Second Semester English Exam 10 th grade Date: 30 /05/2011 Iskandar Secondary School. Name: Part One :Reading Comprehension

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1 Second Semester English Exam 10 th grade Date: 30 /05/2011 Iskandar Secondary School. Name: Time: 2 hours Section: 80 Part One :Reading Comprehension (20 points) Read the following passage, then answer the questions below: Between 1950 and 1980, television became a normal part of family life in many parts of the world. This happened fastest in North America. There, TV quickly became big business and a powerful advertising medium, with around 10 minutes of commercials per hour. Most people were very happy with their new friend in the corner of the living room, but others began to worry about TV s effects especially on their children. Many were worried about the amount of advertising. Moreover, they felt that programmes were often violent and encouraged the wrong ideas about life. People also thought that TV was too addictive. They believed that it was having bad effects on social behavior and family relationships. In Denver, Colorado, a group of 40 families decided to do something about their worries. After discussion with a university research team, they agreed to get rid of their TVs for a month and see what happened. Here are a few of the changes that they reported three weeks into the experiment. Ann Mc Andrew said that she was enjoying peaceful life without TV. She thought that after the experiment she and her family would find another place for the TV instead of the family room. Joey Kawalski, 15, reported that he had started reading much more during the last three weeks. Peter and Elaine Schuman told researchers that they had found a huge difference. They felt they were a family again and had been brought together by the experience that they were sharing. What s more. We are discovering many things about each other during the experiment, including hidden abilities, skills and interests, Elaine added. After these positive comments, the researchers expected that many of the 40 families get rid of their TVs completely at the end of the month. Perhaps the most interesting result of the experiment, however, was that not one of them did. (A) Answer these questions: ( 8 points) 1- What became big business and a powerful advertising medium? Name two things that made many people worried about TV effects

2 3- What happened after discussion with a university team? Was the experiment succeeded? Why? Why not? (B) Complete the following from the text. ( 2 points) After the experiment Ann Mc Andrew thought (C) Write down what these words refer to ( 3 points) a. This line b. they line (D) Say whether the following statements are True or False : ( 3 points) 1- The normal position of TV is in the corner of the living room. ( ) 2.At the end of the month a group of 40 families get rid of their TV s completely (E) Find words from the text that mean the opposite of : ( 3 points) 1- slowest : negative : (F) Find the meaning of these words from the text : ( 3 points) 1- very strong glad ( ) Part Two Vocabulary. (20 points) Q1: Complete the sentences with another word from the same word family (4pts) a. The design of this building contains lots of new ideas ( culture) b Think of computers and technology ( inform ). c. A Japanese factory is going to robots next week ( production) d Farm chemicals which are getting into the rivers cause ( pollute ). Q2 : Match words with their definitions : (4points) a. internet : ( ) 1. calm and quiet, without killing or fighting. b. society : ( ) 2. job or jobs that you do through your working life. c. career : ( ) 3.computer system that allow people to send messages. d. peaceful ( ) 4. a group of people living together in one country.. Q3 : Fill in the spaces with the suitable word from the list bellow. (4points) robots vocational pottery environment rusty a. Let s take the example of housework which will use computing power b. Should you take the route and prepare to become an electrician c Hundreds of fishing boats lie on the old seabed d Hebron is famous for its fine , glass and leather products Q4. Use the underlined words to form compounds. (1 point) a. It s a problem that is found widely all over the world It s B The water in the Nile River is fresh. Nile River is a river 2

3 Q5 Complete the following with pairs of opposites : ( 3 points) hopeful / hopeless take / bring continue / stop a. We can t watching TV all day.we have to and do our homework. b. The team were very at the start of the game, but they are losing 5-1now, and there are only ten more minutes. the situation is c. Could you this spoon to the kitchen and then could you a knife Q6 Fill in the spaces with the suitable connectors from the list bellow ( 4points) and but Too because for example 1. Grade 10 is a difficult time you have to take important decisions. 2. There are a lot of things for Muslims to see in Palestine , they should visit the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. 3 Both Hebron and Nablus are cities, none of them is as big as Jerusalem. 4. The fish died and the fishing industry, Part Three Language (25 points) Q1 : Choose the correct answer. ( 5 points) (1) If you cool water to 0 c, it and becomes ice. (a) will freeze (b) would freeze (c) freezes (2) It s far away for me to reach that building. I m really tired. (a) too (b) very ( c) enough (3) His hair is too long. He must (a) cut it (b) have it cut ( c) has it cut (4) I was with his high mark. (a) pleased really (b) really pleased (c) realy pleased. (5) He was shocked.you told him about his father s accident (a) should have (b) should (c ) shouldn t have (6) If I had studied hard, I the exam. (a) would have passed (b) would pass ( c) will pass (7) There was decline in prices. (a) a rapidly ( b) a rapid ( c) rapid (8) I enjoy interesting films. (a) watch. (b) to watch ( c) watching (9) We would like to the city center supermarket. (a) to go (b) going ) (c ) go (10) Tell me your opinion, please. (a ) at ( b) of ( c) about Q2:Change the following sentences into reported speech. Change the tense(4pts) (1) I ve been in London since last November. Mr. Ali said (2) We are too late for school. We must run. 3

