Day 10 wrap

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change are to is

• Change fields to feilds

• Insert a comma after fields

• Change its to their

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 11?

• Change uncle to Uncle

• Delete the comma after James

• Change knew to new

• Make no change.

What change should be made in sentence 12?

• Change was to were

• Change There to Their

• Change Marange to marange

• Insert a comma after Marange

The author has made an error in sentence 16. Select the response that corrects this error.

 

He was one of the best teachers in Bulawayo and ​ ​ (a)   the Outstanding Teacher

 

 

award at Milton High School for four years running.

• had won
• are winning
• will have been winning
• have won

Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 23.

 

I remembered him coming back from the​ (a)   office after being promised three months’ back pay and placing a large suitcase on the kitchen table.

• government
• govermint
• goverment
• governmant

Sentence 24 is written incorrectly.  Select the response that corrects this sentence.

He opened ​ (a)   at the thick

elastic-wrapped bricks of Zim dollars stacked in neat rows.

• the case, and we all stared
• the case we all. Stared
• the case we all stared
• the case and we all stared

Use paragraphs 1-7 to answer the following questions.

In the excerpt, how does the tone of the wife’s dialogue influence the way the father is perceived?

• Her focus on factual information creates a strong contrast to the father’s unrealistic dreams.

• Her light-hearted attitude emphasizes the father’s stern commands.

• Her repeated criticism makes the reader sympathetic towards the father.

• Her desire for change makes the father seem stubborn in comparison.

This question has two parts.

 

Part A

Based on the information in the excerpt, the Wife can best be described as -​ (a)  

• pessimistic and disapproving
• optimistic and hopeful
• sympathetic and motivated
• unrealistic and understanding

Part B

Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?​

• “I thought that when I married a teacher, I would be someone important, but every year we become poorer and poorer, and people stare at me and feel sorry for me. I would have done better marrying a beggar.” (paragraph 7)

• He did make money. Suitcases full. Millions and millions of Zimbabwean dollars. (paragraph 3)

• “James says that in Marange there are diamonds for everyone.” (paragraph 1)

• “There is money to be made in Marange, Joseph. People all over the country are traveling to the diamond fields to make its fortunes.” (paragraph 1)

The author has not used the most effective word in sentence 2. 

Which word should replace stayed to create a more effective sentence?

• was

• lasted

•    lived

• continued