Subject: English

Level: Ninth classes

Iraqi Kurdistan

Region
Shahid Snawbar Basic School
Second Term Final Examination
Time Allowed: 2hours
Date: 19 th, May, 2013
First Sitting
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Note: attempt all the questions and pay special attention to the following points: Dictation,
.Punctuation marks, Capitalization and Neatness

:Q.1/ Read this passage carefully, and then answer the questions below
An old fisherman often goes fishing for hours without catching anything. But this doesnt worry him.
Some fishermen are lucky. In stead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. He is less luck. He
never catches anything not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river. He always goes
home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing his friends say, It is just a waste of time But they
dont know one important thing. He is really interested in fishing. He is only interested in sitting in a boat
.and doing nothing at all
Next morning he wakes up before sunrise and does what fisherman do; not too long after that the
old man hooks a really big fish. The old man tries to pull the fish to the side of the boat. All of a sudden,
sharks attack the fish that eat the fish away slowly. The old man tries to beat them off with a harpoon.
.Finally nothing is left of the fish but a skeleton
(Choose 5)

(Marks 5)
?What is the old man interested in-1
?Is the old man as lucky as the other fishermen-2
?What do some fishermen catch in stead-3
?Where does the old man pull the fish-4
?How does the old man always go home-5
?What does the old man hook-6
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:Q.2/A/ Match to make true sentences. Choose from A---F according to the text-book
(Choose 5)

.Sir Alexander Fleming discovered.

A-Romeo and Juliet -1
Jhon Utterson was..
B-plastic card.
.3- William Shakespeare wrote
.Hang-gliders have to wear..
D-a lawyer-4
.Coins and notes are being replaced by
E-penicillin -5
(Nowadays most countries use...to make paper F-warm clothes.

-2
C-wood

(5 Marks -6
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Q.2 /B/ Fill in the blanks with the correct choice from the one suggested: (Choose 5
(In Spain, if you put your hat on a bed, it will..bad luck. (a. brings b. brought c. bring -1
(This is the best film we have ever... (a. saw b. seen c. see-2
(You have to.early in the morning. (a. gets up b. got up c. get up -3
( Dont get near the dog! it might.you. (a. bite b. biting c. bites-4
(It is difficult.some English words. (a. to pronounce b. pronounce c. pronounces -5
(I wish I couldlonger. (a. stay b. staying c. stays -6
(Marks 5)
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(Q.3/A/Write the most suitable suggested one between the brackets: (Choose 5

(Hawler and Slemani are..exciting cities. (all or both)

(5 Marks -1
(Have you..been to Japan? (never or ever -2
(They have been there4 pm. (since or for -3
here isnt..to do. (something or anything)
-4
5- Vanessa wasnt there,....Rob took the CD.(because or so)
6- He is late. He hasnt arrived.. (already or yet

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Q.3./B/ Choose the most suitable one in brackets:

((Choose 5
(Its reggae she..that it was reggae.(told/said-1
(
2-You are Kurdish,?(are you/arent you
Marks) 5)
(I wish I could..longer.(staying/stay-3
please dont take risks they asked walkers..take risks.(to not/not to)
-4
5-I do.for wasting your time.(sorry/apologise)
(6-fasten your seat belts they...the passengers to fasten their seat belts.(asked/told
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(Q.4./A / Do as in the given examples: (Choose 5

(Marks 5)
... .= ;slow x quick; alive x....
4- = pound-1
..see,saw; come
5-b---tiful, beautiful; dis--pear-2
give,giving; write
6-book,books; girl-3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:( ) Q.4./B/ Do they rhyme or not?, if it rhymes write ( ) if not write

((Choose 5

move
fault
relieved
soup
while
said

Marks) 5)

love-1
salt-2
arrived-3
group-4
dial-5
head-6

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Q.4./C / Find the odd one out: (Choose 5

(Marks 5)

Turkish
Spanish
Brazil
Scottish-1
coat
shoe
hat
umbrella -2
ladder
bed
table
chair-3
factory
cow
elephant
dolphin-4
island
river
sea
waterfall-5
tree
flower
village
grass-6

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Q.5. / Answer the questions in a form of paragraph and use the given information between
(the brackets, give it the title: (Edinburgh

What is the capital of Scotland?

(Edinburgh)
2-How many people live there?
(about 5 million)
3-What is their famous musical instrument called?
(Bag pipes)
4-What is the name of the largest lake in Scotland?
(Loch Ness)
5-What is the nick name of the Loch Ness monster?
(Nessie)
(6-What are the mountains of Scotland called?
(Highlands

-1

(Marks 10)

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Best Luck for Al

Teacher
Rebwar Ibrahim Khidir

Examiner
Mohammed Mahmoud Ibrahim