JOSINA MACHEL SECONDARY SCHOOL

TREMESTER I

FINAL ENGLISH TEST

GRADE 12

_______/_________/2016

Name______________________________________________________________Stream______No._____
Section I. Read the text and answer the questions in a) and b) below
Disabilities: David Blunkett
David Blunkett was Minister of education in the United Kingdom. He was born blind, but has made a successful career
for himself in politics by his determination. When he was 12, his much loved father was killed in a gas explosion at work.
His mother had to struggle to bring him up with very little money. He had to start at secondary boarding school within two
weeks of his father's death. "I realised that I would have to fight back or go under", he said. "I fought back".
His school was not encouraging. They didn't believe examinations were necessary and only offered their blind pupils three
career options: piano - turning, lathe-turning or office work. David chose office work and learned typing and shorthand.
"By my late teens I became determined not to be a typical blind person with dark glasses and a white stick."
He went to night school for six years to get the qualifications he needed to enter university. "Looking back, I don't know
how I managed. It was very hard work." He won a place at the University of Sheffield, where he gained a BA honours
degree in Political Theory and Institutions. At university he became involved in politics. There are people in politics who
feel that because I am a blind man, I cannot work on equal terms", he said. "The only way I can answer them is by doing a
first-class job. And when I make a mistake, it is because I am human like other people, and not because I am blind."
Blunkett became the youngest-ever councillor on Sheffield City Council, being elected in 1970 at the age of 22 while a
teacher. He served on Sheffield City Council from 1970 to 1988, becoming Leader from 1980 to 1987 and on South
Yorkshire County Council from 1973 to 1977. He built up support within the Labour Party during his time as the council's
leader during the 1980s and was elected to the Labour Party's National Executive Committee.
He became the UK's first blind cabinet minister as Minister of Education and Employment. The role of education minister
was a vital one in a government whose prime minister had in 1996 described his priority as "education, education,
education" and which had made reductions in school class sizes a pledge. In 2001, Blunkett was promoted to Minister of
home affairs and later to Minister of Work and Pensions.
a) Say whether the statements below are True or False
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Blunkett was already at secondary school when his father died. _________
Blunkett became blind after he was born. ___________
Blunkett used to wear dark glasses just like any other blind person. ____________
Blunkett also served as a teacher while working as a councillor. _____________
Blunkett served as Minister in three different ministries in his country. _____________

b) Read the text again and CIRCLE the correct option for each question below.
1. What disability does Blunkett have?
A. he was blind

B. blindness

C. he had no eyes

2. What was the result of Blunketts determination?

A. he became the youngest ever councillor
B. he became a successful politician
C. he became a successful minister
D. he became a successful teacher
3. Blunketts father died when he was 12. How did this affect his life?
A. He had to go at boarding school at night
B. He had to fight down

C. He had to go under

4. Blunkett decided in his teens

A. to be a typical blind

B. to be a different blind

C. to study hard

5. At university he became involved in

A. Political theory and institutions

B. political sciences

C. Politics

6. When I make a mistake is because

A. Every human being errs
C. Humans are perfect

B. it is normal of all beings to make mistakes

D. I am blind

7. Blunketts occupations were

A. Minister and councillor

B. Teacher and politician

8. Education was vital in the government Blunkett served because

A. it was its precedence
B. It was one of its policies

C. Politics and teaching

C. it was politics

Section II: Choose the best alternative for each question below
1. Choose the correct sentence
A. At what time the plane leaves?
C. What time does the lesson starts

B. when do they plan to come?

D. what day of the week does Gina and Sarah want to come?

2. Do i speak good French?

B. yes, I dont

A. yes, you do

C. yes, you dont

3. _______________ you got any special reason to learn English?

