12. Where would you find an article or text like the one you have read here? Choose the best option and write only the letter. A in a magazine for young children B
in a history book C in a book about jokes.
Section B: Language in context Write answers for the following questions:
1. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets, in the following paragraph. Write down only the number and the verb that you choose. In history, we (a. learn/will learn) about what (b. has/have) happened in the past. We read history to (c. helped/help) us understand why things have happened. I (d. doesn’t/don’t) enjoy reading about terrible things like plagues. I (e. prefer/prefers) reading my comic books.
2. The word fearfulends with the suffix -ful. Change the adjectives in brackets to end with -ful. Write down only the word next to each letter. a. The most (beauty) moment in history was when they found a cure for HIV/AIDS. b.
Food was (plenty) in the Middle Ages when people worked on farms.
c. He died on a (fate) day when he could not receive medical treatment for the disease.
3 x 1 = (3)
3. Correct the errors in the following sentences. Write out the sentence and underline your changes. During the previus century, peopul found ways to keep the rats away from there food. It was’nt always easy too do.
4. Give the abbreviation for the following: United States of America.
5. Give the right preposition in the missing space in this sentence: My history teacher teaches us ______ the plague.
5 x 1 = (5) (1)
(1) [15 marks] [Total marks: 40] (1) [25 marks]
5 x 1 = (5)
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