Secondary 3: Unit 2 Revision Exercises

Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d

1. I didn't send the report until I ………… it.

a. was revising b  .revise   c. have revised d. had revised

2. My uncle ………… for the company for ten years when he got the promotion.  

a. had been working b. has been working c. had worked d. will be working

3. Having ………… my friend’s telephone number, I contacted him.

a. finding b. found c. to find d. been found

4. The TV programme ………… well for five years before it was terminated.  

a. had been worked b. has been working   c. had been working d. had worked
 

5. As soon as I heard of my friend’s success, I ………… him.

a. had congratulated b  .will congratulate   c. have congratulated d. congratulated

6. My brother ………… short stories for three years before he published them.  

a. will write b. had written   c. had been writing d. has written

7. The match ………… when I reached the stadium; I missed the exciting start.  

a. will begin b. had begun   c. was beginning d. have begun

 

8. After Yasser………… two chapters of Great Expectations, he went to bed.

a. has been reading   b. had been reading   c. had read d. had been read
 

9. ………… ready for the party before the guests arrived?

a. Had you got   b. Have you got   c. Will you get d. Are you getting
10. I ………. till my brother returns home to make sure he’s well.

a. left b. didn't leave   c. won't leave   d. am leaving

 11. Before the manager arrived, the lazy employee ………. any work for hours!

a. hasn’t been doing b. hadn’t been doing C. hadn’t done d. hasn’t done

12. I saw my friend Feras last week. I ………. Him since 2019.

a. hadn't seen b. hasn't seen c. didn't see d. won't see

13. I ………. that manager for years before I worked with him in that company.
a. had been knowing b. had known c. have been knowing d. was knowing
 

14.  They  had  been  playing  football  for  an  hour  before  it  ……….  to  rain.  

a. had started b. have started c. started d. was starting

15. After I ………. to quiet music for two hours, I felt relaxed.
a. had been listening b. listening c. had listened d. was listening

16. Which of the following is structurally correct?

A. Once I have heard the good news, I contacted Adel.
B. Once I heard the good news, I had contacted Adel.  
C. Once I had been hearing the good news, I contacted Adel.  
D. Once I had heard the good news, I contacted Adel.  

17. What ……….all evening by the time Tamer returned home?  

a. had you done b. are you doing c. had you been doing d. you had been doing

18. She refused to lend me her camera until I ……….to take care of it.
a. had promised b. have promised c. had been promising d. have been promising

19. Which of the following is structurally correct?

A. I haven’t handed in my answer sheet until I'd gone over all the questions again.
B.  I didn't hand in my answer sheet until I'd gone over all of the questions again.  
C. I won’t hand in my answer sheet until I went over all the questions again.  
C. I didn’t hand in my answer sheet until I've gone all the questions again.  
20. I ………. revising all my lessons by last night.
a. am finishing b. have finished c. had finished d. will be finishing

21.  Had you been waiting for Hala for a long time before she ……….?
a. was arriving b. have arrived c. had arrived d. arrived

22. Unfortunately, he missed the train. When he …….... the station, the train ………. .
a  reached/has left b. had reached/left c. reached/had left d. was reaching/has left

23. He was overjoyed because he …….... his final exam.

a. will be passed b. had passed c. has passed d. had been passing

24. She was exhausted because she …….... all day.

a. will be working b. had worked c. has worked d. had been working

25. After …….... her daily housework, she had some rest.

a. has done b. had done c. doing d. had been doing

26. My uncle works as a surgeon in …………….European country.
a. a b. an   c. the d. no article
 

27. Mr Sameh is a very kind manager; he forgives ……………. mistake I make!

a. however b. wherever   c. whatever d. whoever

28. COVID-19 is still spreading, but the light is at the end of the tunnel. This means that ……….….. .
a. we will reach the end of the tunnel.
b. something bad will happen.  
c. we should have a lot of hope even though everything is dark.  
 
d. we shouldn’t be optimistic even though everything is clear.  

