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 (10)
2nd Quarter Exam

Time: 60/120 minutes

Name: .
Student number:
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Scrutinizer
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Teacher's Signature: .

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A For each of the following sentences, identify the underlined clause

as independent or subordinate. (2.5 points)
.I have recently discovered that my brothers works in China as an engineer .1
.My teacher, who dislikes any talking in class, started kicking students out .2
.Almost all of the students that make up my class are from Egypt .3
.I read a book recently that aided me in the organization of my life and work .4
Students occasionally study, but most students rely on cheating to get .5
.better grades

B Classify each of the following sentences as simple, compound,

.complex, or compound-complex
(points 2.5)
.I made a toy gun out of wood .1
.While fishing in the Red Sea, I got a large shark .2
.My voice was rough, raspy and cracked .3
.I am going to start a new class on Sunday, so I have to buy a notebook .4
Ahmed could not find his phone because it was missing, and he was .5
.worried

C Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. (2.5
points)
.Saleh and his brothers ( is, are ) at school .1
.The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully .2
.All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case .3
.Either answer (is, are) acceptable .4
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.The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private .5

D Provide personal pronouns to complete the following sentences correctly.

(2.5 points)
.I looked all around the house for my scissors, but ___________ could not find them .1
.Three of the cars had ___________ windows broken last night by thieves .2
.I need fifty cents; could you lend _____________ to me .3
.Either my cousin or close friend will let me borrow _____________ diving equipment .4
?______________ I'm looking for Zaid and Emad; do you know .5

E For each sentence, choose the correct word in parentheses. (2.5 points)
John said that in a few days he would give the Playstation console to my brother .1
and ( I , me )
.students organized the field trip for this year ( Us, We ) .2
.John and ( him, he ) plan to travel next Friday .3
.Either we or ( them, they ) may go to the finals next month .4
.The other students and ( I, me ) went to lunch together .5

F Use the correct reflexive pronoun to complete the following sentences.

(2.5 points)
.Fatimah's cat cleans _____________ as soon as it finishes eating .1
.The judges _________________ could not reach a consensus .2
.______________ It took us all day to finish cleaning the whole house by .3
.Only time __________________ will which one of us is on the correct course in life .4
.______________________ Diner's at this restaurant serve .5

G Write an essay describing the process of making your favorite food. The
first paragraph (the introduction) should give information about why the
food is your favorite and when you enjoy making it. The second paragraph
should give the process of making the food. The third paragraph (the
conclusion) should sum up the process and your feelings about this
particular food. ( 10 points )
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