English SABIS® AMS™ Sample Questions

Why were Nandi and Shaka going to the eLangeni tribe?

• Senzangakona was going to meet them there.

• They wanted to visit Nandi’s tribe.

• They were cast out of the Zulu tribe.

• Shaka was going to fetch the goat he lost.

• The climate was better for them there.

Why did Senzangakona send away his wife and son?

• His marriage to Nandi was unacceptable to the Zulus.

• Nandi’s behavior made them unwelcome.

• Nandi refused to hold her tongue.

• Nandi had fallen out of favor.

• All of the above

Which of the following does not describe the area?

• tall mountains to the west

• the Atlantic Ocean to the east

• rolling hills

• wooded valleys

• rivers and streams flowed east

The climate was __________in the summer and __________ in the winter.

• hot and wet, cool and dry

• hot and dry, wet and cool

• cool and dry, hot and wet

• hot and cool, wet and dry

• None of the above

__________ had over three hundred words in the Zulu language to describe its color.

• Goats

• Cattle

• Tribes

• Grass

• Oceans

Which was not true about Shaka’s treatment by the boys in the eLangeni tribe?

• They called him “runt”.

• They yelled “pipsqueak” at him.

• They chased away the animals he watched.

• They would not let him join their games.

• The called him “a fatherless outcast”.

Who told Shaka that he would someday be the greatest chief in the land?

• his mother

• his father

• his friends

• eLangeni boys

• no one

Which detail does not show that a drought struck the land?

• The rains did not come.

• There were no valleys in the land.

• The crops did not grow.

• The cattle grew thin.

• The eLangeni tribe struggled to feed themselves.

Which of these words are explained incorrectly?

• patient: able to bear pain or trouble.

• language: the words used in a particular country or by a particular group of people.

• warrior: someone who fights in battles; a soldier.

• frowned: to wrinkle your forehead because you are happy and relaxed.

• acceptable: pleasing; worth accepting.

Which of these underlined words are used incorrectly?

• The company raised his salary, but he had less money to spend.

• I felt that we were unwelcome.

• He was in disgrace when he cheated on the exam.

• I saw a beautiful, green valley between the mountains.

• The royal family went to the ball.