Entrance Exam-English Department-Novi Sad, June, 2009

UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
June, 2009

I VOCABULARY
A. Multiple choice questions. Please circle the letter of the correct answer (only one is correct!):

1. He was_____with embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison.

a) accused
b) convicted
c) charged
d) arrested

2. Insulation was fitted to_____further heat loss from the building.

a) guard
b) protect
c) save
d) prevent

3. If you give him a message make sure he writes it down because he’s very_____.
a) absent
b) forgetful
c) mindless
d) occupied

4. I always get nervous on a plane before it_____.

a) takes off
b) takes up
c) lifts on
d) lifts up

5. Because of the bad weather we had to_____our picnic.

a) put aside
b) put off
c) put out
d) put up

6. If you ’make headway’, you

a) make progress
b) are connected
c) are getting bald
d) are stubborn

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B. Word formation. Complete each sentence with a SINGLE word (in BLOCK CAPITALS) made from the word in
brackets:

7. All children should be taught road_______________(SAFE) from an early age.

8. By the end of trial, Nicholas moved towards_______________(ACCEPT) of his fate.

9. In some places the weather changes so quickly that it’s very______________(PREDICT).

10. His boss told him off because he had behaved______________(RESPONSIBLE).

II GRAMMAR

A. Multiple choice questions. Please circle the letter of the correct answer (only one is correct!):

1. After__________USSR broke up, its largest part formed___________ Russian Federation.

a) x..........x
b) x..........the
c) the.........x
d) the..........the

2. She__________better__________the doctor about her heart condition.

a) should..........see
b) had..........seen
c) had..........see
d) would..........see

3. The Church of England has a large number of__________in its ranks.

a) woman priest
b) women priest
c) women priests
d) woman priests

4. It’s high time we__________because our train departs in half an hour.

a) leave
b) left
c) had left
d) should leave

5. When Jack entered the room, his eyes__________with his wife’s once again.
a) met
b) meet
c) had met
d) were meeting

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6. No longer__________ empty and uneventful: the city has a new light club.

a) will be Thursday nights

b) will Thursday nights be
c) Thursday nights will be
d) will Thursday be nights

7. A clever person should give up an argument before__________into fight.

a) will turn
b) turns
c) will be turning
d) is going to turn

B. Transformations. Please finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it:
8. The moment she left him, he started to miss her.

No sooner__________________________________________________________________________________.

9. He didn’t wear a seat belt and got injured.

Had_______________________________________________________________________________________.

10. They were considering the extension of the central parking lot.

The extension of the central parking lot___________________________________________________________.

III FILL-IN TEST

Enter only ONE word in each blank below, appropriate to the context. Use BLOCK CAPITALS:

Mountain biking is becoming an increasingly popular sport, as people become more interested in keeping

(1)__________and doing activities which take them out of their homes. It is not only a pleasurable way of improving your

fitness, but (2)_________ one of the most rewarding ways to explore the countryside. However, it is important to follow

(3)__________simple rules, otherwise you could pollute the environment and spoil (4)__________ people’s enjoyment.

Cyclists can use any road but they must (5)__________attention to the type of path they are on. Some paths

(6)_________ only designed for people who are (7)__________foot, so if you are cycling along these, you could cause

inconvenience to walkers as (8)__________as ending up being taken to court by the owner of the land you are on. On any

other path, you should still respect walkers and be careful (9)__________ you are passing horse riders. Other things which

you are asked to do are to close gates behind you, so (10)__________farm animals cannot escape, and to take your

rubbish home with you.

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IV LITERATURE APTITUDE TEST

I
Read the following passages and mark them according to the instructions:

1. The following three passages represent three genres of non-fiction:

- a newspaper article (mark it with ’a’)
- a diary (mark it with ’b’)
- an encyclopedia entry (mark it with’c’)

New Holland is a very large Tract of Land. It is not yet determined whether it is an Island or a main Continent; but I am
certain that it joyns neither to Asia, Africa, nor America. The part of it that we saw is all low even Land, with Sandy
Banks against the sea, only the Points are rocky, and so are some of the Islands in this Bay.

__________

New Holland is a historic name for the island continent of Australia. The name was first applied to Australia in 1644 by
the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman as Nova Hollandia, naming it after the Dutch province of Holland, and remained in use
for 180 years. William Dampier’s account of exploring the region used the name in his account. The abandonment of the
name is due to Matthew Flinders, who used the name Australia for the Continent, and recommended its official adoption.

__________

The maritime history of Western Australia, in which William Dampier is such a significant figure, tends to loom less large
in the consciousness of those of us living on t’otherside. The recent presence in Sydney of the magnificent Batavia replica
has reminded us of the Dutch East India Company’s early seventeenth century visits to the West, and this new publication
shifts the focus of the Englishman who set foot on the shores of New Holland one hundred years before the arrival of the
First Fleet.

