GOVERNORATE: DAKHILIYA 2013/2014 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST GRADE EIGHT Semester Two MOCK EXAM Name School Class Write your answers on the Test Paper Time: 2 hours Pages: 10 LISTENING 10 GRM/VCB 10 TEST SCORES READING 10 WRITING 10 TOTAL 40
LISTENING 1 (Items 1-5) (5 marks) You are going to hear five people speaking. Who are they? Listen and for each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option. policeman teacher shopkeeper diver passenger mother 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1
LISTENING 2 (Items 6-10) (5 marks) You are going to hear a story about a holiday. Listen and for each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS). 6. How did the lake look like? 7. What did they hear on the lake? 8. What did they find on the water? 9. Who gave them the newspaper cutting? 10. How did the Luku monster look like? LISTENING SCORE 10 2
GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 1 (Items 1-5) (2½ marks) For each item, read the definition and the example. Then complete the word in the space provided. You are given the first letter(s) of the word. Make sure your spelling is correct. Example: (noun) a room where food is prepared and cooked e.g. They keep the fridge in the kit c h e n. 1. (noun) a place where you can buy and eat food. e.g. We went out to a rest to celebrate my birthday party. 2. (verb) to make a journey. e.g. My brother likes to tr by sea. 3. (adjective) Liked by many people. e.g. Football is a pop sport in Oman. 4. (noun) a large area covered by salt water. e.g. Saeed likes to swim in the s. 5. (verb) to prepare food for eating. e.g. My mother taught me how to co chicken meals. 3
GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 2 (Items 6-10) Complete the text. For each item, shade in the bubble (There are five extra words in the box.) (2½ marks) under the correct option. I was sat on (6) beautiful beach of Oman. The water was very clear. I was ready to catch the big wave to dive. Suddenly a large shark came (7) of the water. Its huge mouth was opened wide (8) it bit off my left leg. However I (9) able to swim back to the beach. Fortunately (10) people helped me to get to the hospital. some to and the was for with at is out 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 4
GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY 3 (Items 11-20) (5 marks) Complete the unfinished words in the Text. Make sure you spell each word correctly. EXAMPLE: Good_ morning! My_ name s Ahmed Al-Zedjali and_ I m a student_ at a school_ in Muscat. I m in Grade_ Six. My favourite_ subject is Maths. TEXT Overweight is the most worrying pro for children nowadays. That is because parents have busy li and children like to eat fast food wh is ch, quick and tasty to them. Soft drinks contains a lot of su, which makes children over weight. Many children do not like to exe. They spend their time i front of the computer or television and do not wa or cycle. We must get children to increase th physical activities and eat he and well-balanced food. GRM/VCB SCORE 10 5
READING 1 (Items 1-4) Match the texts with the pictures. For each text, shade in the bubble correct option. A. B. C. under the (4 marks) D. E. F. Pictures Texts A B C D E F 1. Fruit and vegetables are important food. They are rich in fiber and easy to digest. 2. Junk food and soft drinks are not good to our body because they make us become fatty. 3. Water is so precious in Oman. Do not waste it. Do not use a running hose to wash your car. 4. My grandfather was a famous sailor. He told me a lot about his voyages. 6
READING 2 (Items 5 10) Read the text. For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option. (6 marks) Computer and television are today's wonderful and useful electronic machines. They are used in the 21 st century almost in every part of the world. Computer became an necessary tool in schools, offices, homes and business centers because we use it to find information and send e-mails. School children can also use it for different purposes. They can be introduced to computers at the early age. Television on the other hand often replaces the teacher because children can get all the kinds of things about life that teachers and parents cannot tell them. Television can provide them some emotional support. Whenever they are alone, television will provide company to them. Although there are many programs on television, children prefer watching cartoons. However, children can get many bad and dangerous things from this machine. In addition, over use of television and computer might affect the children. They can cause eye problems and laziness. I think there should be clear awareness of the side effects of these machines form the side of the parents. 7
READING 2 (cont d) For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option. 5. People use computers. everywhere only at schools only at homes 6. Computers are important for. sending emails getting information sending emails and getting information 7. Computers can replace the teacher as a source of. encouragement information motivation 8. Over use of computer and television can cause problems. eye skin stomach ache 9. Children like watching programs. sport cartoon news 10. The author says that children can get from televisions and computers. good things bad things good and bad things READING SCORE 10 8
WRITING 1 (4 marks) Write a paragraph about a fish called whale shark. Use ALL the information in the box. Your writing should be correct and well-organized. Whale shark length/14 metres weight/up to 15000 kg food/small animals and plants near the equator never attack humans up to 150 years warm water Marker A Marker B Average 9
WRITING 2 Complete the following task. Write at least 60 words. (6 marks) Situation: You are going to celebrate your birthday party with your family and friends. Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to attend your party. Your writing should be clear and well-organized. Marker A Marker B Average WRITING SCORE 10 10
GRADE EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDE SEMESTER TWO, 2013/2014, Mock exam TOTAL MARKS: 40 GOVERNORATE: DAKHILIYA page 1 of 4 *********************************************************************************************************************** LISTENING 1 (5 mks) policeman teacher shopkeeper diver passenger mother 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly. LISTENING 2 (5 mks) GRM/ VCB 1 (2.5 mks) 6. dreamy land 7. a splash 8. a dark huge shape 9. the shopkeeper 10. a living dinosaur Notes: One mark each. Complete accuracy in grammar and spelling is not required, but answers must be clearly and convincingly correct. 1. restaurant 2. travel 3. popular 4. sea 5. cook Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct.
