9th Form Mid-term-test n 1 Mach,2022 Salem Bchir

prep School
Name: ……………………………………..…………………………………….…Class 9…….... Teachers : Mrs Samia
Evaluation : in need of improvement borderline average good exceptional

English Language

The text :

(1) I can remember very clearly the day I started smoking. I was 12 and my
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parents had let me go to a birthday party with my best friend Cathy. I was
extremely shy and at the beginning I just sat in a corner of the room.
However, Cathy was quite different. She looked about 16 and acted very
sophisticated.

(2) After we had been at the party for about an hour, Cathy came over to
me with Sean and Craig from the year above us at school. We talked for a
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while. Then Sean suggested we went outside for some fresh air. Once we were
outside, Sean took a packet of cigarettes and lit one. The same happened with
Craig and Cathy. I was shocked because I knew Cathy had never smoked
before. Sean asked me if I wanted a cigarette and I said: “No, I don’t smoke.”
The boys started laughing, saying that only kids didn’t smoke and asked me
how old I was…………... And that’s how I started.

(3) It became a habit after that. I thought smoking was a sign of being
grown up and that anyone who didn’t smoke was a baby. I’m ashamed to admit
that I pressured many of my friends to begin smoking exactly as I had been
influenced to do it.

(4) Now three years later I smoke about 20 cigarettes a day and I stink of
smoke. I have a bad cough and I’d love to stop not only because I know I’m
harming myself but also because it is costing me a fortune. To tell the truth I
don’t even like smoking. I hate it but I simply can’t stop.

On Sundays Greg gets up early. He has (1) ( lunch / dinner/ breakfast).

In the morning, he goes swimming with (2)( his/ my / her) mum. After
that, he plays football with his friend Jack.(3) ( They / we / she) love
playing football very much. Greg also enjoys (4) ( watch / to watch /
watching) TV. His favourite programme on television is (5) ( eating /
cartoons /books) . At night, he reads a book and then goes
( 6) ( in / at/to bed) .
 Reading Skills : (6 marks)
1) Circle the right alternative: (1 mark)
It was hard for the writer to refuse her first cigarette because she was so :
a) sad b) scared c) embarrassed
2) :Find in the text 2 disadvantages of smoking: (2 marks)
1-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3)Fill in each blank with only1 word from paragraphs (1) and (3): (2mks)

Most young smokers start their first cigarette because they were ( paragraph(3) ………………………..
By their friends and they were too (paragraph (1)……………………………………to refuse.

4)Do you think smoking is a good habit? Why ? / Why not?(1 mark)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........
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Language Skills : (8 marks)

1)Complete the paragraph with 6 words from the box(3 marks)
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Switch off without recycling However saves trash healthy environmental

Earth Hour is organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and it's a big event
usually at the end of March every year. On this evening, people 'go dark' – that is, (1)
…………………………lights in their homes, schools and businesses all at the same time for one hour.
(2)………………………………………, you don’t just sit at home in the dark for an hour. Instead, people
gather in groups and have fun (3)………………………… using power. Things like dancing, fireworks and
musical performances .The idea is to raise .awareness of(4)……………………….………. issues and call
for action to protect nature, so that people enjoy (5)…………………………., happy and sustainable lives
now and in the future. It's true that going dark for just one hour(6)………….……………. only a small
amount of power. But this makes people think about the problem of climate change and what we
can do in everyday life to protect nature.
2) Circle the right alternative: (3 marks)
Once You Start, It's Hard to Stop!
Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains the very (1) ( addiction/addicted
/addictive ) chemical nicotine. the body and(2) ( heart/ lungs/mind )quickly get used to the
nicotine in cigarettes (3)( who /that /when ) a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
People start smoking for different reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because
everyone (4)( around /with / near) them smokes. Almost all adult tobacco users started
before they were 18 years old. Most never expected to become addicted. That's why it's so
much (5) ( easier /easiest / easily) to not start smoking at all. Staying smoke-free will give
you more energy, better looks, more money in your pocket, and in the long run, more life to live!
When (6)(leaving /breathing /quitting), know that the first few days are the hardest. So
don't give up!
Language : (14 marks) :
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3)Match Hello ! (1) My name is Amin .What’s your name?
sentences parts to get a coherent paragraph: ( 2 marks)
Maria: I am Maria and (2) this is my sister Emma
Writing Skills : (6 marks)
Amin: Hi Emma! (3)How old are you?
1) Junk
Emma: Hifood
! I’mis13.
food with poor nutritional A) vitamins or fibre. 1+….
value .Junk
Amin: food are
(4) What contains
your large amount of fat,
hobbies?
2) It does
Maria: I likenot haveand
music proteins,
painting.. B) easy to buy, requires little or no 2+….
Amin: Ah, Do you have a musical instrument? preparation and has lots of flavour.
3) Consumption
Emma: Yes, (5) I of junka food
have guitaris associated
and a piano! with C) groups, especially fruits and 3+….
obesity,Type2
Amin: diabetes
Well, (6) Nice to meet you sisters . vegetables.
4) A healthy
Maria and Emma:diet has
Nicenutrients
to meet youfrom,too.
all the D) salt or sugar and food additives. 4+…
food a) Expressing possession +….
b) introducing others+………… E) and tooth decay.
Earth Day about
c) asking is on April 22, Every year. Millions of people will be posting on Instagram, Facebook
likes+…………
and Twitter
d) asking about
about ways to save the environment. Write an internet post to encourage your
number+……….
friends
e)askingtoabout
take age
easy+…………
actions to help protect the planet .
f) greeting+…………...
g) introducing oneself +……

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WRITING (5 marks)
Write a letter to your English pen friend to describe your house.
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a) Adherence to task and content adequacy b) Lexical appropriacy and grammar accuracy
/ c) Mechanical accuracy (punctuation, capitalization and spelling)