2019-2020 Academic Year February Second Semester Examination Grade 10

English Basic Education High School Yedashe Time Allowed: (2) Hours
I. Read the passage.
However, epicentres at the bottom of the ocean create huge sea waves as tall as 15 metres. These
waves, called tsunamis cross the ocean in several hours. Rushing toward land, they destroy small island and
ships in their path. When they hit land, they flood coastal areas far from the epicentre of the earthquake.
Tsunamis batter the coast with tremendous amounts of energy. They can strip sand from beachers, tear up
trees, and even destroy the whole towns. In 1868, a wave reached 4.5 kilometres inland in Peru. In 1896, a
wave in Japan killed 27,000 people. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known as Sumatra-Andaman
earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west
coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coast of
most landmasses bodering the Indian Ocean, killing large number of people in coastal communities across
South and Southeast Asia.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The
amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens, and how
strong it is. It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions, and population. Of the 6,000 earthquakes
in the world each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
(A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
(1) Huge sea ……….. are as tall as 15 metres.
(2) Huge sea waves cross the ocean and ……….. towards land.
(3) Huge sea waves destroy small ……….. and ships in their path.
(4) Food, water and medical ……….. are needed after an earthquake.
(5) The amount of ……….. also depends on soil conditions and population.
(B) Answer each question in one complete sentence. (5 marks)
(6) What creates huge sea waves?
(7) What happens when huge sea waves created by epicentres at the bottom of the ocean hit land?
(8) How many people were killed by the wave that occurred in Japan?
(9) What can happen to people after an earthquake?
(10) About how many earthquakes happen in the world each year?
I. Read the passage.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The
amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens, and how
strong it is. It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions, and population. Of the 6,000 earthquakes
in the world each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
In 1556, an earthquake in northern China killed 830,000 people – the most in history. There was no
way to measure its strength. In 1935, scientists started using the Richter Scale to measure seismic waves. A
seriously destructive earthquake measures 6.5 or higher on the Richter Scale.
How can scientists can predict earthquake? Earthquakes are not just scattered anywhere but happen in
certain areas, places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. This pattern causes them to shake the same
places many times. For example, earthquake often occur on the west coasts of North and South America,
around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
(A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
(1) The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on the place, time and it ………..
(2) Approximately, there are about …………….. in the world each year.
(3) An earthquake which killed 830,000 people happened in 1556 in ………………
(4) The Richter Scale is used …………….. seismic wave.
(5) Earthquakes often occur on the west coasts of …………….
(B) Answer each question in one complete sentence. (5 marks)
(6) Why do people die after an earthquake happens?
(7) On what does the amount of destruction caused by and earthquake depend?
(8) How many people were killed in an earthquake in Northern China happened in 1556?
(9) Where do earthquakes happen commonly?
(10) In which parts of the world do earthquakes happen most frequently?
I. Read the passage.
Recognizing the importance of traditional medicine, in 2003 WHO introduced a Traditional Medicine
Strategy. According to this strategy, there were several areas of concern. The first area of concern is safety.
WHO recommends more scientific testing on traditional medicine – not all traditional medicines are as
helpful as the two mentioned above, and some can actually be harmful.
Another area of concern is biodiversity and sustainability. Some people are worried that as herbal
medicines become more popular, the plants that these medicines are made from may be endangered as they
are over-harvested. For example, in eastern and southern Africa a species of wild potato has become
endangered because of reports that it is effective in the treatment of AIDS.
There is also the problem of rights to drugs created from traditional remedies. Research to traditional
remedies is increasingly being done by large drug companies, mostly based in Western countries.
(A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
(1) Since WHO ………….. the importance of traditional medicine, it introduced a Traditional
Medicine Strategy in 2003.
(2) WHO recommends more scientific testing on ……………
(3) Nowadays, traditional medicines become more ……………..
(4) According to the medicinal report, a species of wild potato is effective in the treatment of
…………….
(5) Large drug companies, mostly based in western countries, are increasingly doing ………. into
traditional remedies.
(B) Answer each question in one complete sentence. (5 marks)
(6) What did WHO introduce in 2003?
(7) What are some people worried?
(8) What is thought to be effective in the treatment of AIDS?
(9) What is the problem about traditional medicines?
