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ENGLISH WEEK ACTIVITY 2011: AFTERNOON SESSION

QUIZ COMPETITION FOR FORM 1 AND FORM 2

1. PLACE THE THREE ADJECTIVES IN THE CORRECT ORDER BEFORE

THE NOUN.

book interesting - small - Spanish

apple ripe - green - delicious

suit woolen - large - black

house beautiful - modern - small ( 2 MARKS)

2. ENGLISH IDIOMS

A) He can't hear anything. He's as deaf as a __________.

stone tree snake post

B) Usually my daughter is very naughty at school but this week the

teachers say she's been as good as __________.

an angel gold a saint a diamond

C) My grandfather had a heart attack five years ago but he gave upsmoking and started exercising and now he's as fit as __________.

a fiddle an athlete an ox a fire-fighter

(3 MARKS)

3. WORDPAIRS

A) Compromise is needed in any relationship. It's really important to beable to __________.

give and take wait and see come and go safe and sound

B) Only trained lawyers really know the __________ of the legalsystem. It's very complex.

odds and ends pros and cons ups and downs ins and outs

(2 MARKS)

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4) GRAMMAR

A) I ........ some gardening at the weekend if the weather's nice

do usually

usually do

B) She ....... reading the novel she started yesterday

already has finished

has already finished

(C)It was ____ test I have ever done.

the most hard

the hardestEither could be used here. (3 MARKS)

5) VARIOUS QUESTIONS

(a) I 've been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can't __________ it very well.

A) talk B) tell C) say D) speak

(b) I can only get that medicine on __________ .

A) allergy B) description C)prescription D) hospital

(c) I run every day to keep __________ .

A) faint B) fat C) upset D) fit

(d) Take the __________ if you want them to change the shirt.

A) recipe B) repayment C) register D) receipt

(e) If your toothache continues, you'll have to see your __________ .

A) dentist B) vet C) optician D) surgeon

(f) I want to take my temperature. Where's the __________ ?

A) stethoscope B) thermometer C) antiseptic D) meter

(g) My grandmother's a bit __________ so could you speak a little louder?A) lame B)blind C) dumb D) deaf

(h) His wife gave him __________ , which saved his life.

A) a tonic B) sunburn C) first aid D) dandruff

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(i) His leg was very painful after the insect __________ it.

A) stabbed B) stung C) inflamed D)blistered

(j) in bulk = __________

A) in large amounts B) in retail price C) for sale D) in distribution

(10 MARKS)

** Students should answer all the questions in a piece of paper.

** For Form 1 students, give the answer sheet to Pn.Norlelawati.

** For Form 2 students, give the answer sheet to Pn.Umadevi.

** LAST DATE : 28.04.2011

ALL THE BEST

Prepared by: Mdm Umadevi Marappan

Mdm Norlelawati bt Saleh