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Year One Literary Stream Kadi Mohamed Secondary School

Full Name : ……………………………… Mark :

Second Term Test

Read the text carefully then do the tasks


Once upon a time, there was a king of the sea “The Mer-King” who had three
beautiful daughters whom he loved very much. They were all beautiful and talented
mermaids but the loveliest one was Ariel, the youngest daughter, red-haired, green
eyed and slender, with a beautiful voice that charmed everyone in the sea.

Ariel often liked to swim to the top of the ocean although her father had warned
her that it was very dangerous.One day ,she saw a handsome prince sailing with
his crew and suddenly fell in love with him. Before she knew it, a big storm came
and destroyed the prince’s ship. The prince fell in the water and almost drowned.
Luckily, Ariel was there to save him and took him to the shore. As he lay
unconscious, she sang to him for a long time, caressing his face and staring at him
in wonder.

When the sun rose, he woke up but before he knew it, Ariel was gone in the
waves. He knew that someone had saved him and his mind was filled with Ariel’s
beautiful voice. He swore that he would never rest until he found
her..........................

“Adapted from The Internet”

1. Circle the correct answer:

a. The text is: a- Book review b- Story c- Blurb

b. Suggest a title to the text:...............................................

2. Say whether the following statements are “true” or “false” according to the text:

a. Mer-King hated his daughters. ....................

b. Ariel had a charming voice. ....................

c. The prince woke up before Ariel leaved ....................

d. The prince would search to find Ariel . ....................

3. Answer the following questions from the text:

a) Who are the characters of the story?

.......................................................................................................................................................................................

b) What did Ariel look like?

.............................................................................................................................................................................................
c) What was forbidden for Ariel?

...................... ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ;

4. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

-who (§1): ....................................................... -him (§2): ..........................................................

B) Text Exploration :

1. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to:(1pt)

a- oldest (§1) ≠.............................. b- safe (§2) ≠..........................

3. Join the following pairs of sentences using the appropriate relative pronoun “who” or “which”

a-Ariel had a beautiful voice. b- Her voice charmed everyone in the sea.
1-
..............................................................................................................................................................................
....................
a-Ariel was a mermaid . b- Ariel lived in the sea.
2-
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
....
4. Put the verbs between brackets in the right tense
a.while Sarah (to drive)…………………… so fast,a police man (to stop)…………………… her .

b. When i (to read)…………………….. my favourite book , i (to feel)………………….asleep.

c. When i (to listen)………………………..to ‘The Weekend,Blinding lights’’ song ,my friend

(to enter) ………………

5 . fill in the gaps with ‘ Besides’ or ‘ Beside’’

1 . I’m going to plant these yellow roses ………………...the red ones.

2 . i was ill during the exams period …………..i did not work very hard.

6.Classify the following words according to their final /ed/ pronunciation

Lived . Wanted . Helped. Needed charmed

/t/ /d/ /id /

Part Two : Written Expression


Think of someone famous you like (singer,footballplayer,writer …..etc),describe his/her physical
appearance and his/her personality traits .and tell why do you like him/her ?

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