State of Palestine ‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬ ‫دولة فلسطين‬

Ministry of ED.& Higher Education ‫وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي‬

Directory of Education/ North Hebron ‫ شمال الخليل‬/‫مديرية التربية والتعليم‬
Bani Naim Boys' Secondary School ‫مدرسة بني نعيم الثانوية للبنين‬
10th Grade ‫الصف العاشر االساسي‬
Date : 4/10/2015 Time:( 40 M ) ‫ دقيقة‬40 -: ‫الزمن‬
Name : ……………..…………… Section( ) ‫) عالمة‬20( -:‫مجموع العالمات‬
Daily Exam
Reading : 8 marks
Read the following text then answer the questions:
Today, I have an appointment with Dr Adnan Maqdisi, Director of the Jericho Farm Research
Centre. I’m going to interview him about their work. I drive past fields of fruit and vegetables to reach the
Centre. There, Dr Maqdisi welcomes me and immediately says, ‘First, I’m going to show you round. Let’s
go.’ I can see this is going to be a busy day. Soon, we’re in a large science lab and I see scientists in white
coats hard at work. Then, we pass through a warehouse and I notice various farm products – onions,
tomatoes, bananas, figs, lemons, oranges, beans and carrots. Next, we visit the fields. ‘Let’s stop and I’ll
show you something,’ he suddenly says. ‘We’re experimenting with different kinds of tomato here. We’re
developing new crops to produce more in harder conditions. When we pick them, we’re going to test them in
different ways. We’re going to weigh them and check for quality and also for diseases.’ Later, in his office, I
ask Dr Maqdisi why they are doing all this. He points to a human population chart on the wall. ‘Look,’ he
says, ‘in 1900, there were 1.5 billion people, but then the world went mad. Now there are over seven billion
and by 2050 we predict that there’ll be over nine – nine billion mouths to feed every day.
By: Jenan Rashidi

1- What is Dr Adnan’s job ? _____________________________________

2- Why does Jenan write, “I can see this is going to be a busy day.” ?
__________________________________________________________
3- What is the exact aim of the research ? _____________________________________________

B. Decide whether each of the following statements are True or False:

1. The Farm Research Centre develops new crops for harder conditions ( ).
2. Jenan and Dr Adnan visited the Farm Research Centre only ( ).
3. The world population is going up very fast ( ).
C. Say what the underlined phrases mean or refer to.
1. mouths to feed…………………………………………………………………… .
2. all this. ……………………………………………………………………………..
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Vocabulary : 4 marks
A: Complete the sentences with the following words :

attach - farmland - cancelled - canteen

1- With the heavy rain, they _________ the match just before it started.
2- I’ll ___________ my new report on lions to my next email.
3- The people who work here eat together in our ________________ .
4- You have a very large area of _______________, don’t you?

B: Write each word in the box next to its meaning below.

Sure --- feed --- predict --- cancel
1. give food to ……………… 2. stop …………………. 3. tell …………………..
C: Complete from the list given:-

Put on / take out / take over / take off

1. The flight ………………… on Saturday 1 October.

2. It is a cold day, so everyone needs to ……………. the hats and coats .
3. I will …………….. my friend ………………. to play in the park.

Language : 8 marks
A: Choose the correct answer:
1- The flight _______________ at 8:30 am .
a- depart b- departs c- is departing
2- She ____________ sailing with her dad next Sunday.
a- goes b- will go c- is going
3- I expect you ____________ the film. It’s a great one.
a- enjoy b- will enjoy c- are going to
4- Have a rest, Aunt Maha. I’ll ____________ with the children for a while.
a- take over b- take off c- take out
5- It’s cold, they need to ___________ their hats and coats.
a- put down b- put away c- put on
6- Have you had much ____________ with all your experiment, Dr Maqdisi?
a- success b- succeed c- successful

B: Write questions for the answers below

1. Q: …………………………………………………………………..? (when / sleep)

A:I usually sleep early.

2. Q:…………………………………………………………………...? (be / a teacher)

A: No, I am a student

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Good luck
R.M