15 MINUTE TEST (2)- GRADE 11- NAME:..........................................CLASS.....

II USE OF ENGLISH (3.8 points)

A. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1.The first step in stopping wars and racism is to __________ other nationalities.
A. recognise B. respect C. represent D. recommend
2. Oxfam is a charity that invests the money it raises__________ projects worldwide.
A. at B. to C. for D. in
3. Are you going to the protest against gender __________ this weekend?
A. obesity B. bullying C. inequality D. opportunity
4. None of those men over there has ever attended any of our meetings at the Community Centre, _________?
A. have they B. haven’t they C. did he D. didn’t he
5. The government has __________ a law to reduce the amount of sugar in fizzy drinks.
A. provided B. passed C. raised D. encouraged
6. When he was at school, bullies picked __________ Adrian because of his weight.
A. for B. at C. on D. about
7. The charity shop relies on people __________ their old clothing for it to sell.
A. donate B. to donate C. to donating D. donating
8. __________ average, women need around 500 fewer calories every day than men.
A. on B. in C. at D. with
9. Hayley’s got the volunteer application form, __________?
A. is she B. has she C. isn’t she D. hasn’t she
10. Paul is focussing on __________ weight so he’s eating a lot more healthily these days.
A. lose B. to lose C. to losing D. losing
V. WRITING (1 point)
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.
11. Could you help Sarah collect food donations this evening? (HELPING)
→ Would ________________________________________________________________?
12. I hate it when people throw away old clothes instead of giving them to charity. (THROWING)
→ I can't _________________________________________________________________.
13. I'm sorry I wasn't available to open the shelter yesterday. (NOT)
→ I _____________________________________________________________________.
B. Combine the sentences using the given words in brackets.
14. The local council have had a large donation recently. They are now able to build another homeless shelter.
(THANKS)
→ ________________________________________________________________________
15. People lose their jobs and can’t pay their bills. That can lead to them becoming homeless.
(CONSEQUENTLY)
→ ________________________________________________________________________