El Barmaki prep scool 9th form Mrs.

Olfa Baccar
Exercise 1: Put the words in the right tense or form:

Sue : It's really very unfair ! Why does she receive the (good) ------------------- mark
when she is a cheat?
Theresa : Are you sure ?
Sue : I (see)------------------- her. She took out a card with some small writing on it.
She ( look) ------------------- at it and then put it back in her pocket.
Theresa : But why didn't you tell the teacher ?
Sue : I don't like carrying stories to teachers but she is really(dishonesty) -------------.
Theresa : But when she got the highest marks in class, you should have said
something.
Sue : I thought it was none of my business, even if she got a (high) -------------------
mark than me.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with 7 words from the box:

from/ rules / when/ late/ wanted/ him/ and/ advise/ early

Kevin is a pupil who never knew his limits. Though every school has its ------------------ and
regulations, Kevin thought that he could do whatever he -------------------.One teacher tried to
warn------------------- in a gentle way. Kevin did not listen. He thought that teachers were paid
to teach and not to ------------------- students. Kevin had excuses for everything. If he was
-------------------, it was because the bus was slow. ------------------- he could not hand up his
homework, it was because he had misplaced it. Finally, Kevin was expelled -------------------
school.

Exercise 3: Circle the correct option:

I was still shy and half paralyzed (at – on – with) fear when I was in the presence of a crowd
and the first day at the new school (make – made – making) me look stupid in front of all the
class. The teacher sent me to the board (to – because – for) write my name and address. I
knew (how – where – who) to write it, but standing at the board with the eyes of the many
girls and boys looking at me was the toughest moment. I (left – felt – fell) unable (write – to
write – wrote) a single letter. Just then, the teacher stood up and walked to my side smiling.
What’s your name?” she (shouted – yelled – whispered) tenderly. “Jack Wright” I answered.

Exercise 4: Circle the right option:

George was sitting in his French class. It was a hot afternoon and he was feeling sleepy. It was
a grammar lesson and George got bored. He (liked / was interested / hated) grammar. He
wanted to (live / leave / living) school and find a job. He looked (at /out /in) of the window.
He looked (at / for /out) the trees and flowers, then he started day-dreaming. The teacher
asked the pupils (open / to open / opening) their books and do the grammar exercise. George
(didn’t write / doesn’t write / isn’t writing ) anything.

Exercise 5: Put the bracketed words in the correct form or tense:

 El Barmaki prep scool 9th form Mrs. Olfa Baccar
School in the 1960s

In 1960 classes were very different from now. I remember we sat in (silent) ………………..in
class. We stood up when the teacher (enter) ………………..or left the room and we stood
when we spoke to the teacher. We were very polite when (our) ……………….. spoke to the
teacher. However, the teacher (not / to be) ………………..always nice to us. Sometimes she
even hit the girls with a ruler. We (not / to use) ……………….. our first names in schools.
The teacher used our surnames to call (we) ……………….. and we always called her
"Madam". We didn't have schoolbooks. We copied everything from the blackboard and the
teacher told us to memorize everything. There (not / to be) ……………….. any computers,
televisions, or tape recorders in school in the 1960s.

Exercise 6: Choose the correct alternative:

Dear reader,

My name is Jack Peterson. I am 15 years old (1) (eldest/ older/ old)

and I’m the (1) ………………….. .I am a well- (2) (work-harding/ hard-working/hard-worker)
disciplined and a (2) ………………….. pupil.

My parents want me to go to university

(3) (/ However/ Threrefore/ moreover)
(3) …………………..I am not sure I want to
do so. Studying at university takes a long time
and I want to start relying on (4) (himself/ themselves/ myself)

(4) ………………….. and earning money. (5) (Why/ How/ what)

(5) ………………….. shall I do ?

Exercise 7: Match sentence parts in A with sentence parts in B to obtain a coherent

paragraph. There is an extra one in B:

A B

a- interest and enthusiasm about school.

1- It is dangerous to lose b- and look for additional information.
2- Here are some tips that can c- the better your school results will be.
3- Ask questions in class d- others which helps you remember the
4- Moreover, you should study with necessary information.
5- You should also organize your time e- help you regain interest in studying.
6- And most importantly, the more you f- between studying and entertaining.
concentrate, g- the worse marks you will get.

1- a 2- .... 3- .... 4- .... 5- .... 6- ....

Exercise 8 : Read the text and answer the questions:

My name is Jane. I’m a physics teacher at Richmond secondary school. The thing I remember
most about my early life was when I started going to school at the age of five. One day, my
 El Barmaki prep scool 9th form Mrs. Olfa Baccar
mother woke me up very early in the morning. She helped me get washed and dressed. I felt
very excited to go to school. « Don’t worry », said my mother.
When we reached school, I wanted to run away but I knew I couldn’t. I found myself
with a small group of children and we went off with a strange woman. She didn’t look nice.
She had a red hair and was quite short and fat. Her eyes were horrible. She was our Maths
teacher, they told me. She took us into a classroom. She pointed at each pupil and asked him
to stand up and introduce himself. When she finally spoke to me, I couldn’t say my name,
because I was frightened. Everyone was looking at me. While I was searching for words, a
pretty woman came in and spoke softly to us. She said that she was our physical education
teacher. She invited us to the playground. She was the teacher I liked most.

1- Circle the correct alternative:

The text is about:
A- Jane’s best teacher.
B- Jane’s school life.
C- Jane’s first day at school.

2- Read the text and write true or false.

A- On the first day at school, Jane got up by herself. (…………..)
B- Jane went to school with her mother. (…………..)
C- There were many pupils in Jane’s class. (…………..)
D- Jane’s Maths teacher was friendly. (…………..)

3- Find in the text words which have the same meaning as the following:
A- To arrive at (paragraph 2) = ...........................
B- To look for (paragraph 2) = ...........................

4- Reread the text and circle the correct answer:

A- When Jane arrived at school, she wanted to:
 go back home.
 play with her classmates.
 go to the classroom.
B- When her Maths teacher asked Jane about her name:
 Jane felt happy.
 Jane was afraid.
 Jane was sad.

5- What do the underlined words in the text refer to?

A- “We” refers to .............................................
B- “Himself” refers to.....................................
C- “Us” refers to............................................