Mediterranean Village Preparatory School         El Mekki Mourad           May 2003

 

                     – 8th Form –                                   MID TERM ENGLISH TEST N° 3

8B 2 / 3
 
 


Name : ………………………………………………………………………….        Class :                        N° ……

 

 

 

1.  Last weekend, the weather was very warm and nice. Therefore, Tom and his best friends, Bill and Peter, decided to go on a picnic. They took their lunch packs, got on their bikes and started their journey to the mountain. Tom was very excited. He was riding his bike very fast. Suddenly, they came to a dangerous curve.

2.  Tom was looking at the flowers and the trees around him. That was why he did not see the road sign. He tried to slow down but he fell off his bike. His friends were very careful. They stopped and went to help him. Poor Tom hurt his left hand and his head.

3.  One of the boys ran quickly to a petrol station and called an ambulance. Five minutes later, an ambulance came and took Tom to hospital. The doctor said that he needed to stay there for some days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I / Reading Comprehension : (7 PTS)

 

  1. Read the text and circle the right alternative : (2 pts)

 

 

v     Tom went to the mountain alone                            True  /  False

v     The picnic started in the evening                            True  /  False

v     Tom was not riding his bicycle slowly                    True  /  False

v     There wasn’t any road sign at the curve                 True  /  False

 

  1. Why didn’t Tom see the road sign ? (0.5 pt)

 

v     Tom didn’t see the road sign because ………………………………………………………

 

  1. Read the text and say what the underlined words refer to : (1.5 pt)

 

v     “They” (paragraph 1) refers to ……………………………………

v     “his”    (paragraph 2) refers to ……………………………………

v     “he”     (paragraph 3) refers to ……………………………………

  1. Read the text and find the opposites of the following words : (1 pt)

 

v     best    Ή………………..

v     bored    Ή ………………..
  1. Read the text and fill in the blanks to complete this summary : (2 pts)

 

Tom, Bill and Peter went on a ……………… last weekend. While they were riding in the mountain, ………… had an accident and fell off his bike. His friend phoned an ………………... which took him to the ……………………

 

II / Language : (8 PTS)

 

  1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box : (3 pts)

 

scored – gymnastics –   silver – organized – win – participated – won

 

Nadia Comaneci was a  superstar of ……………….  .She …………………. in the 1976 Olympic Games ………………… in Montreal and she ………… 5 medals: 3 gold, 1 ……………… and 1 bronze. When she was 14 years old, she ……………… seven times 10 / 10.

 

 

 

 

2.      Circle the correct alternatives : (3 pts)

 

Julia is a secretary. Every morning, she (took / takes / take) her car and (rides / drives / walks) to her office in the town. She always (stayed / stays / stay) there until six o’clock in the afternoon. Yesterday, however, She was very ill. So, she called her boss to tell him about her illness and she (goes / has gone / went) to see the doctor. The doctor (examines / examine / examined) her very (care / carefully / careful) and advised her to stay in bed for at least two days.

 

3.      Match the sentences in A with their functions in B : (2 pts)

 

A

 

B

Sandra : “ Mom, (1) can I play some computer games ? ”

Mother : “ (2) No Sandra, you can’t ! You must do your   

                 homework first ! ”

Sandra : “ But (3) I can’t do it mother !! ”

Mother : “ You can’t ?! Why not ? ”

Sandra : “ Because it is extremely difficult ! (4) can you help 

                 me, please ? ”

Mother : “ Of course honey ! bring me your book ? ”

1.    ……

2.    ……

 

3.    ……

 

4.    ……

 

a. Expressing ability

b. Asking for permission

c. Expressing inability

d. Refusing permission

e. Making a request

 

III / Writing : (5 PTS)

 

      Use these prompts to write a paragraph about Jane and her daily routines.

 


(Name: Jane)         (Age: 14)       (Nationality: Canadian)

(Town: Toronto)        (Occupation: a pupil)

(Routines: get up  /  wash + breakfast  /  ride bicycle to school  /  lessons  /  lunch  /  play with friends  /  shower  /  T.V.  /  dinner  /  homework + story  /  bed).

 

 


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Composition               / 3 pts

Spelling                   /1 pt

Punct. & Capit.                      /1 pt

 

 

                                                                                                     Good Luck !