99911 – 3 ‫שאלון לדוגמא‬

Part I – READING COMPREHENSION (A) Read the following passage carefully and answer
the questions in English. (35 points)
.‫קראו את הקטע שלפניכם וענו על השאלות שאחריו באנגלית‬
.‫اقرأ القطعة التي أمامك وأجب عن األسئلة التي تليها باإلنجليزية‬
Eating Differently in a Warmer World

I
When people think about climate change, they imagine a world with shorter winters and longer
summers, flooded coastal cities or extreme weather changes. They don’t think about what they eat.
However, because of warmer temperatures there will be less of foods which are affected by the rising
heat and more of those that survive with more heat and less water. In 2016, wheat growers in France
5 realized something was wrong. Their harvest was 25% smaller than usual. The reason was an
unusually warm winter which increased the spread of diseases and the number of pests.

II
Scientists are studying the effect of global warming on food supplies. Some are using greenhouses or
experimental fields of plants. Others are using a computer model where they model the growth of
plants and assess changes in crop yields:they change one factor each time while leaving the others
10 unchanged. The focus of the studies is the world’s 4 most important food crops: wheat, rice, corn and
soybeans which provide two-thirds of the calories that people eat.

III
They found that a 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature causes the corn harvest to fall by 7%-8% ,
wheat by 6 %, rice and soy by 3%. First, when temperatures rise, fewer plants grow and they don’t rot
into compost which lowers the soil’s nutrients; plants using this soil don’t get as much food to grow.
15 Second, because of global warming, the CO2* in the air has increased causing food plants to grow to
smaller sizes. Third, weeds, that like the increased heat, compete with crops.
*‫חומצי‬-‫פחמן דו‬ *‫ثان اكسيد الكربون‬
‫ي‬
IV
Today there are 7.6 billion people on Earth. The United Nations predicts there will be 9.8 billion by
2050. That's many people to feed. However, there is hope. While we cannot stop climate change, we
can try to slow it down. We can adapt our farming methods, learn from weeds how to strengthen
20 major food crops and look for foods that grow well in hotter weather. It’s up to us!!

Adapted from:https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/climate-change-global-warming-
food-eating

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99911 – 3 ‫שאלון לדוגמא‬

Answer the following questions in English. (35 points)

.‫ענו על השאלות הבאות באנגלית‬
.‫باإلنجليزية التالية األسئلة عن أجب‬
A. List three results of global warming:(paragraph I) (3points)
1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________

B. What kinds of food will we eat in the future? (paragraph I) (3 points)

____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

C. What does warm weather cause? (paragraph I) (4 points)

____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

D. What methods are scientists using to study the effect of global warming on the amount of food
we can grow. List three methods : (paragraph II) (3 points)
1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________

E. What does the word they in line 8 refer to? (2 points)

____________________________________________________________________________

F. What causes the soil to have fewer nutrients? (paragraph III) (4 points)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

G. Which of the following statements are True? Check 2:(paragraph III) (8 points)
1. In hotter weather, weeds grow just a well as food crops.
2. All of the food crops decreased by at least 7%-8%.
3. Rotting plants in the soil are important for crops to grow well.
4. Increased CO2 in the air makes plants grow larger.

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H. Mark the following True/ False. (1+3 points)

a. We can stop climate change. True / False
b. Support from the text:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

I. What is the main idea of paragraph IV? Circle the correct answer: (4 points)
1. We can learn to make crops stronger.
2. There will be too many people to feed in 2050.
3. We can learn to feed the world despite the changing climate.
4. Climate change is going to continue.

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Part II – READING COMPREHENSION (B)
Read the following passage carefully and answer in ENGLISH. (25 points)

.‫קראו את הקטע שלפניכם וענו על השאלות שאחריו באנגלית‬

.‫ التي القطعة اقرأ‬،‫تليها التي األسئلة عن وأجب أمامك‬

Dangerous Distractions While Driving

I
50% of car accidents are caused when drivers are distracted while driving. 25% of them are
distractions in the car! In January 2020, a survey was carried out by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (U.S.). Of the 2000 drivers who responded to the survey, 37.1% of those who
responded agreed that using a mobile device impaired their ability to drive safely. Despite this, 28.6%
5 of them said that they used mobile devices to text, answer calls or taking pictures while driving. The
reason was that they felt pressured to do so.

