135 MIDTERM

EXAM DETAILS

BELINDA BAARDSEN, KING

SAUD UNIVERSITY , SAUDI

ARABIA 4-8-2013

Final Exam

ENG 135 (Humanities)

The final exam is CBT and speaking exam.

Final Exam CBT (35%)

Item Marks Listening (2 dialogues & 1 monologue) 24 (4+10+10) Reading (three passages) 24 (4+10+10) Grammar & Vocabulary 22 (11+11)

There are 70 questions and each question carries half a mark (1/2).

The exam duration is 100 minutes.

All the questions are MCQs with four options.

The breakdown of the questions is as follows;

Exam Topics

Source: Headway Plus (Elementary), Student’s Book, Workbook, CD

Reading: 24 MCQs (1 short reading passage with 4 MCQs and

2 long reading passages with 10 MCQs each) The topics of the reading passages will be based on

the themes which are covered in units 1-6.

Listening:

• 24 MCQs (1 short listening with 4 MCQs and 2 long listenings with 10 MCQs each)• The topics of the listening will be based on the themes which are covered in units 1-6

Grammar: • 11 MCQs.• Most of the grammar questions will be based on all the grammar points from Units 1-6.• In addition to the above units, the following points also need to be covered for the exam.

1.0 Present Simple ‘to be,’ in ‘I am, you are, he/she/it is’ used with ‘from [a place]’ or ‘Where are you from? I am from X.’

1.1 Possessive adjectives, ‘my, your, his, her’ used with nouns, as in ‘my name, your brother, his name.’

1.2 Contraction of ‘to be’ in ‘what’s, they’re, he’s, she’s’ and in ‘my name’s [x]’;called ‘long’ and short’ forms in the text, i.e., ‘I am a student,’ and ‘I’m a student.’

1.3 Indefinite articles a/an for consonants and vowels, ‘a bag, an ice-cream, a camera, an apple.’

2.0 Present Simple and questions using Wh-words, ‘What is your job,’ ‘Where are you from?’ ‘How old are you?’

2.1 Negatives with questions, ‘Are you English?’ and ‘No, I’m not.’ as ‘short answers.’

2.2 Long and short form answers: ‘I am not married’ and ‘I’m not married.’

2.3 Possessive (genitive) form of ‘s, as in ‘John’s car is new’ versus the contracted form of the simple present.

3.0 3rd Person singular –s inflection, ‘he/she/it’ starts, goes, flies, used in simple sentences.

3.1 Basic verbs: ‘have, go, start, watch, leave, get,’ used in simple sentences with questions.

3.2 Wh-questions with ‘to do’ and negatives, as in ‘No, he doesn’t and ‘No, we don’t.’

3.3 Yes and No answers in reply to questions, as in ‘My X is very clever, Where does he/she work?, He has one son.’

4.0 Full inflection of present simple, ‘I/you/we/they’ as in ‘I work, you work, we work, they work.’

4.1 Adverbs of frequency, ‘never, sometimes, often, usually, always,’ used in a gradable way (i.e., 0% to 100% probability), either at beginning or elsewhere in sentences: ‘Usually I go home early,’ or ‘I usually go home early.’

4.2 Prepositions of time, ‘in, on, at,’ used as ‘In winter, on Saturday, at 9:45.’

5.0 Determiners and negatives, ‘There is/there are,’ as in ‘There is a chair,’ or ‘There are no chairs,’ there is no chair.’

5.1 Prepositions of location, ‘on, under, next to, in front of, with, near, opposite,’ used as in ‘A lamp on this table, A rug under the table, A cat next to the fire, A car in front of the house, A house near the school.’

5.2 Negative, positive, and interrogative use of ‘some/any,’ as in ‘There aren’t/aren’t any apples, There are some apples,’ with ‘some’ in sense of number (partitive), and ‘any’ in sense of question.

5.3 Determiners of number and location, ‘this/that’ (proximal) and ‘these/those’ (distal), use in ‘This is my friend,’ ‘That is my friend,’ (singular) and ‘These are my friends,’ ‘Those are my friends’ (plural).

5.5 Basic conjunctions, ‘and, but, so, because’ that demonstrate contrast, result, and causality, as in ‘I like coffee and tea’ (conjoining), ‘I like coffee, but not tea,’ (contrast) ‘I like coffee, so I drink it often,’ (result), and ‘I like coffee because it tastes good,’ (causality). (W.B. P. 31 Ex 10)

6.0 Modal ‘can’ with ‘could,’ to express ‘ability or possibility, as in ‘I can walk (I have legs)’ or ‘I could walk (it is possible).’

6.1 Present simple compared with past, ‘to be’ as in ‘I am/I was’ or ‘We were/I was’

6.2 Present simple ‘to be’ in questions, as in ‘Is it Monday,’ ‘Are you here,’ ‘Was it hot?’ ‘Were you (sing/pl) hot?’ and ‘Were there people?’

