Midterm Exam 9th Grade Palestine

U. N. R. W. A Date 8th Nov. 2012 Department of Education Time Name midterm examination English language test Grade 9th memorializeing Around the world, the great unwashed also found natural ship canal to shelter from the weather. In stale regions, traditional houses were often low with thick walls and small windows that faced off from the direction of storms. In the hot rainforests of South-East Asia, wad make their homes preceding(prenominal) the ground and high on hills to catch every cool wind. In the hot, dry Middle East, traditional courtyard houses did something similar.Their thick, white walls reflected the suns heat and kept everything inside cool. The height of these walls also provided cool quality in the courtyard all day. During the last 100 years, most people have stopped living in traditional houses with their old ways of protecting against the weather. Now, we heat and cool our modern brick and concrete houses and apartments with electricity, oil and gas. Read a nd answer the following questions 1. What has changed during the last 100 years? 2. How ar homes built in the middle east? 3. What are the materials used in construct modern houses? 4. From the text find the opposite of Cold .. Modern 1 dispirited .. 5. The underlined pronoun their line 7 refers to 6. T or F 1) Traditional houses in cold places were often built with high and thick walls. ( ) 2) White walls does non reflect the suns heat. ( ) Vocabulary perform the following sentences using words from the attend Shade Excuse me mud port whole hurry bookcase recommend forget in snip ) Sandy I must to pledge my guidebook. Muna And dont to retreat your Turkish phrase book. 2) The old man sat in the of the wall. 3) The Masai people used .. in building their houses. 4) We should .. because we are late. 5) He got to the brush just . 6) Constantinople is a very important .. for Turkey. 7) Sara cleaned the house yesterday. 8) , can you take a photograph of me and my frie nd? 9) Im going to buy a refreshful next week. Grammar I. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the verbs between brackets 1- Arabs .Spain 500 years ago. (occupy) 2- Salim usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear) white trainers. 3- water . of hydrogen and oxygen. (consist) 2 4- I .. a new car three age ago. (buy) 5- She that movie. (already, see) 6- We . two tests so far this semester. (have) 7- Lamis used to .. a lot when she was young. ( promulgate) II. get the correct answer 1- Im going to buy ( a an the ) umbrella. 2- Lamis used to ( cry cries cried ) a lot when she was young. 3- Suha still ( hasnt has have ) cleaned the room. learning a) Listen and answer Where is the charge taking off to? . 2- How many hours is the flight? .. 3- what is the flight number? .. b) T o r F 1- The plan pull up stakes fly at a height of 7839 meters. () 2- The local time in Seattle is 1145. () c) A word that means commander Speaking Complete the following dialogue Lond on For five days 11 I would like fish suitcase smaller Officer Passport and ticket, please. surface-to-air missile Here is my passport, and my ticket. Officer Where are you heading today? Sam I am going to . for a conference. Officer How long will you be staying?Sam . 3 gate B Officer Thank you. How many bags are you bringing today, sir? Sam I penury to check the large .. , and I want to carry the one on with me. Officer What do you want for your meal? Chicken or fish? Sam , please. Officer Good. Your hind end is reserved. You can go to . Officer Thank you. Goodbye. Writing Number the sentences in the correct order and write as a paragraph ___ From here, enlistment south and walk to the famous Blue Mosque. ___ Inside, be sure to seem at the wonderful blue tiles that give the place its name. __ The centre of Sultanahmet pose is a good place to start your tour of ancient Istanbul. ___ When you leave, go back across the gardens, past your starting point, to a much cured building, Aya Sofya. ___ As you go, look up at the many domes and the six stately minarets of this famous example of Islamic architecture. Good luck 4Captain Hello everyone, this is the professional speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 for Seattle. Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average height of 8 839. 2 meters. The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve (1145), and the current weather is sunny, but in that location is a chance of rain later in the day. We will be arriving at Gate 13 at Seattle airport. On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination. Sit back and enjoy the flight.