English G-10 National Exam Question Set-1

1. A

27. B

2. B

28. A

3. C

29. C

4. B

30. D

5. C

31. A

6. A

32. C

7. C

33. D

8. D

34. D

9. B

35. C

10. C

36. A

11. D

37. B

12. B

38. C

13. D

39. A

14. A

40. C,& D (Duplicated by mistake)

15. B

41. C

16. C

42. B

17. A

43. C

18. C

44. C

19. D

45. A

20. B

46. B

21. C

47. C

22. B

48. C

23 . D

49. D

24. C

50. A

25. A

51. C

26. D

1

Answer : A
The sentence is about a particular – already known – driver who is already introduced / indentified by two when such is the case , the clauses before the blank definite article the ‘ is used before the noun concerned , as to the demonstrative this- C and that – D they are used to point out a noun around the speaker : near or at a certain distance . In this case , the sentence is about car accident which took place before a week .

2

Answer : B – got
The first part of the sentence is not about the reading of the story , but the exact moment in between ending one part and moving to the other- this point is well
implied by the adverb ” just ” in the beginning of the clause , which means exactly ; precisely -point of time . This means neither ” A ” nor ” C ” can be correct since they are progressive . As to the tense , verb ” ring ” which happened at the sometime with the first part tells us that it should be simple past – simultaneous events in the simple past .

3

Answer : C -since
Present perfect continuous tense – has / have been + V₁ ing is usually used to express events going on / not completed at the moment of speaking . starting from the past . Thus , we use ” since ” to indicate starting / beginning time – ” 1998 ” in this context ; and ” for ” to indicate period of time like for a year ; for five years ; for one hour ; etc.

4

Answer : B- you ought to take some exercise
One of the functions of ” ought to ” is to express advice . In this context , the ” daughter ” is giving advice to her ” mother ” since over weight may affect health- that is why the daughter said , ” I’m worried … ” Indication of trouble problem . ” would rather ” is used to express preference – better choice like ” I would rather take can not fit here exercise than get treatment ” . It because the other alternative is not mentioned any where in the context . As to ” A and D ” ; they do not match with the expression ” I’m worried … ” .

5

Answer : C – In spite of
In this sentence two opposing / contrasting ideas ” heavy and torrential rain , and continuing the game ” – are joined . This means , the right ( best ) answer should be either ” B or C ” since ” A and D ” do not fit since the sentences before the comma is not a clause , but a phrase . Usually ” despite and in spite of are used to introduced phrases of contrast / concession .

6

Answer : A – are always welcomed
This sentence is in the passive voice in which the verb form must be the same tense of ” be + past participle – form of the main verb- in this case ” are ( simple present + welcomed – ( past participle ) form of welcome ” . The rest of the alternatives – ” B , C and D ” – are active forms ,

7

Answer : C – worse
The conjunction ” than ” is used in a comparatively degree comparison ; ” worse ” is used in the comparative ” worst ” in the superlative degree ; In choice ” C a worse ” is s , wrong because of the article ” a ” since ” worse ” is not a noun , or followed by a noun like ” a worse condition , result and book ” are nouns respectively . 

8

Answer : D- the busiest
This is a superlative degree comparison comparing more than things two thing ; and D is the superlative degree , the article ” the ” is before the superlative form when necessary if the superlative form is followed by a noun – ” the busiest day ” in this context . Note that ” day ” is a noun .

9

Answer : B – so do I
This way of joining two affirmative ( positive ) and negative sentences is
– I go to church every Sunday .

• My sister goes to church every Sunday ,
• l go to church every Sunday , and my sister does , too . I go to church every Sunday , and so does my sister too  .
• -You haven’t submitted the assignment , – I haven’t submitted the assignment . You haven’t submitted the assignment , and neither have I
  You haven’t submitted the assignment , and I haven’t either .
  Note , that ” so and too are used in affirmative
  negative sentences . Since ” neither nor are negative – sentences , and ” neither and either ” are used in from the auxiliary verb . Also note the ” inversion – V means not either ” – the negative marker is dropped ( auxiliary ) + S , not S + V , in the case of ” so , neithernand nor ” .

