Listening Comprehension - Form 2, Track 2 Answer sheet. Name: Class: D A. Are the following statements True or False? (4 marks) 1. The story was written 8 years ago. 2. The cat was calm. 3. The cat made dog noises. 4. Georgie Girl doesn't mind water. B. Fill in with the appropriate word. (4 marks) 1. To their amazement it was the cat they were to 2. They spent a few months her around the neighbourhood. 3. Georgie Girl has part of the family. 4. She is very of the house. C. Answer the following questions. (2 marks) 1. Where did the family get the address for the cat from? 2. How can you describe the cat overall?
Listening Comprehension - Form Z, Track Z Teacher's Paper Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Georgie Girl I have decided to write a story about our beloved cat. Her name is Georgie and she is now about 9 years old. We never really thought we would own a cat. One day we saw an advertisement. We decided to go to the address and check it out. It was quite close to where we now live. When we got there, we were greeted by a woman and a cat running wild through her backyard. Well to our amazement, it was the cat we were to adopt. She was terribly scared. The woman who owned her was blind. Her living conditions were in a tiny basement. Along with Georgie, the woman had a couple of dogs. So, finally with coaxing we managed to catch Georgie. We finally got her back to our house. She was scared. Every time we opened a door or window she would run out. We spent the next few months chasing her around the neighbourhood. However the most amazing thing about Georgie was that she growled. We thought we were imagining things at first. However whenever there was a noise, she would growl like a dog. I guess it was from her constant and close quarters with her previous owner's dogs. Over the years Georgie Girl, has become a part of the family in every respect. She takes more to my husband and son. In fact, she will wait for my husband to come home from work Then, she will jump on his back She loves to lay on the bed with my son. She has some strange quirks too. She loves to go into the shower, when someone gets out. She has slept in the weirdest places, including the bathroom sink. She is very protective of the house, and has caught some uninvited guests over the years...overall she is a very well natured cat. She always seems to have a smile on her little face. She certainly has brought a smile to our faces over the years. Amber Whitman.
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Section A - Grammar (20 marks) D A Fill in the gaps using the verb given in -brackets and put it in the correct tense. (10 marks) Penny is an old friend from school. She recently for a short contract job and I feel terrible because now she from home before so I know how it (live) in a new city. (move) overseas (feel) homesick. I've lived away (feel) to miss food and family. I wish I could help her. I told her it's normal to go through some homesickness in a new country. She (be) so lonely and (not know) what to do with her time. I (tell) her that things will be better soon when she starts to meet other people and gets involved in the community. She is very friendly and sociable, so it shouldn't be long. Some good news is that she, (tell) me that she (plan) to take classes at a local centre. (call) her tonight to hear how it went. B. Fill in the following text with the appropriate word from the box. (5 marks) situated meets free sent jellyfish memory dangerous open named great A clown fish = Marlin living in the Great Barrier Reef loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and to a dentist's office in Sydney. So, while Marlin ventures off to try to retrieve Nemo, Marlin a fish named Dory, a blue tang suffering from short-term loss. The companions travel a distance, encountering various sea creatures such as sharks, anglerfish and ~ in order to rescue Nemo from the dentist's office, which is by Sydney Harbor. While the two are doing this, Nemo and the other sea animals in the dentist's fish tank plot a way to return to Sydney Harbor to live their lives again. :2_
C. Match the personality adjectives in the box to the definitions. (5 marks) well-organised sociable tolerant responsible patient ambitious confident hard-working creative outgoing Someone who... 1. wants to be at the top oftheir profession is. 2. doesn't get angry or frustrated easily is. 3. has lots of interesting ideas is. 4. likes to have everything neat and in order is. 5. works a lot to get what s/he wants is. 6. likes to be with other people is 7. does his/her work well and with care is ' 8. accepts other people as they are is. 9. is sure of his/herself, knows they are capable is 10. is both sociable and very friendly is Section B - Comprehension (ZO marks) D '} A Christmas in March,~,> ~,~~~:~j;::l Just before Christmas in 1944, a letter arrived at our house in,:.t;..<[i",', ', Philadelphia. The postmark was from Tuskegee, Alabama, so we all knew who it was from. We excitedly gathered around,: :~,;;;~?t,. '~:! ~ :..: Mother as she opened it at the kitchen table. "''1\'';'', li':tt'~~'~3';~ \:~{'~::;.J.).':"~., ".r:%~ ~~ ;li~c;,o.., :.- >, ; My Dear Mother, I did not get the leave I expected for Christmas. I will miss all ofyou. Please leave the Christmas tree up until I make it back I hope to be home by March. Love from your son, Clifton I was 17-years-old at the time. My heart sank I felt a deep sadness about my favourite brother not being home for Christmas. He was one of the Tuskegee Airmen and was responsible for maintaining the airplanes flying off to fight in World War II. My mother, being the optimist she always was, said, "Well, it looks like we'll get to have two Christmases this year!" After Christmas, my sister and I worked together to make sure we kept that Christmas tree looking as pretty as possible. This was no easy feat. By mid January, the branches hung down so low to the ground that they became a sliding 3.
