External Measurement of Student chievement pril 2009 Grade English TEST INSTRUTIONS Please make sure that you have a separate answer sheet with this test paper. Please check that the answer sheet has your details printed on it. If not, print your name, date of birth and student number (if known) on your answer sheet in the area provided. Please check that the subject and grade number on your answer sheet matches this question paper. This test has 40 QUESTIONS. Each question has four possible answers. Only one is correct. Please use a pencil only to shade in the answer bubble of your choice on your answer sheet. hoose the correct answer from,, or and shade this bubble in on your ENGLISH NSWER SHEET. If you make a mistake then rub out your answer completely and shade in the bubble of your new answer. ll answers must be marked on your NSWER SHEET. You are allowed 1 hour and 10 minutes for this test.
1 hoose the shoes. 2 hoose the missing word. It has to be when I fly my kite. rainy sunny windy cold 3 My name is bdul. I am reading a story to my little brother Mohammad. Who is reading the story? Mohammad bdul bdul s little brother Mohammad s little brother 2
4 These are Sara s marks at school. SUJET Spelling Writing Mathematics Science MRK 78% 73% 81% 66% In which subject did Sara get 78%? Mathematics Writing Spelling Science 5 ear bdullah, I hope you re having a good holiday. I ve been very busy. I ve been visiting relatives and have seen some of our friends. This afternoon Mustafa, Hamid and I went to the movies. We saw a cartoon about three kids who had been locked in a supermarket for a night. They had a lot of fun and ate lots of chocolate. I m sure you d enjoy it. If I ever get locked in a shop I hope it s a video game shop! Hamid and I are looking forward to hearing about your trip when we are all back at school. Your friend, Saeed What has the writer been doing during his holidays? visiting relatives and watching movies watching movies and shopping shopping and eating chocolates eating chocolates and visiting relatives 3
6 Who has gone away for the holidays? bdullah Mustafa Hamid Saeed 7 The movie the boys saw was sad. scary. funny. boring. 8 The wind storm caused a lot of dust, making it difficult to see the road. Which word is closest in meaning to difficult? impossible dark unsure hard 9 Good morning class. I want you to take out your English books and start reading. The teacher told the children to go outside. start reading. start writing. answer a question. 4
10 Hi. I am Sherrine. I am leaving for holidays on Tuesday. We are going for one month! Hi. I m Mona. I m not leaving until next week. We re staying away for three weeks. Mona is leaving for holidays on Tuesday. next week. in a month. in three weeks. 5
11 Which of the following represents the hull? 12 The model is made mostly of wood. plastic. glue. ballast. 13 What is the purpose of the raft? It carries passengers. It supports the poles. It can carry ballast. It connects the two hulls. 6
14 The view of the boat presented makes it hard to imagine the colour of the boat. determine the length of the raft. determine the height of the sail. compare the sizes of the raft and the hull. 15 The main purpose of ballast is to help the boat travel faster. make the boat more stable. help the poles attach more firmly. keep the hull and the raft together. 7
16 What does a blue whale look like? blue, water spout, small ship krill-eating, dangerous sea creature huge, hairy, air-breathing huge, blue skin, large mouth 17 Why are blue whales mammals? They breathe air and have hair. They breathe air and blow water. They are hairy and have huge mouths. They live in water but move like land animals. 8
18 The pictures help to show that blue whales are endangered. how big blue whales are compared to people. the blue whales bristly hairs. that blue whales are very dangerous creatures. 19 Setting this information out in four paragraphs helps to make the information harder to read. make the information more important. group similar information together. show a scientist has discovered this information. 20 This text is best described as factual. entertaining. a conversation. a set of instructions. 21 Why is www.bluewhalewatch.org at the end of the text? to tell who wrote this article to show where this information was first published to suggest that many people do not agree with this information to tell where more information can be found 22 In this text the word spectacular means dangerous. amazing. strange. scientific. 9
