2022-2023 Academic Year

Min Su Basic Education High School

December Test

Grade-10 English Time allowed; 45-minutes

Ⅰ. Read the passage.
A house needs protection against the elements, the environment and a number of other
risks. The location of the house is an important factor. However, some types of
protection are important for city and country houses. Other types of protection will
depend on whether the house is in a city or in the countryside.
The first factor is protection from the sun. In hot climates, this type of protection is often
provided by means of external, wooden shutters or internal curtains. They are closed to
prevent the sun from entering the house. The next factor is rain. All houses in this
country are certain to need protection against rain. This type of protection is provided
by solid brick walls and a sloping roof. The next factor is high winds. Here we need to
distinguish between city and country house. A country in exposed location may need
protection. But in a city, house is unlikely to be so exposed and therefore unlikely to
need protection against high winds. The fourth factor is noise from outside. But a normal
brick structure perhaps with double glass windows provides sufficient protection.
Again we need to look at the location of the house. Even in a city, there are likely to be
differences. Some houses are in quite areas, others in a noisy area. So a city house may
need protection against outside noise.
(A)State whether it is (TRUE) or (FALSE) and write your answer in the space given.
(5-marks)
1. Protection from high winds is important for both city and country houses.
2. The location is the most important factor in deciding what kind of protection from
noise.
3. Houses in this country have sloping roofs to protect them from the rain.
4. All houses need protection from noise.
5. According to the passage, the second factor of protection.
(B) Answer the question in complete sentence. (5-marks)
1. What is the most important factor in deciding what kind of protection will need?
2. What are the things that provide protection against rain?
3. What is a house in the city unlikely to need protection against high winds?
4. According to the passage, what is the last protection?
5. How can we protect the house from noise?
II. Complete the sentence with the appropriate word given in the box. There are two
extra words. (5-marks)
stay up stay up artificially use up
vital responsible stay behind
1. At home, I am________ for doing the washing up.
2. Tomorrow, we'll leave at 5:00 a.m., so don't________ late tonight.
3. Ni Ni had to________ after class, as she hasn't finished writing her essay.
4. It is________ that you follow the rules laid down by the school.
5. Don't________ all your money before the end of the month.
III. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction given in bracket.
(10-marks)
1. Scientists have used chimps to study infectious diseases. (Change the sentence
into Passive Voice)
2. My mother is a good teacher to me. She is also a good friend to me. (Rewrite,
using Not only….. but also)
3. A wildfire can destroy large areas of land in just a few minutes. (Change the
sentence into Passive Voice)
4. The waiters had laid the tables before the customers arrived. (Change the sentence
into Passive Voice)
5. My new car has a front camera. It also has a rear camera. (Rewrite, using Not
only….. but also)
6. If you practice more, you will improve more. (Rewrite, using Parallel Structure)
7. He (lend) her the money if she had asked for it from him. (Rewrite the sentence
using Conditional clause)
8. I was born in Yangon; my elder brother was born in Taunggyi and
my sister was born in Dawei. (Rewrite the sentence using Omission of verbs))
9. If the coffee is stronger, I sleep less. (Rewrite, using Parallel Structure)
10. If you ate too much, ……………………………. (Rewrite your own sentence
using Conditional clause)