(10) By whom is research into traditional remedies increasingly being done?
II. Write the appropriate words or groups of words to complete the lines of verse. (5 marks)
(1) What are the blessings of the sight,
O tell your ……….. blind boy!
(2) My day or night myself I make
Whene’er I ……….. or play;
(3) Then let not what I cannot have
My cheer of mind ………..
(4) I wander’d lonely as a cloud
That ……….. on high o’er vales and hills,
(5) Beside the lake, beneath the trees
Fluttering and ………. in the breeze.
(1) Whilst thus I sing, I am a ……………
Although a poor blind boy.
(2) With heavy sights I often hear
You ……….. my hapless woe;
(3) I feel him ……...…, but how can be
Or make it day or night
(4) Beneath the lake, beneath the trees
Fluttering and……….. in the breeze.
(5) A poet could not but be gay.
In such a …………. company
(1) What are the ………. of the sight,
O tell your poor blind boy!
(2) My ………… myself I make
Whene’er I sleep. or play;
(3) I feel him warm, but how can be
Or make it day or ………..
(4) I wander’d……….. as a cloud (5) Continuous as the stars that shines
That floats on high o’er vales and hills, And ……………. on the milky way
III. Give complete answers to these questions. (10 marks)
(1) Why should we take notes?
(2) Where should we sit in class?
(3) What should people who live there do?
(4) Why is there a concern for the safety of traditional medicine?
(5) Why had Sue and Johnsy come to New York?
(1) Who was old Behrman?
(2) What did For what is Greenwich village famous?
(3) If we do not make a list of things to do, what may happen?
(4) What are seismic waves?
(5) What is the new policy adopted by WHO in 1974?
(1) What had Behrman painted on the wall opposite Johnsy’s room?
(2) What is scanning?
(3) What is an epicenter?
(4) What happens when huge sea waves hit land?
(5) How large is the global market for traditional medicine?
IV. Punctuate the following. (5 marks)
(1) what is it dear asked sue
(2) try to sleep said sue a little later
(3) in late 1984 strong earthquakes began shaking the nevado del ruiz volcano in Columbia every
day
(4) in 2003 who introduced a traditional medicine strategy
(5) ill tell your parents if i see you smoking again thida said to tun tun
(1) at the top of the old three storey brick house sue and johnsy had their studio
(2) she has about one chance in ten to live he said
(3) if you cant find such a place at home find a library where you can study
(4) in 1886 a wave reached 4.5 kilometers inland in peru
(5) when you go to japan go to Tokyo first she said
(1) she wanted to paint a picture of the bay of naple
(2) she is very ill and very weak explained sue
(3) the world wont end if you dont pass a test so dont get overly worried
(4) in 1935 scientists started using the richter scale to measure seismic waves
(5) can i switch on the fan said the girl
V. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence that is given.
(10 marks)
(1) U Mg Mg goes to Japan. He is the manager of our company
U Mg Mg, …………………………………………..
(2) These farmers do not use fertilizers. They do not use pesticides.
These farmers …………………………………………………
(3) Do your homework, or you will be punished.
Either ……………………………………….
(4) The radio is small. It can be carried in the pocket.
The radio …………………………………………
(5) When Zaw Zaw had finished his homework, he watched television.
Having ………………………………………………………………
(6) They had just arrived home when the phone rang.
No sooner ……………………………………….
(7) The test is too difficult for us to take.
The test is …………………………..
(8) The student is from Thailand. He sits next to me.
The student ……………………………………..
(9) Father said, “I’m very tired and I need a rest.”
Father said that ………………………………………………………………………
(10) The students arranged the chairs systematically.
The chairs…………………………………………………………………………
 (1) Mu Mu broke the cup or Su Su broke it.
Either …………………………………………….
(2) The basket is so large that it can hold five pounds of onions.
The basket ……………………………………..
(3) He stopped and took a picture when he saw a dear.
Seeing ………………………………………….
(4) As soon as he heard the news, he shouted with joy.
No sooner ………………………………….
(5) The water in this stream is too dirty to drink.
The water in this stream is not ……………………….
(6) I saw the man. He stole her bicycle.
No sooner………………………………………
(7) Jumbo is my dog. It doesn’t bite.
Jumbo, …………………………………
(8) She doesn’t want fame, and neither do I.
Neither ………………………………
(9) The doctor said to Ko Ko, “Give up smoking or you will not get well.”
The doctor told ………………………………………………………………………
(10) You should wash the bathroom every day.
The bathroom……………………………………………………

(1) Toe Win was calling names or Soe Win was calling names.
Either ……………………………….
(2) Ko Ko is so tall that he can reach the ceiling.
Ko Ko is………………………………………………
(3) He started whistling when he went down the stairs.
Going …………………………………….
(4) Just as I did my work, my friend came to me.
No sooner …………………………………..
(5) The bag of rice is too heavy to carry.
The bag of rice is not …………………………….
(6) The man was Mr. Jones. I saw him yesterday.
The man ………………………………..
(7) Jumbo is my dog. It doesn’t bite.
Jumbo,………………….. ………..
(8) She does not want fame, and neither do I.
Neither ………………………..
(9) “Can I go the supermarket with you, mother?” said Mu Mu.
Mu Mu asked…………………………………………………………………
(10) Daw lay looks after us when our parents are away.
We…………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Write an essay of three paragraphs on one of the following. (10 marks)
The place I don’t want to live in
(OR)
A Myanmar traditional medicine

The place I don’t want to live in

The Story I like best