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Alnajah Junior High School

8th Grade Exam

- Version A -

December 6th, 2012

يمنع استعمال القاموس

افحص اجاباتك جيدا قبل التسليم وصحح ما يحتاج الى تصحيح

Name: ____________________________

Class: ________ .

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Part I : VOCABULARY (20 points)

A Give the Arabic meanings of: .5) ترجم إلى العربية

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trap (v) lose hope earthquake disaster area

بالفخيقع األمليفقد أرضيةة هز منطقة كارثة

B Give the English meanings of: ترجم إلى االنجليزية (5 points)

ينهار معجزه طاقم إنقاذ ينجو حالة / موقف

situation survive Rescue team miracle collapse

C Fill in the missing words. امأل الفراغ بالكلمة المناسبة (10 points)

1. The pupils _lost hope_ in solving the questions so they asked the teacher to help them.

2. My cat was trapped under the __ruins__ of the building.

3. The shark is a very dangerous and _huge__ fish.

4. Only five _survivors__ stayed alive after the plane crash.

5. Christopher Columbus is the man who _discovered_ America.

ruins - survivors - huge - discovered - lost hope

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Part II : GRAMMAR (30 points)

A Circle the correct answer. ضع دائرة حول اإلجابة الصحيحة (5 points)

1. They played / were playing /was playing football during the brake.

2. My parents arrived/ were arriving/ was arriving from U.S.A last week.

3. I listened/was listening / listening to music while I was running around the yard.

4. Were you sitting outside when it started/was starting/ were starting to rain?

5. What was/ did / is Ahmad doing at 10pm last night?

B Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past progressive. (6 points)

past progressive و past simple اكتب الصيغة المناسبة للفعل الموجود بين أقواس, استعمل الصيغتان

1. The sun wasn't shining_ (not shine) when I __got up__(get up) yesterday.

2. While I _was shopping_ (shop), he _was looking_ (look) at toys.

3. Lana broke one cup while she _was washing__(wash) the dishes.

4. The teacher __was watching__(watch) us during the exam.

C Complete the chart below امأل الجدول أدناه (12 points)

Positive Negative Yes-No question W.H. question

Shadi swam in

the sea last

summer.

Shadi didn’t

swim in the sea

last summer.

Did Shadi swim

in the sea last

summer?

When did Shadi

swim in the sea?

Rawan was

eating breakfast

in the morning .

Rawan wasn't

eating

breakfast in the

morning.

Was Rawan

eating breakfast

in the morning?

Who was eating

breakfast in the

morning?

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D Circle the correct form of the Adjective in brackets. (7 points)

أحط بدائرة الصيغة المالئمة لكل صفة

1. This is (easy/ easier than/ the easiest) test I have ever taken.

2. The dog is (as good as/ better than/ the best) pet anyone can have.

3. My friend’s house is (as large as / larger / the largest) my house.

E Use the correct form of the Adjective in brackets.

أكتب الصيغة المالئمة لكل صفة

1. The Super-Land and the Luna-Park are _more exciting than_ (exciting) the mall.

2. Salma is __the tallest__(tall) girl in class.

3. This shirt is __more beautiful than__(beautiful) the shirt you wore yesterday.

4. The window is _cleaner than/ as clean as_ (clean) the mirror.

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Hurricane Katrina

"My whole life changed because of Hurricane Katrina," says Jerry Longman. "My

house and my neighborhood disappeared in that terrible day." Jerry was living in

New Orleans when the hurricane hit. The waters flooded the city and destroyed

hundreds of buildings. Jerry is lucky to be alive.

Hurricane Katrina hit the United States on August 29, 2005. It was one of the worst

hurricanes that ever happened in the United States: 1800 people died and one million

people had to leave their homes. It was especially bad in New Orleans, where 80% of

the city was covered with water.

When the hurricane hit, Jerry was at home with his grandfather. He remembers, "The

water started coming into the house and soon it was more than a meter high. We

made a big hole in the roof so we could get out. We waited on the roof for two days.

Finally a helicopter came and rescued us.

Barbara Shell's neighborhood was destroyed. She and her family had to live in an

emergency center with 30,000 people for a week. Then, they went to live with

friends in New York for a year. When Barbara returned to New Orleans, she joined

an organization that helps other survivors. "People lost everything they owned," she

says. "Some people even lost family members and friends. These people will suffer

for a very long time."

