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ENGLISH TEST Grade 11 – Basic curriculum
Time allowance: 45 minutes
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I LISTENING
Listen and decide the statements are true or false (2.5 points)
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1 It isn’t hot and humid in New York City
2 The woman and her friend often spend three weeks in a park every year They enjoy taking showers in waterfalls and swimming in lakes and rivers The man used to go to the mountains, the desert in summer
5 He does think the natural places are as beautiful as they used to be II READING
Read Passage and answer the questions (2.5 points)
This is a story about my grandmother She was my favorite grandmother, and the best grandmother in the world
Everyone I used to know loved my Grandma because she was kind to everyone She kept the house in very nice order and whenever one of my uncles or aunties got married or something they could leave all the arrangements for my Grandma She made everything look so easy and perfect
But a very, very sad thing happened round about August 1974 She started to get sick My grandfather, aunties, and uncles were really worried about Grandma’s health, and every day they used to feed her, pray for her and they did everything but one day in November she died in hospital It is a shock to everyone because they all loved her so much When my Grandma was dead, everything seemed to change And when Christmas came that year, it was quieter than other Christmas because Grandma wasn’t there and everything was different Whenever my Grandpa was by himself he used to stay in his room and cry to himself and sometimes when Mum sees my Grandpa unhappy, she invites him to stay over at our place But still nothing will ever be the same without our beloved grandmother whom everyone loved I will always remember her
1 Why was her grandmother loved by so many people?
2 What happened about August 1974?
_ How did her family take care of her Grandma when she was ill?
_ What did her Grandpa use to when he was alone?
(2)_ III LANGUAGE FOCUS
Grammar (2.5 points)
a) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given
1 I look forward to _ (meet) you at the party
2 He wastes a lot of time _ (play) computer game My mother advised me _(not/go) out too late at night She asked me ( tell) her the truth
b) Write the following sentences in reported speech.
1 “I am sorry I didn’t help you”
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2 “Don’t go out without my permission.”
→ “Remember to turn off the lights before going out.”
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IV WRITING
Write a paragraph describing the information in the table below