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THERESA NUZZO SCHOOL MARSA Half-Yearly Exams 2019-2020

GRADE 5 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Wednesday, 19th February, 2020

of 3 English Half-Yearly Exam (Listening Comprehension) 2019-2020 - Grade 5 - Theresa Nuzzo School


GRADE 5 ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. Underline the correct answer from the words in the brackets. (½ mark each)

a. Jenny and Mark were talking on a (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

b. Mark felt that the week at school was (fun, hard, easy).

c. At school they did not have a (Maths, Science, English) test that week.

d. The English test was held on (Monday, Wednesday, Friday).

e. Jenny got (12, 13, 18) marks in the Maths test.

f. Jenny’s (uncle, grandad, auntie) was coming to stay for the weekend.

g. Jenny invited Mark home for (Friday evening, Saturday morning, Sunday morning).

h. Mark’s family were celebrating his sister’s birthday by (going out, having a party, going to the cinema).

TASK 1: Jenny and Mark (8 marks)

2. Tick the column T if it’s true, the column F if it’s false or the column NIG if no information is given. (½ mark each)

T F NIG

a Jenny did better in English than Mark.

b Jenny’s mum will be happy about her mark in Maths.

c In the first English test, Mark got 12.

d Jenny encouraged Mark to do better next time.

e Jenny’s auntie was called Mary.

f On Saturday, it was Mark’s sister’s birthday.

g Jenny and Mark were going to meet during the weekend.

h Jenny’s minibus was red.


TASK 2: Sports Day (12 marks)

PLEASE, TURN OVER THE PAGE

2. Tick the column T if it’s true, the column F if it’s false or the column NIG if no information is given. (½ mark each)

T F NIG

a Mrs Carson blew a whistle to start the race.

b Five boys raced against each other.

c Mrs Carson accused Tariq of trying to cheat.

d There were 150 people watching the race.

e The race had to be restarted three times.

f Parents were not invited for the Sports Day.

g Tariq won the race.

h Sam came second.

Who said … ? Tariq Mrs Carson Sam

a “Ready boys?” ✓

b “Stop!”

c “I don’t know why he’s racing!”

d “Let’s try again.”

e “Who’s the loser now?”

1. Who said what? Tick the correct column: Tariq, Mrs Carson or Sam? The first one is done for you as an example. (½ mark each)


END OF THE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

4. Fill in with ONE word from the story. (1 mark each)

a. Sam was the __________________ of all the children running.

b. Euan was brilliant at __________________ .

c. Mrs Carson held up a little __________________ to start the race.

d. Tariq set off before the teacher said, “__________________!”

e. Prince William had visited the __________________.

f. Mrs Carson looked __________________ when Tariq didn’t stop.

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THERESA NUZZO SCHOOL MARSA Half-Yearly Exams 2019 - 2020

GRADE 5 ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION

Wednesday, 19th February, 2020 Time: 50 minutes

of 7 English Half-Yearly Exam (Reading Comprehension) 2019-2020 - Grade 5 - Theresa Nuzzo School


GRADE 5 ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION 1 Look at these notices on the Local Council noticeboard: (6 marks)

A performance of

BLACK BEAUTY

is showing at Central Theatre. Every day at 6:30 p.m.

An extra performance

on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets available for €3 online on

www.ticketmaster.com. Kids under 12

go free but they still have to book.

Until Saturday 29th February, 2020.

• Wardrobe. Good condition.

White oak wood. €250. Call

34298382 to see the item.

• A set of 20 old books including

some classics like all the series

of The Chronicles of Narnia.

€10 all the books. Can’t be sold

separately. Apply at the offices

of the local council to see

between 6 and 8 p.m.

PET DAY

St Christopher’s School are

organizing a pet day. These are the

details:

Day: Friday, 13th March, 2020.

Time: From 8:00 till 9:00 a.m.

Parents are to

accompany the

students with

their pets to

school and then

take the pets with

them at 9:00 a.m. Blessing of the

animals and a prayer will be said at

8:30 a.m.

ART COMPETITION The Art and Design Club is organizing an

ART COMPETITION called:

HOME.

Everyone can submit his own drawing or

painting to be judged by an expert panel. All

items will be displayed at a later date after

the winner is announced on

Saturday, 14th March, 2020.

Three categories:

CATEGORY A: Children 7-12 years.

CATEGORY B: Young adults 13-20 years.

CATEGORY C: Adults (21 years and older).

More details and application form from the

Local Council until Saturday, 7th March.


