El Farabi Prep School Full Term Test Level: 9th Forms

Teacher: Mrs Adla Yousfi N°3 Duration: 1 Hour

Pupil’s name: …………………………… Mark: ……../20
Class: 9 B ….

TEXT :
One of my friends named Akka once wanted to celebrate her birthday by visiting an
orphanage, instead of having a party in a restaurant. The previous evening, we went to
find out how we can help, may be we could pay for a session of their lunch or something
we thought. We found that the children were cared for very well.
I remember what the caretaker said : No, we don't have a money issue. If you all can
come and find some ways to spend time with the children that day, that'll be a greater
help for us. The children will also have the experience of meeting new people and having
fun.
We planned out the next day and, quickly notified some of our friends and their parents.
We organised some games with the children, conducted a quiz. Some of us had music
talents so we had a short music session and encouraged the children to come out with
their hums and songs. We also got a few of them to dance a little bit for a few popular
Bollywood numbers. We had paid for sponsoring the lunch too. We had food with them,
we had carried a few extras like icecream, sweets and foreign chocolates. Some of our
friends let them fiddle with the cameras, and you'll be surprised with the kind of angles,
poses and shots the kids came up with. (A little sports would have been a great thing, but
we hadn't thought of it at that time).
After the group photograph in the end, there was a moment of calm when everyone was
about to clean up and leave.
A kid asked my friend :" Akka, when are you coming back next ? "
The pining for love and care was there in the eyes. It was heart-rending.
My friend lifted the kid, patted her and offered to go for five Sundays to teach some
photography. She did that.
It was a good lesson about how, for the little ones, even the little gestures can go a long
way. And it's not always about the money and comforts.
By: thoughtbubble
Written on February 18th, 2013

El Farabi Prep School Full Term Test Level: 9th Forms

Teacher: Mrs Adla Yousfi N°3 Duration: 1 Hour
Pupil’s name: …………………………… Mark: ……../20
Class: 9 B ….

I. READING COMPREHENSION:(6mks)

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 1- Complete the table with information from the text: (2mks)
voluntary work Beneficiary
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2- The following statements are false. Correct them with reference to the text:
(2mks)
a- Akka decided to celebrate her birthday in a restaurant.
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b- Akka didn’t go back to the orphanage after that day.
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3- Tick () the right function: (1mk)

« may be we could pay for a session of their lunch » a- certainty.
b- possibility.
c- ability.
4- What do the underlined words refer to? : (1mk)
a- them (line14): …………………………….
b- she (line26): ………………………………..

Pupil’s name: ………………………………..

II - LANGUAGE: (8mks)
1- Complete the following paragraph with the right words from the list. There
are two extra words: (2mks)
world – interests – piano – football – interviews – popular

Barbara Lewis is an excellent opera singer. She is very …………………… in Britain.

Interviewer : Could you tell me a little bit about yourself ?
Barbara Lewis : I was born in New Zealand.
Interviewer : Are there any musicians in your family ?
Barbara Lewis : My mother played the …………………… for pleasure. When I was
three, she decided that I would be a singer; and when I was
seven I started playing the piano.
Interviewer : What are your other …………………………… ?
Barbara Lewis : I enjoy swimming and playing golf, but most of all, I enjoy spending
time with my family.
Interviewer: How can you balance between your home life and your singing career?

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 Barbara Lewis : I perform in opera houses all over the ……………….. I try not to
take jobs that keep me away from my family for a long time.

2- Match the underlined sentences with their corresponding functions. There

is an extra function: (2mks)

Sentences Functions
Michelle: Did you hurt yourself? a- Inability
Gabriel: No, why?
Michelle: You have a Band-Aid on your arm. b- Ability
Gabriel: Oh, that. I donated blood today.
Michelle: You did? That’s great. I’d like to donate blood , but every c- Desire
time I get close to a needle, I feel light-headed. I’m afraid if
I go through with it, and they actually draw blood, I’ll faint. d- certainty
Gabriel: I’m used to it. I give blood all the time.
Michelle: That’s very admirable. e- indifference
Gabriel: I don’t mind doing it . It’s not a big deal.
Michelle: But it is a big deal. If relief organizations didn’t have
enough blood when they traveled to disaster areas,
they couldn’t help the injured people there. 
I’m sure that’s why you do it , right?
1+ … 2+ … 3+ … 4+ …

3- Put the bracketed verbs in the right tense or form: (2.5mks)

Last Saturday afternoon, I went to a mall to do some (to shop) …………………… In the clothes
department, I (to buy) ……………………. a skirt and a jumper and I paid for them. While I
(to wait) …………………………. for the elevator to go to another department store, I (to see)
……………………. a pair of sunglasses that I liked. I tried them on and (to decide)
……………………. to buy them.

4- Circle the correct option: (1.5mks)

Pupils in my school are active and (cooperate /cooperative / cooperation). They
established an organization to fight pollution at school. They are about 50 (volunteers / voluntary
/ volunteering). They do many voluntary works such as: Planting trees, watering flowers and
collecting litter. They believe that the Earth is seriously threatened by pollution (so /because
/but) we have to work together to save it.

III – WRITING: (6mks)

People in Gaza are suffering from many problems. What can you do to help them?
- The following hints may help you:
* Homeless, poverty, hospitals, homeless, starvation …
** Voluntary work, donations, blood, medicine …
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