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1 KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Secondary School, Kirkop HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015/2016 FORM 3 TRACK 2 ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION 5 10 Although these images look like the aftermath of one disaster, they are actually two places half the world apart. Last November, super-typhoon Haiyan the most powerful tropical storm ever recorded, destroyed entire cities and villages in the Philippines; the final death toll could reach up to 10,000. Soon after this happened, sudden tornadoes swept through the Midwest part of the United States, flattening whole towns. The increase in devastating natural disasters around the world has politicians and scientists debating whether it is all the result of climate change. Yeb Sano, a Philippines politician who attended the 2013 UN Climate Change Conference in Poland, said, What my country is going through as a result of climate change is madness. The international community must take immediate action to reduce its impact. But many scientists say that climate research hasn t yet provided a clear picture of how global warming affects the weather. Brian McNoldy, a scientific researcher at the University of Miami said, We cannot pick and choose which storms are affected by a warmer climate and which ones aren t So far, 2005 has been, globally, the warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, scientists say that the earth could become warmer by an additional 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit during the 21st century if we do not reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. This rise in average temperatures all over the world will have far-reaching effects on the earth's climate and on all living things. If the Earth's temperature becomes hotter the sea level will become higher. This is partly because warm temperatures make glaciers melt. The rise in sea level may cause coastal areas to flood. Deserts will probably increase in size. Strong storms may become more likely and farming may not make as much food. These effects will not be the same everywhere but many of these changes have already begun. Scientists, for example, have reported that some polar bears are drowning because they have to swim longer distances to reach ice flows. Unless we take effective action now, the polar bear will likely become extinct in Alaska by Kullegg San Benedittu Frm 3 Tr 2 Reading Comprehension Text / 2014 Page 1 of 1

2 KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Secondary School, Kirkop HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015/2016 FORM 3 TRACK 2 ENGLISH TIME: 2hrs Question Speaking Listening Written Paper Max. Mark Mark Global Mark DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE Name: SECTION A LANGUAGE Class: 15 MARKS A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets. The first one (0) has been done for you. 5 marks [ ] Jason Derulo (0) has been (be) described as one of the most successful artists of the year. He (1) (begin) writing songs five years ago and since then he (2) (sell) over 50 million singles worldwide. Last year, Derulo (3) (receive) over two billion views on YouTube and 1 billion plays on Spotify. His radio audience (4) (be) now over 17 billion and he (5) (have) over 20 million social media fans and followers. Derulo s 2014 album, (6) (include) five platinum singles. The album (7) (seal) his reputation as a chart-topping star. In 2011 he (8) (be) a fivetime winner at the BMI Pop Awards, and he (9) (honour) as its Songwriter of the Year. Who knows what Jason Derulo (10) do next. Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 1 of 8

3 B. Fill in the blanks with the correct linking words from the box below. You can use each linking word/phrase only once. 5 marks [ ] at the moment for example even personally however so especially secondly on the other hand in addition to this Living in a small town has a number of advantages. (0) First of all there is no pollution, the air is fresh, and you can (1) grow your own vegetables and fruit. (2), there is peace and quiet, and less stress than in a big city. (3), there are several problems to take into consideration too, (4) if you have a family. (5), if the town is too small and far from other cities, it might be hard to find health care and good schools. Living in a city has its good points too. (6), there are more job opportunities, better schools and lots of entertainment in the city. (7), there are more bad points than good ones. (8), I think I would prefer to live in a nice little town by the sea, but that will have to wait until I retire. (9) I have an office job in a large city, (10) I decided to live in the city. C. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. The first one (0) has been done for you. 5 marks [ ] Doctors in Britain are worried (0) because British teenagers eat lots of crisps. Most teenagers don t eat (1) fruit and vegetables and, as they eat a lot of junk food, more (2) one million British school children are overweight. Some teenagers say that they don t have time to eat healthy (3), but children who have a poor diet often have health problems (4) they are older. Americans have been familiar with fast food for a long (5). American fast food is now a part of life all (6) the world. McDonald s, Pizza Hut, Burger King can be found (7). These restaurants are popular (8) many people do not have time to cook a meal. However, (9) burgers, fries and pizzas are delicious, they won t nourish your body with the vitamins and minerals you (10) to stay healthy. Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 2 of 8

