Campaign 1

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End of Course Test: Use of English

Time allowed: 15 minutes

Section 1 Grammar

Task 1 Complete the sentences.

1 I ..... football last weekend.
a) played b) play c) will play

2 I need you to wait for ..... minutes.
a ) few b) much c) a few

3 Lieutenant Jamal is ..... than Sergeant Ali.
a) more senior b) senior c) seniorer

4 When the lieutenant returns from company headquarters, she ….. the platoon.
a) brief b) will brief c) is briefing

5 The UN Security Council is the ….. body of the United Nations.
a) more powerful b) most powerful c) powerfullest

6 The rebels opened fire ….. an unarmed crowd.
a) to b) against c) before

7 Soldiers must not open fire ..... they can identify their target.
a) if b) when c) unless

8 If you ..... any problems, call for back up.
a) have b) will have c) had

9 They ..... to stay where they were.
a) was ordered b) were ordered c) are ordered

10 Great Bear Lake is ….. largest lake in Canada.
a) an b) a c) the

11 The observation post is located ….. 2 km south of the rebel camp.
a) about b) in c) of

12 Good morning, doctor. How ..... men are on sick call this morning?
a) much b) many c) are

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Section 2 Vocabulary

Task 2 Complete the sentences.

1 The ..... on an AK 47 assault rifle holds 30 rounds.
a) magazine b) barrel c) sights

2 The member nations of NATO signed ….. to help defend each other.
a) a partnership b) a truce c) an agreement

3 When your petrol tank is empty, you have to ….. it.
a) clean b) fill c) replace

4 How many ….. were there? Eleven soldiers and eighteen civilians died.
a) arrests b) burns c) casualties

5 When someone is ..... to another unit, they are there for a short time.
a) attached b) assigned c) posted

Task 3 Complete the sentences. Use these words.

conduct patrol set up

1 Platoon’s mission is to (1) __________ an observation post at Hill 216.
2 Platoon is tasked to (2) __________ the border.
3 Platoon is tasked to (3) __________ a reconnaissance of route BLACK, then set up a roadblock at grid
720386.

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