Module : Grammar Timing : 08 :00 – 09.30
Level : First Year LMD Date : January 13th, 2018.
Correction of the First Term Exam in Grammar Activity 1: Complete the text with a, an, the or Ø for zero article.(2.5pts) 0.25 for each correct article George Orwell author George Orwell (1903-1950; his real name Eric Blair) is an English novelist and critic. He is best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, Ø both of which were written and published toward the end of his life. ln 1927, he decided to become a writer. He worked as a school teacher. He was a journalist and reviewer during the Second World War. He made Ø regular broadcasts on the BBC. He died in 1950 at the age of 46. The
Adapted from Macmillan English Grammar in Context, Michael Vince.
Activity 2: Read the following sentences, then fill in the gaps with the best answer (3 pts) 0.25 for each correct answer 1. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine ……….....…sharp enough.(isn't / aren't) 2. The police ……….....…investigating the crime but have not arrested anyone yet. (is/ are) 3. Fortunately, the news ……….....…….as bad as we expected.(was not / were not) 4. Most people ………….......…music.(enjoy / enjoys) 5. Susan was wearing ……….....………….....… . (a black jeans/ black jeans) 6. In Britain, children from the age of five have to go to ……….....…………...... (school / the school) 7. There……….....… somebody at the door.(is / are) 8. Have you seen ……….....………good movies recently? (some / any) 9. I don't know……….....…… people in this town.(much/many) 10. Neither restaurant ……….....……expensive; we can go wherever we want. (is / are) 11. Every seat in the theatre ……….....……taken. (was/ were) 12. Claire has never been to Mexico before. It will be an ..….………. experience for her.(excited/exciting) Activity 3: Find adjectives for the given nouns, and then use its proper form (comparative
or superlative) to complete the corresponding sentence (4pts)
0.5 each answer
1. Though I have the determination, I am not yet the most skilled/ skillful (skill) driver among my friends. 0.25 (most)+ 0.25 (skilled/skillful) 2. My nephew is always causing troubles. He's the most mischievous (mischief) little boy among his siblings. 3. He is the most friendly / friendliest (friend) person I know in our school. 4. That path is not the safest (safety) way to reach the top of the mountain. 5. The college courses are more intense (intensity) than those of high school. 6. Some countries have more restricted (restriction) laws to immigration than others. 7. If you keep that speed of driving, this trip will be longer (length) than a journey to Mars. 8. William Shakespeare’s writings have deeper (depth) meanings than many other writers’.
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Activity 6: Complete the following sentences by using adjectives or by forming adverbs (3.5 pts) 1. He was driving carelessly and crashed into the car in front. (careless)
0.5 for each answer
2. The teacher told a funny story and the children laughed loudly (loud) 3. This tea tastes a bit strange to me. (strange) 4. Don’t take a decision hurriedly .Think it over for some time. (hurried) 5. There's no point in doing a job if you don't do it properly (proper) 6. We didn't go out because it was raining heavily (heavy) 7.
The teacher spoke very slowly to help us to understand. (slow)
Activity 5: Write well-formed sentences based on the patterns below (4 pts) 1. Proper noun+ linking verb + adjective of opinion 1 pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Subject pronoun+ action verb+ adjective of quantity+ irregular plural noun 1 pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Possessive adjective+ countable noun+ verb+ reciprocal pronoun 1 pt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Demonstrative adjective+ regular plural noun + verb+ direct object+ adverb of manner 1 pt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Activity 6: Consider the use of each underlined word and write what part of speech it is. (3 pts) Our (1) new neighbours, the Whartons, moved into (2) that (3) vacant house across (4) the street today(5). I enjoyed watching and helping whenever (6) I could. The enormous moving van arrived about eleven o'clock, followed closely by Mr. and Mrs. Wharton(7), their four children, and (08) their dog in a station wagon loaded(09) above the windows. Mrs. Wharton became more and more distraught (10) as she directed the placing of furniture and rugs, cautioned the movers about marring the freshly painted walls, and tried vainly to keep the children out of the way. The children barely missed destruction a dozen (11) times. At seven o'clock, as the evening was growing dark and the van was finally pulling away, I heard the youngest Wharton saying to his mother, "Hey(12), Mom, why can't we go home now?"
Into
That (3)
(5)
Distraught
(10)
(2)
/
And
(08)
Across
Whenever
(4)
(6)
Interjection
Today
Conjunction
Our (1)
Pronoun
(09)
Preposition
(7)
Loaded
Adverb
Whartons
Adjective
/
Verb
Noun
Words
Article
Parts of speech
0.25 each answer
Hey
(12)
Dozen (11)
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