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I. Reading
Read the following text and answer the questions below
Paragraph Classic Maya civilization reached incredible heights 3,000 years back. There is evidence suggesting that the arrival
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of a great warrior from central Mexico led to an age of glory and pride. Splendid work of art, such as the death
mask of King Pakal, is a symbol of that time. But empires rise only to fall. Historians believe that natural and manmade disasters hurried the Classic Maya collapse.
Paragraph Ancient inscriptions, found on shabby pieces of papers, give the date of 8 January, 378 for the first appearance of
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the warrior “Fire Is Born”. He arrived in Waka, in present-day Guatemala, as a messenger of a great power in the
highlands of Mexico. In the coming decades, his name would appear on monuments all across the area of the
Maya. In his time, the Maya reached the peak of glory that lasted five centuries. Their ruined cities and their
beautiful remains made many researchers imagine the Maya was a gentle society of poets and artists. However,
as researchers finally learned to read the Maya hieroglyphics, a darker picture appeared. It was an image of wars
and destroyed palaces.
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One day in the year 800, the peaceful Maya nation was attacked. King Kan Maax must have known that trouble was
coming, for he had tried to build strong fence around his 200-room palace. He didn't finish in time. So, the Southern
attackers overran the outskirts of the city and quickly entered the center. They took hostages, stole precious jewels
and killed hundreds of people.
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Another speculation of the Maya collapse centered on a sudden catastrophe of a volcano or an earthquake or a
deadly hurricane, or perhaps it was a mysterious disease. In fact, the Maya has always been a mystery. Yet,
unfinished construction projects, half-carved stone monuments, pots, bowls and remains of the royal palace kitchen
can be seen till our present day.
1 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
‫ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬..‫ ويجعلك أقرب لتحقيق النصر‬، ‫ ويعطيك ثقة في نفسك‬، ‫التدريب يفتح عينيك على نقاط الضعف‬
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Circle the most suitable answer from a, b, c or d.
1. The text is mainly about the ____________ of the Maya civilization.
a. art
b. birth
c. rise and fall
d. climate and land
2. The king’s death mask is famous because it ____________.
a. was made by the king
b. was bought from Mexico
c. showed the glory of the Maya
d. hurried the collapse of the Maya
3. The word inscriptions in paragraph 2 is similar in meaning to ____________.
a. monuments
b. writings
c. crafts
d. ruins
4. “Fire Is Born” is the name of ____________.
a. a work of art
c. the Maya enemy
b. a great soldier
d. Guatemala today
5. Researchers proved to be mistaken that the Maya history____________.
a. affected other countries
b. ended in Mexico
c. was so peaceful
d. was worthless
6. Why did King Kan Maax try to build a fence?
a. To protect his palace.
c. To have privacy.
b. To keep hostages safe.
d. To host his guests.
7. The word precious in paragraph 3 is a/an ____________.
a. verb
b. noun
d. adverb
d. adjective
2 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
‫ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬..‫ ويجعلك أقرب لتحقيق النصر‬، ‫ ويعطيك ثقة في نفسك‬، ‫التدريب يفتح عينيك على نقاط الضعف‬
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8. Paragraph 3 is mainly about ____________.
a. invading the Maya
c. the city outskirts
b. building a palace
d. the clever king
9. The root of the word speculation in paragraph 4 is ____________.
a. speculative
b. speculated
c. speculator
d. speculate
10. Which of the following is NOT a probable cause of the Maya collapse?
a. Snow storm.
b. Serious diseases.
c. Strong volcanoes.
d. Deadly hurricanes.
Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. a
9. d
10. a
(rise and fall)
(showed the glory of the Maya)
(writings)
(a great soldier)
(was so peaceful)
(To protect his palace.)
(adjective)
(invading the Maya)
(speculate)
(Snow storm)
3 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
‫ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬..‫ ويجعلك أقرب لتحقيق النصر‬، ‫ ويعطيك ثقة في نفسك‬، ‫التدريب يفتح عينيك على نقاط الضعف‬
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Read the following text and answer the questions below
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Lions and tigers are among the most ferocious animals, but there are important differences between them.
They are both among the four big cats. The other two are jaguars and leopards. They are apex predators. That is
to say, they have no predators of their own, and they reside at the top of their food chain. Most lionesses hunt
together in daytime, males rarely help; but tigers hunt alone during night. Large animals such as deer and
buffalo are favorite preys of both lions and tigers. Tigers also hunt fish, birds, reptiles and sometimes even baby
elephants.
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After a gestation period of 110 days, the pregnant lioness leaves the pride and finds a place to deliver. She hides
her newborn cubs in marshes. However, a tigress gives birth to 2-4 cubs after 104 days. The cubs stay with their
mother for up to 2 years before leaving to stake out their own territories.
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Tigers are the largest feline species in the world known for their fierce eyes, whereas male lions are highly
distinctive and easily recognized by their manes. Lions typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they
may also live in bushes and forests. Tigers are native to the mainland of Asia, particularly India, China, and
Indonesia. Because tigers face the danger of extinction, the majority of them now live in captivity. Despite being
endangered, tigers live longer than lions for extra 15 to 20 years.
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What happens if a lion and a tiger fight with each other? The tiger would most probably beat the lion. Tigers are
slightly stronger, a bit bigger and have sharper bites. But the result of the battle will always depend on the age,
health, and experiences of both the tiger and the lion.
4 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
‫ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬..‫ ويجعلك أقرب لتحقيق النصر‬، ‫ ويعطيك ثقة في نفسك‬، ‫التدريب يفتح عينيك على نقاط الضعف‬
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Circle the most suitable answer from a, b, c or d.