10

Answer : C – Neither can Seblewongel :
This means ” Also Sebelewngel can’t play tennis very well .

11

Answer : D -For example
The second sentence introduced by ” For example , … ” supports ; gives evidence ; clarifies the idea / point already stated- ” going to a restaurant ” in this context . ” A in fact ” may be used with general or central idea , not specific detail ; ” B However ” is used with opposing idea , not support ; and ” C- one thing ” implies other things- at least one more which does not exist in this context .

12

Answer : B- In general , woman earn less than men The discourse markers like ” in general / generally ; eventually ; finally , consequently , as a whole , etc. , are among indicators of concluding remark . ” A and C ” are facts about a research – not about ” Genet’s research and ” D ” can not be an answer to ” Girma’s ” question
use his question is not if ” Genet’s research has a conclusion or not . If so , ” Girma’s question would be like ” Does your research have a conclusion ? ” 

13

Answer : D – such a
As can be understood from the given alternatives , ” A D ” , this question is about ” so … , that and such a / an … that ” expressions used to introduce a clause of result . Since ” that ” is already in the sentence ” that we all … ” , our answer should be either ” A or D ” . Thus , due to the noun ” day ” before the that , ” D ” best completes the sentence . The same sentence can be using ” so … that ” expression as :
The day was so beautiful that we all decided to go out for a picnic ( Due to the noun before the ” that ” ) .

14

Answer : A -although
The clauses before the blank and after the blank are opposing / contrasting ” good shape but no exercise ” . Thus , our answer should be either ” A or D ” since ” B because ( reason ) and C- and ( addition cr support ) ” do ” however ” happens not express contrast .
When “However ”  happens  between clauses , it should be enclosed , ( separated by ) a semicolon and a comma- ; however , – or a full stop and a comma- However , Note that it must be capitalized after a full stop . This rule applies to similar conjunctions . ( adverbial conjunctions like ” therefore ; more over ; never the less ; besides ; etc.

15

Answer : B -Therefore
The relationship between the two clauses is ” reason – result cause effect ” . In such cases , ” Therefore ; for this reason ; as a result ; or consequently ” ; should be used.

16

Answer : C – any
or find out about the amount of milk ( unknown ) , ” a lot of ” means ” much ” can not be appropriate . the rest ” nothing and none ” – are not adjectives , but pronouns.

17

Answer : A -make
This is a question of using appropriate ( right , correct ) word in a sentence as used by the native speakers . ” To make life easier ” means to avoid or tiresome work . the rest of the alternatives , ” B , C and D ” are not used with such expressions ; people live life ; enjoy life ; have life ; make life ; etc. , but not ” do life ; work life ; or act life not acceptable phrasing . For example , phrases like ” do assignment submit assignment ; have assignment are acceptable ; but play assignment ; buy assignment ; sleep assignment ; etc. , are not acceptable because they don’t mean anything no meaning means no communication .

18

Answer : C – would / do
This sentence is a type II conditional sentence , as the verb ” won ” in the ” if clause ” indicated . That means , ” the main clause / result clause ” should be ” would + V1 “.

19

Answer : -D – driving
” Driving ” is a ” gerund verbal noun ” . Verbal nouns like ” saving , parking , reading , teaching , etc. , can be used as ordinary nouns . The ” if clause ” here is in the passive voice as indicated by the verb- ” is allowed ” next to the blank . This means what is needed in the blank is object in the place of the subject . And this implies that the verb ” is allowed ” – next to the place of the subject . And this implies that the verb is ” allow ” ” driving ” means driving car ” as the following . “
They allow driving ; don’t allow driving to teenagers . Thus , choice ” A and C ” infinitive and gerund ” cannot be used in this context because they don’t complete the sentence . Look at the following examples :
My father does not allow me to drive a car . I objected to driving the camels in the rain . I don’t know how to drive animals .
The point here is that ” infinitive and gerund ” are restricted to certain verbs and sentence .

