What the Stars Like

Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour

English Exam

Grade 5 - 60 minutes

June 2011

READ THE TEXT(5 minutes)

What the Stars Like

Sylvester Stallone, famous actor, loves painting and drawing. He’s a good artist and his hero is Leonardo da Vinci, the painter. He plays golf in his free time but his favorite sport is boxing. Stallone goes to the cinema with his friends but hates television.

A lot of celebrities love cooking, including Cameron Diaz, Madonna, Julia Roberts – and even Russel Crowe!

Keanu Reeves loves dancing and he writes a lot of songs but he hates mobile phones. He doesn’t use a cellular phone; he thinks it is not good for the body.

Nicole Kidman swims with sharks at the weekends and cycles every day. She plays bowling but doesn’t like walking in the country at all.

1-Answer the following questions in complete sentences.(10 minutes) 8 points

a-Does Stallone only love painting?

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b-Who does Stallone like a lot?

c-What are Stallone’s free time activities?

d-Does Stallone watch television? Why?

e-Who loves cooking?

f-Why doesn’t Keanu Reeves use a cellular?

g-What does Nicole Kidman do during the week?

h-Is there anything Nicole Kidman doesn’t like?

2-Put the following sentences in the plural form.(5 minutes) 7 points

a-He loves painting. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b-He’s a good cook and he eats one potato in the morning. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c-I have got a watch, a box, a sandwich and a table. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

d-That is not good for the baby; this is for the big child. …………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..

3-Write the days of the weekend(1 minute) 1 point…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..

4-Write the days of the week in order (3 minutes) 2.5 points……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5-Write about what you do on a normal day in around 50 words. (5 minutes) 5 points

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GRAMMAR

1-Complete the following grid.(5 minutes) 5 points

Cardinal Number / Ordinal Number / Cardinal in Letters
8
15th
three
31
26th

2-Ask and answer using ‘have got’ and the information given.(5 minutes) 4 points

a-You/books? Yes…

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b-He/ sister? No….

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c-It/ black eyes?Yes…..

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d-We/ homework? No …..

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3-Complete the paragraph with a subject pronoun, an object pronoun, a possessive adjective, or an article.(6 minutes) 7.5 points

This is ……….. brother John; ……….. is 16 years old, ……….. likes playing ……….. guitar. ……….. has got 6 guitars, ……….. are all beautiful. ……….. guitars are professional guitars, he takes care of ……….., so ……….. cleans ……….. every single day.

……….. like my brother;……….. has got two pets: a dog and a cat. ……….. are both white, but ……….. dog is bigger than ……….. cat. John plays with ……….. cat, he uses ……….. small red ball. He throws ……….. in the air and the cat catches ………..

John’s dog eats a lot; John gives ……….. one bone every morning. The bone must be big; if not, the dog doesn’t eat …………. Then, John runs with ……….. dog one hour before …………… goes to work.

4-Write true short answers. (3 minutes) 4 points

a-Are you Japanese? …………………………………………………………………………

b-Is it Sunday today?…………………………………………………………………………

c-Are you hungry?…………………………………………………………………………

d-Is your school in England?…………………………………………………………………………

5-Error Analysis: Underline the mistake(s) and correct it (them). There is one or two mistakes in each sentence.(8 minutes) 11 points

a-I likes eating pizza at the evening.…………………………………………………………………………

b-He haven’t got any brother.…………………………………………………………………………

c-Nathalie car is big, she is red.…………………………………………………………………………

d-Today ,it is Thursday 9st june.…………………………………………………………………………

e-On the summer, i will go to Paris.…………………………………………………………………………

f-We finish our exam on 10 oclock.…………………………………………………………………………

g-They studies english every day.…………………………………………………………………………

h-He’s parents work; their dentists.…………………………………………………………………………

i-My dog have got brown eies.…………………………………………………………………………

j-He has tree years old.…………………………………………………………………………

k-She’s name are Sandra.…………………………………………………………………………