It has taken years for the survivors to start their new lives. Some people built their

houses again in their old neighborhoods. Others left New Orleans and moved to

different cities. Lucy Jones, a 13-year-old, says that she learned something important.

"It was really hard. Sometimes we didn't even have food or water. But I was thankful

that I didn't lose my family or friends. The experience taught me just how important

family and friends are."

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Part III: READING COMPREHENSION (40 points)

Read the text and answer the following questions:

A What is the name of the city that Jerry Longman lives in? (5 points)

1. Katrina

2. New Orleans

3. Barbara

B What happened to the city when the Hurricane hit? (6 points)

The waters flooded the city and destroyed hundreds of buildings. /

80% of the city was covered with water.

C Jerry was lucky because:

(5 points)

1. His house was destroyed

2. He was saved by a helicopter

3. The hurricane changed his life

D Write True\ False: (6 points)

Jerry was staying at his grandparents’ house when the hurricane hit. _True_

Copy the sentence that helped you answer

When the hurricane hit, Jerry was at home with his grandfather.

E Complete the sentence: (5 points)

Barbara went to live with friends in New-York because her neighborhood was destroyed.

F What did Lucy Jones learn from her experience? (5 points)

The experience taught Lucy just how important family and friends are.

G What do Jerry, Barbara and Lucy have in common? (4 points)

They survived the hurricane.

H What do these pronouns refer to? (4 points)

It (line 5) _Hurricane Katrine_ We (line 10) _Jerry and his grandfather_

He (line 9) _Jerry____________ They (line 14) _Lucy and her family___

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Part IV: WRITING (10 points)

The 8th grade class at City Junior High School went on a trip to the Galilee.

Use some or all of the pictures to write a story about what happened on the trip.

Write 50-60 words. Write in English.

Pay attention to grammar, spelling and punctuation.

اإلعدادية البلدية في رحلة إلى الجليل.خرج طالب الصف الثامن من المدرسة استعن ببعض أو بجميع الصور واكتب قصة حول ما حدث في الرحلة.

انتبه إلى القواعد واإلمالء وعالمات الترقيم.. كلمة. اكتب باللغة االنجليزية 56-06أكتب من

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Content: ____/ 4, Grammar: ____/ 4, Length: ____/ 2 = ______ /10

The School Trip

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Alnajah Junior High School

8th Grade Exam

- Version - B -

December 6th, 2012

يمنع استعمال القاموس

افحص اجاباتك جيدا قبل التسليم وصحح ما يحتاج الى تصحيح

Name: ____________________________

Class: ________ .

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Part I : VOCABULARY (20 points)

A. Give the Arabic meanings of: .ترجم إلى العربية (5 points)

rescue (v) miracle collapse discover Survive (v)

ينجو يكتشف ينهار معجزة ينقذ

B. Give the English meanings of: ترجم إلى االنجليزية (5 points)

باق \ناج منطقه ضخم د بفخيصي كارثه

huge area survivor disaster trap

C. Fill in the missing words. امأل الفراغ بالكلمة المناسبة (10 points)

1. The whole building -collapsed--- while I was watching.

2. They were trapped under the --ruins-- after the tornado hit.

3. I hope I will never be in such a dangerous -situation-- .

4. We shouldn't –lose hope-- if we don’t succeed in exams .

5. After the terrible --earthquake--we were lucky to be alive .

ruins - situation - earthquake - collapsed - lose hope

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Part II : GRAMMAR (30 points)

A. Circle the correct answer. ضع دائرة حول اإلجابة الصحيحة (5 points)

1. One evening Dan were doing\ was doing\ did his homework at schoolyard.

2. It rained\ were raining\ was raining all the day and night.

3. While I was sleeping, the phone was ringing\ rang\ were ringing.

4. The prisoner was escaping\ escaped \ were escaping at 5 A.M last night.

5. What was/ did / is Ahmad do at 10pm last night?

B. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past progressive.

(6 points)

past progressive و past simple اكتب الصيغة المناسبة للفعل الموجود بين أقواس, استعمل الصيغتان

5. When I –got up- (get up) yesterday, the sun –wasn't shining--(not shine).

6. We –were watching-- ( watch ) a thrilling movie when you --arrived--( arrive ) .

7. As Sami ---was reading--( read ) the story, Dan –was writing-( write ) the lesson.

C. Complete the chart below امأل الجدول أدناه (12 points)

Positive Negative Yes-No question W.H. question

The pupils went

on a trip last

week.

