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DECEMBER TEST
ENGLISH Time Allowed (3 hours)
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE ANSWER BOOK LET.
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
I. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. The initial words are given. (10 marks)
1 In English some words are no longer used because they have become o ----------- .
2 After a long walk in the wood, I sat down with f ----------- .
3 Father worked overtime last week; his illness was i ---------- by overwork.
4 Experts are worried that climate change is taking place at an a ----------- rate.
5 The kettle my grandpa is now using can be a t ----------- to an antique dealer.
6 Solar energy is considered to be a cheap i -------------- resources since it never runs out.
7 Children should be banned from watching v ----------- movies because they are likely to acquire aggressive manners.
8 The water in this lake is c ------------- with chemicals discarded by factories.
9 People with obesity have trouble breathing as the throat muscles c ----------- the wind pipe.
10 Those who live in industrial zones can suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases as they have to i -----------
polluted air daily.
II. Choose the appropriate words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( 10 marks )
1. Malar will go to the gym ---------- she has finished her chores.
(A) after (B) while (C) unless
2. My friend carries his laptop with him --------- he goes.
(A) whatever (B) whenever (C) wherever
3. If we have more fruits, we ------- more vitamins.
(A) get (B) will get (C) would get
4. The first word that Helen understood was ------------ .
(A) mother (B) water (C) cake
5. I was shocked to see such a celebrity ---------- so badly in public.
(A) behave (B) to behave (C) behaved
6. Arrange the chairs in a U-shape so that students can -------- easily with one another.
(A) interact (B) interpret (C) talk
7. This novel has been ------------ into several languages as it attracts worldwide attention.
(A) written (B) interpreted (C) translated
8. No one is let ---------- in the non-smoking zones.
(A) smoke (B) to smoke (C) smoking
9. Once in a ----------- moon, I go to the cinema only when there is a film I really, really want to see.
(A) silver (B) yellow (C) blue
10. I would not finish my work in time if I ------------ most of my time on social matters..
(A) spend (B) spent (C) had spent

III. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given in brackets. ( 10 marks )
1. Typhoon Hagibis was a large and powerful tropical cyclone. It caused widespread flooding. ( Join the sentences,
using nouns in apposition )
2. The old man asked the boy, "What are you doing here?" (Change the sentence into the reported speech)
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3. You can find rental car companies in all airports around the world and in most cities. (Change the sentence into the
passive voice)
4. The packaging of the candies is very attractive. Most children like them. (Combine the sentences, using 'so ----------
that )
5. The sky is covered with dark clouds. (be going to rain very soon) (Rewrite the sentence, using as if and the words
given in brackets )
6. May Thu bought an i-Pad with the pocket money she had saved. She did not ask her parents. ( Combine the
sentences, using without + Ving construction )
7. I became friends with Thuta. His interests are the same as mine. ( Join the sentences, using a suitable relative
pronoun )
8. Your parents will treat you like a child if you like it or not. ( Rewrite the sentence, using No matter whether )
9. The water in the lake was contaminated with chemicals. Many villagers suffered from diarrhea. ( Rewrite the
sentences, using the linking word as a result )
10. She turned off the light and went to bed. ( Rewrite the sentence, putting the object between the verb and the
particle)
IV (A). Write the appropriate words or group of words to complete the lines of verse. ( 5 marks )
1. Two roads ---------- in a yellow wood,
2. Go to sea, --------- ,
Find how airplanes fly,
3. Sound sleep by night; ------------,
4. Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I --------- if I should ever come back.
5. See the moon, a sandy dune,
Or catch a --------------.
(B) Answer the questions in complete sentences. ( 5 marks )
6. Where and when was Helen Keller born?
7. Which animals are active during night time?
8. Why are communication skills important in our social dealings?
9. How long does it take to form fossil fuels?
10. What do these lines mean?
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
V. Read the passage.
I stayed with Helen and asked the family to leave the dining room. Captain Keller was angry with me, but he
agreed to go. I forced Helen to sit in a chair and eat from her own plate with a spoon. She was very strong. She kept
knocking over her chair and throwing things onto the floor. But finally she sat and ate her food.
On that first evening. Mrs. Keller wasn't very happy with me. "Miss Sullivan," she said, "I'm not sure about your method of
teaching Helen." "She ate with a spoon and folded her napkin," I told her. "My Helen folded her napkin!" said Mrs. Keller.
She couldn't believe her ears!
The next day. I told Helen's father, "I can't do anything with Helen unless I have her all to myself. I want her to
depend on me for her food, her clothes, everything Then I asked him if Helen and I could live alone in the guesthouse in
the Kellers' garden. He wasn't happy with the idea, but he agreed. He said that Helen and I could live in the guesthouse
but only for two weeks.
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(A). Write the correct word or words to complete each question. (5-marks)
1. Captain Keller was angry with Annie because the family ------------- to leave the dining room.
2. As Helen did not want to do what Annie asked her to do, she knocked over her chair and ------------ things onto the
floor.
3. Annie told Mrs. Keller that Helen -------------- with a spoon and folded her napkin.
4. Annie wanted ----------- to depend on her for her food, her clothes, everything.
5. Captain Keller permitted Annie and Helen ------------- in the guesthouse for two weeks.

