بسم هللا الرحمن رحيم
Ministry of education
South Darfur State
Al- Safwa Private Secondary School
Summer course final examination – Subject: English 2011-2012
االسم.........................................................................................................
Read this passage carefully, and then answer the following questions:
There are some nomadic tribes, like baggara, in the western Sudan.
They breed cattle. It is difficult to imaging a Baggara living without cattle.
Cattle are a source of wealth, of food, and of pride for them. They never stay
in one place for along time. They move a bout north and south according to
the weather condition in search of grazing areas and water or safe place for
their cattle to avoid diseases caused by insects. So they do not have a
permanent home. They live in shelters made of large comfortable canvas
tents. These tents are practical. They can be carried easily and they can be
put up and dismantled quickly. The sides of the tent are raised to let in cool
breeze in summer. Inside the tent you see carpets, a lamp as well as
comfortable arm chairs.
a) Answer these questions:
1- What is the source of food for Bagarra?...............................................
2- In which part of Sudan do they live?......................................................
3- What animals do they breed? ………………………………………………
4- What causes cattle diseases?..................................................................
5- The sides of the tent are raised to…………………………………………..
b) Choose the correct answer – a, b,c or d:
1- The underlined word "them" refers to…….
a. insects b. cattle c. tents d. Baggara
2- The word "nomadic" describes people who ……………..
a. live in the Baggara village b. do not settle in one place
c. breed cattle d. live in the western Sudan
3. The main purpose of this passage is to describe………….
a. living in canvas tents b. how difficult breeding cattle is
c. the life of Baggara tribes d. sources of wealth
4- They move about south and north according to…………………….
a. the weather condition b. the food availability
c. the seasons d. the tribal rules
5- The underlined word "permanent" means …………………………
a- lasting for ever or long time b- moving according to the weather
c- moving around one place d- searching for grazing areas
c) Put the verbs between brackets ( ) in their correct form:
1- Mubarak (closed) …………… the workshop everyday at 4:00 pm.
2- I (can )……………………..compose music when I was six.
3- He (be) ………….….. working at the moment.
4- Last January I (visiting)…………….my cousin.
5- Mona has (work )…………….. as a secretary since 1999.
d) Add the following suffixes to the verbs at the end of each sentence to
form nouns which fit in the given spaces below:
tion - sion - ssion
1- ……………… to the musium is free if you are over sixity.( admit)
2- There was complete ………….when the fire alarm went off.( confuse)
3- He usually watches ………………… in the evening. (televise)
4- We had to ask …………….before we could use the computer. (permit)
5- Follow the …………carefully to fil out this application form.(instruct)
e) Draw a circle round the answer that names the part of speech of the
underlined word in each sentence.
1. When the bell rings, the class runs out the door.
a.) verb b.) adverb c.) adjective d.) pronoun
2. Listen to the music from the music box.
a.) noun b.) preposition c.) adverb d.) adjective
3. Oh dear, I forgot my homework again.
a.) conjunction b.) noun c.)interjection d.) adverb
4. Please do not put your feet on anyone else’s desk.
a.) pronoun b.) adverb c.) preposition d.) noun
5. They hope to travel to Khartoum some day.
a.) noun b.) adjective c.) preposition d.) pronoun
f) Use the words at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in
the space. Use one of the followig prefixes :
fore - over - dis - re - un
1- At last he is able to …………….. all the difficulties. (-come)
2- He touched his ……………………(-head)
3- I …………. … with you in this point. (-agree)
4- The class looks ……………….(-tidy)
5- Ali ……………….. the house. (built)
g) Choosing the appropriate word from the box, complete these
questions to go with the answers:
Where, when, which, whose, how many, how much , how far
1. ……………… children have you got? Three.
2. ………………..did they arrive? At 2 o'clock.
3. …………………….class are you in? third class
4. ……………………..car is that? It’s mine
5. …………….do you live? In Nyala.
h)composition
In not less than 75 words, write on the following topic. Remember that
your composition will be graded according to: organization, grammar,
.punctuation, and clarity
Using the following guiding questions, write about "a teacher you
."remember
?a) What was the teacher's name
?b) What class did he\she teach
?c) Why do you remember this teacher
?d) What did he\ she look like
?e) What was the name of the school
!Start like this
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Good luck
