English Class 11 - Semester II Exam Preparation Notes
Language Focus
Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions
- Question 1: Encourage young people to learn about and appreciate our cultural heritage.
- Question 2: Peer pressure often involves spreading rumors or cyberbullying through social media.
- Question 3: Buildings in Trang An are kept in their original state to help scientists learn about lifestyles from the 15th to the 19th century.
- Question 4: She was aware of the harmful effects of smoking but couldn't quit.
- Question 5: The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is the only stone citadel in Southeast Asia to be constructed of large limestone blocks.
- Answer: D. to be constructed
- Question 6: Despite the heavy police presence, there is an increase in crime in the city.
- Question 7: It was on May 7th that Vietnam won the Dien Bien Phu victory.
- Answer: A. on May 7th that
- Question 8: Having looked at the beautiful works of art for hours, we left the exhibition with satisfaction.
- Question 9: It is important to raise people’s awareness of these social issues.
- Question 10: With so many different species of plants and animals, the biodiversity of the area is amazing.
- Question 11: Is becoming independent as challenging as we may think?
- Question 12: This time-management app helps me create to-do lists and organize my tasks.
- Answer: A. time-management
Grammar
- Question 13: My university was the first one to offer money-management courses.
- Question 14: I admitted having made many spelling mistakes in my essay.
- Question 15: Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was burnt down.
- Question 16: It was at school that Mike had to deal with difficult situations.
- Question 17: You can go to Hoi An Ancient Town in central Viet Nam to learn about cultural values of the past.
- Question 18: A school-leaver is a person who has just left school.
- Question 19: They do part-time jobs to gain work experience and learn how to manage money.
- Question 20: Our survey indicates that one in four children is bullied at school.
- Question 21: There will be a meeting next week to discuss the problem.
- Question 22: Even when arrested, he denied having cut down the trees.
- Question 23: It was last night that my friend came to see me late.
- Answer: A. It was last night that
- Question 24: Having smoked for years, he died because of lung cancer.
Part 2: Cloze Test
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- Question 30: Equip you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to take on the world.
Public Speaking Tips
- Question 31: 70% of adults feel anxious when speaking in front of others.
- Question 32: The more you prepare, the more comfortable you will feel.
- Question 33: Keep improving! Regular practice boosts your skills.
Reading: Cloze Test
Passage 1: Education
- Question 34: Education paves the way for us to have a good career.
- Question 35: Furthermore, education grants us a good status in society.
- Question 36: Having education helps us teach other people necessary morals.
- Question 37: It helps us manage specific tasks.
- Question 38: Education is the process of acquiring knowledge and information that leads to a successful future.
Passage 2: Time Management for Students
- Question 39: Only you know whether you are a morning or an evening person.
- Question 40: Understanding when you are at your best can help you decide when to do certain things.
- Question 41: Start planning a schedule, which could include when to study.
- Question 42: You need to factor in time to sleep, in addition, and this should be based on your normal sleep patterns.
- Question 43: There is no point in planning to study at six in the morning if you have never managed to get out of bed before eight.
- Question 44: Ways to connect with people.
- Question 45: Social media can make teens feel less confident.
- Question 46: In addition, there is a risk that they meet bad people online, as well as come across harmful content.
- Question 47: Parents can’t ban teenagers from social networks because it is actually impossible to do so.
- Question 48: Knowing how their children and students use the Internet is essential for protecting them online.
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1: Independence
- Question 49: What is the main idea of the passage?
- Answer: D. Steps to develop mastering time-management skills and their benefits
- Question 50: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as benefits of good time-management?
- Answer: B. Feel more stressed when exam dates are coming.
- Question 51: What does the word challenging in paragraph 2 mean?
- Question 52: The word "them " in the last paragraph refers to ____ .
- Answer: C. time - management skills
- Question 53: What is the author’s viewpoint on developing time-management skills?
- Answer: B. It’s easier to master than people think
Passage 2: Pollution
- Question 54: What is the passage mainly about?
- Answer: A. Some kinds of pollution in the world
- Question 55: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as something that people can get information from?
- Question 56: According to paragraph 2, which of the following can be a consequence of pollution?
- Answer: A. Pollution affects those who eat fish.
- Question 57: The word poisonous in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
- Question 58: The word that in paragraph 3 refers to .
Passage 3: University Life
- Question 59: What is the text mainly about?
- Answer: A. A comparison between school life and university life.
- Question 60: What does the word ‘them’ in paragraph 2 refer to?
- Question 61: What does most of the learning at university involve?
- Answer: C. Self-studying and project work
- Question 62: The word ‘contacts’ in paragraph 3 mostly means __.
- Answer: A. people you know
- Question 63: According to the passage, what do university students need better social skills for?
- Answer: C. to deal with conflicts with people from different background
Writing: Rearranging
Part 1: Sentence Arrangement
- Question 64: Correct order: e-c-b-a-d
- Question 65: Correct order: d-a-c-b-e
- Question 66: Correct order: c – d – e – b – a
- Question 67: Correct order: b-d-a-e-c-f
- Question 68: Correct order: d-a-c-b-f-e
- Question 69: Correct order: e-b-d-c-a-f
- Question 70: Correct order: e-c-a-b-d
- Question 71: Correct order: b-d-e-a-c-f
- Question 72: Correct order: d-c-e-b-a
- Question 73: Correct order: c-a-d-b-e
- Question 74: Correct order: c-d-b-e-a
- Question 75: Correct order: a-c-b-e-d
Part 2: Essay Writing
- Question 76: Essay on protecting local ecosystems.
- Question 77: Essay on why we should protect wildlife (outline provided).