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Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 1 English Listening Comprehension Teacher’s Paper of 2

KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU

Secondary School, Kirkop

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION – 2015/2016 TRACK 1

Teacher’s Paper

Instructions for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination

The teacher should instruct the candidates to answer the questions on the paper provided. The

following procedure for reading the Listening Comprehension passage is to be explained to the

candidates immediately before proceeding with the examination.

You have been given a sheet containing the listening comprehension questions. You will be given

three minutes to read the questions based on the passage. The passage will be read at normal

reading speed. You may also take notes during the reading. After this reading there will be a

pause of another three minutes to allow you to answer some of the questions. I shall read the

passage a second time and you may take further notes and answer the rest of the questions. After

this second reading you will be given a further three minutes for a final revision of the answers.

a. 3 minutes – Students read questions.

b. 3 minutes – Teacher reads passage aloud for the first time while students take notes.

c. 3 minutes – Students answer questions.

d. 3 minutes – Teacher reads passage for the second time. Students may answer more

questions.

e. 3 minutes – Students revise final answers.

FORM 3 English Listening Comprehension TIME: 15 mins

Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 1 English Listening Comprehension Teacher’s Paper of 2



HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION – 2015/2016

Track 1

FORM 3 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TIME: 15 mins.

Teacher’s Paper

Board Games

All of us have played a board game at one time or another. Probably the first one all children

learn is the game of Snakes and Ladders. In this game you have to race your friends to the top of

the board and hope you don’t land on a snake which will send you sliding back to the beginning.

Lucky players land on a ladder and zoom ahead of the others. The first player to land on the

hundredth square wins.

Board games have been played for over seven thousand years. Archaeologists have found

beautiful and intricate board games made of glass and ceramic inlaid with gold and enamel.

These were board games made for the amusement of the rich. However, in the past, board games

were not played purely for entertainment. Children were taught real life lessons on them. The

game of chess, for example, which is a game for two players, was designed to teach boys the art

of strategy in battle. The better they became at chess, the more likely they were to win a war.

Board games are perfect for rainy days. It’s fun to clear the kitchen table and lay out a game of

Monopoly. Chase each other round the board, buy property, charge rent and see who can get rich

fastest – but do try to stay out of jail! Board games are fun for the whole family. Normally our

parents know far more than we do but we can still beat them at a game of Trivial Pursuit if our

general knowledge is better than theirs.

All board games have a few things in common. You need a board (of course!) tiddlywinks or

counters which usually come in four colours: red, blue, green and yellow and some dice to roll.

Usually a die has six sides but modern ones are shaped like a cone and can have up to ten sides.

Some games, like Cluedo, a detective game where you have to find the murderer, come with

other pieces. In this case, murder weapons such as a dagger, a piece of rope, a gun, a candlestick

and a length of pipe.

These days you can play a board game against your computer, but I think that rather

defeats the purpose, because board games are fun to play against real friends.

Mark KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU



Track 1

FORM 3 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TIME: 15 mins.

Name: __________________________ Index No: _____ Class: __________

A. Say if the following are True (T) or False (F). 3 marks [ ]

True False

a. Board games have been played for over seven thousand years.

b. The earliest board games were plain and simple.

c. Board games were used to teach real life lessons.

d. Parents are always better at board games than children.

e. You can play a board game against your computer.

f. The writer thinks that playing against a computer spoils the fun.

B. By putting numbers in the box, match the name of the game to the description. 4 marks [ ]

1 Snakes and Ladders Pieces of the game include a rope and a dagger.

2 Cluedo This game helped boys learn how to win wars.

3 Monopoly Probably the first game children learn to play.

4 Chess One aim of the game is to not go to jail.

C. What do these numbers refer to? 3 marks [ ]

2

4

6

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TRACK 1

Read the following passage and answer the questions which are on the exam paper.

A Street Cat named Bob

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When James Bowen was 18 years old he wanted to start a rock band. By the time he was 23

he was living alone in a two-roomed flat in London. He didn’t have a job. He used to play

his guitar near a train station and people threw coins into his guitar case. He didn’t make

much money. On a normal day he made about ten pounds. Very rarely, he made about

twenty pounds.

One night he found a sick and injured cat outside his flat. James gave it some milk and

named it Bob. The next morning he took Bob to the vet. She gave Bob a free injection and

some pills and she told James to bring Bob back for a free check up.

One morning when James left for work, Bob followed him. Bob even followed him when he

got onto a bus and calmly sat on his lap. While James played, Bob sat quietly inside the

guitar case and stayed there.

More people stopped because they were attracted by his cat. Some filmed him playing and

uploaded their films onto You Tube. Bob was very clever and James taught him some tricks.

