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Set 1 Simple Past Tense 1. The picnickers.....................(sit) under a shady tree. 2. Ahmad ...............................(go) home after finishing his work. 3. Cik Minah ..............................(teach) us Geography last year. 4. Kim Seng .................................(lose) his pen in the playground. 5. The next day, he ................................ (find) it under a stone. The Simple Present Tense 6. Everyone __________ at him when he_______ .(look, sing) 7. The nurse __________ care of the child .(take) 8. My mother ________ at the goat (shout) 9. A good teacher ___________ to understand his pupils. (try) 10. The old man always___________ on the bench near the tree. (sit) Prepositions 11. He lives ( near, at, about, over, by) me. 12. The car ran ( at, in, into, on, for) a tree. 13. He was praised ( over, for, about, on, after) his honesty. 14. I read ( on, over, for , to) pleasure. 15. He came ( in, over, for, to ) to pay me a visit. 16. Nobody was late ( for, until, except, about, outside) me. 17. I shall try to be back ( until, in, behind, before, into) dark. Pronouns 18. My brother and I bought ( ourselves, themselves, myself, herself) some popcorn before we went into the cinema. 19. He had to do the work by (myself, herself, himself, itself) as everyone was busy. 20. It is really kind of ( their, them, they, theirs) to help us with the decorations. 21. It is commonly believed that the camel uses ( it, its, its, its) hump to store water. 22. Are you going to the book fair by (yourself, herself, myself, himself)? Match the phrases with the correct meanings. 23 24 25 26 27 Phrasal Verbs look after break down hold on carry on turn up Answers a. b. c. d. e. Meanings continue attend stop working care for wait

Match the idioms with the correct meanings. Idioms

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28 29 30

childs play sell like hot cakes keep an eye on

a. sell very quickly b. very easy to do c. to look after

Word Order Rearrange each group of words below to make a sentence. 31. am I ready = .. 32. your is good composition =.. 33. the looks food good= 34. busy appear they = 35. the dark was sky = 36. Azlan a picture is painting=.. 37. Rashid my borrowed notes= 38. repaired the villagers the bridge= .. 39. She a cake bakes chocolate= 40. a song will she sing us for=

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Set 2

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Simple Past Tense 1. My uncle ...........................(give) me this watch for my birthday. 2. Musa ............................(see) the policeman chasing the thief. 3. Ramli ................................... (fall) down while playing badminton. 4. Alias ...............................(buy) a new bicycle after coming to this school. 5. Last Sunday, Mr.Tan ..................................(sleep) until 10 a.m. Simple Present Tense 6. The driver of the bus___________ right at that junction. (turn) 7. I _____________ to school. (walk). 8. He _______ every time I _________ him. ( laugh, call) 9. Extra-mural activities ____________ at six o'clock. (end) 10. His wife never ________ to dress well. ( bother) Articles Fill the blanks with a, an or the. 11. He found ............... pen in the field. 12. That is .................. longest snake I have ever seen. 13. He gave me ................ old coin. 14. That night, ............... moon was not bright. 15. I lost ................ dog you gave me. Underline the correct answers. Prepositions 16. His work is ( below, for , in, at, on ) average. 17. I dont respect people who speak ( over, after, on, behind , in) my back. 18. He was angry ( in, on, over, with, at ) my behaviour. 19. The four boys had only ten dollars (between, among, in, around, at) them. 20. A shiver ran ( down, over, in, on , about ) my spine. 21. He eats too much ( for, at, in, with , on) his age. 22.The dog is loyal ( at, with, to, for, about) his master. Pronouns 23. I am taller than (I, my, mine, myself) brothers. 24. I am surprised the boys could cook a meal all by (them, himself, themselves, ourselves). 25. Are you going to the book fair by (yourself, herself, myself, himself)? 26. The team members were told to bring (its, their, our, theirs) own soccer balls. 27. One of the girls lost (she, her, hers, herself) hair clip during recess.

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Modals 28. We (will, shall, may, have) do whatever we can to help you. 29. (Should, Could, Must, Might) you teach me? I do not know how to answer this. 30. What (are, have, shall, will) we do after lunch? Match the phrasal verbs with the correct meanings. 31 32 33 34 35 Phrasal Verbs look into run out get through turn down cut down Meanings a. pass b. investigate c. reduce d. have no more e. refuse

Adding Adjectives Identify the nouns and rewrite each sentence below by adding the adjectives before the nouns. E.g. She bought a shirt. (silk) = She bought a silk shirt. 36. We ate chicken. (fried) . 37. The striker scored goals. (skilful, three) . 38. Ramli speaks English. (fluent) . 39. The boat sank in the sea. (leaking, rough) .... 40. The crow ate the rat. (hungry, dead)

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Set 3 Choose the correct answers.

