Evaluation Test Unit II ,, Health is above Wealth’’ 9th form

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A. Read the text and do the tasks associated with it.

If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules
Life has often been compared to a game. Unfortunately, we are never told the rules, nor given any
instructions about how to play. We simply begin at “Go” and make our way around the board, hoping we
play it right.
We don’t exactly know the objective of playing, nor what it means to actually win. Therefore, what life
is about, is rules. These are the guidelines to playing the game we call life, but they are also much more than
that. Such rules can provide you with a basic spiritual primer for what it means to be a human. They are
universal truths that everyone knows, but has forgotten somewhere along the way. They form the foundation
of how we live a fulfilling, meaningful life.
The first rule is that “there are no mistakes, only lessons”; the growth of a human is a process of
experimentation, a series of trials, errors and occasional victories. Just remember that failed experiments
ultimately prove to be valuable lessons for the future.
Another rule of great importance is that “learning does not end”. There is not a part of life that does not
contain lessons that are to be learned. While your wisdom grows and your capacity to deal with challenges
expands, new lessons will present themselves. So, one must embrace the role as a perpetual student of life.
"What you make of your life is up to you” says a rule which tests people’s responsibility, courage, power
and taste for adventure. Every person creates his or her own reality and designs it according to his or her
own authentic choices and desires, and by accepting the consequences of every deed, word and thought.
Each rule presents its own challenge, which in turn provides certain lessons we all need to learn. Some
of the rules we are given are to be settled by us, and their purpose is to give us a “road map” to follow during
our “game of life”.
So, follow the rules which teach you how to conquer life’s challenges, and manage its unpredictable
ups and downs.

B. Fulfill the following tasks.

1. According to the text, life is about: 1p
a. problems b. love c. rules
2. Find in the text: 3p
a. a synonym of the word ‘goal’ : ____________________________
b. a noun corresponding to the definition ‘lasting forever; eternal’ ________________________________
c. an antonym of the word ‘a lie’ ________________________________
3. Form: 2p
a. a noun from the verb ‘to fail’ _______________________________
b. an adjective from the noun ‘hope’ ___________________________
c. a verb from the the noun ‘choice’ ____________________________
d. a noun from the adjective ‘authentic’_________________________
4. In your own words, explain the statement ‘learning does not end’ 5p
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C. Vocabulary and Grammar 4p
1. Write either a synonym or an antonym for each of the words below.
To ignore; ________________ difference; ________________ selfish______________________
strength; _________________ valuable__________________ empty;_____________________
failure;__________________ optimistic; _________________
2.Match a word from column A with one from column B to form compound nouns. 5p
A. B.
1) girl 6) out a. lace f. fit
2) friend 7) self b. store g. ship
3) drug 8) neck c. control h. hood
4) rush 9) well d. being i. water
5) drinking 10)child e. hour j. friend
3. Classify the following words into five categories, as shown below. 15p
Running; baseball; chess; handball; jumping; swimming; marathon; hockey; rugby; billiards; golf; skating;
kickboxing; bowling; skiboarding; hiking; gymnastics; bobsleigh; diving; canoeing; cycling; ski jumping;
volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; taekwondo; sky diving; dominoes; snowboarding; badminton.

Sport Game Individual Pair Team

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D. In about 100 words, comment on the statement: “Happiness depends upon ourselves” 20p
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