Mid-Year Written Test @ Reading Read the four texts and answer the questions. 9 A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan AL the things teenagers look for in a book: mystery, humour, love and adventure. A Girl Named Digit has it all. Farrah Higgins, a secondary schoot student nicknamed Digit for being brilliant ‘at maths, has left her reputation as @ ‘poring’ student behind. She just wants to be anormal teenager, but when she notices a series of numbers appearing on her television screen, she realises there is more to it than that, She discovers the numbers are a secret terrorist code, but + the FBI doesn’t believe her. She ends up. investigating the case herself and trying to persuade a young FBI agent that she is telling the truth. ‘This is a fast moving, exciting novel that | Just couldn't put down. Read it you won't be disappointed! 9 | Dear book:lovers, ‘Summer holidays are over, we're back at school, and I'm pleased to say our monthly the usual venue, Marsden library. Suggestions for next year’s reading list are now being accepted. The theme this time is ‘Family’, so email me or send an SMS with | your suggestions. Alternatively, give me a | Ting, (Avoid just telling me at one of our | meetings as I'm likely to forget!) The list | will be voted on at our December meeting, | so I need all suggestions by the end of | November. | At our next meeting, we'll be talking about the book we read over the summer A Gir! | Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan. Susan hhas offered to lead the discussion so a big, ‘thank you to her. See you all on the 9th. Jane Simpson | meetings will once again be held regularly at a e ms The benefits of “~ Research carried out by the British Institute of Education has shown that children pleasure do better at school in maths, vocabulary land spelling than those who don’t read very often, The study, which is the first of its kind, also showed, rather unexpectedly, that this was the level of a parent's education. Extra reading seems to expand a child’s vocabulary and shows them how different writers are able to express their thoughts and feelings, both of which result However, itis not just academic benefits that are seen, Reading for pleasure increases a child's knowledge of the world and has also been linked to improved social skills. Hi Trevor, | \'ve been looking for ways to encourage our | students to spend more time reading and last WeekTM online. Perhaps you've heard of it? It’s aimed at teenagers, their parents, libraries — | basically anyone who's interested in promoting reading for pleasure. | to be regular readers and library users and there is always a different theme each year. Last year, for example, it was Seek the Unknown @ your library, and this year, It’s Turn Dreams into Reality @ your http://teenreadweek.ning.com We both know the pagitive effects reading has on teenagers, and I think we should get involved. If you agree, we could bring it up at the next reading Y ssf night, | came across a scheme called Teen Read The scheme's is designed to encourage teenagers fibrary. You can find out more from the website: teacher's meeting. Let me know what you tl Maureen KennyQuestion 1 refers to section A. 1 What is true of Farrah Higgins? a Sheis a boring student. b She rareiy tells the truth. © She is a secret FBI agent. She has a talent for maths. Question 2 refers to section B. 2 What surprised researchers about children who read for pleasure? a. that they can express themselves in many different ways b that reading has a greater effect than a well-educated parent ¢ that similar research studies have not reached the same conclusions that their academic performance was higher than those who don't read Question 3 refers to section C. 3 How can members submit their ideas for the new reading list? aby emailing Marsden library bby texting Susan by telephoning Jane before December by speaking to Jane at the next meeting ‘Questions 4 and 5 refer to section D. 4 What is Trevor most likely to be? a. ateacher b alibrarian © ateenager daparent 5 How did Maureen find out about Teen Read Week? a ata bookshop b atthe library © on the Internet data meeting Question 6 refers to sections A, B, C and D, 6 ns mention the benefits of reading? d BandD Reading: _/ 12es, Me 4 wo ~® ' Mid-Year Written Test S @Use Your English Read the text below and decide which answer a, b,c or d best fits each gap. Still missing! The world can be a very strange place, full of mysteries and unsolved crimes. Perhaps one of the most. interesting, and ' _, ofthese is the story of Dorotiy