20

Answer : B- to make
when a verb comes next ordinal numbers like the first , the tenth , the last , etc. , it is usually used in to + V1 ( infinitive phrase ) form if the tense is simple present or future like the second to arrive , the fourth to win , the last to leave , etc.

21

Answer : C should have to
The model auxiliary ” should have to ” is the only can be used , as the rule tells us that ” need and dare ” are model II verbs used in negative and interrogative sentence . And ” A and D ” do not fit in this context since they are negative – ” more time is given for thinking seriously ” -in addition ” won’t – will not – D ” is a wrong from since ” will ” is not at all followed by to + V1 form ungrammatical .

22

Answer : B- much
There are two points to consider: One, ” very tired ” in the result clause (first part) grammar rule that does not allow comparative forms- ” less ” in this case- as intensifiers : we use positive ( root ) forms before comparative forms of adjectives or adverbs – like far better not farther better ; little stronger , not less stronger ; much more intelligent , not intelligent ; etc. In addition, adjectives like ” few / a few ” are used with countable nouns / thing; not with uncountable nouns / things: we says few hours, little time, many hours , much time , etc.

23

Answer : D- too late
” Sadly ” in the beginning of the sentence expresses sense- un happiness . This means , the speaker didn’t get the chance ; and ” too late to get the chance- ” means unable / notable to get the chance- the ” too … to ” expression is used to indicate negative result . Look at the following examples :
The question was too difficult to answer ” means : The question was so difficult that I / we could not
answer it .
” This book is too expensive ( for me ) to buy . “
means :
This is such an expensive book that I can not buy it . As to the rest of the alternatives , ” A- more later ” is a wrong form as already discussed in question No 22 ; ” B late enough ” means sufficiently late ; that means ” not to get the chance / to miss , lose the chance ” – it does not fit in this context ; and ” C- hardly late ” , almost not late ,  that means , ” to get the chance ” which is not the case in this context.

24

Answer : C – no one
The conjunction ” but ” indicates opposite / contrasting clause absence of response to the repeated phoning ; that means , not anyone / no one answered . ” Nothing ( not any thing ) – A ” can not replace ( not used to substitute ) human nouns ; and ” some body -D ” is used body / someone in the room .

in affirmative sentence . We say :
. There is some( affirmative ) there isn’t anybody / anyone in the room
( negative )
There is no body / no one in the room . ( negative )

25

Answer : A- not to go near the sea
The sentence here is in the reported speech in which the verb in the direct speech is changed into infinitive phrase – to + V1 / not to + V1 . Look at the following :
The teacher said , ” Be quite ! ” ( direct speech ) The teacher ordered us to be quite . ( Reported speech ) My mother warned , ” Don’t disturb me ! ” My mother warned me not to disturb her . 

26

Answer : D They wanted to know what I amplanning to study
This is also in the reported speech of an interrogative sentence / question in which V + S arrangement should be changed into S + V . Look at the following example :
The teacher asked , ” What is your name ? ” ( direct speech )
The teacher asked / wanted to know what my name is . ( Reported speech )
Note that ” is your name . V + S ” in the direct speech is changed in to ” my name is- S + V ” in the reported speech

27

Answer : B- if Aster was late

This again is a reported speech of an interrogative / question- the question is an auxiliary verb question , not ” wh ” word question . In the reported speech form of 

auxiliary question , ” if / whether ” is used to join the introductory phrase- ” The school director wanted to know ” in this particular case and the main sentence ” Aster was late ” . The other point is the change of the verb in the direct speech into the next past form in the report .

