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THE TEXT
[1] It had been the best day of the year so far! The
weather was gorgeous and everyone was talking about the
upcoming end of term party. Add to that the fact that I was
in the middle of planning my birthday party which was only
10 days away, and you can see why we were all in such
good spirits. School ended as usual and I boarded the train
with everyone else. I only had to go one stop and I'd done
the journey many times before. I'd been on the train for
about a minute when I heard this click and suddenly it
started getting very hot behind me and the air was getting
thick. Then my friend screamed, "Jane! You’re on fire!" I
can't describe what I felt as she yelled at me.

[2] I screamed as loud as I could and cried for help. My friend took her blazer
off and threw it over my head and started hitting me, trying to put the flames out.
As she did so, the train stopped at the station and I fell on the platform and I was
screaming hysterically. The rest was a blur. I got taken to hospital for treatment.
When I was feeling better and had talked to my friends, I realised the horrible truth
that someone had done it deliberately. How could someone be so awful?. “I couldn't
believe it when I found out it was someone from my own year group!”

[3] The end of term night came around and I didn't want to go as I didn't feel
ready to face everyone after everything I'd been through. My best friend said she'd
be there to support me, so I eventually decided to go. I was really glad I went, as we
spent the whole night having a laugh and dancing. That is, until I looked up and saw
that the boy who'd hurt me was there. We didn't speak and nothing happened, but it
really shook me up and destroyed my night. My birthday arrived the day after my
story hit the press. I was too scared to even blow out candles on my cake. The boy
got a fine and a restraining order, which meant he wasn't allowed to come near me
again. 15 months on and I'm a new person.

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Name: …………………. Class……………….
Number………………..
I/ Reading comprehension (15 marks)

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(Tick
the correct option. (1 mark .1
The text is mainly:
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narrative
descriptive
argumentative

 the general idea that best suits the text. ( 1 mark .2

:The text is about
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the end-of-term party
a terrible incident.
a train on fire.

3. Complete the following paragraph with words from paragraphs 1 and
2. (4 marks )
The writer lived a terrible experience before the upcoming party of the end
of school term. One of her own year group attacked her ……………………………..
on her way to board the…………………………….. . She didn’t notice him because
the horrible action was done just behind her. She was scared and started to
cry……………………………. . It was her friend who bravely managed to put out
the fire using her own……………………….
4. Correct the following

false statements with details from the text. (4

marks)
( a- Jane saw the boy when he started to set her on fire. (paragraph 1
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b- Jane was not willing to attend the party as she knew her attacker would be there.
( ( paragraph 3
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( c- Only parents and friends heard about what happened to Jane. ( paragraph 3
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( d- The attacker was not punished for his criminal action. ( paragraph 3
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Pick out 2 details from paragraph 3 to show the bad effects of the train .5
( incident on Jane. ( 2 marks

Cause

Effects
1) …………………………………………………….

One of her classmates set her on fire
2) ……………………………………………………
( Tick the correct explanation of the underlined expression. ( 1 mark .6

( the rest was a blur.”( paragraph 2“
.a- I was severely hurt and couldn’t bear the pains
.b- I couldn’t see well because of the thick smoke
.c- I was unconscious and couldn’t remember what happened next
( What does the underlined word in the text refer to? ( 1 mark .7
.…………………………… ( so ( paragraph 2
( Seeing your friend on fire how would you react? ( 1 mark .8

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II/ Language (10 marks)
ensure _ on_ successfully_ stress_ around _ results _regularly_ however _
powerful_ effect
1) Fill in the blanks with words from the list. (There are 2 extra words).
(4mks)

Exam anxiety is a fairly common phenomenon that involves feelings of

tension or uneasiness that occur before, during, or after an exam. Many
people experience feelings of anxiety …………………………………. exams and
find it helpful in some ways, as it can be motivating and create the pressure
that is needed to stay focused………………………………… studying.
…………………………………., in some cases, anxiety can become so
…………………………………. that it leads to disruptive symptoms that finally
lead to a negative ………………………………….on one’s performance. In these
cases, it is important for students to attend to their symptoms and find a way
to cope ………………………………….. As a first step, it is important to
determine whether the anxiety is “true” test anxiety, or is due to a lack of
sufficient preparation. The student will need to ………………………………….
that he/she spends enough time studying, has adequate study strategies
attends class …………………………………., and understands the class material
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2)

Put the words in brackets in the right tense or form.(3mks)

I have never had a “male friend". Then a couple of months ago one of my high
school classmates (send) ………………………………me an email. We started chatting on
ICQ and it was just (amaze) …………………………….………We can talk about anything ,
share the joys and problems in our life, laugh and cry together. I know he
( always - be) ……………………………………….………… there for me the rest of my life. So
far He has shown me that male friends can be honest and (faith)
……………………………… , supportive and understanding. He has enabled me to see
myself (different) ……………………………………….. and to value my (strong)
…………………………………… . Now the surprise to all this is that we were in high school
!together over 35 years ago

3)

Express the following sentences differently. Start as given. (3mks)

a) I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.

..………………………………………………………………… I would rather
b) My mother gives us many tips about revision.

.…………………………………………………………………… Many tips
c) Jane says “I always do my best in the exams”.

..………………………………………………………………… Jane says

III/ Writing (15 marks)
1/ Develop the following notes into a short coherent paragraph about Taha Hussein: [5
marks]
Name: Taha Hussein
Birth: Novembe 4 ,1889
Family: one of eleven children
Childhood: become blind/three
Education: attend al-Azhar, the mosque university/
studied in France and earned his doctorate/1919
- Auto biography: ALAYYAm /translated /at least 9
languages.
Death: 1973
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[Writing a letter: [10 marks .2
While you are reading a newspaper, you come across the following opinion
on the problem page written by the journalist John Smith about the internet

Nowadays teenagers do not read books.
They spend their time playing online games
and chatting which can negatively affect their
school results. They are always out of time
out of place, living in a virtual world. Internet
.is useless and harmful
As you totally disagree with john, write him a letter, focusing on the positive
effects that internet has on teenagers’ education as well as their personality

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Grading:

content 2

coherence 2

fluency 1

grammar and vocabulary 3

spelling and punctuation 2

Good Luck

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