Arnold. Born into a wealthy American family ~ her father, Francis Arnold, a successful perfume importer and another of her close *__, Rufus Wheeler Peckham, a well- known and respected judge, twenty-five-year-old Dorothy seemed to have everything. (On the morning of December 12, 1910, Dorothy decided to go shopping. First, she went to a shop called Park & Tilford's and bought some sweets °__. Next, she went to a bookshop * she made one purchase; a book of short poems. While Dorothy was looking round the bookshop, she met a friend who later told police that Dorothy had planned to walk back to her home through Central Park. Unfortunately, Dorothy never arrived home for dinner. Had she been the victim of aS or had she been attacked and killed while walking through the park? Instead of calling the police, Dorothy's parents hired detectives to * __ the case. After six weeks and no results, the Arnold's contacted the authorities who also ”__ with no clues to Dorothy's disappearance. In 1922, after having ‘spent more than $100,000 to find his daughter, Francis Arnold died. But the question is still unanswered: who's to blame for Dorothy's strange disappearance? It seems the mystery ® not ever be solved and the world will never know. 1a. frustrated b devoted © keen bizarre 2 a relatives b strangers © enemies partners 3 a oncredit bin fashion in debt @_ inan advert 4 a which b who © where why 5 a kidnapping b murder © burglar vandal 6 a interfere D_ investigate © conserve accuse 7 a putoff b kept avay © ended up used up 8 a shall might © must could 18 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold. 1. The victims of the famine are dying of ____________; we must do something! STARVE 2. Can you believe that séme athletes receive such huge —__________ for Pay playing the game they love? "3 I don't tive with my —______ parents; 1 live with my adoptive family BIOLOGY 4 Our school football team is looking for_______from one of the big SPONSOR ‘companies in the area. 5 We went from house to house asking for to build a new CONTRIBUTE youth centre 6 The level of _.in the lake is so high that people are not allowed CONTAMINATE to fish there anymore. 7 The wildfire resulted in the ______ of the natural habitat of many DESTROY wildlife species. . . . 8 Ted sounded very ___when | spoke to him; he feels bad about APOLOGY missing the match. 9 The house js ____because Mum has been on strike fg week! FILTH 10. The boxer made an ____at the local gym and all hs fans came APPEAR to see him. 10 34© Quiz 6 at Vocabulary Choose the correct answers. 10 What crime has Charlie been __ for? a caught b proved © accused d arrested Mark parked in ano parking area and had to fine of £150. a pay b get © give d do ‘Simon ran away from home when he was fifteen and —to a life of crime. a found b turned © did a made How are we going to that it was Sam who stole your bag? a prove b serve stay pay hope the judge will for years. What she did. was terrible. ‘a puther away block her i tie her up give her back Did you hear that three women __ prison earlier today? a locked in b ted up broke out of d_ put away Julia was — of shoplifting and taken to the police station. a. excused b arrested © accused served The sign on the gate said: NO __, so we didn’t walk through it. . a ARSON. b VANDALISM ¢ TRESPASSING | d MURDER There was a at the local shop yesterday ‘evening. They took all the cash. a kidnapping b murder © burglary @ robbery. Criminals don't _ the death penalty in the UK any more. a have b die © do receive n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The judge sent Keith __ prison for eighteen months. a to b in © at d away ‘The gang that they arrested this morning had robbery five times. a done b been © committed d served , Sasha on probation and meets her probation officer every two weeks. a goes b does receives ais ‘The __ who set fire to my bakery has been arrested by the police. a. shoplifter b burglar © arsonist vandal ‘The kidnappers took a little boy and the bedroom. a locked him up © put him away bb locked him in put up with him Would you me for a minute? I need to make a phone call a excuse b accuse © prevent avoid Luke chose to __ six months of community service instead of going to prison. \ a do b make © serve d pay ‘Aman — my grandad this morning. He took his wallet and his car keys. a stole © committed b_ broke into 4 robbed The police have no clues at all; it looks like she’s, going to! a eet itanay © get away with b give it back d tieitup ‘The shoplifter managed to hide things under her _— clothes. a loose © quite b lose d quiet 120