Essential Links Tests CD - Unit 1

100 Alkohleh School .

English Exam – Nineth Grade .

Name :------. Date : ------.

Vocabulary (30 points)

A Circle the correct answer. 10 x 1 = 10 points

1. I want more competition / information about the festival. 2. The Kinneret is in the north / show of Israel. 3. We couldn’t find a place to sit. The room was made out of / full of people. 4. The dog is waiting for someone to throw / pay for the ball. 5. People go to the race / theater to see a play. 6. Don’t taste / pick flowers in the park. 7. Children can learn how to make a kite at this lake / workshop. 8. There is a great movie on TV tonight. Don’t miss / Don’t waste it! 9. The beach is a fantastic / fair place for a music festival. 10. The most original / expensive story will get a prize.

B Write the meaning of the following words in Arabic . 1 x 20 = 20 points

Word Meaning in Arabic Information Festival Original Pick Town Prizes Fireworks Throw Miss Taste Street Museum Theatre Race Win Parade Full of Lake Guess Really

Grammar (30 points)

A Circle the correct answer. 10 x 2 = 20 points

1. Every summer I …… to Eilat for two weeks. a. go b. goes 2. We …… Spanish at my school. a. don’t study b. doesn’t study 3. …… Ron always buy popcorn at the movies? a. Do b. Does 4. Shelly …… fish. a. don’t like b. doesn’t like 5. Ben always …… a sandwich to school. a. bring b. brings 6. When does the last bus to Haifa …… ? a. leave b. leaves 7. This coat …… much. I think I’ll buy it. a. don’t cost b. doesn’t cost 8. In Australia, people …… English. a. speak b. speaks 9. …… near the school? a. You live b. Do you live 10. I usually …… water with my meal. a. drink b. drinks B Complete the mini dialogues with What, When, Where, Why, Who 5 x 2 = 10 points or How.

Lisa: (1) ……………….……… do you want to leave? Guy: At 12 o’clock.

Lee: (2) ……………….……… do you eat for breakfast? Iris: Orange juice and toast.

2 Bob: (3) ……………….……… does your father work? Jim: At a computer company.

Pat: (4) ……………….……… do you go to bed so early? Ann: Because I need nine hours of sleep.

Alex: (5) ……………….……… do you get to school? Amy: I take the bus.

3 Reading (30 points)

A Read the text.

Pancake Day

Have you ever heard of Pancake Day? In Olney, a small town in England, they celebrate this festival every year. So what do you do on Pancake Day? Eat pancakes, right? Not really. In some places in England they do have pancake-eating competitions, but not in Olney. 5 Here things are a little different. Every year on the last Tuesday in February at exactly 11:55, there is a pancake race. The race has special rules*. Only women can run in the race and they have to be at least 18 years old. Every woman must wear a skirt and an apron*. They have to run 400 meters from the market square to the church* carrying a hot 10 frying pan* with a pancake in it! The race started because of a funny story. It was 1445, and a woman from Olney was making pancakes. Suddenly she heard the church bell ring. She was in such a hurry to get to church that she forgot to put down her frying pan. She ran all the way to church carrying her frying pan with a pancake in it. The people of Olney 15 thought that this was so funny that they decided to have a pancake race every year. So, if you are in England around the end of February, make sure you go to Olney. This race sounds like a lot of fun!

כנסיה / كنيسة church כללים, חוקים / قوانين rules מחבת / مقلة frying pan סינר / مريول apron

B Answer the questions.

1. Put a by the TWO correct answers. 2 x 5 = 10 points …… a. Olney is the name of a festival. …… b. Pancake Day is celebrated on a Tuesday. …… c. In Olney, there is a pancake race on Pancake Day. …… d. Everyone can run in the pancake race. …… e. You have to eat your pancake during the race.

4 2. Where does the race begin? 1 x 4 = 4 points ......

3. Complete the sentence. 1 x 4 = 4 points The runners have to be careful because they have to run with ……………….…………......

4. Write TWO rules for the race. 2 x 4 = 8 points a...... b......

5. Circle the correct answer. 1 x 4 = 4 points The pancake race started because of a story. What was funny about the story? (lines 11-16) a. A woman made pancakes at the end of February. b. A woman forgot and ran to church carrying a frying pan with a pancake in it. c. A woman rang the church bell. d. A woman forgot to put a pancake in her frying pan.

5 Writing (10 points)

A Rewrite the sentences with capital letters and correct punctuation. 4 x 2 = 8 points

1. when do you finish school today ...... 2. jake is coming home on monday ...... 3. don’t miss the show ...... 4. we will be in paris next week ......

B Write one sentence about yourself. Use capital letters and correct punctuation. 1 x 2 = 2 points ......

Good Luck – The English Staff .