ST. NICHOLAS COLLEGE RABAT MIDDLE SCHOOL HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS 2016 LEVEL 5-6-7 FORM 2 ENGLISH TIME: 2 HOURS Name: Class: Marks Oral Assessment Listening Comprehension Written Paper Total SECTION A: LANGUAGE 15 MARKS A. Fill in with the correct form of the verb. The first one (0) has been done for you. (5 marks) I (0) (am / was / will be) sixteen next month. Yesterday, while I (1) (talked / was talking / talk) to my friends, I (2) (tell / told / is telling) them that I would like to have a party at home and (3) (inviting / invited / invite) all of them. Then last night, I (4) (have asked / asked / ask) my parents about the party. They said I could have a party but they would stay at home. I (5) (was / am / be) really unhappy now and (6) (get / am getting / got) frustrated. The party (7) (is / was / will be) a disaster if my parents are in the house. We (8) (won t do / don t do / didn t do) anything wrong at the party, but we won t be able to relax and (9) (enjoying / have enjoyed / enjoy) ourselves if they are at home. How (10) (did / do / does) I change my parents mind? B. Fill in with who, which, whose. The first one (0) has been done for you. (5 marks) This is the bank (0) which was robbed yesterday. A boy (1) sister is in my class was in the bank at that time. The man (2) robbed the bank had two pistols. He wore a mask (3) made him look like Mickey Mouse. He came with a friend (4) waited for him outside in a car. The woman (5) gave him the money was young. The people (6) were in the bank were frightened and they didn t know what to do. The bank manager (7) mobile phone started ringing tried to stop them but didn t manage to do so. The car in (8) the bank robbers escaped was black. They didn t wait at English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 1 of 8
the traffic lights (9) were red. Luckily, a police officer (10) car was parked at the next corner managed to stop and arrest the thieves. C. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. Use each word only once. The first one (0) has been done for you. (5 marks) together in that after hatched rest collect into with laid The honey bee is a very unusual insect. Unlike other insects which live alone, the honey bee lives as a (0) member of a community. These bees live (1) in what is known as a bee colony. The head of the colony is called the queen bee. She is larger than the (2) of the bees. Her main job (3) the colony is to lay eggs. Most of the other bees are worker bees. These bees (4) nectar and pollen from flowers. The nectar (5) is carried by the worker bees is then made (6) honey. The worker bees also help look (7) the young bees. As soon as the eggs are (8), the worker bees feed the young bees (9) pollen and nectar. The queen bee can live to about three years. During this period, she would have (10) more than half a million eggs. A new queen would take over the 'duties' of the old queen when it dies. SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION 20 MARKS Read the passage On the Amazon River and then answer the following questions 1. Choose the best title for this passage: (1 mark) a. Paco and Macapa b. A Storm in the Jungle c. Travelling the River Amazon 2. What does Paco sell on the River Amazon? (1 mark) English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 2 of 8
3. Tick (ü) whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE. (2 marks) a. The Amazon flows through Peru and Brazil. b. The River Amazon isn t dangerous. c. Storms on the Amazon begin and end suddenly. d. Paco travels the Amazon on a boat. TRUE FALSE 4. Paco follows the because they tell him where the fastest and deepest waters are. (2 marks) 5. a. When the dog falls off the boat it (1 mark) i. drowns. ii. swims towards the boat. iii. swims towards the boat. 5. b.when this happens Paco (1 mark) i. follows the dog towards the shore. ii. leaves the dog and continues on his journey. iii. jumps off the boat to save the dog. 6. The first sign of a storm is when the wind is making in the water. (1 mark) 7. Lightning up the jungle, birds and animals are, then the thunder the silence and rain falls down heavily. (3 marks) 8. Name two dangerous animals that live in the river. (2 marks) a. b. 9. a. What do piranhas do? b. What do electric eels do? (2 marks) English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 3 of 8
