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Question No. 1

Answer these questions about the text.

Answer :

a) Say whether these statements are true or false.
i) When you build a house, you can do the tasks in any order that you like.
ii) You should level an uneven site before you build a house on it.
iii) The foundations of a house can be any depth that you like.
iv) It is good for a floor slab to sag.
v) The roof of a house should not allow water through it and it should be fireproof.

b) What is the most suitable meaning of the word ‘should’ in this sentence? You should build the foundation walls 48 hours after placing the foundation concrete.
A You have to do this.
B. It is your duty to do this.
C You can do this if you want to
D. It is best if you do this.

c) What is the most suitable meaning of the word ‘must’ in this extract? Builders must follow a particular order of tasks when they build a house …
A. It is best if they do it this way.
B.They have to do it this way.
C.They can do it this way if they want to.
D.They are compelled by law to do it this way.

Question No. 2

Match the Phrasal Verbs with their meanings.

Answer :

b) Use the Phrasal Verbs in sentences of your own to show that you understand what they mean.

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning
go over	recover from a bad situation
come up with	cancel something, like a meeting or an agreement
clamp down	work seriously
bounce back	stop something from happening
buckle down	suggest or produce a plan
call off

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Question No. 3

Identify the Phrasal Verbs in these sentences and say what they mean.

Answer :

a) He tends to go along with anything his friends say.

b) We will go back to school after the holidays.

c) She doesn’t really go in for sports.

d) These shoes don’t go with my clothes..

e) They went through a lot of pain after their child died.

f) Is Onyinye going out with Tom?

Question No. 4

Write sentences using these Phrasal Verbs.

Answer :

a) come apart

b) come down with something

c) come forward

d) come up against

e) come up with

Question No. 5

What does ‘compacting the fill’ mean?

Answer :

Putting pressure on the soil used to prepare the surface of the site for a new house.

Filling the holes on the site with compacts.

Putting pressure on the holes on the site for the new house

Making the area smaller.

Question No. 6

Why must builders follow a specific sequence of tasks when they build a house?

Answer :

Because they must clear and level the plot first

Because a typical house consists of various components

Because building material will be wasted.

Because the parts of a house must be built in a particular order.

Question No. 7

The purpose of a damp-proof sheet is to …

Answer :

prevent water from seeping up from the ground into the floor.

to collect the rain water from the ground.

make sure that the floor slab is not less than 75 mm thick.

cast the floor slab with strong concrete.

Question No. 8

How can builders prevent the floor slab from sagging?

Answer :

They can use rubbish to fill the area.

They can make the foundations at least 200 mm deep.

They can make the sub-structure concrete very strong.

They can compact the backfill.

Question No. 9

Why is ventilation in a house important?

Answer :

Because the inside of the house must have enough light

Because people inside the house need air to breathe

Because each amount of floor area needs a certain percentage of window

Because some houses have no electricity

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning
go over	recover from a bad situation
come up with	cancel something, like a meeting or an agreement
clamp down	work seriously
bounce back	stop something from happening
buckle down	suggest or produce a plan
call off