29. The ……………. of the woman as a homemaker no longer exists; she now holds key positions
around the world.
a. stereo b. stereotype c. location d. site
30. Faten is over the moon; she has won a/an …….... for her collection of short stories for children.
a. fine b. penalty c. present d. award

31. China has made a significant ……………. in developing a vaccine to combat the Coronavirus.

a. contribution b. ammunition c. contamination d. radiation

32. A role …….... is a person looked up to by others as an example to be imitated.

a. module b. middle c. model d. medal

33. I paid close attention to the …….... and jotted down key points to get ready for the final exam.

a. maker b. lecturer c. listener d. worker

34. You must work harder; this training is necessary to …….... as a nurse.
a. amplify b. specify c. qualify d. defy

35. Don’t worry, everyone has …….... own problems; no one is immune to them.

a. its b. her c. his d. their

36. A/An …….... is an expert in the interactions of matter and energy in the physical universe.
a. psychologist b. physicist c. archaeologist d. socialist

37. Taha Hussein’s books have been translated into many languages, …………….English, French
and Chinese.
a. including b. containing   c. consisting d. taking
 

38. There shouldn’t be …………….against people of different cultures.

a. clarity b. equality   c. prejudice d. justice
 

39. My cousin ……………. a STEM school in Al-Obour City.  

a. goes b. attends   c. studies d. learns

40. The major ……………. to achieving that project is money; there aren’t enough funds.
a. cause b. merit   c. circle d. obstacle
 
 41. I am sure your spirit of ……………. is the most important factor of success.  
a. cause b. merit   c. determination d. deterioration
 

42. In underdeveloped countries, illiteracy ……………. lack of national awareness there.

a. suspects b. respects   c. reflects d. infects
 

43. Some private universities ……………. students in terms of their GPAs.

a. risk b. rank   c. arouse d. rise

 

44. The problem is difficult, but I am doing my best to ……………. it.

a. think b. gain   c. win d. overcome

 

45. Giana Farouk has ……………. medals in four different countries.

a. won b. gained   c. beaten d. overcome

 

46. I never ……………. that women are less efficient than men; in fact, they often outperform a large
number of males.

a. refuse b. deny   c. assume d. resume

 

47. Sir, a lady in a black gown with a …………….is waiting for you outside.
a. vale b. vein   c. veil d. veal
 

48. My neighbour’s children cause a lot of noise which makes me unhappy and ……………. .

a. pleased b. cross   c. disobedient d. dishonest

 

49. The global distribution of wealth reflects high levels of …………….; there are rich and extremely
impoverished countries.
a. minority b. majority   c. inequality d. equality
 

50. You must ……………. the bottle before taking this medicine.

a. chock b. shock   c. leak d. shake

 
51. I'm …………….to my friends for their encouragement.
a. grateful b. harmful   c. careful d. needful  
 
52.  I'll never forget the day my daughter put on her wedding dress and became a ……………. .  
a. groom b. bridegroom   c. pride d. bride  

53. There is a ……………. increase in online sales especially during Coronavirus pandemic; people
prefer online shopping to avoid infection.

a. hesitant b. significant   c. trivial d. minor

54. Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

A. Amani said “What a wonderful surprise. It’s nice to see you here, Adel.”
B. Amani said, “what a wonderful surprise! It’s nice to see you here, Adel.  
C. Amani said, “What a wonderful surprise! It’s nice to see you here, Adel.”  
D. Amani said, “What a wonderful surprise It s nice to see you here, Adel.  

55. Which of the following transitions shows cause?

a. however b. firstly c. therefore   d. due to

56. The main purpose of a/an …………. essay is to describe your point of focus in a vivid and
particular manner, so that readers can easily picture the described object, person, or state in their
mind.

a. narrative   b. formal   c. argumentative   d. descriptive

57. A narrative essay …………….

a. recounts an incident or experience that either you or others have experienced.  

b. requires you to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, and set forth an argument
concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner  
c. is a form of academic writing in which you argue for a point or an opinion you support
clearly.  
d. is a form of academic writing that is built around a detailed description of a person,
building, place, situation, notion, etc.  

58. The following is part of a/an ………. essay.

A.   Descriptive The Rod El Farag Axis Bridge is one of Cairo's most modern architectural
B.   Narrative projects. It is a cable-stayed bridge that connects Cairo to Rod El Farag
C.   persuasive across the Nile River. It was built by a very large construction business.
D.   argumentative With a width of 67.3 metres, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record
for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge. It's a practical bridge as well as
a lovely sight to behold.

