Second term First session Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Subject: English’' Mega goal 2’’ Ministry of Education

Grade: Secondary one. Directorate of education in Jeddah
Time: 3 hours Alnaseem Jeddah Ministry of Education Office

Final exam for 1443H Al Sarawat Private Secondary School (Boys )

‫اسم المصحح‬ ‫درجة السؤال المقالي‬ ‫اسم المراجع‬
‫التوقيع‬ ‫الدرجة كتابة‬ ‫الدرجة رقمًا‬ ‫التوقيع‬
‫اسم المدقق‬
‫التوقيع‬
‫اسم الطالب‬ ‫رقم الجلوس‬

1-Reading Comprehension (6 Marks)

1- Read this passage and answer the question:

Many people believe the world is in need of a lingua franca, or a language which people can use
to communicate around the world. In recent years, English has rapidly taken on the role, as it
has become of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Over 300 million people speak
English as their native language. There are at least 300 million more who use English as their
second or third language and another 100 million who have learned it as a foreign language.
English is listed as the official or co-official language in over 45 countries. It is also spoken
extensively in other countries where it has official status.
Interestingly, despite the fact that the United States has one of the largest English-speaking
populations in the world, it doesn’t have English as its official language. In fact, there has been a
heated debate over this issue. Whereas many people think that the United States should have an
official language which unites its people, many oppose the idea, arguing that having one official
language would go against the First Amendment of the American Constitution which
guarantees freedom of speech.
English is recognized worldwide as the international language of communication. People in
China, for example, study English not only to communicate with people living in English-
speaking countries, but also to be able to talk to speakers of other languages, such as
Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, etc, and vice versa.
English is also the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy, and tourism. A pilot
from anywhere in the world must be able to talk to speak English in order to communicate with
international control towers. Additionally, any computer professional must at least be able to
understand written English to operate any kind of computer hardware and software.
Over the last fifty years, the English language has indeed become the world’s lingua franca, or
in other words, the language that is accepted by the world population as its international vehicle
for communication.

Put ( T ) for True; or ( F ) for False:

F A lingua franca is a nationality. 1
F There are less than seventy million people around the world speak English. 2
T English is not an official language in the United States. 3
T The underlined pronoun “it” in the first paragraph refers to English. 4
F “Rapidly” in the second line means quietly. 5
T Over forty five countries use English as the official or co-official language. 6

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questions

1-Grammar 6 Marks
2- Choose the correct ananswer:
Fahd always drives his car .......................... .
1
Slow d quick c carefully b careful a
................................ milk do you drink a day ?
2
How old d How long c How many b How much a
They won the match .......................... the bad performance.
3
Because d as soon as c in spite of b although a
I don’t have ................... money.I will ask my brother to lend me.
4
Many d few c any b some a
You’d better ......................... your lessons regularly.
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Studying d studied c studies b study a
Could you ........................ when you were five ?
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jump d jumped c jumping b jumps a
Did ............................ play football when you were young ? 7
used you to d use you to c you used to b you use to a
How .............................. to pay ?
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you like d would you like c have you like b are you like a
I cleaned my room. So ............................. .
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I did d I do c did I b do I A
Drinking .................... milk is bad for your health.
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lot d many c few b little A
............................... many people in the party.
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Are there d There are c Is there b There is a
What ............................ do you want ? I prefer the blue one.
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Material d Price c color b size a

2- Vocabulary 4 Marks
A- Choose the correct word:
The meeting was ............................ .It was postponed.
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got along with d thrown away c put off B taken up a
I ................................ when I didn’t pass the English exam.
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be honest d felt down c felt through B felt up a
I'm ......................... in learning new languages.
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interested d decided c excited B capable a
Do you think there are other ...................... for giving up junk food ?
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noise d lights c causes B reasons a
You must ..................... smoking. It is dangerous for your health. 17

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 give up d keep in c get with B stay up a
..................................... and tell me exactly what you want.
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Be straight d By mistake c Of course B No way a
The internet made us ......................... with people from all over the world.
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guess d promise c communicate B make a
The prize is awarded to people whose ............................ benefit mankind.
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Crimes d international c problems B achievements a

B- Match words in column(A) with their meanings in column(B): (2 Marks)

(B) (A)
bring in from another country a Bald b 1
having no hair on the head b Import a 2
a person walking in a town or city c face to face d 3
meeting someone for something d Wealthy e 4
having a lot of money and fortune e

3- Composition 6 Marks

A-Free composition: ( any possible answer )

Write a composition of (not less than 60 words) on the following topic:

The last vacation

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Write a composition of (not less than 60 words) on the following topic:
Your favorite hobby
Use these guide words :
( Any possible answer )
Football - club – with my friends – free time – in the club – every week
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