62259 reading comprehension and grammar tasks

FULL TERM TEST N°1
9th form

Ann felt nervous as she entered the classroom. Just last year, she was a student and
now she was a teacher. It was strange to be on the other side of the teacher’s desk. The
children were ready for lessons to begin.
“Please take your books out”, she said. While the children opened their desks and took
out their books, Anne looked at them all. Most of the children looked cheerful, but a few
seemed unfriendly.
The day passed quickly. Ann couldn’t remember it very well. It was like a dream.
Only two of the children were naughty. The first was Morley Andrews. He took out his two
pet grasshoppers during the lesson. The second was Anthony Pie. He poured a few drops of
water down Aurelia Clay’s neck. Ann made Morley stand at the front of the class for an hour
and she kept Anthony in at break to talk to him about good manners.
At the end of the day, the children left and Anne packed up her things. She felt tired
and a little bit sad. She didn’t know if she liked teaching after all. She locked the school door
and started to walk home. At the bottom of the hill she met one of the boys from her class.
He gave her a small bunch of flowers.
“I came back to give you these.” He said. “I thought you might like them. And I like
you, teacher.” Ann took the flowers and smiled. “Thank you”, she said. “They are beautiful.”
Suddenly, Ann didn’t feel tired at all. She was happy and hopeful.


Menzel Bouzayene Prep School

2012 /2013

FULL TERM TEST N°1
Name: ………….. Surname: ………….. Class: 9TH B….

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Reading Comprehension : ( 06 marks)

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Read and match the sentences halves. (

/3mks)

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Ann was nervous because
Ann made a boy stand at the front

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because
Ann was a little bit sad because

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He took out his pet grasshoppers
during the lesson.
It was her first day as a teacher.
She didn’t know if she liked
teaching.

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1+……..

2+……..

3 +……..

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Correct the following statement : (

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All Ann’s students seemed friendly.

/1mk)

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.….
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Answer the following questions :

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What did the boy give Ann at the end of the day? (

/1mk)

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How did Ann feel about it? (

/1mk)

13- …………………………………………………………………………………………

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Bob is ……………………… than his older

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brothers.
 responsible / more responsible / the

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……………………..his
brothers ask their

Language
: ( 08marks)
most responsible
Choosefather
the correct
alternative
to complete
/2.5mks)
for money,
Bob prefers
to rely onthe paragraph.(
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………………………. He works as a

 where / but / while

newspaper seller in his free time. His teachers

 herself / himself / him

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are very proud of ……………… because he is

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a …………………………… boy inside and

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outside school.

 he / his / him
 hard – worked / hard – working /
working – hard


222324252627282930- 2-Fill in the blanks with words from the box. Be careful there are two extra
words
(
/3.5 mks)
31Failed – earn – subjects – succeed – dreaming – cheat – advice- pocket -grade

32When I was at school, I was very lazy. I didn’t want to study because the school

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………………….. Were too difficult for me. During lessons, I was all the time
……………………….about football. My teachers encouraged me to work hard but , I
didn’t listen to their ………………… Once , I tried to ……………….... in the Math
exam. Unfortunately, the teacher caught me and wrote a report to the school
administration. My father was very angry and cut my …………………money. I
……………………. That year and I left school. Now , I’m working as mechanic. Of
course, it is not a good job because I’m all the time dirty and I don’t
……………………….enough money. I’m not happy I left school early and I regret
that so much.
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3-The sentence
paragraph there

39- 1-Last week I didn`t revise well

for the French exam;
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parts to get a coherent
is one extra item (2mks)
a- And severely punished me.

41- 1

+
…


42- 2-Because I know that my

b- Hoping to be proud of me.

44- 2

father will be very angry at me
4345- 3-At home I showed my father

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my exam paper.

c- decided to erase my mark and wrote a
good one instead.-

4649- 4-However

he noticed my
handwriting in the comments

50- d-because he did not know the teacher.
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e-so I got a bad mark

+
…
…
…
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+
…
..
51- 4
+
…
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5556- Writing ( 06 MARKS)
57- Mrs. Brown is a desperate housewife. Her family members never share with her family responsibilities. She is

writing a letter to a magazine to complain about it.
58- Write down Mrs. Brown’s letter. The following hints may help you.
59- Mrs Brown :
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Busy all the time

feed the baby

wash the dishes

get up late at night

exhausted
62- Mr Brown :
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read newspapers

watch TV

sleep

65- Children :
66- Adherence and content adequacy
67/3

68- Lexical and grammar accuracy
69/2

70- Punctuation , spelling
71-

,capitalization
/1

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Play outside (dirty clothes)
Dear editor ;

fight

mess their rooms

I’m Mrs. Brown. I’m writing this letter to complain about my family. I’m a housewife and my family
members never share with me responsibilities. Every day, I …………………………………….

……………………………………………..…. ………...
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