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SENIOR FIVE FINAL EXAM Paper 2
Time allowed: 2hs
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text and circle the correct option, true (T) or false (F).

No-hopers?

All parents would have loved their child to be taught basketball by Yehuda Mokades. “You don’t
need to be tall or short, fat or skinny, male or female, fit or unfit,” said this Israeli coach.
Mokades and his team of coaches gave equal attention to all their students. He had been
teaching basketball for ages. He worked in sports centers, and did a one-year course at an Israeli higher
education institute, he obtained a diploma, the equivalent to a university degree there. For decades,
Mokades had been leading a basketball school for children at Clissold Park School, North-East London.
About 100 qualified teachers and plenty of England’s players got their start in those schools and found
immediate success.
But what Mokades did was help those children who would never achieve much progress. He
discovered basketball attracted many children who were no-hopers at football, cricket and rugby. He
was a passionate enthusiast determined to make those children feel a sense of achievement.
“You are the most talented player I have ever seen. All you need is practice.”
“You are great with your right hand. Now work your left hand for six months, and you will
become a complete player.”
Those are some of the comments Mokades made to his students. Children with pencil-thin legs
and no co-ordination flicked a basketball back and forth over their heads, little boys bounced the ball
high and missed their shots, skinny little girls jumped as high as they could to score goals.
Mokades never gave up motivating his students. And after each training session, he splitted
them into small discussion groups: “it can be 20 minutes before the children start to open up” he
repeated and encouraged his students to exchange experiences and feelings:
“Are these discussions any good?”
“What do you think about what we’ve done today?”
“Come on, prove to me it’s been a worthwhile day for you.”
What is Mokades’s secret? It’s very simple. He was highly knowledgeable about basketball,
qualified, and paid close attention to his students. Moves were explained as simply as possible, and the
different children’s learning pace was respected: “You must not hassle them,” said Mokades.
It could have been a matter of personality, but Mokades combined care and dynamism. One of
the coaches who worked with him remembered there was a kid some years ago who was so badly co-
ordinated and kept falling down on the gym floor in tears. They thought he might be slightly physically
handicapped. However, Yehuda kept telling him, “Don’t worry, we’ll get it right.” He put him through
weight training and co-ordination exercises. After a few weeks’ time, he got him practising. Now he plays
for England.” .
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1. Mokades coached children in different sports. T F
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2. He studied in London. T F
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3. Mokades realised that children who weren’t good at football were interested in T F
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4. According to Yehuda, it was very important his students shared what they had T F
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5. He always encouraged his students to keep trying. T F

SECTION B: Language in Use
I) Read the passage below. Choose the correct option for each gap and write it in the box.

Serendipity: when luck helps

A lot of things we buy, eat, and drink today were not designed and created step by step. Here are two
examples of chance discoveries you might be unaware of.

If potato chips are ruining your diet, blame it on chef George Crum. 1) _____ one legend that became AACI use
popular after Crum’s death, in the 1850s, he had an impossible customer who kept sending his French only
fries back to the kitchen because they were “not crunchy 2) _____”. Eventually, Crum got tired 3) _____
the customer’s never-ending complaints and decided to slice the potatoes extra thin, fry them in hot oil, 1st
and drown them in salt. To his surprise, the customer loved the new recipe. Before long, Crum’s fries
became the house specialty, changing the history of 4) _____junk food for ever!
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In the early 1940s, American engineer Percy Spencer 5) _____ an experiment to generate a form of
electromagnetic radiation when he felt an odd sensation in his pants. Spencer reached for his pocket
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and found out that the chocolate bar he had been saving for later had melted. He then tried to replicate
the same experiment with pop-corn-sure enough, it worked. 6) _____ years later, Spencer gave us the
first microwave oven, 7) _____ weighed 750 pounds and cost between $2,000 and $3,000. Little did he R
know that one day, his invention would become one of 8) _____ widely used household appliances in
the whole world.

Some scientists and inventors are 9) _____ reluctant to report accidental discoveries out of fear that
they might appear foolish. But how many other discoveries and inventions would we have if all of us
were more willing to admit 10) _____necessity isn’t always the mother of invention and that serendipity
does seem to play a major role in innovation?
Adapted from Identities (student’s book 1) (Richmond)

1. ___ A. According to B. Apart from C. Because of D. In addition to

2. ___ A. too B. enough C. much D. many

3. ___ A. with B. on C. of D. to

4. ___ A. the B. an C. a D. -

5. ___ A. was conducted B. conducting C. had been conducted D. was conducting

6. ___ A. Little B. A little C. A few D. Much

7. ___ A. who B. which C. where D. when

8. ___ A. the most B. most C. more D. mostly

9. ___ A. understandably B. understanding C. understood D. misunderstanding

10. ___ A. if B. that C. whether D. what

II) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Use modals if necessary.

Your Facebook® password and you

You might find this incredibly hard to believe, but more and more employers are asking job candidates for their
Facebook® passwords. Get ready. It (1) ____________ (happen) to you on your next interview. But (2)
____________ (you/have) to agree? Absolutely not! Protect yourself. Never, ever give your Facebook®
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“Why not?,” you might think if you are a discreet person and (3) ____________ (never/post) anything risky.
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Be careful. You could still find yourself in legal trouble. First of all, your friends usually post on your timeline
or write you what they think (4) ____________ (be) private. So they may take legal action against you and
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your company for invasion of privacy if they find out a company (5) ____________ (read) their messages.
They (6)____________(not/give) permission for your company to see their photos either. And just imagine
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what might happen if one of your friends applies for a job at the same company and is turned down. You
could be in big trouble if your friend (7) ____________ (suspect) discrimination.
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And what if you’re the employer? You might think your right to information (8) ____________ (protect), but
you may be wrong. You could be accessing sensitive personal information that would be illegal to (9)
____________(ask) for in an interview. Even if you escape legal action, is what you’re doing ethical? You
wouldn’t ask to read through your candidate’s personal mail before (10)____________(make) a job offer –or
would you?
Adapted from Identities (student’s book 1) (Richmond)
 III) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You
must use the word given and cannot change it.

1. If Sam doesn’t keep quiet, the teacher won’t continue talking. UNLESS
__________________________________________________, the teacher won’t continue talking.
2. I’m so interested in the book that I cannot put it down. SUCH
It is________________________________________________________that I cannot put it down.
3. “That you and Ted broke up? I will not tell anyone. Don’t worry.” PROMISED
I _______________________________________________________you and Ted had broken up.
4. I’m pretty sure dad is watching the match. MUST
Dad______________________________________________________________________match.
5. You were cold because you did not pack any warm clothes. WOULDN’T
If you______________________________________________________________________cold.
6. My best friends had an argument last month and never spoke to each other again. SINCE
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7. My sister is writing a novel now. She always wanted to be a novelist. WHO
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My sister, _______________________________________________________________a novel.
8. “Did you close the windows before it started raining?” my mum asks me. WANTS 2nd

My mum_____________________________________________________before it started raining.

9. Nowadays people don’t collect things. USED 3rd

Nowadays people___________________________________________________________things.
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10. Rose should get someone to fix her phone. HAVE
Rose _________________________________________________________________________.

SECTION C: Writing
Choose ONE of the following and write about 150 words.

1. You have decided to enter a story competition. The competition rules say you have to write
about something memorable that happened to you at school or university.
2. A friend of yours hosts a blog where different topics are discussed. He has asked you to
contribute with your opinion on this month's topic: “Work". Write an essay giving your opinion
about the following statement:
"High-school students should take part-time jobs to gain work experience. Do you agree?"

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