1.

He has lost the map, (isnt, hasnt, mustnt, shouldnt) he?

2. My cousin (walk, walks, walked, walking) to school because her school is very near her house. 3. Neither the teacher nor the pupils (is, are, was, were) in the library now. 4. This huge cupboard (takes over, takes after, takes up, takes down) a lot of space. 5. My sister always (accompany, accompanies, accompanied, accompanying) my mother to the shopping mall every Saturday. 6. Miss Lee (need, needs, needed, needing) some help. Lets go and help her. 7. My father usually drinks (a few, a little, much, many) red wine during dinner. 8. We gave the children (any, some, much, little) of our old toys. 9. (That, This, Those, These) is my first ride on the roller coaster. 10. There are ( any, a little, many, much) people at the book fair. 11. I have only (a little, many, much, plenty) money in the bank. 12. Joe is leaving for his trip to Korea, (wont , isnt, cant, shant) he? 13. Meng Han plays the organ very well, (does, doesnt, isnt, is ) he? 14. Janet will come to the party, (wont, hadnt, didnt, isnt) she?
15. You (are, arent, were, werent) going to participate in the singing contest, arent you? 16. (Where, When, What, Which) are the children going this afternoon? The swimming pool or the tuition

centre?
17. (When , Where, Which, Who) did Lily make the call to order the pizza? Just now.

18. (Why, What, Which, Where) did the terrorists plant bombs in buildings? asked the little boy.
19. (How, Which, Where, When) did you get the news? Yesterday or today? 20. (Who, Where, Whom, How) is the shop that sells the best chocolates in town?

21. Have you ever been to a foreign land? Suhong asked me.

a. overboard b. overseas a. clever

c. overland

d. overpass c. literate d. average

( (

) )

22. During our parents time, many who left school early were only just able to read and write.

b. knowledgeable

23. I knocked the glass off the table without meaning to do it.

a. purposely b. carelessly c. knowingly d. accidentally

24. Many people have crowded round at the scene of the accident.

( ( ( (

) ) ) )

a. met a. properly a. persist

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b. collected b. hurriedly b. support

c. assembled c. easily c. endure

d. gathered d. simply d. suffer

25. She answered all the questions without any difficulty.

26. I simply cannot put up with her rudeness any longer! Andrew exclaimed. 27. After Ali had spoken to Mrs Chen, she found out the truth about the situation.

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a. recovered b. uncovered c. discovered d. covered a. prolong a. obeying b. cancel b. following c. postpone d. extend

( ( ( (

) ) ) )

28. If possible, please do not put off till a later date the meeting, or the members might not be able to attend it.

29. The puppy was walking behind Suresh without his knowledge.

c. sniffing

d. accompanying d. mounted

30. As she was getting rather old, she went up the stairs very slowly.

a. ascended b. clambered c. climbed

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the simple past tense verbs. 31. Amir ....................................(swim) for two hours. 32. Siew Lan .................................(know) all the answers. 33. On seeing the dog, the bird ...............................(fly) away. 34. The policeman .....................................(catch) the thief near the market. 35. My mother.......................................(buy ) some ikan kurau from the market. Adding Adverbs Rewrite the following sentences by adding the adverbs given. 36. Han Ming does his work. (carefully) 37. You must learn to speak. (clearly) 38. I am ready. (always) 39. He wrote to me once. (only) 40. He is late for school. (seldom)

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Set 4 Choose the correct answers.

1.

When the game ended, all the players felt pleased with (yourselves, himself, themselves, ourselves). My sister sewed a beautiful red dress for the party. She sewed it (myself, herself, himself, yourself). The men repaired the fence and the gate ( himself, ourselves, themselves, itself).
Encik Asnor gave (their, they, them, themselves) a ball and asked them to play. There is not (a few, much, many, plenty) rain these past few months.

2. 3. 4.

5. Remember to brush (our, your, my, his) teeth before you go to bed.
6.

7. Can you buy me ( a few, much, less, a little) bunches of bananas from the market? 8. How (little, any, many, much) of you are going to Kasumas party? 9. He has (some, any, many, a few) money left but we have none. 10. There isnt (many, much, little, plenty) water left in the pail.
11. I (must, need, may, can) to go to the toilet before we begin our journey.

12. She (have, needs, may, can) to hand in her project by this Wednesday.
13. Everyone (must, need, may, can ) speak softly when entering the library. 14. (Need, Must, Can, May) I have a cup of coffee, please? Yes, you may. 15. It is a (must, need, may, can) to wear our name tags during school hours.

