Riadh Prep School .
La Marsa Mrs Fathallah Najoua
Mid Term Test 1
9th Forms
1+2
FULL NAME: ………………………Class: 9B …… Number:
9th
Part I: Listening Comprehension 8 marks
Listen to the text and answer the questions:
1-Complete the sentence (2marks).
Teenage years are the most difficult period of our lives because: first ,…………………………
second, ……………………………………..
2-Tick the right answer. ( 1mark )
Teenagers become responsible as - they no longer live with their parents
-they are grown ups
-they will start a family
3-Tick the meaning conveyed by the underlined sentence. (1ma rk)
“All those moods and all that sulking (bad humor) can put a strain on family life.” means:
- make family life difficult
- make family life easier
- make family life happier
4-Are these statements true or false .Write T or F. (2marks)
- Teenage behaviour is a serious problem for parents
- Parents prefer babies to teenagers
5- What does this sentence express? Tick the right function. (1mark)
“We have to learn to be independent” expresses: - action in the present
- Ability
- Obligation
5-Circle a word in the list having the sound: (1 mark)
a – / u / : probably – responsible – shock – most
b- / a: / : – parents - start – mature – take .
Part 2: Language: 12marks
1- Circle the right alternative. (3marks)
Ben has nice friends and we usually let him go out whenever he asks .But the other night Ben
stayed out until 11 pm without our 1(answer-permission-question).We stopped him from
2(going -to go -goes) out for a fortnight .Now he often shouts at us and 3(does-neglects-finishes)
his homework . 4(Him- his- he) teachers are worrying .My husband and I had strict parents so we
try to be 5(severe -sweet –soft)too, but fair with our children. When Ben was seven, my younger
brother died. It affected him deeply because they 6(were-aren’t- are) very close, just like
[Link] isn’t too bad but she often 7( loves -kisses-quarrels) with her brother. She also
copies his bad habits. She refuses to 8 (wear- buy- throw) her school uniform and sometimes
uses bad language.
2) Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form (3.5marks):
Dog bites are a serious problem. Even the (sweet)1……………….dog can bite when we
provoke it. Dog bites are (high) 2………………..in children than adults. To prevent dog bites,
choose your pet (careful) 3……….……… Because many dogs bites happen to younger
children .Parents should wait until children are (old) 4…………………than four years of age.
Also, they should (train) 5……….………..their dogs well and finally, they should make sure that
they are raising (health) 6 ………………and (peace) 7………………pets.
3) Match the underlined utterances with their functions: (2.5 marks)
-Hi Tina! What’s wrong? A-Complaint 1 ……
-Ah! The same problem. (1) My older
B-Equality
brother is always blaming me for 2 …..
wearing short skirts! C-Obligation
- (2) Really! (3)Is he as conservative as our 3 ……
D-Expressing opinion
grandparents?
- Yeah! He wants me to wear old- E-Advice 4 ……
fashioned clothes. (4)I think this is
F-Greeting
personal. I’m free to do what I want. 5 ……
- You’re right. (5)You should explain to
him. Your parents can help you too.
4) Fill in the blanks with words from the box. There are 2 extra words. (3 marks)
Save / expensive / useless /budget / allowance/ wisdom / hard-earned / wiser /pocket
money
Many American parents believe that money which comes easily goes easily. That’s why they
don’t give their children …………………. They expect them to raise money by helping in the
house. If children want to increase their …………………,t hey have to do a job. In this way, they
learn that money is ………………… Some parents let their kids spend all their …………..………
whereas others teach them how to ….……..……… and become ……………… and more
responsible in the [Link] also teach them not to waste it on……………………….goods.
