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English 01 Question Bank prepared by Ashraf M.hamdan
Grammar
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Simple Subject and Predicate
Complete Subject and Predicate
Compound Sentence Parts
Kinds of Sentences
Subjects in Unusual Positions
Subject Complements
Objects of Verbs
Spelling
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Double Consonants
Silent Consonants
Sound of C and G
Use of ie and ei
Vowel Spelling
Diphthongs
Common plural Forms
Reading
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Harrison Bergeron
Dial versus Digital
Two Friends
The Piano
Vocabulary
Writing
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Write a personal letter to a pen-friend to tell him about your plans after finishing school. Ask him about his
plans as well.
Write a formal letter to inform about a new vacant job. Ask about skills needed, times of work and salary.
The companies address is Proger Co. Riyadh KSA Almaathar St. P.O.Box 1234
Write a short essay about the advantages and the disadvantages of video games.
Write a short essay about the steps of making coffee. Start from roasting beans and end with serving a cup
of coffee.
Grammar ‫القواعد‬
1) Simple Subject and Predicate
Question 1: Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice
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IV.
V.
The cinematographer arranges the lighting for the film.
Another concern of the cinematographer is the quality of the photography.
Colour film can make films more realistic.
Colour film has been used since 1940s.
Computer technology has permitted the colourization of black and white movies.
Question 2: Some of the following items are complete sentences. If so, write S on the line provided. Other
items are fragments with either missing simple subject or predicate. If the simple subject is missing, write
MSS and MSP if the simple predicate is missing.
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
Spoke the first line of the lengthy script in a husband voice. ………..
Many films of the 1960s reflect either the violence of war or the mixed feelings of our citizens
regarding war. ………
Filmmakers must be concerned with the rising costs of production. ………
Issues of right and wrong in modern society. ………
Film actors constantly in the public eye. ……….
Question 3: Some of the following items are complete sentences. If so, write S on the line provided. Other
items are fragments with either missing simple subject or predicate. If the simple subject is missing, write
MSS and MSP if the simple predicate is missing.
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IV.
V.
Began his career as a child star in the 1940s.
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A versatile actor at home on stage, television, and film.
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Has been left on the cutting-room floor.
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Remember that the term fan comes from the word fantastic. ……..
Actors under exclusive contract with allegiance to only one film company. ……..
Question 4: Write sentences on the lines below by adding both a subject and a predicate to the following
fragments.
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nearly a million fan letters
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elaborate sets of historical films
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can take viewers to fantastic and imaginary worlds
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his physical appearance
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danced with the leading man, a famous star
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2) Complete Subject and Predicate
Question 1: Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.
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III.
IV.
V.
Early rocker Chuck Burry was known for his inventive guitar work.
Billy Haley and the Comets brought the sound of rock to a wide audience.
Most parents were not accustomed to the sound of this new music.
Some people opposed rock music violently.
The rhythms of rock were different from those featured in early 50s pop.
Question 2: Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice and decide which
part of the sentence the boldfaced words belong to. Write Part of the subject or Part of the predicate.
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Huge trucks roll across the nation’s highways all night long.
What percentage of travellers use telephone credit card?
Some poisonous snakes have been found along the trail.
We stopped at the fast-food restaurant for a snack after the dance.
Eager travellers enjoyed the sight of maple trees with colourful leaves.
Question 3: Separate the complete subject from the complete predicate by putting a / between them in
the following sentences
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Groups such as Carter family recorded old traditional ballads.
The family used vocal techniques and instruments typical of traditional folk music.
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville showcases country music talent.
Audiences in the 1930s enjoyed music from the Grand Ole Opry in a national radio show.
The lyrics of many country songs dwell on serious topics such as poverty and loneliness.
Question 4: The following groups of words can be used as complete subjects or complete predicate. Use
them to write a complete sentence by adding either a complete subject or complete predicate.
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all members of the drama club
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flew past us
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big cats in zoos
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a beautiful blue heron
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need large cages or extensive fenced areas
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Question 5: Create more interesting sentences by adding details to the simple subjects and predicates
below.
