Ministry of Education 2018/2019

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

GRADE NINE
Semester One
Re-sit Session

Name

School Class

Write your answers on the Test Paper

Time: 2 hours Pages: 10

LISTENING 10

GRM/VCB 10

TEST READING 10
SCORES

WRITING 10

TOTAL 40
ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER ONE, RE-SIT SESSION 2018/2019

LISTENING 1 (Items 1–5) (5 marks)

You are going to hear five short texts about teens' problems. Match the pictures with
the texts. For each text, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

A. B. C.

D. E. F.

Pictures

Text A B C D E F

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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LISTENING 2 (Items 6–10) (5 marks)

You are going to hear a text about Valentina Tereshkova

For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

6. Valentina was born in __________________.

1937 1973 1976

7. She left the secondary school to ____________________.

help her mother travel into space work in a factory

8. She was picked up for the astronaut programme because she was skillful in _______.

driving jumping travelling

9. She went around the earth many times in____________ days.

2 3 4

10. Her daughter was_____________.

an engineer an astronaut a doctor

LISTENING
SCORE
10

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GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 1 (Items 1–5) (2½ marks)

Complete the text. For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

Bitcoin is a new kind of money that is used over the internet only. People don’t carry

bitcoin in their (1) ___________ or keep it in a bank. It is used as an online cash to

(2) __________different items. Although the (3) ___________ is still new and strange,

bitcoin is accepted in some (4) ___________ around the world. For example, you can

use bitcoin in some restaurants and shops in New York and San Francisco. It is

becoming more (5) ____________ especially with the young people around the world.

1. machines loans pockets

2. buy make spend

3. statue idea account

4. places shuttles planets

5. polite selfish popular

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 2 (Items 6–10) (2½ marks)

Complete each sentence with ONE word only.

6. Please could you take this phone to Ahmed, I’m sure it is __________.

7. The watch _____________ I bought last week had already been broken.

8. Penicillin _____________ discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

9. If I won one million Rials, I _____________ travel around the world.

10.The Earth is larger _____________ the Moon.

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GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 3 (Items 11–20) (5 marks)

For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

Aesop’s fables are a collection (11) ________ stories (12) ________ by a man

(13)___________ lived in the Ancient Greece between 620 and 650 BC.

(14)________ are mostly short stories that (15) ___________lessons. Each fable

ends with (16) ___________ moral. The (17) ___________are animals that act and

talk like people. Aesop’s fables are the (18) ___________ famous fables in the world.

Many of (19) ___________were translated into many different (20) ___________.

11. to in of at

12. written broken taken ridden

13. which where who when

14. I You We They

15. ask teach reply think

16. a an the that

17. astronauts authors characters teachers

18. many much more most

19. his us your them

20. poems languages contents categories

GRM/VCB
SCORE
10

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ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER ONE, RE-SIT SESSION 2018/2019

READING 1 (Items 1–4) (4 marks)

Match the four texts on the left with the texts in the box. Shade in the bubble under
the correct option.

1. Most teenagers like to spend their time A. Prizes will be awarded to the three best
using the internet and mobile phones, stories, articles, poems and reports.
and playing computer games.

2. My school is organizing a writing B. The first tourist was Dennis Tito. He

competition for the students who are paid 20 million dollars for 8 days on
outstanding in writing. the space station.

3. The Federal Reserve Money Museum is C. The space station has two cabins for
located in the USA. It is free to public sleeping. Most astronauts sleep in
and open from Monday to Friday. sleeping bags attached to a wall.

4. Nowadays, astronauts are not the only D. However, the result is less outdoor
people travelling to space. Other activities with friends and families.
people can spend their holidays in the
space.
E. Yesterday, I had a writing test. The
topic was very easy, but I didn’t do
well.

F. There you can see real historical

currencies and artefacts related to
bank notes.

A B C D E F

1.

2.

3.

4.

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READING 2 (Items 5–10) (6 marks)

Read the text. Then complete the task.

Dear Ali

How are you? I hope you are well. I’m really happy that we will see each other next
weekend. This week I have been busy studying for my examinations. Tomorrow, we
are going to have the last exam.

