REVISION FOR THE MID SECOND TERM TEST grade 10 NEW
PRONUNTIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.a. gender b. enroll c. preference d. secondary
2.a. aware b. family c. planet d. married
3.a. sue b. spend c. sure d. pursue
4.a. equal b. women c. eliminate d. example
5.a. female b. parent c. baby d. age
6.a. birth b. other c. youth d. think
7.a. engaged b. favourable c. status d. national
8.a. contrast b. force c. fortune d. capricorn
9.a. ancestor b. complicated c. reception d. decide
II.Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1.A. maintain b. perform c. prefer d. offer
2.A. enroll b. happen c. pursue d. affect
3.a. college b. woman c. mistake d. housework
4.a hunger b. police c. parent d. courage
5.a. influence b. typical c. dependent d. character
6.a. ritual b. diverse c. affect d. belief
7.a. personal b. proposal c. cultural d. several
8.a. superstitious b. complicated c. situated d. interestingly
9. A. wedding B. engage C. happy D. party
10. A. expense B. success C. ritual D. believe
11. A. affect B. woman C. approve D. depend
12. A. asleep B. custom C. culture D. manner
13. A. knowledge B. married C. bridesmaid D. exchange
III.Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
a. will cancel b. will be cancelling c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelled
2. The government will soon __________ the problem of inequality in wages.
A. establish B. address C. sue D. abolish
3. In order to ________ a man’s job, Brenda had to work very hard.
A. work B. pursue C. enroll D. prefer
4. Men and women should be given equal rights _________ education and employment.
A. in B. to C. for D. at
5. Women’s natural roles are __________ and housewives.
A. breadwinners B. decision-makers C. care-givers D. supporters
6. Educated women are likely to get __________ jobs and become more important at home.
A. well-trained B. well-paid C. well-prepared D. well-educated
7. Men are decision-makers and _________.
A. care-givers B. bread-winners C. trouble-makers D. house-keepers
8. Men should share household tasks with their wives.
A. domestic B. oversea C. traditional D. equal
9. There have been significant changes in women`s lives since the women`s liberation movement.
A. controlled B. economic C. important D. natural
10. Many people applied for that job and eventually she was chosen in preference to the others.
A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than
11. I’ll do you a favour if you find that task too hard.
A. help you B. pick you up C. advise you D. prevent you
12.Reducing gender ……………….improves productivity and economic growth of a nation.
Equality b. inequality c. possibility d. rights
13.In Australia, men and women will be given an equal ……………..to contribute both at home and in the
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