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Birds fly
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Inventors think
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Politicians are arguing
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Sources revealed
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Planets rotate
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3) Compound Sentence Parts
Question 1: In each sentence underline the simple subject(s) once and the verb(s) twice. Write CS if the
sentence has a Complete Subject or CV if it has a Complete Verb.
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Cold remedies and cough medicines are located on this shelf.
Customers want and expect good value for their dollar.
Cash and credit are accepted in most stores today.
Buyers research the public’s desire and supply attractive merchandise.
Store managers recruit and hire the best personnel available.
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Question 2: In each of the following sentences underline the simple subject(s) once and the verb(s) twice.
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Trombones and Trumpets are found at the back of the orchestra.
The piano and the harp can always be found on the left-hand side of the orchestra semicircle.
Audience members can hear the instruments clearly and can appreciate the blend of sounds.
Conductors study and often memorize even complex musical scores.
Professional musicians concentrate on their own parts but also listen to the sound of the orchestra
playing together.
Question 3: Complete the sentence pairs to form a new sentence with the part of the sentence indicated
in parentheses. Use the conjunction- and or nor or but- that makes the most sense.
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The Saint Bernard is now a beloved pet. Once it was mainly a work dog. (Compound predicate)
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Its ancestors were bred by Swiss monks. Its ancestors were named after the monastery where
they were bred. (Compound predicate)
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In the Swiss Alps, blinding snowstorms can jeopardize travellers and isolate villages. Deadly
avalanches can do that, too. (Compound predicate)
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Travellers recognize these faithful dogs. Travellers welcome them. ( Compound predicate)
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Folktales describe this powerful dog’s rescue feats. Legends describe them. ( Compound subject)
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4) Kinds of Sentences
Question 1: On the line provided write DEC if the sentence is declarative, INT if it is interrogative, IMP if it
is imperative or EXC if it is exclamatory.
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Every insect has six legs
Were you ever stung by a yellow jacket
How colourful this beetle is
Explain how these insects survive
Why do some species form complex communities
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Question 2: On the line provided write DEC if the sentence is declarative, INT if it is interrogative, IMP if it
is imperative or EXC if it is exclamatory.
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Identify the type of insect
How amazing the variety of the insects is
Do you know how long a common housefly lives
The difference between species is incredible
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Question 3: Change the following sentences as indicated in parentheses and then add the correct
punctuation end. (You can add or delete some words if needed)
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Did you look at that unusual sports car (change to imperative)
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Is the Amazon the longest river in the world (Change to declarative)
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Is the boat sinking (Change exclamatory)
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How beautiful that sunset is (Change to declarative)
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He will call me tonight with his answer (Change to interrogative)
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Question 4: Change the following sentences as indicated in parentheses and then add the correct
punctuation end. (You can add or delete some words if needed)
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Pick the apples when they are ripe (Change to interrogative)
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What an amazing story that was (Change to declarative)
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Did you mail your application today (change to imperative)
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Is there a spider on my back (Change to declarative)
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5) Subjects in Unusual Positions
Question 1: Underline simple subject once and the verb or verb phrase twice. If the subject is understood,
write YOU on the line provided. Otherwise leave it blank.
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With the damp, humid weather came mildew.
How much does sugar contribute to tooth decay?
From somewhere in the back row came a burst of laughter.
Stop tapping your fingers on the table.
Under my bed were the missing keys.
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Question 2: Underline simple subject once and the verb or verb phrase twice. If the subject is understood,
write YOU on the line provided. Otherwise leave it blank.
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IV.
V.
Is Hawaii the most southerly state in this country?
Answer my questions.
There is an old campsite in the woods.
Go to sleep now.
In the audience sat talent scouts.
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Question 3: Rewrite the following inverted sentences so that the subject comes before the verb. (Original
sentence)
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There is the oldest schoolhouse in the state.
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In that house lived Paul Revere.
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Was the downtown traffic heavy today?
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In the wild live few Pandas.
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Over the fence scrambled the frightened kitten.
