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How the Grade 12 English exam works
የ12ኛ ክፍል የእንግሊዝኛ ፈተና እንዴት ይሰራል?
Name: ________________________Date: ______________
How it works
The English paper is all multiple choice. It tests reading, vocabulary, grammar and everyday spoken English. You do not write essays, but you must read quickly and choose carefully.
የእንግሊዝኛ ፈተናው ሙሉ በሙሉ ምርጫ ጥያቄ ነው። ንባብን፣ ቃላትን፣ ሰዋስውንና የዕለት ተዕለት የንግግር እንግሊዝኛን ይፈትናል። ድርሰት አይጽፉም፤ ነገር ግን በፍጥነት ማንበብና በጥንቃቄ መምረጥ አለብዎት።
Strategies
Read the question first, then the passage. You will know what to look for.
መጀመሪያ ጥያቄውን፣ ከዚያ ምንባቡን ያንብቡ። ምን መፈለግ እንዳለብዎት ያውቃሉ።
Don't spend too long on one question. Mark it, move on, and come back at the end.
በአንድ ጥያቄ ላይ ብዙ ጊዜ አያጥፉ። ምልክት ያድርጉበት፣ ወደሚቀጥለው ይሂዱ፣ በመጨረሻ ይመለሱበት።
Cross out the options that are clearly wrong. Choosing between two is easier than choosing between four.
በግልጽ ስህተት የሆኑትን ምርጫዎች ይሰርዙ። ከአራት ይልቅ ከሁለት መምረጥ ይቀላል።
For grammar questions, look for time words (yesterday, since, by the time). They often tell you the tense.
ለሰዋስው ጥያቄዎች የጊዜ ቃላትን (yesterday, since, by the time) ይፈልጉ። ብዙ ጊዜ የግሱን ጊዜ ይነግሩዎታል።
The answer must come from the passage, not from what you already know about the topic.
መልሱ ከምንባቡ መምጣት አለበት እንጂ ስለ ርዕሱ አስቀድመው ከሚያውቁት አይደለም።
Never leave a question blank. If you are not sure, make your best guess.
ምንም ጥያቄ ባዶ አይተዉ። እርግጠኛ ካልሆኑ የተሻለ የሚመስልዎትን ይገምቱ።
Words
| passage/ˈpæsɪdʒ/Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. | ምንባብ |
| main idea/ˌmeɪn aɪˈdɪə/What is the main idea of the second paragraph? | ዋና ሐሳብ |
| infer/ɪnˈfɜː/What can we infer about the writer from the passage? | ከተነገረው መረዳት፣ መገመት |
| closest in meaning to/ˈkləʊsɪst ɪn ˈmiːnɪŋ tə/The word "vital" in line 4 is closest in meaning to … | በትርጉም የሚቀርበው |
| opposite in meaning to/ˈɒpəzɪt ɪn ˈmiːnɪŋ tə/Which word is opposite in meaning to "ancient"? | ተቃራኒ ትርጉም ያለው |
| refer to/rɪˈfɜː tə/The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to … | መጥቀስ፣ ማመልከት |
| according to/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə/According to the passage, why did the farmers move? | እንደ … ገለጻ |
| purpose/ˈpɜːpəs/The main purpose of the passage is to … | ዓላማ |
| attitude/ˈætɪtjuːd/What is the writer's attitude towards social media? | አመለካከት |
| except/ɪkˈsept/All of the following are true EXCEPT … | ከ… በስተቀር |
| appropriate/əˈprəʊpriət/Choose the most appropriate response. | ተገቢ |
| suitable title/ˈsuːtəbl ˈtaɪtl/Which is the most suitable title for the passage? | ተስማሚ ርዕስ |
Exercises
- 1. passage → ___
- 2. main idea → ___
- 3. purpose → ___
- 4. attitude → ___
- 5. appropriate → ___
- a) ዓላማ
- b) ምንባብ
- c) ዋና ሐሳብ
- d) አመለካከት
- e) ተገቢ
A question says: "All of the following are true EXCEPT …". What must you choose?
ጥያቄው "All of the following are true EXCEPT …" ይላል። ምን መምረጥ አለብዎት?
- ☐ a) the option that is true
- ☐ b) the longest option
- ☐ c) the option that is NOT true
"What can we infer from the passage?" The answer is …
"ከምንባቡ ምን መረዳት እንችላለን?" መልሱ…
- ☐ a) written in the passage word for word
- ☐ b) not in the passage, but the clues show it is true
- ☐ c) what you know about the topic from other books
You don't know the answer to a question. What is the best thing to do?
የአንድን ጥያቄ መልስ አያውቁም። ምን ማድረግ ይሻላል?
- ☐ a) Mark it, move on, and come back to it later.
- ☐ b) Stay on it until you find the answer.
- ☐ c) Leave it blank.
The word "it" in line 3 _______________ to the river.
በመስመር 3 ያለው "it" የሚለው ቃል ወንዙን ያመለክታል።
_______________ to the passage, the school opened in the morning.
እንደ ምንባቡ ገለጻ፣ ትምህርት ቤቱ ጠዋት ተከፈተ።
mosttheChooseresponse.appropriate
በጣም ተገቢ የሆነውን ምላሽ ይምረጡ።
Where should the answer to a reading question come from?
የንባብ ጥያቄ መልስ ከየት መምጣት አለበት?
- ☐ a) from your general knowledge
- ☐ b) from the passage
- ☐ c) from the title only
Answer key
- 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d, 5-e
- c) the option that is NOT true
- b) not in the passage, but the clues show it is true
- a) Mark it, move on, and come back to it later.
- refers
- According
- Choose the most appropriate response.
- b) from the passage
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