II
However, there are other distractions which result in accidents. The survey found that 19% were
caused by drivers eating and drinking while driving. 9.4% of the accidents were caused by other
people in the car making noise, for example:crying children or teenage friends having fun in the
10 back seat. Playing around with radios and CD players caused 11% of them. The conclusion is that
when you drive – drive. Doing other things – eating, texting, talking to friends in the back seat,
playing music – endangers your life!

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99911 – 3 ‫שאלון לדוגמא‬

Answer the following questions in English. (25 points)

.‫קראו את הקטע שלפניכם וענו על השאלות שאחריו באנגלית‬

.‫ وأجب عن األسئلة التي تليها‬،‫اقرأ القطعة التي أمامك‬
Part I
A. Fill in the missing information according to the text. (paragraphs I+II) (2 points each)
Numbers What they refer to

2020

accidents caused by drivers eating and drinking

9.4%
agree the device impairs ability to drive safely

B. Complete the sentence: (2 points)

Even though they knew it was dangerous _____ of the drivers said that they used mobile devices
while driving.
Part II
A. What is the cause of most car accidents? Circle the correct answer: (paragraph I) (4 points)
1. using a mobile device
2. distraction while driving
3. using a mobile device to text
B. Why did people use mobile devices even when they knew it was dangerous? (paragraph I)
(4 points)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

C. Give two examples of other peoples’ behavior in cars that cause accidents: (paragraph II)
(4 points)
1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________

D. The main idea of the passage is: (3 points)

a. You shouldn’t drive cars because there are too many accidents.
b. A survey that was taken in Jan 2020.
c. One should concentrate while driving.

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Part III – Vocabulary and Unscrambling Sentences

Total Points: (24 points)

Part A

In each question match three items 1-6 to the definitions on the right.
Write the number of the item next to its definition. (3 points each)

a.

1. to appear
2. to charge
3. to compare _____ to continue in time
4. to improve _____ to examine or to look for the difference between two or more things
5. to last _____ to come into view, to show up to examine or to look for the
6. to monitor
b.

1. height
2. influence
3. instruction _____ the process of testing to learn or discover something
4. license _____ the distance from bottom to top/how tall a person is
5. knowledge _____ a card or a document that shows official permission
6. experiment

Part B (6 points)

Put the words in the correct order and copy them onto the line below.
Pay attention to capitalization and punctuation. (2 points each)

1. is / the environment. / Growing / essential / trees / for

____________________________________________________________________________

2. costs. / Smart / electricity / reduce / buildings

____________________________________________________________________________

3. from / do not eat / Vegetarians / any food / that comes / animals.

_______________________________________________________________________

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Part IV – INSTRUCTIONS
Read the questions below and match them to the answers that follow. (16 points)

.‫קראו את השאלות שמופיעות והתאימו אותן לתשובות‬

.‫لإلجابات والءمها التالية األسئلة اقرأ‬

Water Heaters

Questions:

1. For how long should we switch/turn on our boiler?

2. I leave the boiler on for hours but the water still isn’t hot. Why?
3. We keep forgetting to turn off the boiler. Our electricity bill is high!!
4. How much money will I save by setting the boiler at a relatively lower temperature?
5. What is the maximum temperature the water can reach in a water heater?
6. Why should I get a tank-less water heater?
7. What should I do before getting a new water heater?
8. Will low-flow faucets increase my hot water efficiency?

Answers:

a. Get a boiler with a timer to make sure that it only heats the water when you want it to do so.
b. Over time, it cuts down the costs and functions very well.
c. For most water heaters, the maximum temperature setting is 65 degrees Celcius.
d. On cold days heat your boiler for a maximum of 2 hours, 1.5 hours is usually enough.
e. You should clean out the water heater to see if there is a problem of calcification.
f. The reason could be a problem with the element, thermostat or lime scale.
g. When water is discharged at a lower flow rate from the faucets, it lasts longer.
h. For every 8 degrees Celsius the temperature is lower, you’ll save 10% on your bill.

Write your answers here:

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