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Governorate: Dakhiliya 2013/2014

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

GRADE NINE

Semester Two

MOCK EXAM

Write your answers on the Test Paper

Time: 2 hours Pages: 10

TEST

SCORES

LISTENING 10

GRM/VCB 10

READING 10

WRITING 10

TOTAL 40

Name

School Class

ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER TWO, MOCK EXAM 2013/2014

1

LISTENING 1 (Items 1-5) (5 marks)

You are going to hear five people speaking. what are they doing ?

Listen and for each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

Watching a

film

Making food Catching a

fish

Sending a letter

Building a

house

Flying in a plane

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


2

LISTENING 2 (Items 6-10) (5 marks)

You are going to hear a short text talking about a writer’s journey.

Listen and for each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS).

6. What kind of transport does the writer like?

__________________________________________

7. What was his first book about?

___________________________________________

8. Where does the writer live?

___________________________________________

9. How was his visit to the Great wall of China?

_________________________________________________.

10. In China, how many trains did he use?

_________________________________________________.

LISTENING

SCORE

10


3

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 1 (Items 1-5) (2½ marks)

For each item, read the definition and the example.

Then complete the word in the space provided.

You are given the first letter(s) of the word. Make sure your spelling is correct.

Example: (noun) a room where food is prepared and cooked

e.g. They keep the fridge in the kit c h e n.

1. (adjective) not clean

e.g. Your hands are di_ _ _.

2. (verb) to stay in a place for some time

e.g. I will sp_ _ _ a week in Muscat.

3. (Noun) A day of rest when people do not go to work

e.g. Next Sunday will be a hol_ _ _ _.

4. (adverb) Paying attention when are doing or saying something.

e.g. Please listen car_ _ _ _ _ _ to my orders .

5. (adjective) having or showing respect

e.g. It’s pol_ _ _ to say “thank you” .


4

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 2 (Items 6-10) (2½ marks)

Complete the text. For each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

(There are five extra words in the box.)

I (6) ___________to get up at 6 o’clock ,but now I get up at 5 o’clock . I have(7) ____

done my school project about food and diet . My brother Ali hasn’t done it (8)______ .

Our father always says to us “If you work hard , you(9)________ succeed . We love and

admire (10) __________ father.

used should much already any yet our will more must

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.


5

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 3 (Items 11-20) (5 marks)

Complete the unfinished words in the text.

Make sure you spell each word correctly.

EXAMPLE:

“Good_ morning! My_ name’s Ahmed Al-Zedjali and_ I’m a student_ at a

school_ in Muscat. I’m in Grade_ Six. My favourite_ subject is Maths.”

TEXT

If you ask people why we need trees, most of them will (11) ans_________ “We need

(12) wo________ from trees for building houses, we get (13) fru______ and nuts from

trees , we make (14) pa__________ out of wood and we can use wood for (15)

fur___________ for cooking and (16) hea__________ .” Recently ,(17) peo________

have added a more serious (18) rea_________ to this list. Trees help the earth to (19)

brea_________ or they (20) pro___________ us from global warming .

GRM/VCB

SCORE

10


6

READING 1 (Items 1-4) (4 marks)

Match the texts with the pictures. For each text, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

Pictures

Texts A B C D E F

1. Our group is doing a project on how

to keep environment clean.

2. Planting more trees will release more

Oxygen

3. Cutting down trees increases carbon

dioxide .

4. Keep your school clean , that’s your

role.


7

READING 2 (Items 5–10) (6 marks)

Read the text. For each item shade the bubble next to the correct option .

Charles was a professor with a huge house and a fortune. Today he lives in a

small caravan where there is only second hand furniture. There are no signs that he

was a rich man. He gets his clothes and other things from charity shops.

This change is not a tragedy. Charles was happy to give up the lifestyle of a rich

man. He was tired of being a person who had everything and many people have

nothing. He made the choice to give all his money away. He says it has brought him

happiness. “A few years ago,” says Charles, “I was a millionaire, but I knew there

were a lot of hungry people in the world.” So, he gave away all his money to charities.

When he had some left, he gave away small banknotes in the streets of local poor

areas.

Charles believes that many people want to earn a lot of money so that they will

not have any worries. However, most people never make much money. He decided to

drop out and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free. Are there

any things he misses? “No, I’m much happier now. I wouldn’t go back to being rich for

anything – no way.”


8

READING 2 (cont’d)

For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

5. Today Charles lives in a ………….

house villa caravan

6. Charles gave all his money to……………..

rich people charities young people

7. As Charles thought , having a little money makes you ……….

free sad happy

8. According to the text, Charles has…………

a pet a son everything in the

world

9. Now Charles is very happy because ………………

he is a millionaire he has no money he misses nothing

10. The underlined word it refers to………………

money happiness poverty

READING

SCORE

10


9

WRITING 1 (4 marks)

Write a paragraph about an actor called Charlie Chaplin Use ALL the information in

the box. Your writing should be correct and well-organized.

Charlie Chaplin

Born: April 1889 died: 1977

an English comic actor

first appearance/ “Keyston”

relatives : Sydney John Chaplin ( half brother)

died in : Switzerland born in : London/England

Marker A Marker B Average


10

WRITING 2 (6 marks)

Complete the following task. Write at least 75 words.

