‫‪Qatar Secondary School Certificate‬‬

‫‪English Advanced‬‬
‫‪nd‬‬
‫‪2 Semester Practice Test 2016 - 2017‬‬
‫‪Model Answer‬‬

‫وزارة التعليم و التعليم العالي‬

‫اجابت اإلختبار التجريبي للشهادة الثانىيت‬

‫لدولت قطر‬
‫الفصل الدراسي الثاني‬
‫‪2017 - 2016‬‬
‫اللغت االنجليزيت‬
‫المستىي المتقدم‬
 Answer Key - Grade 12 A
Question Answer
1 B
2 B
3 A
4 D
5 A
6 A
7 A
8 C
9 D
10 C
11 C
12 D
13 C
14 C
15 B
16 B
17 A
18 B
19 B
20 C
21 A
22 C
23 A
24 D
25 A
26 D
27 D
28 B
29 D
30 A
31 B
32 A
33 NA
34 NA
35 NA
36 NA
37 NA
38 NA
 33. Mention ONE persuasive technique the writer has used in paragraph (2)

Support your answer with a piece of evidence from the text.

Scoring Notes:

Score Rubric
Response provides one persuasive technique supported by a piece of evidence from
2 paragraph 2.

Response provides one persuasive technique or a piece of evidence that shows a

1 persuasive technique from paragraph 2.

0 Response is totally incorrect or off-topic, or irrelevant.

Sample Response:

Technique Evidence

Research Research has proved that 78% of businesses use computers for keeping
results/Statistics/ instant tracks of accounts, money, or even items.
Facts/Surveys/Studies

Addressing the You may notice business people using computers a lot, especially
reader directly portable computers that can be taken to all work areas.

You may see people using things like pie-charts and graphs designed by
computers while presenting information to other people in business
meetings

Giving examples like pie-charts and graphs

Scoring Notes:
34. Mention TWO advantages of using computers from the text.

Score Rubric
2 Response provides two of the advantages of using computers that are mentioned in the
text.
1 Response provides one of the advantages of using computers that are mentioned in the
text.
0 totally incorrect response
Sample Response:

Space exploration has become true.

World business has thrived beyond all expectations.

Entertainment has become much more exciting.
New designs of vehicles and other transportation have been made.

keeping instant tracks of accounts, money, or even items

using things like pie-charts and graphs designed by computers while presenting information to
other people in business meetings

Computers help in keeping important records relating to different kinds of business.

Another area computers play a significant part in is the entertainment area.

Graphics, in such movies, are mostly made by computers.

Most of the movies today such as Jurassic Park and Star Wars, use computer graphics to make
things more realistic and lifelike.

Computers help students in a lot of projects and essays.

helping people to save money and effort and perform different tasks quickly and easily

Or any other acceptable answer

 35. If you were against the wide use of computers, what arguments would you think of to
support your position? Mention two arguments.

Scoring Notes:

Score Rubric
2 Response provides two arguments against using computers.

1 Response provides only one argument against using computers.

0 totally incorrect response

Sample Response:

any acceptable arguments against using computers