YEAR 8 ENGLISH TIME: 2 hours

DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM, LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2019

YEAR 8

ENGLISH

Name: ____________________________________

LEVEL 7 - 8

TIME: 2 hours

Class: __________________

Oral Assessment

Marks

Listening

Written Paper

Comprehension

Total

SECTION A ? LANGUAGE

15 MARKS

1. Rewrite the following story on the lines provided and put in the missing punctuation marks and capital letters.

a) One afternoon my friend and i decided to visit holroyd castle we wandered around the dark cold rooms for half an hour before we realised that we were lost then a strange man showed us the way out of the castle.

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b) ah you met the castles ghost Lord Fredrick a workman exclaimed well never forget this experience.

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5 marks

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2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets. The first one (0) has been done for you.

Mike Rutzen (0) is (be) an expert on the great white shark. Years ago, Mike (1)_________________ (work) on a fishing boat when he saw a great white for the first time. Now, Mike (2)__________________ (spend) a large part of his time in their company. He (3)______________________ (not only observe) sharks in the ocean, he plays with them and even hypnotises them. Over the years, Mike (4)________________ (develop) such a special bond with sharks, he is now known as The Sharkman. Mike (5)__________________ (teach) himself everything he knows about sharks. He soon realised he wanted to protect sharks and teach people more about them. He (6)__________________ (take) lessons in freediving and he also (7)__________________ (learn) to interpret the behaviour of sharks. He set up his cage-diving business in 2010 after working for ten years as a fisherman. By then, he (8)__________________ (earn) enough money to buy the equipment he needed. "I wanted to show people that sharks (9)_________________ (be not) the ferocious man-killers people thought they were," he said. Next year, Mike (10)_________________ (tour) the world to give talks about sharks and the need to protect them.

5 marks

3. Fill in each blank with ONE word. The first one (0) has been done for you.

Wikipedia is the sixth (0) most popular website in the world. It has (1)__________________ 365 million readers. It was started in 2001 (2)__________________ two Australians, (3)__________________ the articles aren't written by them. Their original website became a `wiki', that is a website (4)__________________ visitors can change and add information. In 2007, 170 articles were added (5)__________________ day. `Wiki Wiki' is an African expression (6)__________________ means `quick'. Wikipedia articles can change quickly (7)__________________ things change in the world. Some people think this is a problem, (8)__________________ the information isn't always correct. There are more (9) __________________ 280 different language versions of Wikipedia. Have you (10) __________________ used Wikipedia?

5 marks

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SECTION B ? READING COMPREHENSION

20 MARKS

Read the texts which are on a separate sheet, and then answer the questions below. Questions on Text 1

1. Mark () the following statements TRUE or FALSE.

(2 marks) TRUE FALSE

a. Living statues made their first appearance in the circus.

b. `Tableaux vivants' increased the popularity of living statues.

c. Living statues are rarely used in films.

d. Living statues have undemanding jobs.

2. From lines 20 to 27, mention TWO places where one may currently find living

statues

(1 mark)

a) ____________________________________________________________

b) ____________________________________________________________

3. In your own words, as much as possible explain what "tableaux vivants" were. (2 marks)

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4. Quote a part sentence found between lines 20 to 27 which shows that living

statues attract a lot of people.

(? mark)

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5. Being a living statue is not as easy as some might think. From lines 28 to 33, list

FOUR actions which support this idea.

(2 marks)

a) ____________________________________________________________

b) ____________________________________________________________

c) ____________________________________________________________

d) ____________________________________________________________

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6. From lines 34 to 41 find TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of being a

living statue.

(2 marks)

Advantages

Disadvantages

a.

a.

b.

b.

7. a. Where are those interested in living statues encouraged to go? (? mark)

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b. Why?

(1 mark)

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8. Find words from lines 34 to 48 which are similar in meaning to:

a. unavoidably, certainly b. the best or most skilful in a group c. fascinated d. holds an event

(2 marks)

9. What do the following words refer to in the passage?

(2 marks)

a. them (line 33) _______________________________________________

b. one (line 34) _______________________________________________

c. where (line 39) _______________________________________________

d. it (line 44)

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Questions on Text 2

1. How much does it cost to hire a living human statue?

(? mark)

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2. How many performances does this price include?

(? mark)

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3. Mention TWO colours in which living statues can be painted.

(1 mark)

a) ________________________

b) ________________________

4. From the advert, list TWO benefits of hiring living human statues.

(1 mark)

a) ____________________________________________________________ b) ____________________________________________________________

5. Your local council would like to hire some living statues for a historical

reenactment. Which THREE themes are available?

(1? marks)

a) ____________________________________________________________ b) ____________________________________________________________ c) ____________________________________________________________

6. How can interested persons contact the agency?

(? mark)

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