Chimoio Adventist school

Date : ____April 2023 Time  : 90'

Name :_________________________________ Grade 9 Class ...... Classification ( )
Provincial test of English – 1st Term

Don't throw away, recycle!

Many years ago people threw away many products just because they didn't know that they could
be recycled. Nowadays, recycle helps a lot in the sustainable use of natural and artificial
resources.
In my village, tree leaves are used to make manure to grow vegetables. We use tin to make
candle lights and children use to make toy.
The sellers use papers to wrap products.

1. Comprehension ( 4 marks)
According to the text above, answer the questions.
a) What are the advantages of recycling?
b) How are tree leaves recycled in community?
c) What are tins used for after recycling?
d) What do the sellers use to wrap products?

2. Grammar ( 4 marks)
Complete the blank space using the word in brackets (laugh, hall, playhouse, and cinema)
a) You watch a film in a .........................
b) You see a play in a ..............................
c) You can play basketball in a ................
d) Comedy film makes people....................

3. Rewrite the sentences using comparisons (8 marks)

a) Adar/ fast/ Elizabeth______________________________________________
b) Kelly/ intelligent/ William__________________________________________
c) He/ slow/ his brother______________________________________________
d) Norte jazz/ famous/ A Vitoria do Zimbabwe____________________________

4. Write three (3) sentences using present continuous ( 4 marks)

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Good luck