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Dar Allouche preparatory school 8th form 1
Comprehensive test n° 1
Teacher: Mrs. Hayfa Ben Brahim December 2010
I. Reading: Imen: Sonia can you tell me about a typical school day in your school? Sonia: Well, I take the bus to school at half past eight and we have an assembly in the school hall for 10 minutes, then we go to our classrooms. At 9 o’clock lessons begin. Imen: What subjects do you take? Sonia: Today, I’ve got History from 9 to 10. Then, I’ve got Geography. Then, we have a break for a quarter of an hour. After break we’ve got drama until lunch. We have lunch in the dining hall. It lasts from half past twelve to half past one. In the afternoon, we’ve got biology in the lab and then French. I love French! We finish school at half past three, but I usually stay after school for an hour to work in the computer room or play the violin in the school orchestra. Imen: What are the subjects you like? Sonia: I like a lot of subjects. My favourites are Information technology and French. I’m quite good at them and I like music. I play in the school orchestra. Imen: And what don’t you like about school? Sonia: I don’t like maths very much, and I’m not really interested in physics. I hate the school uniform. It’s obligatory in English schools. It’s so boring. I wear the same clothes everyday.
Reading comprehension: (6 marks) 1. Tick the correct option. (0.5 mark) Sonia talks about school life in France Tunisia England 2. Justify (0.5 mark) ............................................................................................................................ 3. Answer the following questions: (1mark) 1
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a. How does Sonia go to school? ................................................................................................................................. b. Where does she have lunch? ................................................................................................................................. 4. Read the conversation then complete this paragraph. (3 marks) At school Sonia enjoys studying a) ...................... and b)......................... She also likes c) ........................ she hates maths and d)................................ She doesn’t like wearing e)........................... either. She thinks it’s f).......................... 5. Pick out from the text the synonyms of: (1mark) a. Meeting: ................................................... b. Compulsory: ............................................
II. Language (8 marks) Match the underlined utterances an extra one ( 2.5 marks) Utterances -John-: Hello Jane (1) This is my friend Joe. -Jane: Pleased to meet you. -Joe: Pleased to meet you, too. -John: (2) Would you like to have a drink? Jane: (3) Yes, I’ d love to. Joe: (4) I’m sorry, I’m busy. John: (5) Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? Joe: Yes, of course. I’m free tomorrow afternoon. 1.
with the appropriate functions. There is Functions
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A- Arranging to meet someone.
1 +….
b- Declining an invitation
2 +…
C- Accepting an invitation.
3 +…
D- Inviting.
4 +…
E- Introducing others.
5 +…
F- Describing
2. Fill in the blanks with words from the box. Be careful there is an extra one. (3 marks) secondary - exam - free - age - compulsory - strict - old In Tunisia, education is a) .................................. Pupils must go to school at the b) .................... of six. Moreover, education is c) .......................... because people don’t pay money. Most Tunisian schools have d) ..................... school rules. When the pupils don’t respect them, their teachers punish them. At the end of the e) ................... education, pupils take a national f)............................
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3. Circle the right alternative. (2.5 marks) Karen is often bored but not at school because she can enjoy herself there. When she comes home, she a) (makes - does - has) her homework quickly, then, she just sits down and b) (watch - watches - watching) TV, plays records or c) (plays - reads - sings) a detective story. Sometimes she goes out with her friends. But that gets d) (boring - sad - noisy), too. Karen e) (will - would - won’t) like to travel and visit places, but that’s impossible because it’s expensive. III.
Writing (6 marks)
Parents have different views of their children’s education. Some are indifferent. Others are pushy. Write an article to your school magazine to express your opinion of how parents should be and what they should do to help their children to succeed at school. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................
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