Match the idioms with the correct meanings. 16 17 18 19 20 Idioms in black and white to be all ears to be caught red-handed to build castles in the air to face the music Meanings a. to day dream b. in writing c. to suffer the consequences of ones actions d. to be eager to listen e. to be caught while doing something wrong

Fill in the blanks with the correct groups of words from the box.
an expensive watch was returning a lot of taking down roadside picked it up owner of address very worried handed over

Daud (21)home from school one day, when he found a wallet lying by the (22) He (23) and looked inside. Daud was surprised to find (24).money inside. There was no name or (25). in the wallet. The owner must be (26)., said Daud to himself. He took the wallet to the police station. Daud (27) the wallet to the police officer. After (28) .a statement from Daud, the police officer praised Daud for his honesty.
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Two days later, the (29).the wallet came to Dauds house. He gave him (30).as a reward. Section B: Label the symbols below.

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Set 5 Choose the best answers for the following questions. 1. I bought my mother a (bouquet,pair,packet,bunch) of flowers for Mothers Day. 2. There is a (team, troop, school, congregation) of soldiers marching on the field. 3. I was hungry so I opened a (pack, can, crate, chest) of sardines . 4. To enter the caves, we had to climb a long (flight, cluster, set, fleet) of stairs.
5.

My teacher presented me with a (bouquet, bar, dozen, bundle) of chocolate for being the first in the class. The whole document is over there. Is it (you, your, yours )? The boys cheered until (them, their, they) voices became hoarse. John received a very expensive gift on ( he, him, his ) birthday.

6. 7. 8.

9. I saw June and Julian washing (theirs, them, their, they) cars this morning. 10. Leave Maria and (I, me, my, mine) out of this please. 11. He promised to help me (since, until, because, so) I am weak in this subject. 12. You can reach the school on time (unless, so, if, or) you hurry. 13. We have been living in this village (when, since, while, for) 1998. 14. Joe failed the test (unless, because, although, so that) he had prepared himself. 15. I would like to go to Europe (but, or, so, since) the United States of America for a holiday.
16.

Ali is intelligent. (So, But, And, Also) is his brother.

Match the idioms with the correct meanings. 17 18 19 20 Idioms the lions share to see eye to eye to take a break to lend a hand Meanings a. to have a short rest. b. to help c. to agree completely d. the largest part.

Completion of story
from her hand late for school on her own on the pavement to get up the old woman hurrying to school put them back her kind help a nearby coffee shop

It rained heavily last Monday and many of the roads were slippery. Mala was (21)_________________ when she saw an old woman walking slowly on her own. Suddenly she slipped and fell (22)_________________. Her basket fell (23)________________, scattering the vegetables all over the pavement. Although she was (24)________________, Mala decided to stop and help (25)___________________. She helped the old woman (26)___________________ and led her to
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(27)____________________ for shelter. She even bought her a cup of coffee. Then she went and picked up all the vegetables and (28)____________________ in the basket. She brought the basket to the old woman. The old woman thanked Mala for (29)_____________________. Luckily, she was not hurt. She said she could go home (30)__________________. Mala then continued on her way to school.

31.

32.

33.

34. 35. 36.

37.

38. 39. 40.

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Set 6 Underline the correct answers. 1. She (had, have, has, having) to be present at the meeting, hasnt she?
2. 3.

They were at the meeting this morning, (were, werent, are, arent ) they? The group of islands (are, arent, is, isnt ) near the mainland, isnt it?

4. They used to work at this company, (hasnt, did, didnt, hadnt) they? 5. Mr Fancis painted the house himself, (did, didnt, had, hadnt) he?
6.

Mr and Mrs Chan want to (participate, participating, participates, participated) in the fun-fair this weekend.

7. Joseph prefers (to swim, swim, swimming, swam) to bowling. 8. Sammy and Tommy enjoy (watch, watched, to watch, watching) movies together.
9.

Lily likes to (create, created, creating, creates) little stories from events that happen around her.

10. The principal enjoys (giving, to give, gave, given) talks to the pupils. Expand the sentences by using the clauses given. after the accident had happened. that he yelled. if you invite him. wherever he goes. 16. Hassan was so furious with us.
17.

as he was away.

Rudys puppy likes to follow him

18. I am sure Peter will come .. 19. We could not find him 20. The ambulance arrived shortly although he is wealthy when she entered my office. when we heard a loud bang. as well as I can. 21. She saw the man inside . 22. I will do it 23. He is helping me . 24. He is not happy .................. 25. We turned around Connecting Sentences Rewrite these sentences by using the words or phrases given in the brackets to show sequence or strengthen the meaning of what is written.
26.

because I asked him to.