A. Do
B. Are
C. Have

D. no, I do

D. Does

4. Sheila _______________________ ill that is why she is not coming to school.

A. have been

B. is being

C. has being

D. has been

5. Which of the following is in active voice?

A. All of them have been present since then.

B. Problems are solved

6. Which of these is passive?

A. Carol has got a nice scarf
C. Shes built a modern house for her parents

B. Weve been friends for long now

D. they were singing one of the Baby faces successes

C. He will be seen soon

7. Tracy and I dont see _______________ very often these days

A. each other
B. ourselves
C. themselves

D. herself

8. She usually works at the office, but this week she _________________at home
A. works
B. is working
C. has worked

D. is worked

9. Marta ______________ do her homework in time

A. use to
B. usednt

D. not used to

C. used to

10. Which diseases can be caught through contaminated air?

A. stomachache
B. malaria
C. tuberculosis

D. AIDS

11.Gina is sick. She has to go____________ home.

A. to
B. for

C. no preposition

D. to

C. the funniest

D. the funnier

13. Is football the _____ sport in Chile?

A. popular
B. more popular

C. popularest

D. most popular

14. Vegetables are _____ last week

A. expensiver than
B. more expensiver than

C. more expensive than

12. I think thats _____ film Ive ever seen

A. the funnier than

B. the funny

15. Dont you think there are _____ things to do on hokidays than watching tv all day?
A. best
B. bestest
C. better
D. better than
16. Summer is _____ season in our country
A. the hottest
B. hotter than

C. the hot

17. Groenland has the _____ weather of the world. Its always raining and snowing

D. hot

A. bad

B. worse than

18. The Everest is _____ the Aconcagua

A. the highest
B. highest than

C. worst

D. worsest

C. the higher than

D. higher than

19. Choose the right passive to the following sentence I take exercise daily.
A. Exercise are taken daily by me.
B. Exercise is taken daily by me.
C. Exercise is being taken daily by me.
D. Exercise is been taken daily by me.
20. Which sentence uses the passive voice?
A. My dog loves to go for a walk.
C. He wanted to bring his family with him.

B. We should paint the bedroom this weekend.

D. The sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.

22. Which sentence is in active voice?

A. Ernesto is preparing the dinner.
C. Did Ernesto prepare dinner?

B. Was this dinner prepared by Ernesto?

D. Ernesto will prepare the dinner.

23. Which of the sentences below is the right active voice of: "A water-well is being opened by Gila"?
A. A water-well opens Gila
B. Gila opens a water-well
C. A water-well is opened by Gila
D. Gila is opening a water-well
24. A sentence is said to be in Active voice when:
A. Something happens to the subject
B. The subject performs the action stated by the verb
C. The object refers to the subject
D. The object does the action of the sentence
25. A sentence is in Passive voice when:
A. The object receives the action of the subject
C. The subject is affected by the action

B. The object refers to the subject

D. The subject does the action of the sentence

26. Choose the correct sentence:

A. Would you like bring me a cup of water?
C. He Woulds like some cake now.

B. You would like to go to Paris?

D. Would you help me if I had a problem?

27. Pick the wrong one

A. There used to be a church near the market
C. Did you use to make noise at school?

B. There would be a church near the market

D. He would walk along the beach every day before bed

Section III: Choose from A, B, C, or D the option that best completes each space in the text.
When many young people finish their pre-university level, the so-called twelfth grade, their dream is to apply
for a place at university for further training. After their application, they enrol for the entry --- 1 --- in two, three
or four subjects according to the --- 2 --- they wish to take. Those who succeed in these exams will have to enrol
themselves for the courses they have chosen. Many things for these --- 3 --- will change because they will meet
new fellows; face a new life ---4 --- and, obviously, a new academic life. Meanwhile, it has been a practice for
many Mozambicans --- 5 --- to hold special ceremonies to welcome newcomers in the opening day.
1. A. door
2. A. course
3. A. graduates
4. A. role
5. A. offices

B. exam
B. task
B. sellers
B. room
B. places

C. gate
C. teacher
C. solders
C. shape
C. stations

D. house
D. way
D. women
D. style
D. universities

Good Luck English department