a) Choose the best answer from a, b, c and d.
1. Hala February is a/an .................... festival. It is held every year in February,
a. monsoonal
b. toxic
c. cracked
✓ d. annual
2- Parents are asked to .................. their children to attend the school ceremony.
a. extend
b. document
✓ c. accompany
d. suffocate
3- The book fair shows a ...................... of fiction and non-fiction stories and novels.
a quest
✓ b. variety
c. habitat
d. gratitude
4. This photo is ..............fake. The colours and their shades clearly do not match.
a, devotedly
b. regardless
✓ c. obviously
d. essentially
b) Fill in the spaces with the most suitable words from the list below.
(depend on / expeditions / pollutants / novelist / prey on)
5. You should keep away from polar bears because they prey on humans.
6- Pesticides are kinds of pollutants. Farmers should use them with caution.
7. Your success will greatly depend on your commitment and hard work.
8- Mass media can have a powerful influence on young people positively and negatively
Read the following passage carefully, then answer the questions that follow:
Have you ever walked down streets and noticed that almost every single person is walking with their face down watching a screen? It seems that technology has taken over our lives today! Kids aren't getting outside and playing anymore so they don't have any imagination. Too much technology in our lives means that we don't have real conversations. Technology makes us stressed and frustrated so it's time that we took a break
Children today don't have any imagination. They spend so much time looking at a screen and playing games that they no longer have the skills needed to be creative and have fun without technology. All this time spent sitting down using phones or tablets is definitely bad for their health. Kids should be out in the fresh air, running around and having fun, not shut in a dark, dreary room staring at a screen.
Technology is causing harm to friends and families because they don't have time to mi conversations together. Instead of having real conversation, we are having fake conversation using social media. This means that we aren't really showing each other our true selves. Is it really hard to put down the phone and have a proper conversation with someone?
Overall, it is very clear that our lives could be much better with less technology, Instead of playing computer games and using social media, children could get outside in beautiful fresh air and enjoy the sunlight. They could be healthier and fitter. This kind of technology is unfortunately stopping people from connecting with each other.
a) From a, b, c and d, choose the correct answer:
9. What could be the best title for this passage?
a- A healthy Life
✓ b- Negative Effects of Technology
C- Connecting with Friends
d- Good Relations Between Families
10. The opposite of the underlined word "hard" in the 3 paragraph is:
a- fit
b- real
c- easy
d-beautiful
11. What does the underlined word "their" in the 2014 paragraph refer to?
a- games
✓ b-children
C-phones
d- tablets
12. Technology is causing harm to friends and families because:
a- it is useful to play computer games with each other
b- children can enjoy their time with their phones
✓ C- they don't have time to make conversations together
d- it creates a great atmosphere of joy and amusement
13. According to the passage, one of the following statements is TRUE:
a- The use of phones and tablets all the time is good for our minds.
b- Good relationships with people is not necessary.
C- Too much use of phones and tablets is good for health.
✓ d- Children's real place is outside to play, run and have fun.
14. The purpose of the writer is to:
a- give us information about the different uses of phones.
b- tell us that using smart phones can be useful for eyes.
✓ C- show the negative effects of using technology.
d- emphasize that we should cut our relationship with the others,
b) Answer the following questions:
15- According to the writer, why don't children have any imagination today?
Because they spend so much time looking at a screen and playing games that they no
longer have the skills needed to be creative and have fun without technology.
16. What could children do instead of playing computer games?
Children could get outside in beautiful fresh air and enjoy the sunlight.
Any reasonable answer is accepted
a) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c and d.
17- My father usually ................ to work on time. He is never late.
a- went
✓ b- goes
C- gone
d- go
18- The lady ................... asked about you is standing over there.
a- which
b- whose
C- who
d-where
19- If I were rich, I ...................... some of my money to the poor.
✓ a- would donate
b- will donate
c-am donating
d- was donated
20- You seem worried! I ................. you complete this application form.
a- help
✓ b- will help
C- would help
d- helped
b) Do as required between brackets:
21. Customers are allowed to come in without a face mask. (Make negative)
Customers are not allowed to come in without a face mask.
22. Doctors are taking care of the patient. (Make passive)
The patient is being taken care of.
23. Yes, I am a historian. (Ask a question)
Are you a historian?
