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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum Management
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations 2017
YEAR 7 ENGLISH Time: 1 hour
READING AND WRITING
Name: ______________________________ Class: __________
SECTION A: READING 25 MARKS
Ex 1: The Friendly Aliens 6 marks [ ]
These aliens are friendly to humans. Read their description.
Zaps are purple. They are short and have a small body. They have long arms but very short legs. They also have one big eye and one small one.
Floras are tall and thin aliens. They have one long leg and two thin arms. Their head is very big and looks like a flower. They always have a nice smile on their face.
Morphs are purple with green spots. They are big and fat but have short arms and legs. They have a big, round eye in the middle of their head and two big teeth in their large mouth. Write the correct name of each alien under the picture.
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Core
Curriculum
Programme
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Ex 2: Paul’s Family 5 marks [ ]
Fill in the names in Paul’s family tree with information from the paragraph below.
Paul’s father is called Alfred. Paul’s grandmother Sonia is married to Joseph. Samir
and Dorothy are Paul’s aunt and uncle. Molly is Alfred’s wife and James and David are
Alfred and Molly’s nephews. Nina is Molly’s daughter and Frank is Sonia and Joseph’s
son. Judy is James and David’s sister. Frank has no children but loves his pet cat
Marmalade with all his heart!
Joseph Sonia
Alfred Dorothy
Paul James Judy Marmalade
married
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Ex 3: What’s on TV tonight? 14 marks [ ]
Read the dialogue. 6 marks [ ]
John: Hello, darling…I’m home!
Anne: Hello John. How was work? Are you tired, dear?
John: Yes, I am. What time is it?
Anne: It’s six o’clock.
John: Oh…What’s on television tonight?
Anne: There’s a good programme at quarter past eight on Smash TV…”Nick Jonas In Concert”. John: Yes…and there’s a good film after the nine o’clock news on Smash TV too.
Anne: Ooh…and there’s my favourite programme “Lost” at quarter to seven before “CSI Miami”.
John: Oh, I can’t watch that! There’s a football match I really want to watch on TVM-1 at half past six.
Anne: But, John, “Lost” is my favourite TV series!
John: Well, go and watch it in our daughter’s bedroom.
Anne: But Pam always watches the TVM-2 channel on Wednesdays because “The Weakest Link” is her favourite programme! So, I can go to my mum’s instead.
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Fill in the TV Guide below.
TV Guide Smash TV TVM-1 (6) __________
6:00 The USA Today 6:45 (1) __________ 7:15 CSI Miami 8:15 In (2) __________:
Nick Jonas 9:00 The Nine O’clock
(3) ___________ 9:30 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (4) ________ 2006)
6:00 News and Weather 6:30 (5) _____________ European Cup England v. Portugal 8:00 The Jungle Book (Film 2016) 10:15 Tonight in London 10:45 The Detectives
6:00 Sesame Street 7:00 The Weakest Link 7:45 News in brief 8:00 Let’s Talk About It! 8:30 Dancing with the
Stars 9:30 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Film 1983)
Now answer the following questions about the dialogue. 8 marks [ ]
1. Where was John before he came back home? 1 mark ____________________________________________________________
2. How does John feel when he returns home? 1 mark
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3. At what time does John return home? 1 mark
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4. What does John want to watch on television? List TWO programmes. 2 marks
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5. Which is Anne’s favourite programme? 1 mark
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6. What does Pam like to watch on Wednesdays? 1 mark
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7. Where does Anne go to watch her favourite programme? 1 mark
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SECTION B: WRITING 25 MARKS
Ex 1: Kelly has just moved into a new house. She emails her friend Janet to tell her about it. Fill in each blank with ONE word from the box. 8 marks [ ]
modern large near wardrobe
see bedrooms bed garage
you favourite computer walls
room street new posters
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: My new house Dear Janet, How are 1______________? I’m so excited about my 2______________ house
and I really want you to come and 3______________ it.
It’s in a quiet 4______________ opposite the park and it’s 5______________
my new school. It’s very big with a 6______________ garden and a
7______________ for my dad’s car. It’s got a large living 8______________, a
9______________ kitchen and two 10______________ where my parents and I
sleep. My 11______________ room is my bedroom. It’s got a large
12______________, a desk with my 13______________ on it and a huge
14 ______________. I’ve got 15______________ of my favourite bands on the
16 ______________.
Next Sunday we are having a house-warming party. Do come.
Write soon, Kelly
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House For Sale
Contact Seller for an appointment
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Write your name here
Write the phone number here
(2 marks)
Located at
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Write the address of the
house here (1 mark)
Featuring
(1)_________________________________
(2)_________________________________
(3)_________________________________
List three special things one can find in
this house
(3 marks)
Price
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List three special things one can find in
this house
Write the price of the house
here
(1 mark)
Ex 2: James Abela wants to sell the house in the pictures. Complete the following advert.
Try to use more than one word to fill in the missing information. 7 marks[ ]
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Ex 3. You buy the house from James Abela. Now complete this letter to your
cousin describing your new house. 10 marks [ ]
101, Rose Ville
Main Street
Cospicua CSP 1034
23rd February 2017
Dear Martin,
How are you? I hope you are well. I have some very exciting news!
We moved to a new house. Let me describe it to you. This house is in
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As you can see, we have lots of space. I hope you can come and visit soon.
Your cousin,
Nicky