Writing. Form 11. Term 2

I Look at the lines of words. Choose the one which is ‘the odd man out’ 

1. Which of these has got antlers?

2. Which of these is not an insect?

3. Which of these is not a mythical creature?

II Choose the correct names of the places where the following animals live or are kept

4. bees

5. pet fish

6. pigs

III Choose the correct answer

7. One of the effects of acid rain is that it causes plants to …

8. We thought the plants had all died from …, and were delighted to see new shoots appearing.

9. The indiscriminate use of pesticides has … a lot of rare species.

10. The little boy climbed up the tree and sat on a …

11. Waste paper can be … instead of being burnt.

12. It is difficult to grow good vegetables in the poor … in this area.

IV Pick up the best option to complete the defiing and non-defining sentences

13. I’d love to meet someone …

14. We are looking for a house …

15. Salt, …, is used to season and preserve food.

16. We went to see ‘Romeo and Juliet’, …

17. Do you know a shop..?

18. Devon, …, is famous for its lovely countryside and dramatic coastline.

19. Marilyn Monroe, …, died of an overdose of barbiturates.

20. I find people … difficult to get on with.

21. My two daughters, …, are both interested in dancing.

22. My computer, …, is already out of date.

23. I did not like the clothes …

24. The thing … is not going to university.

V Identify the grammar forms of the CAPITALIZED words

25. Miss Lynne often took care of my little sister Kim GIVING me the possibility to play with the other boys in the neighbourhood. 

26. Gene seemed TO BE ASKING not him but herself.

27. It is no use TRYING to argue with Lee. 

28. HAVING BATHED his face in cold water, Ashley came up to the window and opened it.

29. I consider myself ENGAGED to Miss Swan.

30. "I’m leaving for South America and have come TO SAY good-bye”, Phillip said. 

31. After SPENDING the night on the farm, they set out again on their journey in the same way. 

32. The darkness found Gavin OCCUPIED with these thoughts.

33. It was past two o’clock when Marina heard the car RETURN.

34. Sue looked forward to BEING AWARDED for the results of the experiment.

35. HAVING once BEEN ACCUSED of hypocrisy, Mr. Jones didn't want to waste time on discussing that project. 

36. As if TORN with inner conflict, Jessica did not say a word. 

VI Fill in the gaps with the suitable words

37. Ukraine may be proud of its ... sons an daughters.

38. Nestor created a ... Chronicle in which he described the history of Kyiv Rus.

39. Sviatoslav, the only son of Olha and Ihor, was a talented and ... warrior.

40. Cossack ... under Petro Sahaidachnyi won both on land and sea.

41. Petro Sahaidachnyi was a member of Kyiv ...

42. By fiery speech Bohdan Khmelnytskyi stirred the Cossacks to ... and they elected him their Hetman.

43. A deep-thinking philosopher, H. Skovoroda was a grown-up child ... solitude.

44. Pedagogical ideas of H. Skovoroda deserved universal ...

45. Mykola Myklukho-Maklay is best known for his ... to New Guinea.

46. His son Borys ... form his father the urge of exploring.

47. Volodymyr Vernadskyi was the first Ukrainian ...

48. He worked on the study of radioactivity and ... the Radium Institute in Petrograd.