MAPS Level 4 Courses
Time Bound Assessment – 70%
Unit Number and Title: GEN L4-001 Academic English
Qualification MAPS Level 4 courses in BA/TM/PM/HRM/MKT/SCM
Date Issued: 09-December-2020 Submission Date: 09-December-2020
Assessor: Mr. Abdulla Yamin Rasheed
Assignment Topic: Academic English
The purpose of the assignment is to assess if students are able to;
• Form clear and effective sentences, paragraphs and essays
• Apply critical reading skills to own writing and to the writing of others
• Acquire listening capacity in terms of attentiveness and relevance
• Speak clearly and fluently using proper English terminology
Information and Instructions to Learners:
• Your answers should be uploaded to Microsoft Teams before 10:59 pm of 9 December 2020.
• If you face issues in uploading the answers please email to mariyam.rasheed@maps.edu.mv.
• It is advisable to keep the file format as PDF in order to avoid any discrepancies in the original document.
Assessment criteria (Total 100 marks)
Section A,
Question 1
(10 marks)
Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C OR D) best fits each gap. First one has been done for you.
Appeals were being mad last night for Corsicans to come (0) over and donate blood following the collapse of the football stadium in Bastia. The tragedy (1) …………………………………. 26 fans dead; the number of injured has been put at 700.
(2) …………………………………. to eyewitnesses, workers were still tightening bolts on the temporary scaffolding only an hour and a half (3) ………………………………. the match was (4) ………………………………… to begin, and as fans passed into the stadium, the structure, which holds up to 10,000, swayed violently and (5) …………………………………. collapsed. Many of the (6) …………………………………. were given emergency treatment on the pitch while more serious cases were (7) …………………………………. to hospitals on the mainland.
A spokesman from the firm responsible for the stand’s construction could only (8) …………………………………. horrified disbelief. According to him, although some of the bars had collapsed others should have (9) …………………………………the structure, thus preventing it from falling (10) ……………………………….
0. A. across B. over C. up to D. forward
1. A. did B. left C. up to D. remained
2. A. With a view B. As far as C. According D. Referring
3. A. Before B. Until C. Since D. after
4. A. Up B. About C. Bound D. Due
5. A. gradually B. actually C. eventually D. definitely
6. A. Injured B. Wounded C. Damaged D. Wrecked
7. A. Delivered B. Trafficked C. Travelled D. Transferred
8. A. Speak B. Express C. Say D. Tell
9. A. supported B. held C. defended D. carried
10.
A. down B. in C. on D. below
Section A,
Question 2
(10 marks) Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fit in the space in the same line. First one has been done for you.
Section A,
Question 3
(15 marks)
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. First one has been done for you.



Section B,
Question 3
(11 marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
a) Identify the words from the passage that has a similar meaning to the given words. - Tactical - Possessions
b) Assume that the following are other information available for the reference given. Write the reference list entry. - Oxford University Press
- Reynolds Thomas
- Oxford - 2017
- Means of Sharing knowledge; tranquility to a long lasting enigma
c) Explain why the in-text citation presented in the paragraph is wrong.
d) Re-write the underlined sentence in past tense.
e) Correct the spelling mistake in the bold sentence and re-write it.
f) Direct quote the given citation author prominently assuming that it is the first paragraph of the article.
Section
Question 4

(10 marks
B,
)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows.
It is commonly recognized that dogs have an extreme antagonism toward cats. This enmity between these two species can be traced back to the time of the early Egyptian dynasties. Archaeologists in recent years have discovered Egyptian texts in which there are detailed accounts of canines brutally mauling felines (Felix, 2005). Today this type of cruelty between these two domestic pets can be witnessed in regions as close as your own neighborhood. For example, when dogs are walked by their masters (and they happen to catch sight of a stray cat), they will pull with all their strength on their leash until the master is forced to yield; the typical result is that a feline is chased up a tree. The hatred between dogs and cats has lasted for many centuries. So it is unlikely that this conflict will ever end.
a) What is a topic sentence? Identify and write the topic sentence of the paragraph
b) Find the noun forms of the following words from the passage I. Enemy: II. Neighbor:
c) What is the conclusion of the paragraph?
d) Assume that the following are the details of the citation used in the paragraph.
Felix, D. (2005). Centuries of Abhorrence; A hypocrisy. Oxford University Press: New York. I. State the source type.
II. Correct the mistake in the reference list entry above and re-write it correctly. e) Provide a more formal transition word for ‘so’.
Section B,
Question 5
(12 marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows.
(a) Look at the underlined words. Provide a synonym for each underlined word in paragraph five.
(b) Paraphrase the first sentence of the paragraph.
(c) Correct the mistake in the in-text reference cited in the paragraph.
(d) Write the in-text reference in author prominent format.
(e) Underline independent and dependent clauses, and write IC on top of independent clause and DC on top of dependent clause.
“Although there are numerous reasons why parents might choose to fork out an average of £12,500 per year on their child’s education, their reputation for getting their students into elite universities is a significant one which stands out the rest.” (f) What are the four ways to support your claims in the essay?