Unit notes and practice questions
Everything here is for unit 8 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 when expressing regret and taking responsibility for an action, or when responding politely to someone who apologizes.
Watch out
Do not mix up expressions for making apologies with expressions used to accept apologies in dialogue questions.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 213-239, then checked twice before it went up
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aim at | to target |
| big up | exaggerate the importance |
| care for | like |
| carry on | continue |
| back away | retreat or go backwards |
| add up | to make a mathematical total |
| come around | change one's mind |
| come away | become separated from |
| come along | accompany |
| come back | return |
When you use it
Use when matching multi word verbs with their specific contextual meanings.
Watch out
Phrasal verbs have distinct idiomatic meanings that cannot be guessed by looking only at the individual words.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 213-239, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when identifying how new words are created through joining existing words or reducing longer words.
Watch out
Backformation removes an affix or shortens a word to form a new one, whereas compounding joins two existing words without shortening.
Drafted from Grade 10 English, pages 213-239, 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 reading passage, what is the Ethiopian local name for Moringa Oleifera?
Answer: A Shiferaw
Why
The passage explicitly states that Ethiopians call Moringa Oleifera by the name 'Shiferaw'.
Question 2
Which of the following expressions is used to accept an apology?
Answer: C Never mind.
Why
'Never mind' is an expression used to accept an apology. The other choices are phrases used to make an apology.
Question 3
Choose the correct quantifier to complete the sentence:
We do not have ________ petrol left in the car, so we need to stop and get some.
Answer: B much
Why
'Petrol' is an uncountable noun, so 'much' is used with it in negative statements.
Question 4
What is the meaning of the phrasal verb carry on?
Answer: B To continue
Why
According to the phrasal verbs table, 'carry on' means to 'continue'.
Question 5
According to the traditional medicines table, which plant's root is pounded and mixed with cold water and local alcohol to cure anthrax?
Answer: A Eret
Why
The traditional medicine chart states that the root of Eret cures anthrax when pounded and mixed with cold water and local alcohol.
Question 6
What percentage of non-drying edible oil, known as Ben Oil, do Moringa pods yield?
Answer: C 38 - 40%
Why
Paragraph 1 of the Moringa text states that the pods yield 38 - 40% of non-drying, edible oil called Ben Oil.
Question 7
Which word formation process always involves reduction, such as forming the verb televise from the noun television?
Answer: B Backformation
Why
The textbook explains that backformation always involves reduction (changing the form of the word), such as 'television = televise' and 'editor = edit'.
Question 8
According to the traditional medicine chart, what is the medical use of the root of the Agam plant?
Answer: B Shortening the labor period just before delivery
Why
The chart indicates that the root of Agam 'shortens the labor period just before delivery'.
Question 9
According to the reading passage, which three non-governmental organizations advocate Moringa as 'natural nutrition for the tropics'?
Answer: A Trees for Life, Church World Service, and Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization
Why
Paragraph 3 specifies three non-governmental organizations: Trees for Life, Church World Service, and Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization.
Question 10
According to researcher Ann Hirsch in the reading passage, how many essential amino acids are there that human beings cannot synthesize and must get from food?
Answer: C Nine
Why
Dr. Ann Hirsch states in paragraph 2 that 'there are nine of them that we cannot synthesize, so we have to get them from our food.'
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Unit 8 runs from page 213 to page 238 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, English, 319 pages
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