mid term test

Souk Essebt Prep.School

Miss Sabrine Absi

Mid-Term Test N°1

Name :……………………………………….

Family Name :……………………………

N° :………………. Class :…………..

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I-Language: (12 marks)

1) Fill in the blanks with words from the list below. There are 2 extra words. (3 .
5marks)
On / leave / careful/ addiction / infected / purchase / hard-earned / overspending / worried

Nina Brighton is complaining about her daughter Jane:”My daughter is 15 years old. Her
problem is ………………………………………...She spends all her money ………………………….useless things like
cosmetics , clothes and fast food. That’s why she doesn’t have enough money to
…………….........more important things like stationeries. I’m angry with her .I believe she should
be more …………………………… about money. I think that spending money has turned into an
……………………………….to her .She just can’t stop it. She must know that money is ……………………Her
father is as……………………………as me about her situation. So, he decided to stop giving her
pocket money.

2) Circle the right answer: (3, 5 marks)
Maria and Anna are two pupils. They are close friends, but they belong to different

families. Maria’s family
parents,
(

is an (

grand-parents

olded- fashion

/

small/

and
old fashion/

bad /

extended) family. Maria lives

siblings. Her
old-fashioned

parents
).They

with her

are

conservative

don’t

give

her

and
much

(free/ freer /freedom).They fight a lot .Her grand-parents are as quarrelsome as her parents. She
feels (happy / glad / miserable) and spends most of her time outside the house. While Maria‘s
family is an unhappy one, Anna‘s family is a lucky one. It is a nuclear family. Her parents are modern
and easy-going. They are very helpful. They (support / supporting/ supportive) her all the time. Anna
respects her parents. She never (breaks / respects / obeys ) their rules. She never argues with
them. As a result, Anna has (good/ best / better) marks than Maria. Maria is the worst pupil in
class.


3) Match between the sentences parts to get a coherent paragraph: (2 marks)

1-My life was miserable

a-over money, friends and holidays.

1+…….

2-They were fighting

b-but I miss my father so much.

2+……

3-Eventually, they got a divorce

c-because my parents didn’t see eye to eye.

3+…….

4-Now I live with my mother

d-which ended their problems.

4+…….

4) Match between the underlined statements and their suitable functions. There is an
extra function: (3 marks)

Statements

Journalist:

Functions

A

While dogs make excellent friends to humans, they

can sometimes represent a real hazard (1). Dr Bradely Griff is a
safety expert and today he is going to provide us with the suitable
advice to reduce the risks of dogs’ bites.
Dr Griff: yes, sure. First, dogs owners should take a good care of
their dogs (2). They must feed them, clean them and take them to
the vet..
Journalist: ok.

a- Warning
b- Contrast

Dr Griff: Second, dogs are very aggressive (3) when they are c- Equality
isolated.
Journalist: ok. so, they mustn’t be chained in an isolated place.(4)

Journalist: Oh, really!!
Dr Griff: Yes. But you also need to know something very important.
It is true that dogs’ bites are more frequent but even cats bite. In
addition, cats’ bites are more serious than dogs’ bites (6) because
they are usually infected.

2+ …
3+ …

d- Advice
e- Describing
f- Comparing

Dr Griff: No. Third, beware of male dogs (5). They tend to be g- Prohibition
more aggressive than female ones

1+ …

4+ …
5+ …
6+…


II-Listening Comprehension: (8 marks)

1) Listen and circle the right option: (1 mark)

The listening passage is about

a-a conservative father
b-a severe husband
c-a special father and husband

2) Complete the table with information from the listening passage: (2 marks)
Name
Roger Green

Occupation

Marital Status

……………………………..

……………………………

3) Listen and say whether the following statements are “True” or “False”: (2 marks)
a-Roger thinks that raising children is the responsibility of the mother.
b-Roger and his wife are no longer enjoying their social life.

………….
…………….

4) Circle the right option: (1 mark)
Taking care of children is as entertaining as going out and having fun.
a-Equality

b-Comparing

c-Contrast

5) Listen and complete the missing words: (1 mark)
Roger has another ……………………………….to play at home. He washes the dishes and cooks the
meals. At night, he sometimes gets up to ……………………………….. his little baby to sleep in his
arms.
6) Listen and say whether the underlined sounds are similar” are different “D”: (1
mark)
a-children - washes

…………..

b-school

…………..

- cook

The Listening Passage

Roger Green works as an English teacher in a secondary school. He is
married with 3 children .Roger thinks that raising children is the
responsibility of parents, the father and the mother. He always looks
after the children when his wife is away. He has another role to play at
home. He washes the dishes and cooks the meals. At night, he sometimes
gets up to rock his little baby to sleep in his arms. He always says that
children are very demanding and need a lot of care.
Roger and his wife are no longer enjoying their social life because they no
longer have time to see friends or eat out. However, they say that taking
care of children is as entertaining as going out and having fun.