Al-Shamelah International Schools

2015-2016

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Al Shamelah International School

(English 1)
Grade (11)
2nd Quarter Exam

Time: 60/120 minutes

Name: .
Student number:
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Q2

Q3

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Q5

Question
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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 Identify the underlined word group in each of the following

sentences as an independent clause or a subordinate clause. (2.5
points)
.My younger brother showed me how he draws a forest so skillfully .1
Whenever I smell meat cooking in the house, I remember my mother's .2
.cooking
.I went to the store yesterday, and I saw my teacher there .3
My uncle Charles, who works for the family business, is now a very rich .4
.man
.I know a student whose father works for the local government .5

B Underline the adjective clauses in the following sentences and

circle the word they modify. (2.5 points)
.The lake, which is in the country, has no swimming facilities .1
Turn left at the white building, which has a nice caf and shopping center in .2
.it
.I read a book by Stephen King which was about vampires .3
.The students who fail this exam will be punished severely .4
.John, whose father is a lawyer, dreads going to law school .5

C Identify whether the underlined prepositional phrases functions as

an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase. (2.5 points)
.My family's house on the beach sit near the hotel .1
After the ball, the carriage in the palace courtyard became a pumpkin .2
.again
.In The Hobbit, the hero of the story finds a magic ring .3
2

.Add a tablespoon of curry powder to the chicken .4

?Do you know anything about Islamic history .5

D Identify the subject of the verb in parentheses for each of the

following sentences.
(2.5 points)
Asthma, like other respiratory diseases, ( is, are ) made worse when the air .1
.quality is poor
.Neither of the students ( expect, expects ) a good grade on the exam .2
.My family ( is, are ) traveling to China this summer .3
.In recent years there (has, have ) been many changes in education .4
.Neither the child nor his parents ( want, wants ) to go to the school party .5

E Complete each of the following sentences by supplying at least one

pronoun that agrees with its antecedent. ( 5 points )
.Everyone student in class has his reason for not doing the homework .1
.The way a person speaks says a lot about his educational background .2
.Only three of the students have finished their project .3
.Anyone who wants to participate can leave his name with the secretary .4
.Ahmed lowered the binoculars and handed them to me .5
.Neither Ahmed nor his brothers forgot their mother's request .6
.Saleh took off his glasses and placed them on his desks .7
.If either Tom or John call, tell him to call back later .8
When Steven and David come, would please help them with their .9
.homework until I return
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.The new band made its debut last night downtown .10

F Writing. Write a compare and contrast essay discussing the

similarities and differences that exist between American and Indian
(or Arabic) movies. The essay must include a clearly written
introduction with a thesis statement stating that there are
similarities and differences between these two objects. ( 10 points )
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