Situation: You are writing an essay about some American actors. Write a letter to your

friend Ahmed asking him to help you and attach some photos if he has .

Your letter should be friendly and interesting

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING

SCORE

10

GRADE NINE — ENGLISH LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDE

SEMESTER TWO, 2013/2014, MOCK EXAM TOTAL MARKS: 40

GOVERNORATE: DAKHILIYA page 1 of 4

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LISTENING 1 (5 mks)

Watching a

film Making food

Catching a

fish

Sending a

letter

Building a

house

Flying in

A plane

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

LISTENING 2 (5 mks) GRM/ VCB 1 (2.5 mks)

6. The train 1. dirty

7. A train journey 2. spend

8. Paris 3. holiday

9. disappointing 4. carefull

10. 40 trains 5. polite

Notes: One mark each. Complete accuracy in grammar and spelling is not required, but answers must be clearly and convincingly correct.

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct.

Grade 9, Sem. 2, 2013/14, MOCK EXAM: Marking Guide page 2 of 4

GRM/ VCB 2 (2.5 mks)

used should much already any yet our will more must

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

GRM/ VCB 3 (5 mks)

11. answer 16. heating

12. wood 17. people

13. fruits 18. reason

14. paper 19. breathe

15. fuel 20. protect

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct, including grammatical endings.

READING 1 (4 mks)

A B C D E F

1.

2.

3.

4.



READING 2 (6 mks)

5. house villa caravan

6. Rich people charities… Young people…

7. free sad happy

8. a pet a son everything in the world

9. he is a millionaire He has no money He misses nothing

10. money happiness poverty


WRITING 1 (4 mks)

4 – Presents all the information, fully and clearly.

– Writing is well-organised and coherent, with only minor language errors.

3 – Presents most of the information, clearly enough.

– Writing contains some noticeable language errors and sometimes lacks coherence.

2 – Manages to present only some of the information; important points are missing or unclear.

– Language contains frequent errors, some of which obscure meaning.

1 – A very feeble attempt at the task, presenting very little information.

– Language used is extremely limited and/or seriously distorted.

0

No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the topic/ information

provided) OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in

English OR Complete nonsense


WRITING 2 (6 mks)

6

– Impact on intended reader(s) is very positive indeed.

– Writing clearly succeeds in achieving its purpose.

– Uses language which is very appropriate to reader and context.

– A good range of structures and vocabulary, with an excellent level of accuracy.

5

– Impact on intended reader(s) is positive.

– Writing succeeds to a large extent in achieving its purpose.

– Uses language which is appropriate to reader and context.

– A fair range of structures and vocabulary, with a good level of accuracy.

4

– Impact on intended reader(s) is fairly positive.

– Writing has reasonable success in achieving its purpose.

– There are clear attempts to use language appropriate to reader and context.

– Grammar and vocabulary are reasonably correct, though limited in range.

3

– Impact on intended reader(s) is mixed.

– Writing has partially achieved its main purpose, but:

– Some of the language used is inappropriate to reader and context.

– There is a noticeable lack of accuracy in the use of grammar and vocabulary.

2

– Impact on intended reader(s) is rather negative.

– Writing only has very limited success in achieving its purpose.

– There is little evidence of attempts to use appropriate language.

– Grammar/Vocabulary contain frequent serious errors.

1

– Impact on intended readers(s) is very negative.

– Writing clearly fails to achieve its intended purpose.

– There is no evidence of any attempt to use appropriate language.

– The language used is extremely limited and/or seriously distorted.

0

No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the task/ instructions)

OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR

Complete nonsense

Listening script – Grade 9 – Semester two MOCK EXAM 2013- 2014

Listening 1 ( Items 1-5 )

1- you should do your work well . It’s a new building so ,you should put some

more water on the cement before using it .

2- To this dish , you should get ingredients like some butter , some onions , and

some salt and mix them in a bowl .

3- please I want to send this letter to my brother in England butI don’t have a

stamp .How much is a stamp to England ?

4- If you want to go fishing , you must have a fishing rod or a net but spread the

net carefully in the sea

5- To all passenger , please for your safety ,you should put on your seat belt

before we take off . It’s also necessary while landing .

Listening 2 ( Items 6-10 )

I have always loved travelling by train . It’s not quick or convenient as flying , but

it’s a real experience . you have time to see the country and to meet ordinary

people , and for me , as a writer , it’s important to have that kind of experience

.My first book, about a train journey across SOUTH America , sold quite well , and

so many publisher asked me where I wanted to go next . “China”, I replied . I

booked a seat on the train from Paris , where I live , to Beijing . The cheapest way

was to go with a group of tourist . We travelled all the way across Germany ,

Poland , Russia and Mongolia to the others and went off to discover by myself .

In China , I travelled on forty different trains and covered ten thousand

kilometers. It took me six months , and it wasn’t always easy . Perhaps it was a

mistake going there in the winter . Hadn’t realized how cold China could be ! But I

enjoyed the food ,and the people were polite and cheerful , even though life is

hard for many of them . I saw many interesting places ,but the famous Great Wall

of China was very disappointing and I didn’t like Chinese cities at all-so noisy and

over –crowded ! But I shall always remember the Oasis town of Urumchi and , of

course , the amazing Caves of Yungyang , which people still use as homes

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