10th Cantonal English Language Competition
10th Cantonal English Language Competition
10th Cantonal English Language Competition
Primary Schools
Code: _________
INSTRUCTIONS
GRAMMAR SECTION
Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer:
3. Physics _____ the study of matter, energy, 11. Both of us _____ English at school but
force and motion. neither of us _____ French.
4. What _____ he going to _____ at the party? 12. Which Past Participle forms are correct?
6. We were wondering how _____ to the 14. He couldn't find his ticket. Betty realized
concert on time. that she had put _____ in _____ handbag. His
ticket was found but what about _____?
a) could we get b) can we get
c) are we going to get d) we could get a) it / her / hers b) it / hers / her
c) its / her / hers d) her / her / hers
7. My parents _____ stay out late.
15. I usually go to his house _____ the
a) lets me b) let me to evening, but sometimes I go _____ the day.
c) to let me d) let me Then we usually walk _____ the river.
Indirect Speech
17. Which sentence has the wrong preposition?
a) She asked him why did he call her the day
a) Why don't you apologize your friend about before.
hitting him? b) She asked him why he called her the
b) What time is the plane due to arrive in previous day.
Paris? c) She asked him why he had called her the
c) He will look for another solution, if he previous day.
doesn't like this idea. d) She asked him why he called her the day
d) She has given up her job to raise her before.
children.
25. There are no clouds in the sky. It _____
18. Which word can be an adjective and an rain.
adverb?
a) is not going to b) will not
a) daily b) simply c) is raining d) is going to
c) angrily d) sadly
26. X rays _____ by accident while Roentgen
19. I'd prefer if you _____ in front of the ____
children. with electricity.
21. _____ President faced the difficult task of 28. My sister is not used to _____ late.
putting _____ economy back on _____ its feet.
a) working b) works
a) The / an / b) / the / c) work d) worked
c) The / an / the d) The / the /
29. If he _____ hard, he _____ fail in the
exam.
22. Mary cut the cake _____ , she?
a) studied / will b) studied / won't
a) isn't b) doesn't c) doesn't study / would d) studied / wouldn't
c) don't d) didn't
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THE TENTH CANTONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETITION Primary Schools 2011
37. Which sentence is wrong? a) are you doing / are talking / are looking
b) are you doing / are talking / look
a) She'd finished her homework before we c) do you do / are talked / look
arrived. d) are you doing / are talking / looking
46. They found one of Franklin's sailors in a) much / many / no b) many / much / any
1857 but he _____ ten years earlier. c) many / any / no d) much / much /much
a) met / has been b) met / have been a) I was said b) It was said to me
c) had met / is d) has met / is c) I was told d) It was told me
51. I am satisfied _____ their progress so far. 60. As I _____ for the bus I saw two boys
fighting.
a) of b) with
c) at d) in a) wait b) was wait
c) was waiting d) am
52. Every day Tony _____ home at 7 o'clock
so that he _____ in his office at 8.
53. They were asked _____ to eat. This is the end of Grammar Section. Now do
the next section.
a) do they want b) if they would
c) if they want d) would they want
VOCABULARY SECTION
1. He admitted his affair with Jane could never develop into a lasting ______ .
a) relation b) attitude c) relationship d) terms
2. Confident workers feel more _______ and content when they share their opinions with their
supervisors.
a) appreciated b) obsolete c) absent d) abstract
5. Research suggests that ________ replacing negative thoughts with optimistic ones may improve
your outlook, reduce stress and lift your self-esteem.
a) cowardly b) scarcely c) consistently d) incidentally
8. The candidates will never be asked on the exams _______ between British and American English.
a) to distinguish b) to reduce c) to discard d) to obstruct
9. Extra water in the diet is generally beneficial to the health and it ________ for the skin.
a) does time b) works wonders c) make tracks d) does tracks
10. Nicole passed the hard Physics exam because she is a ______ student.
a) tolerant b) dignified c) complimentary d) dedicated
11. The flight is cheap, but if you add _______ accommodation costs the holiday will be quite
expensive.
a) with b) in c) from d) into
12. If you feel "Like a fish _______ water" you feel in the wrong place.
a) in b) out of c) under d) over
14. The police are conducting an _________ into the causes of the accident.
a) investigation b) enquiry c) inquiry d) query
17. We'll be sending out free _______ of our latest line in cosmetics.
a) specimen b) pattern c) example d) sample
18. He always follows that old _______: early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wise.
a) phrase b) ballad c) adage d) analogy
19. Although he is very rich, John's father refused to _________ him the money he needed to buy the
house.
a) borrow b) lend c) get d) let
20. Some people are so ______ that they refuse to change their minds if they are wrong.
a) rustic b) converted c) stunned d) stubborn
21. Working as a team will better enable the company to ________ its goals.
a) reach b) take c) remove d) stretch
22. The weather report predicts ______ rain in the northern parts of the country.
a) hard b) heavy c) difficult d) heavily
23. They have decided to _______ a line in the sand and start all over again.
a) designate b) draw c) sketch d) delineate
29. He _______ who could possibly be ringing at that early hour in the morning.
a) asked b) wandered c) considered d) wondered
30. My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my _______ to become an archaeologist,
instead.
a) heart b) head c) brain d) mind
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following article and answer the questions which follow: A, B, C or D
"I think he must be a burglar," said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed
what was stuck in Sheba's throat, it turned out to be three human fingers. I don't think he's a very happy
burglar."
a) an advertising agency b) a vet's surgery c) a Mercedes dealer's office d) the text does not say
a) She was lost. b) She had lost a client at work. c) She was stuck in a traffic jam d) Her dog was sick
a) It was time for Sheba's checkup. b) The dog couldn't breathe properly.
c) She wanted to get her out of the house. d) The doctor had asked to see her.
4. Why did she leave the dog at the surgery and drive home again?
a) She wanted to catch a burglar. b) The dog was too sick to come home.
c) The doctor wanted to keep her. d) Joanne wanted to change her clothes.
5. How long did it take Joanne to drive home from the surgery?
a) two minutes b) ten minutes c) an hour d) the text does not say
7. Why did the doctor tell her to get out of the house?
a) The police had caught him, and he would probably have to go to prison.
b) He had caught a disease from the dog.
c) He hadn't found any valuable things to steal.
d) The dog had bitten off his fingers.
9. The story says that the dog "gazed up at Joanne helplessly". "Gazed" means
Good luck!