9th Form Mid-semester-test n 2 2017/2018 prep School

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Name: ……………………………………..…………………………Class: 9b ………. Teacher : Samia Sayadi
Evaluation : in need of improvement borderline good exceptional
English Language

Language (14 marks):

1) Fill in the blanks with 6 words from the list ( 3 marks)
pencils pretended fun test sick excited grades took
Ana was 1..................... about going to school. Her class was going to take a 2...........................to
see how much they had learned so far that year. Ana sharpened her new 3........................ for
the test. She was going to do her very best Ana loved school, and she liked to make good
4.............................. Ana ate her breakfast, and then she and her mother went to the school. Ana
went straight to her classroom. Her teacher, Ms. Browner, was already there. It was
5..................... to be in Ms. Browner’s class. She was a great teacher. Ana’s classmates
arrived. The test 6.....................over an hour. After the test was over, the class watched a
funny movie, and then drew pictures until it was time to go home. It was a great day!

2) Circle the correct alternative: (3marks)

Our parents give (1) ( we/ our/ us) pocket money every week for our needs. My sister gets (2)( less
/most / more) money than me because she studies at the college so mum and dad give her(3)
(enough/much / little )money for transport and for lunch. But she usually complains . She often argues
that her allowance doesn’t cover her 4 (expenses/stationeries/savings). But she spends money on
lipsticks, mascara, creams, shadows, eyelashes and other 5 (useless/ useful/ necessary )things which I
even don’t know how to name. I think this has become an addiction because she 6 (purchases/ sells/
earns ) something every day.

3) Put the bracketed words into the right tense or form (3marks):

Chris Blair, aged 15,(1)( feel) ................................something bite his leg when he was surfboarding near
Dunedin, New Zealand, on 27 February 2004.
He thought it was a seal. He was very (2)(surprise )......................when he saw that it was a shark. He
punched at one of the shark’s eyes. This made the shark let go, but then he fell into the water. He
was able to (3)( get)....................... back onto his surfboard before the shark came back. His friends on
the beach (4)( not know) ...............................Chris was hurt until he called out to
(5)( they).............................. They helped him to the shore and took him home. Then his father drove
him to the hospital. Chris still likes(6) (surf)........................., despite the shark attack.!

4) Match the utterances with their functions:

A fortune teller
Asking stopped Sue and
for advice wanted /warning
/equality to tell her /about heraction
planned future /life:
intention
Sue:” So what can you see?
Fortune teller:”I can see a good life . You’ll travel a lot in the next twelve months .(1)You
are going to learn a foreign language ...........................................
Sue: (2)” Should I leave my job?.........................................................
Fortune teller : Yes, you will meet the man of your dreams . (3) He is as rich as Bill Gates.
........................................... you will marry him soon but you won’t have any children.
Sue : (4) Look out !........................... stop telling lies. I’m married and I have 2daughters!
 5) Match the sentences parts to get a coherent paragraph:
1)Will Smith isn't a regular dad and he is often the topic of conversation when the subject is
raising +…………………..
2)He has some special parenting +……………
3) Will and his wife Jada created the Circle of Safety, +……………
4)They are allowed to say everything +………
5) Will and Jada don't punish them, instead ,+……………
6) Will and his wife do not condemn their children because+……………….
"The greatest gift that I can give my children is the freedom to be who they are. Will Smith

a) a space for open conversation with their kids.

b) some rules are very strict: we can’t take our mobiles to school.
c) they want to.
d) they're not good at something.
e) they make them responsible for their actions and decisions.
f) kids. He has three children: Trey, 24, Jaden, 18, and Willow, 16.
h) techniques.

Writing (6 marks):
Is school cool? Write a paragraph to express your opinion and feelings about school (timetable
,rules, subjects, peers, teachers, ,exams,) your best and worst memories and your intentions and
expectations for your future school life.

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Adherence to task and content adequacy ..… / 3

Language[ grammar and vocabulary] ….. /2
Spelling, punctuation and capitalization ….. /1