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Language Test
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| PUNCTUATION | |
| Circle the correct answer:The comma in line one . . .A separates similar words. B marks off a word to emphasise it. (1) | |
| Circle the correct answer:The exclamation mark at the end of the second line is used to . . .A catch the reader’s attention B emphasise a strong emotion. (1) | |
| The apostrophe in I’m / won’t / can’t shows . . .1. possession. 2. that a letter (or letters) has/have been left out.3. that words have been contracted. Circle the correct answer: (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1 and 3 (1) | |
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| WORD-CLASSES | |
| Write down ONE example of each of the following ... an abstract noun: .................................................. (1)a proper noun: .................................................. (1)a pronoun: .................................................. (1)a compound noun: .................................................. (1)an adjective: .................................................. (1) a verb: .................................................. (1)write down ONE abstract noun: .................................................. (1)write down TWO common nouns: .................................................. (2) | |
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| DICTIONARY WORK | |
| Study the dictionary definition of tandem. Fill in the words which are missing in the following statements.The abbreviation adv. stands for ... .................................................. (1)The abbreviation n. stands for ..................................................... (1) | |
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| WORD-BUILDING | |
| Underline the prefix in ... bicycle Fill in the missing word: The underlined prefix means ... [1] |
Make a list of other abbreviations found in the dictionary, with an example of each.
Why might you want a bike? Mind-map your ideas on a sheet of paper.
1. How could you use it to have fun?
2. How could you use it to earn money?
Choose a partner and explain to your friend why you want a bicycle and what you are going to do with it.
Reading is a route to knowledge and knowledge is a route to empowerment. When you have mastered the basic skill of reading, you can work at refining this skill so that you read effectively.
To grasp the gist of a passage, you can skim it. This means your eyes flit across the words, focusing on key words and the main idea.
To understand the content fully, you must read with concentration with an eye to facts and detail.
To find certain information quickly, you can scan the passage. This means your eyes slide across the passage, looking for specific information. Usually these facts will be numbers, names, dates.
Reading exercise
Read the following newspaper report on the THE AFRIBIKE SHOP, an exciting new venture, which is aimed at empowering "a million people". AFRIBIKE is the brainchild of two enterprising entrepreneurs, Gustav Erlank and Paul White. Read the passage with concentration, so that you can fully understand and appreciate their brilliant idea.
PUTTING A MILLION PEOPLE ON WHEELS
1. Afribike is a non-profit-making company that, with the backing of the Department of Transport, hopes to put nearly a million poor South Africans on bicycles in the next five years.
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