PSC SLE English Writing Mock Exam 1

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1. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] Please [2] to attach [3] the signed page [4] to your reply.

   Check this attachment request: which numbered segment is incorrect?

   1. [1] Please
   2. [2] to attach
   3. [3] the signed page
   4. [4] to your reply.

2. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] This printer [2] is available [3] to Karim and I [4] during the workshop.

   In the printer-access note, which segment needs to be corrected?

   1. [1] This printer
   2. [2] is available
   3. [3] to Karim and I
   4. [4] during the workshop.

3. Complete: Please send the updated files to Léa and ____.

   1. I
   2. me
   3. my
   4. mine

4. Complete: These two proposals ____ ready for comparison.

   1. are
   2. is
   3. am
   4. be

5. Complete: The details in the message ____ incorrect.

   1. are
   2. is
   3. am
   4. be

6. Complete: The office ____ the training takes place is upstairs.

   1. where
   2. who
   3. whose
   4. which

7. Complete: The supplier has changed ____ delivery schedule.

   1. it’s
   2. itself
   3. it
   4. its

8. Complete: The service is able ____ with the installation.

   1. to assist
   2. assisting
   3. assisted
   4. assists

9. Complete: Did the courier ____ the parcel at reception?

   1. left
   2. leaving
   3. leave
   4. leaves

10. Complete: The forms, together with the cover letter, ____ on the top shelf.

    1. is
    2. am
    3. are
    4. be

11. Complete: Every applicant ____ a confirmation email after registering.

    1. receive
    2. receiving
    3. to receive
    4. receives

12. Complete: Could you ____ me on which form to use?

    1. advice
    2. advise
    3. advises
    4. advising

13. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] Your draft [2] contains fewer pages [3] than our [4] but keeps every table.

    Locate the grammatical error in the draft-length comparison.

    1. [1] Your draft
    2. [2] contains fewer pages
    3. [3] than our
    4. [4] but keeps every table.

14. Complete: The coordinator will ____ the access code tomorrow.

    1. confirms
    2. confirm
    3. confirmed
    4. confirming

15. Complete: Two members of the panel ____ already signed the summary.

    1. have
    2. has
    3. is
    4. was

16. Complete: Please ____ the invitation before the registration deadline.

    1. accept
    2. except
    3. accepts
    4. accepting

17. Complete: Your report is longer than ____.

    1. mine
    2. my
    3. me
    4. myself

18. Complete: The equipment in the two storage rooms ____ regular inspection.

    1. need
    2. needing
    3. to need
    4. needs

19. Complete: The manager and the assistant ____ both attending the briefing.

    1. is
    2. am
    3. be
    4. are

20. Complete: The guideline rests on the ____ of equal access.

    1. principal
    2. principally
    3. principle
    4. principals

21. Complete: Several employees are interested ____ attending the workshop.

    1. at
    2. for
    3. in
    4. from

22. Complete: If I had known about the delay, I would have ____ the visitors.

    1. called
    2. call
    3. calling
    4. calls

23. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] Could you [2] advice us [3] on the registration steps [4] before Friday?

    Which part of this registration-advice message should be rewritten?

    1. [1] Could you
    2. [2] advice us
    3. [3] on the registration steps
    4. [4] before Friday?

24. Complete: The safety notice must ____ before the room opens.

    1. posted
    2. posting
    3. posts
    4. be posted

25. Complete: The list of attendees ____ on the reception desk.

    1. are
    2. is
    3. am
    4. be

26. Complete: One of the labels ____ missing from the package.

    1. is
    2. are
    3. am
    4. be

27. Complete: The revised form has ____ questions than the old one.

    1. little
    2. fewer
    3. fewest
    4. much

28. Complete: A delay in delivery could ____ the launch date.

    1. affect
    2. effect
    3. effects
    4. affects

29. Complete: At noon yesterday, Mira was ____ the visitor list.

    1. review
    2. reviews
    3. reviewed
    4. reviewing

30. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The folders [2] that we need [3] is stored [4] in the locked cabinet.

    One segment in this storage note needs correction. Which one?

    1. [1] The folders
    2. [2] that we need
    3. [3] is stored
    4. [4] in the locked cabinet.

31. Complete: The analyst has ____ the final figures twice.

    1. check
    2. checked
    3. checks
    4. checking

32. Complete: Mira and ____ will present the findings tomorrow.

    1. me
    2. my
    3. I
    4. mine

33. Complete: These folders are ____, not the supplier’s.

    1. our
    2. us
    3. ourselves
    4. ours

34. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The new checklist [2] is more detailed [3] then the old one [4] and includes dates.

    Read the checklist comparison and locate the incorrect segment.

    1. [1] The new checklist
    2. [2] is more detailed
    3. [3] then the old one
    4. [4] and includes dates.

