REGION: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST GRADE NINE

REGION: MUSCAT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST GRADE NINE

Semester Two First Session

2014/2015

Name School

Class

Write your answers on the Test Paper

Time: 2 hours

Pages: 10

LISTENING 10

GRM/VCB 10 TEST READING 10 SCORES

WRITING 10

TOTAL 40

ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER TWO, 1st SESSION

2014/2015

LISTENING 1 (Items 1-5)

You're going to hear five people speaking. Who are they talking to? Listen and for each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

(5 marks)

an electrician a receptionist

a teacher

a taxi driver

a carpenter

a dentist

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ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER TWO, 1st SESSION

2014/2015

LISTENING 2 (Items 6-10)

(5 marks)

You're going to hear some facts about The Great Wall of China Listen and for each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS).

6. When was the wall built for the first time?

__________________________________________

7. What destroyed the wall made by Qin emperor? ___________________________________________

8. When did the Ming emperor start to rebuild the wall? ___________________________________________

9. Who joined the soldiers to build the wall? _________________________________________________.

10. How long is the Great Wall of China? _________________________________________________.

LISTENING SCORE

10

2

ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER TWO, 1st SESSION

2014/2015

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 1 (Items 1-5)

(2? marks)

For each item, read the definition and the example. Then complete the word in the space provided. You are given the first letter(s) of the word. Make sure your spelling is correct.

Example:

(noun) a room where food is prepared and cooked e.g. They keep the fridge in the kit c h e n.

1. (adjective) to be famous

e.g. Sami Yousuf is a pop _ _ _ _ Arab singer.

2. (adjective) to be happy e.g. Zainab is always very chee _ _ _ _ .

3. (noun) dress e.g. The girl appeared in traditional Omani cost _ _ _.

4. (verb) to call someone to attend an event e.g. Ali inv_ _ _ _ his friends for the birthday party.

5. (noun ) people who listen e.g. The hall was crowded with audi _ _ _ _.

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ENGLISH, GRADE 9, SEMESTER TWO, 1st SESSION

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 2 (Items 6-10) For each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option. (There are five extra words in the box.)

2014/2015

(2? marks)

Onam is a national festival of Kerala. It is celebrated (6)_____ the people to welcome the harvesting season. People make floral carpets (7)______ are beautiful designs arranged with flowers. It is a time of great happiness, (8)_______ people exchange greetings and play games. Snake boat race and tug-of-war are popular sports of (9)_______ season. A delicious vegetarian meal and sweets (10)________ always a part of Onam.

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