RAYA UNIVERSITY
Boarding Special Secondary School; Science shared & outreach program
Department of English
Type: Summative (mid Exam) Date of exam: 02/8/2017E.C
Course Title: English Max. Weight: 25%
Time allotted: 1 hrs. Semester: II
Class year: Grade 9 Boarding Special Secondary School; Science shared & outreach program
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I: Reading Comprehension
The Disappearance of a Deceptive Friend
Our friend has disappeared. We have been looking for him day and night, searching frantically in places where
he is likely to be found. He is nowhere to be seen. Even his sister does not know where he is. He just ran off
like that, vanished like thin air. We are not surprised as a matter of fact. He has been feeding us with fat lies
and the time of reckoning has come. We all believe so.
Since the day we made friendship with him, he has been taking us for a swim, to a cafe, or other recreation
areas and makes us pay the expense. He thought that we were foolish for being friends with him. He has been
taking our respect and loyalty for granted. He has never fulfilled any of his friendship promises. Naturally, we
got fed up with him. At first, we have protested against him verbally, but he has refused to hear us. So we have
left him alone. Now, he has disappeared for good. I think he might have psychological problem we were not
aware of. Frantically, ran off, vanished, reckoning, fed up, protested
A/ Based on the Passage choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write your answer in the space
provided (1 point for each):
1. What is the main problem with the friend described in the text?
A. He disappeared without explanation C. He was psychologically unstable
B. He constantly made his friends pay for activities D. He refused to listen to protests
2. How did the friends initially respond to their friend's behavior?
A. They immediately abandoned him C. They ignored him completely
B. They confronted him verbally D. They accepted his actions
3. How is the friend's behavior described in the text?
A. Generous and kind B. Shy and withdrawn C. Manipulative and dishonest D. Friendly and reliable
4. What did the friend do that upset his friends?
A. He never paid for activities C. He made his friends pay for everything
B. He always chose expensive recreation areas D. He avoided social interactions
5. What does the phrase "taking us for a swim" most likely mean?
A. Actually swimming together C. Visiting swimming pools
B. Taking advantage of the friendship D. planning a vacation
6. What does the word “frantically” mean in the passage?
A. Calmly and patiently B. In a hurried and anxious way C. Quietly and secretly D. With careful planning work
7. What does “ran off” mean in the passage?
A. Walked slowly B. Left suddenly and unexpectedly C. Hid in a safe place D. Went on a vacation
8. What does the word “vanished” suggest about the friend?
A. He told his family where he was going B. He left clues behind
C. He disappeared completely without a trace D. He was kidnapped
9. What does “reckoning” mean in the phrase “the time of reckoning has come”?
A. A moment of truth or judgment B. A time for relaxation
C. A misunderstanding between friends D. A fun gathering
10. What does it mean to be “fed up” with someone?
A. To be extremely tired of their behavior B. To be happy and satisfied with them
C. To miss them when they are gone D. To admire them even more
II Vocabulary, Grammar& Speaking
B/ Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write your answer in the space provided (1 point each)
11. How did such a complicated situation ?
A) Come across B) come about C) come apart D) come back
12. While I was coming to school, I my old friend.
A) came down B) came back C) came apart D) came across
13. The police the road after the accident.
A) closed --- down B) closed ---- up C) closed --- off D) closed --- out
14. My mother the dishes and the plates after we have dinned.
A) cleared up B) cleared off C) cleared away D) cleared on
15. I need to get my glasses repaired. They when they fell off the table.
A) came apart B) came back C) came down with D) clogged up
16. I think we are close to where Aster lives, do you think we should drop in and see how she is going?
A) visit B) get in C) leave D) with draw
17. The electricity and two hours after the power cut.
A) came on B) came off C) came in D) came out
18. I live in Ethiopia. is a relatively densely populated county.
A. where B. which C. whose D. whom
19. Mother: do you hear that the phone is ringing?
Daughter: yes, it for a few minutes.
A. has been ringing B. has rung C. rings D. will be ringing
20. Next week this time, I all my examinations.
A. am finishing B. have finished C. will finish D. will have finished
21. You eat only after you your hands.
A. washed B. wash C. will wash D. had washed
22. Mom: why don’t you buy yourself better shoes, son?
Son: I will buy top-quality ones.
A. if dad gives me more money B. all shoes in the town are bad, but
C. I like these shoes, mom D. these ones are fine, but
23. Zayad: I hear they provide free lunch here.
Mukerem: No! , nobody will do the public works.
A. If lunch was free B. If you have free lunch
C. If there is free lunch D. If there was free lunch
24. Let me go and check if the TV is ready. It when I came this morning.
A. might be fixed B. was being fixed C. will have been fixed D. intended to be fixed
25. I to that hotel so many times although I always get disappointed with their service.
A. had been B. was C. have been D. like being
