O-net Grade 12 Situational Dialogs

Situation: Karen has just bought a sports car and

David is admiring it. He says to Karen :___

• 1. What a beautiful car !

•  2. How much is this car ?

• 3. What a shocking color !

•   4. Why don't you get another sports car ?

•   5. What kind of sports car do you like ?

Situation:  Doronthy is at the Tourist Information Center. She wants to

get directions to the train station. She says: ___

• 1. How can I get to the train station?

• 2. Do you mind taking me to the train station?

• 3. Excuse me, have you been to the train station?

• 4. I’m a stranger around here. What can you do for me?

• 5. Can you show me the train station, please?

Situation: Mark has not had enough sleep.

When he meet John, John notices it and says: ___

• 1. I can’t believe it, Mark. You haven’t changed at all

• 2. Hi, Mark. Will you come to my birthday party next Sunday?

• 3. You look so tired today! Why don’t you get some coffee?

• 4. What’s up? You never answer my calls.

• 5. I heard that you went to Spain last year. Did you have a good time there?

Situation: Laura is unhappy with her roommate, Lucy

She says to Rose, “___”

• 1. Lucy’s just moved in and she is very well- organized.

• 2. You know what? Lucy bought me a box of chocolate for my birthday

• 3. Do you know Lucy? She had a fight with her ex-boyfriend.

• 4. I hate to say this, but I can’t stand Lucy any longer I want to move out.

• 5. Everyone in this apartment knows Lucy. She has a reputation as a good negotiator.

Situation: Ken is invited to a party at his friend's house,

but he can't go. He says: ___

• 1. Well, maybe I can make it.

• 2. Sorry, I don't mean to keep myself busy

• 3. I'd love to but I need to study for my exam.

• 4. I'm very sorry for not showing up at the party.

• 5. Oh, that's interesting. Talk to you later.

Sentence Completion

Feeling ___ the two talkative students, Mrs. Potter stopped lecturing

and looked straight at them.

• 1. annoying at

• 2. annoyed with

• 3. annoyed from

• 4. annoyingly by

• 5. annoyingly about

Twenty-seven dollars ___ not too expensive for ___ trousers

• 1. are / these pairs of

• 2. is / these

• 3. are / this pair of

• 4. is / this

• 5. are / these

18. If we take a bus, the admissions___ by the time we get to the university.

• 1. would close

• 2. is closing

• 3. will have closed

• 4. has already been closed

• 5. had already been closed

19. John _____ a hardware shop in a small village for five years before he    

     moved to the city.

• 1. runs

• 2. has run

• 3. has been running

• 4. had been running

• 5. would have run

20. Ben wishes _____ awake to watch the comet last night.

• 1. he had stayed

• 2. that he stayed

• 3. that he was staying

• 4. he must have stayed

• 5. that he should stay