Al-Shamelah International Schools

2015-2016

Creating a caring and secure environment where all the students are developed to reach their fullest pote

Al Shamelah International School

(English 1)
Grade (11)
st

1 Quarter Exam

Time: 60/120 minutes

Name: .
Student number:
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Question
Marks
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TOTAL
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Scrutinizer
Supervisor
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Teacher's Signature: .

Revised by: .
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A Read the following sentences and state whether the underlined

word is used as an article or a pronoun. (2.5 points)
.I need to tell you one thing about the test before you take it .1
_______________ .Those who wish to pass in the class need to study more .2
.He has not earned much money in his field, but he is happy with his job .3
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If I have to choose between pizza and cheeseburgers, I would say that I like .4
__________ .both
____________ .All students in the class have passed the final exam .5

B Use the correct collective noun from the box to complete the
sentence. (5 points)
flock
jury
.

staf
audience

cluster
bouquet

swarm
batch

crew
fleet

The judge turned the decision making process over to the .1

.Ahmed was attacked by a ____________ of bees .2

Since the war has started we have witnessed ____________ of ships in the Red .3
.Sea
My mother cooked up a __________ of cookies before I came home from .4
.school
.We picked a ________________ of dates of of the date palm and ate the dates .5
The speaker was so good that the ____________ was completely .6
.concentrating on every word
After screaming at his wife, Saleh decided to buy a ___________ of roses to .7
.say he was sorry
.The work ____________ has worked day and night to fix the streets .8
.It is difficult working in an office with a ____________ of lazy people .9
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The youth today are like a ____________ of sheep in that they just follow and .10
.they do not innovate any new ideas

C Use the correct interrogative pronoun from the box to complete

the sentences. (2.5 points)
when
which

why
what

who
whose

?class would you prefer to take __________ .1

?do you plan to go to the store __________ .2
?book did you borrow yesterday __________ .3
?would you like to do tomorrow __________ .4
?are you going out with this weekend __________ .5

D Use the correct preposition from the box to complete the

sentences. (5 points)
after
beyond

along
across

beside
throughout

toward
underneath

until
without

the war started in 2015, people's lives began to _____________.1

change drastically. 2._____________ the country people were
sufering from lack of food and basic supplies. People who live in
this situation cannot plan their lives 3.____________ today; they live
day to day. Most of the days they have to simply do 4.____________
the luxury of three meals a day, and just eat once or twice. At
night, you will find a lot of the children hiding 5.____________ their
beds from fear of their house being hit by rockets. Most people
keep their bags packed 6.______________ them wherever they are to
be ready to go at a moment's notice. It is a difficult life. I
remember being afraid to simply walk 7.___________ the street.
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When we walked down the street, we had to walk 8.______________ a

big wall for fear that flying metal might hit us. It wasn't
9._________________ I experienced war that I learned its evils. Now
we need to progress 10.__________________ a peaceful solution
.where people can live in harmony

Essay (10 points)

:Prompt
If we are afraid to reveal our lack of knowledge we will not be able to learn. In
order to make progress, we must admit where we are now. Such an admission
of ignorance is not easy. As Thoreau says, "How can we remember our
ignorance which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the
"?time
:Assignment
Does the present system of education encourage us to admit our lack of
knowledge, or is there too much pressure to demonstrate the acquisition of
knowledge? Plan your response, and then write an essay
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