WIS Pre-test

Identify the text connective in the following sentence. "The road was icy therefore, we drove very slowly."

• therefore

• very

• The road

• icy

Identify the text connective in the following sentence. "The football match was postponed due to the heavy rain that flooded the pitch"

• The football match

• postponed

• due to

• heavy rain

Identify the text connective in the following sentence. "The train was delayed by an hour, consequently many people were late for school"

• The train

• consequently

• delayed

• many people

Identify the text connective in the following sentence. "Although he was feeling nervous about the interview, he answered every question with confidence."

• every question

• confidence

• nervous

• Although

Identify the text connective in the following sentence. "The river overflowed after several days of heavy rain, causing widespread flooding in low lying areas. As a result, several nearby roads were closed for more than a week."

• several days

• As a result

• widespread

• more than

What is a synonym of happy?

• joyful

• miserable

• serious

• hairy

What is a synonym for difficult?

• dangerous

• challenging

• easy

• deliberate

Which of the following is in nominalised form?

• discriminating

• discriminate

• discrimination

Which of the following is in nominalised form?

• representing

• represents

• representation

Which of the following is in nominalised form?

• engaging

• engages

• engagement