6.3 Prepositions of time and place, ‘in, at, to, for, of, with’ as in ‘I was born in 1923,’ ‘I was at home,’ ‘I went to the town centre,’ ‘I studied for two hours,’ ‘Of course, I can read,’ ‘I want half of the room,’ and ‘I live with my parents

Vocabulary:

• 11 MCQs.• The vocabulary questions will be based on all the word lists from Units 1-6• In addition to that the following vocabulary list also needs to be covered for the exam

S.No Vocabulary

1a little

2a lot

3accident

4accountant

5accounts

6active

7address

8address book

9advertising

10after

afternoon

age

agree

alive

alone

always

amaze

amazing

ambulance

American

ancient

anything else

apartment

Apple

application

appreciate

architect

armchair

assistant

at home

at the moment

attitude

Aunt

AustraliaAutumn

BadBag

BakingBank

Baseball

basicbathroombe quiet

because (conj)bedroombedtime

before (prep)best

between (prep)bigbike

biologyblinds

block of flatsboat

Burger

Busbus ticketbusiness

busybut (conj)

buycafécake

calledcameracamp

Can I have…?Can I help…?

Canada

bookshelfboringBoth

bottomBrazil

breakfastbriefcasebrotherbrownbubble

can't stopcarcare

careercarefully

catCD

centrecharmchat

cheap

checkchefchess

chickenchildren

chipschocolatechoose

cityclockcoffee

coffee shopcoffee table

coin

computer gameconferenceconfused

considerateconvenient

conversationcook

cookercorrectcountry

cupcupboardcurtaincustomdance

Coldcollectcollegecolourcome

comfortablecompany

competitioncompletelycomputer

cupboard

curtain

custom

dance

dangerous

daughter

day

death

degree

deliver

depressed

design

designer

destroy

dictionarydie

differentdifferentlydifficultdifficultydinner

disagreedishonestdistance

divedo

effectiveEgg

EgyptElectricElephantEmployee

EndEngland

EnjoyableEntrepreneur

Eveningevery day

EverythingExactly

exciting

EnjoyableEntrepreneur

Eveningevery day

EverythingExactlyexciting

doctordon't worry

doordownstairs

drawdrinkdrive

dyslexicearlyeasy

effect

Excitingexcuse meExpensive

Expertexport department

Extensionex-wife

EyeFactory

Fall

fall in love

family

famous

fantastic

Far

Fast

father

favourite

Feel

Fine

French

fridgefriend

friendlyfrom (prep)front doorfurnituregaragegardenGerman

fireman

fireplace

First

first name

fish

flat

Germanygesturesget hurtget up

girlgive directions

fishflat

floorfly

flying doctorfood

footballfork

fortunatelyFrance

free time

girlgive directions

gogo out

go to bedgoldgood

goodbyegraduate

grandfathergrandma

grandmothergreetings

greyguestgym

happyhave

headquartershearhellohelpherhere

here you arehi his

houseHow many?How much?How old?

How?how's (Ann)?

hurry uphusband

ice hockeyice-creamice-skating

identity cardI'm sorryinactive

inconvenientincorrect

hobbyhole

holidayholidayshonest

horriblehospital

hothour

ineffective

inexpensive

initial

insect

interest

interesting

international

internet connection

interpreter

Speaking Exam (10%)

Item MarksSpeaking 20 (15+5)

• The speaking exam is based on two parts i.e. personal information and information gap.• The assessor will award the marks out of 15.• The interlocutor will award the marks out of 5. • The Speaking exam will last for about 10 - 15 minutes for each pair of student.• The topic of the speaking will be based on the themes in units 1-6.

Your Hometown/City

Part 1 – Personal Questions

Your Home

Home – My home is

large.

House –

My house is brown.

What type of home do you

live in?

I live in a big house.

I live in an apartment.

How many rooms do you have?

Living Room

Kitchen

Dining Room

BathroomToilet

Bedroom

I have 5 rooms in my house.

Garage – a place to park the car.

Does your home have a garage?

Yes, my house has a garage.

No, my house does not have a

garage.

Swimming pool

Does your house have a swimming pool?

Neighborhood

Are the homes in your neighborhood similar?

Similar

Different

HomeHome

How is your home

different from other homes in your neighborhood?

Tokyo City

• Tokyo has a population of 13 million people.• Tokyo is on the east coast of Japan.• Tokyo is the safest city in the world.• It has the busiest railway system in the world. 11 million people use it every day.• Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo.• The name was changed to Tokyo in 1868.

Part 2 – Information GapCard 1a

Japan is a country.

Tokyo is one of it’s cities.

Tokyo is a large, but safe city.

It has a fast

railway system.

It has old traditions

It has old customs.

It is a modern city

How many people live in

Tokyo?

Thirteen (13)

million people live in Tokyo City.

Tokyo was once a small

fishing village.

Tokyo is a very safe

city.

Eleven (11)

million people use the train (rail way) every day.

Edo changed it’s name to Tokyo

in the 1800’s.

Edo Tokyo

Tokyo City

• Tokyo/many people?

• Tokyo/where?

• City/safe?

• Many people/railway?

• Name/before?

Card 1b

Activity –

1. Talk about Tokyo with your group.

2. What do you know about Tokyo?

3. Would you like to visit Tokyo?

Activity – talk about Tokyo

1. What did you learn about

Tokyo?2. Where is Tokyo

located?3. Describe Tokyo.

4. How many people use the train.

Activity – 50 word essay

Where is Tokyo?What was it’s name before?How many people use the railway train every day?Is Tokyo safe?What kind of work was in Tokyo before?