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English First semester Exam

Name ______________ Class: 5eme Marks _____/40
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Section A: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and answer the following questions ___/10marks
New York City
New York is a state in the United States of America. It was one of the first thirteen states. It is
well known for having the city of the same name, “New York City”, located in the south east of
the state. The state of New York has the third largest population in the United States, after
California and Texas. The population of the state is approximately 19 million and around
8,000,000 people live in the city.

The city also has a lot of visitors each year.  In 2012, an estimated 52 million people visited
New York City, 41 million of who were Americans while the other 11 million visitors were from
abroad.

New York is split up into five boroughs. They are called Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the
Bronx, and Manhattan. Manhattan is where most of the city’s top attractions are located. The
Empire State Building, Times Square, and the Chrysler Building are all located there. The best
views of Manhattan are from the Top of the Rock at the Rockefeller Centre.

New York is very easy to travel around. Manhattan is divided into numbered streets from
north to south and avenues from east to west making it very easy to get around. Buses are
good for getting around Manhattan, and the subway is the best way to travel to the other
boroughs. New York’s famous yellow taxis also pick up and drop off passengers 24 hours a day.

There are many great places to check out in New York. One of the most famous sights of New
York City is Central Park. Although it looks like a beautiful natural area, it is actually mostly
man-made. Inside the park there are lakes, hills, a forest and beautiful gardens. Tourists in
New York City should not pass up on the chance to see the Statue of Liberty. It is a beautiful
symbol of the United States. The statue is placed near the entrance to New York City harbor. It
was given to the United States by the people of France, to show the friendship between the
two countries.
Answer the following questions. 1mark for each question ___/10
 1. How many tourists from overseas visited New York City in 2012?

  8 million

  11 million

  41 million
  52 million
2. What is the population of New York City?

  8 million

  18 million

  19 million
  80 million
3. The phrase 'split up' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:

  divided

  conflicted

  detailed
  scattered
4. The phrase 'pick up' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to:

  raise

  collect

  recover
  arrest
5. What borough in New York has the most tourist spots?

  Brooklyn

  Manhattan

  The Bronx
  Staten Island
 6. Paragraph 4 is about:

  how to use the subways

  New York's famous taxis

  getting around in New York

  the street system in New York
7. The phrase 'check out' in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to:

  leave

  settle

  investigate
  correspond
8. New York is divided into how many boroughs?

  seven

  Nine

  Five
  Six
9.   The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by the people of …

  Denmark

  France

  Canada
  Germany
10 . The statue is placed near the entrance to…

  airport

  New York Park

  New York city harbor
Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar.

1. Tick the correct pronunciation for words below. 2.5marks

Little beach Big Brooklyn Find
[i] x x x
[ i:] x x

2. Tick the correct pronunciation for words below. 2.5marks

Visited laughed Kicked Climbed invited

[ id ] x x x
[t] x
[d] x

3. Choose the correct pronunciation rising [ ↑ ] or falling [ ↓ ] for the words below.

a. Did grandma visited the villagers? _ falling __ 4marks

b. What did little red do when she saw the wolf? __ falling ___

c. Did I come late for the class? __↑ ___

d. Why is the sky dusty today? __↑ ____

4. Write the correct form of the SUPERLATIVE below. 5marks

a. The Rock shore building__is the_tallest____ (tall) in the city.

b. Manatees are __biggest___(big) animal in the zoo.

c. Atkins is_the funniest_____(funny) circus house I have ever visited.

d. New York ___is the beautiful___(beautiful) state I have ever visited.

5. Write the following verbs in the preterit. 5marks

 a. Yesterday snow white___was seeing___ (see) a wolf.
b. The giant___was chasing_____(chase) jack down the beanstalk
c. Sam___was being____(be) standing in front of the castle.
d. The Prince__was_killing_____(kill) the dragon.
e. A man__was giving____(give) him three magic beans

6. Write the sentences in the question 5 in negative form. 5marks

a. Yesterday snow white didn’t see a wolf
b. The giant wasn’t chasing jack down the beanstalk
c. Sam didn’t being standing in front of the castle.
d. The prince didn’t kill the dragon.__________________
e. The Man didn’t gave him three magic beans______

7. Write the sentences in question 5 in question form. 5marks

a. Did snow white saw the wolf yesterday?________________

b. Did the giant chased jack down the beanstalk?
c. Did Sam been standing in front of the castle ?
d. Did the Prince kill the dragon?
e. Did the man gave him three magic beans?
f. _______________________
g. _______________________________________________
h. _______________________________________________
i. ________________________________________________

8. Write two sentences using can and can’t 1mark

a. I can’t fly anymore.________________________________

b. I can drive a little car.
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