Essombat prep .
School End-Of-Term Test n°1 Teachers : Mr Alaeddine Chaari + Mr Kacem Tayari
School year: 2O13-2014 1 hour 8 form
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Name : ………………………………………………………………………………… Class : 8th form …… N° : ……….
I-Reading Comprehension (6marks) :
In Britain , children start primary school at the age of five and stay until they are eleven . Then, they
go to a secondary school . At sixteen , students take their GCSE exams in about five to ten subjects .
exams aren’t difficult . Pupils don’t need to revise so much . Subjects like geography , science, maths ,
french and history are compulsory subjects . What is special is that pupils enjoy some extra-curricular
activities during lunch break . Pupils don’t get bored because there is always time for fun . They can draw
pictures , surf the internet or sing songs with their teachers . But, pupils are never tired. The English
school isn’t tiring or boring .
The british school starts in early September and finishes in late July . Students have a six-week
holiday in Summer . The summer holiday is short but there is always fun .
1- Circle the right title for the text(0.5marks) :
a)Schools in Tunisia b) Extra-curricular activities c) Schools in Britain
2- Complete the table with details from the text (2marks) :
At …………… , At the age of twelve , Extra-curricular activities are
Pupils are at a primary Pupils go to a …………………………………………
school . ………………………………..
school ………………………………………..
Singing
3- These statements are false . Correct them with details from the text (1.5marks) :
a) maths and science are optional subjects .
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b) the school year starts in early July.
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c) English pupils have difficult tests .
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4- Answer these questions (2marks) :
a) When do pupils practice the extra-curricular activities ?
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b) Why don’t english pupils feel bored ?
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II-Language(8marks) :
Task1 : Fill in the blanks with words from the box . There are two extra words (3marks) :
Information – private – breaks – headmaster – took – compulsory – round – optional
Yesterday , Mary and Firas visited “ Montreal “ school . The headmaster showed them …………………………………..
the school . Firas …………………………………. many photos of different parts of Mary ’s school . Then , he interviewed the
headmaster about many issues . The headmaster talked about the age of students , state and
……………………………………………… schools , and he said that school uniform is ……………………………………………………. in the schools .
Firas collected other ……………………………………….. about school time , the ……………………………….and holidays .
Task2 : Circle the right alternative (3marks) :
I and Samir went to France , last year . It was really a nice trip . We booked our flight on Monday , then , we (will
arrive – arrive – arrived) at Paris airport at six a.m on Thursday . We ( had – has – have) a break of an hour
sleeping . Then , we decided to have a visit to the Eiffel Tower . I ( can’t – will be able to – was not able to ) look
at its top at the beginning because it was so high that I felt afraid and (surprised – surprise – surprising) to see
such a high building . After that , we ( eated – will eat – ate ) sandwiches at “Ralph “ ‘s restaurant . The
afternoon activities were enjoyable , too . We (swam – swim – surfed) the internet . We found many pieces of
information about famous places in France . We took pictures on a CD for our Tunisian friends .
Task3: Match questions in “A” with their answers in “B” . There is one extra sentence in “B” (2marks) :
A B Answers
1- Can you drive a car ? a) About one hour
b) Yes , it ‘s very important for our 1- ………
2- How long does an Arabic lesson last? future
c) No , I can’t . But , when I grow 2- ……..
3- What are you going to do this weekend?
up , I will be able to .
4- Do you like school ? d) London is a nice city .
e) We are going to watch 3- ………
sports ‘competitions at school .
4- ………
II-Writing (6marks) : Write an e-mail to Imene Najjar as an answer to her question : “do you like school?” and give
reasons . The following hints can help you : learn many subjects – meet friends – practise sports – get a good job in
the future .
Hi , Imene
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