GOZO COLLEGE SECONDARY SCHOOLS Levels Half Yearly Examinations 2012 5-6-7

FORM 1 English Language TIME: 15 minutes LISTENING

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. I shall first read through the

questions and then read the passage at normal reading

speed. You may take notes on the blank sheet provided

during the reading. After this reading there will be a

pause of another three minutes to allow you to answer

some of the questions. The passage will be read 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

answers.

a. 3 minutes - Teacher reads out the questions

b. 3 minutes - First reading aloud of passage while students take notes

c. 3 minutes - Students may answer questions

d. 3 minutes - Second reading of passage and possibility of answering questions

e. 3 minutes - Final revision

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FORM} English Language TIME: 15 minutes LISTENING

Teacher's Paper

Hello kids!

Welcome to "Author of the Week" radio programme! Today you are going to listen about Hans Christian Andersen, a writer who was a famous novelist and poet. However, it is his fairy tales that made him popular among children around the world.

Hans Christian Andersen was born on 2nd April 1805, in Denmark. His father was a shoemaker, and his mother used to wash other people's clothes to earn money. His parents loved him and encouraged him to use his imagination. At the age of fourteen, Andersen asked his mother to let him go to thl! city. Instead of studying to become a tailor, he believed he would become famous.

Unfortunately, at school he was a poor student and never learned how to spell or how to write in Danish. As a result, his writing style is simple and sounds natural. Andersen began his fairy-tale writing by telling folk tales he had heard as a child from his grandmother and others. Soon, however, he began to create his own stories. Among his most popular tales are "The Ugly Duckling," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Little Mennaid."

At first Andersen was not very proud of his fairy-tales and considered stopping his writing. But later he realised that fairy tales show both the positive and negative sides of life. While children can enjoy most of the tales, the best of them are written for adults as well. Andersen died in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4th August 1875.

That's all for today. Tune in next week to listen about another great author.

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Half Yearly Examination 2011- 2012 ~ FORM 1 English Language TIME: 15 minutes

LISTENING

Student's Paper

Name: __________________________ Class: ______

A. State whether the following are True (T) or False (F). (4 marks)[ 1

1 Hans Christian Andersen is still popular today for his plays .

2 Andersen came from an ordinary family.

3 Before leaving his home, Andersen's aim was to become a famous poet.

4 Andersen's later fairy tales were original.

B. Underline the correct answer.

1. Andersen ' s parents helped him to develop his (2 marks) [ 1

a.

b.

c.

d.

writing skills.

confidence.

imagination.

knowledge.

2. S ince his writing style was qui te similar to the spoken language, it still sounds (2 marks) [

a. strange.

b. fresh.

c. clear.

d. true.

1

C. Fill in with a word you have heard from the passage. (2 marks) [

1. Fairy tales describe both the serious and the elements of life.

2. The tales take on different to di fferent readers.

TOTAL: 10 marks [

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I Level 5-7 Half Yearly Examination 2011 - 2012

English Language Time: 2 HoursForm 1

Narne: __________________ Class: ___________

Section A: Language (15 marks)

A. Look at the information below. Then complete the sentences below to compare Rita's Diner, Lara's Eat In and Becky's Dining. Use the comparative or superlative of the words in brackets. More than one answer may be possible.

(7 marks)

Rita's Diner Lara's Eat In Becky's Dinin!! 25Number of tables 1215

Avera~e price per meal €12 €9.50 €17 ,/,/,/,/,/ ,/Friendly waiters

,/,/,/ ,/,/,/Clean ,/,/ ,/ ,/,/,/Spacious I Comfortable _J_

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Example: 1. Lara's Eat In is larger than (large) Rita's Diner.

OR 2. Lara's Eat In is the largest (large) restaurant.

1. Becky's Dining is (expensive) than Rita's Diner.

2. Lara's Eat In is (cheap) restaurant.

3. Becky's Dining's staff is (friendly) than Rita's Diner and Lara's Eat In

staff.

4. Rita's Diner is (clean) restaurant.

5. Lara's Eat In is (comfortable) restaurant.

6. Becky's Dining is (small) than Rita's Diner and Lara's Eat In.

7. Lara's Eat In is (clean) than Becky's Dining.

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B. Complete the following story by filling in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The first one has been done for you. (3 marks)

On Saturdays my family and I dQD(do) many enjoyable things. My father usually

(wash) the car and my brother, Tom, always helps him.

Mother 2 (bake) cakes.

Last Saturday we 3 (make) a chocolate cake. Afterwards,

we 4 (eat) it.

Today is Saturday and we 5 (clean) the house. Mother

________6 (dust) the furniture.

C. Fill in the blanks with a word from the box below. Use each word only once. The first

one has been done for you. (S marks)

into about always over on do

My brother and a/waysD argue ______1 football.

________2 not support the same team. When he turns

________3 the TV and there is my favourite team, he turns

_______4 to another channel. When he does that, I fly

________5 a temper.

Section B - Comprehension (20 marks) The Flying Horse

Cesare hadn't left the stables for days. His favourite mare, Starlight, was pregnant and he had to stay near her until she gave birth. After hurriedly eating dinner he went back to the stables to see Starlight. 'Not long, now, my beauty; he whispered. In a stall on the other side Arcangelo, the young chestnut gelding, shifted about in his sleep and twitched his ears.

Just before midnight something changed. Starlight was restless. At the same time Cesare woke up and realised that his father, Paolo, had come too. He had brought a torch with him which he thrust into a bracket set high up in the wall. Cesare got up to his feet in greeting. By the light of the torch, father and son helped the mare. It was an easy delivery. But as the young horse slipped out into Cesare's hands, he jumped back as if it had been burning hot.

