TRACK

3

ST THERESA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS 2014/2015

FORM: 3

English Language

2 hrs

NAME____________________________ Class 3.__ Index No.____

General Instructions

1. There are 4 sections in this examination paper.

Section A: Language Development. Attempt all exercises. (15 marks)

Section B: Reading Comprehension. Attempt all questions. (20 marks)

Section C: Literature: Poetry. Attempt all questions (10 marks)

Prose. Attempt ALL questions.(10 marks)

Section D: Creative Writing. Choose ONE title and write 250 words about it.

(25 marks)

In total, this examination paper carries 80 marks.

2. Read well the instructions at the beginning of every section.

3. You are required to write neatly and clearly using blue or black pens. Avoid the excessive use of correcting fluid.

4. You have 2 hours to finish off this examination paper. Use your time well allowing time for revision.

Do NOT write below this line

___________________________________________________________

For Teachers use ONLY

Section A

15 marks

Section B

20 marks

Section C

20 marks

Section D

25 marks

Listening

10 marks

Speaking Skills

10 marks

Total

100 marks

SECTION A LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ( 15 marks)

1.Complete the texts with the correct form of the words. [ /4]

Ex They say that curiosity. .(curious) killed the cat.

a) A 1.. (drama) rescue took place off the coast of Cornwall yesterday. Coastguards received an SOS signal from a yacht which was in difficulty in 2.. (mountain) eight-metre-high waves.3. (courage) air and sea rescue services saved the captain and two crew members.

b) Last night a woman was robbed and attacked in Hyde Park in London. The police say the thief is extremely 4.. (danger). They are looking for witnesses who noticed anything 5.. (suspicion) at Hyde Park Corner last night.

c) According to experts, global warming is having a 6. (critic) effect on the environment. Recent 7.. (climate) changes have had dramatic results, and have caused 8. (nature) disasters in Latin America and Asia.

2 Fill in the blanks with the following words: [ /3]

could should needntcouldntmightmust

Boss: Come in. Ah, Tim, how can I help you?

Tim: Erm, well, I think you 1._____________ read this letter, Boss.

Boss: Let me see it; well, I imagine someone in their office 2.________ have made a

mistake.

Tim: Perhaps, but this isnt the first time it has happened.

Boss: Well, do you think you 3. ______ have made the mistake?

Tim: I dont think so!

Boss: But you dont seem to be so sure! You 4. _________ have made the mistake,

5. _________________ you?

Tim: But I always check the paperwork, sir.

Boss: Well, we 6. _____________ worry about it now, but in the future I will deal with

customer complaints.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.[ /8] Batman1._________(be) a fictionalsuperhero created by artistBob Kaneand writerBill Finger, and first 2._________________(appear) inDetective Comics (May 1939). Batman 3.________ (be) thesecret identityofBruce Wayne, an American billionaire, industrialist, and philanthropist. Having witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, he 4._____________(swear) revenge with a sense of justice, on criminals. Wayne 5.__________(train) himself both physically and intellectually every day, and

6. ___________(wear) abat costumeto fight crime.

Batman 7._____________ (live) in the fictionalGotham City, and is assisted by various characters including his crime-fighting partner,Robin, his butlerAlfred Pennyworth, the police commissionerJim Gordon, and occasionally the heroineBatgirl. He 8._________(fight) villains, such as theJoker, thePenguin, theRiddler,Two-Face,,Scarecrow,Poison-Ivy, andCatwoman. Unlike most superheroes, he 9.__________________________(not possess) anysuperpowers; he 10. ________ (make) use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology in his continuous war on crime.

Batman 11. __________________________ (become) popular soon after his introduction and 12_____________(gain) his own comic book title,Batman, in 1940. Batman 13 __________________ (be)licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to television and film, and 14. ________________(appear) on a variety of merchandise sold all over the world such as toys and video games.In May 2011, Batman 15.________________ (place) second on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time. The character 16. ______________________( also be) portrayed in many films.

SECTION B READING COMPREHENSION.( 20 marks)

Read the text carefully on the loose sheet and answer the questions related to the text.

1. What is the main idea of the text?( Underline the best answer)[ /1]

a) Vampire bats usually drink animal blood, but when floods drive them out of their habitats, they attack humans as well.

b) Vampire bats spread diseases.

c) Arris Meja, the vampire- bat- slayer hero.

Statement

True

False

Proof

a

Victims dont wake up while

bats lick their blood because

they are already dead.

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

b

The worst problem vampire

bats cause is the poisoning

of farm animals.

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

c

Arris Mejja poisons a bat he

captures in order to kill a

great number of bats at once.

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

d

Everyone in Mexico is attacked by vampire bats .

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

2. Are the following True or False? For each find a quote to prove that you are right:[ /4]

3. What do the following words refer to ? (The words are underlined in the text)[ /2]

a) They (par 1) _________________________________________

b) It (par 4) ____________________________________________

c) Their (par 6)_________________________________________

d) It (par 7)___________________________________________

4. Find a word or phrase from the text which mean the same as:[ /4]

a) Large teeth (par1) ____________________________________________

b) Bloody and horrible (par3)________________________________________

c) To solve the problem forever (par 8) _________________________________

d) Destroying (par 9)______________________________________________

5. Find:[ /2]

i) an adjective in paragraph 1, which means all the time __________

ii) a noun in paragraph 3, which means an injury ________________

iii) a verb in paragraph 6, which means to assault _______________

iv) an adverb in paragraph 10, which means harsh _______________

6. INFORMATION HUNT [ 1 mark each]

a) Briefly describe how a vampire bat hunts. [ /5]

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Where do vampire bats live (country and habitat)?

_____________________________________________________________

c) How do they eat?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) How and when can they be dangerous for humans?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) How does Arris Meja kill the vampire bats?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Do you agree that creatures such as vampire bats should be killed in large numbers?

State why or why not. [ /2]

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[ /20]

Section C LITERATURE Answer all the sections ( 20 marks)

UNPREPARED POEM

Bats by Randall Jarrell

A bat is born

Naked and blind and pale.

His mother makes a pocket of her tail

And catches him. He clings to her long fur

By his thumbs and toes and teeth.

And then the mother dances through the night

Doubling and looping, soaring, somersaulting

Her baby hangs on underneath.

All night, in happiness, she hunts and flies.

Her high sharp cries

Like shining needlepoints of sound

Go out into the night and, echoing back,

Tell her what they have touched.

She hears how far it is, how big it is,

Which way its going:

She lives