The pupils

didn’t go on a

trip last week.

Did the pupils go

on a trip last

week?

When did we go

on a trip?

Ameer was

playing during

the lesson.

Ameer wasn't

playing during

the lesson.

Was Ameer

playing during

the lesson?

Who was playing

during the

lesson?

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D. Circle the correct form of the Adjective in brackets. (7 points)

أحط بدائرة الصيغة المالئمة لكل صفة

4. The situation is ( worse\ worst\ as bad ) than we thought.

5. The weather is as ( cold as\ colder \the coldest ) ice.

6. Mount Hermon is the ( high\ higher\ highest ) mountain in Israel .

E. Use the correct form of the Adjective in brackets.

أكتب الصيغة المالئمة لكل صفة

a. Sami is --smarter than/ as smart as-- ( smart ) his brother .

b. It's –the most boring-- ( boring ) movie that I have ever seen.

c. This arm chair is –more comfortable than- ( comfortable ) that chair.

d. Silver is –brighter than-- ( bright ) gold.

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READING (40 points)

Read the article. Then do the exercises that follow.

SURVIVOR IN ISRAEL

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Imagine that you are on a beautiful, tropical island in the middle of the ocean! You wake up in your room in a modern hotel. Every morning you go swimming, relax under shady trees and watch the sun go down in the evening. Now, think of a different situation. You have nothing on this island except for some drinking water. No electricity and no modern technology. Not even a flashlight!

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This is what happens in Survivor – a very popular reality TV show in Israel and in other countries in the world. In all Survivor programs, a group of people goes to an island. Sometimes the members of the group help each other, and sometimes they fight against each other. The island is usually in a hot area. The sun is very strong, so people can get sunstroke. Sometimes the sun burns them. There are also dangerous animals such as crocodiles and snakes. 3

The first Israeli Survivor began with 20 people on an island. Most of the people were young and strong. Every day they did different things. Sometimes they were in groups, and sometimes they were on their own. They ran and crawled on the sand, swam in the water, and made traps to catch animals and fish. They climbed up walls and built things. The members of the group chose who stayed and who had to leave the island. After 52 days, only one person survived all the difficult situations and won the prize. This person became the “survivor”.

A Circle the correct answer. (3 points)

The article is about … .

a. a program on television

b. a vacation on an island

c. a big prize

d. how to survive on an island

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B Name TWO holiday activities mentioned in paragraph 1. ( 4 points)

Go swimming/ relax under shady trees/ watch the sun go down/ stay in a hotel.

C a. Circle the correct answer, Yes or No. ( 6 points)

You can take whatever you want to the island if you are on Survivor. YES / NO

b. Copy the words or sentence from the article that helped you answer.

You have nothing….. except for some drinking water

D a. Circle the correct answer, Yes or No. ( 6 points)

People are always good to each other on this show. YES / NO

b. Copy the sentence from the article that helped you answer.

….. sometimes they fight against each othe.

E Paragraph 2 tells about dangers to the people on Survivor. Name THREE.

( 6 points)

1. The sun can burn

2. There are crocodiles/ snakes

3. People can get sunstroke

F In paragraph 3 it says that the people caught animals and fish. ( 3 points) Why did they do this?

They did this to have food to eat.

G Choose a heading for each of the paragraphs below. ( 9 points)

Heading Paragraph

What Happens on Survivor Islands Paragraph 2

The Israeli Survivor Program Paragraph 3

Not a Relaxing Vacation! Paragraph 1

H Circle the correct answer. ( 3 points)

What is the writer’s opinion about the show?

a. The writer likes it very much.

b. The writer doesn’t like the show.

c. We don’t know what the writer’s opinion is.

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Part IV: WRITING (10 points)

The 8th grade class at City Junior High School went on a trip to the Galilee.

Use some or all of the pictures to write a story about what happened on the trip.

Write 50-60 words. Write in English.

Pay attention to grammar, spelling and punctuation.

خرج طالب الصف الثامن من المدرسة اإلعدادية البلدية في رحلة إلى الجليل. استعن ببعض أو بجميع الصور واكتب قصة حول ما حدث في الرحلة.

كلمة. اكتب باللغة االنجليزية. انتبه إلى القواعد واإلمالء وعالمات الترقيم. 56-06أكتب من

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Content: ____/ 4, Grammar: ____/ 4, Length: ____/ 2 = ______ /10

The School Trip

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