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English Language Test (level Five)

 Name: ………………………………….……….. Instructor: …………………………….

 Code: ………………………………………. Day/Time: …………………………….
 Level: …………………………………………... Result: …………………………….
 Mobile No.: ……………………………….…………..

A- GRAMMAR: [ 10 Marks ]
1. fill in the gaps using verbs in simple past: (1 Mark each)
1. _____ (do) Mike visit his grandmother last night?
2. We _____ (are) not happy after the sad ending
3. What _____ (do) you eat for lunch yesterday?
4. I _____ (study) English for two years.
5. Mandy _____ (show) me her stamp collection yesterday

2. Underline the suitable word from between the brackets: (1 Mark each)
1. There (were / was/ did / do) people hear strange noises.
2. I (telling / told/ say /am tell) her everything.
3. She (fought / bought / caught / thought) a new woolen scarf last Saturday.
4. Did Linda (eats / ate / eat / eating) her breakfast?
5. Who (did made /making / did make / made) the beds this morning?

B- VOCABULARY: [ 10 Marks ]
1. Fill in the gaps using the suitable word from the box: (1 Mark each)
punish - passengers - looked - immediately - angry

I woke up around 8:30 am in the morning yesterday. When I ………………………………

at the clock, I said “Oh, I am getting late for the Yoga class and my teacher is going to
………………………………me for this”. It wasn’t the first time for me. I was late for the class and my
teacher got ……………………………… with me just because of the same reason: coming late
to the class. Anyway, I brushed my teeth and put on my clothes ……………………………… and
went to catch the bus. As soon as I reached there I was shocked to see that the bus had already
left, taking all the ……………………………… from the bus stop.

2. Fill in the gaps using the suitable word from the box: (1 Mark each)

Get - go- corner- have - detective

1. The ________ was at the place of the accident questioning people.

2. After that, we ________ to go home early.
3. I have to get to go to ________my clothes from the dry clean.
4. Sue and Hannah decided to ________ to Alexandria today.
5. She left the cup on the ________ of the table.
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C- READING: [ 15 Marks ]
Internet helps families stay more in touch
Much has been said about how anti-social the Internet and mobile phones are. The truth is
however, according to new research, communication technology is bringing people closer
together. A study in American found family members were keeping in regular contact today more
than ever before. And this is all down to e-mail, chat, our mobile phones and SMS messaging.
It makes sense. Years ago, it took a long time to write a letter, then find an envelope and go to
the post office to buy a stamp and post it. Today we write mails while we wait for our change in a
shop and they’re sent in an instant. Having free Internet telephone calls also helps us to stay in
touch more often and for longer. Everyone’s at it, from five-year-olds to tech-savvy grandparents.
According to the survey, technology has a very positive effect on communication within
families. Researchers asked 2252 adults whether new technologies had increased the quality of
communication with their family. Fifty-three present said it increased communication with family
members they did not live with, two present said technologies decreased this. Numbers were
similar for those living in the same house as their family. The project director Lee Rainey said:
"There's a new kind of connectedness being built inside of families with these technologies”.
Survey co-author Barry Wellman agreed: "It used to be [that] husbands went off to work, wives
went off to a different job or stayed home…and the kids went off to school…and not until 5:30, 6
o'clock did they ever connect," he said.

1. Read the passage again then decide if these sentences are true or false: (1 Mark each)

1. Sending e-mails is easier than chatting ….............

2. All the ages use the technology to get in touch with everybody. ….............
3. The family members don’t see one another till 5:30. ….............
4. Barry said a new way of connectedness was built between the family members. ….............
5. Writing letters is one of the new ways of communication ….............
6. Decreased in the passage means to be more …............
7. 2522 adults were asked about the effect of the technology on the families. ….............
8. According to the passage technology keeps the family members closer. …............
9. Technology helped who lives away from the family to communicate more with them. ….............
10. Free internet calls help people to get in touch for a very short time. ….............

2. Read the passage again and answer the given questions in full sentences: (1 Mark each)

1. What were the results of the American survey?

____________________________________________________________________________________
2. How did the people use to communicate in the past?
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the means of communication mentioned in the passage?
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. What was Rainey’s opinion about the communication?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5. Write a summary about the results of the survey?

____________________________________________________________________________________
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D- WRITING [ 15 Marks ]
Write a paragraph about ONE of the following topics: ( Not less than 20 lines )

1) Your last summer vacation.

2) A country you dream to visit in the future.
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E- Extra material: (Translation) [ 10 marks ]

1- Translate the following passage into Arabic: (5 Marks)
Celebrating the New Year millennium at the foot of the pyramids of Giza was marvellous. That was
the best place from which we could pass to a new century. The celebration aimed at combining
the ancient and the modern and reviewing the history of human civilization.
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2- Translate the following idioms into Arabic: (5 Marks)
1. Actions speak louder. ……………………………………………………………………….……………….
2. Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step………………………….…….…………….…
3. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder………………………………………………………..………………
4. Cleanliness next to godliness………………………………………………………………….…………….
5. Don’t bite a hand that feeds you…………………………………………………………..….……………

F. SPEAKING: [ 20 marks ]
 Interview robbery suspects.
 Are they telling the Truth?

Grammar and Structure Vocabulary Vowel Pronunciation Comprehension

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