20 Marks

UNIT TEST
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

I. Point out the nouns in the following sentences and say whether they are Proper, Common, Abstract or
Collective. [3 Marks]
1. Wisdom is better than strength.
2. He bought a pen and some ink.
3. Solomon was famous for his wisdom.
4. Prophet Mohammed is famous for his honesty.
5. The committee has decided to appoint him as clerk.
6. The fox say a bunch of grapes.
II. Re write the following sentences pluralizing the singular nouns. [3 marks]
1. Her brother in law is very poor.
2. Do you think that woman is a very good house wife?
3. My friend is fond of reading.
4. The thief was arrested by police yesterday.
5. A cat will drink milk.
6. She is a friend of the poor.
III. Improve the following sentences rectifying the incorrect use of nouns. [3 Marks]
1. Where can we put all the furnitures?
2. The traffics seem to get worse every day.
3. There was no room in the car for all our luggages.
4. Do you want any money for stationaries?
5. Have you done your home works?
6. I heard a loud laughter in the next room.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences singularizing the plural nouns. [3 Marks]
1. Lions are animals.
2. Classrooms have blackboards.
3. Tables are pieces of furniture.
4. There are always tables and chairs in dining rooms
5. Exercise are not always easy for beginners.
6. Hungry boys eat large dinners.
V. Put together the following pairs of nouns using the genitive or the of genitive [3 Marks]
1. Dolphin, memory.
2. The picture, the frame.
3. The boys, school.
4. A week, wages.
5. My mother, books.
6. Raheem, bicycle.
VI. Fill in the blanks with some or any - [5 Marks]
1. Did you buy ____ mangoes yesterday?
2. I have ____ milk but I havent ____ tea?
3. Are there ____ difficult words in this lesson? Yes there are ____.
4. Your friend hasnt done ____ work since the beginning of this month.
5. We saw ____ girls in the library, we didnt see ____ boys.
6. My friend asked me for ____ money, but didnt give her____.