Maen Prep.

Boys School
Mid-Term Exam, 9th Grade, 2014
------- / Name: ------------------------------------------ Class: 9
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Listening
Choose: ( 2m )
The plane lands at (9:30 – 8:30 – 10:30) -1
.Hadeel and Nidal are staying in Gaza for (three weeks – a month – five weeks) -2
Listen and Tick ( T ) or ( F ) : ( 2m )
1- The plane takes off on Saturday. ( )
2- Hadeel and Nidal live in Palestine. ( )
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Speaking
Match: ( 4m )
-1 .It's lovely to have you here .I feel at home already
-2 .Rock climbing is too dangerous .I prefer football
-3 ?What's your favorite sport .It's nice to be here
-4 .And here's your room, mother Yes, it causes many injuries.
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Reading
Read the following passage , then answer the questions below:( 9m )
"Human beings have always needed somewhere safe and comfortable to live- somewhere
away from the world outside. Our ancient ancestors often used caves. Later, they learned
to build houses and they designed them to keep out wild animals and bad weather. Today,
most people have moved to live in modern buildings. "
( T ) or ( F ) :
1- ( ) At first, our ancient ancestors used to live in caves, not houses.
Complete:
1- Our ancient ancestors designed their houses to keep out ------------------ animals.
Find:
1- never × --------------- descendants × -----------------
2- people = -------------------- old = -----------------------
3- A word that rhymes with sheep: ---------------------------
4- ( they ) refers to : -----------------
Answer:
1- Do people still live in traditional houses today? ------------------------------------------------------------
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Classify the following: ( 3m )

danger – relax – gentle – cooking – local – take off

Adjectives Nouns Verbs

 Writing
Fill in the space with : ( 5m )
attendant – curtains – warm up – charts – hall - airport
.Teachers should use many --------------------- in their teaching -1
.These ---------------------------- are just the right size for the window -2
.Gaza International --------------------- is in Rafah -3
.The ------------------------------ is the woman who helps people on planes -4
.Players usually --------------------------- before they start matches -5
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Complete: ( 3m ) :

by going to when leaves at lunch coming back

mini - bus Asdaa City Thursday a.m 8.00 chickens p.m 5.00

We are --------------------- Asdaa City for our school trip and we are going on --------------------. We
are traveling by -----------------. It leaves at -----------------. We are having chickens for ---------------------.
.------------------------------ We are coming back home at
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Words and Structures
Choose the correct answer : ( 6 m )
1- Hadeel and Nidal (visit – have visited – are visiting – visited) Gaza next summer.
2- The boys always (plays – played – are playing – play) football after school.
3- Flu is (bad – good – worst – worse) than cold.
4- Rama (watches – watched – is watching – has watched) a film last night.
5- I (was – have been – am – be) in this school since 2011.
6- This food (is tasting – tastes – taste – tasting) very delicious.
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Do as shown between Brackets: (6m)

1 - The boys play computer games every evening. (Negate)

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2 - Why did you come late? ( ) (Mark Intonation)
3- healthy there thick breath ( Odd one out )
4- Hadeel watched a film and read a book ---------------- the flight . (Add a preposition (
5- When it's six in the evening in Gaza, it's twelve at night in Beijing.
Gaza is ------------------ hours --------------------- Beijing . (Complete)

6- Mum has already bought a new carpet. (Use: still)

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