ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST GRADE NINE

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1 Governorate: Dakhiliya 2013/2014 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST GRADE NINE Semester Two MOCK EXAM Name School Class Write your answers on the Test Paper Time: 2 hours Pages: 10 LISTENING 10 GRM/VCB 10 TEST SCORES READING 10 WRITING 10 TOTAL 40

2 LISTENING 1 (Items 1-5) (5 marks) You are going to hear five people speaking. what are they doing? Listen and for each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option. Watching a film Making food Catching a fish Sending a letter Building a house Flying in a plane

3 LISTENING 2 (Items 6-10) (5 marks) You are going to hear a short text talking about a writer s journey. Listen and for each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS). 6. What kind of transport does the writer like? 7. What was his first book about? 8. Where does the writer live? 9. How was his visit to the Great wall of China?. 10. In China, how many trains did he use?. 2 LISTENING SCORE 10

4 GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 1 (Items 1-5) (2½ marks) For each item, read the definition and the example. Then complete the word in the space provided. You are given the first letter(s) of the word. Make sure your spelling is correct. Example: (noun) a room where food is prepared and cooked e.g. They keep the fridge in the kit c h e n. 1. (adjective) not clean e.g. Your hands are di _. 2. (verb) to stay in a place for some time e.g. I will sp _ a week in Muscat. 3. (Noun) A day of rest when people do not go to work e.g. Next Sunday will be a hol. 4. (adverb) Paying attention when are doing or saying something. e.g. Please listen car to my orders. 5. (adjective) having or showing respect e.g. It s pol _ to say thank you. 3

5 GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 2 (Items 6-10) Complete the text. For each item, shade in the bubble (There are five extra words in the box.) (2½ marks) under the correct option. I (6) to get up at 6 o clock,but now I get up at 5 o clock. I have(7) done my school project about food and diet. My brother Ali hasn t done it (8). Our father always says to us If you work hard, you(9) succeed. We love and admire (10) father. used should much already any yet our will more must

6 GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 3 (Items 11-20) (5 marks) Complete the unfinished words in the text. Make sure you spell each word correctly. EXAMPLE: Good_ morning! My_ name s Ahmed Al-Zedjali and_ I m a student_ at a school_ in Muscat. I m in Grade_ Six. My favourite_ subject is Maths. TEXT If you ask people why we need trees, most of them will (11) ans We need (12) wo from trees for building houses, we get (13) fru and nuts from trees, we make (14) pa out of wood and we can use wood for (15) fur for cooking and (16) hea. Recently,(17) peo have added a more serious (18) rea to this list. Trees help the earth to (19) brea or they (20) pro us from global warming. GRM/VCB SCORE 10 5

7 READING 1 (Items 1-4) Match the texts with the pictures. For each text, shade in the bubble correct option. A. B. C. under the (4 marks) D. E. F. Pictures Texts A B C D E F 1. Our group is doing a project on how to keep environment clean. 2. Planting more trees will release more Oxygen 3. Cutting down trees increases carbon dioxide. 4. Keep your school clean, that s your role. 6

8 READING 2 (Items 5 10) (6 marks) Read the text. For each item shade the bubble next to the correct option. Charles was a professor with a huge house and a fortune. Today he lives in a small caravan where there is only second hand furniture. There are no signs that he was a rich man. He gets his clothes and other things from charity shops. This change is not a tragedy. Charles was happy to give up the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of being a person who had everything and many people have nothing. He made the choice to give all his money away. He says it has brought him happiness. A few years ago, says Charles, I was a millionaire, but I knew there were a lot of hungry people in the world. So, he gave away all his money to charities. When he had some left, he gave away small banknotes in the streets of local poor areas. Charles believes that many people want to earn a lot of money so that they will not have any worries. However, most people never make much money. He decided to drop out and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free. Are there any things he misses? No, I m much happier now. I wouldn t go back to being rich for anything no way. 7

9 READING 2 (cont d) For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option. 5. Today Charles lives in a. house villa caravan 6. Charles gave all his money to.. rich people charities young people 7. As Charles thought, having a little money makes you. free sad happy 8. According to the text, Charles has a pet a son everything in the world 9. Now Charles is very happy because he is a millionaire he has no money he misses nothing 10. The underlined word it refers to money happiness poverty READING SCORE 10 8

10 WRITING 1 (4 marks) Write a paragraph about an actor called Charlie Chaplin Use ALL the information in the box. Your writing should be correct and well-organized. Charlie Chaplin Born: April 1889 died: 1977 an English comic actor first appearance/ Keyston relatives : Sydney John Chaplin ( half brother) died in : Switzerland born in : London/England Marker A Marker B Average 9

11 WRITING 2 Complete the following task. Write at least 75 words. (6 marks) Situation: You are writing an essay about some American actors. Write a letter to your friend Ahmed asking him to help you and attach some photos if he has. Your letter should be friendly and interesting Marker A Marker B Average WRITING SCORE 10 10

12 GRADE NINE ENGLISH LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDE SEMESTER TWO, 2013/2014, MOCK EXAM TOTAL MARKS: 40 GOVERNORATE: DAKHILIYA page 1 of 4 *********************************************************************************************************************** LISTENING 1 (5 mks) Watching a film Making food Catching a fish Sending a letter Building a house Flying in A plane Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly. LISTENING 2 (5 mks) GRM/ VCB 1 (2.5 mks) 6. The train 7. A train journey 8. Paris 9. disappointing trains 1. dirty 2. spend 3. holiday 4. carefull 5. polite Notes: One mark each. Complete accuracy in grammar and spelling is not required, but answers must be clearly and convincingly correct. Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct.

