Lugela General Secondary School Class 8

English written final test 3rd term, Day shift, Date___/____/____, Stream_____

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1. Read the short text carefully and answer the questions that follow. (5 marks)

Languages in Canada and Mozambique

In Canada there two official languages: English and French. Nearly sixty percent of the
population speaks English as their home language. Twenty-four percent speak French. Some of
the other languages spoken are Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Polish,
Portuguese, Punjabi, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. In Mozambique there is only one official
language, Portuguese. Portuguese is the first language for most people in urban areas, and
especially in Maputo. Thirteen other languages are spoken in Mozambique, mostly in rural
areas. There also about 15 000 people who speak an Indian language and 7 000 who speak
Chinese. The most popular first language is Emakhuama (26, 1% of the population).

1. What are the official languages in Canada and Mozambique?

2. What language is spoken the most in Canada?
3. Which is the largest first language in Mozambique?
4. Why do you think so many different languages are spoken in Canada?
5. Why do you think so many different languages are spoken in Mozambique?

2. Degrees of comparison complete this table following the example. (5 marks)

Adverb/ Adjective Comparative Superlative

Happy Happier Happiest

Slower

Sad

Best

Old

More beautiful

3. Change into passive voice the following sentences.(5 marks)

a. Somebody planted this palm in 2000. ________________________________________

b. Erica eats coconut.______________________________________________________

c. I will pay the Bill.___________________________________________________________

d. The cat eats the bird._____________________________________________________

e. Carlos reads the book.______________________________________________________

4. Conjugate the verb TO DO in the present and past tense. (5 marks)

Present tense Past tense