Practice Exercise 1 – 3rd SecEnglish Tests for Grade 12 0 Practice Exercise 1 - 3rd Sec The number of attempts remaining is 2 1 / 35 It was a very cold day in winter. I didn’t have a coat and I was .................... . chillier terrifying petrified freezing 2 / 35 The news story about the match missed out on the injured player so there was bias by .................... . omission spin inaccurate mislead 3 / 35 I took many notes because the lecturer gave a lot of interesting information. The synonym for “lecturer” here is .................... . assistant role model teacher physicist 4 / 35 Egypt enters teams into many different international .................... . Grand Slams rounds tournaments courts 5 / 35 My sister Marwa is never .............. and always spends a lot of time explaining my homework to me. patient impatient inaccurate kind 6 / 35 When you want to introduce an opposite opinion when you are writing, you can say “....................”. On one side By the other hand In the other way On the other hand 7 / 35 At the top of a tabloid news story, there is usually .................... . a question your name a photo a headline 8 / 35 When writing a formal report, you should use .................... . contractions a pencil exclamation marks passive forms 9 / 35 Which of the following is correctly structured? By next year, I will buy a new car. By next year, I will have been bought a new car. By next year, I will have bought a new car. By next year, I should have bought a new car. 10 / 35 Although we are surrounded by these mass-produced devices, this does not mean that their use should be implemented in the future.’ This could be part of an essay about .................... . films equality mobile phones technology 11 / 35 The car broke down and I couldn’t put my finger on the cause. This means that I .................... . couldn’t reach the car engine couldn’t know the reason why the car had broken down couldn’t ask someone why the car had broken down couldn’t touch the car engine 12 / 35 In his advertisement, he left out the fact that the flat isn’t opposite the Nile to make others buy it for a higher price. This is a bias by .................... . replacement placement omission spin 13 / 35 You should .................... speaking English with native speakers to speak fluently. hope avoid practise decide 14 / 35 I can’t hear you; please, .................... your voice. arouse arise raise rise 15 / 35 You .................... your father yesterday; the problem was too serious for you to solve alone. shouldn’t have consulted should have consulted didn’t have to consult should consult 16 / 35 You have to .................... your mobile phone before you enter the meeting. mute destroy turn on disappear 17 / 35 Once I .................... making the cake, I’ll give you some to taste. have finished had finished will finish will be finishing 18 / 35 You can’t rely on this information; it’s .................... . reliable accurate inaccurate acute 19 / 35 My father always .................... us go to bed early when we have exams. We have to obey his order! allows lets persuades makes 20 / 35 The following is a part of a/an .................... essay. Stanley Bridge is one of the most famous architectural works in Alexandria. It is 400 metres long and 30 metres wide. It has four towers designed in the Islamic style used in the royal palace of Al Montazah. The Bridge was built with the aim of enlarging the Alexandria beachside and decreasing traffic in that area. persuasive narrative descriptive argumentative 21 / 35 When handling the body of an argumentative essay on the disadvantages of homeschooling, we can use: In my opinion, I see that we can achieve all the outcomes of learning through homeschooling. Those who don’t support homeschooling believe that their children are deprived of practising useful activities at school. Most people prefer homeschooling to save their children from being infected with COVID-19. I’m strongly in favour of homeschooling even if precautionary measures are strictly followed at school. 22 / 35 Read the following passage, then answer the questions: Lotfia Elnadi was born in Cairo in 1907 to a government-official father and a devoted mother. Her magnificent achievements have opened doors for female pilots throughout the entire Arab world. Not long after it opened, Lotfia Elnadi decided to join the Cairo aviation school in order to learn to fly. Her instructor realised she had great potential and after less than seventy days of training, she earned her pilot’s licence. Consequently, from September 1933, at the age of 26 she was officially allowed to pursue her dream of flying which, she claimed, made her feel free. If becoming the first Arab female pilot in history was not enough, Lotfia Elnadi made newspaper headlines again only a few months after getting her licence. She became the second woman in the world to fly solo when she entered a race from Cairo to Alexandria. Lotfia’s determination to achieve her dream is something many pilots admire today. Her struggle to overcome the difficulties, such as paying for her flying lessons by working at the airport as a receptionist, is part of a documentary about her life called Take Off From the Sand, made in 1996. Loftia Elnadi died at the age of 95 in 2002, but her life story will continue to inspire other Arab women to accomplish their goals. This text talks about .................... . the documentary which is important for many women the problems women have had in finding jobs the difficulties finding pilots in Egypt the inspirational determination of one woman 23 / 35 The sentence which best summarises the final paragraph is “....................”