Grade 10 — Term 3
4 study notes · 25 practice questions · Aligned with NIE syllabus
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Lessons in This Term
The Right Career
What you must know
- The salutation-closing mismatch trap: Mixing 'Dear Sir' with 'Yours sincerely' loses format marks in Paper 2 Test 14 (Formal Letter).
- Capitalization in complimentary closes: Write 'Yours faithfully' (small 'f') and 'Yours sincerely' (small 's'); capitalizing the second word is a frequent penalty.
- Job application body paragraph 2: State educational qualifications clearly with examination years, subjects, and passes.
Try one question
Choose the most appropriate connective to join these career advice clauses: 'Software engineering offers excellent global opportunities; ______, it demands continuous self-learning and problem-solving skills.'
- A. therefore
- B. similarly
- C. because
- D. however
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Answer: D. however. 'However' introduces a contrasting idea or balancing condition. The first clause highlights a benefit (global opportunities), while the second clause presents the demanding requirement (continuous effort).
A model question written by Idasara on the exam pattern. It is not from a past paper.
Success
What you must know
- The past-time adverb trap: Never use Present Perfect with definite past time words (e.g., 'I have completed the task yesterday' is INVALID; write 'I completed the task yesterday').
- 'Since' with clause: The clause following 'since' must be in Simple Past (e.g., 'He has lived here since he was born').
- Sentence transformation questions: Accurately convert between 'started...ago' (Simple Past) and 'has been...for' (Present Perfect).
Try one question
Choose the option that correctly uses the past perfect tense to show sequence of events: 'Before Maliban achieved nationwide commercial success, the bakery founders ______ through years of hardship.'
- A. had persevered
- B. were persevering
- C. persevered
- D. have persevered
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Answer: A. had persevered. When describing two completed actions in the past, the past perfect tense ('had persevered') is used for the earlier action that occurred before another past event ('achieved').
A model question written by Idasara on the exam pattern. It is not from a past paper.
Future
What you must know
- The future time clause trap: Never write 'will' inside the 'when' or 'if' clause (e.g., 'When the guest will arrive, we will welcome him' is INVALID; write 'When the guest arrives, we will welcome him').
- 'Will' vs 'Going to' evidence contrast: Look for present sensory clues triggering 'going to' (e.g., 'Look at the dark clouds; it is going to rain').
- Speech and dialogue writing (Paper 2 Test 13): Use contractions (I'll, we'll, won't) appropriately in spoken dialogue registers.
Try one question
Select the sentence that expresses a definite future arrangement rather than an uncertain prediction:
- A. The science club is hosting the annual exhibition next Friday at 10:00 a.m.
- B. Robots might replace all teachers in the next century.
- C. Perhaps it will rain heavily during the sports meet.
- D. Students may visit the planetarium if tickets are available.
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Answer: A. The science club is hosting the annual exhibition next Friday at 10:00 a.m.. The Present Continuous tense ('is hosting') paired with a specific future time and date ('next Friday at 10:00 a.m.') is the standard grammatical structure for confirmed future arrangements.
A model question written by Idasara on the exam pattern. It is not from a past paper.
Sports
What you must know
- The sports collocation trap: Writing 'play swimming' or 'do football' loses marks in vocabulary and gap-filling questions (Paper 1 Test 1 & Paper 2 Test 9).
- Subject-verb agreement with team names: A school or national sports team viewed as a unit takes a singular verb, but plural when referring to individual players ('The team is celebrating', 'The players are ready').
- School sports meet report (Paper 2 Test 14): Follow standard report layout (Title, Byline, Opening date/venue summary, Highlights, Chief guest speech, Vote of thanks).
Try one question
Complete the commentary sentence with the correct prepositional phrase: 'Despite trailing in the first half, our volleyball team won the championship ______ sheer determination and teamwork.'
- A. through
- B. contrary to
- C. instead of
- D. in spite
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Answer: A. through. 'Through' means by means of or as a result of ('through sheer determination and teamwork'). 'In spite' lacks 'of', and 'instead of' / 'contrary to' contradict the positive achievement.
A model question written by Idasara on the exam pattern. It is not from a past paper.
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