DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department for Curriculum Management and eLearning

Track 2
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2013
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FORM 3

ENGLISH
LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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Teachers Paper

Instructions for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination

The teacher should instruct the candidates to answer the questions on the paper provided.

The

following procedure for reading the Listening Comprehension passage is to be explained to the
candidates immediately before proceeding with the examination.

You

have

been

given

sheet

containing

the

Listening

Comprehension questions. I shall first read through the questions

and then read the passage at normal reading speed. You may take
notes on the blank sheet provided during the reading. After this
reading there will be a pause of another three minutes to allow you to
answer some of the questions. The passage will be read a second
time and you may take further notes and answer the rest of the
questions. After this second reading you will be given a further three
minutes for a final revision of answers.

a.

3 minutes - Teacher reads out the questions

b.

3 minutes - First reading aloud of passage while students take notes

c.

3 minutes - Students may answer questions

d.

3 minutes - Second reading of passage and possibility of answering questions

e.

3 minutes - Final revision

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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department for Curriculum Management and eLearning
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2013

Track 2

___________________________________________________________________________________

FORM 3

ENGLISH
LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TIME: 15 minutes

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Listen to this news report about how young people are helping the elderly.
For most of us, email, Facebook, Amazon and eBay are part of everyday life. But for millions of
older people, they could be from another planet. In the UK, 5.7 million people over the age of 65 dont
know how to use the internet. Now, a UK charity has set up a project to teach older people how to get
online.
The internet can be very useful for older people. If you cant get out of the house, online shopping
and banking are a great help. If you cant get to a bookshop or a library, the internet can be your link to
the things you love to read. And if your children and grandchildren live far away, email, Facebook and
Skype are wonderful ways to keep in touch.
AGE UK is asking younger computer users to teach older people how to use modern
communications technology. For these young people, using the computer is easy and natural, in fact
they are often called digital champions. In one project, pupils from a London school taught older
people during their lunch break. Other older people went to classes at libraries or community centres to
be taught by the digital champions.

The charity encourages young people to offer help to older people they may know like
grandparents, relatives or neighbours. The experience can be rewarding for the young person as well as
the elderly person they help. One of the school pupils who took part said, It felt like a good way to
spend my time. At the end I didnt know whether to be sad that I was no longer going to see them or
happy that they had actually learnt how to use the internet.

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English Listening Comprehension Teachers Paper Form 3 Secondary Track 2 2013

DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department for Curriculum Management and eLearning
Educational Assessment Unit
Track 2
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2013
___________________________________________________________________________________

FORM 3

ENGLISH
LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TIME: 15 minutes

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Name: _________________________________
1.

Class: ___________

Tick () the correct answer.

1 mark [

The passage is about:

a) the popularity of the internet.
b) online shopping.
c) helping elderly people to use the internet.
d) the charity that helps young people.
2.

Indicate whether the following are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

4 x 1 mark = 4 marks [
T

a.

Age UK is a British charity.

b.

The elderly are being forced to go to school again.

c.

The young people who help are rewarded by the charity.

d.

Some young people taught the elderly how to use the internet during their
lunch break.

]
F

3.

Mention TWO ways how the internet could be of help to elderly people.

2 marks [

a.

______________________________________________________________________________

b.

______________________________________________________________________________

4.

Who are the digital champions?

1 mark [

______________________________________________________________________________
5.

Complete the following:

2 marks [

The young man who helped the elderly was sad because ________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
But he was happy because ________________________________________________________
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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department for Curriculum Management and eLearning
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2013
FORM 3

Track 2

ENGLISH
READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION B

20 MARKS

Read the following passages carefully and then answer the questions on the main paper.
PASSAGE A

