Comprehension
Passage I (10 marks )
Read the following passage and answer the questions bellow :
Alison and Bob Nelson are two brothers. Alison is a scientist. He lives in Switzerland. He works three days a week at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Geneva. He speaks three languages :English, French and German. He is married and has a daughter. He likes skiing in winter and going for walks in summer
Bob is a doctor. He lives in Australia in small town of Alice Springs. He is not an ordinary doctor, he is a flying doctor. Every day, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. he speaks to people on his radio, then he flies to help them. He works 16 hours a day non-stop but he loves his job. He is not married. He has no free time.
A-Complete the following table with information from the passage:
Jobs Names
B- Tick ( / ) or ( x ) :
1-Bob is an unordinary doctor. ( )
2-Alison works three days a month. ( )
3-Bob has a daughter. ( )
C-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:
1-Bob goes to help people by…………………………
a/ car b/ bus c/ plane d/ train
2-Bob speaks to people with his……………………..
a/ radio b/ mobile c/telephone d/computer
3-Alison lives in …………………………
a/ Australia b/ England c/Switzerland d/France
Passage II ( 10 MARKS )
A-Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
My name is Dorita. I want to improve my English . I think writing letters in English to my friends is a good practice. I have classes in English at La Guardia Community College. I am in class with eight students. They are all from different countries: Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Poland, and Italy. Our teacher’s name is Isabel. She is very nice and a very good teacher.
I live in an apartment with two American girls, Annie and Marnie Kass. They are sisters . Annie is twenty years old and a photographer. Marnie is eighteen and a student. They are very friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them. They speak very fast.
New York is very big, very exciting but very expensive. It is very cold now but Central Park is lovely in the snow. I am very happy here.
A-The passage is about …………………………………….
a/ Dorita’s daily life b/ Dorita improves her English
c/Dorita and her friends d/Dorita in New York
B-Choose the correct answer from a, b,c or d :
1- Dorita’s teacher’s name is……………………………..
a/Annie b/ Isabel c/Marnie d/ Jane
2-Annie and Marnie Kass are …………………………
a/English b/French c/American d/German
3-The weather in New York is very………………………………
a/hot b/dry c/ foggy d/cold
C-What do the underlined words mean:
1-The word ‘ nice’ in line five means…………………………………
a/angry b/ kind c/ funny d/ annoying
2-The word ‘big’ in line nine means……………………………
a/small b/ difficult c/ large d/short
D-Answer the following questions:
1-Where does Dorita have English classes ?
a/In Italy b/In France c/In Poland d/In New York
2-Why can’t Dorita understand her friends easily ?
a/They speak very quickly. b/ They speak another language.
c/They speak very slowly. d/ They can’t speak.
Vocabulary (15marks)
A) Choose the correct answer from a , b, c or d (10 marks)
1-I find Leila very funny ,she always tells—————————
a- lies b- lessons c-brains c-jokes
2- After many years of work you can get a ———————— in your job.
a- career b- file c- promotion d- employ
3-All the pupils go to the————————– at the start of the school day.
a- corridor b- assembly c- library d- resource
4-The —————- is a very big book with information about many different areas of knowledge .
a- leaflet b- index c- research d- encyclopedia
5-If you want to have a job you should fill in an ———————- form.
a- application b- magazine c- newspaper d- website
6-To get a job you must make yourself ——————————.
a- quiet b- employable c- sleepy d- annoying
7- My best friend is very —————————she rarely lies
a-boring b-honest c-liar c-bully
8-Ali is an arrogant person, he always—————————his friends
a- praises b- helps c-criticizes c- listens
9- When does the second ———————- start in your school? Is it the 13th February?
a- subject b- prefect c- resource d- semester
10- She will be the ————————– of our class on the school council.
a- resource b- representative c- fact d- research
B) Classify the following words in the correct columns( 5 marks)
height – intelligent – hair – weight – face
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Grammar (20 marks)
A-Circle the most suitable word from a, b ,c or d: (15 marks)
1- The student —————————– chemistry
a- studies b- study
c- studying d- is studies
2-We ———————————–two best friends.
a- is b- are
c-has c-do
3- The child————————- lunch at the moment.
a- is eating b- eats
c- eat d- eating
4-There ————————— a useful website which you can visit.
a- is b- are
c- must d-be
5-We ———————————–two best friends.
a- is b- are
c-has c-do
6- We……………………… an Arabic lesson today.
a- have b- haven’t
c-has d-don’t
7- How ——————————- do you study on Fridays..
