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Bahasa Inggeris questions, unit 6
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Prepositions, conjunctions, time expressions and spotting errors

38 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section B is in the style of UASA Paper 1: error correction (Part 2), information transfer (Part 3), true or false and gapped texts.

Section A: multiple choice

10 marks
Read each item and choose the best answer, A, B, C or D.
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Question 1

Badminton has been an Olympic sport ______ 1992.
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B
1992 is a starting point, so use since.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1 For and since
Textbook p. 86
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Question 2

Mia has been a supporter of the school team ______ seven years.
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A
Seven years is a length of time, so use for.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1 For and since
Textbook p. 86
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Question 3

Which time expression goes with since?
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D
Last week is a point in time. The others are lengths, which take for.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1 Time expressions
Textbook p. 86
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Question 4

How long ______ in the chess team?
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D
The question form is How long + have + subject + been.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 6.1 How long with the present perfect
Textbook p. 86
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Question 5

Choose the correct sentence.
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B
Present perfect + for + a length. Option A needs has lived; C needs for; D mixes ago with for.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 6.1 Present perfect with for
Textbook p. 86
6

Question 6

Never walk ______ a ladder, or somebody will have an accident.
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A
The textbook superstition is to avoid walking under a ladder.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.3 Verbs of movement
Textbook p. 87
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Question 7

If you spill some salt, throw some of it ______ your shoulder.
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C
You throw salt over your shoulder, from the front to behind you.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.2 Prepositions of movement
Textbook p. 87
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Question 8

Routines help people relax. Some people go too far, ______ , and wear the same socks for weeks.
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C
However marks a contrast with the idea before it. Because and so give reason or result.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 6.4 Conjunctions: however
Textbook p. 85
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Question 9

Which verb ends with the /iz/ sound?
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D
Verbs ending in s, sh, ch take /iz/: wishes. Cooks and works are /s/; sings is /z/.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 6.5 Third person -s sounds
Textbook p. 109
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Question 10

One of these sentences has no error. Which one is it?
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C
A: known. B: since we were four. D: for two hours. C is correct: since + a point.
For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard 6.6 Spotting errors
Textbook p. 86

Section B: structured questions

28 marks
Answer all questions. Choose the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 11

Write for or since in each gap.
[1 mark] (a)Our school has not won the quiz ______ a long time.
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[1 mark] (b)Siti has played badminton ______ she was eight.
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[1 mark] (c)My grandfather has worn the same watch ______ thirty years.
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[1 mark] (d)The library has been closed ______ Monday.
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1 For and since
Textbook p. 86
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Question 12

Write a question with How long and the present perfect for each prompt.
[1 mark] (a)you / have a mobile phone
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[1 mark] (b)your parents / know each other
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[1 mark] (c)Jo / be a swimming teacher
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 6.1 How long questions
Textbook p. 86
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Question 13

Read the text and complete the notes with no more than four words.
Superstition and sport
Tiger Woods always wears red on the last day of a golf tournament. Rafa Nadal puts two identical bottles of water next to the court. Michael Jordan wore his old college shorts under his team shorts. Psychologists say that a routine makes people feel safe and helps them relax before a game.
[1 mark] (a)Who wears red on the last day?
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[1 mark] (b)Where does Rafa Nadal put his bottles?
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[1 mark] (c)What does a routine help athletes do?
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.6 Reading: information transfer
Textbook p. 85
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Question 14

Is each sentence correct? Choose True if it is correct and False if it has an error.
[1 mark] (a)I have lived in this town since five years.
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False
Five years is a length: for five years.
[1 mark] (b)Lucy has won a game of chess.
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True
Present perfect has + past participle.
[1 mark] (c)She has gone to the shop two days ago.
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False
Do not use ago with the present perfect.
For the teacher: Evaluating, low difficulty, standard 6.6 Judging sentences
Textbook p. 86
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Question 15

Choose the correct word.
[1 mark] (a)Do not put your shoes ______ the table.
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on
[1 mark] (b)Try to ______ a black cat, because it is lucky.
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meet
[1 mark] (c)Don't ______ a mirror, or you will have bad luck for seven years.
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break
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 6.3 Verbs of movement
Textbook p. 87
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Question 16

Join each pair of sentences with the word in brackets. Write one sentence.
[1 mark] (a)Athletes follow a routine. It makes them feel safe. (because)
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[1 mark] (b)The superstitions do not make sense. Many champions believe them. (although)
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[1 mark] (c)Nina won the game. She was very happy. (so)
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 6.4 Conjunctions
Textbook p. 85
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Question 17

Read the text and correct the underlined errors. Write the correct word in the space.
My school team
My school (0) have a chess team. I have been in the team (1) since three years. Our captain, Adam, (2) have been the school champion since 2022. We practise (3) in Tuesday afternoon. (4) Because we are often tired after school, we enjoy it. Last week we (5) win a match against another school. Our coach told (6) we to be proud (7) from ourselves.
Example: (0) has
[1 mark] (1)
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Three years is a length.
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[1 mark] (2)
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Captain Adam is one person: has.
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[1 mark] (3)
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A day with a part of the day takes on.
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[1 mark] (4)
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Being tired and enjoying it is a contrast, not a reason. Although (even though is also accepted).
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[1 mark] (5)
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Last week signals the past simple.
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[1 mark] (6)
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Told is followed by an object pronoun: told us.
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[1 mark] (7)
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Fixed pair: proud of.
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 6.6 Paper 1 Part 2: error correction
Textbook p. 86
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Question 18

Write two true sentences about yourself with the present perfect, one with for and one with since.
[1 mark] (a)With for:
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[1 mark] (b)With since:
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 6.1 Writing with for and since
Textbook p. 86