FORM 3 ENGLISH Time: 10 minutes · 2014-09-19 · FORM 3 ENGLISH TIME: 15 minutes LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEACHER’S PAPER ... Student of the Year Award This year’s ‘Student

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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Management

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2014

FORM 3 ENGLISH Time: 10 minutes

TEACHER’S PAPER

SECTION: SPEAKING 25 MARKS

Task 1

Look at the pictures of two teenagers. 5 marks

Picture 1 Picture 2

The examiner allows the candidates approximately 1 minute to look at the pictures. The examiner will then ask the questions below to keep the candidate talking for 3 minutes.

If candidates get stuck or give a limited answer to a question, the examiner will repeat the question once. The examiner is to avoid rephrasing the question or asking a different question.

1. What can you see in picture 1?

2. What can you see in picture 2?

3. Describe what the boy is wearing.

4. Describe what the girl looks like.

5. Describe yourself by giving some information about your age, your appearance and your hobbies.

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Task 2 10 marks

A person carrying out a questionnaire about teens stops you to ask you some questions about yourself. Answer the questions.

Speaker: How old are you?

Candidate:

Speaker: What’s your favourite subject at school?

Candidate:

Speaker: What kind of music do you like?

Candidate:

Speaker: What do you like to do during weekends?

Candidate:

Speaker: What is your favourite food?

Candidate:

Task 3

Look at the following pictures describing various leisure activities. 10 marks

1. Describe TWO of the pictures above.

2. Choose TWO activities that you like doing from the pictures above and talk about why you like doing these activities.

3. Which of these activities don’t you like doing? Why?

4. Who is your best friend? Describe him/her.

5. What do you like to do when you are together?

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FORM 3 ENGLISH Time: 10 minutes

CANDIDATE’S PAPER

SECTION: SPEAKING 25 MARKS

Task 1

Look at the pictures of two teenagers. 5 marks

Picture 1 Picture 2

Task 2 10 marks

A person carrying out a questionnaire about teens stops you to ask you some questions about yourself. Answer the questions.

Speaker: How old are you?

Candidate:

Speaker: What’s your favourite subject at school?

Candidate:

Speaker: What kind of music do you like?

Candidate:

Speaker: What do you like to do during weekends?

Candidate:

Speaker: What is your favourite food?

Candidate:

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Task 3

Look at the following pictures describing various leisure activities. 10 marks

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FORM 3 ENGLISH TIME: 15 minutes

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Note to Invigilators

Invigilators are advised that the rubrics for each task in all parts

of the English paper (both listening and written) should be read out

to the candidates. The Reading Comprehension text is not to be

read out to the candidates.

Any other part of the paper may be read out to the candidates.

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TEACHER’S PAPER

Instructions for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination

The teacher should instruct the candidates to answer the questions on the paper provided. The

following procedure for reading the Listening Comprehension passage is to be explained to the

candidates immediately before proceeding with the examination.

You have been given a sheet containing the Listening

Comprehension questions. You will be given three minutes to read

the questions based on the passage which I shall read aloud for you.

I shall then read the passage at normal reading speed. You may take

notes during the reading. After this reading there will be a pause of

another three minutes to enable you to answer some of the questions.

The passage will be read a second time and you may take further

notes and answer the rest of the questions. After this second reading

you will be given a further three minutes for a final revision of

answers.

a. 3 minutes - Teacher reads out the questions.

b. 3 minutes - Teacher reads passage aloud for the first time while students take notes.

c. 3 minutes - Students answer questions.

d. 3 minutes - Teacher reads passage for the second time. Students may answer more questions.

e. 3 minutes - Students revise final answers.

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SECTION: LISTENING 25 MARKS

Text 1: Listen to Mandy talking about five teenagers who are studying in England.

Hi! I’m Mandy. Welcome to MTV Young People programme. Today we meet five teenagers who are studying in England.

