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مدرسة عبد اللطيف سعد الشمالن م بنين – امتحان تجريبي للصف التاسع – الفصل األول 2020-2019
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نموذج اختبار الصف التاسع – 2019 / 2020
المجال الدراسي: اللغة اإلنجليزية / الزمن: ساعتان / األسئلة في 5 صفحات
)60 درجة(: )القراءة: المفردات – االستيعاب المقروء / الكتابة: القواعد – التعبير (
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I. Reading (30 Marks)
A. Vocabulary (14 Marks)
A- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c and d: (4 × 2= 8 M)
1- Khaled began to make his ...................................................as a novelist in the 1960s.
a- literature b- wilderness c- quest d- reputation
2-She expressed her .....................................................to the committee for their support.
a- assistance b- catastrophe c- Bond d- Gratitude
3- Birds migrate to ....................................................... their food and shelter.
a- accompany b- depict c- seek d- regard
4- Philanthropic charities always .....................................to help those in need.
a-prey on b. rush c. extend d. document
B- Fill in the spaces with the suitable words from the list: (4 × 1.5= 6 M)
( significant - cracked - regardless – essentially – devotedly )
5- Everybody will receive the same,........................of how long they've worked here.
6- The old pipes were...................................................and leaking .
7- Brave soldiers ........................................................defend their country.
8- Modern technology has a ........................................... role in teaching.
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B. READING COMPREHENSION (16 Marks)
Read the following passage, and then answer the questions below:
Have you ever wondered what keeps a hot air balloon flying? It is when hot air
rises and cold air falls. In order to understand more about how this works in hot air balloons,
it helps to know more about hot air balloons themselves.
A hot air balloon has three major parts: the basket, the burner, and the envelope.
The basket is where passengers ride. The burner is positioned above the passengers’ heads
and produces a huge flame to heat the air inside the envelope. The envelope is the colourful
fabric balloon that holds the hot air. When the air inside the envelope is heated, the balloon
rises. The pilot can control the up-and-down movements of the hot air balloon by regulating
the heat in the envelope. When the pilot is ready to land, the air in the balloon is allowed to
cool and the balloon becomes heavier than air. This makes the balloon descend.
Before the balloon is launched, the pilot knows which way the wind is blowing.
But, sometimes the pilot can actually control the direction that the balloon flies while in
flight. This is because the air above the ground is sectioned into layers in which the direction
of the wind may be different. A hot air balloon can’t be fully controlled , but the pilot can fly
higher or lower into a different layer of air .Some days the difference between the direction
of the wind is so strong that it can actually push the balloon in a completely different
direction!
A) From a, b, c and d choose the most suitable answer : ( 6x 2= 12 Marks)
9 – What is the best title of this passage?
a) Hot Air Balloons b) Wind Directions
c) Balloon Making d) Colourful Balloons
10 – What does the underlined word " descend " in the 2nd paragraph mean ?
a) find out b) look over
c) turn down d) move down
11- The underlined word " it " in the 3rd paragraph refers to:
a) air b) layer c) wind d) balloon
12- According to the passage, balloon pilots control the balloon by :
a) Adjusting the amount of air .
b) Moving into a different layer of air.
c) Regulating the air temperature inside the balloon.
d) Changing the amount of weight contained in the basket.
13- What is the best position of the burner in the air balloon ?
a) Above the passengers’ heads b) Under the basket
c) Over the fabric d) Around the envelope
14- What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage ?
a) To tell about the layers of the wind
b) To know about the hot air balloon
c) To differentiate between hot and cool air
d) To show the ways of flying a balloon
B) Answer the following questions : ( 2 x 2 = 4 Marks)
15- How does the pilot change the direction of the balloon during the flight ?
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16- What might the strong difference between the wind direction cause?
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II. Writing (30 Marks)
A. Grammar (14 Marks)
A- Choose the correct answer: (4 × 2 = 8 M)
Khaled always ( study - studies - studied ) his lesson regularly. He lives in the USA . On
Friday , he is ( go out - will go out - going to go out )for shopping. If I (were – is – was )
him, I would be happy. His brother( arrived – arriving – arrives ) Kuwait last night .
B- Do as required between brackets: (3 × 2 = 6 M)
Hamad lives in a large villa. His brother is a doctor. (Join using Whose).
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If I were you , ............................................................................ ( Complete).
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Hani will travel to the USA in order to study medicine. (Ask a question)
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