USE OF ENGLISH n01 N01 – GRaDE 10 ENGLISH – may 2021 I

USE OF ENGLISH – N01 – GRaDE 10 ENGLISH – may 2021
I. Replace each italicized work with

Figure 1

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II. Put the words in the correct word

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III. Add the suitable verbs to make the correct phrasal verbs
boil
give

break
know

brush
let

cover
look

cut
rule

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dry
think

ease
walk

freshen


IV. FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT WORDS.
advice
heels

date
joke

days
reason

demand
tooth

feather
top

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hands
way

headway
will

heart


V. Choose the best answer
1. __________is a real health hazard.
a. Stupidity
b. Sturdiness
C. Animosity
vD. Obesity
2. The old lady was becoming increasingly affected by__________
a. senility
b. masculinity
C. virility
D. chivalry
3. His ________excuses invariably exasperated the manager.
a. feeble
B. frail
C. robust
D. wealthy
4. I don’t ________to be a genius but I am not stupid either.
a. permit
B. agree
C. compare
D. claim
5. Smoking can be__________to your health.
a. delightful
B. harmless

C. detrimental D. indifferent
6. People ________their spending power when prices rise.
a. increase
B. curtail
C. prolong
D. think
7. He became an outlaw by ________the law.
a. defying
B. observing
C. sticking to
D. abiding by
8. _______is a punishable offense.
a. Hunting
B. Poaching
C. Jogging
D. Boxing
9. Marian was a beautiful, _________young lady.
a. corpulent
B. gaunt
C. slender
D. bony
10. Don’t trust him; he’s cruel ________and unscrupulous.
a. loving
B. slack
C. treacherous
D. trustworthy
11. Without written evidence, we don’t have a _____________on
a. leg to stand
b. foot to stand
c. leg to lean

d. foot to lean
12. It was very strange but I had a(n) ___________that the plane would crash.
A. intuition
b. omen
c. premonition
d. prediction
13. Although he spoke slowly, I found it difficult at times to follow the _______of his argument
a. spool
b. track
c. thread
d. path
14. I intend to _______an official complaint to the Director.
a. write
b. lodge
c. place
d. take
15. Mind that the baby shouldn’t touch the knife; it’s as sharp as a _______
a. blade
b. sword
c. cut
d. razor
16. Thomas is always flying _______ the handle at the slightest thing.
a. off
b. over
c. around
d. through
17. No agreement was reached. The strikes decided to _______ out for a better deal.
a. keep
b. watch
c. hold

d. draw
18. Demand for the products is expected to peak 5 years from now and then to _______
a. taper off
b. fall down
c. set back
d. drift away
19. The rain was simply _______down on the deserted street.
a. pelting
b. spraying
c. showering
d. dripping
20. As we were waiting on the pavement, a black Mercedes _______ beside us.
a. pulled up
b. pulled down
c. pulled off
d. pulled through
21. Ms. Dung, your form teacher, _______ as a very sympathetic person. She can be a shoulder to cry on.
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a. comes out
b. comes at
c. comes over
d. comes about
22. She brought _______ the deal even though nobody thought she was capable of doing it.
a. in
b. off
c. out
d. down
23. It took the parents a long time to _______ their children’s games.

a. catch up with
b. catch up
c. catch on to
d. catch out
24. Nobody in this class will be given _______ treatment, if you are good, you have to prove it.
a. prejudicial
b. preferable
c. preferential
d. selective
25. I don’t like intellectual novels, serious music or films; my tastes are quite_______
a. flat-topped
b. shamefaced
c. slow-witted
d. lowbrow
26. I enjoy most seafood but I have never managed to _______ a taste for oysters.
a. acquire
b. suit
c. share
d. receive
27. The council are encouraging high – rise apartments to try to stop the urban_______
a. suburbs
b. shanty
c. housing
d. sprawl
28. Most of the residents of this community have a large disposable _______
a. revenue
b. profit
c. income
d. salary
29. I am aware of the honour bestowed _______ me.

a. of
b. to
c. on
d. for
30. Mary is very ____up and thinks she is superior to her classmates.
a. turned
b. looked
c. stuck
d. fed

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