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Year8 Unit2 Progress Test (20 marks)
I. Vocabulary & Imagery
1. Reorder the letters to get the correct meaning. (e.g. a w r – war)
(5 marks)
i. i m e u s l a n u s t o l y
ii. l u f k s i
iii. l e r b s c a n g o i e
iv. c i r a u l c
v. r o w i p h s
2. Choose the correct answers for the bold words. Write a, b, c only. (5 marks)
i. He completed the golden breaker with a winning forehand.
(a) alliterative adjective
(b) hyperbolic adjective
(c) nouns often qualified by the preceding adjective
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ii. Del Potro made a remarkable comeback.
(a) clichés
(b) intensifier adjective
(c) alliterative adjective
iii. He was utterly ruthless.
(a) clichés
(b) intensifier adverb
(c) alliterative adverb
iv. In an enthralling fourth set, Potro served to take a match into a
decider.
(a) alliterative adjective
(b) hyperbolic adjective
(c) nouns often qualified by the preceding adjective
v. Rafael snatched a crucial game at the start of the second set that
swung the momentum.
(a) dramatic action verbs
(b) nouns often qualified by the preceding adjective
(c) hyperbolic adjective
II. Mechanic & Structure
1. Combine the sentences into one by using different connectives. Try not to use
a connective more than once. ( 10 marks )
i. Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is a senior Buddhist nun. She attended the
conference. She says she wants to introduce kung fu into her own nunnery
in India.
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ii. Tokens should follow the fixed route. It is a track from the bottom to the
top of the playing area. It passes once through every square.
iii. It was raining. We decided to go for a walk. We had planned it earlier. The
rain wasn’t too heavy. We made sure to bring umbrellas just in case.
iv. This year we have birthday cups, plates and napkins all with little red
apples on them. They’re sweet. Mummy bought them in Pula.
v. She was tired. She stayed up late to finish the project. It was due the next
day. She didn’t complete it. She would fall behind. She made a strong cup
of coffee to stay focused.
