End of TERM TEST N°2 Tabai Prep School Duration: One hour NAME: Miss M.Henchiri Number: 2011/2012 B The text: My name is Maria and I am 12 years old I was born in Vila Real, Portugal There are many young people there because they are studying at the University My favourite place in Vila Real is my home It is big, comfortable and near the river In my house there are two floors Downstairs, there is a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a hall Upstairs, there are four bedrooms My bedroom is next to my parents’ I share it with my younger brother In front of the house there is a big garden with lots of flowers Some of the trees are very big and tall I always play there My father, Eduardo, is a teacher in a primary school Some of his pupils sometimes come to our house and play with me They are very nice to me I have a lot of friends We a lot of things together After school, we play with our dolls or listen to our favourite music In the summer, we like swimming in the river Sometimes we pack some sandwiches and fruit juice and have a picnic near the river -adapted- 1- Reading Comprehension: (5marks) 1- What’s Maria’s home like? (1 mark) 2- What does Maria after school? (1 mark) 3- What the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 marks) “It” refers to: “His” refers to: 4- Find a word in the text having the opposite meaning of: (1 mark) -Small 2- LANGUAGE ( 10 marks) 1-Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense.(3marks) Now it is time to prepare dinner at Joey and Lucy’s house Lucy’s mum (to make) dinner She is cooking macaroni and cheese.Lucy usually (to help) her mother in the kitchen and (to prepare) salad But now she (to prepare) a delicious cake Joey (to be/ not) helpful at all He prefers sitting in his bedroom and (to play) video games 2- Circle the correct option (2.5 marks) I’ve got a friend, Selima (She / He / It) lives in a big house In (his / my / her) house, there are four (bedroom / bedrooms / bedroomes), one living room, one kitchen and two bathrooms (In,on,at) front of the house there (is / am / are) a nice garden, too 3-Reorder these sentences to get a coherent paragraph: (1.5 marks) e Column A Mr Ben lives He is a He grows I like going many animals on his farm Column B a.farmer b to Mr Ben’s farm c.on a farm d fruit and vegetables Answers +c + -3 + + 4-Match the utterances in column A with their functions in column B Be careful! There is ONE extra function.(3 marks) A John: Do you like this restaurant? Carla: (1)Yes I like it.(2)Thank you for inviting me Mmm!The dish smells delicious.What is it John? John: It’s fish and chips.It’s a popular dish in Britain Carla: (3) It tastes delicious John:What’s your favourite dish Carla? Carla:In Italy we always eat pizza and spaghetti John:Ok.For now, (4)Would you like to have some roast chicken Carla: ( 5)No, thank you (6) I would like a fresh salad B C a- Inviting 1+ b- Thanking 2+ c- Describing 3+ d- Expressing likes 4+ e- Refusing invitation 5+ f- Expressing appreciation 6+ g- Taking leave 3- WRITING : (5marks) Your teacher of English asked you to describe the furniture in your house Look at the pictures and write a short paragraph The following words may help you : Fridge, bathroom, stove, picture, in front, on the right, armchair, window, dress, clock, cup of coffee Good luck!!!