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Question 4: Rewrite the following inverted sentences so that the subject comes before the verb. (Original
sentence)
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Here are the tax forms.
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There lay my brand new bike.
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Will you forget that phone number?
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On the dock tourists were waiting.
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Above the clouds the sun shone.
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6) Subject Complement
Question 1: In the following sentences underline the linking verb once and the subject complement
twice.
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Our town by Thornton Wilder was a strange play for its time.
At the beginning of the play, the stage is empty.
Audiences seemed confused at first.
They soon became more accustomed to the bare stage.
The characters in the play seem familiar to most audiences.
Question 2: In the following sentences underline the linking verb once and the subject complement twice.
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They are similar to people in every small, or big town.
Thornton Wilder was sensitive to the beauty of everyday life.
Emily is a young girl in New Hampshire.
George is her next-door neighbour.
Friends at first, they soon became husband and wife.
Question 3: In the following sentences underline the linking verb once and the subject complement twice.
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The Welsh pony is a small horse used in coal mines.
Vienna became justly famous for its porcelain and pastries.
Dick Whittington and his cat are much-loved English folk heroes.
The stand-up comedian is hilarious.
The reddest strawberries taste especially sweet.
Question 4: in the following sentences underline the linking verb once and the subject complement twice.
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V.
Mrs. Rodriguez has become a crossing guard at her son’s school.
Whispers sound loud in a quiet room.
My dog’s fur feels smooth against my cheek.
His latest novel is a story about an international spy ring.
Stonehenge in England has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
7) Objects of Verbs
Question 1: Decide if the underlined words in the following sentences are Direct Object or Indirect Object
or Objective Complement and write DO(Direct Object) , IO(Indirect Object) or OC(Objective Complement).
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Japan named its delicious cypress tree the umbrella pine.
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The first jet engine brought Frank Whittle fame.
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The judges named Steve the “Rookie of the Year” in soccer.
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The Xhosa language of South Africa contains three different click sounds. …………….
Villagers of New Guinea and West Africa grow yams s a staple food.
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Question 2: Decide if the underlined words in the following sentences are Direct Object or Indirect Object
or Objective Complement and write DO(Direct Object) , IO(Indirect Object) or OC(Objective Complement).
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V.
Mr. Ortega gave us a surprise quiz in trigonometry yesterday.
For four consecutive years, our class has elected Sandra its president.
The museum curators hung their new masterpiece in the main hall.
At the awards banquet, the coach gave John special recognition.
The children built a snowman in their front yard.
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Question 3: Underline the direct object, rewrite and add an indirect object of your own.
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On my parents’ anniversary, I made a wedding cake.
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Show the findings of your research.
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The gentlemen offered his seat.
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The resort manager sent an advertisement for her establishment.
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Write a postcard when you reach your destination.
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Question 4: Complete each sentence with an objective complement-either a noun or an adjective.
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My family considers me ………………………………………………………….
On time I was appointed ………………………………………………………..
My best friend calls me ………………………………………………………..
No one would ever call me …………………………………………………..
Most little children find me ………………………………………………….
END OF GRAMMAR
Spelling ‫التهجئة‬
1) Double Consonants
Question 1: Circle the word in each set below that is spelled correctly. Then write the word in the space
provided.
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accommodate
ireggular
occuppation
tarriff
horrendous
accomodate
irreggular
occupation
tariff
horenndous
acommdate
irregular
ocupation
tarrif
horrenndous
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Question 2: Circle the word in each set below that is spelled correctly. Then write the word in the space
provided.
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comision
mayonaise
exaggerrate
innoportune
parallel
commision
mayonnaise
exagerrate
inopportune
parrallel
commission
mayonnaisse
exaggerate
inoportune
parralel
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Question 3: Use context clues to determine which word from the list below fits in the spaces.
commission I.
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mayonnaise – exaggerate - inopportune - parallel
……………………….. is a condiment made of oil, egg yolks, vinegar and lemon juice.
A tax placed by a government on products imported into the country is a(n) ………………
Two lines that never meet and are always the same distance apart are ………………………
A(n) ………………………….. is a job or career.