The baby learns how to crawl. He learns how to walk. He learns how to run and jump. (First, Next,

Then) .
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27. My cousin did not do his work. He was punished by the teacher. (As a result) .
28.

They were interested to learn how to use the computer. There was no one to teach them. (But) He is not joining our picnic because he has work to do. He also has no money. (Besides) Ali collects stamps. He also collects coins. (In addition to that) Who says I dont like durians? I love them. (On the contrary) Sunny was completely exhausted after the marathon run. He went to bed so early. ( That was why) Hashim was seriously injured in an accident. He has not come to school. (That is why) As he had to help his father look after the shop, James did not join the class outing. He was broke. Zainab finds Mathematics easy to do. She cannot cope with Science.(However)

29.

..
30.

.
31.

.
32.

33.

34.

(Furthermore) .
35.

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Set 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Phrasal Verbs break in come across back off stand for put out run into Idioms fish out of the water dirt cheap hold ones tongue in low spirits to be on top of the world to blow ones trumpet Meanings a. represent b. stop (fire) form burning c. meet unexpectedly d. go into a place by force e. find , see f. move away Meanings a. very cheap b. to be very happy c. to boast d. feel out of place e. feeling sad g. keep silent

Expansion of sentences with adjectives.

21.

A fire destroyed the village. (huge, whole)

22 .There was a sound in the room. ( muffled, bed)

22.

I have a pen and some pencils. (blue, red) The school is in a town. ( technical, small) People always look for work.(lazy, easy)

24.

25.

26.The woman boarded a bus.(fat, green) 27.The mousedeer is an animal. ( cunning, intelligent) 28.The chairman gave a speech. (new, short) 29. The dog chased the boys.( ferocious, frightened) 30. My neighbour has a car. (rich, new) Expand the sentences below with adverbial phrases. 31. They have completed the job. (in record time)
32.

A teacher arrived and prevented the two boys from fighting. (just in time, in the class)

33. The news was received by all the pupils in the assembly. ( with much joy) 34. While jogging, he found some coins. (by the river, on the grass)
35.

We sat down and ate our food. (in the shade, with great appetite)

36. The bus arrived and left. (at eight sharp, fifteen minutes later)
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37. Shamsul won the game. (despite his handicap) 38. The car was damaged. (in the accident) 39. Practise to improve your composition. (all the time) 40. Greet people and you will make many friends. (with cheerful smiles)

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Set 8 Underline the correct answers. 1. Doris is too thin (and , that, but, so) she claims that she is not. 2. Elizabeth is tall (as, but, so, although) Alan is taller. 3. (Since, Although, If, Because) the old lady had three children, she was sent to the old folks home. 4. (Unless, When, If, Until) you exercise, you will not be able to lose weight. 5. My parents promised to buy me a present ( if, so, though, unless) I do well in the examination. 6. That is the boy ( who, whom, whose, which ) I met at the book fair. 7. The girl ( whose, which, who, whom) pet was stolen refused to eat. 8. Is he the athlete (whose, whom, who, which) won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games? 9. Mawi is the singer (who, which, whose, who) comes from Johor. 10. The cat (who, whom, whose, which) was run over by a lorry belonged to the old woman. Choose the most suitable answer for each blank. The man heard a _______(11) for help and turned _______(12) but he could not see anybody. At that moment, a boy came ________(13) to him, pointing towards the river. They both ran along the _________ (14) and after a _________ (15) time, he saw a girl in the water. She was _________ (16) to a _________ (17). The _________ (18) was strong and it was carrying her away. The man ________ (19) quickly. He took off his shirt _________ (20) and jumped into the water to rescue the girl. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. A A A A A A A A A A cry around strolling coast brief seizing twig torrent behaved carelessly B call C sound B about C aside B approaching C walking up B beach C bank B few C little B clinging C holding B log C wood B water C current B conducted C planned B straight away C directly D noise D apart D running up D edge D short D. hanging D timber D flow D acted D soon

Rewrite the following sentences by using the words/phrases given in the brackets. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. She rode her bicycle. (new, carefully) He found a wallet. (under a bench, leather) Herman did his homework. (English, after dinner) The girl had to work. (poor, the whole day long) The cat killed a snake. (tabby, hiding among the bushes) She gave her friend a present. (best, birthday) The player scored the goal. (Brazilian, winning) The test was difficult for the students. (Mathematics, too, weak) 29. The driver drove round the bend. (young, recklessly, sharp) 30. The night market is set up. (weekly, early in the evening, along Jalan Batu)
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