. Even though this woman is no longer alive, we can still learn a lot from her Learning about Lotfia’s life will help you create your own dreams Even if you cannot fly, you can still be famous Watching the documentary will help you learn to fly 24 / 35 Lotfia Elnadi’s achievements .................... . caused anger in the world of aviation and her story were made into a film helped other Arab women to become pilots taught Arab women they will have problems learning to fly 25 / 35 Lotfia earned her pilot’s licence .................... . before she was thirty years old when she was seventy on her birthday in 1933 at the age of 95 26 / 35 Lotfia earned her pilot’s licence .................... . when she was seventy at the age of 95 on her birthday in 1933 before she was thirty years old 27 / 35 Lotfia Elnadi made the headlines .................... . winning a race to Alexandria for crashing a plane in a race for flying alone in a race coming second in a race to Cairo 28 / 35 Read the following passage, then answer the questions: Archaeologists working at the ancient site of Thonis-Heracleion have made a remarkable new discovery. They have found baskets filled with fruit dating back to the fourth century BCE! Before the city disappeared under the sea in the second century BCE, hundreds of ships had been visiting Thonis-Heracleion every day and it was Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean. The city had been forgotten until it was explored by a French archaeologist, Franck Goddio, in the year 2000 CE. Although archaeologists had raised many large statues and metal objects from the sea at Thonis-Heracleion before this, Goddio said that he thought the discovery of the basket was incredible. This is because fruit does not usually last for very long at all. However, although metal and stone statues are more valuable, everyday objects such as a fruit basket can often teach archaeologists a lot more about people in history. For example, historians learned what the Romans ate after finding bread dating back to 79 AD, when the volcano Vesuvius erupted and covered the town of Herculaneum in rocks and ash. Similarly, archaeologists learnt what people ate in Britain in around 2000 BCE after finding a spoon that had been buried with food on it. The basket at Thonis-Heracleion was filled with grape seeds and the fruit of a doum palm tree. They probably survived because they had been kept in an underground room. In the next ten years, a lot more of Thonis- Heracleion will have been discovered. In fact, Goddio claimed that only 3% of the site had been explored so far. Consequently, archaeologists will probably be finding many more inspiring objects in the future. From the text, find the expression that means ‘make it possible for someone’. continue to encourage pursue her dream overcome the difficulties opened doors for 29 / 35 What is the main idea of the passage? Important ports on the Mediterranean. 97% of the site of Thonis-Heracleion could be explored. An exciting discovery in Egypt. Thonis-Heracleion was explored in the year 2000 CE. 30 / 35 The underlined word “erupted” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to .................... . blew exploded broke down appeared 31 / 35 Thonis-Heracleion .................... . is a modern Egyptian city was a French archaeologist was an ancient Egyptian port city was a name of a famous archaeologist 32 / 35 The baskets discovered in the site of Thonis-Heracleion were filled with fruit dating back to ........... . the third century BCE 79 AD the fourth century BCE the year 2000 CE 33 / 35 Historians learned what the Romans ate due to finding .................... dating back to 79 AD. a spoon baskets of fruit grape seeds bread 34 / 35 According to the article, which of the following is incorrect? Archaeologists are likely to find many more inspiring objects in the future. Archaeologists could learn from everyday objects more than metal objects and statues. Archaeologists lifted many large statues and metal objects from the sea at Thonis-Heracleion. There was bread in the basket at Thonis-Heracleion. 35 / 35 The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to .................... . the remains inside the site the astonishing discovery of the basket of fruit the site of Thonis-Heracleion an expensive metal Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte