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 English     Unit  2:  Assignment  

 
 

Botswana Open University

Junior Certificate Programme

English Language Unit 2

Assignment
Marks: 40 1 hr 30 Minutes

Instruction
1. Answer all questions
2. Use either blue or black ink only
3. Write legibly and clearly

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SECTION A [14 marks, 1 mark each]

Grammar And Language Use

Choose the best phrasal verb which best completes the sentences below:

1. Joy had to ________ from school because of the chicken pox outbreak.

a. Stay away
b. Run off
c. Drop out
d. Break away

2. If you never put oil in your engine, one day it will

a. Seize up
b. Go off
c. Flake off
d. Shut down

3. Why don’t you try praising your students occasionally instead of ______ them all the
time?

a. crying to
b. shouting at
c. Rushing into
d. Falling over

Complete question 4 and 5 using the correct form of adjectives

4. She is much _______ her brother

a. serious
b. more serious
c. more serious
d. serious than

5. Where is __________ place in the world?

a. the hot
b. the hottest
c. the hotter
d. a hot

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Join the following sentences using right conjunction:

6. I have her bag________ I forgot her books.

a. or
b. but
c. and
d. therefore

7. They study everyday _______ they are not performing as well as expected
a. although
b. and
c. so
d. nevertheless

8. You can have an orange_______ an apple, make your pick.

a. also
b. and
c. or
d. but

Choose the best alternative matching the meaning of the underlined words.

9. You must try not dwell on your brother’s death

a. think too much about

b. forget
c. benefit from
d. remember

Types of sentences

Look at each sentence below and pick its answer:

10. All students must bring their Exercise books everyday

a) Command
b) Question
c) Instruction
d) Statement

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11. Do you have a blue pen?
a) Question
b) Instruction
c) Statement
d) Command

12. Do not walk into the house with dirty shoes!

a) Statement
b) Question
c) Instruction
d) Command

13. We opened our business in 2007

a) Instruction
b) Statement
c) Command
d) Questions

14. Always underline your work neatly after writing.

a) Command
b) Instruction
c) Question
d) Statement

SECTION B

Question 15 [5 marks]

Intensive Reading

Read the following passage and answer questions that follow:

The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Mr. Tshekedi Khama has described the
race for rhino’s campaign as non-traditional tourism activity that can diversify local tourism.

In an interview at Lekhubu Island during the three day campaign, Mr Khama said it was
crucial to explore way of capitalising on events in the region that could bring international
participants. In the past years, the event was held in various places of South Africa and it
came to Botswana this year.

Mr Khama noted that Lekhubu Island was normally toured through self-drives, and that
objectives was to promote and packet the island to tourist and locals, he noted that local
communities have benefited from the event, and that he has already held discussions with the

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community to assist them with soliciting sponsorship to relocate the Gaing- O Community
Trust campsite to the desired location.

The Minister said the ministry, in partnership with stakeholders, was prepared to host the
event again in 2016. He noted that the campaign raised P 24 500 through an action sale, and
that the deposits would go to the Tlhomela Trust for endangered species. The Acting chief
Executive of Botswana Tourism Organisation, Ms Sally-Anne Follet- Smith said they were
thrilled to have bought the event to Botswana, was initially called Race for Champions.

The race for Rhinos slogan, she said was developed after realising that rhinos were facing
extinction due to poachers. She said the short notice leading to the event did not enable them
to promote the event to attract large numbers of spectators. Ms’ Follet-Smith said the event
created temporary jobs opportunities for locals as well as business opportunities, noting that
they had close to 200 working teams and 300 supporting staff.

Meanwhile, the Director of race for rhinos, Mr Chris- briers said the last race was held in
Ulundi, South-Africa and that it was sponsored by the KwaZulu-Natal municipality. The
municipality, he said, discontinued supporting the program after the government, through
Botswana Tourism Organization, showed interest staging the event. The logistics for starting
up for the event, he said, were challenging as they had to source out 12000 litres of water
40000 litres of fuel, showers catering and liquor outlets adding that it took a lot of
coordination and effort.

Answer the questions below using the information above

15: Mr Tshekedi Khama has described the race for Rhinos as a?

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16: How much money did the campaign raise?

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17: Which animal is getting extinct?

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18: what leads to this wild animal(s) to extinct?

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19: Who is the Director of race for Rhinos?

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20: Where was the last race held?

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