I am writing in reply to your e -mail asking for advice. I have understood from your e-
mail that you have a problem of bad money management. Actually, I used to have the
same problem. You know, I usually receive a good amount of pocket money from my
parents each week in order to cover my needs. However, I kept spending that money
buying clothes and food. So, I had to ask my parents for extra money. This made them
got angry and they asked me to control my money spending.

After this problem with my parents, I realized that I had to control my money
spending. I found out that my problem was a result of having such friends who spent a
lot of money on shopping. So, I started to take a small amount of money while hanging
out with them. Also, my father suggested a brilliant way of spending the money. It was
the “3 S Strategy “ that is based on the idea of dividing money into three envelops:
Save envelop, Share envelop and Spend envelop. After applying this strategy, I
stopped asking my parents for any extra money.

I hope this will help you solve your problem, too.

Ahmed

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READING 2 (continued)
For each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS).

5. When will Ahmed meet his friend?

____________________________________________

6. What is Ali’s problem?

_____________________________________________

7. Why are Ahmed’s parents giving him money every week?

____________________________________________

8. How did Ahmed spend his money?

____________________________________________

9. Who were the main reason for Ahmed’s problem?

___________________________________________

10. What was the name of the strategy that Ahmed’s father suggested?

___________________________________________

READING
SCORE
10

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ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER ONE, RE-SIT SESSION 2018/2019

WRITING 1 (5 marks)
Write at least 60 words on the following topic:
“Students need to carry mobile phones to school”
-Do you agree or not? Give your reasons.

Your writing should be clear and well organized.

Marker A Marker B Average

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ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER ONE, RE-SIT SESSION 2018/2019

WRITING 2 (5 marks)
Write a story of at least 75 words based on the following pictures.
You can use the words in the box to help you.
You can also put in more details to make your story lively and interesting.

do start boxes make

happy hit fix a prize

 
Science Competition

Rocket Model

Rocket Model

 

 
Science Competition

The Winner / a school trip

Rocket Model

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WRITING 2 (continued)

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING
SCORE
10

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 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
GRADE NINE

Semester One- Re-sit Session

2018-2019

Listening Scripts

Notes for the teachers:

• You should read each text two times, giving an adequate pause after each reading.
• Make sure that your voice is clear and loud enough for all the students to hear.
• Choose a good place to stand in.
• Make sure that students are looking at the right question.

LISTENING 1 (Items 1–5) (5 marks)

You are going to hear five short texts about teens' problems. Match the
pictures with the texts. For each text, shade in the bubble under the
correct option.

1. I usually suffer from stress during the exams. I feel that I am not prepared well.
Also, I get worried because my family always want me to get the highest marks.
2. As a teenager, I like to have fast food, chocolate and soft drinks. However, I am
getting sick and my weight is increasing a lot.
3. I need to keep in touch with my friends through calls and messages. However, my
mother thinks that I might use the phone badly. She keeps asking me if I have
received any bad messages.
4. I am trying to stop this bad habit because I have a bad cough. My friends are the
reason of my problem. They are smokers and I thought it was cool to do like them.
5. I use it to communicate with my friends and do my school projects. My father helps
me in searching through the internet, but my mother thinks that I might be addicted
to this device.
LISTENING 2 (Items 6–10) (5 marks)

You are going to hear a text about Valentina Tereshkova

For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option

Valentina Tereshkova was the first women to travel into space. She was born on 6th
March 1937 in Russia. Her father was a tractor driver, and her mother was a worker at
clothes factory. Valentina could not study in school early because she had to help her
mother. When she was eight years old, she began studying at school. Later, she left
secondary school to work in a factory. However, she completed her study at home.

Since Valentina was young, she was interested in parachute jumping. She was selected for
the astronaut programme in 1961 because of her jumping skill. The programme was
designed to train women to travel into space. She was trained for 18 months.

On 16th June 1963, Valentina was launched into space. She made 48 orbits around Earth
and spent almost three days in space.

In November 1963, she got married to Andrian Nikolayev. He was also an astronaut. Their
daughter, Elena, who became a doctor, was born in 1964. She was the first child born to a
mother and a father who had both traveled into space.

