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The document is a Grade 11 English holiday assignment from David Kaunda National STEM Secondary School, consisting of three sections: Lexis, Transformations, and Comprehension. Section A requires students to choose the best word to complete sentences, Section B involves transforming sentences to maintain meaning, and Section C includes a passage about Neil Armstrong's moon landing with related questions. The assignment aims to assess students' understanding of vocabulary, sentence structure, and comprehension skills.

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The document is a Grade 11 English holiday assignment from David Kaunda National STEM Secondary School, consisting of three sections: Lexis, Transformations, and Comprehension. Section A requires students to choose the best word to complete sentences, Section B involves transforming sentences to maintain meaning, and Section C includes a passage about Neil Armstrong's moon landing with related questions. The assignment aims to assess students' understanding of vocabulary, sentence structure, and comprehension skills.

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DAVID KAUNDA NATIONAL STEM SECONDARY

SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES

GRADE 11 ENGLISH HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

SECTION A : Lexis
In each of the following sentences, four words have been put in brackets. For each sentence,
choose the best word.

1. They took………………..their heels when the lion roared. (up, on, to, over)
2. Our enemies blew………………….the bridge to delay our advance. (by, over, across, up)
3. She could not make it to school for she was incapacitated ………illness. (with, from, by,
in)
4. Our…………………. Master has been transferred to another school. (carrier's, carer’s,
careers’)
5. Mama kankasa is considered a………………………………… (heroine, heroin,
heroiene)
6. She has ________________ down because her head is aching. (laid, lain, lay, lied)
7. She was regarded as an...... freedom fighter. (eminent, imminent, emanate)
8. The doctor gave her a............. for influenza. (job, jab, Jolt)
9. The striker made a............ prior to scoring the ball. (feint, faint, fend)
10. The policeman managed to...........he truth from the patient. (illicit, elicit, illiterate)

SECTION B: Transformations
In each of the following items, Sentence A is complete, but Sentence B is incomplete
Complete sentence B each time making it as similar as possible in meaning to sentence A.
Make Sentence B one sentence, never two. Do not make any changes to the printed parts
of sentence B.

1. A. He didn’t perform well although he studied hard.


B. ………………………………………… despite………………..
2. A. The old lady was attended to only when the director intervened.
B. Not until ………………………………………………………………
3. A. As Charity worked harder, she made more money.
B. The harder……………………………
4. A. Kitesa accidentally broke the glasses when he was setting the table.
B.Setting………………………………………………………………………………
5. A. “I have never failed an English Language test in my life”, said Mutinta. Rewrite in
Reported Speech.
B.Mutinta…………………………………………………………………
6. A. It is still a rumour that a cure for Aids has been found.
B.That……………………………………………………………
7. A. To the thief’s disappointment, the purse was empty.
B. The thief………………………………
8. A. The Elephant is one of the biggest animals in the Kafue National Park.
B.Very few………………………………
9. A. It was not necessary for Mugubule to come for the meeting.
B.Mugubule…………………………………………………….
10. A. Both Sichone and Tamara are good at Mathematics.
B. Sichone, as ……………………………………………………………………

SECTION C: Comprehension
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step onto the moon. As he did so, he
spoke the memorable words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” An
estimated 600 million people, which in 1969 was one fifth of the world’s population, watched or
listened to the moon landing.

Neil Armstrong was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, on the most daring space
mission of the twentieth century. The early stages of the flight were very stressful and incredibly
noisy, and during the launch phase of Apollo 11, Armstrong’s heart reached a top rate of 110
beats per minute.

Apollo 11 was larger than any previous spacecraft. It consisted of a command module, which the
astronauts travelled in; a service module, which provided power; and a lunar landing module, for
landing on the surface of the moon. An advantage of travelling in this spacecraft was that the
astronauts could move around more easily. Armstrong was pleased about this because as a child
he had suffered from motion sickness, and even during the training for the space flights he had
sometimes felt ill after doing aerobatics.

