Unit notes and practice questions
Everything here is for unit 4 of the Grade 10 English textbook: what the chapter covers, the short notes, practice questions with their answers, and the lesson video where one exists.
The cards filed under this chapter on the Grade 10 English page. Open one at a time.
When you use it
Use this rule to connect a cause or description to its result using so... that or such... that.
Watch out
Use so directly before an adjective or adverb alone (so + adjective + that). Use such when the adjective is followed by a noun (such + a/an + adjective + noun + that).
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 92-120, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this rule when deciding whether to use be going to or will to express future actions, plans, or predictions.
Watch out
Use be going to when a prediction is based on present evidence or prior planning. Use will for spontaneous decisions and general certainty without immediate evidence.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 92-120, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this rule when choosing between some and any in sentences with countable or uncountable nouns.
Watch out
Do not use some in negative sentences or regular questions. Use any for negatives and questions, reserving some for positive statements and polite offers expecting a yes.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 92-120, then checked twice before it went up
10 multiple-choice questions written against this chapter, each with its answer and the reason. Try one before you open the answer.
Question 1
According to the unit, how is the plural marker -s pronounced after voiced consonants such as b, d, g, l, and m?
Answer: A As /z/
Why
The short note explains that the plural marker -s is pronounced as -z after voiced consonants (such as b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, w, y, z) and as -s after voiceless sounds.
Question 2
According to the reading passage, tourists are defined as people who travel to and stay in places outside their environment for more than:
Answer: B 24 hours
Why
The passage defines tourists as people who travel to and stay in places outside their normal environment for more than twenty-four hours.
Question 3
Which of the following is an example of a verb + noun compound word given in the textbook?
Answer: C Swimming pool
Why
In the textbook, swimming pool is listed under verb + noun compounds (along with driving license, dining room, and washing machine).
Question 4
What is the meaning of the phrasal verb get over as presented in the unit?
Answer: B To recover from illness, distress, or mental weakness
Why
The vocabulary section defines get over as to recover from illness, distress, or mental weakness.
Question 5
In paragraph 4 of the reading text, which word is used as a synonym for brigands when describing security issues in tourist destinations?
Answer: A Bandits
Why
In paragraph 4, the text lists pickpockets, brigands, and bandits together as security threats that keep tourists away.
Question 6
According to the grammar note on indefinite pronouns, some is mostly used in:
Answer: B affirmative statements
Why
The rule states that some is mostly used with affirmative (positive) statements, while any is primarily used in negative and question sentences.
Question 7
According to the textbook notes, when do we use be going to + infinitive instead of will?
Answer: B When we predict something we have evidence for or think is certain to happen
Why
The grammar note states that we use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to happen or when we have evidence for it.
Question 8
Complete the clause of result correctly:
"Ethiopia is ______ rich in its natural resources that investors from different countries want to invest their money."
Answer: A so
Why
We use so + adjective + that to introduce a clause of result. Because rich is an adjective alone, the correct form is so rich ... that.
Question 9
Which of the following words contains the diphthong [ei] as taught in the pronunciation section?
Answer: C Freight
Why
In Section 4.2.3, freight (along with eight and weight) is given as an example of the diphthong [ei], while outside, try, and gigantic contain [ai].
Question 10
Based on paragraph 3 of the reading text, how does community-based tourism benefit rural communities?
Answer: A Local community members manufacture and sell local products, using part of the income for the benefit of the community as a whole.
Why
Paragraph 3 explains that in community-based tourism, local and disadvantaged community members manufacture and sell local goods to tourists, and a portion of the income is used to benefit the whole community.
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Unit 4 runs from page 92 to page 119 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, English, 319 pages
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