Something that doesn’t conform to accepted rules is ……………………….
Question 4: Read the following text and find the FIVE misspelled words. Circle them and write them down
on the lines provided.
What an inoportune moment for the air conditioning system to break down! We are going to have an even
more horendous problem tonight if we don’t figure out some way to accomodate the crowd of people
expected to attend the presentation by the student council’s Comission on School Vandalism. I didn’t
realize there would be such widespread interest in this report. Unless the students council has
exaggerrated the numbers, more people have signed up to attend than there are seats in the auditorium.
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2) Silent Consonants
Question 1: In the following sentences, write the misspelled words correctly on the lines provided.
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V.
I dout that Ellie will come to the sophomore dance.
That section of the city is considered a getto.
The knarled tree is more than two hundred years old.
I am thinking of majoring in sychology.
My grandmother grew up on an iland in the Caribbean.
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Question 2: Complete each of the following sentences with a word from the word list provided.
[ doubt- drought- gnarled- psalm]
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The old woman’s hands were ……………………………… because of arthritis.
The corn crop was badly damaged this year by the ……………………………..
I ……………………………….. that Ryan will win the election of student council.
I was familiar with the ……………………………… that the minister read at my friend’s wedding.
Question 3: Read the text and circle the six misspelled words and write them down on the lines provided.
The sychology books are due to arrive soon in the Long Iland warehouse, but I dout they will be delivered
before Tuesday. In the appropriate columm, indicate the number of copies needed. The book has received
excellent advance reviews. It focuses on how people who grew up in a getto adapt to living in communities
with a diverse population when they are adults. Our thanks go to Toby for selecting this book. She certainly
has a nack for making excellent choices.
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Question 4: Circle the correct spelling word:
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dout
drought
psalm
iland
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doubt
drougt
salm
island
3) Sounds of C and G
Question 1: in the table provided, list the word bank according to the sounds of C and G
[Cease – condolences – excessive – genial - gerund- guilty – incinerate – ingenious –menace - pigeon]
Hard C
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Soft C
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Hard G
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Soft G
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Question 2: complete each of the following sentences with words from the word bank .
[cease – condolences – excessive – genial - gerund- guilty – incinerate – ingenious –menace - pigeon]
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All activities must ………………………… immediately so that we can prepare to leave.
He developed an …………………………. Computer game that sold millions of copies.
A …………………………… is a verb that ends in –ing and is used as a noun in a sentence.
It is now illegal to …………………………. leaves and other yard waste in many communities.
I was surprised to see a ……………………………. in my suburban backyard.
Question 3: Listed below are six additional words that fit the patterns of C and G sounds. Write the word
or words to which each pattern applies on the lines provided.
[accent – fragile – intelligence – necessary – success - gorilla]
Hard C ……………………….
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Hard G ………………………
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Soft C ………………………
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Soft C ……………………..
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Question4: Find the misspelled words, underline them and write them down.
When I offered my neighbours condolenses following the death of their beloved German Shepard, I felt
gilty about not having done so earlier. He was a loyal dog with almost human jenial manner, not at all not
many people picture German Shepards. Good guard dogs can appear to be a menass to one’s safety.
However, it never did sease to amaze me how gentle and devoted this dog was to his family.
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4) Use of ie and ei
Question 1: Circle the word that is spelled incorrectly and write the correct one on the line provided.
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IV.
V.
Sleigh
Niether
caffeine
conciet
neighbor
sliegh
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neither …………………….
caffien …………………….
conceit ……………………
nieghbor ……………………
Question 2: Decide which word from the word bank is defined in each phrase below and write it down.
Word bank:
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III.
IV.
V.
[ besiege – caffeine – conceit – pierce – sleigh - yield]
To make a hole through
To surround with arm forces
A stimulant found in coffee and cola
A horse-drawn vehicle used on snow or ice
To give right of way to another
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Question 3: Read the following text. Find the five misspelled words. Circle them and write them correctly
on the line provided.
