ኦሜጋ ትምህርት ቤት
OMEGA SCHOOL
Name of student: ______________________ Subject: English
Grade: 12th section: _____ Semester: 1st Work sheet 2
Number: ______ Date: November 2024G.C/ Hidar 2017E.C
I. Correct the following run-on sentences by using the strategies previously discussed.
1. I moved to the United States when I was young it was easy to learn English, my parents were already
here, they knew English already.
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2. Juan and David recognized each other they had been in the first grade together
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3. Her car would not start she was late for class.
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4. The parents ate the baby slept in her stroller.
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5. Eli wants to quit smoking this habit is too expensive.
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Correct these fragment sentences using the strategies previously discussed.
1. The dog loved his new toys. Especially the ones that squeaked.
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2. Maggie remembered her childhood. Her mother making pancakes for dinner in the small apartment.
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3. She decided to meet her new friend in a public place. That they had arranged over e-mail.
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4. Because she met him on MySpace. She thought it was a good idea to be cautious.
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5. I cannot wait until President’s Day. Finally, a day off.
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Circle the correct form of the verb in this conversation.
Summer Study Abroad
Brad: I’m not really looking forward to taking classes this summer, but it’s something that I have to do. I
wish I (can, could) travel instead. That’s what I did last summer: I traveled around Spain for two
months.
Alan: Where would you want to go this summer? Around the U.S.?
Brad: No, I really wish I (have, had) the money to go overseas again. In fact, I wish I (could, could
have) spend an entire year overseas.
Alan: An entire year?
Brad: Yeah, don’t you wish you (can, could) do something like that, too? You know, just take a break
from school and do something else?
Alan: No, not really. I’m happy studying here. But I sure wish I (took, were taking) a heavier load so I
could finish school sooner. I need to start making some money.
Brad: Not me. I’m happy taking just 12 credits every semester. My only wish is that I (didn’t wait,
hadn’t waited) so long to start college after high school. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted
to do.
Alan: You know what? I just remembered something, and it just might be what you’re looking for. I wish
I (knew, had known) where I saw it. It was a poster about studying abroad. You go overseas and get
credit for it.
Brad: That sounds perfect! I wish I (got, could have gotten) credit for the time I spent in Spain last
summer. I went to so many places and learned so much about the history and culture of Spain.
Alan: Maybe you still can if you take a test or write a paper. Hey, I remember now . . . .
I saw the poster near the International Center. It was a Study Abroad poster. Why don’t you stop by and
check it out?
Brad: I will. I wish I (knew, had known) about this program earlier. It sounds perfect for me. Thanks,
Alan. Don’t you wish you (are, were) able to come with me?
This poem is by William Shakespeare. Answer questions 1 through 5 based on the poem.
The Seven Ages of Man
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling . . . in the nurse’s arms.
And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face . . . And then the lover,
Sighing like a furnace . . . Then a soldier
Full of strange oaths . . . Jealous of honor,
Sudden and quick in quarrel . . . And then the
justice . . .
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloons.
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side.
. . . and his big manly voice, Turning again toward
Childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound.
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness, and mere oblivion?
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
1. What attitude does the speaker reveal by using the word merely in the second line?
A. sorrow B. anger C. amusement D. indifference
2. What characterizes the period of life represented by the soldier?
A. brash behavior B. his sense of honor
C. his dedication to duty D. his fear of cowardice
3. What is the main idea of this poem?
A. Life is a misery that never gets any better at any time.
B. Life is what each of us makes of it during our journey down the river of eternity.
C. Life is a play and it follows a specific script, none of which should cause anguish or sorrow.
D. Life is a comedy, and we are all buffoons in pantaloons no matter what we do.
4. What is the theme of the poem?
A. Death is to be feared.
B. Life is a circle that brings us back to the beginning.
C. The male of the species is the only true measure of the stages of life.
D. The stages of life are unrelated and can be altered by each individual’s free will.
5. The poet uses the words merely (line 2) and mere (line 20)
A. to soften the effect of the strong images he presents to us in those lines.
B. to tie together his theme of the cycle of life.
C. convey his tone to the reader.
D. all of the above.
Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences:
come back come in cut out fall over get on give away
go away let in lie down pay back stay in take back
(Use a dictionary if you need to.)
1 Can't we go out somewhere? I don't want to ___________________ all evening.
2 Could you lend me ten pounds? I'll _____________ you _____________ on Friday.
3 The pavement is very icy. Be careful you don't ____________
4 I was feeling so tired I had to ____________ on the bed for a while.
5 There was an article in the newspaper that I wanted to ____________ and keep.
6 Mark's gone out, and I don't know when he's going to _______________
7 The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to
8 I'll have to _________ these books _________ to the library.
9 Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to _________________
10 In order to get publicity, the company decided to ___________ some of the new sweets free to
children.
Complete the news article about Zedco. Put in these words:
fallen behind fell through fight off laying off,
put forward sort out step down taking over taken on
Zedco Chief Executive Barry Douglas has put forward a new plan designed to
(1) _________________ the company's problems. It is only twelve months since Zedco tried to
strengthen its position by (2) ____________________ Alpha Plastics. But the deal
(3) _______________________, and Alpha managed to (4) _______________ Zedco's attempts to take
control. Since then Zedco has performed poorly and has (5) ________________ in the race for market
share. Managing Director James Ironside has had to (6) _______________, and Barry Douglas has (7)
________________ the task of rescuing the company. There are fears that the new plan will mean (8)
_______________________ staff in order to reduce expenditure