During the final descent onto the moon, Armstrong noticed that they were heading towards a
landing area which looked dangerous. He took over manual control of the lunar landing module,
which enabled him to find a safer area to land. When questioned later about this, he said, in his
typically modest way, that he was just doing what his training had taught him.
Armstrong and his co-pilot, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, spent nearly three hours on the moon’s surface
collecting samples of rock and moon dust. Armstrong said later, “The sights were magnificent,
the most incredible that I had ever experienced.” The two astronauts also conducted scientific
experiments during their walk. Meanwhile, the third astronaut on the mission, Michael Collins,
had an important role to play. He circled the moon in the command module as his two colleagues
walked on the surface.

Aldrin later said that neither he nor Armstrong were emotional people. He did admit, however,
that after the landing there was a brief moment when they looked at each other, slapped each
other on the shoulder and said, “We made it!” Aldrin said that Armstrong was one of the most
courageous men he had ever known.

In total, twelve American astronauts walked on the moon between 1969 and the final moon
mission in 1972. Alan Shepard became the oldest man to walk there when, at the age of 47, he
commanded the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Neil Armstrong was born in 1930 and took his first aeroplane ride at the age of six. He used to
build model aeroplanes and conduct experiments in the mechanics of flying. He joined the
military as a pilot and then became an astronaut on the space programme before teaching
aviation at a university. He finally bought a farm in the 1970s and raised cattle.

He preferred to avoid publicity, rarely giving interviews to the media. People who knew him,
however, said that he had an enormous sense of pride in the achievements of the space
programme.

Now, answer the following questions.


1. From Paragraph 1: What were Neil Armstrong’s first words when he stepped onto the
moon?
a) "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
b) "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
c) "This is one giant step for mankind."
d) "Welcome to the moon.”
2. Why do you think Neil Armstrong’s first words on the moon are considered memorable
and significant?
a) They reflected the technical achievement of the Apollo 11 mission.
b) They emphasized the personal triumph of Neil Armstrong.
c) They symbolized the collaborative effort of humanity.
d) Both a) and c).
3. From Paragraph 3: The design of Apollo 11 allowed astronauts to move more easily. Why
do you think this feature was important for the success of the mission?
a) It allowed astronauts to carry more equipment during the mission.
b) It ensured the physical health of astronauts during long flights.
c) It minimized the effects of motion sickness during critical phases.
d) All of the above.
4. From Paragraph 4: Why was it critical for Armstrong to take manual control during the
final descent?
a) The autopilot system was not functioning properly.
b) The designated landing area posed a potential safety risk.
c) Manual control was required by NASA regulations.
d) Armstrong wanted to demonstrate his piloting skills.
5. From paragraphs 3 and 7. The Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of a command module, a
service module, and a ________ landing module. After retiring from NASA, Neil
Armstrong raised ________ on a farm he bought in the 1970s.
6. From paragraphs 4 and 5. During the final descent, Armstrong used ________ control to
navigate away from a dangerous landing area. Buzz Aldrin described Neil Armstrong as
one of the most ________ men he had ever known.
7. True or False. The Apollo 11 spacecraft’s design helped to reduce the effects of motion
sickness, which Armstrong had struggled with since childhood.
8. True or False. Only American astronauts have walked on the moon so far.
9. True or False. Buzz Aldrin admitted that he and Armstrong were emotional people.
10. True or False. Neil Armstrong preferred to avoid publicity and rarely gave interviews.
11. When did the last trip to the moon take place?
.....................................................................
12. When did Armstrong’s heart beat fastest?
....................................................................
13. What was Neil Armstrong’s role in the space mission?
.........................................................................................................................................
14. What was a benefit of the bigger command module?
.........................................................................................................................................
15. From Paragraph 5: What was Michael Collins doing while Armstrong and Aldrin walked
on the moon?
a) Conducting experiments
b) Collecting rock samples
c) Circling the moon in the command module
d) Monitoring the landing site
16. Who was the oldest astronaut to walk on the moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Edwin Aldrin
c) Michael Collins
d) Alan Shepard
17. Identify words from the passage that have the same or similar meaning as the following
phrases (one word per phrase):
a. A great or heroic deed (paragraph 7):................................................
b. An act of coming down (paragraph 4):...............................................
c. Armstrong uses this word to describe the sights he saw on the moon (paragraph
5):..............................................
d. Displaying or possessing heroism or bravery (paragraph
6):.............................................
e. The different components of the Apollo 11 spacecraft (paragraph
3):...........................................
f. Refers to the individuals who traveled in the Apollo 11 spacecraft (paragraph 3
and 5):............................................

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