I assumed Ray was just displaying his conciet when he told me that he did well on the state-wide
acheivement tests. However, he was actually being modest. I found out that he received the highest score
in our whole school. At the other extreme are people like me, who scored in the “deficeint” range on a
section or two. Maybe I should ask him for some help so I can raise my score next year. I’m not the only
one who didn’t do very well; niether did my nieghbor Greg.
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5.
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Question 4: Read the following text. Correct the five misspelled words. Write them correctly on the line
provided.
I assumed Ray was just displaying his conciet when he told me that he did well on the state-wide
acheivement tests. However, he was actually being modest. I found out that he received the highest score
in our whole school. At the other extreme are people like me, who scored in the “deficeint” range on a
section or two. Maybe I should ask him for some help so I can raise my score next year. I’m not the only
one who didn’t do very well; niether did my nieghbor Greg.
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2.
3.
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5.
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5) Vowel Spelling
Question 1: Draw a line through the misspelled word then write it correctly.
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III.
IV.
V.
Cue
Uphoria
Reverie
Phesant
Complaynt
prevale
doughy
porcelin
wean
endeavour
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Question 2: Use the word bank to fill in each blank in the following sentences.
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
complaint
cue
doughy
endeavor
euphoria
pheasant
porcelain
prevail
reverie
wean
The rolls tasted too ……………………………., as if they hadn’t been baked long enough.
I am trying to ……………………….. myself from my dependence on coffee.
In Great Britain, the public shouts with …………………….. whenever the Queen appears.
Citizens must …………………….. to improve the country.
The couple served …………………… as the main course at their wedding reception.
Question 3: Read the following text. Find the five misspelled words. Circle them and write them correctly
on the line provided.
Every Saturday morning-as if on que-my grandmother rises early to visit neighbourhood garagesales in the
hope of finding something valuable. I have often made the complayant that her endevor is not usually
useful. However, last Saturday she shed her reputation for filling the house with other people’s unwanted
belongings when she brought home a Chinese vase made of porcelain. This discovery supports the value of
her hobby, which likely will preveil despite my objections.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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Question 4: Read the following text. Correct the five misspelled words. Write them correctly on the line
provided.
Every Saturday morning-as if on que-my grandmother rises early to visit neighbourhood garagesales in the
hope of finding something valuable. I have often made the complayant that her endevor is not usually
useful. However, last Saturday she shed her reputation for filling the house with other people’s unwanted
belongings when she brought home a Chinese vase made of porcelain. This discovery supports the value of
her hobby, which likely will preveil despite my objections.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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6) Diphthongs
Question 1: Draw a line through the misspelled word then write it correctly.
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
Dishartened
Hearsay
Scoul
Aerosol
Unspoyled
disheartened
heresay
scowl
aerosol
unspoiled
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Question 2: Draw a line through the misspelled word then write it correctly.
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
Orderly
Audition
Bayou
Terbulent
Foundry
ordurly
oddition
biyoo
turbulent
fowndry
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Question 3: Use the word bank to fill in each blank in the following sentences.
aerosol
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III.
IV.
V.
audition
scowl
turbulent
unspoiled
My …………………………….. for the high school play was not as embarrassing as I thought it would be.
During fire drills, we must file out of the building in a(n) ………………………… manner.
Manufacturers have changed the production process for ……………………… sprays to comply with new
environmental regulations.
The ……………………………. on Luke’s face indicated to me that his baseball team had lost the game.
I hope that we do not encounter …………………………… air during our plane ride.
Question 4: Read the following text. Find the five misspelled words. Circle them and write them correctly
on the line provided.
Last summer I stayed with my cousin Jeremy in Louisiana where we spent most of our time enjoying the
unspoyled beauty of the biyou. A few days ago, I became dishartened when Jeremy called to tell me that
the owner of a fowndry was planning to relocate his business to Jeremy’s hometown. Jeremy was
concerned that development of the area would have a negative effect on the environment, including the
plants and the animals in the region. Nevertheless, Jeremy hoped that the news might be heresay and
planned to investigate further.