11. The word rarely in paragraph 1 is similar in meaning to ____________.
a. usually
b. always
c. seldom
d. frequently
12. We can understand from paragraph 1 that lionesses are ____________.
a. cooperative
b. curious
c. jealous
d. lonely
13. The word stay in paragraph 2 is a/an ____________.
a. adjective
b. adverb
c. noun
d. verb
14. The OPPOSITE of the word distinctive in paragraph 3 is ____________.
a. unique
b. common
c. relevant
d. noticeable
15. Why are most tigers captured?
a. To save other animals from them.
c. To send them back to India.
b. To protect them from extinction.
d. To make use of their skin.
16. In which paragraph would the following sentence BEST fit?
“Surprisingly, many tigers also live in the freezing Siberia in eastern Russia.”
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 2
c. Paragraph 3
d. Paragraph 4
17. The purpose of this text is to ____________.
a. compare
b. advise
c. advertise
d. instruct
5 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
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Fill in the blanks with information from Paragraph 1:
Hunting time
The Lion
Place at the food chain
Favorite preys
18. ________________
19. _________________
20. __________________
Answers:
11. c (seldom)
12. a (cooperative)
13. d (verb)
14. b (common)
15. b (To protect them from extinction.)
16. c (Paragraph 3)
17. a (compare)
18. daytime
19. top or apex
20. large animals or deer or buffalo
6 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
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II. Writing
Write TWO meaningful simple sentences and THREE compound or complex sentences describing the
pictures below.
You may use connectives such as and, but, so, yet, …etc.
Picture 1
Picture 2
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7 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
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Essay Writing
Write a report of about 200 words on the following topic using the information in the table below:
Dubai Metro
Type of transport
Opening
Red Line Metro
Green Line Metro
Stations
Passengers
Laws and
regulations
Facilities
Driveless fully automated, environment friendly, noiseless
Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid, 9.9.2009
52.1 km long /
24 elevated stations / 4 underground stations
23 km long /
12 elevated stations / 8 underground stations
AlRashidiyya Station / Jabal Ali Terminal
Al Quasis Station / AlNahda Station – highly-populated
over 109 million in 2012
cards / tickets
safety rules / smoking / eating / not allowed
shops / cafeterias / souvenirs / photographs …etc
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8 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
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‫التدريب يفتح عينيك على نقاط الضعف ‪ ،‬ويعطيك ثقة في نفسك ‪ ،‬ويجعلك أقرب لتحقيق النصر‪ ..‬محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬
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Answers:
Every sentence gets 3 marks: 0 or 1 for Meaning, 0 or for Vocabulary, 0 or 1 for Grammar
Meaning
A complete
sentence that
has meaning
related to the
prompt.
Correct
1
Incorrect
0
Vocabulary
Accurate and specific word
choice that fully describes
the picture, the situation,
the cause and effect.
1
0
Grammar
Gender, pronouns,
person agreement,
tense, plural, etc.,
must all be correct.
1
0
Remarks:
* If all the sentences are simple, the first TWO Correct Sentences get full marks and
the other THREE sentences half of the mark even if correct.
* If all or most of the sentences are compound or complex, give full marks for each
CORRECT sentence.
* Any written piece that might reflect any of the following will be scored Zero:
- Canned (sentences/ essays)
- Romanized Arabic (sentences/ essays)
- Memorized (sentences/ essays)
- Clichés (sentences/ essays)
- Copying the prompts or chunks from other parts of the text
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Answers:
Points
Writing Essay
Content*
Writes with a clear
purpose.
5
4
3
2
1
0
A range of ideas that
are well structured.
Writes with some
understanding of
purpose.
Presents some ideas
on the topic.
Presents one idea
within the topic
with some
elaboration.
Presents only one
idea within the topic
without any
elaboration.
Content limited.
Content vaguely
address the topic or
question.
Grammar & Syntax
Vocabulary
Organization
Writes using a
combination of
sentences – simple,
compound and complex
where meaning is clear.
A wide range of
accurate and
appropriate word
choices that fully
express complete
ideas.
Logical sequence
introduction, body,
conclusion
Maybe be some minor
errors.
Writes using simple
sentences.
Writes simple sentences
with some confusion.
Writes a list of words
with a little / very
confusing meaning.
Uses sentence level punctuation most of the time.
Spells complex words correctly most of the time. Spelling
of common words is consistently correct.
Ideas supported in the
body of the text.
May use idioms.
Appropriate
vocabulary used but
not always clear.
Meaning is mostly clear.
Writes with some errors
of tenses, prepositions,
pronouns, subject/verb
agreement.
Spelling/Punctuation
Simple vocabulary
choices.
Common words
used appropriately.
Simple vocabulary
used appropriately
sometimes.
Limited expression /
repeated structures
and vocabulary.
Uses paragraphs with
some sequence and
organization evident
but lacks an element
e.g. introduction or
conclusion.
Uses paragraphs with
some sequence evident
e.g. within the body
only.
Uses some sentence level punctuation e.g. commas.
Sequence is not clear.
Punctuation sometimes used correctly.
Spells complex words correctly intermittently.
Spelling of common words is correct.
Uses capital letters and full stops.
Spells some common words correctly.
Spelling interferes with meaning.
Sequence is not
evident, could be a list
of words.
Capital letters and full stops not used.
Spelling interferes with meaning.
Non Attempt / Off-point
* Any written piece that might reflect any of the following will be scored Zero (0 Point):
- Canned (sentences/ essays)
- Romanized Arabic (sentences/ essays)
- Memorized (sentences/ essays)
- Clichés (sentences/ essays)
- Copying the prompts or chunks from other parts of the text
11 ‫مادة اللغة اإلنجليزية القسم العلمي و األدبي‬
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