United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Education Council Western Education Zone

Al NAWAWI SECONDARY SCHOOL

Subject: English Time: 150 Minutes

Grade 12 Mock Examination 2010 Question Booklet Please check the number of pages (12) Please Answer in the Answer Booklet

Examination 2

I. Reading Part A. Reading 1

(30 Points)

Directions: (30 items. Each item is worth 1 point) Read the selection below. Then answer the questions.

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1.

This text would most probably appear in a / an

a. b. c. d. magazine encyclopedia geography textbook advertisement

2.

Which word is closest in meaning to routes as used in this text?

a. b. c. d. planes paths transmission messages

If the seven new routes were placed in alphabetical order where would Abu Dhabi be placed?
a. b. c. d. last second first fifth

4.

What do the seven stunning places all have in common?

a. b. c. d. they are all by the sea they are all tall they are all buildings they are all ancient

5.

You in the text is underlined and italicized because

a. b. c. d. it persuades the reader personally they know who you are you have not used their airline before it is important to make it stand out

Part B. Reading 2 Read the selection below. Then answer the questions. A Cheap Bicycle Repair Stand & Basic Bicycle Maintenance
1. Bicycle parts include many nuts and bolts. Some people wonder which way to turn them on their bike. Most of these things on a bicycle, as well as on other household machines, turn like a jar lid. If you turn counter-clockwise, they loosen or come off, and like putting the lid back on a pickle jar, when you turn them clockwise, they tighten. How tight do you tighten them? There's no easy answer. Do be careful about breaking things. A great idea would be to buy a broken bike at a sale for a few dirhams. Tighten and loosen its parts several times. Finally, go ahead and tighten them until they break on your junk bike to find out what the limits are. Some bike parts are particularly demanding in having just the right tightness. When in doubt, ask an experienced friend to check your work.

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Cheap Bike Repair Stand 4. Here's a way to make a neat bike stand. Since you have to spin the bike wheels for certain parts of the tune-up, and since you probably don't want to crawl on the floor to work on the lower parts of your bike, find a place where you can tie ropes to the ceiling. In your garage there may be rafters that you can screw hooks into. Install two hooks about six feet apart and tie ropes to them. Then tie one rope under the seat of your bike, and the other around the handlebar stem. Tie the bike up at a nice working height. If the hooks are far enough apart, the front wheel naturally tends to stay straight ahead, instead of flopping to one side.

Basic Bicycle Maintenance 5 To keep your bike in good condition you should clean it and oil it regularly but especially after long journeys. Check the tires and spokes for general wear and tear. Keep your bicycle repair kit with you on the bike every time you ride. This should include: a spare inner tube, puncture repair kit and a torch.

6.

This text would most probably appear in a / an

a. b. c. d. manual encyclopedia advertisement geography textbook

7.

Bicycle parts include

a. b. c. d. many screws and threads many nuts and bolts many nails and tacks many keys and locks

8.

What happens if you turn a jar lid counter clockwise?

a. b. c. d. they tighten you put them back on they break they loosen and come off

9.

How should you install your hooks?

a. b. c. d. about six feet apart under the seat of your bike around the handlebar stem at a nice working height

10.

In paragraph four flopping to one side means:

a. b. c. d. becoming very tight leaning over loosely pointing straight ahead on the floor

11.

The words basic...maintenance in paragraph 5 means:

a. b. c. d. money .. back first...steps simple .. protection continued...neglect

12.

To take care of your bike, especially after long journeys you should a.
b. c. d. wash it and dry it clean it and polish it clean it and oil it oil it and polish it

13.

You should have your repair kit with you a.

b. c. d. on long journeys whenever you ride in case of emergencies to clean your bike

14.

In a bicycle repair kit, you should have

a. b. c. d. a spare inner tube a spare bulb and fuse some spokes a spare tire

15.

In paragraph four you have to spin the bike wheels

a. b. c. d. for certain parts of the tune up to tie ropes to the ceiling to work on the lower parts of your bike to attach your repair kit

16.

In paragraph five the expression general wear and tear means:

a. b. c. d. repairing damage the damage caused in an accident damage you cannot repair the damage caused by age

Part B. Reading 2 Read the selection below. Then answer the questions.