(B). Answer each question in one sentence. (5-marks)

6. When did Annie force Helen to sit in a chair and eat from her own plate with a spoon?
7. Why did Helen keep knocking over her chair and throwing things onto the floor?
8. Why wasn't Mrs.Keller very happy with Annie?
9. From whom did Annie ask permission to live with Helen in the guesthouse in the Kellers' garden?
10. How long could Annie and Helen live in the guesthouse?

VI. Read the passage (Unseen)

Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford upon-Avon. At that time, Stratford had a population of about 1000
but just after his birth, 200 people were killed by the plague. Fortunately, William survived. His father, John Shakespeare,
was a wealthy wool-trader who owned three houses in the town. In the 1500s, it used to take two days to ride the 100 miles
from Stratford to London.
Shakespeare went to his local grammar school from the age of seven until 15. Only boys attended school in the
16th century. They were taught Latin and had to memorize stories from history.
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter, in 1582, when he was just 18 years old. Anne was 28.
They had three children: Susanna in 1583, and twins, Judith and Hamnet, in 1585. Hamnet died of the Black Plague in 1596
when Shakespeare was living and working in London. He came to London in about 1590 and by 1592 he became a well-
known actor and playwright. One of his first plays, Henry VI, was performed in the Rose Theatre in 1591.
(A) Find the bold-faced words in the passage that are similar in meaning to the following. If necessary, change word forms.
( 5 marks )

1. dramatist a __________

2. two children born at the same time to the same mother b __________

3. continue to live or exist c __________

4. become the husband or wife of someone d __________

5. learn something carefully to remember it exactly e __________

(B)Answer these questions. Give complete answers. (10 marks)

6. What happened just after Shakespeare was born?
7. How many houses did John Shakespeare own in the town and what was he?
8. What was it strange in the 16th century and what did schoolboys learn and memorize at school?
9. What was Shakespeare doing when his son died?
10. When and where was Henry VI performed?
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VII (A) Complete the dialogue with the expressions given in the box. There is an extra. (5 marks)
Not a lot I'm from Taunggyi
The Global Village English Well, I'm mainly here as
Centre I want to improve my English
Yes, of course I know a lot
Naychi : Hi, nice to meet you Lee Lee. Can I ask you one or two questions?
Lee Lee : (1) ______________________.
Naychi : First of all. Where do you come from?
Lee Lee : (2) ____________________.
Naychi : And why are you here in Mandalay?
Lee Lee : (3)________________________.
Naychi : How much English did you know before you came?
Lee Lee : (4)________________ I studied English for two years but I didn't learn much. Now I'm studying in a
language school here.
Naych : Which school?
Lee Lee : (5)_______________.
VII (B) Complete the exchanges using the expressions given in the box. There is an extra. (5 marks )
Yes, I met someone who knows you Let me look
Everyone had a great time Where are my glasses!
Fine Nobody was happy
6. A: Ooh! I think I've got something in my eye!
B: ________________________
7. A: Did you meet anyone nice at the party?
B: _________________________
8. A: Let's go somewhere cool for our holidays!
B: __________________. But we can't afford to go anywhere too expensive.
9. A: __________________. I can't find them anywhere.
B: What are those on top of your head?
10. A: What a wonderful party! ________________
B: I know _ Nobody wanted to go home!
VIII. Choose a situation given below and write a letter. Do not write more than 300 words. (10 marks)
You are Nay Zin. You live at No.15, Strand Road, Pathein. Write a letter to your elder sister Kay Kay who lives in Yangon,
asking her to send you some money and explain to her why you want the money.
(OR)
You are Zaw Min. You live at No. 67, Padauk Street, Mandalay. Write to your uncle U Soe in Pyin Oo Lwin, asking him
whether you can come and help him with his farm work in summer.
IX. Write an essay on ONE of the following. Do not write more than 500 words. (15 marks)
The importance of good manners in life
(OR)
A well-known festival in Myanmar
(OR)
A foreign language students should learn
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DECEMBER TEST ( ANSWER KEY )

