THE 1st SEMESTER EXAM (The Pilot Syllabus)
Time Permitted: 60’
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Name: ……………………………
Class: 10/
FORM A
I.READING: (2,5ms)
A/Find an appropriate word to fill in each numbered blank
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just ...... (1) a
gram or a kilometer. The difference is that you can exchange money for something
…………(2). A ten pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a .........(3) of
cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed …….(4) of paper which costs almost
nothing to make. Thousands of years ago, people didn’t have money as we
know………….(5).
1/a.like
b.as
c.similar
d.same
2/a.other
b.else
c.another
d.apart
3/a.couple
b.double
c.few
d.several
4/a.slice
b.part
c.side
d.piece
5/a.them
b.it
c.some
d.that
B/Read the passage carefully & circle letter a,b,c or d to show your best answer
Music influences people in different ways or the same person differently at
different times. Music may seem to influence people differently. That is because people
can react differently to the music. We are able to apply a choosing a process to the
music we hear. If someone hates jazz, then a jazz piece with a positive effect will
probably not make him feel good. A happy song might appear to make an angry person
angrier, yet it is not the music itself that is creating the anger; rather it is the positive
effect of the music. The angry person does not want to accept the song’s happy feeling:
it points out his already existing anger, and makes that anger come to the surface.
When a piece of music is played and we are listening to it, our body, mind, and feelings
are being affected. The musicians of ancient cultures such as China, India, Turkey and
Greece understood the effects of music. In fact, Pathagoras, in ancient Greece,
introduced a whole science that concerned them. Because the musicians of these
ancient cultures understood these effects, they created music that was positive,
uplifting, and beneficial. Once the effects of music are better understood, the next step
is to gain a better understanding of the music around us, and what effect it is actually
having.
6/The text is about ……………..
a.The science of music
c.The effects of music on human feelings
b.Understanding music
d.Music and an angry person
7/Music ………………
a.cannot be chosen
b.affects everybody in the same way
c.affects us in different ways
d.never make us angry
8/According to the text, …………………..
a.Everybody likes jazz
b.Jazz always makes us feel better
c.No one likes jazz
d.a very angry person sometimes do not accept
music.
9/In ancient cultures, there used to be a science that concerned the effects of music in
…………..
a.China
b.India
c.Turkey
d.Greece
10/The word “Once” has a close meaning to ……………
a.one time
b.when
c.Because
d.if
II.LISTENING:2ms
Listen to the recording twice and do the 2 tasks below.
A/You will hear a man telling a group of students about a trip to the theater. For each
question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space (1,5m)
TRIP TO STAUNTON THEATER
*Meet at 6.00p.m at the ……………………………………(1) of the school.
*The name of the play is The Party.
*Get a copy of the play from the ……………………………………..(2).
*Each theater ticket will cost ₤ …………………………….(3).
*After the theater- have ……………………………………..(4) and coffee.
*On the return journey, the coach will stop at the ………………………………………..(5) and
then the school.
B/Answer questions (0,5m)
1/What kind of play is “The Party”?
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2/What time does the play begin?
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………...
III.WRITING: 3ms
A/Rewrite the following sentences in the ways shown (1m)
1/My brother has worked as a bus- driver for 5 years.
=> My brother ……………………………………………………………………
2/We can go to the cinema by bus. We can also get there by motorbike.
=>We………………………………………………………………………………..
3/If the walls are painted by Friday, she will pay you more.
=>Finish……………………………………………………………………………….
4/Our school doesn’t hold the English Speaking Competition as usual.
=>We wish………………………………………………………………………….
B/In about 120 words, write a paragraph about a kind of food in your country which is
good for health (2ms)
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---The end--Good Luck!