23 Gulf Sands Resort PO ox 80 rabian Gulf Highway Ras l Khaimah tel: 02 4949 5678 fax: 02 4949 8833 www.gulfsands.com.ae 15 November 2009 Mr and Mrs bdullah 10 l in Street Shahama UI 3077 ear Mr and Mrs bdullah REEIPT Reservation #: 200901090 Name: Khalid and Mona bdullah eposit Received: 750 hs (10%) - balance due before 6 ecember 2009 For: eluxe Room, up to six people (Room 233) ates: 6 January 2010 to 21 January 2010 Please note an additional payment of 100 hs must be paid directly to Ras l Khaimahtel ouncil for vehicle access to the National Park. Sherrine Kalel at the ouncil can provide more details if needed. s requested, I will advise you if there is a cancellation on any of the rooms directly opposite the beach. Thank you for your booking. We hope you enjoy your stay with us. Yours sincerely Mahmoud ssaf Mahmoud ssaf Manager The deposit paid for this booking is 10 hs. 750 hs. 100 hs. 2009 hs. 24 The Manager of Gulf Sands Resort is Sherrine Kalel. Mahmoud ssaf. Khalid bdullah. Mona bdullah. 10
25 What is the arrival date for this booking? 15 November 2009 6 ecember 2009 21 January 2010 6 January 2010 26 100 hs additional charge is made for late payment of balance. bus to travel to the beach. car access to the National Park. council processing fees. 27 Room 233 can be used by up to six people but is not opposite the beach. up to six people and is opposite the beach. more than six people but is not opposite the beach. more than six people and is opposite the beach. 11
28 The text concludes with an inference that the program also has some faults. a hope that the program will be more effective in future. a criticism that the program has been upsetting for some people. a statement that the program will continue into the future. 29 On what basis does the text suggest that the program has been a success? It refers to road accident statistics. It states readers responses to the program. It refers to people s opinions and impressions. It compares how things were before and after the program. 30 What was the main strategy used in the rive Slow While People Fast campaign? impose new traffic rules reduce the number of pedestrians reduce the number of cars using roads provide public information 12
31 Here is the result of a search on www.ictionary.com for the word campaign. Which definition best describes the word campaign as it is used in this text? 1a 1b 2 3 32 The main aim of this text is to tell people to drive more carefully. explain the meaning and significance of an important cultural event. describe the aims and strategies of a driver education campaign. compare the driving practices in bu habi and other parts of the UE. 33 This text would most likely be found in the news section of a local newspaper. driving instructions for people learning to drive. a website on the UE intended for tourists. a textbook about the religious significance of Ramadan. 34 The words of Mona Hussein are mentioned in the text to give the text support from a reliable source. indicate how local people feel about the scheme. show the impact of the program on people who have had accidents. state what the organizers of the program think about its success. 13
35 What group of animals do turtles belong to? Sea Turtles Turtles are reptiles which means they belong to the same group of animals as snakes and crocodiles. The turtle, however, is not frightening. It is slow and steady and prefers to be left alone. Turtles are cold-blooded, breathe air and lay eggs. They have shells on their back called a carapace and a smooth shell underneath called a plastron. Some turtles eat food like crabs and jellyfish. Turtles have survived on Earth for over 200 million years. It is important to protect these beautiful creatures. reptiles jellyfish snakes crabs Sea Turtle Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle onservation status Endangered Scientific classification Kingdom: nimalia Phylum: hordata lass: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: ryptodira Superfamily: helonioidea 36 The word steady means slow. tired. unwavering. unusual. 37 Turtles like to live alone. with crocodiles. with lots of other turtles. near snakes. 38 The shell on the underside of a turtle is called a carapace. plastron. chordate. sauropsida. 14
39 Why are some words in italics in this text? to show that these words are not correct to indicate that they have a special meaning to indicate that these words need to be read with emphasis to show that these are scientific classifications of animals 40 The information which appears under the picture in the text box mainly concerns the scientific classification of Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles. information about how turtles are endangered. details about the conservation status of turtles. the key differences between Sea Turtles and other kinds of turtles. 15