Grade 12 English Unit 6: Money and Economy (with Grammar Solutions)- Language Development

 

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Reading 

QR Code

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Working with words

A. Match the given words with their meanings.

Words                    Meanings

a. prominent     i. an instance of buying or selling of something

b. vulnerable    ii. the power or opportunity to do something before others do

c. potentially    iii. to introduce a new plan or product

d. transaction    iv. exposed to the possibility of being attacked / harmed

e. initiatives    v. strong and unlikely to break or fall

f. launched    vi. standing out so as to be seen easily, conspicuous

g. enduring    vii. the act of examining a problem to discover truth

h. robust          viii. with the capacity to develop or happen in the future

                        ix. lasting over a period of time; durable

Answer Key

a.     vi

b.     iv

c.     viii

d.     i

e.     ii

f.     iii

g.     ix

h.     v

B. There are different abbreviations used in the text. With the help of the internet, find their full forms.

QR-            Quick Response

ISO-            International Organization for Standardization 

IEC-            International Electrotechnical Commission 

URLs-         Uniform Resource Locator

EMVCo-    Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (also indicates associates)

PIN-            Personal identification number

Comprehension

A. Decide whether these statements are True or False. Write NOT GIVEN if you do not find the information.

a. The system of QR codes was first launched in South Asia. False

b. The standards of payments via the QR codes were approved by EMVCo.

c. All sorts of businesses are aided by the QR code payments.

d. There are several models to the QR code payment service.

e. In countries like Nepal, the QR code paying system is a complete fiasco.

f. The QR codes payment service is not applicable to small business.

A. Punctuate this paragraph with appropriate punctuation marks.

it was a cold freezing day it had been snowing all day in new york mr tim cooked and i went outside to play in the snow we had not seen much snow since we went to skiing in sweden last year mrs smith was right because she had said that we’d see snow the next day we had really a wonderful time there didn't we

Corrected

It was a cold freezing day, it had been snowing all day in new york. Mr. Tim cooked and I went outside to play in the snow. We had not seen much snow since we went skiing in Sweden last year. Mrs. Smith was right because she had said that we’d see snow. The next day we had really a wonderful time there, didn't we? 

Grammar

Questions

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English has several types of questions: yes/no questions, wh-questions, choice questions, tag questions, and indirect questions.

1. Yes/No Questions

Common questions that can be answered with a simple “yes” or “no” are logically called yes/no questions.

As a rule, this kind of question relates to the whole sentence, and not to a separate element of it.

- Can I call my sister? 

2. Wh-Questions

The questions words who, what, where, when, why, how, how many, etc., are used to begin the question:

- When did you come here?

3. Choice Questions

Choice questions are questions that offer a choice of several options as an answer (you might recognize them from your exams as multiple-choice questions). They are made up of two parts, which are connected by the conjunction or.

- Is he a teacher or a student?

4. Tag Questions

This type of question is also made up of two parts, where the first part is a positive statement, and the second part is negative, or vice-versa.

The first part of the sentence defines the expected answer. If the statement is positive, a positive answer is expected; if the statement is negative, a negative answer is expected.

- Jane isn’t in France, is she?

Indirect questions

Indirect questions are a more polite way to ask for information or make requests. We often use them when asking something of strangers or people we do not know well, including coworkers. We also use them when asking for favors from friends or when we want to avoid sounding demanding.

When we make requests in English, we usually use the modal verbs can, could and would. We also use these modals to begin many indirect questions.

A. Look at the following questions and say what type of questions they are.

a. Do you like this country? yes/no question

b. Where is she from?    wh-question

c. How many eggs do we need for this cake? wh-question

d. Whose children are playing in the yard? wh-question

e. Does she like ice cream or sweets? choice question

f. She sent him an invitation, didn’t she? tag question

g. Could you tell me if the doctor is available? indirect question

h. Do you know how tall they are? yes/no question

B. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences.

do | you | is | can | where | did | does | did

a. ……… your friend a scientist? – No, he's an artist.

b. ……… Naresh live in Kathmandu? – No, he lives in Pokhara.

c. When …….. you get home? – I got home yesterday.

d. What time …….. you get up? – I get up at 6:00.

e. ……… the children go to the park? – Yes, they went there after school.

f. Are ……… going to school? – No, I'm going home.

g. ……. you speak Chinese? – Just a little.

h. …….. did you grow up? – I grew up in Okhaldhunga.

Answer Key

a. is

b. does

c. did

d. do

e. did

f. you

g. can

h. where

C. Make wh-questions so that the words in bold become the answer.

a. Romeo loves Juliet.

Ans: Whom does Romeo love?

b. My mother made delicious bread yesterday.

Ans: What did your mother make yesterday?

c. The music was composed by Narayan Gopal.

Ans: By whom was the music composed?

d. I'm looking for a new book.

Ans: What are you looking for?

e. They were talking about the new movie.

Ans: What were they talking about?

f. She got the idea from a story.

Ans: Where did she get the idea from?

g. She always goes to school on foot.

Ans: How does she go to school?

h. She sometimes goes to the cinema.

Ans: How often does she go to the cinema?

i. They have been waiting for three years.

Ans: How long have they been waiting for?

 

D. Change these indirect questions into direct ones.

a. Could you tell me where Market Street is?

Ans: Where is the Market Street?

b. I'm longing to know what time the bank opens.

Ans: What time does the bank open?

c. Do you have any idea how he's managed to get in shape so quickly?

Ans: How has he managed to get in shape so quickly?

d. I'd like to know how much this motorcycle costs these days.

Ans: How much does this motorcycle cost these days?

e. Did you notice if he had left the car in the park?

Ans: Had he left the car in the park?

f. Have you found out if the train has left?

Ans: Has the train left?

g. I was wondering if they speak English well.

Ans: Do they speak English well?

h. Would you tell us how we can get to the post office from here?

Ans: How can we get to the post office from here?

i. Do you remember if I locked the front door?

Ans: Did I lock the front door?