4 SECTION B COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS Read the comprehension text, which is on a separate sheet, and then answer the following questions. 1. Tick ( ) the correct answer. 1 mark [ ] The article is about: a) how politicians and governments plan to save the planet. b) the effects of global warming on our planet. c) tornadoes and typhoons. d) how different countries can recover from disasters. 2. Mark the following statements as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). 2 marks [ ] T F a) The typhoon killed more than 10,000 people. b) Yeb Sano is extremely unhappy about the situation in the Philippines. c) Sea levels are rising just because glaciers are melting. d) The future of polar bears is in grave danger because of global warming. 3. Which two countries have suffered because of severe natural disasters? 2 marks [ ] i) ii) 4. What topic are politicians and scientists discussing? 2 marks [ ] 5. What does Yeb Sano want the international community to do? 1 mark [ ] 6. How will global warming affect our planet? Mention 8 different ways. 4 marks [ ] a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 3 of 8

5 7. Will all countries experience the same effects of climate change? Quote a phrase to support your answer. 2 marks [ ] 8. Which animal is being affected because of changes in its natural habitat? 1 mark [ ] 9. What do the following refer to? 2 marks [ ] they (line 1) my (line 9) ones (line 14) they (line 26) 10. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage: 3 marks [ ] devastating (line 6) reduce (line 18) likely (line 28) SECTION C UNPREPARED TEXTS 20 MARKS POETRY UNPREPARED TEXT 10 marks [ ] The Black Land I will plough the land, Turning up the black soil. I will ride upon this heaving surface As a boat rides upon the water. Even as a boat Cleaving the water with an eager keel, I have run a furrow 1 Straight across the ridges. I will sow down this field, Scattering gems. With both hands will I scatter Quivering emeralds out of a bottomless pouch. As I tread the loam 2 My feet sink deep. The black earth embraces my ankles And clings to my bent knees. 20 I sing as I go Scattering emeralds. The wind sings upon my lips, And pearls stream off my neck and forehead. I am bathed in a sweat of pearls. Eyes straight forward Rest on a brightening ultimate slope. Joseph Warren Beach 1. A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough. 2. Soil with equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay. Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 4 of 8

6 1. What kind of work is the poet describing? 2 marks [ ] 2. What is this poem about? Complete the following sentences. 2 marks [ ] In the first two stanzas In the last two stanzas 3. Find two metaphors in the poem. 2 marks [ ] a) b) 4. Quote two similes from the poem. 2 marks [ ] a) b) 5. Find two examples of personification in the poem. 2 marks [ ] a) b) PROSE UNPREPARED TEXT 10 marks [ ] In this passage, written in 1861, a boy called Pip meets Miss Havisham, a wealthy woman who was abandoned by her fiancé at the altar. 5 This was very uncomfortable, and I was half afraid. However, the only thing to be done was to knock at the door. I knocked, and was told to enter. I entered and found myself in a pretty large room, well-lit with wax candles. No glimpse of daylight was to be seen. At first, all I could see was a sea of darkness. It was a dressing-room, as I supposed from the furniture, though it was all quite strange to me. But in the middle of the room was a table with a gilded mirror, and that I made out to be a lady s dressing-table. 10 In an arm-chair, with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand, sat the strangest lady I have ever seen, or shall ever see. She was dressed in rich materials satins, and lace, and silks all of white. Her shoes were white. And she wore a veil hanging from her head with bridal flowers in it, but her hair was as white as snow. Some bright jewels sparkled on her neck and on her hands, Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 5 of 8

7 15 and some other jewels lay sparkling on the table. Dresses, less splendid than the dress she wore, and half-packed trunks, were scattered about. She had not quite finished dressing, for she had but one shoe on the other was on the table near her hand. Her veil was but half arranged, her watch and chain were not put on, and her handkerchief, and gloves, and some flowers, and a prayer-book were all spread next to the mirror. 1. Underline the correct answer. 1 mark [ ] The text is about: a. An old witch disguised as a bride. b. A boy who gets lost in a strange castle. c. A wedding. d. Meeting a strange lady. 2 a) Underline the correct phrase to complete the sentence. 1 mark [ ] The narrator feels (uneasy and a little scared; excited and eager; curious and disgusted) when he enters the room. b) Explain why the narrator feels this way? 1 mark [ ] 3. From the text find 2 adjectives used to show how the author was feeling. 2 marks [ ] a) b) 4. Quote 2 phrases which describe the room. 2 marks [ ] a) b) 5. From the passage find and quote a simile. 1 mark [ ] 6. Describe the lady. 1 mark [ ] 7. What figure of speech is the phrase a sea of darkness (line 4)? 1 mark [ ] Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 6 of 8

