WAJ3031 ENGLISH PLANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Read the following dialogue. Circle the correct word in brackets.Example(Before/After/Meanwhile) I went to bed; I turned off all the light.

Ranjit: Mum, today I learnt to make a cup of tea in school.Mum: Did you? Let me see if I have been making tea the right way. No one really taught me to make tea. How lucky you are.Ranjit: Im not sure I can remember how to do it although it is quite simple. Let me see. Perhaps you can correct me if Ive forgotten the order.Mum: Sure. What do you do first?Ranjit: (After/Meanwhile/First) you boil some water. 2 (Meanwhile/While/First) waiting for the water to boil, you get a cup and saucer and a teaspoon ready. You also need to have sugar, milk and a teabag. 3 (Next/First/So) you put a teabag into the cup 4 (so/and/but) wait for the water to boil. 5 (After/Next/And) the water has boiled; you pour the boiling water over the teabag in the cup. 6 (Then/So/Meanwhile) you leave it aside for a while for it to get the right colour depending on how strong you want your tea to be. If you want light tea, remove the teabag after a few seconds. You must never leave the teabag in the water for too long if you dislike strong tea. 7 (Next/So/But) if you like strong tea, you might have to leave it in the water for a little longer. 8 (Meanwhile/When/Then) give it a good jig a good shake to make it really strong if you like it that way.Mum: Thats right. You are smart, child. What next?Ranjit: Well, 9 (so/after/finally) you add sugar 10 (then/and/so) milk to it according to taste. Some like tea without sugar and some without milk. And your cuppa is ready.Mum : Youre a clever girl. I didnt know my little girl had learnt to cook so fast. You are going to be of great help now, Ranjit.Ranjit: Mum, shall I make you a cuppa? Would you allow me?Mum: Ill be only too glad.Ranjit: And when Daddy comes home from the office..Mum: Hes going to be really proud of his little girl!Ranjit: Itll be a pleasant surprise for him, wont it, Mum?

Read the following conversation between Mariam and Judy. Fill in the suitable conjunctions/sentence connectors in brackets.Mariam: Its 2 p.m. 1 _____________ time to enter the examination hall. Im not sure I can pass this exam 2 ______________ I studied very hard this time. You know, I sacrificed a lot for this examination.Judy: Me too! I kept awake the whole night yet Ive no confidence. Why is it the more I study, the more I seem not to know enough? I really feel ill-prepared. 3 ________________ I am very sleepy right now. By the way how many hours did you sleep last night? You dont look as if you.Mariam: You really want to know? Barely two to three. I started revising at only 9 p.m. and studied 4 _______________ five this morning. 5 ______________ I can barely open my eyes. Dont I look like a zombie? I know its bad to study at the last minute. Mum has been telling me to be consistent, but I dont seem to pay heed to her advice. Now, I know how right she is. But it is too late!Judy: You do look like a zombie. I knew you had been studying the whole night too the bags under your eyes reveal all! I must be looking terrible too! 6 ________________, my little sister was ill 7 ______________ I had to take her to the clinic early this morning. 8(Moreover/Because of/ Next) her sudden illness, the whole family was kept awake.Mariam: Sorry to hear that! You must have had a bad night. How could you study with all that anxiety? 9 _______________, my family went to bed early. I was the only one awake the whole night. 10 _______________, I had a lot of peace at home. 11 ________________ whats the use of burning the midnight oil? It doesnt help much. You actually need regular study throughout the year. Cramming like this is definitely bad!Judy: True! 12 ___________________ that, you panic; and once you panic, you cant remember the facts. 13 ____________________, you can go blank suddenly in the exam hall. 14 ____________________, you are not in top form 15 ________________ sleep is very necessary for us to do well in the exam.Mariam: Youre so right. We all know that but how many of us heed the advice our parents and teachers give us? Judy: Perhaps next time I will.Mariam: That sounds familiar to me, Judy!

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1. I read the instructions twice ____________ I still could not assemble the set.2. Rosmi sold the house _____________ he was transferred to another town.3. The car is still giving me trouble ________________ it was just serviced.4. The little girl fell down the stairs _______________ hurt herself.5. _____________ he didi not turn yp on time, the meeting started without him.6. Do you want an aisle seat _____________ a window seat?7. The principal _________________ his assistant were in school when the visitors arrived.8. You have not completed your work ______________you must stay behind after school and complete it.9. He lost his friends pen _____________ he bought one to replace it.10. _______________ you have been absent so often, you cannot ait for your examination.Rewrite the following sentences, using suitable conjunctions.1. For my bithcay party, my mother baked a cake. My mother made some sandwiches.2. I like psychology. I do not like philosophy.3. He was injured. He participated in the match sportingly.4. She needs a haircut badly. The hairdressers is closed today.