board for the decorations. Each day, there were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over the wooden floor. My sister and I took turns sweeping them up. We moved the ornaments to the stronger branches on the tree, hoping they would stay on. Each time we freshened that tree up, my sister and I were full of thoughts about Clifton and how happy we would be to see him again. It made us feel that he was close by, even thoughhe was hundreds of miles away. On March S, the doorbell rang. We ran to the door and gave Clifton a big hug. As he hugged my Mother, I could see him peak over her head at the Christmas tree. "It's beautiful," he said. "Thank you." Clifton opened his presents and told us all sorts of stories about his work in Tuskegee. That night as we slept, we heard a crash in the living room. We all ran to see what had happened. The tree had toppled onto the sofa and there were needles and broken ornaments everywhere. We all had a good laugh. It was lucky Clifton got home when he did. A. Mark these statements as True or False. (S marks) 1. The family received a letter from a stranger. 2. Clifton was going to arrive in five months' time. 3. The narrator loved her brother. 4. The sisters took care of the tree. S. Clifton didn't manage to see the tree. B. Answer the following questions carefully. (10 marks) 1. Why was the family excited? (1 mark) 2. What did Clifton ask his mother to do? (Imark) 3. Why were they going to have two Christmases? (2 marks) 4. What was Clifton's job in the war? (1 mark) 4-~
5. Why did the decorations fall off the tree? (1 mark) 6. How did the sisters keep the tree pretty? (lmark) 7. Why was Clifton a hundred miles away? (1 mark) 8. Why was Clifton lucky to have gone home when he did? (2 marks) C. What do the following pronouns refer to? They are marked in italics in the text. (2 marks) 1. it 0 2. they o D. Find a word from the passage which means the same as the following words/phrases. (3 marks) 1. get together - 2. keeping 3. decorations 0 Section C - Literature (20 marks) Prose 1. What's the name of the book you have been reading and who is the author? (2 marks) 2. Write a short paragraph about your favourite character. (4 marks) :)0
3. Write a brief description about an episode that you liked. (4 marks) Poet:r:y - Choose either A orb. A - Class Poem (10 marks) 1. Name two poems you did so far. (1 mark) a) b) 2. Who is the poet of each one? (1 mark) a) b) 3. Write a short paragraph about each of the poems. (Mention what the poem is about, if it has any figures of speech and why you like or dislike it). (4 marks each) a) b) ~~
Or B - Unseen Poem (10 marks) The Lamplighter My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky; It's time to take the window to see Leerie going by; For every night at teatime and before you take your seat, With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street. Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea, And my papa's a banker and as rich as he can be; But I, when I am stronger and can choose what I'm to do, o Leerie, I'll go round at night and light the lamps with you! For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door, And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more; And O! before you hurry by with ladder and with light; o Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight! By Robert Louis Stevenson 1. How many stanzas does the poem have? (1 mark) 2. What is the rhyme scheme ofthis poem? (2 marks) 3. What time ofday is it? (1 mark) a) morning b) afternoon or c)evening 4. Who are Tom and Maria? (1 mark) 5. How do you think the persona feels towards Leerie? (1 mark) 6. Find an example of an alliteration. (1 mark) '1.
7. What two things does Leerie need to light the lamps? (1 mark) 8. What phrase shows us that the persona enjoys having Leerie come around? (2 marks) Section 0 - Composition (20 marks) Choose one of the following titles and write about 150 words. 1. A day in the life of a cat. 2. My visit to the library. 3. The storm. 4. Write a letter to your friend describing your last holiday. D 8.