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The GCE is the version of the school-leaving exam for private candidates, usually held towards the end of the year. It follows the same syllabus as the May/June exam, with objective and theory papers.
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Choose the correct question tag: The boys should swim, ___
Answer: C. A positive statement takes a negative tag using the same auxiliary and a pronoun for the subject: "The boys should swim, shouldn't they?"
What does the expression "to cry over spilt milk" mean?
Answer: C. "to cry over spilt milk" means to regret what cannot be undone.
Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The captain, together with his players, ___ arrived.
Answer: A. Phrases like "together with" do not change the subject; "the captain" is singular.
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capitals: Prices have INCREASED this year.
Answer: A. The opposite of "increased" is "decreased".
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as "cat".
Answer: A. "Cat" and "bad" share the short /æ/ sound.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Answer: A. "Accommodate" has a double c and a double m.
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of
Answer: C. Personification gives human qualities (whispering) to things.
If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
Answer: C. Imaginary conditions use "were" for all subjects: "If I were you".
Choose the correct reported speech: She said, "I am tired."
Answer: C. In reported speech, "I am" becomes "she was" after a past reporting verb.
Choose the correct passive form: "The boy broke the window."
Answer: B. The object becomes the subject, and the verb becomes "was broken".
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| Idioms | 50 |
| Spelling | 49 |
| Prepositions | 40 |
| Concord | 39 |
| Plurals | 34 |
| Oral English | 9 |
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