), it is advisable updating your focus areas by including (reading about) these areas!



2. Grade 12 Model Exam question (Part-1) 
Instructions 
The questions are arranged under 6 categories: word order, paragraph coherence, different kinds of writing, capitalization and punctuations, letter writing and spelling.
Choose the best answer!

I. Word Order/Jumbled Words Questions 

DIRECTIONS: The following words are not in the correct order. When put in order, they make correct sentences. From the given alternatives, choose the one that is correct and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided. 


1. He brought does not he want live to was up as he
A. He does not want to live as he was brought up.
B. He was brought to live up as he want does not.
C. He was not want to live as he does brought up.
D. He does not brought up to live as he want to. 
2. I some back to must office go and do my work.
A. I do some work to my office and must go back.
B. I must go back to my office and do some work.
C. I must work to my office and go some do back.
D. I must do some office work and go to my back. 
3. breakfast is a large important meal.
A. A meal is large important breakfast.
B. A large meal is important breakfast.
C. A large important breakfast is meal.
D. Breakfast is a large important meal. 
4. brought the man that the know I letter.
A. I brought that the letter the man know.
B. The man know the letter that brought.
C. The man brought the letter that know.
D. I know the man that brought the letter. 
5. appropriate author’s to his style the is hardly audience.
A. The hardly author’s style is appropriate to his audience.
B. The author’s style is hardly appropriate to his audience.
C. The audience style is appropriate hardly to his author’s.
D. The audience style is hardly appropriate his to author’s.
6. in newspaper that information incorrect was article.
A. That newspaper in the article information was incorrect.
B. The information in that newspaper article was incorrect.
C. In the newspaper article information that was incorrect.
D. Incorrect information was that in newspaper the article.
7. she is person a driving not should use phone a while he or.
A. A person he should not use a phone or while she is driving.
B. A phone should not use while she or he is driving a person.
C. A person should not use a phone while driving he or she.
D. A person should not use a phone while he or she is driving.
8. grandmother's did in yesterday drop your house you at
A. Your grandmother's did you at home drop in yesterday?
B. Did your grandmother's house drop at you in yesterday?
C. Did you drop in at your grandmother's house yesterday?
D. Did your house drop in at you grandmother's yesterday?
9. month the five house in will crew be construction built the by
A. The crew will be built the house construction by in five months
B. The construction crew will be built by the house in five months. 
C. The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.
D. The crew house will be built by the construction in five months.
10. unmarked in an grave him buried they
A. They an grave him in unmarked buried. 
B. They unmarked him in an grave buried.
C. In unmarked buried, they an grave him.
D. They buried him in an unmarked grave.
II. Paragraph Coherence Questions 

DIRECTIONS: When put in the correct order, sentences a-e in the questions, make up a complete paragraph. From the alternatives A-D given in each case, choose the letter that contains the correct order of the sentences and blacken the corresponding letter on the separate answer sheet provided. 

11. 
a. Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance. 
b. They are usually much quicker than the ant itself. 
c. Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants. 
d. Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping. 
e. They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails. 
f. Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders. 
A. a e d c b f      B. f e b d c a 
C. a e c d b f      D. f e c b d a
12. 
a. Attempts are made to reform the system. 
b. But the system remains to this day. 
c. Modern English spelling is archaic in many cases. 
d. It's a source of difficulty to everybody. 
e. Some of it is successful and quite scientific. 
A. a e c d b        B. c d e a b 
C. c a e b d        D. c d b a e
13. 
a. Generally, it is one solution of environmental problem. 
b. Recovering energy from refuse has the following process. 
c. This mixture then fed into a furnace where the refuse is burnt. 
d. As a result, water in a boiler is heated and high-pressure steam produced. 
e. First, refuse and hot air are mixed together.
A. b e c d a       B. e d c b a
C. c a e b d       D. b c e a d
14. 
a. It is estimated that around 37 million people (soldiers and civilians) died in this war. 
b. This caused severe shortages of food and other goods and led to the war. 
c. From the start of the Great War, British war ships blockaded German ports and prevented supplies from reaching Germany. 
d. Before this war, Germany had built up its navy to match the strength of the British Navy. 
e. "Great War‟ in Europe from 1914-1918 is also known as the First World War. 
A. e d a c b       B. e d a b c 
C. e d c b a       D. a b c d e
15. 
a. For instance, in UK keep up eye contact shows honesty and sincerity. 
b. Eye contact and proximity can both differ significantly. 
c. If you do not know the convention, you can easily mess up. 
d. It differs greatly cross-culturally. 
e. Body language is not universal.
A. e d c b a    B. a d c b e
C. c a e b d    D. b c e a d

 

III. Different Types of Writing Questions 

DIRECTIONS: The next questions are about different kinds of writing; choose the best answer for each question based on the given question! 