BASIC FIRST AID DOES SAVE LIVES

Many accidents in the home turn into major tragedies because too many people do not have the simple skills needed to deal with a crisis when it occurs. If everyone had a basic knowledge of first aid it would save lives. Do you know what to do when someone has a major wound? What action should you take when someone has been electrocuted? What is CPR and how do you administer it? Too many people in the UAE cannot answer these questions positively and as a result many peoples lives are being put at risk from a lack of rudimentary first aid knowledge. Would you feel helpless if one of your friends or relatives had an accident and you could not assist them? Alternatively how would you feel if you dealt with the problem coolly, confidently and proficiently? Basic first aid is not a difficult skill to acquire and it takes only a few hours to learn. A great deal of it, like applying pressure to a wound, elevating it above the heart, is very often just plain common sense. As is keeping the patient calm and being calm yourself. The problem is that when an accident occurs, because we have not practiced these skills, we tend to panic. One of the first rules of basic first aid is Stay Calm! So where do you learn first aid? There are many centers for learning these skills. You could contact your neighborhood hospital, the police, or the Red Crescent Association and they will be able to provide you with contact numbers and addresses. Check on the internet, in magazines like Time Out, or in the newspaper for courses which are run all around the UAE throughout the year. You could even ask the principal of your school if you could have a first aid course as part of the curriculum. Everyone would benefit from you having a certificate in first aid. It would certainly help persuade people with your college or work applications, it would give you the calm confidence to deal with an accident, it would help your friends, relatives and the community, and above all it could save someones life. You never know, with basic first aid training you might even become a hero of the UAE.

17.

What is the purpose of this article?

a. b. c. d. To inform To discuss To persuade To describe

18.

In paragraph 1 simple in the phrase people do not have the simple skills is a/an
a. b. c. d. noun adverb adjective verb

19.

Which word is closest in meaning to the word crisis as used in paragraph 1?

a. b. c. d. event festival emergency predicament

20.

administer it in the sentence What is CPR and how do you administer it ? means:
a. b. c. d. do paperwork give it out govern order it

21.

In the word helpless in the sentence Would you feel helpless if one of your friends had an accident and you could not assist them. The suffix -less means
a. b. c. d. more full of without across

22.

In paragraph 5 the word elevating means:

a. b. c. d. Lifting up pulling down bandaging it using it

23.

According to the article, you can gain contact numbers and addresses from:
a. b. c. d. the fire brigade the Red Crescent Association your principal your school

24.

In paragraph 6 part of the curriculum means:

a. b. c. d. a section of the lessons you learn in school a building where you can do first aid an organization you can contact a first aid manual

25.

According to the article one of the most important rules in first aid is
a. b. c. d. elevate a wound use CPR stay calm apply pressure

26.

In paragraph 5 what does not a difficult skill to acquire mean?

a. b. c. d. an easy talent to learn a difficult talent to learn difficult to remember impossible to learn

27.

In paragraph 7 an antonym for confidence would be?

a. b. c. d. belief doubt faith poise

Complete the following table using the information in the text. An example has been completed for you.

Basic first aid skills Skill No. 1 Skill No. 2 E.g. Applying pressure to a wound 28.

Skill No. 3

29.

Skill No. 4

30.

Writing Part D. Writing Sentences

(40points)

Directions: (5 sentences, each sentence is worth 3 points - a total of 15 points) Look at the pictures below and write five compound sentences describing them. Use connectors like: and, but, so, yet etc. Example: Sheikh Zayed Mosque is located in Abu Dhabi but Burj Khalifa Tower is located in Dubai DO NOT REPEAT THE EXAMPLE

Part E. Writing an essay Directions:

(25 points)

Write an essay of 200-250 words to your school magazine about: Why traveling to different places is good for you. In your essay focus on the following How traveling can be good for you. Things that you can learn from traveling about yourself. Things that you can learn from traveling about other people and places. Give your own advice to students about preparing for travel. Before you begin writing, think of the introduction, the body of your essay and the ending. Make sure you write more than one paragraph. Each paragraph should have one main idea and a number of supporting details.

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