Section One: Grammar

Here are the solutions to your English exam questions:

Section One: Grammar

I. Conditionals

1. If you heat water to 100°C, it ____ (A) boils (B) will boil (C) would boil (D) would have boiled
   • A) boils (This is a zero conditional, used for general truths or scientific facts.)
2. If she studies hard, she ____ the exam. (A) passes (B) will pass (C) would pass (D) would have passed
   • B) will pass (This is a first conditional, used for real and possible situations in the future.)
3. If I were rich, I ____ around the world. (A) travel (B) will travel (C) would travel (D) would have traveled
   • C) would travel (This is a second conditional, used for hypothetical or unlikely situations in the present or future.)
4. If they had left earlier, they ____ the train yesterday. (A) catch (B) will catch (C) would catch (D) would have caught
   • D) would have caught (This is a third conditional, used for hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen.)

II. Suffixes 5. The word "education" contains which suffix? A) -ment B) -tion C) -ize D) -ate * B) -tion 6. Choose the correct word: "We need to ____ the system." * C) modernize (The sentence requires a verb.) 7. Which word uses the suffix -ment? A) agreement B) activate C) realize D) creation * A) agreement 8. Activate contains which suffix? A) -ate B) -tion C) -ment D) -ize * A) -ate

III. Obligations, prohibitions and absence of obligations 9. You ____ wear a seatbelt while driving. A) must B) mustn't C) don't have to D) shouldn't * A) must (This indicates a strong obligation or necessity.) 10. You ____ smoke here. It is prohibited. A) must B) have to C) mustn't D) don't have to * C) mustn't (This indicates a prohibition or something that is not allowed.) 11. She ____ finish her homework before going out. A) mustn't B) has to C) don't have to D) might * B) has to (This indicates an obligation or requirement.) 12. You ____ come early if you don't want to. A) must B) mustn't C) don't have to D) has to * C) don't have to (This indicates an absence of obligation; it is not necessary.)

IV. Relative pronouns & relative clauses 13. The man ____ is talking is my teacher. A) which B) whose C) who D) whom * C) who (Used as the subject pronoun for a person.) 14. This is the book ____ I borrowed from the library. A) who B) which C) whose D) whom * B) which (Used for things or animals.) 15. The girl ____ father is a doctor is very kind. A) who B) whom C) whose D) which * C) whose (Used to show possession.)

Section Two: Matching
Direction: Match items under column A with their synonyms found under column B.

16. look after
    • B) care of
17. take after
    • E) similar
18. come down
    • C) calm
19. come across
    • A) contact suddenly
20. drop out
    • D) leave