Speech except in some cases such as fact and ideas state of being or actions that might not be completed during the report . That is why the verb in the answer for question No 26- ” are / am planning ” and the verb in the verb in the example- ” is ” are not changed . however , the verb ” is ” in this question should be changed into the past ” since ” to be late or not is completed right at the moment of speaking . Thus , choice ” C ” can’t be answer here . As to ” A and D ” , they are wrong according to the explanation both in numbers 26 and 27. Look at the following examples :

My friend asked , ” Are you free this period ? ” My friend asked if I was free that period . ( completed )

Ayele asked . ” will you go to Soderie next week ” Ayele asked me if we will go to Soderie the following week . ( Not completed )

28

Answer A- yet

” Yet ” as a time adverb can be used to indicate an event started / going on from the past and not completed at the moment of speaking – present might continue to the future . ” B -already ” means at / before the moment of speaking -usually indicating events : started / completed ; and ” D- just ” means exactly / precisely at the moment of speaking -usually indicating happening . As to ” also – C ” does not indicate time , it means added to- something in addition to the one mentioned before .

29

Answer : C- Do you smoke
The question here is about a habit that happens everyday , not about a single moment as in ” A and D ” . The ” patient’s ” answer ” used to smoke ” – past habit – clearly indicates the nature of the question . As to ” B are smoking ” , it is a present progressive – going on at the moment speaking : it can’t be correct here since the ” patient ” is not doing it at the moment of speaking as can be learned from the answer .

30

Answer : D- whose

The same person who found the book is asking the question ; therefore , ” A – when the time ” can’t be correct since it is known to the person ; ” B- where -place ” is already known- ” in the box ; ” and ” C – whom ” is used to replace human nouns as object or predicate – not things ” book ” in this case . Whose is a possessive adjective- indicating ownership – owner of the ” book ” in this particular case .

31

Answer : A – whom

” Whom ” in this case is used to replace ” some people ” in the predicate part : ” with whom we can not talk ” the relative clause is the same as ” we can not talk with some people ” .

32

Answer : C – I’m going to look for

– ” I’ve As can be understood from the first part decided … ” – the decision is already made . When we talk about a future event after decision , ” be going to + V₁ am going to look ” in this particular context – is used . The future forms ” should be looking ” etc. , are used when a decision is made right at the moment of speaking . That is why ” D ” can not be correct here . ” A ” is present perfect that can not be used with future time indicator ” tomorrow ” ; and ” B ” is wrong- passive form since the sentence is not passive ; and the meaning some one will look for me – does not fit in this context .

33

Answer : D- looked like

” Look like ” means ” seem or appear ” – when we express felling or judgment by appearance . In this sentence , the judgment was done during the borrowing -of the book- ” have recently borrowed ” indicates simple past- not long ago . Thus , ” A and B ” , which mean almost the same are simple present ; they don’t match the first part ; and
is looking ” – is grammatically wrong since ” look- state verb ” – is not normally used in the ” – ing / continuous form .

34

Answer : D- never

” Never ” means ” not any time ” ; and implies something not taking place . the idea here is negative- ” angry ; couldn’t get a taxi , ” etc. , indicate the speaker’s in ability / not able to get to the office . The rest three- ” A , B and C ” have positive meaning unless they are used with a negative verb in the sentence like did not frequently get ; have not some times got ; etc. , or words idea like ever negative describing got late ; frequently / sometimes reached late / too late , etc. 

35

Answer : C- My father always said , ” be careful of what you wish for . “

Examples of sentences in the direct speech are also given in the explanation of questions number 25 , 26 and 27. The first words of both the introductory phrase ” my father always said , ” in this case and the actual speech- ” be careful … ” – should be capitalized . Secondly , a comma should be used at the end of the introductory phrase . Thirdly , the actual speech should be in closed in a quotation mark . Other uses of the comma- like in the middle of phrase and clauses are the same as other sentences ; that is why choice ” D ” is wrong .

