Full term test n°1 Text : The alarm went off at six o’clock a.m It woke me from my restful sleep I had to get up, but I was very stressed I got a funny feeling in my stomach That day, I had to something I had been afraid to for a long time Mum came into the kitchen asking, “Are you ready, Sam?” “Yes,” I answered quietly I wasn’t really! The school bus came on time, and I sat with my friend, Billy We chatted about football and some famous players It was a great way to forget about what I had to that morning As we approached the school, I could feel my heart beating My hands were starting to tremble I hated this! I entered Mrs Owens’ class She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning “Hi Sam,” she said as I walked in “Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my seat I looked at the clock The time was near I hope I am not first! Mrs Owens said it was time to begin our special day Mrs Owens announced, “Sam, you’ll be first.” I got up slowly, looking at the ground as I walked to the front of the room I looked up, it was a total quiet and everyone was staring at me At first, I couldn’t speak Mrs Owens knew I was nervous She came by me, and said “come on intelligent pupil, don’t worry Everything will be all right.” She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his project, and I know it is very interesting.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam, can you give us some useful information about pollution in our country?” I started feeling confident and relaxed I thought about the things I had read about rubbish in the streets, dirty parks, smokes of the factories and I started to talk Before I knew it, I was telling the class about everything I had learned I talked in front of all the students, and it was enjoyable They were listening to me carefully, and Mrs Owens was smiling She gave me a good mark It was my first oral test at school I was proud of myself I- Reading Comprehension : 1- The text is about : (1mk) - Sam’s first day at school - Sam’s first oral exam Sam’s dream at school 2- Correct these false statements with details from the text : (2mks) - Sam’s project was boring ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… On his way to school, Sam was alone and spoke to nobody ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3- Answer the following questions : (2mks) - What did the teacher to Sam when he couldn’t speak? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What you think of Sam’s teacher? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4- Choose the correct meaning : (1mk) “As we approached the school: - As we left school - As we went far away from school - As we came near the school II- Language : Fill in the blanks with words from the box There are extra words.(3mks) Geoography – revise – exam – succeed – cheating – report- Science – fail When I was in my first year in prep school, I had a tough test in …………………………… The night before the test I went to Sue’s birthday party , so I didn’t study On my way to school I tried to ………………….some lessons but it didn’t help I decided to write something in a small sheet of paper During the test , I needed the piece of paper Unfortunately , at the very moment I looked at it , the teacher caught me ………………………… He took my ……………………… …… and wrote a ………………………… to the school administration I didn’t …………………………that year , but I learned something important from the experience 2- Circle the correct alternative : (3mks) My mother is a dynamic woman She does all the housework (myself , her , herself) My father rarely helps ( him , her , it) He often (cut – cuts- cutted) himself when he helps in the kitchen When my sister and I ask (my – your – our) parents to help with our homework They often say : “ it ( yourself- yourselves- you) They want us to rely on themselves – ( ourselves – we) 3- unscramble the sentence part to get a coherent paragraph The parts of the first sentence are in the correct order (2mks 1- All secondary school pupils are advised to study for a certificate on First Aid Safety – can learn how / pupils on the course /from happening / to prevent home accidents ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… 3- how to deal with / besides , they are taught /and at school /accidents at home ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… 4- they learn what to in / for example, / and cuts/ the case of burns , broken bones …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… 5- many other common injuries / learn about / they can also ;……………………………………………………… … III- Writing : Bill is a school boy who has a dream His dream is to be a good pupil Write him a letter to advise him how to make his dream come true Here are some hints Do homework cheat revise regularly Sleep during lesson fight with friends good marks ( proud parents) be late Adherence and content adequacy /2.5 neglect lessons make noise participate dream in class Lexical and grammar accuracy /2 Punctuation , spelling ,capitalization /1 Dear Bill ; ……… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………