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Grade 9 English unit 8: Communicable Diseases

Everything here is for unit 8 of the Grade 9 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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Disease words, guessed from the sentence · 4 min · 2 past exam questions worked through

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What unit 8 covers

  1. 1.Listening Skills
  2. 2.Reading Skills
  3. 3.Vocabulary Development
  4. 4.Grammar
  5. 5.Speaking Skills
  6. 6.Writing Skills

Short notes for unit 8

The cards filed under this chapter on the Grade 9 English page. Open one at a time.

Phrasal VerbMeaning
drop instop and visit
drop outleave school or activity
dry outdry something fully
come down withcatch an illness
come acrossfind by chance
come up withproduce or suggest an idea

When you use it

Use when interpreting or completing context-based sentences involving multi-word verbs from the unit.

Watch out

Do not confuse come across, which means finding by chance, with come up with, which means creating an idea.

Drafted from Grade 9 English, pages 160-179, then checked twice before it went up

Practice questions on unit 8

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 on HIV/AIDS, which cause of death is currently ranked fourth worldwide behind heart diseases, stroke, and respiratory infections?

  1. A.Malaria
  2. B.AIDS
  3. C.Cancer
  4. D.Typhoid fever
Show the answer and why

Answer: B AIDS

Why

The passage states that AIDS is currently ranked fourth behind heart diseases, stroke, and respiratory infections, and is set to become number three.

Question 2

According to researchers in the reading text, which group is projected to have the highest life expectancy in the world by 2030 at 88.5 years?

  1. A.Japanese women
  2. B.American men
  3. C.Ethiopian women
  4. D.British men
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Answer: A Japanese women

Why

The text states that the highest projected life expectancy in 2030 is expected to be in Japanese women at 88.5 years.

Question 3

Which relative pronoun is used to show possession for people in both defining and non-defining relative clauses?

  1. A.who
  2. B.whom
  3. C.whose
  4. D.which
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Answer: C whose

Why

According to the grammar summary tables, the relative pronoun whose is used to indicate possessive relationships for people.

Question 4

Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence:
"Maybe you should go to a doctor. This is the third time you have ________ with a cold this month."

  1. A.come down
  2. B.come across
  3. C.come over
  4. D.come out
Show the answer and why

Answer: A come down

Why

The phrasal verb come down with means to catch or become sick with an illness like a cold.

Question 5

According to the grammar explanation, what is the purpose of a non-defining relative clause?

  1. A.To give essential information that defines exactly which person or thing is being talked about
  2. B.To add extra information that does not determine or identify the noun
  3. C.To join two sentences without using relative pronouns
  4. D.To express a direct command to the listener
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Answer: B To add extra information that does not determine or identify the noun

Why

Non-defining relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing, but this information is not essential to identify or determine who or what is meant. They are separated by commas.

Question 6

According to the World Health Organization projections in the text, how many people will die from AIDS between 2006 and 2030 in an optimistic scenario where new infections are curbed?

  1. A.2.8 million
  2. B.89 million
  3. C.117 million
  4. D.120 million
Show the answer and why

Answer: B 89 million

Why

The text mentions that in an optimistic future projection where new HIV infections are curbed and treatments increase, 89 million people will die from the disease instead of 117 million.

Question 7

Which relative clause correctly completes the statement: "Gondar is the city ________."

  1. A.who landed on the moon
  2. B.which is famous for its castles
  3. C.which keeps food fresh
  4. D.which flies in the air
Show the answer and why

Answer: B which is famous for its castles

Why

In Activity 7.10, "Gondar is the city" matches correctly with "which is famous for its castles."

Question 8

Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence:
"When I was cleaning my room, I ________ my middle-school diaries."

  1. A.came across
  2. B.came on
  3. C.came through
  4. D.came out
Show the answer and why

Answer: A came across

Why

To come across something means to find or meet it by chance while doing something else.

Question 9

According to the sample essay on basic needs, what percentage of diseases in developing countries come from dirty, unsafe drinking water?

  1. A.About 25%
  2. B.About 50%
  3. C.About 70%
  4. D.About 80%
Show the answer and why

Answer: D About 80%

Why

The sample essay explicitly states: "About 80% diseases are from dirty, unsafe drinking water."

Question 10

In the sentence "Fentahun, whom everyone suspected, turned out to be innocent," what type of clause is whom everyone suspected?

  1. A.A defining relative clause
  2. B.A non-defining relative clause
  3. C.An adverbial clause of purpose
  4. D.A conditional clause
Show the answer and why

Answer: B A non-defining relative clause

Why

Because the clause is surrounded by commas and gives extra information about a specific proper noun (Fentahun) rather than defining who he is, it is a non-defining relative clause.

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The textbook pages for unit 8

Unit 8 runs from page 160 to page 179 of the Ministry of Education edition.

Ministry of Education edition, English, 235 pages

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