Training Material for Taraining
on First Term English Exam for Grade 8
Model one
Model 1 Listening (Grade
Listen to the following conversation and answer the questions:
Doctor: What's wrong, Ali?
Ali: I don't feel well. I was shivering and sneezing at school,
and I felt very hot. Mr. Samir sent me home.
Doctor: Ok. Let me see your tongue. Now temperature.
Ali's mother: What's the problem , doctor?
Doctor: He's got a cold, but not a very bad one. He'll be well in a day or two.
Ali's mother: Any instructions, Doctor?
Doctor: Here's the medicine, madam. Give it to him three times a day after
meals. He should drink lots of water and juice. It's better to stay in bed.
Ali: When can I go back to school?
Doctor: Not, before Saturday. I'll see you again on Saturday. By Ali.
Ali: Thank you, doctor.
A) Complete:
1- Ali was at _________ when he felt very hot.
2- Ali has got a __________.
3- Ali should drink a lot of ___________ and ____________.
4- Ali can go back to school on _____________.
B) Put ( T or F )
1- Ali feels very well. ( )
2- Ali should stay in bed. ( )
3- He shouldn't drink water and juice. ( )
4- Ali has got a very bad cold. ( )
5- Ali will get better in two days. ( )
C) Write from what you have heard the opposite of :
cold x ___________ ill x __________
good x ___________ right x __________
D) Give an advice to Ali:
_________________________________________________.
G) Fill in the table:
patient's name | illness | instructions | next visit |
G) Choose the correct answer:
1- The conversation talks about ____________ ( food - health - space )
2- The speakers are Ali, doctor and _____________
( Ali's mother – Ali's father - Ali's sister )
3- The speakers are at ____________( hospital - Ali's home - street )
4- Ali is ___________ ( ill - excited - glad )
5- Ali's mother is _____________ ( happy - worried - tired )
6- Ali is a _____________ ( doctor - dentist - patient )
Speaking
Read and Match:
1- You should------------- ( ) Sympathy
2- Why not-------------- ( ) greetings
3- Hello ! How are you? ( ) advice
4- I'm sorry ( ) suggestion
Do as shown between brackets:
1- I'd love playing football.
You: ________________________________ ( agree )
2- You and your friend want to go swimming.
You: __________________________________ (suggestion )
Omar: ________________________________ ( agree )
Ali: ___________________________________ ( disagree )
6- Your friend exercise before going to be .
Your friend: I can't sleep well.
You: ______________________________ ( advice )
Answer:
1- What would you say when someone thanks you?
You: _______________________________________
2- What would you say when you meet someone?
__________________________________________
Reading - Grade 8th
Read the following passage then answer the questions below:
Some people have the bad habit of smoking. They say that smoking helps them to think and forget their problems. They also say that they can't stop it
Everyone who smokes should be asked to stop this bad habit. Smoking is very harmful to health. Doctors say that there is a strong relation between smoking and many diseases. Theysay that it causes heart and chest diseases. It also causes cancer.
It also costs money and destroys health. Fore example, most of fires happen as a result of smoking. It is therefore, good for smokers to stop this bad habit immediately.
Read and answer the questions :
1- Why do people think that smoking can help them?
____________________________________
2- What harmful does smoking cause?
______________________________________
3- Why is it good for smokers to stop this habit?
______________________________________
Choose the best way to complete the statements 1 – 2 or 3:
a- In the first paragraph, we learnt that people smoke because
1) They think smoking is useful for health.
2) They think smoking helps them get happy and relaxed.
3) They think smoking make them able to forget problems.
b- In the second paragraph , doctors advise to stop smoking because
1) There's a strong relation between smoking and death.
2) There's a weak relation between smoking and many diseases.
3) There's a strong relation between smoking and relaxation.
Are the following sentences True or False:
1) Smoking is very harmful for health. ( )
2) Doctors advise smokers to go on smoking. ( )
3) Smoking can cause fire. ( )
Give from the text an example on:
■ Verb ------------- ■ noun ------------------
■ Adjective ------------- ■ preposition ------------------
■ Conjunction ------------- ■ pronoun ------------------
Put a suitable title to the passage:
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Find the opposites of these words in the text:
■ remember x --------------- ■ useful x -------------
■ continue x --------------- ■ weak x -------------
Give the same meaning from the passage:
■ assist -------------- ■ powerful -------------
■ troubles -------------- ■ take place -------------
The underlines pronouns refer to:
a- “they” in line "1" _____________ b- it “in line " 2 " _____________
c- " They” in line “5"_____________
Read the passage and fill in the table:
advice | Result | Habit |
Use each of the following word in a sentence:
1- ill __________________________________________
2- advice __________________________________________
3- mustn't __________________________________________
4- money __________________________________________