35. Complete: The results of yesterday’s survey ____ available this morning.

    1. was
    2. were
    3. is
    4. am

36. Complete: This notice applies to anyone ____ works in the shared laboratory.

    1. whose
    2. who
    3. whom
    4. where

37. Complete: The closure was caused solely by the snowstorm. The meeting was postponed ____ that storm.

    1. because of
    2. although
    3. rather than
    4. in spite of

38. Complete: The two colleagues who prepared the slides ____ waiting upstairs.

    1. is
    2. are
    3. am
    4. be

39. Complete: Please ____ the revised agenda before lunch.

    1. send
    2. sent
    3. sending
    4. sends

40. Complete: Before the office opened, the technician had already ____ the sensor.

    1. repaired
    2. repair
    3. repairs
    4. repairing

41. Complete: Please file the records in accordance ____ the retention schedule.

    1. with
    2. to
    3. at
    4. from

42. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The two badges [2] on the counter [3] needs replacement [4] before the visit.

    Identify the error in the note about damaged badges.

    1. [1] The two badges
    2. [2] on the counter
    3. [3] needs replacement
    4. [4] before the visit.

43. Complete: The coordinator asked Karim and me to introduce ____.

    1. myself
    2. ourselves
    3. himself
    4. themselves

44. Complete: Please confirm ____ the visitor has arrived; a yes-or-no answer is sufficient.

    1. weather
    2. whose
    3. whom
    4. whether

45. Complete: Each of the new badges ____ a unique number.

    1. have
    2. has
    3. are
    4. were

46. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] One of the files [2] are missing [3] from the tray [4] beside the scanner.

    Identify the segment that makes the missing-file note ungrammatical.

    1. [1] One of the files
    2. [2] are missing
    3. [3] from the tray
    4. [4] beside the scanner.

47. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The revised schedule [2] have been posted [3] near reception [4] for all visitors.

    Find the faulty segment in the schedule-change notice.

    1. [1] The revised schedule
    2. [2] have been posted
    3. [3] near reception
    4. [4] for all visitors.

48. Complete: The new checklist will ____ the existing training by adding a quick reference.

    1. compliment
    2. complements
    3. compliments
    4. complement

49. Complete: This is ____ the review panel recommended.

    1. whose
    2. who
    3. what
    4. where

50. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The room reminder [2] is displayed [3] in accordance to [4] the approved plan.

    In this room reminder, which numbered part is faulty?

    1. [1] The room reminder
    2. [2] is displayed
    3. [3] in accordance to
    4. [4] the approved plan.

51. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The technician [2] has already [3] inspect the lift [4] twice this week.

    Which numbered part of the inspection report contains the error?

    1. [1] The technician
    2. [2] has already
    3. [3] inspect the lift
    4. [4] twice this week.

52. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The supplier [2] has changed [3] it’s contact address [4] for future invoices.

    Check the supplier’s update and choose the segment to repair.

    1. [1] The supplier
    2. [2] has changed
    3. [3] it’s contact address
    4. [4] for future invoices.

53. Complete: The clerk decided ____ until the attachment arrived.

    1. waiting
    2. waited
    3. waits
    4. to wait

54. Complete: The staff avoided ____ the same data twice.

    1. enter
    2. entered
    3. entering
    4. to enter

55. Complete: Both printers ____ a maintenance check before use.

    1. requires
    2. requiring
    3. require
    4. to require

56. Complete: The new scanner is faster ____ the previous model.

    1. then
    2. when
    3. than
    4. that

57. Complete: Please separate the original documents ____ the working copies.

    1. at
    2. from
    3. by
    4. into

58. Complete: The file ____ I attached contains the approved schedule.

    1. who
    2. whose
    3. where
    4. that

59. Complete: The customer to ____ I spoke asked for a printed receipt.

    1. whom
    2. whose
    3. which
    4. that

60. Complete: Employees should check ____ schedules before accepting a shift.

    1. there
    2. they’re
    3. their
    4. theirs

61. Complete: The employee ____ badge was damaged requested a replacement.

    1. whose
    2. who
    3. whom
    4. where

62. Complete: The interview starts ____ nine o’clock tomorrow morning.

    1. on
    2. in
    3. by
    4. at

63. Complete: We look forward to ____ your revised proposal.

    1. receive
    2. received
    3. receiving
    4. receives

64. Complete: The analyst made us ____ the totals again.

    1. to review
    2. review
    3. reviewing
    4. reviewed

65. Fictional workplace note — original exercise. [1] The clerk [2] did not received [3] the booking request [4] before noon.

    Which part of the room-booking message needs a correction?

    1. [1] The clerk
    2. [2] did not received
    3. [3] the booking request
    4. [4] before noon.