By Elimu Assistant Team 
ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUESTIONS
(a) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction given in brackets (4 marks)
i. John never reported late to work last year. (Not once…) ……………………………………………………
ii. His excuse was flimsy. He ended up in jail. (Combine the two sentences beginning: so…) ………………………………
iii. If I had not missed the plane last night, I……………………………….(give) my first lecture now. (Use the correct tense of the verb in brackets)
iv. As soon as the sun rose, they set out. (Begin: no sooner) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Fill in the blanks with the correct word chosen from the ones given brackets after each sentence (2 marks)
i. The bride was looking forward to walking down the………………….on her wedding day (aisle/isle)
ii. We cannot accommodate another person there is ……………………. Space left (little/a little).
(c) Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fill the blanks (2 marks)
i. The modern world today has many ………………………….forms of communication (sophistication)
ii. The gas was stored in a …………………………………..container (pressure)
(d) Fill in using appropriate prepositions (3 marks)
i. Many people claim that girls are good …………………… arts subjects
ii. Unemployed youths often subscribe ………………………. Illegal groups.
iii. They attended the party dressed ……………………….smart casuals
(e) Explain the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions (2 marks)
i. Face the music……………………………………………………………………………
ii. From the horse’s mouth ………………………………………………………………..
(f) Replace the underlined word(s) with a phrasal verb that has the same meaning as the underlined (2 marks)
i. The nurse couldn’t tolerate the noise
ii. The mayor assumed that the problem had been got rid of.
MARKING SCHEMES
A
i. Not once did John report late to work last year
ii. So flimsy was his excuse that he ended up in jail
iii. I would be giving
iv. No sooner had the sun risen than they set out
B
i. Aisle
ii. Little
C
i. Sophisticated
ii. Pressurized
D
i. At
ii to
iii. In
E
i. Confront the consequences
ii. Given by somebody directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
F
i. Put up with
ii. Ironed out
