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The Ministry of Education 1434-1435 AH

The ...... Secondary School

Second Grade Exam (First Term – First session)

Name/………………………………...... Class:...... Seat No......

Reviser's
name / Corrector's
name / Marks / Questions
Letters / No.
Composition & Dialogue
Comprehension
Grammar
Vocabulary

Total

1 – Composition

English Language plays an important role in human life .Write a paragraph not less than eight lines about the importance of it . Guide Words:{ internet - communicate - international - foreign - job - exams - travel}

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2- Dialogue

-Complete the following dialogue between Amal and Lama about Animal SOS:.

Amal : Hello , Lama . How are you ?

Lama:------

Amal: I need to write an essay about the endangered species . ------you help me?

Lama: ------

Amal :What are the main reasons for which certain species are endangered ?

Lama : Some of the reasons are destruction , ...... and ......

Amal: Name some of the endangered species .

Lama : ...... , ...... and the giant panda. Search the internet you will find more .

Amal :......

3- Comprehension .

Read the following paragraph carefully. Then answer the questions below:

Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed was a great Muslim solider and hero. His most famous battle was near the river Yarmouk, in 636 AD. Khalid's men had gone to this place because they liked to fight with the desert behind them. They knew the desert well, but the enemy did not.

Khalid's men attacked the enemy army, which was defending a narrow pass. A sandstorm began. The wind blew from behind the Muslims. The enemy could not see because the wind blew sand into their eyes.

The Muslims won the battle, and Islam was spread in all the area. Later, in the winter of 637, the Muslims captured the holy city of Jerusalem. In March 635, he had captured Damascus. The city had fallen . Khalid had moved his army to Yarmouk. Khalid died in 642. He was called " The Sword of Allah " because he fought bravely for Islam.

Answer the following questions

  1. What had Khalid captured in 635 ?

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  1. Why was Khalid called " The Sword of Allah " ?

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3. When did Khalid die ?

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4- Did the Muslim win the battle?

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 Put ( √ ) for true statements and (×) for false ones :

  1. The Muslims had captured the holy city Jerusalem in 642 AD. ( )
  2. The most famous battle was Yarmouk, in 636AD. ( )

 Complete :

From the passage give……..

1- the meaning of courageously =………………………

The opposite of friend is X………………………….

They in line 3 refers to …………………………………………………………

He in line 11 refers to ……………………………………………………………

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A) – Choose the correct words from those in brackets

1-Water ( boil – boils– is boiling ] at 100 c.

2-Today is ( hot - hotter - hottest ) than yesterday .

3-I ( had better - would rather - must ) stay home than going shopping .

4- ( The - A - An ) sun is a star.

5-I ( am - will - was ) be on time at 6: 30 p.m .

6- ( Any - Some - Little ) students care about their marks.

7- If I had more time , I ( will take - would take - took ) up a sport .

8-Before going to the airport , ( make - do - must ) sure you have your passport with you.

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B)- Do as shown between brackets :

1. " I don't know what time mom will arrive " { Report }

She said …………………………………………………………………...

2. Why did he leave so soon ? Do you remember? { Combine into one }

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3. While I ( cook), my mother phoned me . { Correct }

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4- My brother ,who lives in Abha , is an engineer . {Shorten the sentence }

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5- He had been ( look) at me for about ten minutes . ( Correct)

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5 – Vocabulary

A)- :Mach the following words with the correct definitions:

disappeared / Book warm / 1
Large amount of water / rubbish / 2
not feeling anything / breed / 3
not accept / vanished / 4
Someone who likes reading / refuse / 5
garbage / numb / 6
strange / flood / 7
Have babies / odd / 8

B)- Choose the correct wards to complete the meaning:

{ pond – income–– interrupt - intelligent - crowded - educational– choice}

1. New York is a very ……………………city.

2. When I was a child , I used to love to feed the ducks in our garden ......

3. What is the main source of ………………in your country.

4- It is not polite to ...... people when they are talking.

5- Areej is a very ……………..student. She got the full marks.

6-I like watching …………………. TV programmes, especially documentaries.

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C)- Write the correct form of the word between brackets :.

1- There is a big ------between living in a city and living in a village . ( different )

2-I'm taking art classes at my local adult ------centre. ( educate )

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