Grade 8, Sem. 2, 2012/13, 1 st Session: Marking Guide page 2 of 4 GRM/ VCB 2 (2.5 mks) some to and the was for with at is out 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly. GRM/ VCB 3 (5 mks) 11. problem 16. exercise 12. lives 17. in 13. which 18. walk 14. cheap 19. their 15. sugar 20. healthy Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct, including grammatical endings. READING 1 (4 mks) A B C D E F 1. 2. 3. 4. Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.
Grade 8, Sem. 2, 2012/13, 1 st Session: Marking Guide page 3 of 4 READING 2 (6 mks) 5. everywhere only at school only at home 6. sending emails only getting information only sending emails and getting information 7. encouragement information motivation 8. eye skin Stomach ache 9. sport carton news 10. good things bad things good and bad things Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly. WRITING 1 (4 mks) 4 Presents all the information, fully and clearly. Writing is well-organised and coherent, with only minor language errors. 3 Presents most of the information, clearly enough. Writing contains some noticeable language errors and sometimes lacks coherence. 2 Manages to present only some of the information; important points are missing or unclear. Language contains frequent errors, some of which obscure meaning. 1 A very feeble attempt at the task, presenting very little information. Language used is extremely limited and/or seriously distorted. 0 No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the topic/ information provided) OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR Complete nonsense
Grade 8, Sem. 2, 2012/13, 1 st Session: Marking Guide page 4 of 4 WRITING 2 (6 mks) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Impact on intended reader(s) is very positive indeed. Writing clearly succeeds in achieving its purpose. Uses language which is very appropriate to reader and context. A good range of structures and vocabulary, with an excellent level of accuracy. Impact on intended reader(s) is positive. Writing succeeds to a large extent in achieving its purpose. Uses language which is appropriate to reader and context. A fair range of structures and vocabulary, with a good level of accuracy. Impact on intended reader(s) is fairly positive. Writing has reasonable success in achieving its purpose. There are clear attempts to use language appropriate to reader and context. Grammar and vocabulary are reasonably correct, though limited in range. Impact on intended reader(s) is mixed. Writing has partially achieved its main purpose, but: Some of the language used is inappropriate to reader and context. There is a noticeable lack of accuracy in the use of grammar and vocabulary. Impact on intended reader(s) is rather negative. Writing only has very limited success in achieving its purpose. There is little evidence of attempts to use appropriate language. Grammar/Vocabulary contain frequent serious errors. Impact on intended readers(s) is very negative. Writing clearly fails to achieve its intended purpose. There is no evidence of any attempt to use appropriate language. The language used is extremely limited and/or seriously distorted. No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the task/ instructions) OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, or not written in English OR Complete nonsense Note 1: The task is to write a letter/e-mail, so students must include a greeting at the start and a closing at the end. If they do not, they will lose marks. PROCEDURE: Each marker marks the content of the e-mail according to the Rating Scale then, if either the greeting or the closing are missing, deduct two marks from the content-score. Note 2: No marks should be awarded or deducted for the address. Any addresses should be ignored.
LISTENING 1 1. Wake up Ahmed. Brush your teeth, pray. Then come to the dining hall to eat your breakfast. The school bus will come at 6:30. 2. I have to go Muscat. I have been waiting here for twenty minutes. No bus has arrived yet. 3. There is a special offer for the toys, foot wear and dresses in my shop. This offer is for ten days only. 4. Turn page 17 of your skills book. Read the task and work in pairs to answer it in your exercise book. 5. Take your driving licenses. Don't use your mobile phone any more while driving. LISTENING 2 Last summer holiday, my family and I spend some days in Scotland. As part of our tour, we stayed two days in a lake district, one of the most attractive places in Scotland. Our holiday Inn was very near to Luku Lake that we have visited. It was covered by green mountains. The tall hill tops, the aroma of the wind and the calm cold atmosphere made us to feel drowsy. The entire Luku Lake looked like a dreamy land. As we were pedaling the boat on the rippling water, we heard a splash. We looked around the lake surprisingly so soon we saw a dark huge shape in the middle of the water. Suddenly it sank under the water. At first we didn't believe our eyes. However we stopped at a shop on the way back to our hotel. As she saw as looking frightened, the shopkeeper told us that we may have seen the Luku monster. She gave us a newspaper cutting all about the monster. I don't usually believe the stories about monsters, but now I believe Luku monster looked like a living dinosaur.