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SECTION B (RATIONAL CLOZE)
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► 2011 (3)
- Test on the usage of Grammar – in Paper 1 under Section B
(Rational Cloze) ▼ 2009 (44)
- Given a passage with 8 blanks (Questions 11 – 18) ► November (4)
- Require to fill each blank with one suitable grammar item. ▼ September (20)
- Given 3 or 4 options (A, B and C or A, B, C and D) for each
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b) articles
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c) subject – verb agreement
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d) conjunctions
e) prepositions Do Re Mi
f) adjectives Characteristics of Patrick
g) adverbs Flynne (Potato People b...
h) pronouns Main Character in Potato
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- Allocate only about 10 minutes for this section
- First, read through the whole passage to get the gist. Guidelines on Summary
- While reading, look out for clues that may help you to identify Writing

the answers that may be found in the passage. Model Question on SPEECH
- Next, look at the context of the blank, that is, the words that / TALK
come before and after the blank. These words may act as clues Guidelines on Speech / Talk
to identify the correct answer.
Guidelines on Argumentative
- Check the tenses, subject-verb agreement, parts of speech
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and vocabulary.
Types of Connectors
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- Choose the best answer from the options A, B and C or A, B, C Sample on Giving Opinion /
and D for each blank. Eliminate those options that are clearly Argumentative Essay
incorrect. GUIDELINES FOR
- Finally, read through the whole text again to make sure that SECTION B (RATIONAL
your answers are grammatically correct and that the passage CLOZE)
itself makes sense.
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1) ‘do / does / did’ and ‘to’ – always followed by based form of
verbs Great Love Motivational
2) Modal verbs Song - Very Cute!!.
E.g will / would, shall / should, can / could, may / might, ought to, New Free Distant Healing
etc. – always followed Session Sunday
by based form of verbs September ...
3) ‘before’, ‘while’, ‘when’ or ‘after’ – normally followed by
► August (20)
present participles (verb + -ing)
4) a) ‘a’ for singular countable nouns that begin with consonant
sounds
b) 'an’ for singular countable nouns that begin with vowel sounds ABOUT ME
(a, e, i, o, u) or (silent ‘h’) MILLIE
c) ‘the’ is used for unique words or words that have already been
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mentioned.
5) a) Plural forms – they, we, them, us, theirs, etc
b) Singular forms – he, she, it, his, hers, its, etc
FOLLOWERS
6) Subject-verb agreement
Followers (6)
a) singular subject takes singular verb
(i) add ‘s’, ‘es’, ‘ies’ to verbs
(ii) use of ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘does’
b) plural subject takes plural verb (including I and You)
(i) takes plural verb – no ‘s’ to verbs
Follow
(ii) use of ‘have’, ‘do’, ‘are’, etc .
(iii) but for ‘I’ – use ‘am’, ‘was’

MODEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1

Questions 11 – 18 are based on the following text.


n It was a dark ___________ (11) stormy night. We were riding
back _______________ (12) supplies from town. We had been
travelling for about an hour and it was getting very cold. I
shivered and decided to button up ______________ (13) jacket.
I looked across at Gary. His face was hidden by his hat.
Suddenly, Gary’s horse _____________ (14) a shadow. It
sprang sideways and rose on its hind legs. Gary

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_____________ (15) to the rocky ground. _______________


(16), a flash of lightning split in the dark sky and flashed the
image of Gary as he lay crumpled and bleeding
_______________ (17) the ground. I went to ______________
(18) aid but as I bent down close to Gary, I could see that he
was no longer breathing.

11 A) but B) and C) or D) also


12 A) from B) which C ) with D) that
13 A) my B) its C) I D) his
14 A) see B) seen C) has seen
15 A) fling B) flung C) was flung
16 A) At the moment B) However C) Besides that
17 A) in B) at C) on D) from
18 A) him B) he C) his D) himself
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