English Proficiency Examination – Intending Migrants to Australia

English Proficiency Examination — Intending Migrants to Australia

English Proficiency Examination — Intending Migrants to Australia

This examination is administered under provisions of the Commonwealth Immigration Act (Amended), 2002. Please answer all questions.

1. Define "xenophobic".

2. The word "wog" is most properly applied to:

a) all migrants.

b) dark-skinned migrants.

c) Asian migrants.

d) you.

3. "Whingeing pom" refers to:

a) English people who are not members of the royal family.

b) All English people in Australia.

c) Only those English people who are members of unions.

4. Write a brief essay (500 words or less) explaining the advantages of the White Australia Policy.

5. In the following sentences, a choice of words is offered between square brackets; underline the correct word:

a) All Australians are equal, but some are [more/less] equal than others.

b) Proper Australian tucker is meat and [three veg/two veg/witchetty grubs].

c) Sweeping plains [is/are] very important in Australian [kultur/culcher/koolchur].

d) If you are asked to sweep plains, will you do it without whingeing? [yes/no].

6. Consider the following sentence: "I don't want you to go to any parts of Australia and don't know whether I am walking into a butcher shop or a hairdressers or where I am going." If there were an English proficiency examination for politicians, would this sentence pass or fail?

From GLW issue 324