16. “… however, the results clearly show that a successful program requires careful consideration of many effective factors to attain success…” This is most likely taken from the _______ section of a research. 
A. Research objectives
B. Summary and conclusion
C. Scope of the study
D. Introduction
17. “…The many fascinating churches and monasteries on the lakes islands are what make the country worth visiting for people from abroad; different bird species on the lake shore are one of major attraction for bird lover…” This text most likely extracted from__________ 
A. Historical books  
B. Religious accounts  
C. Scientific journals  
D. Tourist magazines
18. Among the seven steps of writing, the writer gives emphasis for coherence and adds discourse markers at ________step.
A. First draft
B. Second draft
C. Mind map   
D. Final draft
19. “… Busy international trading company requires a registry assistant for general office work. Ability to use computer and foreign languages as advantages. Write to Manager, Mountain Trading Ltd, PO Box 12, Adama” This extract most likely taken from:
A. Action film script  
B. Vacancy announcement
C. Scientific Journal  
D. Business News paper
20. “Lake Calhoun is a great place to swim and relax. In the summer, the water is warm and clean and the beaches are large enough to accommodate groups of people…” This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely: 
A. narrative       B. argumentative 
C. descriptive    D. expository 
21. “On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft lifted off from the Kennedy space center in Florida…” This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely: 
A. expository B. descriptive
C.  narrative D. argumentative
22. “The best way for teachers to boost their students’ science test scores is to make students excited by science with real-life examples.” This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely: 
A. expository      B. argumentative 
C. descriptive     D. narrative 
23. “The Facebook has provided great benefits, but at the same time it has also created problems and inequalities.” This piece of writing is likely to be _________________. 
A. narrative               B. expository 
C. argumentative     D. descriptive 
24. ‘’The Koka hydro electric power station is the oldest and smallest hydro-electric power plant in Ethiopia.’ This piece of writing could be an example of:
A. argumentative      B. narrative  
C. descriptive             D. expository 
25. "More than 380 million people use English as their mother tongue..." .This is taken from a pieces of writing that is most likely:
A. narrative                   B. expository       
C. argumentative          D. descriptive

IV. Capitalization and Punctuations

DIRECTIONS: The next questions are about capitalization and punctuations; choose the best answer for each question based on the given question! 

26. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
A. I spoke to Linda on Monday: she can't come to the meeting tomorrow.
B. I spoke to Linda on Monday; she can't come to the meeting tomorrow.
C. I spoke to Linda on Monday, she can't come to the meeting tomorrow.
D. I spoke to Linda on Monday. she can't come to the meeting tomorrow.
27. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?
A. Last march, I endured a twenty-hour public reading of “A Tale of Two Cities”.
B. Last March, I endured a twenty-hour public reading of “A Tale of two cities”.
C. last march, I endured a twenty-hour public reading of “a Tale of Two cities”.
D. Last March, I endured a twenty-hour public reading of “A Tale of Two Cities”.
28. Which of the following sentences is wrong in punctuation?
A. She asked, “why do you look so sad?”
B. Hamlet says, “To be, or not to be. That is the question.”
C. Why do you look so sad?
D. Hoping for the best, we checked our luggage.
29. Which one of the following sentence is correctly punctuated?
A. If I could play a guitar I could be in a band.
B. The maize is not ripe, we cannot harvest it yet.
C. It is raining, so we cannot go to the match.
D. I can leave to Hawasa or, I can visit my family. 
30. Which one of the following sentence is WRONGLY punctuated?
A. Chinua Achebe, who is Nigerian, wrote the most famous novel ‘No Longer at Ease’.
B. Chinua Achebe, that is Nigerian, wrote the most famous novel ‘No Longer At Ease’.
C. Chinua Achebe who is Nigerian wrote the most famous novel ‘No longer at ease’.
D. Chinua Achebe, who is Nigerian wrote the most famous novel ‘No longer at ease’. 
31. Which one of the following sentence is correctly punctuated?
A. He said, “I will fly to London on Monday".
B. He said; “I will fly to London on Monday.”
C. He said “I will fly to London on Monday”
D. He said, “I will fly to London on Monday."
32. Which one of the following sentences correctly punctuated? 
A. "How could you do this to me” Shouted Kassa.
B. “How could you do this to me!” shouted Kassa.
C. “How could you do this to me”! shouted Kassa.
D. "How could you do this home” Shouted Kassa.
33. Which one of the following is wrongly punctuated?
A. Really? I haven’t heard about this.  
B. No, it is not mine! I think it is the children’s.
C. Who was, that I saw you with, last night? 
D. I saw it in the new shop; you know it’s called Dembel.
34. Which one of the following is correctly punctuated?
A. A card that I received last Christmas, came from my friend.
B. A card, that I received last Christmas came from my friend.
C. A card that I received last Christmas came from my friend.
D. A card, that I received last Christmas, came from my friend.
35. Which one of the following sentences has correct capitalization?
A. We support the National democratic revolution of our country.
B. We support the National Democratic Revolution of our country.
C. We support the National democratic revolution of our country.
D. We support the national democratic revolution our country.

