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Grade 12 English entrance exam, 2006 E.C. (2014)

Real questions from the Grade 12 university entrance exam in English, as students sat it in 2006 E.C. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.

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  • 2006 E.C. (2014)

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Question 1

Us him and go up and pick

  1. A.Let him go and pick up us.
  2. B.Let him up and go pick us.
  3. C.Let him go up and us pick.
  4. D.Let us go and pick him up
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Answer: D Let us go and pick him up

Why

'Let us go and pick him up' is the only grammatically correct rearrangement. In phrasal verbs with a pronoun object, the pronoun must go between the verb and the particle ('pick him up', not 'pick up him/us').

Question 3

People going to many invite party are to your you?

  1. A.Are you going to invite many people to your party?
  2. B.Are your many people going to invite you to party?
  3. C.Are your many party going to you people to invite?
  4. D.Are you going to many party to invite your people?
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Answer: A Are you going to invite many people to your party?

Why

'Are you going to invite many people to your party?' correctly follows standard English question order: Auxiliary (Are) + Subject (you) + Verb phrase (going to invite) + Direct Object (many people) + Prepositional Phrase (to your party).

Question 4

Many got you how sisters have

  1. A.How many got sisters you have?
  2. B.How many you have sisters got?
  3. C.How many sisters have you got?
  4. D.How many have you got sisters?
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Answer: C How many sisters have you got?

Why

'How many sisters have you got?' correctly forms a wh-question using the structure: How many + plural noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb.

Question 5

For and join come us celebration the?

  1. A.Come and join for us the celebration.
  2. B.For us the celebration come and join.
  3. C.Come and join the celebration for us.
  4. D.Come and join us for the celebration.
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Answer: D Come and join us for the celebration.

Why

'Come and join us for the celebration' is the standard imperative construction with the transitive verb 'join' taking the direct object 'us' followed by the prepositional phrase 'for the celebration'.

Question 6

a. This is the planet Venus. b. Venus is our nearest neighbour. c. However, no plants or animals could exist on Venus. d. There is no oxygen in the air and the planet is without water. e. in the evening just after sunset we see a bright object in the west.

  1. A.d e c a b
  2. B.a e b c d
  3. C.b c a d e
  4. D.e a b c d
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Answer: D e a b c d

Why

The paragraph logically begins by observing a bright object in the evening sky (e), identifying it as Venus (a), noting it is our nearest neighbor (b), introducing a contrast regarding life (c), and detailing the harsh conditions that prevent life (d).

Question 9

a. Informative speech is meant to convey knowledge. b. she/he should also organize her/ his speech coherently. c. Its application in other spheres of life is also common. d. This type of speech is mostly practiced in the academia. e. The user of such speech should prepare her/himself very well.

  1. A.A d c e b
  2. B.a c d e b
  3. C.a c e b d
  4. D.a e d b c
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Answer: A A d c e b

Why

Sentence a defines informative speech; d states its primary domain (academia); c broadens its application to other spheres ('also common'); e transitions to speaker preparation; and b adds that the speaker should 'also organize' the speech coherently.

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