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7) Common plural Forms
Question 1: Draw a line through the misspelled word then write it correctly.
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2
3
4
5
vetos
cavities
sheafs
massis
egoes
egos
studioes
rodeos
burritos
vetoes
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Question 2: In each sentence, circle the misspelled word and correct it on the line provided.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
There is a Mexican restaurant in my neighbourhood that serves excellent burritoes. ……………………..
The altoes sang slightly off-key throughout the entire performance. ……………………...
The senators were pleased that few of their bills had suffered vetos. ……………………
My dentist advised me to brush, floss and avoid sweets to prevent cavitys. ………………….
The lifeguards set up buoyes to warn swimmers of underwater currents. …………………….
Question 3: Read the following text. Find the five misspelled words. Circle them and write them correctly
on the line provided.
When I was in California, I visited several movie studioes and had the opportunity to sit in on the filming of
an old-fashioned western. Sheafs of hay dotting the landscape made the set seem authentic. One of the
actors had actually competed in several rodeos. He confessed to me that when the bronco riders are
thrown from their horses, their egoes take the hardest blows. He also comented that although his acting
career is quite successful, he misses the attention of the massis at the rodeos.
1. ………………………. 2. …………………………. 3. ……………………………. 4. ……………..……. 5. ………………………
Question 4: Read the following text. Correct the five misspelled words. Write them correctly on the line
provided.
When I was in California, I visited several movie studioes and had the opportunity to sit in on the filming of
an old-fashioned western. Sheafs of hay dotting the landscape made the set seem authentic. One of the
actors had actually competed in several rodeos. He confessed to me that when the bronco riders are
thrown from their horses, their egoes take the hardest blows. He also comented that although his acting
career is quite successful, he misses the attention of the massis at the rodeos.
1. ………………………. 2. …………………………. 3. ……………………………. 4. ……………..……. 5. ………………………
END OF SPELLING
Literature ‫االدب‬
1) Harrison Bergeron
Question 1: What does the story talks about mainly? Think about the word “Equality”.
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Question 2: Define ‘theme’ and talk about it in Harrison Bergeron.
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Question 3: Read the extract then answer the questions that follow.
“If you could just take a few out when you came home from work,” said Hazel. “I mean-you don’t compete
with anybody around here. You just set around.”
“if I tried to get away with it,” said George, “then other people’d get away with it-and pretty soon we’d be
right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn’t like
that, would you?”
“I’d hate it,” said Hazel.
“there you are,” said George. “the minute people start cheating on laws, what do you think happens to
society?”
I.
II.
Look at the details in the extract and describe how society changed by 2081.
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Why don’t George and Hazel think much about their son, Harrison even though he has been taken
away?
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Question 4: Read the extract then answer the questions that follow.
“If you could just take a few out when you came home from work,” said Hazel. “I mean-you don’t compete
with anybody around here. You just set around.”
“if I tried to get away with it,” said George, “then other people’d get away with it-and pretty soon we’d be
right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn’t like
that, would you?”
“I’d hate it,” said Hazel.
“there you are,” said George. “the minute people start cheating on laws, what do you think happens to
society?”
I.
II.
Look at the details in the extract and describe how society changed by 2081.
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Summarize George’s beliefs about equality and competition.
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2) Dial Versus Digital
Question 1: Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
According to the essay of Dial Versus Digital, Isaac Asimov claims that the meaning of Clockwise
and anticlockwise will disappear. ( )
The location of things in relation to numbers 1 to 12 will remain the same.
( )
People will not stare at their digital watches the way they did with dial ones.
(
)
Digital clocks will affect the way children learn to tell time negatively.
( )
5:50 is the half way between 5:00 and 6:00. This indicates that the number of minutes will remain
the same. (
)
Question 2: How do you think that would change the way children learn?
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Question 3: Do you think that would cause problems in teaching children to tell time?
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Question 4: Talk about two points of your own about the effects of moving from dial clocks to digital
clocks.
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3) The Piano
Question 1 : True or False
I.
II.
III.
IV.
