Correction

9th  

 

Test 1

Reading Comprehension (7 pts)

1/ Read the text and complete the following table about Jaya Rajah.(4 x  0.5)

Age

Event

Before he says “Mummy”

He could count

at the age of 5

He could answer questions

When he was eight

He could do Algebra

at the age of 12

He studies at university

2/Answer the following questions.(2 x 0.5)

A/ How old are Jaya ‘s Classmates ?

They are 20 years old.

B/ What does he do in his free time?

He watches TV.

3/complete the sentences with the right information from the 3rd paragraph. ( 2 x 0.5)

*Jaya hopes to be a………doctor……………….in the  future.

*Jaya doesn’t have any friends because he thinks that they are……boring……………….

4/ What do the underlined words refer to? (3x 0.5)

He ( L 1) :jaya

They (L 4) :father,mother and brother

They (L 14) :other children

5/ Find words meaning nearly the same as : (2 x 0.5)

*accurately ( parag 1 ) = ………………fluently…………….

* uninteresting (parag 2 ) = …………boring……………….

 

6/ Read the text and choose ( x ) the best title for it. (1 x 0.5 )

               a young champion

               a happy boy

               a  genius

 

Language (8 pts)

 

1/Match the sentences in column (A) with their functions in column (B).Write the answers in column (C) (5 x 0.5 )

A

B

C

1 I think she’s friendly.

A/ warning

1→D

2/ I could run faster when I was young.

B/description

2→F

3/ You should see a doctor.

C/ greeting

3→E

4/ If you don’t work hard ,you’ll fail the exam.

D/ expressing opinion

4→A

5/ Mary has brown hair and green eyes.

E/ giving advice

5→B

 

F/ability in the past.

 

 

 

2/ Fill in the blanks with words from the box. [ BE CAREFUL ! there are two extra words ]

exciting - lives -  work – job- early – works- meets -boring

 

                         

Ann Mc Gregor     ..Lives......................  in  London .She is thirty four  and ..........works..................... For the B.B.C. She interviews people on an   .....................early.......................program called “The World Today”   . Every weekday She gets up at 3.00 in the morning because the Program starts at 6.00  . She loves her  work because it’s ............exciting.....................And she    ................meets.............. a lot of ..............interesting.............. people, but she loves her weekends ,too.

  3/ Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative from the list in the box. (6 x 0.5) 

Celine Dion (was/is/will be) born on March 30th ,1968.In Quebec. She is the youngest of three children. She (record/will record /recorded) her  first song  (in/at/on) the age 14.Celine,(where/when/who) has the Canadian nationality, is one of the most famous singers in the world. (his/her/she)  fans are getting more and   more crazy about her. Her last concert (on/in/at)   september  was very successful.