English language March Exam

GRADE -------- Name: --------------------------------

Strand Student's score

Reading
20

Writing
30

Listening
20
Speaking
30

Total
100
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Part One : READING
Read the following text and then answer the questions that
follow.
 SLEEP
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three
hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep
an average of seven to eight hours a night. After age fifty, the average sleep time
goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a night when they cannot sleep. About one in three Americans
has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall asleep. The name of this
problem is insomnia.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some
of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, the famous
statesman and inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to the other to fall asleep.
King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them.
Mark Twain, the famous American author, had a different way. He lay on his side
across the end of the bed!

1. Tick the sentence as ( √ ) or ( X ).

1. ( ) All people sleep seven to eight hours a night. 4
2. ( ) Insomnia means you cannot fall asleep.
3. ( ) King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds .
4. ( ) About one in four Americans has a problem with sleep.
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2. Match parts of the sentences .
1. People are different in…
2. Many famous people
3. After age fifty,
4. A lot of people in history
5. Mark Twain was
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( ) had different ideas to sleep.
( ) an American writer.
( ) how much sleep they need.
( ) couldn't sleep at night .
( ) people usually sleep less.

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4. Circle the correct answer .

1. Most Americans need -------------------------- of sleep. 5
 a. 5 hours b. 7 hours c. 7 to 8
hours
2. King Louis XIV of France ------------------------------------.
a. slept 3 hours a night b. slept 10 hours a night c. had
insomnia
3. To be able to sleep, some people in history
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a. had special ideas b. watched TV c. slept
early
4. Different ages need --------------------------- hours of sleep.
a. the same b. different c. many
5. Insomnia is ---------------------------.
a. an old problem b. a new problem c. not a
problem
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6. Complete the dialogues with the words given.

could may need

Harvey ________ I speak to Mr. Fuller, please?
Stacy I am afraid he's out at the moment. 6
Harvey I really ________ to speak to him today.
Stacey I'll tell him to call you when he gets back. ________ you
Tell me your name and phone number, please?

must needn't can

Candy Oops! I'm sorry. Oh no, there's orange juice all over your
shirt.
Alan You ________ worry, it's an old shirt.
Candy ________ I clean it for you?
Alan No, I ________ go home now away, so I'll change.
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Part Two : WRITING 30

1. Capitalize where necessary.

1. what day is it today? It' sunday.

2. he lives in doha.
3. after school, i play football.
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4. in japan people eat a lot of rice.
5. my father works in dubai.

2. Complete with the correct preposition:

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1. My birthday is __________ June.
2. __________ 6th March is my mother’s birthday.
3. I never drink coffee __________ night.
4. __________ Christmas the weather is cold.
5. I don’t have English lessons __________ Mondays.
6. __________ 2001 she lived in Japan.
7. __________ autumn the trees are brown.
8. Children are particularly happy __________ Carnival.
9. I usually get up __________ 7 o’clock.
10. We don’t have classes __________ August.
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2. Write about your school.
You can use the following questions to write your
paragraph.

1. What is the name of your school?

2. What time do you go and come back from school every day?
3. What grade are you in?
4. What is your favourite subject at school?
5. How many friends do you have at school?
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Part Three : LISTENING 20

1. Listen to the words and tick the last sound you hear.

1. 1. p 2. g 3. N 4. c
2. 1. k 2. sh 3. t 4. d
3. 1. s 2. z 3. r 4. l 10
4. 1. m 2. n 3. k 4. g
5. 1. v 2. z 3. x 4. m
6. 1. l 2. f 3. b 4. d
7. 1. q 2. h 3. d 4. o
8. 1. f 2. v 3. r 4. t
9. 1. b 2. p 3. th 4. ch
10. 1. sh 2. z 3. s 4. k
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2. Listen and circle the correct answer .

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Directions: Answer with complete sentences.

1. Two men were ...............
a. going on a trip b. Travelling c. Playing football

2. One of the men hid among the ..............................

a. grass b. people c. leaves

3. The other man threw himself flat on the ......................

a. ground b. table c. floor

4. The bear sniffed the .............................

a. first man b. second man c. both men

5. the bear didn't eat him because it doesn't touch ............................

a. meat b. Dead meat c. Humans
6. At the end, the bear shook his -------------------- and went away.
a. ears b. nose c. Head

7. When the bear left, the other man came ---------------------------.

a. crying b. laughing c. growling

8. He said to his friend ''What was it Mr. Bear ---------------- to you''.

a. whispered b. talked c. Telephoned

9. The man in the -------------------- came down to his friend when the
bear left.
a. water b. car c. tree

10. The other man said “He told me never to --------------- a friend who
would leave me in danger.”
a. listen b. Play with c. Trust
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Part Four : SPEAKING 30

1. What's your name ?
2. Where are you from ?
3. How old are you ?
4. Where do you live ?
5. How many brothers do you have ?
6. What is your favourite subject at school/football
team/animal/food/color?
7. Do you like English ?
8. Who is your best friend in the class ?
9. What does your father do?
10. Where do you live ?
11. How many languages do you speak ?
12. How many rooms are there in your house ?
13. What's your telephone number ?
14. Where do you go on the weekends ?
15. What do you do on the weekends/in the morning/in the
afternoon ?
16. How is the weather now ?
17. What time do you get up in the morning ?
18. What time do you go to bed/sleep in the evening ?
19. How do you come to school ?
20. What did you do last weekend/month/year ?
21. Where did you go on your weekend ?
22. Have you ever visited any countries ?
23. What kind of cars/music/stories/movies do you prefer ?
24. Where were you born?
25. What color is your thobe/bag/mobile/car ?
26. How long does it take you to get dressed/get up/clean your
shoes ?
27. What do you do at school ?
28. What are you going to be in the future ?
29. What are you going to do today/tonight/this afternoon,
evening ?
30. How often do you go out with friends/go
swimming/travel/exercise ?

Listening

1. Listen to the words and tick the last sound you hear.
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2. Listen and circle the correct answer .

Two Men and a Bear

Two men were traveling together through the woods when a bear rushed out of the
bushes. One of the travelers happened to be in front. He seized the branch of a tree and
hid himself among the leaves. The other man threw himself flat on the ground, with his
face in the dust. The bear, coming up to him, put his muzzle close to his ear, and sniffed
and sniffed, but the man lay perfectly still. At last, with a growl, the bear shook his head
and slouched off, because bears will not touch dead meat.
The man in the tree came down to his comrade, and laughingly said, “What was it
Mr. Bear whispered to you?”
“He told me never to trust a friend who would leave me in danger.”