REVISION QUESTIONS BY BUSUNGU JOSEPH
REVISION QUESTIONS
1. Find out nouns in the following sentences
i.
China has a large population
ii.
Freedom is our birth right
iii.
History is a record of past events
iv.
Mathematics is a useful science
v.
Knowledge is powerful
vi.
Mother Theresa
was a social worker
vii. Dodoma is the
capital of Tanzania
viii. Money gives us
many comforts
ix.
America is a wealth nation
x.
I loved wine
2.
Find out the verbs in the following sentences
i.
I sent him to the market
ii.
Job applied for medicine
iii.
People are lazy
iv.
He was arrested yesterday
v.
Sitta was watching TV
vi.
They have been in the room
vii. He worked hard
for promotion
viii. We were hungry
ix.
He has a good memory
3.
Re-write the following sentences by considering the
correct uses of prepositions
i.
Majuto is suffering with fever since last Sunday
ii.
He was called as a great person
iii.
The house is built by bricks
iv.
He entered into the studio
v.
We shall begin the work since tomorrow
4.
Show the functions expressed by the prepositions in
the following sentences
i.
Olabisi slept among the trees in the forest
ii.
She ran towards the police station
iii.
You must return before evening
iv.
She answered the question with care
v.
I earn money by teaching
vi.
He died of heart pain
vii. The bus went
up the hill
viii. He struggled
for freedom
ix.
I loved a girl with blue eyes
x.
He runs into the theatre
xi.
Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania
xii. I talked to my
friend till 4 O’clock
xiii. I saw her
hiding you behind the laboratory
Manner,
place, direction, reason/purpose, method, possession, time |
5.
Combine the following sentences by using infinitive
i.
I have a lot of works
I must do them
now
ii.
He has three daughters
He must look
after them
iii.
I have some more letters
I should write
them tonight
iv.
The postman must deliver the letters
It is his duty
v.
I must become a writer
It is my aim
in life
vi.
I must know her name
I don’t know
how I should know it
vii. She may be
waiting for a friend
She seemed in
the way
viii. I should help
the poor
That was my
only ambition
ix.
My wife must be educated
I prefer it
x.
He must give up smoking
I advised him
about it.
6.
Replace the following infinitives with gerunds
i.
Teach me to speak
ii.
To advise is easier than practise
iii.
To read is easier that to write
iv.
To save is to earn
v.
Teach me how to derive a formula
7.
Re-write the
following according to the instructions given after each.
i.
If you do not work
hard, you will repeat some of the examinations. (Begin: Unless…)
ii.
He was strong. He
was beaten in the first round. (Re-write using. Despite …...)
iii.
There were heavy
clouds in the sky. That is why we could not see the sun the whole day. (Begin:
The skies were so…that…)
iv.
Seldom did Anna’s
baby cry at night. (Begin: Hardly………)
8. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction given after
each.
a.
The children could not go swimming
because the sea was very rough. (Use: too…for…...)
b.
As soon as she read the telephone
message, she fainted. (Begin having…)
c.
The mini-skirt was very transparent.
She could not wear it in public.
(Combine the sentence using: …so…. that)
d. The patient will die if the doctor
doesn’t attend to him very often. (Combine the sentence by using “unless”)
9. Rewrite the following sentences
according to the instructions given.
i.
The boy was very
young. She couldn’t join standard one. (Use---too-----to)
ii. Robert is not a doctor. He is not a
watchman either. (Join using neither--nor)
iii. If you don’t study hard, you will fail
your exam (Begin unless)
iv. He got a job. He had no qualifications
(join using “in spite of...”)
v. The girl visited us. The girl wore a
green dress. (Join using relative pronoun)
10. Re-write the following sentences
according to the instructions given after each.
i.
You are
young. You cannot understand me.
(Re-write using: too…to)
ii.
I saved
some money wanted to buy a TV set.
(Re-write using: in order to)
iii.
Both
Juma and John were poor.
(Re-write using: Neither…. nor)
iv.
You can
dance. You can drink as well.
(Re-write using: Either…...or)
v.
If you
change your mind, I will be able to help you.
(Begin: unless…)
11. Re-write the following according to
the instructions given after each.
i. If you do not work hard, you will
repeat some of the examinations. (Begin: Unless……………)
ii. He was strong. He was beaten in the
first round. (Re-write using. Despite …...)
iii.Seldom did Anna’s baby cry at night.
(Begin: Hardly……………)
12.
Write TRUE for
the correct statements and FALSE for the false statements
i.
The way adjectives
are used is technically called case_______________.
ii.
“Such was a house I
wanted to buy”. The word “such” has been used as an adjective__________.
iii.
Demonstratives
function as adjectives only when are used alone without a noun______
iv.
Indefinite pronouns
are used in sentences without antecedent__________.
v.
They prepared little
rice. This sentence is positive______________.
vi.
We found them
in the bar. The underlined pronoun is in the objective case_________
vii.
Have a cake. This is
an imperative sentence which shows a command____________
viii.
She was
happy. The underlined verb functions as an auxiliary verb in this
sentence________.
ix.
Common gender nouns
show neither the gender___________
x.
He himself
plays with a monkey. The underlined word in this sentence functions as a
reflexive pronoun__________
13. Re-write the following sentences
according to the instructions given after each.
i.
He has never paid
school fees for his children. (Begin: Never______________).
ii.
Joel is handsome.
John is handsome. (Begin: Both……………….).
iii.
They are
intelligent. They can pass the examination. (Join using: ……enough to…...).
iv.
He was sick but he
managed to go to school. (Begin: However,).
v.
If he comes, he will
enjoy life. (Begin: unless_______________).
14. Re-write the sentences by changing the
infinitives in the brackets into gerund.
i.
(To laugh) at the
poor is against the God’s will
ii.
Salay likes (to
fight) all gborkas
iii.
(To read) over the
night is not advisable for your health
iv.
(To love) your
children promote confidence to them
v.
(To smile) is
healthier than (to frown)
vi.
His hobby is (to
draw)
15. Put the adjectives in the brackets in
right order by writing them in the space provided.
i.
They wanted_________
(grey/a/metal) table
ii.
She
bought___________ (red/a/new) car
iii.
He bought___________
(woolen/a/British/stylish) suit
iv.
_________
(Young/a/pretty) girl walked into the room
v.
She
dropped___________ (old/beautiful/the) plate
vi.
They have____________
(Chinese/black) bicycle
16. Re-write the following sentences
according to the instructions given after each.
i.
Farmers not only
grow maize but also millet. (Begin: Not only___________)
ii.
He had hardly left
the room when my uncle arrived. (Begin: Hardly______________)
iii.
The farmer rarely used
fertilizer. (Begin: Rarely_________)
iv.
Scarcely did he look
after his children. (Begin: He_______)
v.
They had no sooner
sent the message than the phone rang. (Begin: No sooner…than…)
vi.
Unless you bring a
coat, you will get wet. (Use: If_______)
vii.
He was popular but
he was not selected to the national team. (Begin: In spite of_______)
viii.
Although he is
intelligent, everybody hates him. (Begin: Despite____________)
ix.
If you are fit, you
will live longer. (Begin: The fitter______)
17. Construct one sentence according to
the given guidelines.
i.
A sentence that has
only collective noun
ii.
A sentence that has
only one abstract noun
iii.
A sentence that has
only one uncountable noun
iv.
A sentence that has
only one common noun
v.
A sentence that has
feminine noun
vi.
A sentence that has
neuter noun
vii.
A sentence that has
only one proper noun
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