THERESA NUZZO SCHOOL MARSA Half Yearly Exams 2015 2016 GRADE 5 ENGLISH ...

THERESA NUZZO SCHOOL MARSA

Half-Yearly Exams 2015 - 2016

GRADE 5 ENGLISH

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Monday, 1st February, 2016

Name: ___________________________________

Class: _____________________

Register Number: _____________

Marks

TOTAL

(max. 20 marks)

THERESA NUZZO SCHOOL MARSA

Half-Yearly Exams 2015 - 2016

GRADE 5 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1

(8 marks)

1.

Underline the correct word from the brackets.

a.

In the world there were just two (crabs, fairies, animals).

b.

The first crab went to the river to (swim, bathe, fish).

c.

The woman wanted the crab to scratch her (back, arm, foot).

d.

The first crab was very (rude, annoyed, kind).

e.

The old ugly woman was actually a (grandmother, fairy, witch).

f.

The woman sprinkled (magic dust, drops of water, stones) on the crab.

g.

The first crab turned into a beautiful (flower, bird, girl).

h.

The second crab threw the old woman (a flower, some water, a stone).

2.

Match column A with Column B to make correct sentences. The first one is done

(? mark each)

for you as an example.

(1 mark each)

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

a

The old woman was sitting

it had brightly coloured feathers.

b

The first crab

ended up with a cracked back.

c

When it turned into a bird

did not say ¡®please¡¯.

d

The old woman

e

The second crab

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a

on a log.

scratched the woman¡¯s back.

English Half-Yearly Exam (Listening Comprehension) - Grade 5 - Theresa Nuzzo School

TASK 2

(12 marks)

1. Answer these questions by ticking the correct answer.

(1 mark each)

a. Sarah¡¯s family stores water in a tank

on the roof.

by the house.

behind the house.

b. The water in the tank comes from the

rain.

river.

sea.

c. To ¡°run out of something¡± means

avoid doing something.

use up something.

to escape from a place.

d. The water tanker arrived

after a couple of hours.

the next day.

two days later.

PLEASE, TURN OVER THE PAGE

English Half-Yearly Exam (Listening Comprehension) - Grade 5 - Theresa Nuzzo School

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2. Tick the column T if it¡¯s true, the column F if it¡¯s false or the column NIG if no

information is given.

(? mark each)

T

F

NIG

a The weather where Sarah lives is often very hot.

b Where Sarah lives, it rains a lot during winter.

c

As long as they have their tank, Sarah¡¯s family can use all the

water they want.

d Sarah lives with her parents and sister.

e

While they brush their teeth, the two sisters keep the tap turned

off.

f Their mother cleans the horse shed with water from the tank.

g It was Autumn when the tank was nearly empty.

h The water tanker¡¯s driver was a man.

i The tap on the water tanker was very large.

j

When it rained, the tank was so full that it could not hold all the

water.

3. Fill in with ONE word from the text.

(1 mark each)

a)

Where Sarah lives, often it doesn¡¯t rain for many _________________.

b)

One Summer it was very _________________.

c)

Sarah¡¯s mother uses water from the _________________machine to clean the

horse shed.

END OF THE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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English Half-Yearly Exam (Listening Comprehension) - Grade 5 - Theresa Nuzzo School

THERESA NUZZO SCHOOL MARSA

Half-Yearly Exams 2015-2016

GRADE 5 ENGLISH

READING COMPREHENSION

Monday, 1st February, 2016

Time: 50 mins

Name: ___________________________________

Class: _____________________

Register Number: _____________

Marks

TOTAL

(max. 30 marks)

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