Victor Hugo Private School Mid-Term Teachers 

:Mrs ImeneAbdellatif
School year 2022-2023 Test N°1 Mrs Latifa Idoudi
Name : …………………………………….……..… class :9B t h…….Number : ……
Level :9 Form

I. Listening Comprehension:( 8mks )

1- Tick the right alternative: ( 1mk )
 The passage is about: a - Overspending.
b - Getting pocket money.
c - Saving money.
2- Are these statements "true " or " false "?. Write " T " or" F ":( 4 mks )
a- Joshua owes his father $13 dollars. ( ….. )
b- Every Saturday the father forgets to give Joshua pocket money. ( ….. )
c- Joshua’s father is going to draw money from the bank.( ….. )
d- The father approves of his son’s behaviour with the money.( ….. )
 Spelling :Listen and complete withthe missing words:( 1 mk )
- Joshua: Can I have my ……………………………………………..…..?
- Father: Oh, I …………………………………………………..about that.
 Function:Tick the right function of the underlined statement:( 1 mk )
 Thirteen $ !! Why do I owe you that much?"

- Asking about cause. - Asking about price. - Asking for information.

 Pronunciation:( 1 mk )
 Are the underlined sounds similar or different? Write "S"or "D":
a- owe -dollars( ….. )
b- money -jar ( ….. )
II. Language: ( 12mks )
1- Fill in the blanks with 6 words from the box. ( 3mks )
relationship – quarrel – generation – understand – roof – complain – trouble – better

How many times have you felt that your parents don’t understand you, that they have no
respect for you as an individual? How often do you ………………………….. about them and blame it
on the ……………………….. gap? You are like strangers forced to live under the same………………….. ,
right? There is a way of making things …………………………... If you really want to improve your
…………………………..with your parents, try listening to them, as a dear friend. Do you ever try to
………………………….. them? Parents are under a lot of stress, too. They are as worried as you are.
 2- Circle the right option:( 3mks )
I’m 15 and I’m so confused about life. It seems no one( understands / understanding /
understand ) me. I feel that my parents are in a different world. They want me to be perfect.
Sometimes I like to do what I want but everything I want seems wrong to them. They take away
my( freedom / anger / fear ),dreams, memories and friends that I love. I wish they could listen
to me at least for one day. So they could understand( where / how / who ) I feel and the
problems( adults / children / teenagers )are going through now.
I know they would never understand. Teens now go through a lot of troubles that parents never
lived. Life back for them was( easier / more easy / easiest )than now. They want me to perform
( good / bad / well ) at school and to help with the house chores.

3- Put the words in brackets in the right tense or form:( 3,5mks )

I advise teachers to care about their pupils in case they have problems. I have been a teacher
for the past 25 years or so. My role is not only to give lessons but also (help) ……………………..……
my pupils sort out their problems. The (bad) ……………………..…… experience I’ve ever had
throughout my career was when, 15 years ago, one of my pupils wanted(drop) ……………………..
…… out of school. I heard from other pupils that Jenny was emotionally in trouble, so I tried to
get(close) ……………………..…… than before to her. I slowly gained Jenny’s respect and convinced
her not to leave school. Today Jenny is(marry) …………………..……… and has two kids. By
coincidence, one of them is attending a class of(I) …………………..……… . He loves me so much
because his mother didn’t stop(talk) ……………………..……about how I made a difference in her life.
4- Match the sentence parts to get a coherent paragraph. Be careful there is
one extra sentence in B :( 2,5mks )

A B C
1/ My husband Jeff and I both work full a/ there are footballs and clothes all over 1+ ……
time, the place.
2/ My son Luke has to take the dog b/ the shopping and cooking but I hate 2+ ……
3/ Jeff sometimes asks him to wash the ironing.
3+ ……
car c/ he usually sneaks out.
4/ I don’t mind doing d/ but he gets extra pocket money for that. 4+ ……
5/ Luke’s room is always a mess, e/ so everyone helps with the household
chores. 5+ ……
f/ for a walk and take out the trash.