MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SECONDARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

SEPTEMBER 2020

WEEK FIVE: Lesson One

SUBJECT: English Language

GRADE: Ten

TOPIC: Vocabulary

SUB-TOPIC: Sentence Completion

OBJECTIVES:

 Correctly, select the most suitable words to complete sentences.

 Sentence completions test the skill to use the information observed in complex and
incomplete sentences in order to correctly complete them. A sentence contains one or two
blanks (usually), to be filled in using the choices. These questions test your vocabulary and
knowledge of the finer distinctions among words.

Activity

Instructions: Choose the best word to fill the blank.

1. To get the promotion she wanted, Priya ________ that it was best to go back to school to get her master’s
degree as soon as she could.

(A) Anticipated (B) hindered (C) augmented (D) resolved

2.The car rental company considered the scratches on the driver’s door to be caused by a minor ________.

(A) Mishap (B) coercion (C) infiltration (D) quirk

3.Being a direct relative of the deceased, her claim to the estate was ________.

(A) Optional (B) vicious (C) prominent (D)legitimate

4.The hail ________ the cornfield until the entire crop was lost.

(A) Belittled (B) pummeled (C) rebuked (D) commended

5.The Earth Day committee leader placed large garbage bins in the park to ________ Saturday’s cleanup.

(A) Confound (B) pacify (C) integrate (D) facilitate

6.Her rapport with everyone in the office ________ the kind of interpersonal skills that all of the employees
appreciated.

(A) Prevailed (B) diverged (C) exemplified (D) delegated

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7.When you discuss the characters from The Catcher in the Rye, please be sure to give a ________ description
of the narrator.

(A) Principled (B) determined (C) comprehensive (D) massive

8.________ elephants from the wild not only endangers the species but also upsets the balance of nature.

(A) Contriving (B) Poaching (C) Provoking (D) hindering

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 Ministry of Education

Secondary Engagement Programme

September 2020

ANSWER SHEET

VOCABULARY

1. D - Resolved means having reached a firm decision about something.

2. A - A mishap is an unfortunate accident.
3. D-Legitimate means in a manner conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules or standards.
4. B- Pummel means to pound or beat.
5. D - Facilitate means to make easier or help to bring about.
6. C -Exemplify means to be an instance of or serve as an example.
7.C- Comprehensive means covering completely or broadly.
8. B - To poach is to trespass on another’s property in order to steal fish or game

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