Tyre Second Public Intermediate Academic Year: 2017-2018

School
English Language Midyear Exam Duration: 2 hours
Grade: 4/ A+B+C
Teachers: Zahraa Deeb Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Rabab Nasrallah
Score: /20
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Part One: Reading Comprehension (13/20)

Read the following text about three sisters who decided to visit the farm. When
.you are through with the reading, answer the questions that follow

A Visit to the Farm

1. A visit to the farmhouse is always relaxing. Jana, and her two sisters Rima and Nada
decided to visit the farmhouse of their grandparents. They were very excited to go there
and were looking for the nice activities that they used to do every time they went there.
Their grandparents live in a large farmhouse located on a hill in the countryside beside
the river.
2. It was a Sunday morning, Jana and her sisters went with their parents to the farmhouse.
When they arrived there, they left the car. A soft breeze was blowing on their faces.
Everything looked green and fresh!
3. Soon the girls went to see the horses in the barn. Then, they helped their grandma in
feeding the animals. She asked them to feed the sheep, the goats, and the little calf.
They wanted to pick some apples, so they went to the fruit orchard. Jana was waiting for
her most thrilling activity which was riding the horse “Jolly”, her favorite one in the farm.
4. At the end of the day, the girls enjoyed a farm lunch which contained fresh fruits,
vegetables, eggs, butter, cheese, and milk.

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 A. Fill in the following story map with information from the text. (Score: 2)
Title: ___________________________________
Characters: __________________________________________
Setting: Time: ____________________________________
Place: ___________________________________

B. Answer each one of the following questions in complete sentences of your own.
1. What animals did the girls see in the farm? (Score: 1)
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2. Where was the farm located? (Score: 1)
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3. What was Jana’s best activity? (Score: 1)
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C. Check whether each of the following statements is true or false. Then, correct the false
one/s. (Score: 2)
1. Jana and her sisters visited a farm near the sea. _______________
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2. The three girls enjoyed a fresh lunch at the farm. ______________
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D. What does each of the bold faced words in the text refer to? (Score: 1)
1.They _________________________ (Paragraph 1)
2. She ________________________ (Paragraph 3)
E. Find words in the text that have the same meaning as the following. (Score: 2)
1. an area used for growing crops or keeping animals_______________________ (Paragraph 1)
2.a gentle wind: _______________________ (Paragraph 2)
3. exciting; amazing: _______________________ (Paragraph 3)

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4. Liked; loved: _______________________ (Paragraph 4)
F. Rewrite the following sentences, changing the underlined nouns into the plural. (Score: 2)
1. We saw two calf and three sheep in the farm.
2. Two chicken laid four egg.
G. Pick out of the Paragraph 1. (Score: 1)
1. Two proper nouns: a. ________________ 2. Two common nouns: a. _______________
b. ________________ b. ______________
Part Two: Writing (Score: 7/20)
Visiting the farm and seeing the different farm animals is such an exciting thing to do.
In a well-organized paragraph (75-100 words), write about farm animals.
Fill in the following graphic organizer first with information about farm animals. Provide
your paragraph with a suitable title.

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1-What is a farm?
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2-Name the _______________________________________________________________________

different kinds of
farm animals. _______________________________________________________________________
3-Name two kinds of
farm animals that _______________________________________________________________________
give us food.
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4-Name one kind of
farm animal that _______________________________________________________________________
gives us wool.
5- Would you like to
visit a farm? Why? _______________________________________________________________________
Why not?

Score: 1 point for the title and the graphic organizer, 3 points for ideas, 1 point for
organization, 2 points for language.

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