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TERM TEST 12th A

1. Put the following sentences into passive voice 1,5p


1. The author has written a special edition for children.
2. Why didnt they mend the roof before it fell in?
3. The burglars had cut a huge hole in the steel door.
4. The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.
5. When did they ring the church bells?
2. Rewrite the sentences using a have + object + past participle construction and omitting the words in bold type.
1,5p
1 He paid a lorry driver to tow the car to a garage.
2 They are employing builders to build a garage.
3 The old gypsy is telling Tom's fortune. Tom . . .
4 I asked the fishmonger to open the oysters for me.
5 I went to a jeweller and he pierced my ears for me.

3. Read the following text and answer the questions that follow. 3p

a. According to the writer, what does saying We used to make our own amusements illustrate?
b. Why might someone regret the existence of The Double Dutch Skip Rope Championship?
4. Write a paragraph in which to express your opinion on the following quotation. 2p
I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established
yesterday or some previous day.- James Joyce
TERM TEST 12th A

1. Put the following sentences into passive voice 1,5p


1. Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.
2. They taught him French and gave him a dictionary..
3. Who wrote it?
4. Does listening to music disturb you?
5. They will design a new machine for this kind of work.
2. Rewrite the sentences using a have + object + past participle construction and omitting the words in bold type.
1,5p
1 I pay a garage to service my car.
2 The tap keeps dripping so I must send for a plumber to see to it.
3 I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch.
4 An artist is painting her portrait. She . . .
5. They arranged for the police to arrest the man.

3. Read the following text and answer the questions that follow. 3p

a. What does the writer say about the customs and institutions in the second paragraph?
b. Explain in your own words what happens when a game is in decline.
4. Write a paragraph in which to express your opinion on the following quotation. 2 p
I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established
yesterday or some previous day.- James Joyce

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