13 Grade 9, Sem. 2, 2013/14, MOCK EXAM: Marking Guide page 2 of 4 GRM/ VCB 2 (2.5 mks) used should much already any yet our will more must Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly. GRM/ VCB 3 (5 mks) 11. answer 16. heating 12. wood 17. people 13. fruits 18. reason 14. paper 19. breathe 15. fuel 20. protect Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct, including grammatical endings. READING 1 (4 mks) A B C D E F Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

14 Grade 9, Sem. 2, 2013/14, MOCK EXAM: Marking Guide page 3 of 4 READING 2 (6 mks) 5. house villa caravan 6. Rich people charities Young people 7. free sad happy 8. a pet a son everything in the world 9. he is a millionaire He has no money He misses nothing 10. money happiness poverty Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly. WRITING 1 (4 mks) 4 Presents all the information, fully and clearly. Writing is well-organised and coherent, with only minor language errors. 3 Presents most of the information, clearly enough. Writing contains some noticeable language errors and sometimes lacks coherence. 2 Manages to present only some of the information; important points are missing or unclear. Language contains frequent errors, some of which obscure meaning. 1 A very feeble attempt at the task, presenting very little information. Language used is extremely limited and/or seriously distorted. 0 No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the topic/ information provided) OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR Complete nonsense

15 Grade 9, Sem. 2, 2013/14, MOCK EXAM: Marking Guide page 4 of 4 WRITING 2 (6 mks) Impact on intended reader(s) is very positive indeed. Writing clearly succeeds in achieving its purpose. Uses language which is very appropriate to reader and context. A good range of structures and vocabulary, with an excellent level of accuracy. Impact on intended reader(s) is positive. Writing succeeds to a large extent in achieving its purpose. Uses language which is appropriate to reader and context. A fair range of structures and vocabulary, with a good level of accuracy. Impact on intended reader(s) is fairly positive. Writing has reasonable success in achieving its purpose. There are clear attempts to use language appropriate to reader and context. Grammar and vocabulary are reasonably correct, though limited in range. Impact on intended reader(s) is mixed. Writing has partially achieved its main purpose, but: Some of the language used is inappropriate to reader and context. There is a noticeable lack of accuracy in the use of grammar and vocabulary. Impact on intended reader(s) is rather negative. Writing only has very limited success in achieving its purpose. There is little evidence of attempts to use appropriate language. Grammar/Vocabulary contain frequent serious errors. Impact on intended readers(s) is very negative. Writing clearly fails to achieve its intended purpose. There is no evidence of any attempt to use appropriate language. The language used is extremely limited and/or seriously distorted. No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the task/ instructions) OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR Complete nonsense

16 Listening script Grade 9 Semester two MOCK EXAM Listening 1 ( Items 1-5 ) 1- you should do your work well. It s a new building so,you should put some more water on the cement before using it. 2- To this dish, you should get ingredients like some butter, some onions, and some salt and mix them in a bowl. 3- please I want to send this letter to my brother in England buti don t have a stamp.how much is a stamp to England? 4- If you want to go fishing, you must have a fishing rod or a net but spread the net carefully in the sea 5- To all passenger, please for your safety,you should put on your seat belt before we take off. It s also necessary while landing.

17 Listening 2 ( Items 6-10 ) I have always loved travelling by train. It s not quick or convenient as flying, but it s a real experience. you have time to see the country and to meet ordinary people, and for me, as a writer, it s important to have that kind of experience.my first book, about a train journey across SOUTH America, sold quite well, and so many publisher asked me where I wanted to go next. China, I replied. I booked a seat on the train from Paris, where I live, to Beijing. The cheapest way was to go with a group of tourist. We travelled all the way across Germany, Poland, Russia and Mongolia to the others and went off to discover by myself. In China, I travelled on forty different trains and covered ten thousand kilometers. It took me six months, and it wasn t always easy. Perhaps it was a mistake going there in the winter. Hadn t realized how cold China could be! But I enjoyed the food,and the people were polite and cheerful, even though life is hard for many of them. I saw many interesting places,but the famous Great Wall of China was very disappointing and I didn t like Chinese cities at all-so noisy and over crowded! But I shall always remember the Oasis town of Urumchi and, of course, the amazing Caves of Yungyang, which people still use as homes