 
 
59.  ‫ ﺍاﻟﺻﻳﯾﻔﻳﯾﺔ‬ ‫ ﺍاﻷﻭوﻟﻣﺑﻳﯾﺔ‬ ‫ ﺍاﻷﻟﻌﺎﺏب‬ ‫ ﺩدﻭوﺭرﺓة‬ ‫ ﻓﻲ‬ .‫ ﺍاﻟﻳﯾﺎﺑﺎﻥن‬ ‫ ﻓﻲ‬ ً‫ ﻛﺑﻳﯾﺭرﺍا‬ ً‫ ﻧﺟﺎﺣﺎ‬ ‫ ﺍاﻟﻣﺻﺭرﻳﯾﺔ‬ ‫ ﺍاﻟﺭرﻳﯾﺎﺿﺔ‬ ‫ ﺣﻘﻘﺕت‬ ،٬  ‫ ﺍاﻟﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ‬ ‫ ﺍاﻟﺟﻭوﻻﺕت‬ ‫ ﻣﻊ‬ ‫ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻘﺎﺭرﻧﺔ‬ .
.‫ ﻛﺟﻡم‬ 61  +  ‫ ﺍاﻟﺳﻳﯾﺩدﺍاﺕت‬ ‫ ﺣﺩدﺙث‬ ‫ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ ﺫذﻫﮬﮪھﺑﻳﯾﺔ‬ ‫ ﺑﻣﻳﯾﺩدﺍاﻟﻳﯾﺔ‬ ‫ ﺗﻔﻭوﺯز‬ ‫ ﻣﺻﺭرﻳﯾﺔ‬ ‫ ﻻﻋﺑﺔ‬ ‫ ﺃأﻭوﻝل‬ ‫ ﺃأﺷﺭرﻑف‬ ‫ ﻓ﷼‬ ‫ ﺃأﺻﺑﺣﺕت‬ ،٬  2020  ‫ﻟﻌﺎﻡم‬

A.   Like previous rounds, Egyptian sports have achieved a great deal of success in Japan. At the 2020
Summer Olympics, Feryal Ashraf became the first Egyptian player to win a gold medal in the
women's +61kg event.  

B.   In comparison to previous rounds, Egyptian sports have achieved a great deal of success in Japan.
At the 2020 Winter Olympics, Feryal Ashraf became the first Egyptian player to win a gold model in
the women's +61kg event.

C.   In comparison to previous rounds, Egyptian sports have achieved a great deal of success in Japan.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Feryal Ashraf became the second Egyptian player to win a silver
medal in the women's +61kg event.

D.   In comparison to previous rounds, Egyptian sports have achieved a great deal of success in Japan.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Feryal Ashraf became the first Egyptian player to win a gold medal
in the women's +61kg event.
 ‫‪60. Women stand side by side with men in making progress everywhere. Yet, do you think that‬‬
‫?‪women can occupy jobs that have a risk factor as efficiently as men‬‬

‫ﺗﺷﺎﺭرﻙك‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﻣﺳﺎﻋﺩدﺓة‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﺇإﺣﺭرﺍاﺯز‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺗﻘﺩدﻡم‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﻛﻝل‪  ‬ﻣﻛﺎﻥن‪  .‬ﻭوﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺫذﻟﻙك‪  ،٬  ‬ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل‪  ‬ﺗﻌﺗﻘﺩد‪  ‬ﺃأﻥن‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﻗﺎﺩدﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﺷﻐﻝل‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻭوﻅظﺎﺋﻑف‪A  ‬‬
‫ﺍاﻟﺗﻲ‪  ‬ﺗﻧﻁطﻭوﻱي‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﻣﺧﺎﻁطﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﺑﻛﻔﺎءﺓة‪  ‬ﻣﺛﻝل‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل؟‬

‫ﺗﻘﻑف‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﺟﻧﺑًﺎ‪  ‬ﺇإﻟﻰ‪  ‬ﺟﻧﺏب‪  ‬ﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﺇإﺣﺭرﺍاﺯز‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺗﻘﺩدﻡم‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﻛﻝل‪  ‬ﻣﻛﺎﻥن‪  .‬ﻭوﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺫذﻟﻙك‪  ،٬  ‬ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل‪  ‬ﺗﻌﺗﻘﺩد‪  ‬ﺃأﻥن‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﻗﺎﺩدﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﺷﻐﻝل‪B  ‬‬
‫ﺍاﻟﻭوﻅظﺎﺋﻑف‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺗﻲ‪  ‬ﺗﻧﻁطﻭوﻱي‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﻣﺧﺎﻁطﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﺑﻛﻔﺎءﺓة‪  ‬ﻣﺛﻝل‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل؟‬