B. Give short answers. (½ mark each)

1. How much is the wardrobe selling for? _____________

2. At what time does the Pet Day activity end? _____________

3. How many categories are there in the Art Competition? _____________

4. How much do kids pay to see the performance Black Beauty? _____________

5. What is the title of the Art Competition? _____________

6. How many performances of Black Beauty are there on Sunday? _____________

7. How many old books are on sale? _____________

8. If you were to enter the Art Competition, which category

would you be in? _____________

A. Match the days or time to the event. The first one is done for you as an example. (½ mark each)

TIME OR DAY

1 Saturday 29th February, 2020.

2 Between 6 and 8 p.m.

3 Friday, 13th March, 2020.

4 At 8:30 a.m.

5 Saturday, 7th March, 2020.

EVENT

You can see the books to buy.

Blessing of the animals.

Applications for ART COMPETITION end.

1 Last performance of BLACK BEAUTY.

Pet Day at St Christopher’s School.


FAYIM’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

By the time they reached the horse trading post, Fayim was exhausted. Dazed, he

stared at the crowds. Everyone seemed to be shouting at the tops of their voices.

(paragraph 2)

Suddenly Baby stopped, rolling his eyes in terror, and refused to budge. Fayim

looked round, just in time to see his father and brothers disappear into the crowd.

(paragraph 3)

“Dad! Abdul! Khalid!” he yelled. But it was no use. They couldn’t hear him. Fayim

put both arms round Baby’s neck, too tired to go on. For the first time since he left

home, he began to cry. This was a terrible place. He wished they had never come.

(paragraph 4)

“Hey, kid! What’s the matter?”

Fayim looked up to see a boy not much older than himself. He wiped away his

tears on the back of his sleeve. “I — I’ve lost my family,” he said. “And my donkey’s

sick. He has sore feet.” (paragraph 5)

“You’d better take him over there.” The boy

jerked his head towards a small crowd gathered round

a parked van. “The vet comes specially to cure sick

animals. He’ll soon put your donkey right.”

“Thanks!” Fayim pulled Baby towards the van. (paragraph 6)


GRADE 5 ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION 2 SECTION 1 (10 marks)

This text is based on a true story. Fayim and his family are forced out of their home because of war. They have to make a terrifying journey across the mountains of Afghanistan to get to safety. (paragraph 1)


A. Underline the correct answer. (½ mark each)

1. Fayim’s family stopped at the (restaurant, camp, horse trading post).

2. There were (no, a lot of, few) people.

3. (A boy, a girl, a man) spoke to Fayim.

4. Baby was the (vet’s, donkey’s, boy’s) name.

C. Answer these questions (1 mark each)

1. In which country is this story set?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Why were the people in the crowd shouting?

_____________________________________________________________

3. What were Fayim’s brothers called?

_____________________________________________________________

4. What was wrong with the donkey?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Give ONE reason why Fayim was crying (paragraph 4).

_____________________________________________________________

T F NIG

1 Fayim was very tired.

2 The boy who spoke to Fayim was called Ahmed.

3 Fayim was lost.

4 Fayim thought that the place was very nice.

5 The boy told Fayim how to cure the donkey.

6 There was a vet at the post.

B. Tick: True (T), False (F) or No Information Given (NIG) (½ mark each)


The vet was a tall man in a white coat. He picked up Baby’s sore feet and looked

at them closely. Then he gave Fayim a small pot of ointment and showed him how to

put it on. (paragraph 7)

“Fayim! What do you think you’re doing?”

Fayim jumped at the sound of his father’s angry voice. “Oh, Dad— this man is an

animal doctor. He’s given me some stuff to put on Baby’s feet.” (paragraph 8)

“Are you mad? You know we can’t afford to pay for medicines.” His father looked

very worried. “Give it back to him. Tell him you don’t want it.” (paragraph 9)

“It’s free,” said a man in a grey turban. “You don’t have to pay.”

“Free?” His father looked stunned. “But how… ?”

“This is an animal clinic,” the man explained. “The vet comes every day to treat

the horses.” (paragraph 10)

His father shook his head wonderingly.

“Perhaps he would treat ours, too? Some of them are very weak.”

Fayim caught his sleeve. “Dad, you’re not angry with me, are you?”

His father shook his head. “No, son. I’m not angry. You’ve

looked after Baby well. I’m proud of you.” (paragraph 11)

“But are you going to sell him?” Fayim asked, anxiously.

“Sell him? Of course not. Baby is our future. He’ll be

almost all we have to start again, once we’ve sold the horses.”

