Half-yearly Examination

S3 Paper 1
Date: 2 January 2024

Coverage
Oxford English Forward textbook and workbook 3A: Units 3 and 4
Developing Skills Grammar & Usage for Junior Secondary Learners 3: Units 2, 6, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21 and 24
Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Units 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (P. 2-3, 30-31, 36-37, 42-43, 48-49)

Sections
A. Reading Comprehension
B. Oxford Anthology
C. Tenses and gerunds and to-infinitives
D. Relative clauses
E. Reported speech
F. Present and past participle phrases
G. Open cloze
H. Vocabulary
I. Proofreading

Vocabulary

Unit 3
Text 1
delicacy unpredictable eliminated patent
anticlimax rudimentary accomplished perplexed
precursor fundamental forward-thinking indispensable

Text 2
rechargeable revolutionized laid the foundations disprove
verify enthusiastically intrigued idolized
acclaim groundbreaking secluded far-reaching

Unit 4
Text 1
immersive awe-inspiring mesmerized instantaneously
bizarre treadmill deafening disengage
pretentious gigantic rigid inspirational

Text 2
lay off flexibility accustomed suggestible
innovate memorable appealing