Didi Salah Secondary SchoolSchoolYear: 2013/2014 Class:1stYear Literary StreamTiming: 2 Hours

First English Exam

I- Reading and interpreting: (15pts) Read the text carefully then do the activities:

Susans Daily Routine

Susan is seventeen years old and she attends a very big school near London. Her favourite subjects are Science and Physical Education. Susan has a quiet busy life. She always gets up at a half past seven. She has a shower, gets dressed and at eight oclock she goes to school by car with her mother. Her classes start at half past eight. Her(1) mother is a teacher at her(2) school. On Mondays, Susan has lunch at school with her friends. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she practices volleyball at the schools gym.She is very good at sports. Wednesday is Susans favourite day of the week because she has dance classes and sometimes she has dinner with her father. Susans parents are divorced. She lives with her mother and at the weekends she always goes to her fathers house. On Saturdays, after having lunch with her father, Susan goes to the cinema with some friends. At 4:40 pm, Susan goes home and listens to music in her bedroom. She loves music. At 9:45, she goes to bed. She never goes to bed late. A/Comprehension and interpretation:(07pts) 1- Say whetherthe following statements are True or False: (2pts) a- Susan gets up at a quarter past eight. b- At the weekends, she visits her fathers house. c- Her classes start at 7:30. d- She goes to the cinema on Fridays. 2- In which paragraph was the following ideas mentioned? (1pt) a- Susans favourite subjects at school.
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b- Susans favourite day of the week. 3- Answer the following questions according to the text: (3pts) a- What are Susans favourite subjects? b- Is Susan good at sports? c- What sports does she practice? d- What is Susans favourite day of the week? e- How does Susan go to school? f- How often does Susan go to bed late? 4- Who do the underlined words refer to in the text: (1pt) a- Her(1) . b- Her(2) . B/ Text exploration: (07pts) 1- Pick out from the text two sentences that contain a Degree Adverb:(1pt) a- . b- . 2- Fill in the table with the appropriate adjectives: (2pt) Ordinary Adjective Extreme Adjective Big Tragic Excellent Hungry 3- Classify the following words according to their syllables number:(2pts) Father More Street Men Internet Extraordinary She Today One Syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables More
4- Rewrite the following sentences adding the appropriate Frequency

Adverb: (2pts) a- Ahmad plays football at the weekends. (50%) b-Firemen are ready for any call. (100%) c- My father takes me to school by car. (05%) d-I am happy with my tests mark. (80%) IIWritten Expressions: (06pts) Choose ONE of the following topics:
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Topic 1:Using the following notes, write a short paragraph on how to create an e-mail account: Chose a web site. Sign in to your account in order to see your details. Switch on the monitor and the central unit. Create an e-mail account.

Topic 2:Write an e-mail to your new pen friend introducing yourself and describing your regular activities using adverbs of frequency. Good Luck!

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