Pedro, who is fifteen years old, is from Brazil. He speaks English, French and of course Portuguese. His favourite sport is football. He plays football two days a week. Gabi is from New York and she chats with her friends online every evening. Gabi is sixteen years old and she loves swimming and athletics. Fabian is from France and he is sixteen years old. He really loves to eat fish and chips. He likes music a lot and he loves hip-hop and rap. Paola is from Italy. She is seventeen years old and she loves dancing. She has dancing lessons every Friday afternoon. Frederick is from Germany. He is fourteen years old and he is the youngest. He loves skateboarding and going to the cinema.

They feel very happy in England.

Text 2: Listen to an announcement on a plane.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is Charles Jones and I’m your chief flight attendant. On behalf of Captain Richmond and the entire crew, welcome aboard Zap Airlines flight ZAP 133 from London to Athens. Our flight time will be four hours fifteen minutes long. We will be flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet and at a ground speed of 370 miles per hour.

At this time make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position. Also make sure your seat belt is correctly fastened. Please turn off any electronic equipment. Thank you.”

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Name: ______________________________ Class: __________

SECTION: LISTENING 25 MARKS

Text 1: Listen to Mandy talking about five teenagers who are studying in England.

Ex 1: Underline the correct answer: 8 marks [ ]

1. Mandy is meeting:

a) three teenagers.

b) four teenagers.

c) five teenagers.

2. Pedro is from Brazil and he is:

a) fifteen years old.

b) sixteen years old.

c) seventeen years old.

3. Pedro’s favourite sport is:

a) basketball.

b) football.

c) volleyball.

4. Gabi loves:

a) dancing and swimming.

b) swimming and athletics.

c) athletics and football.

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5. Fabian likes:

a) films.

b) books.

c) music.

6. Paola has:

a) dancing lessons every Friday afternoon.

b) swimming lessons every Saturday afternoon.

c) dancing lessons every Friday morning.

7. Frederick is:

a) fourteen years old.

b) fifteen years old.

c) sixteen years old.

8. Frederick is from:

a) Spain.

b) Germany.

c) England.

Ex 2: Fill in the blanks with one word from the passage: 7 marks [ ]

1. The five teenagers are studying in ______________________.

2. Pedro speaks English, _________________ and of course Portuguese.

3. Gabi _____________ with her friends online every evening.

4. Fabian __________ to eat fish and chips.

5. Frederick is the _____________ of the group.

6. Frederick loves to go to the _______________.

7. They feel very ____________ in England.

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Text 2: Listen to an announcement on a plane. 10 marks [ ]

Ex 1: Tick () whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE: 5 marks [ ]

Ex 2: Underline the correct answer: 5 marks [ ]

1. The person flying the plane is:

a) Captain Jones.

b) Captain Richmond.

c) Captain Blake.

2. The plane is leaving from:

a) London.

b) Athens.

c) Italy.

3. The plane will fly at an altitude of:

a) 30,000 feet.

b) 15,000 feet.

c) 20,000 feet.

4. The ground speed will be:

a) 270 miles per hour.

b) 370 miles per hour.

c) 470 miles per hour.

5. During take-off the seat back must be in:

a) a horizontal position.

b) an upright position.

c) any position.

TRUE

FALSE

1.

This announcement is made by the pilot.

2.

The passengers are on flight ZAP 133.

3.

The plane is flying to Athens.

4.

The flight is four hours long.

5.

Mobiles or tablets are switched off during take-off.






FORM 3 ENGLISH Time: 1 hour

Name: ______________________________ Class: __________

SECTION: READING 25 MARKS Ex 1: Daniel’s newspaper story 6 marks [ ]

There is a lot of information about Daniel in this newspaper story. Find the information and complete the form.

Daniel Daniel’s brother John (16) and sister Kate (15)

Student of the Year Award

This year’s ‘Student of the Year Award’ goes to Daniel King, a student at Brown Secondary School. Daniel, of 23 Green Street, London, England, is in class 3B. He is 13 years old. Daniel’s teacher, Ms Smith, says that Daniel is the best student in the school. His favourite subjects are Maths and Computer Studies. He also likes PE very much. In his free time Daniel plays football, watches TV and plays the guitar.

