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The Second Term Test of English . High School - School Year: 2021/2022 s* year Literary Stream Allocated Time: 01 hour Level/Streai Read the text and do the following activities: Text: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling is a book about bravery and courage. This is the first in the seven book Harry Potter series. ‘The main character in this book is Harry Potter. When he was just a baby, Harry's parents were killed by a Dark Arts wizard named Voldemort. He tried to kill Harry but failed, leaving him with a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt on his forehead, and giving him the title “The Boy Who Survived", ‘The book follows Harry in his first year at Hogwarts where he meets Hermione and Ron. They discovered that in a room in the Forbidden Corridor at Hogwarts, covered by spells and curses, lays the one and only Philosopher's Stone ~ a stone that can transform any metal into gold and also produces the Elixir of Life. This sets for an eventful adventure for them. The story theme is magic and mystery. Nothing is as it seems, with changes at every turn, This book is unlike any other; J. K. Rowling has opened the door to a whole new world of reading, ‘Adapted from: Scott Huggins, C.A review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's ‘Stone By J. K. Rowling - Compulsive Reader. [online] Compulsivereader.com. A) Comprehension: 1. Thetextis: (0.5pt) a) A Book Review. b) A Conversation. ©) An E-mail. 2, Say whether the following sentences are “true” or “false”: (1,5pt) a) There is only one Harry Potter novel. b) Voldemort killed all Harry's parents. ©) Harry discovers the Philosopher's Stone alone. 3, Answer the following questions according to the text: (4pts) a) Who authored Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? b) What is the “Philosopher's Ston: the story? ©) Does the reviewer like the book? If so, why? 4, What or who do the words written in bold refer to in the text? (1pt) a) He... b) Where . B) Text Exploration: 1, * Find in the text synonyms of the following words: (1pt) a) Protagonist (§2) b) Turn into (§3) = * Find in the text opposites of the following words: (1pt) a) Allowable (§3) ¢ .. b) Reality (§4) # .. 2. Complete the chart as shown in the example: (3pt) Verb ‘Adjective Example: To write Written To review narrative To describe 3, Combine each pair of sentences using the given relative pronouns: (2pts) a) The Philosopher's Stone is magical. It can turn metal into pure gold. (Which) b) Voldemort is the antagonist character, Voldemort killed innocent people. (Who) 4, Classify the words according to the pronunciation of the final /ed/: (2pts) lived - produced - ended ~ booked it /a/ fid/ in the gaps with words from the lis : (4pts) children - magical - books - story A fairy tale is a often intended for.. that features fanciful and wondrous characters. The term “fairy” tale seems to refer more to the fantastic and setting within a story. Fairy tales are often traditional; many were passed down from story-teller to story- teller before being recorded in... ~ Good luck —

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