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GRADE 7 MARK/GRADE NAME

Reading &
SUBJECT ENG Vocab: CLASS
/73
Reading & Grammar:
PAPER Grammar
No.
/88
DATE 8 JAN STARTING TIME 8:35
Wallis WONG/ 10:05
SETTER ENDING TIME
Diana LAW

2018 – 2019 Mid-year Assessment

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Reading

Passage A

1. C
2. A
3. The fans of movie star James Fan
4. The needy
5. Inspired
6. Not Given
7. Note Given
8. True
9. Not Given
10. Yes. It is a much better way for fans to show support for an idol than doing things that benefit
no one (sample answer). OR ….help others

Passage B
1. Web
2. 1) perfect
2) excellent
3)impeccable
4) faultless
3. 2
(Content 1; Grammar 1)
4. money (1 mark for “…encouraging them to take others’ ideas ….”if the
sentence pattern is correct)
5. They cause harm to a country through the loss of tax OR diversion of
government resources OR the negative impact on economic development and
employment.
6. (20% said that )they knew buying pirated goods was wrong but they would still
do it.
7. It is a pirated / counterfeit good made in a back street shop in Thailand
instead of the original. (1 mark for only “a pirated/ counterfeit good” if the
sentence pattern is correct)
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Part A—Parts of Speech (20 marks @ 1)

i. Complete the following table by providing the different parts of speech of the words given.

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

1. intensity 2. intensify intensive 3. intensively
4. development develop developmental/ 6.

5. developing developmentally

/developed
7. realization realize --- ---
8. inspiration inspire 9inspiring/ ---
10inspired/
11inspirational
12.determination 13.determine determined ---
14.decisiveness --- decisive 15.decisively
--- --- 16.incredible incredibly
17. desperation --- 18.desperate desperately
19.responsibility --- responsible 20.responsibly

ii

1) developed
2) developing
3) responsibility
4) responsible
5) Determination
6) determined
7) desperation
8) desperately
9) realized
10) intensively

Part B Definitions
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i 10) rhythm

1) routine ii
2) adolescent
1) hard
3) advice
2) elderly
4) population
3) decision
5) atmosphere
4) stable
6) centenarian
5) experienced
7) adventure
6) miserable
8) psychology
7) worldwide
9) creativity
8) challenge

Grammar and Usage

Part A (12 marks)

A: Good morning, Catherine. A special guest (e.g.) ___is coming___ (come) to our
hotel today.

B: Really! (1) ___Do I know____ (I/ know) who it is?

A: I (2) ___think_____ (think) you do. He (3) ____is starring_____ (star) in the TV
series, ‘Rooftop’, at the moment.

B: It (4) ___is____ (be) Paul Roberts, isn’t it? When (5) ___is he coming___ (he/
come)? I can’t wait to meet him in person!

A: At 3 o’clock this afternoon. But there are a few things you (6) __need___ (need) to
know. First of all, he (7) ___loves___ (love) flowers. He also (8) ___enjoys___
(enjoy) having his breakfast in the dining-room, not in his room.

B: Why (9) __is he staying___ (he/ stay) at our hotel?

A: Because he (10) __wants__ (want) some peace and quiet and he (11) __doesn’t
like__ (not/ like) to be disturbed by reporters.

B: I see. Well, let’s hope that everything will be okay while he (12) ___is staying___
(stay) here.

Part B (10 marks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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Dear Rick,

I’m writing to you from my hotel in Switzerland.

I’m having a lovely time here but you can’t imagine what (1) __happened___
(happen) to me yesterday. I (2) __was__ (be) on the mountain with my friends and
we (3) __were having___ (have) a lovely time because the snow (4) __was___ (be)
perfect for skiing. Unfortunately, the sun (5) __was shining__ (shine) on the snow, so
it (6) __was__ (be) difficult to see. Suddenly, I (7) __hit__ (hit) a rock and I (8)
_fell_ (fall) over. Luckily, I (9) __was not/ wasn’t__ (not/ be) seriously hurt --- I just
(10) __got__ (get) a few bruises. Now I’m trying to be more careful!

I’ll see you when I get back.

Best wishes,

Kevin

Part C (16 marks) (1 mark answer, 1 mark grammar)

3. My mother calls me three times a day.

4. My father goes for a medical check-up once a year.
5. Vincent gets a haircut twice a month.
6. I check my mailbox once a day.
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7. John uses his computer once a day.

8. Mr. Wong goes on business trips twice a month.
9. The football match is held once in a season.
10.Peter rides his bicycle twice a week.
Part D (14 marks)

Eric is chatting to Joe online. Complete their conversation. There is one mistake in each line. Correct the
mistakes. Underline a word that is incorrect and write the correct work above it. Mark the position of a
missing word with a ‘^’ and write the missing word above it.
Eric: Hi, Joe. Where are you going this afternoon?

Joe: I’m going to Stella’s flat to play computer games with her tonight.

Eric: I’m free tonight too. I’ll come with you.

Joe: OK. Stella will ^be pleased to see you. It’ll be a nice surprise.

Eric: Will ^there be anyone else there?

Joe: No, I t don’t think so.

Eric: Can/May I ask Susan to come too?

Joe: Good idea! I’ll ask Chris as well.

Eric: He won’t come. He has a lot of homework to do. Anyway, he always has dinner at
home on Sundays.

Joe: Will there be anything to eat and drink in Stella’s flat?

Eric: I hope so, but I’m not sure. Shall ^we/I go to the supermarket and buy something?
Part E (18 marks, 2 marks@)
Joe: Another good idea! I’ll go with you. What shall we buy? Some lemon tea?
Part E (20 marks)

Eric:questions
Write No, Stella doesn’t
to which like tea.
the words Sheareprefers
in bold fruit juice.
the answers.

e.g. Did you feed the baby?

Joe: In that case, we’ll get some orange juice and apple juice.
Yes, I fed him an hour ago.
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1. How often does Jane buy new clothes?

Jane buys new clothes twice a year.

2. Whose desk is this? / Whose is this desk?

This is Michael’s desk.

3. Are you going to his party?

No, I am not going to his party.

4. How far is it from your house to the cinema? / How long does it….?

It’s only a ten-minute walk from my house to the cinema.

5. When did you start work?

I started work on Monday.

6. What time/ When do you go to bed?

I go to bed at 11 o’clock.

7. Why did you close the door?

I closed the door because I was cold.

8. Did you go shopping yesterday?

No, I didn’t go shopping yesterday.

9. How much did your sunglasses cost?

My sunglasses cost $100.

10. How many people were invited to Helen’s wedding?

Fifty people were invited to Helen’s wedding.

Part F (10 marks)

Jason’s class teacher, Miss Wong, is writing a letter of advice to parents on their children’s health. Put
the given adverbs in the brackets into the appropriate positions in the sentences to make the letter
better.

accidentally

e.g. Pete dropped his glass ^ in the pantry. (accidentally)

2 July 2018
Dear Parents,
Summer holiday is coming and you are probably planning^for (carefully)
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Part G (15 marks)

Joe is writing an email to his friend Eddie in Australia. Read the email. There is one mistake in each
numbered line. Correct the mistakes. Underline a word that is incorrect and write the correct word
above it. Mark the position of a missing word with a ‘^’ and write the missing word above it. If a word is
not necessary, cross it out.

Hi Eddie
1. Thanks for sending me a birthday card last week. At that moment, I’m not
2. doing much, but I’m going to go to shopping with my mum later. I don’t
3. really want to go, but she needs me^to carry things for her. I really dislike going
4. shopping. I’m just not interested ^in walking around shopping centres. My mum
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