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Grade 12 English entrance exam, 2010 E.C. (2018)

Real questions from the Grade 12 university entrance exam in English, as students sat it in 2010 E.C. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.

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Question 1

It to wanted you today me do.

  1. A.you wanted me to do it today.
  2. B.today you wanted it me to do.
  3. C.it wanted me today you to do.
  4. D.me wanted you to do it today.
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Answer: A you wanted me to do it today.

Why

The standard English word order for this sentence is subject ('you'), verb ('wanted'), object pronoun ('me'), to-infinitive clause ('to do it'), and adverb of time ('today'): 'You wanted me to do it today.'

Question 2

In got has house all money new the her she.

  1. A.she has got her money all in the new house.
  2. B.she has all here new money got in the house.
  3. C.she has got all her money in the new house.
  4. D.All her money she has got in the new house.
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Answer: C she has got all her money in the new house.

Why

The correct syntactic arrangement is 'she has got all her money in the new house', where 'all her money' functions as the direct object of 'has got' followed by the prepositional phrase of location.

Question 3

Planet could no our how that have beyond implications understanding life go far started Earth.

  1. A.understanding how life started on Earth could have implications that go far beyond our planet.
  2. B.how life started on our Earth could have implications beyond planet that go far.
  3. C.Earth could have understanding implications that go far beyond planet that go far.
  4. D.our planet could have implications how life go far started beyond that understanding on Earth.
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Answer: A understanding how life started on Earth could have implications that go far beyond our planet.

Why

Option A forms a fully coherent sentence with the gerund phrase 'understanding how life started on Earth' as the subject, followed by the predicate 'could have implications that go far beyond our planet.'

Question 5

Lung pollution is causes why air obvious cancer.

  1. A.why lung cancer causes air pollution is obvious.
  2. B.why air pollution causes lung cancer is obvious.
  3. C.lung cancer causes why air pollution is obvious.
  4. D.why causes lung cancer air pollution is obvious.
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Answer: B why air pollution causes lung cancer is obvious.

Why

The noun clause 'why air pollution causes lung cancer' correctly functions as the subject of the linking verb 'is' followed by the predicate adjective 'obvious'.

Question 7

a. in 1991, the country launched an early- warning system- the first in the world and one that has been emulated by countries like Japan. b. mexico's recent quake occurred 32 years after the city's 1985 shock, which killed about 10,000 people and destroyed 3,000 buildings. c. since then, mexico has worked to shore up its earthquake preparedness. d. some had a minute to duck and cover, to grab go bags, to locate their loved ones. e. thanks to sirens and smart phones, thousands of individuals were alerted to the impending quake f. those seconds can mean the difference between life and death."

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

Why

The chronological narrative begins with the 1985 earthquake (b), Mexico's subsequent safety efforts (c), the launch of the 1991 early-warning system (a), how it alerted people in the recent quake (e), the actions people took during that minute (d), and the lifesaving importance of those seconds (f).

Question 8

a. I knew the journey could be tough but not as bitter. b. something more unbearable! My visa application was denied. c. I migrated to Egypt in December 2005 dreaming to travel to Australia. d. in fact, you have to experience it yourself to see how severe things could be. e. the weather was indescribably harsh and the police were brutally unfriendly."

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

Why

The narrative begins with migration to Egypt (c), describes the harsh conditions there (e), notes that the narrator anticipated hardship (a), reveals the worse news of the visa denial (b), and concludes with a reflection on how severe the experience was (d).

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