WORKSHEET 1
GRADE 9
Name: Class:
SECTION A: READING AND UNDERSTANDING
PART I: Look at Tyler’s Country Fact File and complete the paragraphs below
Country: The USA
No. of States: 50 + a
district – Washington DC
(capital) Largest city: New
York
Official Language: English
Area: 3.79 million square
miles
Population: +- 306 million
National Day: July 4th – The
USA became independent
from Great Britain - 1776
Flag: “Stars and Stripes”
– red, white and blue
PART II: Complete this paragraph about Chihiro’s country
Country: Japan – East Asia
Capital: Tokyo (largest city in
the world)
National Language:
Japanese
Area: 146 thousand square
miles
Population: +- 128 million
National Day: February
11th, the day the nation was
founded in 660 BC, so it is
believed
Flag: “Nisshōki” (Sun
Flag), but better known as
“Hinomaru” (Sun Circle)” –
white with red circle
Date: Checked by:
Hi! I’m Tyler and I was born in a)__________, The
United States of America, also called The US, The
States, or America. There are b)________________
and c)______________________ is the capital district
although d)__________________ is the largest city.
The official language is e)_____________.
With f)__________ million sq. miles and a population
of about g)______________ people that come from all
over the world, The USA celebrates its Independence
Day on h)___________, the day when it became
independent from Great Britain in i)_________. On this
day, the American flag j)_________________________
can be seen all over the country and k)____________
___________________ are the dominant colours.
Hi! My name’s Chihiro and I’m Japanese.
____________, also known as “The Land
of the Rising Sun”, is an archipelago in
_________________________ with more than 3000
islands. The capital is ________________, the largest
city in the world. The ____________________________
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SECTION B: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

PART III:Match the classroom objects with the pictures

Board Book CD Chair Desk Pen

Pencil Ruler Window Door Notebook

e.g Window a)__________ b) ______________ c) _______________

d)_____________ e) ________________ f) ______________ g)____________

h)_____________ i) _____________ j)______________

SECTION C: USE OF ENGLISH

PART IV: Use object pronouns (me, you, her, him, it, us, them) to complete the sentences
e.g: I went to dinner with ___him____. (Peter)
a) She loves to play with _______. (Jamie)
b) They never bring food to ______. (the children)
c) Stop playing with _______! (a ball)
d) When can we go to see _______? (Tina and Tom)
e) Why did you do that to _______. (Nathan and I)
f) Check my homework and then give it back to _______. (I)
g) We like about football with ­_______. ( my friends)
h) Please return the ball to _______. (Ice, and Alvin and I)
i) I showed my holiday photos _______ (Mrs.Dowson)

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PART V:Look at the drawing and fill in the missing prepositions in the sentences

on –in front of - between – below – above - opposite – behind - near – in– under

a) The cat is __________ the armchair.

b) The pillows are __________ the sofa.
c) The magazine is __________ the coffee table.
d) The coffee table is __________ the armchair and the sofa.
e) The clock is __________ the painting.
f) The painting is __________ the fireplace.
g) The armchair is __________ the sofa.
h) The flowers are __________ the vase.
i) The coffee table __________ the armchair.
j) The fireplace is __________ the bookcase.

PART VI. Change the sentences into PLURAL

1. This book is good. _________________________________________________.

2. This office is near the bank. _________________________________________
3. That is my notebook. _______________________________________________
4. This boy is fourteen years old. ________________________________________
5. That dog is black. __________________________________________________
6. This is my house. ___________________________________________________
7. That is a tall building. _______________________________________________
8. This girl has got a doll. _______________________________________________

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PART VII. Put in THIS, THAT, THESE or THOSE

1. __________ is my phone in my hand and __________ is your phone over there.

2. __________ is my cup here and __________ is your cup on the table over there.
3. __________ is Sally's bike in front of the door and __________ is her coat here.
4. __________ is Simon's pen on the floor over there and __________ here is his rubber.
5. __________ are our parents and __________ are our neighbours over there.
6. __________ is my sandwich here and __________ is Tom's sandwich over there.
7. __________ are Tony's friends over there and _________ are my friends here.
8. __________ aren't Johnny's books here but __________ are his books under the table over there.

SECTION D: WRITING
PART VIII: Fill in the fact file with information about your country and write a paragraph. Feel
free to add any information you find relevant.

Country:
Capital:
Largest city:
National
Language:
Area:
Population:
National Day:
Flag:

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