Rising Stars III – General Knowledge - Miss Marina Choque Díaz

GK MID- YEAR EXAM

STUDENT’S NAME: MARK:
DATE:
1. Read the following information about the first part of the novel Life of Pi. Write T (true) of F (false)
and correct the false information. (25p) For example:
0. One of the characters of Life of Pi is a writer. He learned about Pi when he was at the Indian Museum. F
He was at the Indian Coffee House.

1. The writer met an old man who told him he knew a story that would make him believe in God. ____

2. The old man told the writer that the story began in Canada – at the zoo and ended in Hawaii. _____

3. Pi Patel is the protagonist of the story. When he meets the writer, he is forty, he has a family and his

house is a temple inside. _____

4. Pi told the writer that he grew up in a zoo and he hated it. ____

5. Pi’s father wanted to teach his sons a lesson. He showed them that tigers are friendly animals. _____

6. In the middle of the 1970s there was trouble in India and it affected zoos. Pi’s parents decided to sell the
animals to zoos in North America. ______

7. Pi, his family and the animals left Madras in 1977 on a ship. Pi felt depressed because he was moving
to Canada. _____

2. Answer this question. (25p)

a. Why was Pi Patel a very religious man? Briefly describe how he turned into one of the religions
he followed.
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 Rising Stars III – General Knowledge - Miss Marina Choque Díaz

3. Label animals’ body parts (10p)

a) W_________ b). T_________ c). T__________ d). B_________ e). S________

4. Match the key words with their definitions. (10p)

1. PERFORM a. To use electricity to produce something
2. COMBINE b. Something successful (such as a song or film)
3. DOWNLOAD c. To put two or more things together
4. ELECTRONIC d. To do an act or piece of work
5. HIT e. To put something onto a computer

5.Writing. Choose one of the following topics and write about it! (30p)
a. Describe an endangered animal species. Mention:
 Physical description.
 Habitat.
 Abilities/ interesting facts.
 Diet.
 Reason why it is an endangered species.
b. Describe a mash-up of two songs. Mention:
 Name of the mash-up.
 Songs combined.
 Music style.
 Some information about the artists.
 Personal opinion about the mash-up.

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