FORM TP 26050725 4 asrix sea were ¢ rest cope @1218016 MAY/TUNE 2005 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION ENGLISH A i Paper 01 - General Proficiency 90 minutes 25 MAY 2005 (p.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. Each item in this test has four suggested answers, lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which answer is best. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and blacken the space having tic same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item Choose the word, or set of words, that best completes each sentence, ‘All the occupants were - ~~~ -- from the building before the firemen arrived. Sample Answer (A) extinguished ®) evacuated ©8080 (©) released @) protected ‘The best answer to this item is “evacuated”, so answer space (B) has been blackened. Ifyou want to change your answer, be sure to erase your ald answer completely, then fill in your new choice. ‘When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you cannot answer an item, omit it and go on to the next one. You may come back to the harder item later. Your score will be the total number of correct answers. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 90 minutes to answer them, Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more anewers than there are items in this tes. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2004 Caribbean: Examinations Council ) smuwovasxiay y i a a ‘ q A i i tl a a a A A haa = =.lems 1-5 ‘Directions: In Items 1-5 there is one underlined word. Select the option 4, B, C or D, which is NEAREST in meaning to the underlined word, and mark the corresponding space on your answer sheet. : 1. The prize-winning garden boasted aprofu. “4. During the final stages of the tial anew wit- sion of rare plants, ness was called to korroborate the testimony ; of the accused.”” (A) variety (8) abundance (A), conclude (Q display @) confirm 7 (©) scarcity (© compliment ©) laity 2, The stricken family thanked the entire com- munity for theirbenevolenceeftertheearth- 5. Weare asking thet you make use of the ex: quake ‘pattise to belp us to train some students (A) Kindness @ sal (B) tolerance @®) exposure (© friendship (© advice ©) courtesy ©) experience 3, The book-keeper said that our account was slomnaat (A) inadequate ®) — gansferred (© overdfwn (©) incctive GO ON TO THE NEYT PaneItems 6-10 Directions: In Keems 6-10, some of the sentences are unacceptable because of inappropriate gram- mar, idiom or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. No sentence contains more than one inappropriate element. Select the ONE underlined part that is inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter A, B or C. If the sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6. Overcome by fear, Tran passed my home 9. Nocneintheisand seemed to know where the A sethantes that Thai done so. Frime Minister couldbe located at, even though, B B c Noesor there was anation-wide search for him, D 4 Noemar D 7. Of the two books, “Good Habits”, in spite of ‘gsize, provides adegperstady offtumansin 9, No sooner hadhe entered Kathiéen's room A nt. Noerrer and begun preparations for the feast whes D B ic there was a sharp rap at the door. No error D theiren 8. ‘There is hardly a point to our knocking as A no.oneis not aghome. No error BC 4 D GO ON TA THE NEWT O