V. Letter writing

DIRECTIONS: The next questions are about letter writing; choose the best answer for each question based on the given question! 

36. What could be the most appropriate closing salutation of a formal letter whose greeting (opening salutation) is Dear Sir/Madam?
A. With respect, 
B. Yours sincerely,
C. Yours faithfully, 
D. Truly yours,
37. “So long!” This is most likely taken from:
A. The body of a friendly letter.
B. The introduction of a friendly letter.
C. The closing section of a letter of application.
D. The closing of the friendly letter.
38. A letter of greetings to the school director most likely ends in:
A. Love,  B. Obediently yours,   
C. With regards, D. Yours ever,
39. In an informal letter, 'Best wish to you and your family,' is used to:
A. Open greeting
B. Refer last contact
C. Close the letter
D. Request some information
40. The parts of application letter beneath the receiver address is________
A. Date B. Closing  
C. Greeting D. Subject
41. The parts of business letter, next to the receiver address is _____.
A. Senders address
B. Date    
C. Receiver's name           
D. Opening salutation
42. “… it is very kind of you if you provide me information to apply for vacancies in your staff…” This is a good example of sentence extracted from __________ letter.
A. Friendly B. Business
C. informal         D. social
43. To close a letter to a girlfriend, the most appropriate closing is ____________. 
A. Yours faithfully,
B. Sincerely, 
C. Lovely yours, 
D. Best regards, 
44. Which one of the following is not part of curriculum vitea (cv)?
A. Date and place of birth             
B. Reference
C. Educational back ground          
D. The name of the post you apply for
45. One of the following expressions is used for opening application letter.
A. I am 21 years old and I was graduated in...
B. I wish to apply for...
C. I hope your organization...
D. Hopefully,
46. Which of the following shows the correct match between the opening and closing part of a formal letter? 
A. Dear Mr. Mekonnen/Yours faithfully, 
B. Dear Sir/Yours sincerely,
C. Dear Mr. Elias/Yours faithfully, 
D. Dear Mr. Berhanu/Yours sincerely,
47. I recently received a copy of your New Millennium catalogue. I am interested in purchasing the following items: …. This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely a  letter of ________________.
A. appreciation    B. condolence 
C. order                 D. complaint 
VI. Spelling

DIRECTIONS: The next questions are about spelling; choose the best answer for each question based on the given question! 

48. Which of the following word is correctly spelt?
 A. redendent          B. dengeruos
 C. predominent    D. prosperous 
49. Which of the following word is wrongly spelt?
 A. grajuation              B. ceremony
 C. congratulations    D. harmony
50. Which one of the following words is correctly spelt?
A. embazle        B. laundary
C. secretery      D. mechanic

Answers: Click here to get the answers for the above questions!

3. Important Related links

 Writing Questions (Entrance)

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Credit
Once again, I (Million Abebe) would like to give credit to all these institutions (see the list of the institutions at end)!
  • These questions are prepared (in Ethiopia) at different:
  • Oromia Regional States: Education Bureau (Ethiopia)
  • Addis Ababa City Administration: Education Bureau (Ethiopia)
  • Chiro Town Administration: Education Office (Chiro: West Hararghe: Oromia: Ethiopia)
  • Chercher Secondary School (Government School: Chiro: West Hararghe: Oromia: Ethiopia)
  • Bedessa Preparatory School (Government School: Bedessa: West Hararghe: Oromia: Ethiopia)
  • School of Redemption (Private School: Addis Ababa: Ethiopia)











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