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English Grade 10 Unit 9: Multilingualism

national exam questions have come from this unit. It runs 30 pages; one careful study pass takes about 2.7 hours, and its difficulty is moderate among English units. Each section below lists the questions set from it, with the year, and opens the page that teaches it.

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9.1 Listening: Multilingualism · read p. 244
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9.2 Speaking · read p. 244
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9.3 Reading : Cognitive Benefits of being Multilingual · read p. 247
  • 2011 E.C., Q13 – Which one of the following sentences is true about wolves and dogs?
  • 2011 E.C., Q14 – What is the idea that the writer of this article doesn't seem to agree to (Para. 9)?
  • 2011 E.C., Q11 – What did the writer in his study want to find out (Para.1)?
9.4 Writing: Letters Writing · read p. 253
  • 2018 E.C., Q79 – What should come right after the closing remark in a formal letter?
  • 2018 E.C., Q80 – What is the main purpose of a subject line in a formal letter?
  • 2016 E.C., Q85 – Which one of the following could be the right opening to a letter to your close friend?
  • 2015 E.C., Q10 – Which of the following could be a typical ending to your letter of complaint to a company?
  • 2015 E.C., Q8 – What is your opening sentence in a formal letter supposed to do?
  • 2014 E.C., Q1 – Where is the correct place to write the date in a formal letter?
  • 2014 E.C., Q2 – When you write a formal letter, where would you write your address and contact details?
  • 2013 E.C., Q1 – Which one of the following lines is most likely taken from an informal letter?
  • 2013 E.C., Q2 – Which one of the following is a possible closing salutation to an informal letter?
  • 2013 E.C., Q3 – In an informal letter, which one of the following comes following the date?
  • 2011 E.C., Q93 – Which one of the following could be an ending you would possibly use to a letter you wrote to your best friend in Nazareth?
  • 2007 E.C., Q112 – the most appropriate closing for a letter to your old college mate is:
  • 2007 E.C., Q113 – I respectfully request you to consider making this a priority for our organization.
  • 2006 E.C., Q101 – Take care and thanks again. This is most likely taken from
  • 2005 E.C., Q81 – Love to you all! Which part of a letter does this line go in?
9.5 Grammar · read p. 256
  • 2018 E.C., Q24 – In the coming months, contemporary artists will hold __________ exhibition of their works.
  • 2018 E.C., Q61 – When Dawit visited us last year, his wife ______.
  • 2016 E.C., Q73 – The noise made by a group of revolting students _______ our discussion and we had to call the police.
  • 2015 E.C., Q76 – "... because we're not used to dealing with them" (Paragraph 3). What does the word them refer to?
  • 2015 E.C., Q25 – ___________ gentleman we saw at the gate as we were coming in is the new school director. I heard he was a teacher at Burame Secondary School.
  • 2014 E.C., Q3 – Where would you write a request for an action in the format of a formal letter?
  • 2014 E.C., Q31 – Bezawit: When do you wash your clothes? I think you haven't time in the afternoon Samrawit: _________
  • 2014 E.C., Q13 – Which one of the following is correct?
  • 2009 E.C., Q51 – Did you know that Mary and Bedlu________________ married next week?
  • 2009 E.C., Q47 – Classes begin only after you __________________ registration.
  • 2009 E.C., Q65 – I have now been admitted to the university of Mello and i am expected to be there in August. The semester __________________ half way there by the time the academic year beings here.
  • 2008 E.C., Q63 – Student: are we having an exam next week? Teacher:________________
  • 2008 E.C., Q72 – Gigiro: I won five million in a lottery. Lomi: __________________
  • 2008 E.C., Q48 – Kebede and Yeshi are looking for a house to buy. I think, they___________________soon.
  • 2007 E.C., Q28 – There appears to be an amendment made to the investment policy. However, we are not sure of who the major ____________________ is.
  • 2007 E.C., Q46 – When the king comes to visit, they allow____________________ beggar on the streets of the city. They want to appear as if they don't have one.
  • 2006 E.C., Q25 – Writing a formal letter in English is not difficult, but you should follow certain_______________.
  • 2006 E.C., Q84 – Mother:______________? Daughter: well, I placed the egg carefully in the jar.
  • 2005 E.C., Q48 – Either of them____________to blame. They know the only key we have is with them.
  • 2005 E.C., Q69 – Teacher: What was the weather like here yesterday? Student: ____________.
  • 2005 E.C., Q38 – He is sure of himself that he can finish it in time.
  • 2005 E.C., Q28 – This year?s beauty is very stiff. It is difficult to predict the winner.
  • 2005 E.C., Q16 – The _______ placed a sticker on each piece of cake she checked for quality.
9.6 Vocabulary · read p. 270
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