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Grade 11 English unit 3: Causes of Road Traffic Accidents

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Short notes for unit 3

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When you use it

Use it to say what happens or may happen as a result of the main clause. The conjunctions are so that, in order that, so...that and such...that. So that and in order that also express purpose, and in order that is more formal. So...that can often be replaced by too...to: It was so hot that we didn't go out. It was too hot to go out.

Watch out

So is followed by an adjective or adverb: so hot, so bravely. Such is followed by a noun phrase: such a low voice, such a kind man. Do not swap them. After so that and in order that you may use a present tense for the future: Send the letter by SMS, so that she gets it before Wednesday.

Drafted from Grade 11 English, pages 64-90, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use it when you edit a text for punctuation. A semicolon sits between two closely linked main clauses, a break stronger than a comma but weaker than a full stop. An apostrophe shows possession (Malcolm's cat) or omission (isn't). A hyphen joins compound words (mother-in-law), prefixes to words (post-Marxist) and marks word breaks (eighteenth- and nineteenth-century).

Watch out

Do not leave out the apostrophe of omission or possession: write we're, she'll, I'll, my brother's wife. Use a semicolon only where both sides could stand as sentences on their own. Do not use it where you need only a comma.

Drafted from Grade 11 English, pages 64-90, then checked twice before it went up

Practice questions on unit 3

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 WHO report in the reading text, how many people die on the world's roads every year?

  1. A.more than 125,000 people
  2. B.more than 1.25 million people
  3. C.about 50 million people
  4. D.about 90 million people
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Answer: B more than 1.25 million people

Why

The reading text says that 'every year more than 1.25 million people die on the world's road'. The figure of about 50 million is for people who are injured or disabled, not for deaths.

Question 2

What percentage of the world's registered vehicles are in low and middle income countries?

  1. A.9%
  2. B.16%
  3. C.54%
  4. D.90%
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Answer: C 54%

Why

The text says that 'low and middle income countries account for 54% of world's registered vehicles'. The 90% figure is the share of road traffic deaths that happen in these countries, so do not mix the two.

Question 3

Which conjunction does the text describe as the more formal way to talk about purpose?

  1. A.so that
  2. B.in order that
  3. C.such that
  4. D.since
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Answer: B in order that

Why

The text says that 'both so that and in order that are used to talk about purpose. In order that is more formal.' Both are used for purpose, but only in order that is named as the more formal one.

Question 4

In a good summary, which step should you take at the end?

  1. A.Copy the key sentences exactly from the original text
  2. B.Criticise the source you read
  3. C.Check the summary against the original text
  4. D.Add your own opinion about the topic
Show the answer and why

Answer: C Check the summary against the original text

Why

The chapter lists the steps for summary writing. The last step is 'checking the summary against the original text'. A summary should not copy text, criticise the source or add your own opinion.

Question 5

Adding the suffix -able to the word pass gives a new word. Which word is it?

  1. A.passage
  2. B.passable
  3. C.passer
  4. D.impassable
Show the answer and why

Answer: B passable

Why

The chapter says that 'if the suffix -able is added to the word pass, the word passable is created'. The prefix im- is added later to make impassable, so that is not the answer to this question.

Question 6

According to the reading text, the number of people injured or killed in one crash in Ethiopia is about how many times higher than in the US?

  1. A.3 times
  2. B.13 times
  3. C.30 times
  4. D.54 times
Show the answer and why

Answer: C 30 times

Why

The text says that 'the number of people injured or killed in one crash in Ethiopia is about 30 times higher than that of the US'. Find the number 30 in the paragraph about Ethiopia.

Question 7

The African Region owns only 2% of the world's vehicles. What percentage of worldwide deaths does it contribute to?

  1. A.2%
  2. B.16%
  3. C.26.6%
  4. D.54%
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Answer: B 16%

Why

The text says that the region 'owns only 2% of the world's vehicles, but it contributes 16% to the worldwide deaths'. The 26.6 figure is the road fatality rate per 100,000 population, not the share of deaths.

Question 8

According to the reading text, why will the African Region continue to have the highest road traffic death rates?

  1. A.It owns the most vehicles in the world.
  2. B.It has a high rate of urbanization and motorization.
  3. C.Its roads have good infrastructure.
  4. D.Its road safety rules are very strict.
Show the answer and why

Answer: B It has a high rate of urbanization and motorization.

Why

The text says the region 'will continue to have the highest road traffic death rates due to high rate of urbanization and motorization despite poor infrastructural development and road safety'. The region owns only 2% of the world's vehicles, so option A is wrong.

Question 9

The reading text says that road traffic crashes cause about 5% loss of GDP in low and middle income countries. How does this compare with the development assistance they receive?

  1. A.less than half of it
  2. B.about the same as it
  3. C.more than double it
  4. D.about five times it
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Answer: C more than double it

Why

The text says the loss 'is more than double that of the development assistance that they receive'. Look for the words 'more than double' in the paragraph about low and middle income countries.

Question 10

Which sentence has the same meaning as 'It was so hot that we didn't go out.'?

  1. A.It was too hot to go out.
  2. B.It was too hot that we go out.
  3. C.It was such hot that we didn't go out.
  4. D.It was so hot to go out.
Show the answer and why

Answer: A It was too hot to go out.

Why

The text says that 'the same idea can often be expressed using the structure too...to'. So so hot that we didn't go out becomes too hot to go out. Options B, C and D are not correct English structures.

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The textbook pages for unit 3

Unit 3 runs from page 64 to page 90 of the Ministry of Education edition.

Ministry of Education edition, English, 290 pages

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