Valentina Tereshkova never made a second trip into space. After her flight, she studied
engineering and she received a degree in technical science in 1976.
GRADE NINE — ENGLISH LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDE
SEMESTER ONE, 2018/2019, RE-SIT SESSION TOTAL MARKS: 40
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LISTENING 1 (5 mks)

A B C D E F
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

LISTENING 2 (5 mks)

6. 1937 1973 1976

7. help her mother travel into space work in a factory

8. driving jumping travelling

9. 2 3 4

10. an engineer an astronaut a doctor

Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

GRAMMAR / VOCABULARY 1 (2.5 mks)

1. machines loans pockets

2. buy make spend

3. statue idea account

4. places shuttles planets

5. polite selfish popular

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

Grade 9, Sem. 1, 2018/19, Re-sit t Session: Marking Guide page 2 of 4

GRM/ VCB 2 (2.5 mks)

6. his

7. that \ which

8. was

9. would

10. than

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct, including grammatical endings.

GRM/ VCB 3 (5 mks)

11. To in of at

12. written broken taken ridden

13. which where who when

14. I You We They

15. ask teach reply think

16. a an the that

17. astronauts authors characters teachers

18. many much more most

19. his us your them

20. poems languages categories contents

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

Grade 9, Sem. 1, 2018/19, Re-sit Session: Marking Guide page 3 of 4

READING 1 (4 mks) READING 2 (6 mks)

5. Next weekend
A B C D E F
6. Bad money management.
1.
7. To cover his needs \ to cover my needs.
2.
8. Buying clothes and food
3.
9. His friends \ my friends \ friends
4.
10. (The) 3 S

Notes: One mark each. Complete accuracy

Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated in grammar and spelling is not required, but
clearly. answers must be clearly and convincingly
correct.

WRITING 1 (5 mks)
-Expresses opinions on topics in a lively, convincing way.
– Supports all points effectively with relevant evidence and detail.
5
– Essays are very well-organised, clear and coherent.
– A varied range of grammar and vocabulary with a very good level of accuracy.
– Expresses opinions on topics in a reasonably convincing way.
– Supports most points with relevant evidence and detail.
4
– Essays are generally well-organised and, for the most part, clear and coherent.
– A fair range of grammar and vocabulary with a good level of accuracy
– expresses opinions on topics, in a somewhat limited way.
– Is inconsistent in supporting points with relevant evidence and detail.
3
– Essays are poorly- organised, but are still reasonably clear and coherent.
– A limited range of grammar and vocabulary with a reasonable level of accuracy
_Express opinions on topics, but the results are clearly inadequate.
– Is generally weak in supporting points with relevant evidence.
2
– Essays lack organization, lacking in coherence and sometimes unclear.
– A very limited range of grammar and vocabulary with frequent errors.
-Makes only very feeble attempts to express opinions on topics.
– Fails to support points with any relevant evidence.
1
– Essays are incoherent and confusing.
– Extremely limited range of grammar and vocabulary with frequent serious errors.
No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the topic)
0
OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR Complete nonsense
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WRITING 2 (5 mks)
– Produces narratives which are fully successful in engaging the reader.
– Lively, effective use of appropriate detail.
5
– Writing is very well-structured, clear and coherent.
– A varied range of grammar and vocabulary with a very good level of accuracy
-Produces narratives which are reasonably successful in engaging the reader.
– Generally good use of appropriate detail.
4
– Writing is generally well-structured, and mostly clear and coherent.
– A fair range of grammar and vocabulary with a good level of accuracy.
– Produces narratives which are only partially successful in engaging the reader.
– Somewhat limited use of appropriate detail.
3 – Writing is well-structured, but is still reasonably clear and coherent.
– A limited range of grammar and vocabulary with a reasonable level of
Accuracy
– Produces narratives which have very limited success in engaging the reader.
– Inadequate use of appropriate detail.
2
– Writing is poorly-structured, and often unclear.
– A very limited range of grammar and vocabulary with frequent errors.
-Produces narratives which fail entirely to engage the reader.
– Little or no use of appropriate detail.
1
– Writing is incoherent and confusing.
– Extremely limited range of grammar and vocabulary with frequent serious errors.
No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the pictures/ task/
0 instructions) OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR Complete nonsense

* NOTE: In WRITING 2, test-writers actually have two different task-options to choose from (Picture
Story or Task Instructions) when preparing the exam-paper. However, as both of these require student
to produce a narrative text, the same Rating Scale can be used, whichever type of task they use.