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English model paper 8: 6th-year concours

Time: 45 minutes · a text, then I. Reading (6 marks), II. Language (8 marks), III. Writing (6 marks: a dialogue and a paragraph), on the model of the concours of the pilot middle schools.

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Parts I, II and the dialogue (16 marks) are corrected online. The paragraph (4 marks) is written in the box at the bottom of the page and checked with the list, or on the PDF paper.

I. Reading comprehension(6 marks)

Read the text, then answer: « Sports Day in Gafsa »

Every year, in May, our school in Gafsa organises a sports day. This year, the weather was sunny and warm. All the pupils wore white T-shirts and caps, and many parents came to watch.

In the morning, there was a running race. My best friend Ahmed was the fastest runner, but near the end, Walid fell down and hurt his knee. Ahmed stopped and helped him to get up. They crossed the finish line together, and everyone clapped loudly. After that, we played football, rope skipping and a sack race.

At noon, our teachers gave us fresh orange juice, bananas and sandwiches. Our headmaster said, ‘Sport keeps you fit, but kindness makes you strong.’ At the end of the day, Ahmed and Walid won a special prize: two medals for friendship. I was tired but very happy.

True or false? On sports day, the weather was rainy. (1 mk)
True or false? Walid hurt his knee during the race. (1 mk)
Complete with ONE word from paragraph 3: At noon, the pupils ate bananas and … (1 mk)
What does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 2 refer to? (1 mk)
Find in paragraph 2 a word that means “the quickest”. (1 mk)
What is the main message of the text? (1 mk)
II. Language(8 marks)

Read each sentence and choose the right answer.

Box: team / kick / should / healthy / wish — Our football (1) … won the match last Saturday. Which word goes in (1)? (1 mk)
Box: team / kick / should / healthy / wish — The coach told me, ‘You must (2) … the ball harder!’ Which word goes in (2)? (1 mk)
Box: team / kick / should / healthy / wish — ‘You (3) … drink water when you play sport,’ he added. Which word goes in (3)? (1 mk)
Circle the correct alternative: Yesterday was the (hottest / hotter / hot) day of the week. (1 mk)
Circle the correct alternative: ‘Would you like (some / any / a) orange juice?’ ‘Yes, please.’ (1 mk)
Circle the correct alternative: Next year, I (will run / ran / runs) faster! (1 mk)
Put the word in the right tense or form: It was a [sun] … day, so we played outside. (1 mk)
Put the word in the right tense or form: During the race, Walid [fall] … down. (1 mk)
III. Writing · 1. The dialogue(2 marks)

Nesrine and Hana are walking home after school.

Complete the dialogue with sentences from the box (there is an extra one).

1) What time does it start?
2) OK, I’ll ask my mum tonight.
3) I had a toothache last week.
4) What should I take with me?
5) I’m not sure. I can’t swim very well.

Nesrine: Hana, are you coming to the swimming club on Saturday?

Hana: ⬜1

Nesrine: Don’t worry! The coach is very kind.

Hana: ⬜2

Nesrine: At nine o’clock in the morning.

Hana: ⬜3

Nesrine: A swimsuit, a towel and a bottle of water.

Hana: ⬜4

Nesrine: Great! See you there.

Gap 1: Nesrine answers “Don’t worry!”. So Hana said: (0,5 mk)
Gap 2: Nesrine answers “At nine o’clock in the morning.”. So Hana asked: (0,5 mk)
Gap 3: Nesrine answers “A swimsuit, a towel and a bottle of water.”. So Hana asked: (0,5 mk)
Gap 4: Nesrine answers “Great! See you there.”. So Hana said: (0,5 mk)

III. Writing · 2. The paragraph (4 marks)

writing and self-check

Last month, your school organised a sports day. Write a paragraph (6 to 8 sentences) to describe the weather, the activities you did (at least 3), what you ate and drank and how you felt at the end of the day. (4 marks)

Steps
  1. I read the task and underline what I must write about.
  2. I write 3 or 4 key words for each point.
  3. I write 6 to 8 short sentences, then I check capital letters, full stops and verbs.
  4. I check with the list, then I compare with the model.
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I read my paragraph again and tick each point I respected

I answer the task
My paragraph is clear
I write correctly
A model paragraph to compare with (after writing mine)

Last month, our school in Nabeul organised a sports day. The weather was sunny but not too hot. In the morning, I ran in the hundred-metre race and I came second. Then my class played a football match against Year 5, and we won three goals to one. In the afternoon, we did rope skipping and a sack race. At lunchtime, we ate sandwiches and fruit, and we drank lots of water. At the end of the day, I was tired but very proud of my team.

One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.

Model paper written by Scolaire.tn on the model of the 6th-year concours; it is not an official paper.