Secondary 3 _ Use of English
Fourth Quarter Examination - 2013
Question - 1
(14 marks)
Fill in the gaps using a, an, the, or X (no article) where appropriate.
Dear __X__ Jo and Ian,
This is __a___ picture of _____ hotel were staying at. We were lucky enough to get
one of ________ rooms overlooking ________ sea and ________ view is lovely. We
had ________ good journey over here and ________ children quite enjoyed
________ flight. Theyve got ________ lovely room of their own and the think
________ hotels great. In general, weve all been having ________ really good
time. Unfortunately, Penny got ________ very sunburnt back on ________ first day
so shes had to wear ________ T-shirt since then, but apart from that everyone has
been fine. Jeremys met ________ English boy of about ________ same age and
they get on very well. They went into ________ town on their own ________ last
night and bought themselves ________. And tonight they want to go out ________
disco- there are plenty to choose from here.
Weve spent most of our time on ________ beach so far. ________ sea is really
warm and clear so we have done lot of ________ swimming. Tomorrow were going
on ________ boat trip to one of ________ islands and were going to have
________ barbecue on ________ island. Im really looking forward to that.
Anyway, Ill give you ________ when we get back and well see you ________ next
week.
Best wishes.
Sally and Robbin
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Secondary 3 _ Use of English
Fourth Quarter Examination - 2013
Question 2 (Tenses)
(20 marks)
Fill in the blanks using correct form of the verbs in the brackets. The first one
has been done for you.
1. You look really great! (you, work) __Have you been working___ out at the
fitness centre recently?
2. A: What (you, do) ________________________when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) ______________________to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
3. I (have) _______________the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking
about buying a new one.
4. If it (snow) _______________this weekend, we (go) _______________skiing
near Lake Tahoe.
5. Sam (arrive) ____________________ in San Diego a week ago.
6. Samantha (live) ____________________in Berlin for more than two years. In
fact, she (live) ___________________there when the Berlin wall came down.
7. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ________________________.
8. It (rain) ___________________all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because
I want to go to the beach.
9. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) _______________ the bus this
morning. You (be) _____________ late to work too many times. You are fired!
10. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) __________up
tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) _______________.
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Secondary 3 _ Use of English
Fourth Quarter Examination - 2013
Question 3 (Modal Verbs)
Underline the correct modal verb to complete the sentences below.
(8 marks)
1. If the police stop you, you ___________ show them your licence.
a. can
c. are allowed to
b. have to
2. ___________ I ___________ use a French driving licence in the USA?
a. Am allowed to
c. Can have to
b. Do have to
3. You can watch the late film but you ___________ finish your homework first.
a. arent allowed to
c. have to
b. mustnt
4. I dont know if you ___________ carry identification in Brazil.
a. are allowed to
c. have to
b. cant
5. In Britain, you ___________ get married when you are sixteen but you
___________ have your parents permission.
a. cant have to
c. have to are allowed to
b. can have to
6. You ___________ use mobile phones in the hospital because they damage
the equipment.
c. arent allowed to
a. have to
b. can
7. You ___________ allow a ten year old to drive a car.
a. mustnt
c. have to
b. dont have to
8. She ___________ be so rude to everyone.
c. doesnt have to
a. must
b. shouldnt
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Secondary 3 _ Use of English
Fourth Quarter Examination - 2013
Question 4 (Reported Speech)
(10 marks)
Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in
another place. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns
and expressions of time and place where necessary. The first one has been
done for you.
1. She said, "I am reading."
She said that _________________she was reading_______________________
2. They said, "This is our book."
They said ________________________________________________________
3. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday.
"She said ________________________________________________________
4. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
He said ________________________________________________________
5. You said, "I will do this for him."
You said ________________________________________________________
6. She said, "I am not hungry now."
She said ________________________________________________________
7. They said, "We have never been here before."
They said ________________________________________________________
8. They said, "We were in London last week."
They said ________________________________________________________
9. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
He said ________________________________________________________
10. He said, "They won't sleep."
He said ________________________________________________________
11. She said, "It is very quiet here."
She said ________________________________________________________
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Secondary 3 _ Use of English
Fourth Quarter Examination - 2013
Question 5 (Passive Voice)
(12 marks)
Change the following Active Voice sentences to Passive Voice.
1. They were interviewing her for the job.
______________________________________________________________
2. Tom is writing the letter.
______________________________________________________________
3. Everyone understands English.
______________________________________________________________
4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
______________________________________________________________
5. The professor told him not to talk in class.
______________________________________________________________
6. They say that women are smarter than men.
______________________________________________________________
7. The fire has destroyed the house.
______________________________________________________________
8. She would have told you.
______________________________________________________________
9. She would reject the offer.
______________________________________________________________
10. This surprises me.
______________________________________________________________
11. John bought the Picasso painting.
______________________________________________________________
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