2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR MİLLİ EGEMENLİK ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL 1 ST TERM 1ST ELECTIVE ENGLISH

WRITTEN EXAM FOR 12 /F

NAME/ SURNAME: NUMBER: SCORE:100/

DURATION: 40 Minutes

Brief History Of Music

Music is present in almost every aspect of our lives with a variety of melodies, harmonies, and rhythms in it. Being
inexpensive and easily accessible makes it the best form of entertainment of all kinds. Therefore, no other alternative
can boost our mood and positively impact our physical and psychological well-being as much as music. It evokes and
arouses emotions in the listeners. However, the emotions evoked by music cannot be identical for each audience.
Musical tastes and preferences of the listeners for a particular kind may impact the interpretation of the emotion felt by
them. Several pieces of research and studies have shown that there is a strong relationship between music
preferences and personality traits. David M. Greenberg, a psychologist at the University of Cambridge, found that
individuals’ musical preferences are linked to three broad thinking styles: empathizers (Type E), systemizers (Type S),
and the ones classified as balanced (Type B). The participants were asked to listen to fifty musical excerpts and
indicate their preferences. Type E who has a strong interest in others’ thoughts and emotions was more interested in
mellow music that had low energy, sad emotions, and emotional depth like R&B and soft rock genres. Whereas Type
S who is interested in the systems and instrumental elements preferred more intense music, such as hard rock, punk,
and heavy metal genres. Type B individuals who have the characteristics of both styles equally displayed a broader
range of musical preferences. On the other hand, there is no adequate evidence to justify the belief that personality
traits determine our musical tastes. Some other factors such as age, cultural background, and gender—that may
influence our preferences—should also be considered in explaining how one’s musical taste is shaped.

A.Read the text and match the highlighted words in the text to the definitions below.(6x1=6p)
1 . a particular quality in 3. a short part taken from a 5 . smooth and soft :____
someone’s character:_____ speech, book, etc:_____
6 . to bring a feeling, a memory or
2 . extreme and forceful :____ 4 . to improve or increase an image into your mind:____
something:____
B.Read the text again and answer the following questions . (5x2=10p)

1 What are the functions of music in everyday life?

2 How does Greenberg classify thinking styles?

3 What are the characteristics of empathizers?

4 Why are Type B individuals called balanced?

5 What are the factors that shape our musical tastes?

C.Fill in the blanks with pronouns which agree with the underlined or indefinite pronouns 15x2=30
1. Because her husband used to study music, _______ knows how to play several musical instruments.

2. My neighbor and I like to go shopping together, so that _______ can help each other choose what to buy.

3.Would you like me to help ______ ?

4. My friend and I expect the woman to call ______.
5..I waved to you. Did you see _______ ?
6. Her grandfather is a wise man. Everybody respects ______.
7. We want you to wait for ______.
8.Your coat may be warm, but I think _______ is more elegant.
9. The children warmed _______________ in front of the fire.
10. She prides _____________ on her ability to speak French
11.Thomas ate _________________that was in his lunch bag, except for the carrot. (indefinite p.)
12. Excuse me, waiter. There’s _________________in my soup. I think it’s a fly. (indefinite p.)
13. I put my glasses ___________________ in my office, but I can’t remember exactly where. (indefinite p.)
14. I can’t meet you tomorrow because I have _______________ important to do.
15._________________ in our class passed the grammar test!

D.Fill in the blanks with the simple present or the present continious forms of the verbs in parantheses.
(10x2=20)
1.We ______________________(move) out of the city soon because my father got a job in another part of
country.
2.New research ________________(show) that taking vitamin C tablets when you have a cold probably doesn’t
do much to help.
3.l _____________________(work) hard to save money this year so that I can buy a house.
--Simple past or past continuous---
4.Tom __________________(study) for his math test when all of a sudden someone ______________(knock) very
loudly on his door.
5.My friend Carlos_________________(cook) a Spanish dinner last night and it______________(be) delicious.
--- Future or Future Continuous---
6.In the next few days, I ______________________(study) in my room not doing so much else because of my exams
next week.
7.I hope my favorite politician ____________________(become) the leader of the country as I think he could do a lot
of good.
---------- Simple Past or Present Perfect/P.P.Continuous-----------
8.My best friend and I _______________________(work) together at the same company for the past five years
9.I_______________________ (watch) a movie last night with my friends.
10.I _____________________(drive) all morning to get to the beach. I hope that we get there soon.

E. Fill in the blanks with a modal verb.(4x2=8)

1.You _____________________drive above the speed limit. If you do so you will pay a fine.
2.Patric ________________________ go to the party because his car broke down.
3.Adam _________________________be angry at his brother for losing his new phone.
4.My dog has just been fed. It ___________________________be hungry yet.

F.Translate the sentences into Turkish.(3x3=9p)

1.You have a lot of money. You must have been saving for a long time.

2.They should have selected Lily as a class leader since she is the most responsible among us.

3.Ken would prefer to work overtime rather than work on a public holiday.

G.Read the sentences considering the underlined words, and then rewrite the sentences using the words
in brackets.(2x5)=10p
1.It’s not necessary for you to book a table ahead of time. (needn’t)

2.It is obligatory for students to turn their smartphones off before the exam starts. (have to)

H.Write about your best friend’s personality by giving reasons 4x2=8p

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Abdullah ARAS (Good Luck)