8 SECTION D - COMPOSITION 25 MARKS Choose ONE of these titles and write a composition of between 150 and 200 words. 1. Write a story starting with the following words: He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror he saw 2. Imagine you are taking part in a student exchange programme where you spend three weeks studying in a foreign country. Write an to your family about this new experience. You may want to include: a description of your school the city you are living in the hotel where you are staying how you are feeling and any other information you think is important 3. Write a diary entry that describes the best day of your life. You may wish to include: the date, the occasion, how you felt on the day, activities you did on the day. Composition no: Kullegg San Benedittu Fr 3 Tr 2 English Page 7 of 8

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10 KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Secondary School, Kirkop HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015/2016 Track 2 FORM 3 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION Teacher s Paper TIME: 15 mins. Instructions for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination The teacher should instruct the candidates to answer the questions on the paper provided. The following procedure for reading the Listening Comprehension passage is to be explained to the candidates immediately before proceeding with the examination. You have been given a sheet containing the listening comprehension questions. You will be given three minutes to read the questions based on the passage. The passage will be read at normal reading speed. You may also take notes during the reading. After this reading there will be a pause of another three minutes to allow you to answer some of the questions. I shall read the passage a second time and you may take further notes and answer the rest of the questions. After this second reading you will be given a further three minutes for a final revision of the answers. a. 3 minutes Students read questions. b. 3 minutes Teacher reads passage aloud for the first time while students take notes. c. 3 minutes Students answer questions. d. 3 minutes Teacher reads passage for the second time. Students may answer more questions. e. 3 minutes Students revise final answers. Kullegg San Benedittu Frm 3 Tr 2 Listening Teacher s Paper Page 1 of 2

11 KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Secondary School, Kirkop HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015/2016 FORM 3 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION Teacher s Paper The Story Behind the Bus Track 2 TIME: 15 mins. On the first of December, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American woman who worked as a seamstress, boarded a Montgomery City bus to go home from work. On that day, Rosa Parks started a new era in the American fight for freedom and equality. She sat near the middle of the bus, just behind the 10 seats reserved for white people. All of the seats in the bus were taken. When a white man entered the bus, the driver who was following the standard practice of segregation rules, insisted that all four African Americans sitting just behind the white section give up their seats so that the man could sit there. Mrs Parks, who was a peaceful activist quietly refused to give up her seat. She was arrested and convicted of breaking the laws of segregation, known as Jim Crow laws. Mrs Parks appealed her conviction and publicly challenged the legality of segregation rules. At the same time, local civil rights activists started a protest against the Montgomery bus system. In cities across the South, these bus companies were daily reminders of the inequality between blacks and whites in America. Since African Americans made up about 75 percent of the riders in Montgomery, the protest posed a serious economic threat to the company and a social threat to white rule in the city. A group named the Montgomery Improvement Association, composed of local activists and ministers organised the peaceful protest. As their leader, they chose a young Baptist minister who was new to Montgomery: Martin Luther King, Jr. Sparked by Mrs Parks action, the protest lasted 381 days, into December 1956 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the segregation went against human rights and the Montgomery buses removed the reserved sections. This event was the beginning of a revolutionary era of nonviolent protests in support of civil rights in the United States. Kullegg San Benedittu Frm 3 Tr 2 Listening Teacher s Paper Page 2 of 2

12 KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Secondary School, Kirkop Mark HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015/2016 FORM 3 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION Track 2 TIME: 15 mins. Name: Class: A. Say if the following are True (T) or False (F). 3 marks a. Rosa Parks worked as a secretary. b. The bus driver did not break any rules when he asked passengers to move. c. The Montgomery buses were used by white people more than by African Americans. d. The bus companies suffered as a result of the protest. e. Martin Luther King was in favour of peaceful protests. f. The Supreme court decided against segregation. True False B. Fill in the blanks with a word from the passage. 4 marks a. Rosa Parks to give up her seat. b. The driver was following standard. c. Each bus had particular in which passengers were forced to sit. d. The protest lasted more than three hundred. C. Name three things that happened as a result of Rosa Park s decision on the first of December marks a. _ b. _ c. _ Kullegg San Benedittu Frm 3 Tr 2 English Listening Comp Student s paper Page 1 of 1