The Ministry of Education

Khadeejah Um Al Mominin Secondary school

Second month exams 2022/ tenth Grade

Name : _____________________
Reading (8) Writing(8) Speaking(12) Listening(12) Total (40)
Section : _____________

Date : _____/______/ _______

Read the following passages, then answer the questions follow: (8 pts)

Climate vary hugely in different parts of the world. They determine what an area is like, and they
affect the people who inhabit the region as well as the plants and animals that live there. Polar
areas are very cold, with strong, dry winds. The temperature in summer is never higher than tem
degrees centigrade, and ice and snow cover the ground. In mountain areas, the highest of
mountains determines the climate.

1. How is the climate in the mountain determine? (1 pt.)

2. The underlined word (there) refers to _______________ (1pt)

Volcanoes can be very dangerous to people when they are in the process of erupting. The hot
lava can destroy towns and kill people. The ash can crush houses and plants. However, after the
eruption, the ash and lava make the ground very good for farming. The magma cools into different
kinds of solid rocks that wear down and become earth that is very good for growing plants. A long
time ago, farmers used the obsidian (volcanic glass) for their tools. Even nowadays, obsidian is still
used to make knives for medical operations.

3. The writer mentions two benefits of the obsidian. Write them down. (2pts)

4. Quote the sentence that indicates the magma turning into a farming land. (2pt)

Humans, whose activities might be causing global warming today, need to take action otherwise
there will be probably more extreme climate changes in the future. Nobody knows for sure what
to expect. However, Earth, which has already survived some dramatic changes in its long history,
may have to face some challenges in the future.

5.What will happen if humans don’t take actions to face global warming? (2pts)

6. Find a word from the text that means (unexpected and causing a big change) (2pts)
 Critical Thinking: “Humans must take actions to solve the global warming.” Write three ways that can
humans do to face the problem.

“wherever you go, no matter what the weather , always bring your own sunshine.” Do you agree?
Disagree? write your point of view.

Vocabulary: Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box (4 pts)

1. After the ___________ it took weeks for the water level to go down. Fossil
2. I don't understand this. Could you ___________ me? dramatic

3. There has been a _________change in public opinion towards peaceful discussions flood
4.Oil and coal are examples of _____________ fuel. They are unrenewable.
wear down

enlighten
B. Choose the correct part of speech to complete the gaps (2pts)
1.Volcanoes _________ when the crust is weak and full of cracks. (eruption (n.) / erupt (v.)
2. Sweden has shown the way forward on energy _________. (efficient (adj.) / efficiency (n.))

C. choose the correct word (2pts)

1. It is the hot melted rocks inside the volcanoes. magma / lava
2. It is a climate in which it is hot during the day and cold during the night. tropical / desert

Grammar: A. Fill in the gaps with (who, whose, where, which) (2pts)

1.Can you see the car ________ door is scratched?

2.Can you name man ___ was America's first president?

3.Can you name the country ___ was the birthplace of Mozart?

4.Can you name the country ___ Mount Everest can be found?

B. Rewrite the sentences by joining them using a relative clause and commas where possible (2pts)

Mount Everest is in the Himalayas. It is the highest peak in the world.

Mount Everest _________________________________________________

Good luck girls  BOTHAINAH SUBAIHI