‫ﺗﻘﻑف‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﺟﻧﺑًﺎ‪  ‬ﺇإﻟﻰ‪  ‬ﺟﻧﺏب‪  ‬ﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﺗﺣﻘﻳﯾﻕق‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﻓﺎﻫﮬﮪھﻳﯾﺔ‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﻛﻝل‪  ‬ﻣﻛﺎﻥن‪  .‬ﻭوﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺫذﻟﻙك‪  ،٬  ‬ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل‪  ‬ﺗﻌﺗﻘﺩد‪  ‬ﺃأﻥن‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﻗﺎﺩدﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﺷﻐﻝل‪C  ‬‬
‫ﺍاﻟﻭوﻅظﺎﺋﻑف‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺗﻲ‪  ‬ﺗﻧﻁطﻭوﻱي‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﻣﺧﺎﻁطﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﺑﻛﻔﺎءﺓة‪  ‬ﻣﺛﻝل‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل؟‬

‫ﺗﺷﺎﺭرﻙك‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﺟﻧﺑًﺎ‪  ‬ﺇإﻟﻰ‪  ‬ﺟﻧﺏب‪  ‬ﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﺇإﺣﺭرﺍاﺯز‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺗﻘﺩدﻡم‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﻛﻝل‪  ‬ﻣﻛﺎﻥن‪  .‬ﻭوﻣﻊ‪  ‬ﺫذﻟﻙك‪  ،٬  ‬ﻫﮬﮪھﻝل‪  ‬ﺗﻌﺗﻘﺩد‪  ‬ﺃأﻥن‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻣﺭرﺃأﺓة‪  ‬ﻗﺎﺩدﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪D  ‬‬
‫ﺍاﻻﺳﺗﻣﺭرﺍاﺭر‪  ‬ﻓﻲ‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﻭوﻅظﺎﺋﻑف‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺗﻲ‪  ‬ﺗﻧﻁطﻭوﻱي‪  ‬ﻋﻠﻰ‪  ‬ﻣﺧﺎﻁطﺭرﺓة‪  ‬ﺑﻛﻔﺎءﺓة‪  ‬ﻣﺛﻝل‪  ‬ﺍاﻟﺭرﺟﻝل؟‬

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‫‪Answer Sheet:‬‬
‫‪1. d‬‬ ‫‪2. a‬‬ ‫‪3. b‬‬ ‫‪4. c‬‬ ‫‪5. d‬‬ ‫‪6. c‬‬ ‫‪7. b‬‬
‫‪8. c‬‬ ‫‪9. a‬‬ ‫‪10. c‬‬ ‫‪11. b‬‬ ‫‪12. a‬‬ ‫‪13. b‬‬ ‫‪14. c‬‬
‫‪15. a‬‬ ‫‪16. d‬‬ ‫‪17. c‬‬ ‫‪18. a‬‬ ‫‪19. b‬‬ ‫‪20. c‬‬ ‫‪21. d‬‬
‫‪22. c‬‬ ‫‪23. b‬‬ ‫‪24. d‬‬ ‫‪25. c‬‬ ‫‪26. a‬‬ ‫‪27. c‬‬ ‫‪28. c‬‬
‫‪29. b‬‬ ‫‪30. d‬‬ ‫‪31. a‬‬ ‫‪32. c‬‬ ‫‪33. b‬‬ ‫‪34. c‬‬ ‫‪35. d‬‬
‫‪36. b‬‬ ‫‪37. a‬‬ ‫‪38. c‬‬ ‫‪39. b‬‬ ‫‪40. d‬‬ ‫‪41. c‬‬ ‫‪42. c‬‬
‫‪43. b‬‬ ‫‪44. d‬‬ ‫‪45. a‬‬ ‫‪46. c‬‬ ‫‪47. c‬‬ ‫‪48. b‬‬ ‫‪49. c‬‬
‫‪50. d‬‬ ‫‪51. a‬‬ ‫‪52. d‬‬ ‫‪53. b‬‬ ‫‪54. c‬‬ ‫‪55. d‬‬ ‫‪56. d‬‬
‫‪57. a‬‬ ‫‪58. a‬‬ ‫‪59. d‬‬ ‫‪60. b‬‬