His father smiled. “Khalid has gone to the camp to find your

mother and sisters. Soon we shall all be together again.” (paragraph 12)

Fayim felt so happy he gave Baby a hug. “We did it!” he whispered in the little

donkey’s ear. “We’re only young but we walked over the mountains. And now we’re

going to make a new start, Baby. You and me!” (paragraph 13)

SECTION 2 (14 marks)

FAYIM’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY (continued)

From Fayim’s Incredible Journey by Tessa Krailing.


T F NIG

1 The vet examined Baby’s sore feet carefully.

2 The vet was around 40 years old.

3 Fayim paid some money for the ointment.

4 The vet’s service was free.

5 Fayim’s family were very rich.

6 Fayim’s family owned some horses.

7 Dad was not going to sell the donkey.

8 Fayim had three sisters.

D. Tick the column T if it’s True, the column F if it’s False and the column NIG if no information is given. (½ mark each)

E. Underline the best answer from the brackets. (½ mark each)

1. The ointment that the vet gave to Fayim was in a (jar, pot, case).

2. The vet (told, showed, explained) to Fayim how to put the ointment on Baby’s feet.

3. Fayim’s dad told him to (give back, keep, pay for) the medicine.

4. The vet comes to the post (every month, every week, daily).

5. (Some, All, Many) of the horses were very weak.

6. Fayim’s dad thought that the donkey was very (precious, old, worthless).

F. Answer these questions: (½ mark each)

1. What was the vet wearing?

_____________________________________________________________

2. How do you know that Fayim’s family were poor? Give ONE reason.

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________


H. Answer this question (2 marks)

1. For the first time since he left home, he began to cry. This was a terrible place. He wished they had never come. (paragraph 4) Do you think it was important for Fayim’s family to move away from home? Why do you think so?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

NOW, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT BOTH SECTIONS

1 How did Fayim feel ... FEELING

a … when they reached the horse trading post?

b … when his father and brothers went away?

c upset … when he was crying?

d … when he asked his father if he were to sell Baby?

e … when his father told him that he’s not going to sell Baby?

G. How did they feel? Pick one word from the box and put it in the FEELING’S column. Use each word ONCE. One is done for you as an example. (½ mark each)

END OF THE READING COMPREHENSION PAPER

2 How did Fayim’s dad feel ... FEELING

a … when he discovered that Fayim took Baby to the vet?

b … when he knew that Fayim got some medicine from the vet?

c … when he realised that the vet service was for free?

d … when he told Fayim that he took care of Baby well?

surprised — upset — worried — exhausted — happy — anxious — angry — proud—afraid

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GRADE 5 ENGLISH WRITING

Wednesday, 19th February, 2020 Time: 1 hour

of 7 English Half-Yearly Exam (Writing) 2019-2020 - Grade 5 - Theresa Nuzzo School

Plan here. (This plan is NOT marked.) These questions are just to help you plan: Which is the charity? Why do you think your teacher should choose it? Words you can use to persuade:


GRADE 5 ENGLISH SHORT WRITING TASK

Your class is going to collect some money to give to a charity. Your teacher wants the class to decide which charity to support. It could be:

NOTE (10 marks)

Choose a charity (from above or your own idea) and write a short paragraph to persuade your teacher to choose it to receive the money you are collecting in class.

Write about 50-60 words.

Group for ENDAGERED

ANIMALS

This group works for the conservation of animals.

Educate a child

This group accepts contributions to sponsor a poor African child to go to

school for a year.

Your idea


Write your NOTE here:



GRADE 5 ENGLISH LONG WRITING TASK

LETTER (20 marks)

Choose either number 1 or number 2

1. You are JEN. Write a letter to the Mayor to suggest ideas in your town about

how the Local Council can improve the environment especially around your

street.

The Council’s address is: Local Council, Main Street, Ħal Bakkar. BKR 1200.

Your address is: 89, Flower Street, Ħal Bakkar. ĠLU 2939.

2. You are PAT. Write a letter to the head teacher to suggest ideas how you can

protect more the environment in school.

The School’s address is: St Matthew’s Primary School, Main Street, Ħal Xarrad.

XRD 2300.

Your address is: 73, Butterfly Street, Ħal Xarrad. XRD 3911.

Choose one from the above and write a letter.

YOUR TASK IS TO WRITE A LETTER.

Write between 150 - 200 words.


Plan here. (You can get 2 marks for this planning. Plan carefully.)

These questions can help you plan. What ideas do you want to suggest to the mayor / head teacher? How are you going to persuade him / her about your ideas?


Number: ________

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