On fine days, when James rode his bike instead of taking the bus, Bob lay across his

shoulders.

One day a journalist stopped and offered to help James write a book about his life with Bob.

The first book, A Street Cat named Bob, became a bestseller. Today there are four more

books. These are: The World According to Bob, A Gift from

Bob and Bob: No Ordinary Cat. There is also a book for

children called My Name is Bob.

James Bowen has made a lot of money from his books. He

often appears on television with Bob. He says Bob has

saved his life.

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FORM 3 TRACK 1 ENGLISH TIME: 2hrs

Question Speaking Listening Written Paper Global Mark

Max. Mark 10 10 80

Mark

DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE

Name: __________________________________ Class: ___________ SECTION A – LANGUAGE 15 MARKS

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets. The first one (0) has

been done for you. 5 marks [ ]

Three weeks ago, my parents (0) bought (buy) me a puppy. We named her Kimba. She

(1)____________________ (be) very naughty. She ran about all over the house and

(2)___________________ (break) a lot of things. At last my father said, “This must stop. I

(3)____________________ (send) Kimba to a school for dogs.”

At first I thought he (4) ____________________ (joke). I (5) ____________________ (not

know) there were schools for dogs. So now, every Saturday morning, I

(6)____________________ (take) her to the dog school and a trainer

(7)____________________ (teach) her commands. He makes her sit down, then he walks

away and says, (8) “____________________!” (stay) If she stays he gives her a treat to eat.

Then he says, “Sit! Stay!” again. He walks away and Kimba (9) ____________________

(wait) for his command. When he says (10) “____________________!” (come) she runs to

him and he gives her another treat. Kimba is a very good dog now.


B. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word from the box. The first one (0) has been done

for you. You can use each word only once. 5 marks [ ]

because while for after why and

but or before also whose

Miss Dawson, the teacher of English (0) and music, is very forgetful. This morning

(1)____________________ we were gathered for assembly the Headmistress held up a

mobile phone. (2) “____________________ is this?” she asked. (3) ____________________

anyone could say a word (4)____________________ raise his hand, Miss Dawson called out,

“That’s mine! I left it in the hall yesterday (5) ____________________ rehearsals. I am so

happy it’s been found (6) ____________________, besides telephone numbers, I

(7)____________________ keep my notes on it.” The Headmistress wanted to give it to her

but Miss Dawson said, “No, please keep it (8) ____________________ me. I have three

lessons now, (9)____________________ I will come by your office and pick it up during the

break. If I take it now I will definitely forget it again—that’s (10)____________________ I

would like you to keep it for now.”

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in brackets. The first one (0) has

been done for you. 5 marks [ ]

My brother is a driving (0) instructor (instruct). His job is more

(1)____________________ (danger) than you might think. Last week he got into a car with

an (2)____________________ (elder) woman. It was a bad (3)____________________

(decide) because she was really (4)____________________(hope). She refused to put on her

(5)____________________(safe) belt. She was very (6)____________________ (patient) and

kept hooting and shouting at the other (7)____________________(drive). She drove

(8)____________________ (terrible) fast and failed to stop when the traffic lights turned red.

It was a (9)____________________(rain) day and the roads were wet. Suddenly a dog ran

out. She braked hard and the car skidded and crashed into a tree. My brother was

(10)____________________(luck) to escape with his life.


SECTION B - COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS

Read the comprehension text, which is on a separate sheet, and then answer the

following questions.

1. Underline the correct answer. 2 marks [ ]

a. When James Bowen was 18 he wanted to

i) write a book.

ii) start a rock band.

iii) adopt a cat.

iv) live in a flat.

b. James Bowen made a lot of money from

i) selling drugs.

ii) appearing on TV.

iii) writing books.

iv) singing in the streets.

2. Say if the following are True (T) or False (F) 3 marks [ ]

T F

a James Bowen lived alone in a small flat in London.

b When he was 23 years old he did not have a job.

c He usually made twenty pounds a day.

d He played his guitar near a bus stop.

e He played his guitar in the streets to make some money.

f On fine days, James rode his bike to his spot.

3. Mention TWO medicines the vet gave the cat. 2 marks [ ]

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4. How can you tell that the vet was kind? 2 marks [ ]

a)__________________________________________________________________________

b)_________________________________________________________________________

5. Write down THREE things that show you that Bob was an unusual cat. 3 marks [ ]

a. _________________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________________


6. What do the following refer to? 2 marks [ ]

a. he (line 1) _________________________________________________________________

b. she (line 8) ________________________________________________________________

c. there (line 11)______________________________________________________________

d. they (line 12) ______________________________________________________________

7. James Bowen says that Bob has saved his life. What does he mean? 2 marks [ ]

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8. Writing task 4 marks [ ]

A journalist is helping James write a book about his life. Imagine you are that journalist.

