Ibn Khaldun Prep.

School End-of-term English Test 03 Level: 9th Form

Teachers: Mrs Jaghmoun / Mr Bacha
20 June, 2023 Duration : 60 minutes Classes : 9th B: 1/0/5/6/7

Full name: ……………………………………………………….……………………… Class : 9th B………Number : ……..

THE TEXT

(1) The other day as I was waiting for the traffic light to change in
downtown San Francisco, there was a homeless guy. He was walking
around with his sign. He went from car to car. The cars reacted as they
usually do, just closing the windows and ignoring him. When he came to
my car, I looked him in the eye and I gave him a huge smile. – «I’m sorry,
I can’t give you money». «It's ok, madam! Thank you anyway! » – He said
to me.

(2) There was probably a 10-second pause before the lights turned green
and he could have gone to some other cars. Yet he just stood there smiling
at me. I was still smiling back at him myself. Then as I was driving my
car, he stood there. He kept the smile on, then he waved me goodbye and
I waved back. There was something so pivotal in that moment. I literally
cried as I drove away and it hit me so hard!

(3) The more we treat everyone like humans and give them a simple act of
kindness from the heart, the better we will be as people! If you can't give a
beggar on the street some money, then give him a smile instead.

Adapted from the internet

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I-Reading questions: (06 marks)

1- Tick (  ) the right option to choose a title for the text :(1 mark)

- A Meaningful Experience (…)

- A Terrible Accident (…)

- A Funny Thing (…)

2- ‘True’ or ‘False’? Tick (  ) the corresponding box to each statement : (01 ×2 = 2marks)

Statements True False

a- The other drivers avoided the homeless man when he gets close to them.
(paragraph 1)

b- The narrator didn’t feel anything special as she was leaving the beggar.
(paragraph 2)

3- Circle the adjective that best describes the narrator in the text : (1 mark)

- She's kind, friendly and ( careless // humane // cruel ) .

4- Find a synonym to the following word in the text: (1 mark)

important = ……………………………………………. (paragraph 2)

5- What do you think of the writer's act? Explain your answer : (1 mark)

I think the writer's act is .............................................. because ..............................

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II- Language: (08 marks)
1- Circle the right option : (0.5 x6 = 3 marks)

Jihan Dugan is a 20-year-old Turkish girl. She has ( were – was – been)1 a volunteer with Save
Souls Organisation since the earthquake that hit Turkey last February. It’s considered one of the
(bad / worse / worst) 2 catastrophes that have ever happened in a century. The disaster has killed
thousands of people and caused much (damage / damaged / damages)3 to the buildings. As a result,
many people ( whose / which / who)4 lost their homes, have lived in refugee camps. Jihan and her
peers volunteer to provide the camps (with / from / in )5 drinkable water , sheets , food , medicines
and books . They also try to ( drew / draw / drown )6 a smile on the faces of the children by giving
them toys and candy bars.

2- Put the bracketed words in the right form or tense : (0.5 x6 = 3 marks)

Muhammad Ali is an American boxer. He (be) ___________________1 born in January 1942 in

Kentucky, USA. He began (train) ______________________ 2 as an amateur boxer at age 12. At

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18, he (win) ______________________ a gold medal at the 1960 summer Olympics. A few
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months later, he became a (profession) _______________________ boxer. Ali was not just a

boxer but an (act) _______________________ 5 too! He appeared in five films between 1962 and
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1978. Besides, he donated Millions of (dollar) ________________________ to fight hunger

around the globe and educate the needy youths in his country. Mohammed Ali died in June 2016.

3- Match the sentences part in [A] with their halves in [ B] : (0.5 x4 = 2 marks)

A B

1-Volunteering is devoting oneself to a- feed them, and adopt pets.

2-Volunteers can donate things such b-others and it can be many ways.

3-They can also take part c-as gifts and smiling cards to the elderly and orphans.

4-Volunteers can help protect animals, d- with directions and general information.

5-Or, they can help patients in hospitals e- rescuing the victims of catastrophes .

f- in activities to help their neighbours.

1+b 2+…………….. 3+………………….. 4+………………. 5+……………………

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 III- Writing: (06 marks)

Topic: You are working on a school project with your classmates. But some of them do
not cooperate with you. Write a ten-line post in which you sensitise everybody to the
value and importance of teamwork.

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Adherence to content: /2 Language /lexis: /2.5 Mechanics: /1.5 Total: /6