I. 1. old-fashioned

2. fatigue

3. induced

4. alarming

5. treasure

6. inexhaustible

7. violent

8. contaminated

9. constrict

10. inhale

1. (A)

2. (C)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (A)

6. (A)

7.(C)

8. (A)

9. (C)

10. (B)

III. 1. Typhoon Hagibis, a large and powerful tropical cyclone, caused widespread flooding.

2. The old man asked the boy what he had been doing there.

5. Rental car companies can be found in all airports around the world and in most cities.

4. The packaging of the candies is so attractive that most children like them

5. The sky is covered with dark clouds as if it were going to rain very soon.

6. May Thu bought an iPad with the pocket money she had saved without asking her parents. ( OR Without asking
her parents, May The bought ---------------- )

7. I became friends with Thuta, whose interests are the same as mine. (Defining Adj CL can be acceptable)

8. Your parents will treat you like a child whether you like it or not.

9. The water in the lake was contaminated with chemicals. As a result, many villagers suffered from diarrhea.

10. She turned the light off and went to bed.

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IV A

1. diverged

2. plant a tree

3. study and ease.

4. doubted

5. whopping pike

(B)

6. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on 27th June, 1880.

7. Leopards, cats, snakes, bats and owls are active during night time.

8. Communication skills are important in our social dealings because they can improve relation relationship or
worsen it.

9. It takes hundreds of millions of years to form fossil fuels.

10. These lines mean that the poet chose the road which had been less travelled by and the choice was his own; this
choice has made all the difference in his life.

V.1. was asked

2. threw

3. had eaten (ate 0.5 marks)

4. Helen

5. to live

6. Annie forced Helen to sit in a chair and eat from her own plate with a spoon after the family had left the dining
room.

7. Helen kept knocking over her chair and throwing things onto the floor because Annie forced her to sit in a chair
and eat from her own plate with a spoon.

8. Mrs. Keller wasn't very happy with Annie because she was not sure about her method of teaching Helen.

9. Annie asked permission from Captain Keller (Helen's father) to live with Helen in the guesthouse in the Kellers'
garden.

10. Annie and Helen could live in the guesthouse for two weeks.

VI(A)

1. playwright

2. twins

3. survive (survived 0.5 marks)

4. marry (married 0.5 marks)

5 memorize

6. Just after Shakespeare was born, 200 people were killed by the plague

7. John Shakespeare owned three houses in the town and he was a wealthy wool-trader.
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8. It was strange in the 16th century that only boys attended school (Only boys attended school in the 16th century)
and schoolboys learnt Latin and memorized stories from history at school.

9. Shakespeare was living and working in London when his son died.

10. Henry VI was performed in the Rose Theatre in 1591.

VIIA

1. Yes, of course

2. I'm from Taunggyi.

3. Well, I'm mainly here as I want to improve my English

4. Not a lot

5. The Global Village English

(B)

6. Let me look.

7. Yes, I met someone who knows you.

8. Fine

9. Where are my glasses?

10. Everyone had a great time.