4 The boys said Q3: Change the following questions into reported speech. (4 points) (1) Are you hungry, Omar? Omar s mother asked (2) Where do you live, Layla? The teacher asked Q3: Change into the passive. ( 6 points) (1) Sami eats two apples (2) Did the fire damage the house? (3) When will you find an answer to the problem? (4) Khalid is answering the questions correctly. Q6 Fill in the spaces with the suitable phrasal verbs from the list bellow. ( 4 points) go into go through go out go on to go along with 1.I d really like to teaching. I respect this kind of jobs. 2.She doesn t like to this idea. This is why she refuses it.. 3 You don t need to study these pages. Just them quickly.. 4. We feel unhappy. We have to to the party this evening. (Q5): Write (vt) for transitive sentences and (vi) for intransitive ones.( 6pts) (1) Jericho lies on the Dead Sea coast. ( ). (2) People have found many treasures in recent years. ( ) (3) They named it after the Islamic Caliph Omar Ibn Khattab. ( ) (4) Ahmad came late to school yesterday. ( ). Part Four : Writing (15 points) Q1: Write the abbreviations and symbols to their meanings (5 points) minus for example before midday after middy plus equals a b am c d. pm e. = Q2: Write one of the following topics. (10 points) a. Write two paragraphs about your future career. Use the following ideas Paragraph 1 : Which route of education you would like to choose. ( scientific. literary, vocational, commercial ). Paragraph 2 : write the reasons for your choice, Don t forget to use suitable connectors(for example,because, however etc) b. You are Jamal. You live in Bethlehem. Your PO Box is Write a letter to a British Tourist Manager Mr. Alan Jones. His PO Box is London UK. Ask him to send you the following things ; (1) a brochure about important and interesting places to visit in London. 4

5 (2) How to get a tourist visa. (3) How much money the journey costs. Writing Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 With my best wishes. Khalil Abu Rizik. Total 5

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7 Second Semester English Exam 10 th grade Date: 30 /05/2011 Iskandar Secondary School. Name: Model Answers. Time: 2 hours Section: 80 Part One :Reading Comprehension (20 points) Read the following passage, then answer the questions below: Between 1950 and 1980, television became a normal part of family life in many parts of the world. This happened fastest in North America. There, TV quickly became big business and a powerful advertising medium, with around 10 minutes of commercials per hour. Most people were very happy with their new friend in the corner of the living room, but others began to worry about TV s effects especially on their children. Many were worried about the amount of advertising. Moreover, they felt that programmes were often violent and encouraged the wrong ideas about life. People also thought that TV was too addictive. They believed that it was having bad effects on social behavior and family relationships. In Denver, Colorado, a group of 40 families decided to do something about their worries. After discussion with a university research team, they agreed to get rid of their TVs for a month and see what happened. Here are a few of the changes that they reported three weeks into the experiment. Ann Mc Andrew said that she was enjoying peaceful life without TV. She thought that after the experiment she and her family would find another place for the TV instead of the family room. Joey Kawalski, 15, reported that he had started reading much more during the last three weeks. Peter and Elaine Schuman told researchers that they had found a huge difference. They felt they were a family again and had been brought together by the experience that they were sharing. What s more. We are discovering many things about each other during the experiment, including hidden abilities, skills and interests, Elaine added. After these positive comments, the researchers expected that many of the 40 families get rid of their TVs completely at the end of the month. Perhaps the most interesting result of the experiment, however, was that not one of them did. (A) Answer these questions: ( 8 points) 1- What became big business and a powerful advertising medium? TV ( did ) or TV became big and a powerful advertising medium. 7

8 2- Name two things that made many people worried about the effects of TV. Any two possible answers. a.they were worried about the amount of advertising. b. They felt the programmes were often violent. c. They encouraged the wrong ideas about the people. d. people also thought that TV was too addictive. e. people believed that it was having bas effects on social behaviour and family relationships. 3- What happened after discussion with a university team? A group of 40 families agreed to get rid of TV for a month. 4- Was the experiment succeeded? Why? Why not? No, it wasn t. Because no one got rid of TV. (B) Complete the following from the text. ( 2 points) After the experiment Ann Mc Andrew thought that she and her family would find another place for the TV instead of the family room. (C) Write down what these words refer to ( 3 points) a. This line 2 Between 1950 and 1980, TV became a normal part in many parts of the world. (D) Say whether the following statements are True or False : ( 3 points) 1- The normal position of TV is in the corner of the living room. ( T ) 2.At the end of the month a group of 40 families get rid of their TV s completely ( F ) (E) Find words from the text that mean the opposite of : ( 3 points) 1- slowest : fastest 2- negative : positive. (F) Find the meaning of these words from the text : ( 3 points) 1- very strong : powerful. 2- glad : happy. Part Two Vocabulary. (20 points) Q1: Complete the sentences with another word from the same word family (4pts) a. The design of this building contains lots of new cultural ideas ( culture) b Think of computers and information technology ( inform ). c. A Japanese factory is going to produce 500 robots next week ( production) d Farm chemicals which are getting into the rivers cause pollution ( pollute ). Q2 : Match words with their definitions : (4points) a. internet : ( d ) 1. calm and quiet, without killing or fighting. b. society : ( c ) 2. job or jobs that you do through your working life. c. career : ( a ) 3.computer system that allow people to send messages. d. peaceful ( b ) 4. a group of people living together in one country.. Q3 : Fill in the spaces with the suitable word from the list bellow. (4points) robots vocational pottery environment rusty a. Let s take the example of housework robots which will use computing power b. Should you take the vocational route and prepare to become an electrician c Hundreds of rusty fishing boats lie on the old seabed 8