10. Match the words in column A to their meanings in column B. (4 marks) A B 1. famous somewhere to stay 2. knock you out well-known 3. shelter make you unconscious 4. grazing eating SECTION C: LITERATURE PART 1: POETRY UNPREPARED TEXT Read the poem and answer all the questions that follow. 20 MARKS (10 marks) The Race by Liana Mahoney 1 5 10 I m running a race It s a game I play A game for sun-lit Summer days. My heart is pumping Will I win this race? My legs are flying In a high -speed chase. I m really fast, But still he s ahead! Wish I were winning This race instead! I m tiring out; My running slows. 15 I just can t catch him. I admit defeat. My shadow s so fast, He can t be beat! 1. Underline the true statements about the race in the poem. (1 mark) a) The boy is a slow runner. b) The boy gets tired quickly. c) The boy will probably win next time. d) It is impossible for the boy to win the race. English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 4 of 8
2. The poem consists of: (1 mark) a) six stanzas of four lines each. b) five stanzas of four lines each. c) six stanzas having different lines. 3. The rhyme scheme of the poem is: (1 mark) a) a b a b b) a b c a c) a b c b 4. List two pairs of rhyming words the poet uses in this poem. (2 marks) a. and b. and 5. Who is the boy in the poem racing against? (1 mark) 6. Why does the poet say that this is a game for sun-lit summer days (l. 3-4)? (2 marks) 7. Do you think the boy really expected to win the race? Why or why not? (2 marks) PART 2: PROSE UNPREPARED TEXT Read the text below and answer all the questions that follow. (10 marks) The path ended suddenly. They saw a deep round pit. Its walls were as smooth as ice. A small light burned in the pit. It showed a creature fiddling with something. At first Gregor thought that it was a rat. Then the creature lifted his head and Gregor saw that it was his dad. Gregor s dad had disappeared from his life more than two years before. He had been strong and tall and full of energy. Now, the man looking up at them from the pit was so thin and weak that when he tried to stand up he fell down. He then lifted one hand to help put his own head back to look at them. Dad? Gregor tried to say, but all the moisture had left his mouth. Luxa and Henry flew down. They put Gregor s dad from the pit onto Aurora s back, and carried him up near Gregor. Gregor held on to his father s hands, once so strong and capable. As he felt the bones beneath his fingers, he remembered how his dad used to crack walnuts with his hands. Dad, it s me. Gregor. His father looked as if trying to remember something. It s the fever. I m seeing things again. No, Dad, it s me. I m here. And Boots is here, too, said Gregor. 1 5 10 15 English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 5 of 8
Boots? said his dad. Gregor then remembered that his dad had never seen Boots. She had been born after he fell. Margaret, Gregor corrected himself. His parents had decided to name Boots Margaret after his dad s grandma. Margaret? said his dad, now thoroughly confused. He rubbed his eyes. Grandma? (Adapted from Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins) 20 Underline the correct answer in numbers 1 and 2. 1. This extract from Gregor the Overlander is written in: (1 mark) a) the first person b) the second person 2. as smooth as ice (lines 1-2) is: (1 mark) a) a metaphor b) an alliteration c) a simile. 3. Find two opposite adjectives from paragraph 2. (1 mark) a) b) 4. Which words show that Gregor is so shocked that he couldn t speak? (2 marks) 5. Underline the correct answer: (1 mark) he felt the bones beneath his fingers (lines 10-11) mean: a) His father s hands were very thin b) His father had long fingers c) Gregor had long fingers 6. Who is Boots? (1 mark) 7. Which words show that Gregor s dad does not believe what he is seeing? (2 marks) 8. Why is Gregor s dad thoroughly confused? (1 mark) English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 6 of 8
SECTION D: COMPOSITION 25 MARKS Write between 100 and 150 words on ONE of the following. 1. Write a biography of a famous person that you admire. 2. Write an article about a particular event that took place at school, which is to appear in your school magazine. 3. A surprising turn of events you experienced. Title No: English Language Form 2 Secondary Half Yearly Level 5-6-7 2016 Page 7 of 8
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