GOZO COLLEGE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL Half Yearly Exams 2016-17 Subject: English Language Form: Year 9 Track 1 Time: 2 Hours Name: Class: Instructions to Candidates Fill in all sections of the paper Oral Listening A B C D TOTAL English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 1 of 7
SECTION A: LANGUAGE 15 MARKS A. Fill in the blanks with a preposition from the list. The first one has been done for you: ( 5 marks ) [ ] at in at around from by to for from over I'm Peter and I live (0) in Germany. (1) summer I like to travel (2) Italy because (3) the weather there. Last summer I took a plane (4) Munich to Rome. We went to the hotel (5) bus. We stopped (6) a small restaurant. We stayed there (7) an hour. (8) one o clock we left. I learned many things (9) my visit to Rome. I was sad when my holiday in Italy was (10). B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. The first one has been done for you. ( 5 marks ) [ ] I (0 ) am_(be) from France and I (1) (learn) English at the moment. However, last year I (2) (not / work) hard enough and that's why my marks (3) (not / be) really that good then. I have an uncle who (4) (teach) English in a public school. This year I (5) (study) harder to pass. During my last summer holidays, my parents (6) (send) me on a language course to London and I (7) (learn) a lot. London (8) (have) many interesting places but the food there (9) (not / taste ) very good! French food (10) (taste) the best! C) Fill in the blanks below with words from the box below: ( 5 marks ) [ ] suntan sunburn towel escape skin beach sandy summer breeze rays Going to the Beach One of the best ways to (1) the heat of the (2) months is to head down to the (3). You can lie down in a soft (4) spot and feel the cool (5) of the ocean. English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 2 of 7
Sun Tanning A lot of people try to get a (6) at the beach. To do this, they lie down on a (7) and expose their (8) to the sun s (9). After a while their skin turns brown. However, if they stay in the sun too long their skin turns red and they get a (10). SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS Read the comprehension text, which is on a separate sheet, and then answer the questions below. 1) Tick ( ) whether the following are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): (5 marks) TRUE FALSE a) Galileo liked all the subjects at school. b) The court mathematician sent Galileo to a public school. c) Galileo invented the telescope in a day. d) Galileo used his invention to make space observations. e) The telescope has never changed at all since its invention. 2) What did the court mathematician hope that Galileo could become? (1 mark) 3) What did Galileo s father want his son to become when he grew up? (1 mark) 4) Why did Galileo perform a lot of experiments? (1 mark) 5) Mention three objects that Galileo experimented with. (3 marks) i) ii) iii) English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 3 of 7
6) What inspired Galileo to try to invent a spyglass of his own? (2 marks) 7) Galileo invented the telescope. Mention another of his inventions and say what it was used for. (2 marks) 8) Name two things that Galileo observed on the moon: i) ii) (2 marks) 9) Quote the phrase from the last paragraph to show that the first telescope was not perfect: (1 mark) 10) Say what the following refer to in the passage: ( 2 marks) i) he (line 4) ii) he (line 7) iii) it (line 10) iv) it (line 19) SECTION C: LITERATURE 20 MARKS ANSWER BOTH SECTION A (POETRY) AND SECTION B (PROSE) A. UNPREPARED TEXT (POETRY) 10 marks [ ] I got up late for school today, And nearly missed the bus! I hurried down the stairs, Wolfed my toast, and caused a fuss. I quickly threw books in my bag, My pens, my lunch and shorts. Grabbed my coat from out the cupboard, Took my bat and ball for sports. English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 4 of 7
I slid across the kitchen floor, And hopped around the cat! Then expertly rolled over, Jumped back up and grabbed my hat! I bolted out of our front door, Spun round and swung it shut. Saw the bus was waiting for me, I felt I had time to strut! I climbed aboard and then froze still, And knew that things weren't right! My friends fell down in fits of fun, And pointed with delight! My face went red, I couldn't breathe, For in my haste I knew! I'd forgotten to wear trousers, Jumper, shirt, my socks and shoes! Gareth Lancaster 1) How many stanzas does the poem have? (1 mark) 2) Underline the correct answer. (1 mark) The speaker in the poem is: a) a bus driver b) a teacher c) a student d) a parent 3) What is the rhyme scheme of the first two stanzas. (2 marks) 4) Find ONE word for each of the following: (2 marks) i) eat in a hurry (stanza 1) ii) run away fast (stanza 4) 5) What figures of speech are the following? (2 marks) i) was waiting ii) Wolfed my toast English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 5 of 7
6) Underline the correct answer: (1 mark) The mood of the poem is: i) romantic; ii) humorous; iii) tragic; iv) serious. 7) Quote the phrase from the last stanza that shows that the speaker in the poem felt embarrassed: (1 mark) B. UNPREPARED TEXT (PROSE) 10 marks [ ] Read the following text carefully and then answer the questions below. Ada pushed open the tent flaps and searched for Knight. He had gone out some time ago to chop wood, and should have been back by now. Crawford, Maurer, and Galle had left them just one week before and Ada was still anxious about being left alone like a lamb lost among wolves. Suddenly she saw him, several feet away, lying on the ground, limp and still. Ada felt her heart rise into her throat as she took a step forward. Knight couldn't be dead. If he were dead she would be all alone, and then who would care for her? She took another step and another until she was standing over him, looking into his pale, gaunt face. Thank God, he was breathing. She knelt over him and tried to wake him. It took a good five minutes - or so it seemed to Ada - but finally he stirred, the life coming back into him. He woke to see her anxious face, pinched and strained, peering down at him. (from The Arctic by J. Niven) 1) Underline the best answer. This story is taken from a: (1 mark) [ ] i) play ii) novel iii) travel book iv) newspaper. 2) Underline the best answer. The story is set in: (1 mark) [ ] i) the woods ii) the desert iii) the city iv) seaside 3) Quote the phrase in the second paragraph that shows that Ada felt shocked: (2 marks) English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 6 of 7
4) Find the two words in paragraph 2 that mean not moving : i) ii) (1 mark) [ ] 5) What was Ada mainly worried about? (1 mark) [ ] 6) What figure of speech is like a lamb lost among wolves? Explain its significance. (2 marks) [ ] 7) Quote two adjectives in paragraph 2 which show how worried Ada was. (1 mark) [ ] i) ii) 8) Underline the word that best describes this passage: (1 mark) [ ] i) descriptive ii) informative iii) narrative iv) dialogue SECTION D: COMPOSITION 20 marks Write a composition on ONE of the following. Write between 150 200 words a) I made my wish and opened my eyes. Continue the story. b) Write an email to your friend describing a holiday you had recently been on. (Make sure to use the correct email format). c) Describe your room. (You can mention the furniture, the view outside your window, etc) d) Write a letter to your friend describing your school. (Use the appropriate letter format). English Year 9 Track 1 Half Yearly 2017 Page 7 of 7