a/ often b/ always
c/ usually d/ never
8- When —————————–the English lesson begin?
a-do b-doing
c-has c- does
9- My father doesn’t work………………………..the weekend .
a- at b-in
c-for c- on
10- Is he ————————— basketball with his friends ?
a- plays b- playing
c- play d- played
11-The school year usually starts——————————-September.
a- in b- on
c- at d-from
12- My grandmother loves ————————— stories.
a- tells b- tell
c- telling d- is telling
13- They ——————————— watching TV in the morning.
a- don’t like b- doesn’t like
c- like not d- not like
14- To get a holiday job ,you——————————–be at least 18.
a- can b- will
b-have c- must
15- The pupil is absent ——————————-he is ill.
a- so b- an
c- because c-but
B – Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences 5marks)
1- are – to – going – We – game – football – play – a
…………………………………………………………………………
2- like – people – I – meeting
…………………………………………………………………………
3- goes – school – She – every weekday – to
……………………………………………………………………….
4- – means – to – on – school – coming – Punctuality – time
…………………………………………………………………….
5- get – How – a good – can – job – you – ?
………………………………………………………………………
Writing
A- Add the missing letters :
1- Coll_agues are the people you work with .
2- The person who works in ret_il , must be good with cust_mers .
3- He is not an outgoing person, he is sh_ .
B – Write three sentences about your favourite person :
………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………………………….
C- Write an e-mail to your pen-friend about what you did last week :
Use the following words went – played – did – visited – met – on Monday afternoon – on Saturday morning etc……………………………………….)
Dear friend
I am very happy to write to you about what I did last week . I………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Good Luck
Teacher : Nadia Bakri
Revised by : teacher Sana
Model Answers
Grammar (20 marks) Answers
A-Circle the most suitable word from a, b ,c or d: (15 marks)
1- The student studies chemistry
a- studies b- study
c- studying d- is studies
2-We are two best friends.
a- is b- are
c-has c-do
3- The child is eating lunch at the moment.
a- is eating b- eats
c- eat d- eating
4-There is a useful website which you can visit.
a- is b- are
c- must d-be
5- We are two best friends.
a- is b- are
c-has c-do
6- We don’t have an Arabic lesson today.
a- have b- haven’t
c- has d-don’t
7- How often do you study o Fridays..
a/ often b/ always
c/ usually d/ never
8- When does the English lesson begin?
a-do b-doing
c-has c- does
9- My father doesn’t work at the weekend .
a- at b-in
c-for c- on
10- Is he playing basketball with his friends ?
a- plays b- playing
c- play d- played
11-The school year usually stats in September.
a- in b- on
c- at d-from
12- My grandmother loves telling stories.
a- tells b- tell
c- telling d- is telling
13- They don’t like watching TV in the morning.
a- don’t like b- doesn’t like
c- like not d- not like
14- To get a holiday job ,you must be at least 18.
a- can b- will
b-have c- must
15- The pupil is absent because he is ill.
a- so b- an
c- because c-but
B – Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences 5 marks)
1- are – to – going – We – game – football – play – a
*We are going to play a football game
2- like – people – I – meeting
*I like meeting people
3- goes – school – She – every – to – weekday
*She goes to school every weekday
4- – means – to – on – school – coming – Punctuality – time
*Punctuality means coming to school on time
5- get – How – a good – can – job – you – ?
*How can you get a good job?
Vocabulary (15marks) Answers
A) Choose the correct answer from a , b, c or d:
1-I find Leila very funny, she always tells jokes
a- lies b- lessons
c-brains c-jokes
2- After many years of work ,you can get a promotion in your job.
a- career b- file
c- promotion d- employ
3-All the pupils go to the assembly at the start of the school day.
a- corridor b- assembly
c- library d- resource
4-The encyclopedia is a very big book with information about many different areas of knowledge.
a- leaflet b- index
c- research d- encyclopedia
5-If you want to have a job you should fill in an application form.
a- application b- magazine
c- newspaper d- website
6-To get a job you must make yourself employable.
a- quiet b- employable
c- sleepy d- annoying
7- My best friend is very honest she rarely lies
a-boring b-honest
c-liar c-bully
8-Ali is an arrogant person, he always criticizes his friends
a- praises b- helps
c-criticizes c- listens
9- When does the second semester start in your school? Is it the 13th February?
a- subject b- prefect
c- resource d- semester
10- She will be the representative of our class on the school council.
a- resource b- representative
c- fact d- research
B) Classify the following words in the correct columns( 5 marks)
height – intelligent – hair – weight – face
Looks Brain