READING SECTION 1
Questions 1 to 10
Read the scanning sheet about Instruments in Arabic Music and answer the questions.
You may write your answers on the question paper, but you MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do this.
Write no more than THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Write the answer in the correct space on your answer sheet.
1. What is the rababa called in traditional Iraqi music?
2. How many strings does the qanun have?
3. Which Arab countries is the oud very popular in?
4. Who do many people say is the best riq maker in the world?
5. Where does Hicham Chami come from?
6. How old is the rababa?
7. How much does an oud cost to buy?
8. Which university does Hicham Chami work at?
9. What kind of frame does a riq usually have?
10. How many types of oud are there?
READING SECTION 2
Read the passage and answer the questions
You may write your answers on the question paper, but you MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do this.
AAlya Marquardt is a British-Iraqi singer and song-writer who loves Iraqi folk music. When Alya was young, she spent a lot of time with her grandmother. Her grandmother was a member of a women’s music group. They sang Iraqi folk songs at weddings. This is how Alya learned about singing.
B
Alya lives in Tottenham in London in England. Tottenham is in north London. It has a famous football team called Tottenham Hotspur. The nickname of the team is Spurs. They are in the English Premier League and they play their matches at the White Hart Lane football stadium.
C
Tottenham is now Alya’s hometown, but she is from Basra in the south of Iraq. Basra has a population of around 1.5 million people. It is a very old city. It is nearly 1,400 years old. It is one of the hottest places in the world. The temperature there in the summer is usually more than 45°C. Basra is a famous city, because some people think it was the home of the great Arab sailor, Sindbad the Sailor.
D
Alya is the leader of an ensemble, or group, of musicians called the Shamash Ensemble. Their names are Asaf Sirkis, George Crowley, Jasper Hoiby, Olie Brice, Shirley Smart, Nikos Ziarkis and Sam Leak. Asaf is a drummer. George plays the saxophone. Jasper and Ollie are bassists. Shirley plays the cello. Nikos plays the oud and Sam is a pianist. The Shamash Ensemble has a CD of songs called ‘Chai Party’. The album includes songs called ‘Chi Mali Wali’, ‘Foug El Nakhal’ and ‘Hatha Mou Ansaf Minek’. The CD is on the Two Rivers record label.
E
People who like Alya and the Shamash Ensemble’s music and want to help people in Iraq can download the music using their computer or Smartphone. If they download one song, they must pay £1. If they pay £10, they can download the whole CD. There are 10 songs on the CD. It is possible to listen to two songs online for free.
F
When people buy the songs from ‘Chai Party’ Alya and the Shamash Ensemble don’t keep the money for themselves. They send the money to Iraq to help people and to pay for Iraqi children’s education.
Questions 11-15
The Reading passage has 6 paragraphs, A-F.
From the following headings 1-6 choose a suitable title for each paragraph. Write the correct number on your answer sheet. The first one has been done for you as an example. (WRITE ONLY THE CORRECT NUMBER)
Headings
1. How the Shamash Ensemble help people
2. Basra
3. How to listen to the songs on Chai Party
4. The way Alya learned to sing
5. Alya’s hometown
6. The Shamash Ensemble and their CD
Paragraphs
Example: F = 1
11. A =
12. B =
13. C =
14. D =
15. E =
Questions 16 -18
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?
In the correct space on your answer sheet, write
TRUE (T) if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE (F) if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN (NG) if there is no information on this
16. Alya Marquardt is only a singer.
17. A well-known football team plays in Alya’s hometown.
18. A great Arab sailor made Basra famous.
Questions 19 to 21
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Write only the correct letter on your answer sheet.
19. The Shamash Ensemble has
A only one bassist.
B two people who play the bass.
C nobody who can plays the bass.
20. Alya and her group use the money from ‘Chai Party’ sales
A to help themselves.
B to pay for their own education.
C to help Iraqi people in two ways.
21. People can listen to
A all of ‘Chai Party’ for free.
B one song for £10
C two songs for no money.
Questions 22 to 25
Complete the summary below using words from the box. The words are from the passage. Write your answers on your answer sheet..
listen money grandmother downloadBritish-Iraqi singer and song-writer, Alya Marquardt got to know about singing because her
22. ______belonged to a women’s music group in Iraq.
Now, Alya leads an ensemble of musicians. They have a CD on the Two Rivers record label and fans of Alya’s music can 23. ______songs from the CD and also
24. ______on the internet. The 25. ______people pay for the songs goes to help people in Iraq.
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