Unit notes and practice questions
Everything here is for unit 5 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.
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Turning an active sentence into the passive · 4 min · 2 past exam questions worked through
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The cards filed under this chapter on the Grade 10 English page. Open one at a time.
When you use it
Use this structure when describing processes or when the receiver of the action is the main focus rather than the doer.
Watch out
Always use the past participle form of the main verb after am, is, are, or modal plus be, never the base form or past simple.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 121-145, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when choosing the correct singular or plural verb for subjects followed by modifying phrases or expressions like one of.
Watch out
When subjects are joined by together with, along with, as well as, or including, the verb agrees only with the first subject, ignoring the intervening noun phrase.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 121-145, 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
In the passage, what does the word stench mean?
Answer: B a bad smell
Why
In Activity 5.8, stench is matched with the meaning "having bad smell". The passage also says honey helps wounds heal and gets rid of their stench.
Question 2
According to the passage, carbohydrates make up what share of honey's dry weight?
Answer: C 95 to 97%
Why
The passage says: "The main composition of honey is carbohydrates that contribute 95 to 97% of its dry weight." So the correct answer is 95 to 97%.
Question 3
According to the passage, why does honey not need refrigeration?
Answer: B It can never spoil.
Why
The passage says honey "does not need refrigeration as it can never spoils". It can be stored in closed containers at room temperature in a dry place.
Question 4
In Activity 5.10, the word ad is the clipped form of which word?
Answer: A advertisement
Why
The example in Activity 5.10 says: "The word advertisement is a blended form and ad is clipped." A clipped word is a short form of a longer word, so ad comes from advertisement.
Question 5
Choose the correct simple present passive sentence.
Active: Farmers grow teff in the highlands.
Answer: B Teff is grown by farmers in the highlands.
Why
The simple present passive is formed with am / is / are + past participle. The object teff is singular, so it takes is. The main verb becomes grown, and the farmers come after by.
Question 6
Choose the correct passive form.
Active: We should finish this chapter before the exam.
Answer: B This chapter should be finished before the exam.
Why
With a modal verb, the passive pattern is: object + modal + be + past participle. So it is should be finished. The chapter's own example is "This chapter should be finished before the exam."
Question 7
Choose the correct verb.
Neither the trader nor the farmers ______ ready to sell the teff.
Answer: C are
Why
With neither ... nor, the verb agrees with the part of the subject closer to the verb. Here that is the farmers, which is plural, so the verb is are.
Question 8
Choose the correct verb.
The mayor of Addis Ababa, together with his team, ______ the new road.
Answer: B has visited
Why
When together with joins two subjects, the verb agrees with the first subject. The first subject is the mayor, which is singular, so the verb is has visited.
Question 9
Which verb completes the sentence correctly?
She decided to ______ an attempt to fix the broken radio.
Answer: A make
Why
In Activity 5.18, attempt is in the list of nouns that go with make. We say make an attempt, not do an attempt.
Question 10
According to the passage, why do dentists warn people about sugar?
Answer: B The remains of sugar in the mouth break down under bacteria to form an acid, which affects the teeth.
Why
The passage says that the remains of sugar in the mouth break down under the effect of bacteria to form an acid. This acid makes the teeth become affected with decay. Option B is the only one that matches this.
The app holds 18 questions on this unit, marked as you go. These are the first 10.
Unit 5 runs from page 120 to page 144 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, English, 319 pages
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