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English Moet Grade 12 - Unit 12: Water Sports

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that has the underlined part

pronounced differently from that of the others.

a)

scuba

b)

football

c)

pool

d)

canoe

2.

Williams' (a)   in her semifinal will be Ekaterina Makarova of Russia. (oppose).

Type the word only for your answer.

3.

No player, except the (a)   , may strike the ball with his/ her fist. (goal)

4.

__________1900 water polo has been in the program of the Olympic Games.

a)

In

b)

By

c)

For

d)

Since

5.

Defensive players are not allowed to interfere ___________ the opponent’s movement.

a)

with

b)

in

c)

of

d)

into

6.

Water polo was the first __________ sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900.

a)

adventure

b)

team

c)

individual

d)

spectator

7.

He _____ a second clear foul and was sent off.

a)

combated

b)

executed

c)

performed

d)

committed

8.

The goal in the last few minutes took the score to 2 - 2. The match ended in a__________.

a)

tie

b)

triumph

c)

champion

d)

record

9.

In water polo, no player except the __________can hold the ball with both hands.

a)

defender

b)

goalie

c)

attacker

d)

referee

10.

A player that has been _____ three times must sit out the whole match with substitution.

a)

eliminated

b)

discharged

c)

emitted

d)

ejected

11.

__________is a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and

holding onto a large sail.

a)

Sailing

b)

Waterskiing

c)

Windsurfing

d)

Canoeing

12.

‘What did you do to your hand?’ ‘I __________when I was chopping vegetables.’

a)

cut me

b)

cut

c)

cut myself

d)

myself cut

13.

The interviewer started off __________why I wanted the job.

a)

to ask

b)

to ask me

c)

asking me

d)

by asking me

14.

He has been an active (a)   in numerous sports and activities all his life (participate).

Type the word only for your answer.

15.

In the security video the burglars __________the bank through a window.

a)

are seen to enter

b)

are seen entering

c)

have seen entering

d)

was seen to enter

16.

We objected to __________up our garden.

a)

their cat’s digging

b)

their cat to dig

c)

their cat digging

d)

their cat’s which dug

17.

We objected to __________up our garden.

a)

their cat’s digging

b)

their cat to dig

c)

their cat digging

d)

their cat’s which dug

18.

An increase in the price of petrol would discourage __________my car.

a)

using

b)

me to use

c)

from using

d)

me from using

19.

The Ravens __________by a field goal in the last minute of the game.

a)

win

b)

won

c)

were worn

d)

has won

20.

Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.

There is no need for you to help cook the meal. Just sit down and enjoy.

a)

need

b)

cook

c)

the meal

d)

enjoy

21.

Domestic cats enjoy playing and sitting in the sun, __________ .

a)

and so cats in the wild do

b)

and so do cats in the wild

c)

and cats in the wild do so

d)

and so cats do in the wild

22.

___________ the restaurant, my friend Mark went in.

a)

When coming out of

b)

As I came out of

c)

I came out of

d)

While I am coming out of

23.

The (a)   of the game is 90 minutes including a short interval. (long)

24.

A(n) _________is an official who controls the game in some sports.

a)

defender

b)

referee

c)

attacker

d)

goalie

25.

The software enables _________the Internet in seconds.

a)

to access

b)

accessing

c)

you to access

d)

you accessing

26.

_______ swimming is considered to be _______ good way of losing weight.

a)

Ø / a

b)

The / a

c)

A / the

d)

The / the

27.

They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.

a)

deep

b)

depth

c)

deepen

d)

deeply

28.

The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.

a)

penalty

b)

penalize

c)

penal

d)

penalization

29.

_______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal.

a)

About

b)

Over

c)

Without

d)

On

30.

The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.

ejected means: .................

a)

advanced

b)

sprinted

c)

played

d)

excluded

31.

Many people do not like scuba diving _______.

a)

because of it is dangerous

b)

. because its danger

c)

because it is dangerous

d)

due to it is dangerous

32.

Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.

Windsurfing, which is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing first developed in the United States in 1968 and also called boardsailing.

a)

which

b)

combining

c)

first developed

d)

also called

33.

Before the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading.

a)

was finished by

b)

had been finished by

c)

had finished

d)

had been finished

34.

They cancelled the match _______.

a)

due to it rained heavily

b)

because of the heavy rain

c)

because of it rained heavily

d)

because the heavy rain

35.

He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes.

a)

Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt.

b)

His protective clothes made him hurt.

c)

Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt.

d)

His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes.

36.

Waterskiing is my favorite (a)   sport. (aqua)