SEA 2019 English Language Arts Specimen Paper

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

SECONDARY ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT SPECIMEN BOOKLET

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

SECONDARY ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT SPECIMEN BOOKLET

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TEST CODE

TEST CODE

SUBJECT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

SUBJECT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

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READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This test is divided into TWO sections.

2. Make sure you read the instructions before you start to work on any section.

3. Write all your answers in this test booklet.

4. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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DATE OF BIRTH

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Instructions for the English Language Arts Test There are TWO sections in this test with a total of 43 questions. You have 75 minutes for this test. SECTION I has 18 questions (Nos. 1 -- 18). SECTION II has 25 questions (Nos. 19 -- 43). Answer ALL questions. Work carefully but DO NOT spend too much time on any one question. DO NOT BEGIN UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION 1 TASK 1

SPELLING

There is one incorrectly spelt word in each line. Underline the incorrectly spelt word. Write the correctly spelt word in the box provided for each line.

Example: Last Friday, I asissted in removing the beehives.

assisted

The Caribbean is bursting with adventarous

1.

activities. The beauty of each enviroment

2.

differs across the regon. St. Lucia receives

3.

cumpliments for its beaches. In Trinidad

4.

and Tobago, accomodation is in demand

5.

as people visit our rhytmic festival, Carnival.

6.

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12 marks

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PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALISATION

TASK 2

Some punctuation marks and capital letters have been left out in the passage below. There is one error in every line. Insert the missing punctuation mark or capital letter.

Example:

How old are you

e.g.

How old are you ?

Wow Great experiences await visitors to our shores.

7.

Trinidad has an exciting nightlife while Tobago beaches

8.

offer relaxation. one travel book, `The Lonely Planet

9.

Guide describes Tobago as a tourist's paradise. It is

10.

exciting to swim in the nylon Pool. Visitors enjoy the

11.

following music, dance and food.

12.

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6 marks

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TASK 3

GRAMMAR

There is one grammatical error in every line, in the passage below. Underline each error and write the correct form of the word in the box provided.

Example:

Yesterday I carry the heavy plank without any help.

carried

Dinosaurs are frequent included in many movies. 13.

The word `dinosaur' come from the Greek

14.

language but means `terrible lizard'. They lived on 15.

earth about 65 million years ago. Dinosaurs rule

16.

the ancient world. Scientists believed that volcano 17.

activity may have caused its extinction.

18.

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12 marks

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