END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: ESL
Instructions: Do all numbers
Time: 3 hrs.
CLASS: 9
NAME:
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Section A.
TESTING FOR COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in northern Kentucky. At
the time of his birth, Kentucky was part of the western frontier of the U.S.
His father was a farmer and at one point was relatively wealthy. However,
when young Abraham was only 7 years old, his father lost his land. The
family moved to Indiana, where his mother died when he was 9. When he
was a young man, Abraham’s family moved to Illinois. Abraham had little
formal education growing up. He loved to read, so he educated himself. In
Illinois he studied law by reading law books. He became a lawyer in 1837
in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln’s political career began early, and he served
in the state legislature and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Lincoln
was a gifted speaker. He won national attention for his speeches against
slavery during several debates. This led to his nomination for the
presidency, which he won in 1860. President Lincoln’s election angered
the Southern states and seven of them announced they would leave the
U.S. and form their own government. In 1861, South Carolina troops fired
artillery at Fort Sumter, a U.S. military fort. This began the Civil War. The
war would be the central feature of Lincoln’s presidency. Lincoln’s goal
through the war was to reunite the North, known as the Union, with the
South, known as the Confederacy. As commander in chief, he selected the
Union generals to lead the Army. He issued the Emancipation
Proclamation in 1863, which signaled freedom for the slaves. Lincoln was
reelected in 1864. After four long years, the Union won the Civil War in
April 1865. Lincoln’s goal to reunite the country had come true, but he
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would not live to see it. Just six days after the end of the war, on April 15,
1865, President Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth. He was the first
American president to be assassinated. Abraham Lincoln is considered
one of the greatest American presidents. He calmly led the country
through the most difficult time in its history, the Civil War. He is
remembered today for his wisdom, his compassion and his patriotism
Questions.
1. Abraham was born in the year……………………………. In northern
Kentucky.
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a. 1990
b. 1809
c. 1890
d. 1908
2. At the time of his birth, Kentucky was not part of the western
frontier of the U.S
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a. True
b. False
3. Abraham’s father lost his land when Lincoln was 8 years.
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a. True
b. False
4. Which type of education did Lincoln have?
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5. How did Lincoln win the national attention?
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6. When did Abraham Lincoln win the presidency and what happened
after?
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7. What was Lincoln’s objective through the war?
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8. Whom did he select to lead the army?
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9. What did Lincoln issue in 1963 and what was its significance?
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10. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in
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Section. B
Testing for Grammar and vocabulary
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2. Read each sentence and write whether it is a Declarative,
Interrogative, Imperative, or Exclamatory sentence .
a. The sun rises in the east.
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b. Can you help me with my homework?
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c. Please close the door.
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d. Wow, what a beautiful sunset!
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e. She enjoys reading books.
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3. Complete the following sentences with a suitable reflexive
pronoun (self)
a. I’m taking a picture of ………………………………….
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b. You’re taking a picture of ………….
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c. She’s taking a picture of
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d. He’s taking a picture of
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e. The cat stepped on my camera and took a picture of
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4. Complete the following sentences with a suitable relative
pronoun
(who ■ whose ■ when ■ where ■ which)
a. Jim can’t remember the room ................................................ he left
his glasses.
b. He showed us the car ............................................................... he
wants to buy.
c. That’s the man .............................................................................
stole my bag.
d. I still remember the moment ........................................................ I
first saw her.
e. We have never met the neighbors ........................................... flat is
above ours.
5. Read each sentence below. Write which irregular verb best
completes each sentence.
a. I will ……………………………………………. you about my life. (tell /
told)
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b. We………………………………… it would be a good idea to go camping.
(think / thought)
c. I …………………………………………..my knee ligaments playing
basketball. (tear / tore)
d. We……………………………………………………… very late at night.
(swim / swam)
e. The baseball player…………………………………………………. third
base. (steal / stole)
Section C
Testing for Writing Techniques
6. write a short descriptive essay about the picture below.
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7. Choose from one of the topics below and write a descriptive story of
about 50 to 120 words.
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a. My future dream
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