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Ex 2: Look at the pictures and at the table below. Answer the questions about them.

10 marks [ ]

swimming skateboarding basketball athletics football

swimming skateboarding basketball athletics football

Thomas

Judy

Ryan

Claire

Name: _________________

Surname: _________________

Male/Female: _________________ Age: ______________

Nationality: ___________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________

Brother’s name: ___________________________

School: ______________________________________________________________

Class: __________________

Favourite subjects: ______________________________________________________

Hobbies: ______________________________________________________________

Name of Award: _________________________________________________________


Write TRUE or FALSE. 5 marks [ ]

1. Thomas likes basketball. ___________

2. Judy doesn’t like football. ___________

3. Ryan doesn’t like basketball. ___________

4. Claire likes swimming. ___________

5. Thomas and Judy like swimming. ___________

Answer the following questions. 5 marks [ ]

1. Who likes football?

___________________________________________________________________

2. Which sports doesn’t Thomas like?

___________________________________________________________________

3. What is Claire’s favourite sport?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Which sports does Ryan like?

___________________________________________________________________

5. Which is the most popular sport?

___________________________________________________________________

Ex 3: Read Laura’s letter to her pen-friend Kim and then answer the questions below. 9 marks [ ]

Dear Kim, Hello, I’m your new pen-friend. My name’s Laura. I’m British. I live in Oxford, in England. I’m 14 years old. My birthday is on the 12th July. I have two brothers. My older brother is called Tom and he’s 16 years old. My younger brother John is 11. I like music and films. My favourite group is One Direction. I also like going for walks with my dog, Buttons. I’m learning French and Spanish at school. What about you? Write soon. Best wishes, Laura


1. How old is Laura? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

2. Where does Laura live? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

3. How many brothers does she have? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

4. How old are her brothers? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

5. What is her pet’s name? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

6. Which is her favourite group? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

7. What does she like to do together with Buttons? 1 mark [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

8. Which languages is she learning at school? 2 marks [ ]

___________________________________________________________________

SECTION: WRITING 25 MARKS

Ex 1: Write a letter to Laura. Tell her about yourself. Use these notes to help you.

10 marks [ ]

Your name

Where you were born

Your nationality

Your age

Your family

Your hobbies

What languages you are learning at school.


Dear Laura,

My name is ____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Write soon.

Best wishes,

________________

Ex 2: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 5 marks [ ]

Kate’s daily routine

Kate (0) gets (get) up at six o’clock. First she (1) ____________ (go) to the bathroom.

She (2) __________ (have) breakfast at half past six. She (3) _________ (like) bread and

coffee for breakfast. Then at seven o’clock she (4) _________ (brush) her teeth. At eight

o’clock she (5) _________ (go) outside and she (6) __________ (wait) for the bus to take

her to school. She usually (7) __________ (arrive) at school at half past eight. She always

(8) ________ (meet) her friends near the entrance. They (9) ___________ (walk) to the

assembly point together. Lessons (10) ___________ (begin) at 8.40.


Ex 3: Look at Mum’s list. Use the notes to write sentences as in the example below.

6 marks [ ]

0. Mum wants to go to the supermarket.

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________

Saturday

0. go to the supermarket

1. tidy Sam’s bedroom

2. phone Aunt Mary

3. clean Birdy’s cage

4. watch a film on TV

5. write some letters

6. visit a friend in hospital


Ex 4: A detective is talking to a policeman about a missing man. Look at the picture and complete the description. 4 marks [ ]

I’m looking for a missing man. He is very (0) tall. He is wearing a (1) _____________.

On his head he is wearing a baseball (2) _____________ and to cover his eyes he is

wearing (3) _____________. He is also carrying a (4) _____________.

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