Exam: Final Exam (Term 1) Subject: English

Date: /11/ 2023 Duration: 3 hours

Name:……………………………………. Grade: (4 )

Answer all of the following questions

 Section A: Reading Comprehension (Total mark for this section:10 marks)
Q1- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (5 marks)

Bessie Coleman was born in 26 th, January 1892 in Atlanta, Texas. In the Southern USA
at this time, people with black skin were not treated the same as people with white skin.
Bessie studied hard at school but family life made it difficult for her to go to school. Before
becoming a famous daredevil, she trained to work in a beauty salon.
Bessie was determined to become a pilot but there were two problems: there were very
few women pilots, and no black women pilots at all.
Bessie was rejected by all the flying schools in the country, so she saved her money and
sailed to France to train as a pilot. In 1921, Bessie became the first black woman to get a
pilot’s licence.
On 30th April 1926, she was flying with her engineer when he lost control of the plane,
Bessie was not wearing a seatbelt. She was thrown out of the plane and she died in the
accident .Flying planes.
Bessie had to be brave and determined to achieve her dream of flying planes. Her career
ended in tragedy, but Bessie had already proved herself to be one of the bravest daredevils
of all

1- When and where was Bessie Colman born?

2- What did she do before becoming famous?

3- What were the two problems she faced regard becoming a pilot?
 Exam: Final Exam (Term 1) Subject: English

Date: /11/ 2023 Duration: 3 hours

Name:……………………………………. Grade: (4 )

4- What did she do when she was rejected by all the flying schools in the country?

5- How would you describe Bessie’s character?

2- Match the words to their definitions. (3 marks)

pire not accepted

p hold on firmly

ected make you want to do something

3- Put each word into the correct sentence. (2 marks)

Escaped magician fascinated risk

1- A tiger has …………………… from the zoo!

2- Carla was ………….………..... by the butterfly.

3- “Craig is going to have a ……………………. Performing at his birthday party”, he said.

4- “It’s a ……………………..,” said Mrs. Williams. “We might not make it back in time.”

 Section B: Grammar: (Total mark for this section:5 marks)

Q1- Replace the underlined words with the correct possessive pronoun. (3 marks)
1- John’s car is parked outside.
 Exam: Final Exam (Term 1) Subject: English

Date: /11/ 2023 Duration: 2 hours

Name:……………………………………. Grade: (4 )

1- The children’s playground is nearby.

2- Aisha’s laptop is on the table.

2- Change each of the following verbs to fit in the sentences. (2 marks)

1- I was …………………… of you the other day. (think)

2- I ………………………… a cake last week. (Make)

3- The label in the bottle ………………….. it’s dangerous. (say)

4- An hour ago, Zak ……………………. He wanted a cup of tea. (say)

 Section C: Writing: (Total mark for this section:5 marks)

Q1- What daredevil stunt would you perform if you had the chance? What qualities you think
you should have to do it? Write three sentences to explain why you chose that stunt.
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