Write an email to James inviting him to meet you somewhere so you can talk about the book.

Your email must be not less than 40 and not more than 50 words long.

James’s email address is: [email protected]

The journalist’s email address is: [email protected]

To

From

Subject

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mailto:[email protected]



SECTION C – UNPREPARED TEXTS 20 MARKS

POETRY - UNPREPARED TEXT 10 marks

Dreams by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams

for when dreams go

Life is a barren* field

Frozen with snow

*barren: empty, nothing can grow

1. Underline the correct answer: 1 mark [ ]

i) This poem says that we dream when we sleep.

ii) This poem describes bad dreams.

iii) This poem tells you not to lose hope.

iv) This poem says it is cruel to hunt birds in fields.

2 How many stanzas are there in this poem? 1 mark [ ]

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3. Write down two pairs of rhyming words. 2 marks [ ]

______________________________________ ______________________________________

4. Find and write down an example of a metaphor. 2 marks [ ]

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5. What is the mood of this poem? Underline the correct answer. 1 mark [ ]

The speaker is

i) unhappy.

ii) thoughtful.

iii) calm.

iv) angry.

6. Write about how this poem makes you feel. 3 marks [ ]

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PROSE - UNPREPARED TEXT 10 marks

Tom’s Midnight Garden

[Tom lives with his aunt and uncle in a small flat. He is not allowed to go out. His aunt tells

him that at the back of the block of flats there is only a narrow passage where they keep

dustbins. One night, Tom cannot sleep. He hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen and he

goes down to look at it. He cannot see the clock in the dark so he opens the back door to let in

the moonlight.]

‘Hurry!’ whispered the house; and the grandfather clock at the heart of it beat an anxious

tick, tick. Tom opened the door wide and let in the moonlight. It flooded in, as bright as

daylight – the white daylight that comes before the full rising of the sun. Tom took a step

forward onto the doorstep.

He stared in surprise at what he saw outside: a great lawn where flower-beds bloomed; a

towering tree, and thick, beetle-browed yews that humped their shapes down two sides of

the lawn; on the third side, to the right, a greenhouse almost the size of a real house; from

each corner of the lawn, a path that twisted away to some other depths of the garden, with

other trees.

Tom stepped forward. He let his breath out with a deep sigh. He would steal out here

tomorrow by daylight. He would run like a deer over the grass, leaping the flower-beds; he

would peer through the glittering panes of the greenhouse; he would climb the trees and

make his way from one to another through thickly inter-leaving branches. When they came

calling him, he would hide, silent and safe as a bird among this richness of leaf and bough

and tree-trunk.

1. What does Tom find when he opens the back door? ½ mark [ ]

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2. Is it day or night? ½ mark [ ]

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3. ‘Hurry!’ whispered the house. (line 1) What figure of speech is this? 1 mark [ ]

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4. There are THREE similes in this passage. Write them down. 3 marks [ ]

a)________________________________________________________________________

b)________________________________________________________________________

c)________________________________________________________________________

5. Find TWO examples of alliteration. 2 marks [ ]

a)________________________________________________________________________

b)________________________________________________________________________


6. ‘… the grandfather clock at the heart of it beat an anxious tick, tick.’ (line 1 – 2) There

are TWO different figures of speech in this phrase. Which are they? 2 marks [ ]

a)________________________________________________________________________

b)________________________________________________________________________

7. What impression do you get of Tom’s character? 1 mark [ ]

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SECTION D - COMPOSITION 25 MARKS

Choose ONE of these titles and write a composition of between 100 and 150 words.

1. Write a story beginning with the words ‘One rainy Sunday…’

You can use these words in your story: bored paint box pictures biscuits kitchen fun

good idea cold recipe games power cut candles

2. Nicky and Kim meet in the school canteen. Nicky gives Kim advice about diet and

exercise.

KIM: HI Nicky. Good to see you. How are you?

NICKY: Hi Kim, sit down here near me. I’m okay. How are you?

KIM: Not good. The problem is that I’m staying up late every night on the computer

and eating all sorts of junk.

NICKY: Why don’t you…

Continue the dialogue between them.

Note: the given words DO NOT form part of the word count.

You can use these words:

gym fruit train together after school exercise

jog salad vegetables morning workout weight

3. Last Christmas you went for a holiday abroad. Write an email to your friend describing

what you liked most and least about your holiday.

Your email address is: [email protected]

Your friend’s email address is: [email protected]

To

From

Subject

You can use these words:

hotel museums train shopping fun fair weather

comfortable great queues expensive disgusting food




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