CSKPHC 2022-2023 Form 1 B/C/D Grammar Final Exam Revision

3rd Term No. of page(s): 4 Name: ____________________

Full Mark: 100 Time Allowed: 45 minutes Date: 10th June, 2023
(Follow the instructions carefully and answer all of the questions neatly. Questions with * are more challenging.)
A. ARTICLES. Fill in the correct articles. Write an ‘X’ if nothing is needed: (8%, @1%)
o My grandmother makes __(1)__ great dinner on __(2)__ Thanksgiving Day. She is __(3)__ excellent cook.
o __(4)__ President of __(5)__ United States lives in __(6*)__ White House.
o My father has been playing __(7)__ tennis since he was 12. He plays __(8)__ piano too.

B. GERUNDS & INFINITIVES. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given. Add
necessary words: (7%, @1%)
o Steve used to be a footballer, but he had to stop (1. play) because of an injury.
o I have arranged (2. go) on a trip to the coast with some friends.
o We are looking forward to (3. live) in the new accommodation.
o I cannot stand (4. listen) to the terrible singing performance for even one second.
o Please remember (5. take) all your personal belongings with you when you get off the bus.
o I miss (6. travel) to Europe every summer holiday when I was a student.
o My mother forced (7. sleep) before eleven so that I will not fall asleep at class the next day.

C. NOUNS & AGREEMENT. Choose the best answers: (6%, @1%)

1. It only takes (A. a little time / B. a few times / C. little time / C. few times) to make an omelette.
2. The problem is that children generally eat (A. several / B. too few / C. too little / C. many) vegetables.
3. If you need (A. some equipments / B. any equipment / C. any equpiments / D. an equipment) like a helmet
or ropes, that shop over there is the place to go.
4. (A. The number of food / B. The amount of food / C. The number of foods / D. The amount of foods)
the average family eats in Britain seems to go up every year. *
5. The United States (A. have / B. has / C. is / B. are) a population of over 300 million.
6. One of my friends (A. keep / B. keeps / C. keeping / D. keeped) a goldfish bowl on her kitchen table.

D. LINKING WORDS. Choose the best answers: (6%, @1%)

1. Your marks in English are very low (A. because of / B. because / C. due to / D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are
correct) your laziness.
2. It was an excellent meal (A. despite / B. even though / C. so that / D. because) the unfriendly waiters.
3. There was a long queue for taxis. (A. Because / B. However, / C. Also, / D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are correct)
we did not have to wait very long to get one.
4. She was quite nervous, (A. so / B. so that / C. however / D. but) she did not do very well.
5. He got the job despite (A. he did not have / B. the fact that he not having / C. not having / D. Both ‘B’
and ‘C’ are correct) much experience.
6. I am buying a magazine (A. although / B. so / C. so that / D. since) I will have something to read on the
flight.

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E. COMPARISON. Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative or superlative form of the bracketed
words. Add necessary words: (7%, @1%)
Caring for elderly pets
As pets get (1. old) their needs change. You should be aware of these changes and treat older pets much (2.
carefully) younger ones.
• Elderly cats and dogs see or hear (3. badly) young ones. As a result, they sometimes fall over or bang into
things. Because of dangers of traffic, don’t allow them to travel (4. far) than a short distance outside your
home.
• Older animals often have problems such as arthritis, so their movement is (5. easy) it used to. Even if
they are healthy, they cannot walk or run (6. fast) young animals.
• Older pets eat (7. small) amounts but they need to eat more often than young ones – as much as three
times a day.

F. ORDER OF ADJECTIVES. Rewrite the bold part using the correct order of adjectives: (6%, @1.5%)
1. Mother just bought me a (practical / white / new) desk.
2. Samira owns a (French / lovely / old) armchair which she bought when she was travelling in Paris.
3. Living in a (stone / little / pleasant) cottage by the sea, Tom enjoys living away from the city.
4. David gave her daughter a (round / silver / small) picture frame as her birthday gift.

G. ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS. Choose the best answers: (6%, @1%)

1. This grammar test is (A. really / B. fairly / C. extremely / D. All of them are correct) easy.
2. If you want to pass the exam you need to work (A. hard / B. hardly / C. in a hard way / D. Both ‘B’ and
‘C’ are correct).
3. We found a good seat because we arrived (A. early / B. ear / C. earlily / D. in an early way).
4. The train was (A. completely / B. totally / C. very / D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct) empty by the time I
reached in London.
5. Samantha (A. never sings well / B. never well sings / C. sings never well / D. well sings never).
6. My sister and I watch TV (A. in the living room quietly during the daytime / B. quietly during the
daytime in the living room / C. in the living room during the daytime quietly / D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are
correct).

H. PARTICIPLES. Choose the best answers: (6%, @1%)

1. He is an (A. amazed / B. amazing) person; he is not afraid to do anything.
2. Joseph can be really (A. irritated / B. irritating) when he is not in a good mood.
3. I am not (A. interested / B. interesting) in learning to drive.
4. It was really (A. embarrassed / B. embarrassing). I burnt all the sausages when my friends came over for
a barbecue.
5. I was quite (A. disappointed / B. disappointing) not to win the tennis match, after I had trained so hard.
6. I do not find computer games at all (A. relaxed / B. relaxing).

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I. ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS II. Identify the parts of speech of the bracketed words. (8%, @2%)
(1) If it is an adjective, write ‘adjective’ and indicate the word being modified.
(2) If it is an adverb, determiner what type of adverb it is; then indicate the word being modified.
e.g.1: These flowers are so (beautiful). ANS.: adjective, These flowers
e.g.2: The train travels (quickly). ANS.: adverb of manner, travels
Panda cubs arrive in Beijing Zoo
Following the recent earthquake, Chinese wildlife experts have moved eight (1. giant) panda bear cubs from
the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan province to Beijing Zoo. These (2. attractive) black and white animals
are all less than two years old. The public (3. seldom) sees so many cute young panda bears in the same
place, so there has been a lot of interest from the international media.
It seems that everyone thinks panda bears are fascinating. Perhaps it is because there are so few of them.
But in fact pandas are not as rare as they used to be. Their numbers have grow (4. fairly) fast since the
Chinese opened the first nature reserves inn 1958.

J. TENSES. Complete the sentences by giving the correct forms of the given verbs. Mind the voices: (20%,
@1%)
o (1. You / study) English before you (2. move) to New York in 2018?
o You should take a break. You (3. work) for two hours.
o A thunderstorm started while we (4. fly) to Mexico.
o When Rome began, it (5. be) only a small village on a hill. Later, as more and more villages (6. built), a
town (7. form). The Romans were a fierce people. Men who (8. fight) for Rome settled down to farm the
land they (9. conquer). *
o It is Monday today, but if it (10. be) Saturday, I (11. go) to the beach.
o The sun (12. shine) yesterday after it (13. be) cold for many weeks.
o When I got home, Lucas (14. lie) on the sofa. The TV was on, but he (15. not / watch) it. He (16. fall) asleep
and (17. snore) loudly.
o My grandparents (18. move) to Canada 10 years ago, and they (19. live) there ever since.
o She (20. live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different cultures.

K. SENTENCES. Rewrite or combine the sentences following the instructions given: (20%, @2%)
a) Link each pair of the sentences using the word provided: (6%, @2%)
1. A lot of hard work had been put into this project. We did not get the contract. (despite)
2. I finished the homework. It was not easy. (however)
3. You can have tea for breakfast. You can have coffee for breakfast. (either…or…)

b) Rewrite the active-voice sentences in the passive voice and vice versa: (8%, @2%)
4. The room was being cleaned when I arrived.
5. Why did the feudal lord punish the serfs?
6. Her beauty always catches people’s attention.
7. The boss showed Anna the new computer. (start the sentence with ‘The’)

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c) Rewrite the following sentences using causative: (6%, @2%)
8. My camera is being repaired at the moment.
9. Will Benjamin help Lucy fix her car? (mention the agent)
10. Mandy did not ask the dentist to take out her decayed tooth.

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