SULTANATE OF OMAN 2018/2019

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

BILINGUAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS

GRADE TEN
Semester One
First Session

Name

School Class

Test Paper One (General English)

Time: 2½ hours Pages: 10

Red Marker Green Marker Blue Checker

ELEMENT Marks
Name Name Name

LISTENING 15

READING 15

WRITING 1 10

WRITING 2 10

TOTAL 50
ENGLISH, GRADE 10/ BILINGUAL, SEMESTER ONE, xxxxxx 2018/2019

LISTENING 1 (Items 1-8) (8 marks)

You are going to hear a xxxxxxxx about xxxxxxxxx.

Listen, and shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1
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LISTENING 2 (Items 9-15) (7 marks)

You are going to hear xxxx xxxxxxxxx about xxxxxxx.
For each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS).

9. ?

__________________________________________________

10. ?

___________________________________________________

11. ?

___________________________________________________

12. ?

__________________________________________________

13. ?

___________________________________________________

14. ?

___________________________________________________

15. ?

__________________________________________________

LISTENING
SCORE
15

2
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READING 1 (Items 1-5) (5 marks)

Match the five texts on the left with the texts in the box. (There are two extra texts in the
box.) Shade in the bubble under the correct option.

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

4. D.

5. E.

F.

A B C D E F G

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

3
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READING 2 (Items 6-15) (10 marks)

Read the text. Then, complete the task.

4
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READING 2 (continued)

Task 1: For each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS).

6. ?

__________________________________

7. ?

___________________________________

8. ?

___________________________________

9. ?

___________________________________

10. ?

___________________________________

READING 2 (continued)
5
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Task 2: For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

READING
SCORE
15

WRITING 1: (10 marks)

6
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Write at least 60 words on the following topic:

“xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx”
Do you agree or not? Give your reasons.

Your writing should be xxxxxx and xxxxxxx.

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING 2:
7
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(10 marks)

Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following pictures.

You can use the words in the box to help you.
You can also put in more details to make your story lively and interesting.

Xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx

Xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxx

 

(picture) (picture)

 

(picture) (picture)

 

(picture) (picture)

8
ENGLISH, GRADE 10/ BILINGUAL, SEMESTER ONE, xxxxxx 2018/2019

WRITING 2 (continued)

9
ENGLISH, GRADE 10/ BILINGUAL, SEMESTER ONE, xxxxxxxx 2018/2019

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING
SCORE
20

10