English Revision Quiz - Grade 12

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• impact

• profit

• souvenir

• footprint

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

• tourist

• damage

• explore

• litter

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

• landfill

• leftover

• resource

• footprint

Leaving the tap running while washing the dishes is purely a ______ of clean water.

• awareness

• waste

• pile

• packaging

We organised a community event to ______ the polluted beaches.

• get rid of

• go green

• rinse out

• clean up

By taking fewer flights, we can help to reduce ______ significantly.

• cardboard

• leftover

• fruit peel

• carbon footprint

Plastic bags________very slowly, which poses a threat to the ecosystem.

• release

• reuse

• decompose

• recycle

Protecting the environment is crucial for a more________future.

• sustainable

• reusable

• single-use

• recyclable

We can use leftovers to make simple ______ to enrich the soil.

• waste

• container

• compost

• layer

The ocean was ______ as a result of a recent oil spill.

• sorted

• decomposed

• recycled

• contaminated