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'What is it?' whispered Paolo. The whole stable was quiet. 'I don't know,' Cesare whispered back. 'Can't you feel it? Something's different about this one. When I caught it I felt a shock ­like a bolt of lightning in the sky.' Starlight turned her beautiful head to lick her new foal. The filly was not just dark, but black, black as the night outside.

The stable door, left open by Paolo, moved in a sudden gust of wind. A ray of moonlight fell across the stall. Cesare gasped. By the silver light of the moon, they saw the strange new horse.

Her coat was a glossy black and she was going to be a good runner. But that was not all. As she started to move, she loosened her shoulders and took out two small, wet, black wings about the size of a young swan's.

'Goodness!' said Paolo in surprise. 'It has happened. Here, the winged horse has been born to us.'

(Adapted from 'Stravaganza: City of Stars' by M. Hoffman)

A. Mark the following statements as True or False. (4 marks)

1. Cesare was waiting for a new horse to be born.

2. He kept horses to help him in the fields.

3. The foal was white and looked weak.

4. Paolo was excited about what happened.

B. Now answer the following questions carefully.

1. Why did Cesare stay in the stables? (1 mark)

2. What was the other horse doing? (1 mark)

3. What two things happened after midnight? (2 marks) a)_____________________________________________________

b) _____________________________________________

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4. How did Cesare react when he touched the foal? (1 mark)

5. How were they able to see the new horse? (1 mark)

6. How did they realise that the new foal was magical? (1 mark)

C. Who or what do the following pronouns refer to? They are marked in italics in the passage.

(4 marks)

1. his favourite ­

2. he had bought­

3. it had been ­

4. her new foal·

D. Find another word from the passage which means the same as the following: (5 marks)

1. a building for horses ­

2. small portable light­

3. talked softly ­

4. pretty­

5. smooth and shiny·

Section C Literature (20 marks)

A. Poetry (10 marks)

Unprepared Text

Answer all questions

Playgrounds

Playgrounds are such gobby places, Know wha t I mean? Everyone seems to have something to Talk about, giggle, whisper, scream and shout about,

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I mean, it's like being in a parrot's cage.

And playgrounds are such pushy places, Know what I mean? Everyone seems to have to Run about, jump, kick, do cartwheels, handstands, Fly around, I mean, it's like being inside a whirlwind.

And playgrounds are such patchy places Know what I mean? Everyone seems to Go round in circles, lines and triangles, coloured shapes, I mean, it's like being in a kaleidoscope

And playgrounds are such pally places Know what I mean? Everyone seems to Have best friends, secrets, link arms, be in a gangs. Everyone, except me.

Know what I mean? Berlie Doherty

1.

a. b. c. d.

Underline the correct answer. The poem is about School Playgrounds A student Classrooms

(lh mark)

• This poem has (three, four, five, six) stanzas. (lh mark)

2. From the poem quote an alliteration. (1 mark)

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3. The poet mentions many a!=tivities that go on in the playground. (2 marks)

• • • •

Mention four

4. From the first stanza find two words which are opposites. (1 mark)

5. Quote two different things the playground is compared to in the second and third stanza. (2 marks)

•

•

6. Complete the sentence (2 marks) • In the fourth stanza the poet feels because

7. a. What does the phrase like being in a parrot cage in line 5 refer to in the poem? (2 marks)

b. What figure of speech is being used?

a.

b.______________________________________

B. Prose / Drama Text (10 marks)

Unprepared Prose Text

Answer all questions:

Urgl the gnome put all sorts of sweets, fruit, herb jellies and herb tea on a small table.

"Sit down!" Urgl commanded. "Atreyu must eat and drink something to give him strength.

Medicine alone is not enough."

'Thank you ,"said Atreyu, ''I'm feeling fine already."

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"No back talk! " Urgl snapped. "As long as you're here, you'll do as you're told. The poison in

your body has been neutralized. So there's no reason to hurry my boy. You've all the time you

need. Just take it easy."

"It's not on my account", said Atreyu. " But the Childlike Empress is dying. Even now every

hour may count."

"Rubbish!" the old woman grumbled. "Sit down! Eat! Drink!"

"Better give in", Engywook whispered. "I know the woman from A to Z. When she wants

something she gets it. Besides, you and I have a lot to talk about."

Atreyu squatted cross-legged at the tiny table and fell to. Every bite and every swallow made

him feel as if warm, golden life were flowing in his veins. Only then did he notice how weak he

had been. (Adapted from The Never Ending Story by Michael Ende)

l.Underline the correct answer. (lmark)

a. Urgl was angry because Atreyu wasn't trying to save the Childlike Empress.

b. Urgl was very very angry because Atreyu didn't like gnome food.

c. UrgI wanted Ateryu to eat and drink so he would get better.

d. Urgl was very frightening and Atreyu was afraid of her.

2. Mention two things Atreyu eats. (1 mark)

3. Give two reasons why Atreyu decides to obey UrgJ. (2 marks)

4. Give two reasons why Urgl wanted Atreyu to eat and drink. (2 marks)

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5. Write two things which describe Atreyu's character. (2 marks)

6. Engywook says he knows Urgl 'from A to Z'. What does 'from A to Z' mean? (2 marks)

Section D: Creative Writing (25 marks)

Write between 150 and 200 words on ONE of the following:

1. I lay in bed with my eyes open wide, I couldn't sleep ... Continue.

2. Write a letter to your new pen friend and tell him/ her all about yourself, your

family, your school and your hobbies. Do not forget to include the correct letter

format.

3. How you spent the day last Sunday.

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