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English Grade 11 Unit 2: Civilization

national exam questions have come from this unit. It runs 31 pages; one careful study pass takes about 3.1 hours, and its difficulty is easier 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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2A Listening Skills · read p. 34

2014 E.C., Q59 – These days, many of our old traditions have nearly become ______. One such example is paying dowry in marriage.
2010 E.C., Q21 – The ceremony did not take long; I________ the statue soon after the coordinator's briefs speech.

2B Speaking Skills · read p. 38

2018 E.C., Q12 – Interviewer: ______ Interviewee: I applied for the position of Business Manager.
2017 E.C., Q74 – Student: Today, I'm interviewing Business Managers to give me some idea about the field. Let me begin by________________ Manager: To put it simply, I joined the department because I wanted to learn how to run my own busi
2015 E.C., Q65 – Interviewer: __________________. Jorgie: Actually, my interest is in fashion designing
2014 E.C., Q25 – Customer: I'd like to withdraw 5,000 Birr, please. Cashier: ____________________?
2013 E.C., Q27 – Risom: Have you seen Ghidey's new jacket? Very beautiful! Kibrom: _________________

2C Reading Skills · read p. 43

2016 E.C., Q53 – What could be taken as contradictory about chimps in the passage, in Paragraph 1?

2D Vocabulary Skills · read p. 46

2017 E.C., Q15 – The teacher announced that the mathematics examination has been put off for next week.
2014 E.C., Q64 – The police arrested the man who often has his lunch at this afternoon and makes off .
2013 E.C., Q7 – a. I followed him proudly, step by step. b. My uncle was wonderful at rice cutting. c. Then my uncle tied the bundles together. d. He handed me the bundles of stalks as he cut them. e. I tore off the leaves, trimmed the
2011 E.C., Q28 – The whole family looked up to my mother as their ideal example.
2010 E.C., Q31 – We heard the news and called off the meeting.
2010 E.C., Q27 – Adamu was given enough time to his assignment; however, as usual, he came ________ several excuses for failing to do his work.
2008 E.C., Q21 – Haven't you__________________ anything yet? I guess that one is wonderful.
2008 E.C., Q78 – Receptionist: may I help you, sir? Customer:____________________
2007 E.C., Q22 – Didn't I tell you to___________________up the meaning of this word in the dictionary?
2006 E.C., Q1 – Us him and go up and pick

2E Grammar Skills · read p. 50

2017 E.C., Q67 – Teacher: Tell me the reasons why learning English is important to you. Student: _______________________
2017 E.C., Q40 – My English teacher___________ me repeat the correct answer ten times.
2016 E.C., Q2 – Yonas: _________ You seem to be busy. Sorome: My glasses! Have you seen them?
2016 E.C., Q26 – I would like _________________ her before she leaves. There is a big secret she didn't want to tell the family.
2016 E.C., Q29 – We haven't done the job _______________ but I know we will finish it by Monday next week.
2016 E.C., Q34 – When I met her at the party, she told me she ________________ her salary for the previous month. I just couldn't believe her.
2016 E.C., Q22 – They had to get together at six in the morning and when we got up at 5:45 a.m, we thought we wouldn't make it. However, we ________________________ to get there before they left.
2015 E.C., Q33 – Never borrow money from this group of loaners. They'll _______ you pay back double.
2015 E.C., Q29 – When the police arrived, the burglars _______ away with the money. But there is hope that they would be caught.
2015 E.C., Q17 – They asked us to __________ them a favour of disclosing the company's secret but that was unacceptable to us. We cannot compromise our integrity.
2015 E.C., Q59 – Teacher: Where is the boy sitting over there? Fola: _______________________
2014 E.C., Q70 – Our teacher ______ in any language other than English in class.
2014 E.C., Q32 – Neighbor: Help! The building is on fire. You: _______
2014 E.C., Q92 – Unwise use of drugs can sooner or later _______ a serious ailment, if not death.
2014 E.C., Q105 – Which of the following questions expects Jimma is 350 kilometers away from Addis Ababa as the best answer?
2013 E.C., Q41 – Your room is still _________! Remember, I told you to get your stuff organized when I visited you last time. If I found the same next time, make sure you would be out.
2013 E.C., Q20 – Ahmed: How did China develop so quickly? Nejat: ___________
2013 E.C., Q52 – Your persistent complaints have now started to irritate me. How come that your eyes cannot see anything positive of what is going on?
2011 E.C., Q45 – I understand ____________ could replace the trouble you took to make us live comfortably. All we could do is say thank you from the bottom of our heart.
2011 E.C., Q31 – The doctor told the nurse to have all the gadgets sterilized and make them ready for the operation this morning.
2011 E.C., Q89 – Which one of the following sentences is WRONGLY punctuated?
2010 E.C., Q43 – The meeting had not begun ________ when we arrived.
2009 E.C., Q46 – If the media reported that nobody died in the crash, then ______________________ of them should be alive. You don't have to cry.
2009 E.C., Q84 – Receptionist: _______________ Guest: do you have a room with double bed, please?
2009 E.C., Q64 – I was passing ___________________ when i saw her talk like someone mad. I don't think she is stable and alright.
2009 E.C., Q75 – Teacher: Beka is one of the most intelligent and gentle students we have. Isn't he? Director:___________________
2008 E.C., Q1 – To please what do tell you they
2008 E.C., Q58 – Son:___________________ Dad: Nice to meet you, Mr. Alemu.
2007 E.C., Q106 – which one of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
2007 E.C., Q32 – We decided to call on and see for ourselves what is going on in the company. Report show that productions are steadily on the decline.
2007 E.C., Q99 – At least half of the first year students surveyed reported adopting writing strategies that involved the use of their first language. This could be a typical example of a research report based on a research topic entitle
2006 E.C., Q74 – Mother: I'm sick and tired of winter. Daughter:_________________.
2006 E.C., Q23 – Let us___________the decision until next week. There could be unexpected changes.
2005 E.C., Q18 – Linda ______ her request for a vacation to her boss.
2005 E.C., Q6 – a. One of my favourite things to do is wash my car. b. People say they can tell about a person by their shoes. c. Here is the thoughtful process I follow to wash my car. d. A clean car says I?m proud and I feel good abou
2005 E.C., Q82 – Which one of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
2005 E.C., Q76 – Father: I think you'll pass this examination with very good grades. You have been studying hard over the last months. Son:______________________________.
2005 E.C., Q34 – When the thief saw the police officers. It is face went as white as a sheet.
2005 E.C., Q88 – We regret having to report delays in dispatching our order of .... This is a typical example of a line taken from a letter of
2005 E.C., Q63 – Secretary: May I help you? Visitor: ________________.
2005 E.C., Q31 – This one here is faulty. If you need it badly, we can give you at a discount.

2F Writing Skills · read p. 60

2009 E.C., Q96 – Which one of the following sentences is most likely taken from a narrative piece of writing?
2005 E.C., Q79 – Once up on a time there was an emperor who loved to spend his money on expensive things. This is most likely an introductory part of a writing that is: