Language Paper and Aptitude Test

Sample Questions

General Instructions

  1. Both of the Language Paper and the Aptitude Test are multiple-choice papers. Answers should be made with an H.B. pencil on the multiple-choice answer sheet.
  2. Answer all questions in the paper. All questions carry equal marks.
  3. Give only one answer to each question. If you change your mind about an answer, thoroughly erase your first mark and blacken the box of your final choice.
  4. Your score will be the total number of correct answers. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers.
  5. Before the examination, candidates will not be informed of the number of questions in each section. Candidates should pay attention to the instructions given by the invigilators and on the question booklets during the examination.

(I) Language Paper

Content of the Paper

The Language Paper consists of the following :

Section / Content
Section A : Use of English / A.Comprehension (no sample questions provided)
  1. Cloze
C.Error Identification
Section B : 中文運用 / (一)閱讀理解 (不設參考例題)
(二)字詞辨識
(三)字詞運用
(四)句子辨識

Sample Questions參考例題

1.Multiple-choice Cloze

Fill in each blank in the following passage with the best option: A, B, C or D.

Examples:

Rarely had the Hong Kong Arts Centre galleries been so(1) – but then, the “art” was displayed on some rather attractive(2). The event was the opening of a retrospective of the work of fashion designer, Raymond Lam.

(1) / A. / packed / B. / empty / C. / unusual / D. / clear
(2) / A. / packets / B. / hangers / C. / frames / D. / sculptures

Answers:(1)A

(2)C

2.Error Identification

Each sentence below contains a language error. Read each sentence and identify which part contains the error – (A), (B), (C) or (D).

Example:

Hong Kongboasts a rich diversity of natural assets that onewould notnormally expects to find in such a busy and congested city.

Adiversity of

Bthat one

Cnormally expects to

Dsuch a busy

Answer:C

(一)字詞辨識

【例】選出下列沒有錯別字的一項：

A聞雞喜舞

B聞雞喜武

C聞雞起舞

D聞雞起武

答案：C

(二)字詞運用

【例】選出下列最適當的答案：

中國雖然地大物 (1) ，但人口眾多，很多人都捱飢 (2) 餓。

A(1) 廣 ……(2) 底

B(1) 博 ……(2) 抵

C(1) 多 ……(2) 止

D(1) 豐 ……(2) 苦

答案：B

(三)句子辨識

【例】下列句子中，出現語病的是哪個部分？

父母含辛茹苦把我們養育成人，我們即使現在努力侍奉，無時無刻念記他們，也是報答不了的。

A含辛茹苦

B即使

C無時無刻

D也是

答案：C (應該是「無時無刻不念記他們」才合語法。)

(II) Aptitude Test

Content of the Paper

The Aptitude Test comprises the following three types of questions :

  1. Verbal Reasoning (English)
  2. Data Sufficiency Test
  3. Interpretation of Tables and Graphs

Sample Questions

(A) Verbal Reasoning (English)

In this test, each passage is followed by three statements which refer to the passage. You have to assume what is stated in the passage is true (even if it contradicts what you know or believe to be true in reality) and decide whether the statements following the passage are either true, false or cannot be evaluated without further information. The definitions are :

TrueThis means that the statement in the question is already made or implied in the passage, or follows logically from the passage.

FalseThis means that the statement in the question contradicts a statement made in, implied by, or follows logically from the passage.

Can’t tellThis means that there is insufficient information in the passage to draw a firm conclusion about the truth or falsity of the statement.

Example

You should indicate the answer by marking the appropriate box on the answer sheet as the following :

Box A : ‘True’ statement / Box B : ‘False’ statement / Box C :‘Can’t tell’
The technological advances that sparked the current revolution were the result of military research at the end of World War II, but advances continued at an accelerating rate through the succeeding years and have sustained the original inspiration in what appears to be an endless succession of inventions. Half of the scientific research conducted in United States since the Republic was founded has been crowded into the last eight years; 90 percent of all the scientists who have ever lived in the history of mankind are alive today.
  1. Military research stimulates technological advances.

Answer : A

From the first sentence of the passage, it is known that military research stimulates technological advances. Therefore, it is a ‘true’ statement.

(B) Data Sufficiency Test

Each of these problems has a question and two statements which are labelled (1) and (2). Your task is to decide whether the statements are sufficient to answer the question, assuming that all data given are true.

On your answer sheet you should mark:
Box A :if you can get the answer from (1) alone, but not from (2) alone.
Box B :if you can get the answer from (2) alone, but not from (1) alone.
Box C :if you can get the answer from (1) and (2) together, but neither statement by itself is sufficient.
Box D :if statement (1) alone suffices and statement (2) alone suffices.
Box E :if you cannot get the answer from (1) and (2) together, and need even more data.

You do NOT have to give the answer to the question. All you need to do is to consider whether the data given in the two statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Example

A rectangle is 40 cm long. What is the area of the rectangle?
(1)The perimeter of the rectangle is 140 cm.
(2)The width of the rectangle is more than 20 cm.

Answer :A

A rectangle’s area is its length multiplied by its width. The length is known to be 40cm, so it is necessary to find out the width to solve the problem.

Statement (1) says the perimeter is 140 cm. A rectangle’s perimeter is twice the sum of its length and width. From Statement (1) the width of the rectangle can be found ((1402) - 40).

Statement (2) only says the width is greater than 20cm, and that does not help find out the width. Statement (2) is therefore insufficient.

On your answer sheet, you should mark Box A – you can get the answer from statement (1) alone, but not from (2) alone.

(C) Interpretation of Tables and Graphs

This is a test to see how well you can understand and interpret statistical and numerical data presented in table and graph form and make logical deductions from them.

You will be using facts and figures presented in various statistical tables and graphs to answer questions. You have to read each question, decide which part of the table or graph contains the appropriate information and extract relevant information from it to work out the solution.

Example

Note :Here is a very easy question. In the actual test, you will be tested on more difficult questions.

EXAMINATION RESULTS 1998
School / Students
Passed / Students
Failed / Students
Absent
A / 20 / 5 / 1
B / 30 / 2 / 0
C / 10 / 4 / 2

How many students attended the 1998 Examination in School B?

  1. 14
  2. 25

C.30

D.32

E.34

Answer : D

The number of students passed (30) plus the number of students failed (2) in the 1998 Examination in School B will give the total number of students attended this examination. The answer is therefore 32.

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