……………………… Academic Year ................... High D-Match the questions with the answers.

(8*1=8)
School 1st Term 2nd Exam of the Grade 9.
Name: 1- What is your favourite movie type?____
Surname: 2- Are you an action movie addict?____
(10*1=10) 3- What does your father usually watch?____
4- Do you like going to the cinema?____
drought - challenging - documentary - hurricane - 5- Who do you watch movies with?_____
weird - give two thumbs up - to kick the bucket- 6- Who is your favorite actor?____
landslide - waste your time - take up 7- What type of movies do you dislike?____
8- Do you watch movies on the Internet?____
1- Scuba diving is a ______________ activity. I love it. a) Yes ,I do.
2- ‘’___________’’means‘’strange’’. b) I don’t like horror movies.
3- A: Did you enjoy the movie? c) Johnny Depp.
B: For sure! I ____________________ to it. d) He watches action movies.
4-‘’_______________’’ means ‘’to die’’. e) Yes,I watch and download them.
5- Farmers don’t get any crops during a(n) f) 6Comedy.
g) With my mother.
____________. They have hard times.
h) No,I’m not.
6- Don’t ____________ watching this film. It has E- READING: Read the letter and answer the questions.
terrible acting. (5*2=10)
7- The ___________ damages the roof of the buildings
in the West Atlantic Ocean very often. Hello Merve!
8- He wants to ___________ photography and travel
Do you know where I am now?Look at the pictures
around the World.
9- _____________ is a mass of rock and soil moving and find out! I’m writing to you from a youth camp
suddenly and quickly. in Aladağ,Bolu.It is located in the middle of a
10- I like watching ______________ films because I wonderful forest.I think it is just a place for
can learn new things from them. relaxing.There is a great organization here for high
B-Choose the correct answer.(12*1=12) school students from all over Türkiye. Our campsite
1-Flowers bloom / are blooming in spring.
is surrounded by pine trees and a beautiful lake.We
2-Arthur cleans / is cleaning our swimming pool
twice a month. do different kinds of activities here.The day starts at
3- I sleep / am sleeping at my mother’s house this around 6 o’clock in the morning.After making our
week because my father is painting / paints at beds,we have a big breakfast together.Then,we go
present. cycling in the forest for some time.It’s really
4-I think / am thinking you should buy him a tie. amusing.When we come back,everybody reads
He likes /is liking to dress fromally. books under the trees.After that, we hike in the
5-Dan talks /is talking on the other phone right
forest and discover the nature around for an hour.We
now.
6- We don’t visit/ aren’t visiting their grand parents have lunch at about 12 o’clock.We swim in the lake
every weekend. near the campsite.Some campers do canoeing with
7-I remember / don’t remember that boy’s name. the help of the trainers.We practise and play
8.Look ! A cat climbs / is climbing that old tree ! basketball everyday.There is always a match before
9- Open the windows,please.This room smells / is
the sunsets.After we have dinner,all the campers
smelling awful.
10-Tim has / is having lunch now. gather around the campfire and have fun by singing
songs.Everybody goes to sleep at around 10 after a
C- Make questions. (2x5=10 pts.) tiring,but enjoyable day. I suggest you to come and
1- ____________________________________ 1- Who are the organizations at the camp for?
My brother’s birthday is on July 15th. .......................................................................................
2- _________________________________________ 2-What do the campers do after breakfast?
Sarah is a very successful student. She works hard. .......................................................................................
3- __________________________________________ 3-Is there a river or a lake by the river?
Penguins live in Antarctica. ...............................................................................
4- _________________________________________ 4- How do they have fun after dinner?
Samantha works in a supermarket. ...............................................................................
5- ______________________________________ 5.What sports do they do at the camp?
Paul and Mary sometimes go out for dinner. ................................................................................
F) Put the expressions into correct category (8x1 = old boy named Ishaan and Aamir Khan acts his art teacher
8 points) at the school.
* Why not? * I’d like to but I can’t. *What about The film is about the life and imagination of Ishaan.
eating out tonight? *I’m afraid I can’t. He is an 8 year old dyslexic child. He never listens to the
* Why don’t we go swimming? * Sorry, I’m too lessons.He never does what his teachers demand. One day,
tired. * Sure * Shall we meet today? he escapes from the school and hangs around the city.He is
Making an Accepting an Refusing an good at art ,but he cannot do well other school subjects. His
invitation invitation invitation parents decide to send Ishaan to a boarding school because
of his low academic performance. They think their son needs
discipline . Ishaan doesn’t want to go there, but his father
never changes his decision.Ishaan is very unhappy at the
new school because it’s a strict and disciplined
place.However ,Ishaan’s new art teacher observes him and
suspects his behaviours .He finds out Ishaan is a dyslexic
boy and he needs help. The art teacher (Aamir Khan ) feels
very sorry for everything Ishaan experienced up to now. He
G) Write the correct natural disaster (4x2=8 points)
goes to the city where the boy’s family lives and interviews
with them about their son’s problem. The art teacher helps
Ishaan to overcome this illness and improve his art talent.

1- ‘’Taare Zameen Par’’ is a comedy movie._____

2- The director of the movie is Darsheel
Safary._____
1) 2) 3- Aamir Khan stars with a little boy in the
movie.______
4- It’s about the difficult life of an art
teacher._____
5- Ishaan isn’t good at most of the school
subjects._____
6- Ishaan never escapes from the school.______
3) 4) 7- The new art teacher notices that Ishaan is a
dyslexic student._____
8- With the help of the art teacher ,Ishaan
H- Read the sentences and write True (T) or False
overcomes dyslexia._____
(F)(7*1=7)
1- Flood is a mass of rock and soil moving
suddenly and quickly.____
WRITING : Write a paragraph about love
2- Earthquake is the sudden violent
for nature.(1*11=11)
movement of the Earth’s surface.____
3- Hurricane is a storm that moves over
water._____
4- Drought is a long period when there is
little or no rain.____
5- A zoo-keeper takes cares of animals and
feeds them._____
6- A park ranger protects nature and give
informaion to the visitors.____
7- A firefighter helps people only when there
is a fire in the forest____

READING: Read the text about the famous Indian movie

‘’Taare Zameen Par’ and decide whether the following
sentences are True (T)or False(F).(8*2=16)
TAARE ZAMEEN PAR (LIKE STARS ON EARTH)
‘’Taare Zameen Par’’ (Like Stars On Earth) is a
2007 Indian drama film. Aamir Khan is the producer, director
and the actor of the film.Darsheel Safary stars as an 8-year-