__________

2. The three passages represent three genres of fiction:

- a science-fiction (mark it with ’a’)
- a historical novel (mark it with ’b’)
- a gothic romance (mark it with ’c’)

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It is, then, sixty years since Edward Waverley, the hero of the following pages, took leave of his family, to join the
regiment of dragoons in which he had lately obtained a commission. It was a melancholy day at Waverley-Honour when
young officer parted with Sir Edward, the affectionate old uncle to whose title and estate he was presumptive heir.
A difference in political opinions had early seperated the Baronet from his younger brother Richard Waverly, the father of
our hero. Sir Everard had inherited from his sires the whole train of Tory or High-Church predilections, and prejudices
which had distinguished the house of Waverley since the Great Civil War. Richard, on the contrary, who was ten years
yonger, beheld himslef born to the fortune of a second brother, and anticipated neither dignity not entertainment in
sustaining the character of Will Wimble. He saw early that, to succeed in the race of life, it was necessary he should carry
as little weight as possible.
__________

And the next thing that happened after that was that the Feart of Gold continued on its way perfectly normally with a
rather fetchingly redesigned interior. It was somewhat larger, and done out in delicate pastel shades of green and blue. In
the centre a spiral staircase, leading nowhere in particular, stood in a spray of ferns and yellow flowers and next to it a
stone sundial pedestal housed the main computer terminal. Cunningly deployed lighting and mirrors created the illusion of
standing in a conservatory overlooking a wide stretch of exquisitely manicured garden. Around the periphery of the
conservatory area stood marble-topped tables on intricately beautiful wrought-iron legs. As you gazed into the polished
surface of the marble the vague forms of instruments became visible, and as you touched them the instruments
materialized instantly under your hands. Looked at from the correct angles the mirrors appeared to reflect all the required
data readouts, though it was far from clear where they were reflected from. It was in fact sensationally beautiful
__________

On his return to the abbey, La Motte ascended the stairs that led to the tower. About half way up, a door appeared in the
wall; it yielded without resistance, to his hand; but a sudden noise within, accompanied by a cloud of dust, made him step
back and close the door. After waiting a few minutes, he again opened it, and perceived a large room of the more modern
building. The remains of the tapestry hung in tatters upon the walls, which were become the residance of birds of prey,
whose sudden flight on the opening of the door had brought down a quantity of dust, and occasioned the noise. The
windows were shattered, and almost without glass; but he was surprised to observe some remains of furniture; chairs,
whose fashion and condition bore the date of their antiquity; a broken table, and iron grate almost consumed by rust.

_________

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3. Mark the rhyme scheme of the following verse (use a, b, c...):

Some say the world will end in fire, _____
Some say in ice. _____
From what I’ve tasted of desire _____
I hold with those who favour fire. _____
But if it had to perish twice, _____
I think I know enough of hate _____
To say that for destruction ice _____
Is also great _____
And would suffice. _____

II
Read the following questions and circle the correct answer (only one is correct!):

4. Epics typically begin in media res, which means:

a) from the beginning of the events described
b) in the midst of the action
c) from the very end
d) from the most important event

5. Short narratives in prose or verse which point a moral and feature non-human creatures or inanimate things as
characters are known as:
a) fabulas
b) fables
c) fabulations
d) feuilletons

6. A tragedy of two lovers whose untimely death ultimately unites their feuding families is the plot of:
a) Othello
b) Romeo and Juliet
c) Wuthering Heights
d) Trstan and Isolde

7. Prospero and Caliban appear in Shakespeare’s:

a) The Taming of the Shrew
b) The Tempest
c) Measure for Measure
d) The Merchant of Venice

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8. Aunt Polly is:

a) Tom Sawyer’s aunt
b) Harry Potter’s aunt
c) Oliver Twist’s aunt
d) Jane Eyre’s aunt
III
Read the following poem and circle the right answer (only one is correct!)!

So here I am, look at me

I stand proud as you can see
Pleased to be from the Lower East
A street fighting man
A problem of this land
I am the Philosopher of the Criminal Mind
A dweller of prison time
A cancer of Rockefeller’s ghettocide
This concrete tomb is my home
To belong to survive you gotta be strong
You can’s be shy less without request
Someone will scatter your ashes thru
The Lower East Side.

9. The lyric subject in the poem is:

a) a philosopher
b) Rockefeller
c) a mansuffering from cancer
d) a member of the lower classes

10. “Concrete tomb“ is a metaphor for

a) the city
b) a sickbed
c) Rockfeller Centre
d) a graveyard

11. “This land“ reefers to:

a) Lower East Side
b) a prison cell
c) America
d) Europe

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12. According to the lyric subject, life in the street is:

a) risky
b) pleasant
c) peaceful
d) sheltered

IV
Read the following questions and circle the correct answer (only one is correct!):

13. “He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.“

The sentence suggests that people pray:
a) because they have been thought to do so by the clergy
b) because they wish to escape responsibility for their actions
c) when they seek moral guidance
d) when they are frightened by their helplessness

14. Which one of these is famous American novelist?

a) Martin Amis
b) Thomas Pynchon
c) Julio Cortazar
d) Walt Whitman

15. Match the author and the work:

J. R. R. Tolkien Lord of the Flies
E. A. Poe The Lord of the Rings
W. Shakespeare Annabel Lee
W. Golding The Merchant of Venice

16. The anthem of the United Kingdom is:

a) God Save the Queen
b) God Save the King
c) The Star-Spangled Bannner
d) Sun King

17. The name of the king of England nicknamed “the Lionheart“ was:
a) John
b) Henry
c) Richard
d) Edward

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18. St. Patrick is the patron saint of:
a) Wales
b) the UK
c) Australia
d) Ireland

19.The leaf of the Canadian flag is a:

a) shamrock
b) maple leaf
c) brich leaf
d) pine leaf

20. Which of the following does not belong to the group:

a) Percival
b) Galahad
c) Aragorn
d) Mordred

THE END

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