“A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings.” The underlined words mean;
“Although I didn’t want it to, the song made me think about the past.” (
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In “The Piano”, a song reminds him with the war.
(
)
In “The Piano”, A speaker longs to the past.
(
)
The rhyme scheme in the following lines is (A A B)
(
)
“Softly, in the dark, a woman is singing to me;
Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see
A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings”
V.
In the poem, a song reminds a speaker of his childhood.
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)
Question2: find the rhyme scheme for the following lines
“Softly, in the dark, a woman is singing to me;
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Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see
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A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings”
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(This is a short selection and the items above cover all the main ideas)
4) Two Friends
Question 1: For each phrase in the first column, find the phrase in the second column that is closest in
meaning. Write the letter in the space provided on the left.
Answer
1
2
3
4
5
An atrocity nearby
Fanatical about flowers
Pensive Judith
A rejuvenated crowd
A reason for a respite
A
B
C
D
E
Crazy for daisies
Moody judy
A renewed multitude
A cause for a pause
A brutality in this locality
Question 2: Use the word list to fill in each blank
atrocity
I.
fanatical
pensive
rejuvenated
respite
In winter, when I am feeling cold, I also feel I am growing old. In April, I can run and sing,
…………………………. by the spring.
He gave in to her spell the day they met and hasn’t lost enthusiasm yet. He thinks her every
sentence is inspired. He’s so ………………………………, he makes me tired.
I’ve started playing tennis, golf and racquetball. I’m tired! I think I need a ………………………… from
these hobbies I’ve acquired.
We caught some trout and fried them up for lunch. I don’t know for sure, but I’ve a hunch that
though this seems a normal act to me, the trout may think it an ………………………
The cows in the meadow are silently chewing. It seems that sad thinking is what they are doing.
They look very ……………………….
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Question 3: Define the term ‘Irony’ according to “Two Friends”.
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Question 4: True or False
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Morissot’s point of view about war is that; “They’ve got to be stupid to go on killing each other
like that.” (
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Morissot and Sauvage new each other in a war camp.
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“Superstitious dread” means unreasonable fear.
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The setting of the story takes place in Persia in 1871.
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The theme of the story is about friendship and war consequences. (
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Vocabulary ‫الكلمات‬
Question 1: Circle the word in each group that is a synonym-same meaning- for the boldfaced ones.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Vigilance
Wince
Consternation
Luminous
Synchronizing
carelessness
flinch
consolation
indistinct
varying
watchfulness
rejoice
delight
brilliant
protesting
chaos
enlarge
fear
complex
matching
Question 2: Circle the word in each group that is a synonym-same meaning- for the boldfaced ones.
1. Calibrate
measured
withstood
insisted
2. Cower
frighten
cringe
determine
3. Symmetry
balance
instability
confidence
4. Vague
specific
common
unclear
5. Hindrance
comfort
obstacle
privilege
Question 3: Match: find a phrase in the second column that is closest in meaning.
……………….1. blurry picture
A. unceasing vigilance
……………….2. unending alertness
B. cower and hide
……………….3. yelps of confused amazements
C. apparent hindrance
……………….4. obvious obstacle
D. cries of consternation
……………….5. cringe and conceal
E. vague image
Question 4: Match: find a phrase in the second column that is closest in meaning.
…………1. An atrocity nearby
A. crazy for daisies
…………2. Fanatical about flowers
B. moody Judy
…………3. Pensive Judith
C. a renewed multitude
…………4. A rejuvenated crowd
D. a cause for a pause
…………5. A reason for treason
E. a brutality in this locality
Writing ‫الكتابة‬
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Write a personal letter to a pen-friend to tell him about your plans after finishing school. Ask him about his
plans as well.
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Writing:
Write a formal letter to inform about a new vacant job. Ask about skills needed, times of work and salary. The
companies address is Proger Co. Riyadh KSA Almaathar St. P.O.Box 1234
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Writing
Write a short essay about the advantages and the disadvantages of video games.
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Writing
Write a short essay about the steps of making coffee. Start from roasting beans and end with serving a cup
of coffee.
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