Heliopolis Language Modern School Academic Year (2015-2016)

Model Exam (24) 1st prep (unit 8) Aim High (A-Level)

1) Choose the correct word(s) in brackets: 10M

1-Einstein was a genius. He had a fantastic (coverage – celebrity – mind – appetite).
2- My name is Eduardo Ronaldo but my friends call me by my (widow – fast – healthy – nickname),
Ronnie.
3-I didn't take part in the last game but I want to (participate – fast – weigh – fast) in the next one.
4-He's got a very good (coverage – celebrity – appetite – tradition) but his favourite food is pizza.
5-This (widow – tradition – spider – mind) is 100 years old. They do it every year on 31 st August.
6-He always eats a (baked – boiled – healthy – fast) egg for breakfast.
7-My grandmother is very (fast – natural – healthy – tradition) She walks for two hours every day.
8- We always (weigh – slow – quick – fast) in my house during Ramadan.
9-Oh no! There's a big (widow – spider – appetite – tradition) on my bed.
10- I hate sport and I think there's too much (coverage - celebrities – participate – tradition) of it on TV.
2) Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets: 5M
1-How much tea do you want? (many)
………………………………………………………………………………………
2-I want some bread. (a)
………………………………………………………………………………………
3-Dogs are faithful animals. (The)
………………………………………………………………………………………
4-There are no apples on the table. (any)
………………………………………………………………………………………
5-You should eat a few sweets. (shouldn't)
………………………………………………………………………………………
3) Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue: 5M
Nadia : (1) …………………………………………………….?
Azza : Around the World in Eighty Days? It was written by Jules Verne, wasn't it?.
Nadia : (2) ……………………………………………………..?
Azza : In 1872, I think.
Nadia : (3) ……………………………………………………..?
Azza : A man who tries to travel round the world to win some money.
Nadia : (4) ……………………………………………………..?
Azza : I will! I'm going to start reading it this weekend.
Nadia : Have a nice time.
Azza : ………………………………………………………….

4) Read the following passage, then answer the questions below:

Video and television are responsible for the declining interest in reading among the young. While
they may be harmless in themselves, they do nothing to build up reading skills. If some of the hours children
spend watching television were devoted to reading, they population would be better educated.
Watching a story is a totally passive pastime. Someone else has made the decisions about everything
in the story. Reading a story is an active partnership between writer and reader. Ideas are sketched and the
mind of the reader creates the rest. Watching something is easier.
The problem is that many children read very slowly. They decode a page or two in a class and about
the same again for homework. It is hardly surprising that such children then declare that they find reading
boring and prefer to watch television. Their difficulty is not reading the words-it is interpreting them. They
need to be able to read fast enough to feed the mind’s hunger for a story. That means practice. Only by
reading daily will a child become a strong and independent reader.
 Parents need to be convinced of the importance of preventing their children from wasting their
hours on inert viewing. Without the television the child is likely to turn to books for entertainment.
A) Answer the following questions:
1-What is the writer’s main objection o video and TV?
2-Why is watching a story easier than reading it?
3-How can children be good readers?
B) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4- The underlined pronoun “they “refers to -----------------------
a) the young b) video & television
c) children d) reading skills
5- The writer says that population would be better educated if children --------
a) do their homework b) watch TV
c) read much b) read slowly
5-Writing: 6M
Write a paragraph of at least seven sentences on "Healthy food"
Guiding words (fruit– vegetables–junk-–diseases–healthy– mind- happy life)

6-Drama:
Answer Two only of the following quotations: 12M
1-"It wouldn't be fair on the princess."
2- "I would love you whatever you were."
3- "Would I leave you to go hunting?"
Answer Three only of the following quotations:
1- Rassendyll was a good actor but not in love. Discuss
2- Sapt had a plan to stop rumours about the princess's marriage to the Duke. Explain
3- Micheal was not the only person who could stop Rassendyll from seeing Flavia. Discuss
4- Rassendyll was faithful in his love to Flavia. Explain

7-Poetry: "Great" 4M
Answer the following questions:
1-What is the main idea?
2- What are the figures of speech in stanza four?