End Term Test 1 9th 15 16 5p2l1b

Riyadh prep school

end-of-term test1

Mrs. Marnissi

Name : …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Class : 9 th form ………. N°: ……………..

1. “I’m very fat” , says Kate, but that wasn’t a problem until the first day at secondary school. A boy of my age, called John, caused me so many problems . John and his friends followed me everywhere saying bad things about me. I asked them to leave me alone but they refused . I sat at the back of the class just to be far away from them. 2. I went home later that afternoon and my mum asked me if I enjoyed my first day at school. I didn’t want to talk about it. So, I said it was good.

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3. The next day was as terrible as the first and this lasted for two months. So, I couldn’t go to school anymore. I hated it. I took the 7a.m bus everyday but I didn’t attend my lessons. I went to the park next to the school and sat there until the end of the classes. My results were very bad for this first term . Kate , 14 , Paris

A-Reading comprehension: (06marks) 1-Tick (√) the right answer. (1 mark) The text is about... a) School places. b) School rules. c) School memories. 2- These statements are false. Correct them with details from the text. (2 marks) a) John and his friends have a good relationship with Kate. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. . b) Kate ‘s first day at school was so enjoyable. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3-Find the opposites of the two words below from the text : (2mark) Enjoyable # …………………………………………….. to accept# ………………………………………………….. 1

4- Circle the right structure used inthe following sentence (1mark) :

“The next day was as terrible as the first” The comparative ( using a short adjective) The superlative The comparative ( using a long adjective)

B-Language: (08marks)

1/ Complete the following paragraph with six words from the box below: (3 marks) forget about/ memories / grades/ excited / pretend /cheating / must / afraid I am Jack. I am a successful doctor. When I was young , I didn’t like school. I always felt (1) -------------------------- of teachers. I thought they were cruel people. At primary school, I used to (2) ----------------that I was sick to stay away from school . My parents told me that I (3) -------------------------- work harder to succeed but I didn’t obey them. At 11, I met my French teacher, Mrs Catherine, who made me love school, get good (4) --------------------------and even with high scores. I respect and love Mrs Catherine so much. Unfortunately, she died a few years ago, but I will never (5) ………………………. her. I had wonderful school (6) --------------------------thanks to her. A lot of people would not think of her as a hero, but for me , she’s definitely one. 2/ Put the words in parentheses in the right tense or form. (2.5mks) Well, I ‘m going to speak about with my parents. I think my mother is the (intelligent) ………………………………………………………… person in the family. She teaches at university. My father is certainly (lazy) …………………………………… than her . I laugh a lot when he keeps repeating that he is tired . My brother is my (good) ……………………………………….………. friend. I can talk to him about everything. My brother ‘s wife plays the piano well and she can sing ,too. She is always busy. She is really a (work/ hard) ………………………………………………………woman. But , she is the (stubborn) …………………………………………………………………person I’ve ever met. She always wants to do things only in her own way. 3/Circle the right option (2.5marks) : I that when I was a pupil , I had a difficult test in science. The night before ( failing / succeeding / taking) the exam, I went to Sue’s bitrthday party; so I didn’t prepare well. On my way to school, I tried to review some lessons, and it (work / worked / working) well . (Whereas / While / But) I was ready for the test , my classmate wasn’t ready . He decided to write something down on a small sheet of paper instead. At the end , my teacher looked at my test paper. Mine is wonderful whereas my friend’s paper is full of mistakes and hesitations . The teacher (taked /take /took) his test paper and wrote a report to the school istration. Three days later, my friend got a punishment : a detention for a week and a ( bad /worse / better) mark.

C- Writing (06marks)

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Write a letter to your friend to speak about what your friend must do to succeed . These hints can help : revise – do homework – pay attention – listen carefully - ……… Dear …………………………………………………………………….., To succeed at school , you ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………. .

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