Assessment Paper 2008

A. Fill in the blanks with `a', `an' or `the' where necessary.

_______ week ago, I met with _______ accident near _______ Choice Supermarket.
_______ car hit me, but _______ driver did not stop at all. _______ passer-by to
ok me to _______ hospital, where I had _______ x-ray taken.
_______ man who lives _______ next door is _______ European. He is ______ archit
ect and ______ politician. He is married and has _____ son and _____ daughter.
It was such _______ funny sight that we burst into _____ laughter. _______ propr
ietor of _______ shop across _______ street was yelling at _______ top of his vo
ice and waving his arms about.

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions :

so, so that, because, for, since, as, when, in spite, but, despite,
although, either.or, neither .nor
They told me that they might go to _______________ the Grand Cinema __________ t
he Metro Cinema.
I read through the book ___________ I could get some information on the life of
Alexander the Great.
____________ of the fact that he knew everything, he still kept quiet when his b
rother was arrested.
I might have come to your house ___________ it was raining; ________ some friend
s dropped in ____________ I had to entertain them.
___________ you pay him yourself _____________ you give me the money and I'll pa
y him.
C. Give the plural of the following nouns. Be careful of the spelling.
1. child - ________________ 11. piano - ________
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2. cargo - ________________ 12. mosquito - ________
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3. goose - ________________ 13. mouse - ________
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4. ox - ________________ 14. louse - ________________
5. fox - ________________ 15. octopus - ________________
6. roof - ________________ 16. witch - ________________
7. shelf - ________________ 17. person - ________
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8. boot - ________________ 18. sheep - ________________
9. fisherman - ________________ 19. grandmother - ________
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10. passenger - ________________ 20. branch - ________
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D. Join these sentences, using who, that, which, whom or whose.
Tom and Paul are my cousins. They are coming to my house tomorrow.
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She scolded the child for throwing stones at the dog. The dog belonged to the ne
ighbour.
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This is Mr. Nelson. I told you about him.
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My brother will come home next week. He is studying in the United Kingdom.
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The man is waiting outside in his car. His daughter is in your class.
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E. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

She fell __________ her bicycle as she was cycling ________ the hill ________ he
r house _________ the top. (up, from, to, down, at)
Our car broke __________ while we were passing __________ the village. The three
___________ us managed to push the car _________ the nearest garage __________
repairs. We continued the journey _________ foot and reached our place only ____
_____ midnight. (at, through, on, for, down, of, to, by)

F. Make the following sentences into "Indirect Speech", making all the necessary
changes.
a. "You must not tell anyone what I just said to you." He said.
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b. "When did you start painting this picture?" I asked him.
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c. The clerk said, "We shall inform you about the job next week."
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d. "I went to the cinema last night and returned quite late," he explained.
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G. Rewrite these sentences in "Direct Speech".

She asked him to give her a week to think it over and promised to let him know t
he answer as soon as she could.
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The old lady requested that the scout help her to crass the street because the t
raffic was too heavy for her to cross safely by herself.
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H. Write down the collective nouns for the following :
1. bananas - _____________________________
2. fish - _____________________________
3. friends - _____________________________
4. lions - _____________________________
5. wolves - _____________________________

I. Punctuate the following sentences. (Use coloured pencils for different punctu
ation mark)
i cant carry the bag its too heavy wont you help me carry it
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what really happened was this paul and michael were fishing by the lake when pau
l caught a large fish in his excitement he fell into the water
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the following are some of the events running jumping swimming boxing and wrestli
ng
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mrs blake our next door neighbour offered to look after our pet kitten for us
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Where did you get this eddie alice asked did you steal it come on tell me
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J. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives or verbs.
It was a _______________ (interesting) match. The ____________ (good) and ______
____ (fast) boxer won the match.
My _____________ (old) brother is two years ____________ (old) than I am. I am _
_________________(young) than he is.
The ____________ (much) time I spend on my work, the ___________(little) time I
have for games.
It is ____________ (hot) today than it was yesterday but it is not as __________
_ (hot) as it was on Friday.
The _______________ (careful) you are when you are on the road, the ________ (sa
fe) you will be.
K. Place the adverbs in the correct position.
Your cousin had left for home before you arrived. (just)
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It has been raining for the past two days, and we have been feeling depressed. (
continually; very)
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I tripped over the coil of rope, but I recovered my balance in time. (almost; ju
st)
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"Do you go to the cinema?" "No, I don't. I go when there is a good movie showing
." (often; only)
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L. Rewrite the following sentences in a Passive Voice.
Somebody found a wallet and some important documents near the bus stop.
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Please read the instructions that they gave on the first sheet of paper.
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People consider him to be the richest man in the country.
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The teacher ordered Tom out of the classroom because he was making too much nois
e.
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Somebody had left the windows open last night.
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M. Use the correct tenses, to fill in the blanks.
They ________________ (discuss) something very important. Alice __________ (thin
k) that it __________ (have) something to do with the theft. (simple present or
present continuous)
I __________ (know) him since he (be) a child. He ________________ (change) a gr
eat deal since then. (simple past or present perfect tense)
We ______________________________ (watch) television when the robbers __________
______________(walk) into the house. All of them ________________________ (wear)
masks and one ___________ (carry) a gun. (simple past or past continuous)
That child always ___________________ (ask) questions. Sometimes he ___________
(ask) such complicated questions that I ________________ (become) puzzled too.
He walked along the road, wondering what _______________________ (happen) and wh
ere all the people ______________ (go). The streets _____________ (be) deserted,
and the stalls ______________________________(be, leave) as they _____________
_ (be), with fruit and vegetables arranged in neat rows.