Subject: English

First Sitting

Level: Ninth classes

First Term Final Examination
Time allowed: 1:30

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Date: , January

SECTION ONE : READING ( 35 points )

PART ONE READING COMPREHENSION : ( 23 points)
Read the following text carefully , and then in your ANSWER BOKLET answer all
. the questions that follow . Your answer should be based on the text
Teachers are used to confiscating students' mobile phones or at least asking for them
to be put away , but soon the mobile handset could become a major classroom tool for
teaching and learning . Currently , three schools in the Richmond area are taking part
in a revolutionary M-Learning project which will involve pupils using mobile phones .
The scheme started three months ago and since then students have been very motivated
. to take part in the project
The UK has one of the highest numbers of mobile phone users , with about 80% of
house- holds owning at least one . A growing number of phones have internet
connections and the latest handsets offer multimedia messaging services ( MMS) like
picture messaging .These phones have a tiny digital camera that can be used for
taking pictures ( along with text and sound clips ) which can be viewed on other MMS
. handsets , a PC screen or a web page
They are a lot easier to use than computers and are pocketable , so that you can take
. them almost any where
Students can use the phones to get access to learning materials and for foreign
languages ; there are endless possibilities . Mobiles can also be used for field trips and
outdoor activities where students make calls with their mobiles and send pictures back
. to friends working at school
According to the text , mobile phones have more advantages than PCs . Mention two -1
of these advantages
.
( 3 points )
Quote a sentence from the last paragraph which indicates that mobile phones can be -2
used without limits .
( 3 points )
What does the underlined pronoun " they " ,in the second paragraph ,line 12,refer to -3
?
( points 2)
Find a word in the first paragraph which means " taking away by authority " .
-4
( 2 points )
Write down three things that can be used for showing mobile phones pictures .
-5
( 4 points )
Mobile phones can be helpful in teaching even when not being at school . Give one -6
example .
(2 points)

Encircle the correct choice

1-She....on the right. (A.standing

I think Dave is great, I like........

Note:answer (only 20 )
B.is stand

C.are standing

(A. his

B. he

Which matching is not correct. (A.city-centre

D.is standing)

C. him

B.bus-stop

C.pop-singer

There are lots of people.......the Music Now welcome party. (A. for
Pleased.........you. (A.meet

B.to meet

C.met

Ari likes chatting. (A. neither does kawa

Why dont wethe flower?

They love........new friends.(A. doing

Choose the word that rhymes with truth..

The past tense of beat'' is... (A. beatened
Pipers play..........bagpipes.

(A.the

Mike and Emma work for.. (A.office

B. a

D. to )-4

D. neither do kawa)-6

C. pick

D. picking ) -7

C. giving

D. making )-8

(A.south

B. month

B.beat
C. x

C. of

C. so does kawa

B. picks

B. taking

B. at

D.post-case) -3

D.meets)-5

B. so do kawa

(A. to pick

D. her)-2

C. beaten

C. youth

D.mouth ) -9

D.beatted) -10

D. an )-11

B. restaurant

C. newspaper

D. shop)-12

Can you .me the way to the station, please? (A. note

B.show

C. give

D.lend)-13

We........something that doesn't already exist. (A.discover

B. imagine

C.invent

D.think) -14

A......is someone who sings popular songs.(A.piper B.musician C.pop-singer D.reporter)

16-Nearly five million people live in (A.New Zealand
The capital of New Wales is.(A. London
Dana is afrom Kurdistan.

B. Edinburgh

(A. guitarist

B. fire

The odd word is .

(A. rock

B.Europe

C. the Alphabet
B. samba

C. jazz

C. Scotland

C. Cardiff

B. musician

The earliest wheel comes from........ (A.North America

is an invention. ( A. oil

B.Spain

D.Ireland )

D. Wellington ) -17

C. singer

D. student) -18

C.South America

D. America )-20
D. singer )-21

D.Iraq -19