ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN IN ENGLISH

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1 San Ġorġ Preca College Half Yearly Exams 2018 Year 5 English Listening Comprehension Teacher s Paper Time: 30 minutes Guidelines for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN IN ENGLISH Introduction The teacher in charge distributes the examination papers to the pupils and asks them to write their name, surname and class on the front cover. THE TEACHER TELLS THE PUPILS TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE EXAMINATION PAPER (PUPIL S COPY) AS S/HE READS. INSTRUCTIONS 1 Open the exam paper and read the questions. (5 minutes) 2 You will listen to the text for the first time. You may start answering the questions. (3 minutes) 3 The questions will be read out and you may answer them. (7 minutes) You will listen to the text for the second and final time. You may continue answering the questions. (3 minutes) The questions will be read out again and you may complete any unanswered questions. (7 minutes) You will now have five minutes to check your answers, and complete any unanswered questions. (5 minutes) San Ġorġ Preca College, HY Exams 2018, English Listening Comprehension Teacher s Paper Year 5 - Page 1 of 5

2 Instruction 1: You have five minutes to read the questions silently. Do not write anything. (Students read the questions silently for 5 minutes.) Instruction 2: Listen carefully as I read the passage William Shakespeare. You may start writing as you listen. William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, a famous English writer, was born in 1564 in Stratford in England. His father, John, was a glove-maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer s daughter. He had two older sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers. Shakespeare studied Latin, Greek and History. He left school when he was 14 or 15. Three years later, he married Anne Hathaway. They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet. Sometime before 1590, he left Stratford and went to London, the capital city of England. London s first theatre opened in Shakespeare worked in London as an actor and then started writing plays too. In 1593, the plague, a terrible disease, killed thousands of people and the theatres were closed. During this time William started to write poems instead of plays. His short poems are called sonnets. Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called The Globe. It opened in It was round and had space for 3,000 people. At The Globe some people stood in front of the stage and others had seats. The audience shouted, clapped, booed and laughed while they watched plays. Musicians created special noises to make the plays more exciting and they had a cannon to make big bangs! No women acted in Shakespeare s time. Men and boys played all the parts. Shakespeare wrote comedies with happy endings, like A Midsummer Night s Dream. He wrote tragedies, which had sad endings, like Romeo and Juliet. His history plays are about kings and queens, like Henry V. Shakespeare wrote about 38 plays. He loved language and invented new words and expressions that we still use today. San Ġorġ Preca College, HY Exams 2018, English Listening Comprehension Teacher s Paper Year 5 - Page 2 of 5

3 Shakespeare became rich and famous. He had houses in London and in Stratford. He died when he was 52 on the 23 rd of April His plays and poetry were very popular 400 years ago and they are still popular today. People all over the world love his work because he wrote wonderful stories about very interesting people. Adapted from: Instruction 3: Now I will read the questions to you once. Listen to the exercises and complete them. Section A. Mark the correct answer with a ( ). Only one answer is correct. The first one has been worked out for you. (8 marks) Shakespeare s mother, Mary 1. was a The answer is (b) farmer s daughter. a) doctor s daughter. b) farmer s daughter. c) blacksmith s daughter. 2. William Shakespeare was born in a) Kent. b) London. c) Stratford. 3. Shakespeare studied a) Greek, Spanish and Latin. b) Italian, French and Latin. c) Latin, Greek and History. San Ġorġ Preca College, HY Exams 2018, English Listening Comprehension Teacher s Paper Year 5 - Page 3 of 5

4 4. He left school when he was: a) 15 or 16. b) 14 or 15. c) 13 or 14. A Midsummer Night s Dream 5. has a a) happy ending. b) tragic ending. c) sad ending. Shakespeare worked in 6. London as a) an actor. b) a doctor. c) a singer. Shakespeare helped build a 7. new theatre called a) Albert Hall. b) The Globe. c) The Opera House. 8. Shakespeare became: a) ill and died. b) poor and homeless. c) rich and famous. 9. He died when he was: a) 52. b) 62. c) 53. San Ġorġ Preca College, HY Exams 2018, English Listening Comprehension Teacher s Paper Year 5 - Page 4 of 5

5 Section B. Answer TRUE or FALSE by marking with a ( ). The first one has been worked out for you. (8 marks) William Shakespeare was born in France. The answer is FALSE, so the is written under the column FALSE. Shakespeare s father was a glove-maker. He was the only child in the family. Shakespeare wasn t married. William Shakespeare didn t have any children. London is the capital city of England. In Shakespeare s time women could not act in plays. Shakespeare wrote only tragedies. He wrote Romeo and Juliet. Section C. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word. The first one has been worked out for you. (4 marks) 1. Shakespeare loved language and invented new words and expressions. 2. The plague thousands of people. 3. Sonnets are short. 4. The Globe was and had space for 3,000 people. 5. William Shakespeare s plays and poetry are still today. San Ġorġ Preca College, HY Exams 2018, English Listening Comprehension Teacher s Paper Year 5 - Page 5 of 5