36

Answer : A- it was her money , not her charm or personality , that first attracted him .

The answer here- ” A ” – is a very good example of using two commas in the middle of a sentence ; to separate a word or phrase not essentially part of a sentence , but used for extra / additional information . Thus , the sentence here is : ” it was her money that first attracted him . ” I is complete and meaningful . The taking out of ” not her charm or personality ” does not affect the structure or the meaning of the sentence .

37

Answer : B- my uncle thoroughly – read ‘ the tale of two sites ‘ last year .

as can be understood from all the alternatives the title of a book in a sentence should be enclosed in a as can be understood from all the alternatives the title quotation mark . The other rule is capitalization : ” each title is capitalized , except articles ,word in and conjunctions :however , the exceptions- articles , prepositions and conjunctions are also capitalized if they are the first word of the title .

38

Answer : C- catastrophe

” Catastrophe “in this context means “sudden and great disaster”. The phrase” early warning and many people ” in the sentence determine the meaning. Note that the other meaning of catastrophe can be” disturbance or things”: however, the sentence over throwing order

here is not about order or power, but about people . As to “A- surrender”, it means “submit or give in” to the enemy like in a fight or war; and “B-surprise” means sudden or unexpected act-negative, like attack or positive, such as amaze or wonder- it is the opposite “early warning” in this context .

39

Answer: A- an activity done for pleasure

The rest of the choices- “B, C and D” – profession, occupation or job are activities done for income or to earn a living, not done for pleasure.

40

Answer : unpleasant

Note that there is a typing error: in the second part of the question, in the alternatives “C and D” one of them should be either “pleasant” or any other word . Anyways “horrible” means “causing terror, frightful, very bad or unpleasant “. Thus, it is in the opposite of “A- excellent and B- comfortable.

41

Answer : C- international

“Globe refer to the whole world, as contrasted to “local” with in the country .

42

Answer: B – useful

The sentence is about a swimming kill used to “rescue save” people from sinking/drowning. Thus, it is useful , important. “A – careful” is not used to describe skill, but animals; and “C and D” refer to humans. or reasons / ideas both” for (supporting) and against controversial. A life saving qualification (opposing) can not be controversial there is nothing wrong in saving lives.

43

Answer : C- delicious

The sentence is not about quantity / amount as in ” A and B ” because ” couldn’t stop eating ” in the result clause already implies that the food was sufficient . And ” 1 D- awful ” means very bad ” which means not appetizing ; but ” delicious means stimulating the appetite.

44

Answer : C- sport

” Use of drugs in sport ” means sport men and women’s using dugs illegally . The rest of the words – in ” A , B and D ” – do not make any sense in this context . 

45

Answer : A commit

” Commit ” means ” do or perform evil , crime ” . The rest of the words in ” B , C and D ” can not be used with a conference ; ” construct ” means build , make , Items 46-61 Questions in the passage 

46

Answer : B- freedom

It is stated in paragraph 3 , sentence 1,2nd line .

47

Answer : C- a belief in the goodness of children

The last two sentences of paragraph 3 , and first and second sentences of paragraph 4 state ” belief in the goodness of the child and developing : he / she is capable of developing “.

48

Answer ; C – negative

According to paragraph 3 , starting from 2nd sentence , the writer states that they ” renounced ” all discipline , To renounce means to give up , to cease the practice – it means to stop or to deny : negative / to be against .

49

Answer : D – letting of children to self – learn H this refers to ” should According to paragraph 3 , allow children to be themselves ” – ” to allow ” means ” to let ” ; and ” be themselves ” means ” self – learn “. 

50

Answer : A- badly treated

This idea is expressed in paragraph 5 , lines 5-8 : using ” hate , punish , storm ” examples of bad treatment .

51

Answer : C- emphatic

” Tone ” means a manner of speaking or writing that shows a certain attitude on the part of the speaker or the writer . In the passage , expressions