9 d Hebron is famous for its fine pottery, glass and leather products Q4. Use the underlined words to form compounds. (1 point) a. It s a problem that is found widely all over the world It s a world wide problem. B The water in the Nile River is fresh. Nile River is a fresh water river Q5 Complete the following with pairs of opposites : ( 3 points) hopeful / hopeless take / bring Continue / stop a. We can t continue watching TV all day.we have to stop and do our homework. b. The team were very hopeful at the start of the game, but they are losing 5-1now, and there are only ten more minutes. the situation is hopeless c. Could you take this spoon to the kitchen and then could you bring a knife Q6 Fill in the spaces with the suitable connectors from the list bellow.(4 points) and but too because for example 1. Grade 10 is a difficult time because you have to take important decisions. 2. There are a lot of things for Muslims to see in Palestine.For example, they should visit the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. 3 Both Hebron and Nablus are cities, but none of them is as big as Jerusalem. 4. The fish died and the fishing industry, too. Part Three Language (25 points) Q1 : Choose the correct answer. ( 5 points) (2) If you cool water to 0 c, it and becomes ice. (a) will freeze (b) would freeze (c) freezes (2) It s far away for me to reach that building. I m really tired. (a) too (b) very ( c) enough (3) His hair is too long. He must (a) cut it (b) have it cut ( c) has it cut (4) I was with his high mark. (a) pleased really (b) really pleased (c) realy pleased. (5) He was shocked.you told him about his father s accident (a) should have (b) should (c ) shouldn t have (6) If I had studied hard, I the exam. (a) would have passed (b) would pass ( c) will pass (7) There was decline in prices. (a) a rapidly ( b) a rapid ( c) rapid (8) I enjoy interesting films. (a) watch. (b) to watch ( c) watching (9) We would like to the city center supermarket. (a) to go (b) going ) (c ) go 9

10 (10) Tell me your opinion, please. (a ) at ( b) of ( c) about Q2:Change the following sentences into reported speech. Change the tense(4pts) (3) I ve been in London since last November. Mr. Ali said he had been in London since last November (4) We are too late for school. We must run. The boys said they were too late for school. They had to run Q3: Change the following questions into reported speech. (4 points) (2) Are you hungry, Omar? Omar s mother asked if he was hungry. (2) Where do you live, Layla? The teacher asked where Layla lived. Q4: Change into the passive. (4 points) (1) Sami eats two apples. Two apples are eaten by Sami. (2) Did the fire damage the house? Was the house damaged by the fire? (3) When will you find an answer to the problem? When will the answer to the problem be found? (4) Khalid is answering the questions correctly. The questions are being answered correctly. Q5: Write (vt) for transitive sentences and (vi) for intransitive ones.( 4pts) (1) Jericho lies on the Dead Sea coast. ( vi ). (2) People have found many treasures in recent years. ( vt ) (3) They named it after the Islamic Caliph Omar Ibn Khattab. ( vt ) (4) Ahmad came late to school yesterday. ( vi ). Q6 Fill in the spaces with the suitable phrasal verbs from the list bellow. ( 4 points) go for go through go out go into go along with 1.I d really like to go into teaching. I respect this kind of jobs. 2.She doesn t like to go along with this idea. This is why she refuses it.. 3. You don t need to study these pages. Just o through them quickly. 4. We feel unhappy. We have to go out to the party this evening. Part Four : Writing (15 points) Q1: Write the abbreviations and symbols to their meanings (5 points) minus for example before midday after middy plus equals a. + plus b am : before midday c. minus d. pm after midday e. = equals. Q2: Write one of the following topics. (10 points) a. Write two paragraphs about your future career. Use the following ideas Paragraph 1 : Which route of education you would like to choose. ( scientific. literary, vocational, commercial ). Paragraph 2 : write the reasons for your choice, 10

11 Don t forget to use suitable connectors(for example,because, however etc) b. You are Jamal. You live in Bethlehem. Your PO Box is Write a letter to a British Tourist Manager Mr. Alan Jones. His PO Box is London UK. Ask him to send you the following things : (1) a brochure about important and interesting places to visit in London. (2) How to get a tourist visa. (3) How much money the journey costs Writing With my Best wishes. Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Total 11

12 12 Khalil Abu Rizik.