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A. The Passage on Oil
1. Find suitable headings for the paragraphs.
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Answer: Paragraph 1: uses of oil. Paragraph 2: how to look for oil. Paragraphs 3 and 4: drilling for oil (including the derrick). Paragraph 5: regions where oil is found.
Teacher's Note: The unused phrase 'how oil is made' does not fit, because men do not make oil, they find it.
2. How is oil useful to machines?
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Answer: Oil helps machines of all kinds to turn easily, so it reduces friction. It also powers motor cars, buses, trains, aeroplanes and ships.
Teacher's Note: Use the key term in your answer.
3. How do men go about looking for oil?
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Answer: First they make a map of the land. They use the map to choose a site and examine the rock under the surface to know if oil is likely to be there. They then drill a test-well to find out whether oil really lies underneath.
Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.
4. What is a derrick?
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Answer: A derrick is a strong steel framework about 45 metres high that carries the drill. The drill is raised and lowered from inside it.
Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.
5. Complete the sentences.
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Answer: a) Before the men decide to drill through the rock, they should examine the rock and find out how deep it lies and whether oil is likely to be under it. b) The rock under lakes can be drilled by putting the derrick on a special platform above the water. c) Oil is found in North America, Russia, the Caribbean area (including Trinidad), the Middle East, Nigeria, India and Pakistan. d) In India oil has been found at Digboi, Nahorkatiya and Moran in Assam and at Ankleshwar in Western India.
Teacher's Note: Remember this for your exam.
6. Find words in the passage that mean: (a) travel into or through a place to learn about it (b) make a hole.
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Answer: (a) explore; (b) drill.
Teacher's Note: Learn this point and write it in your own words.
7. Use the words as nouns in sentences: powers, helps, look, start.
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Answer: The government has special powers in an emergency. Her help was very useful to me. Take a look at this picture. We made a good start.
Teacher's Note: A noun is a naming word; check that the word is used as a thing, not as an action.
8. Write synonyms: substance, artificial, explore, underneath.
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Answer: substance: material; artificial: man-made; explore: investigate; underneath: beneath.
Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.
B. The Poem: Letter from a Parent
1. Complete the sentences.
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Answer: a) The father stopped his son from submitting the essay because it gave details of the family life that were not flattering and he did not want them read in class. b) Submitting it would cause the staff to have a laugh over it during lunch. c) According to the poem, the teacher who set the subject is to be blamed (the father says it was the most unwise subject). d) Tom should be pardoned because he had done the work, as asked. e) The letter is written to the teacher (Sir).
Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.
2. Which words show that the parent pleads with the teacher to excuse his son?
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Answer: 'I trust you will not blame my son' and 'please accept my explanation', 'give it your consideration'.
Teacher's Note: Remember this for your exam.
3. What is the meaning of the expression 'a-lunch-hour-laugh'?
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Answer: It means something that the teachers would read and laugh about together during the lunch break, making fun of the family.
Teacher's Note: Learn this point and write it in your own words.
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