Intonation, vocabulary, comprehension summary - SS3 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1
Which of the following is the correct intonation for a WH question?
Rising
Falling
Both rising and falling
Neither rising and falling
Which of the following is the correct intonation for a statement?
Rising
Falling
Both rising and falling
Neither falling nor rising
Which of the following sentences is said in a rising intonation?
Who is that?
That is my friend
I am going to the store
I am tired
Which of the following sentences is said in a falling intonation?
Who is that?
That is my friend
I am going to the store
I am tired
Which of the following is the correct way to indicate a rising intonation in writing?
A question mark (?)
An exclamation mark (!)
A rising arrow ↑
A falling arrow ↓
Which of the following is a word associated with culture?
Acculturation
Artifact
Belief
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a word associated with culture?
Language
Literature
Norm
Math
Which of the following is a synonym for "acculturation"?
Assimilation
Integration
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
(a) From the passage. what type of ruler was Hitler during his life?
(b) (i) How did Hitler die? (ii) Why?
(c) What was the last thing Hitler did before his death?
(d) At the time of his death, how was Germany performing in the war?
(e) What two options did Hitler give for disposing of his possessions?
(f) For each of the following words, find another word or phrase that means the same and which can replace it in the passage:
(i) mystery; (ii) verdict; (iii) astonishing, (iv) detachment; (v) submit; (vi) bequeathed.
(g) 'While he was dictating these words (i) What is the grammatical term used to describe the above expression, as used in the passage? (ii) What is the function of the expression in the sentence?
a) Hitler was a nationalist, dictator and politician who ruled the minds of his people.
(b) (i) He died by committing suicide (ii) He did not want to be captured alive by the Russian army Or He preferred to take his own life than to be subjected to humiliation
(c) He wrote his will in which he gave out his possessions to the party or state
(d) Germany was already losing the battle
(e) (i) His property should be given out to his party
(ii) The property should be given to the state if the party was no longer in existence.
(f) (i) Mystery - secret (ii) Verdict - pronouncement, judgement (iii) astonishing - amazing, surprising (iv) detachment - indifference, aloofness (v) Submit - surrender, give in (vi) bequeathed gave, willed, handed down
(g)(i)Adverbial clause of time (ii) It is modifying the verb "had encircled."