First term final exam for the 9th Grade
السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية الصف : التاسع الأساسي
وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي المبحث: اللغة الإنجليزية
مديرية التربية والتعليم / شمال غزة الزمن : ساعتان
مجموع الدرجات: 40
امتحان نهاية الفصل الثاني للعام الدراسي2008 – 2009 الفترة المسائية
Name:…………………… Class:…………
I. Spoken English
1) Complete the following dialogue: (5 points )
Ali : Good morning, doctor.
Dr : ………………………………………………………….
Dr : ………………………………………………………………..?
Ali : I have a fever and cough.
Dr : ……………………………………………………………………?
Ali : Yes, I drank very cold water.
Dr : You ………….. drink cold water and you should take ……………………….. for two days.
Ali : Thank you doctor.
II. Reading Comprehension
2) Read the following passage then answer the questions below: (5 points )
" Gaza is a very important city that stands at the crossroads of three continents. In ancient time, Traders from the East brought incense and spices to Gaza by land. These goods then continued to Egypt and to Europe by sea. Traders used to take months to cross the hot Arabian desert on donkeys, at first and later on camels. They used to make these difficult and dangerous journeys because the goods they carried were valuable. People paid a lot of money for them. Today, Gaza is one of the most crowded places in the world because of the 1948 catastrophe that forced over a million refugees into this small area. One day it will again be free and open to the world"
1) Choose the correct answer:
a) Gaza stands at the crossroads of ……………. Continents.
1- two 2- four 3- three
b) Traders brought incense and spices to Gaza by ……………..
1- land 2- air 3- sea
c) Over a ………. Refugees were forced into Gaza in 1948.
1- hundred 2- million 3- thousand
3) Answer the following questions:
a) Why is Gaza a very important city?
…………………………………………………………..
b) How did traders use to carry their goods?
…………………………………………………………..
III. Vocabulary and Structures
3) Choose the correct answer: (6 points )
I (( have to – must – had to )) pick the fruit last week.
I like Ali (( good – better – the best )) than Ahmed.
We (( haven't found – found – have found )) the second clue yet.
You ((might – must – don't have to )) come to school early.
The phone rang while we ((watched – were watching – watching )) T.V
He has been studying French ………. three months ago (( since – already – for ))
4) Match words to from pairs of opposites: (5 points )
Strong more and more
Gentle weak
Intelligent friend
Less and less foolish
Enemy violent
5) Correct the underlined mistakes: (5 points )
People use to traveled by camels in the past …………………..
We've been played football for six years ………………
My favorite happy is collecting stamps………………
The weather today is good than yesterday……………………
Sami is the fit boy in the team…………………….
IIII. Writing
6) Re – arrange : (5 points )
1- learning been English nine for have years I .
…………………………………………………………………………
2- hospital to should go You the.
………………………………………………………………………..
7) Punctuate the following sentences: (4 points )
1- palestine is between europe asia and africa
…………………………………………………………………..
2- where is he from
………………………………………………………………..
Answer the following questions to from a paragraph: (5 points )
" Life in the past and now a days"
What did people use to ride in the past?
What do they ride to travel nowadays?
How did people use to cook in the past?
How do they cook nowadays?
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