الاستاذ محمد ناهي الشمري

الأجوبة النموذجية ـ Model Answers. Model Answers Reading Comprehension – 20 Marks Q1/A – Read the passage and answer the questions 1. Where had the fisherman lived all his life? He had lived all his life in a small village near a river. 2. The fisherman was familiar with expensive places. (True / False) False. 3. What did the fisherman do with the soup? He drank it directly from the bowl. 4. Why was the fisherman able to stay at an excellent hotel? Because he had earned enough money after selling a lot of fish. 5. Why did the manager ask another waiter to speak to the fisherman? Because he did not want to embarrass the man or hurt his feelings. 6. Give the passage a suitable title. The Fisherman and the Larger Spoon. Another suitable title: The Fisherman at the Hotel. ⸻ Q1/B – Answer the following 1. Where should people avoid planting trees and bushes for better safety? People should avoid planting trees and bushes near the windows because burglars can hide behind them. 2. Bankers only need to know about financial subjects. (True / False) False. 3. How did Samira translate the phrase “Akl il-inab habba habba”? One step at a time. 4. Ammar hurt his back because he hit …………… The bottom of the swimming pool when he dived. 5. Why did the prostheses help Najla play better? Because she could play standing. 6. Where did Anna and her cousin go on holiday? They went to Kerkennah Islands. 7. Where can people use workout mirrors to improve their exercise routines? They can use them at the gym because they are too expensive to buy. ⸻ Grammar and Functions – 30 Marks Q2/A – Rewrite the following sentences 1. Somebody will grade our homework over the weekend. → Our homework will be graded over the weekend. 2. Luckily, Reema (not drive) very fast when the child (run) into the road. → Luckily, Reema was not driving very fast when the child ran into the road. 3. You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask: (how long / write?) → How long have you been writing? 4. I left some pizza in the fridge, but it’s not there now. Saeed (eat) … → Saeed must have eaten it. 5. My mother told me to turn down the music. → My mother made me turn down the music. 6. Mona turned down that job offer, and now she’s unemployed. → Mona wishes she hadn’t turned down that job offer. 7. “I was the first woman ever to win the Pritzker Prize.” Zaha said … → Zaha said that she had been the first woman ever to win the Pritzker Prize. 8. Define a tour guide. Use “shows tourists around”. → A tour guide is someone who shows tourists around. 9. Does Samira know about the meeting? → I’m sorry. I haven’t told her yet. 10. This … your card is being sent. → This letter is to inform you that your card is being sent. 11. This is a new computer, so I think it is faster than the other one. (Expectation) → This is a new computer, so it should be faster than the other one. 12. Amjad didn’t used to work out, but now he’s really fit. → Amjad didn’t use to work out, but now he’s really fit. ⸻ Literature Focus – 15 Marks Q4/A – Answer the following questions 1. Phoebe must marry Silvius. (True / False) True. 2. What does Mr. Darcy mean by “you are too generous to play with me”? He means that Elizabeth is too nice to play with his feelings. 3. Under what circumstances would Elizabeth have accepted Mr. Darcy’s proposal? There was nothing he could have done. 4. Why does Orlando hang the poems on the trees? Because he wants everyone in the forest to see Rosalind’s beauty described everywhere. 5. Mr Bennet is visiting 20 men in the neighbourhood. (True / False) False. 6. Who did Orlando cry out for when he fainted? Rosalind. 7. Why was Mr Wickham not able to look for legal advice? Because the will was informal. ⸻ Q4/B – Matching List A Answer 1. good-humoured e. friendly 2. revealed c. to make something known 3. overheard a. o’erheard 4. unliked f. misprized 5. accuse b. blame someone of something 6. most fragile d. frail’st ⸻ Writing – 15 Marks