NEW AT HAWAII SCHOOLS SURFING LESSONS

In Hawaii, people think of surfing the waves first and not the
internet!
(Paragraph 1) High school students in Hawaii will soon be
able to choose surfing for their sports lessons. The state where surfing first started, wants to give all its
50,000 school students the chance to take part in surfing competitions between schools by the summer
of 2013.
(Paragraph 2) At a news conference on Waikiki beach, Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie said: Its
quite clear, when you think of Hawaii, you think of surfing. The sport is rooted in our culture and way
of life. Putting surfing on school timetables was part of the states goal to give children rich
educational opportunities, he added. Schools hope that by promoting surfing they will get children
who dont like baseball, basketball and football interested in doing sport.
(Paragraph 3) Hawaii is known for its world-class surf competitions. It is home to many professional
surfers and has produced several world champions including Hawaiis Carissa Moore. This summer she
became the youngest world champion at 18. Carissa said that giving surfing lessons at schools would
open doors for a lot of students. She said that sport taught her many life lessons in growing up, such
as hard work, perseverance, and time management.
(Paragraph 4) Surfing and riding a wave is so much like life, she said. You fall down over and
over again, but you keep picking yourself up until you ride on all the way to the beach. Its a way to
channel a lot of energy into something positive. Its just really awesome.
(Paragraph 5) However, surfing is not just exciting, it can be very dangerous. Earlier this year the
Hawaiian surfer Sion Milosky drowned at Mavericks in California. And in September, the champion
surfer Mathie Schiller was killed by a shark.
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PASSAGE B
Read this short biography of a famous windsurfer and answer the questions on the paper.

Robert Naish
Robert Staunton Naish, born April 23, 1963
in La Jolla, San Diego, California, is one of
the first athletes to have gained long-lasting
international fame in the sport of
windsurfing.
At a young age, his father, competitive
surfer and surfboard shaper Rick Naish,
moved the family from California to Kailua, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
It was there, at the age of 11, that Robby took up the new sport of windsurfing.
In 1976, he won the first overall World Championship title, at the age of 13,
beating many adult competitors whose experience and maturity were no match
for his exceptional talent.
Competing as an amateur, he went on to win
successive World Championship titles from 1977 to
1979. Naish won the Overall World Champion title
in 1983 to 1987, and the Wave World Champion title
in 1988, 1989 and 1991. He was renowned for his
Table Top and Forward Loop surfing moves.
As an international sports celebrity, Naish has been
featured in numerous films, videos, news reports and
articles. In 2006, thirty years after his first World
Champion title, he set up his own business, selling
windsurfing equipment all over the world.

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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department for Curriculum Management and eLearning
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2013
FORM 3

Track 2

ENGLISH

TIME: 2 hours

Name: _____________________________________
Listening Compr.

Oral Assessment

Class: _______________

MARKS
Written Paper

Total

SECTION A LANGUAGE
A.

20 marks

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of make or do.

Amanda

made her bed,

( mark x 8 = 4 marks)

dressed and brushed her hair. She rushed to the kitchen, where she had

breakfast and 1_____________ the washing up. She remembered that she had to 2_____________ a
reservation at her favourite restaurant for the weekend. After 3_____________ the phone call, she
drove off to the gym. Amanda had started 4_____________ karate just a few weeks before and she
enjoyed going before work. At the gym she had even

_____________ new friends. When she got to

work, she felt tired but 6 _____________ her best as usual. As soon as she started working, she realised
that she had 7_____________ a mistake in one of her documents so she corrected it. Then she
8

_____________ up her mind to call her friend Mary to wish her a happy birthday.

B.

Read the following and underline the correct link word. The first one is an example.
( mark x 10 = 5 marks)

Summer was great, 0(so / because / after) I didnt want to go back to school in September.
1

(First / At first / Because), I was quite unhappy but after a few weeks I was feeling much better

(and / so / because) I realised how much I enjoy my classmates company. Whats more, weve had

some interesting lessons. One of my favourite lessons is 3(when / before / after) our teacher asks us to
discuss a topic in groups. 4(After / For example / Also), the other day we talked about exams.
5

(But / Also / First), we read an article about exams, then 6(while / and / but) my group was discussing

the problems caused by exams, the other group discussed the advantages. 7(Following / So / Next), we
chose a reporter for our group. 8(Despite / Though / For) I didnt really feel like speaking in front of
the whole class, my friends made me do it. 9(Before / After / During) this I used to feel very afraid,
10

(since / now / also) I am more confident.

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C.

Complete the letter that Rose wrote using the words in the box.

back

always

postcard

kind

next

call

dropping

( mark x 10 = 5 marks)

fun

take

leave

packed

Dear Ken,
Well, Ive 0 packed my things and Im just about ready to 1 _______________. I had this list of things
to do before going, but everything will have to wait now until Im 2 _______________.
I think you have the phone number of the place where Ill be staying for the 3 _______________ few
weeks, so 4 _______________ me if there are any problems. It was 5 _______________ of you to offer
to drive me to the airport, but my brother who works in that area will be

_______________ me off

there.
Have a good summer yourself and
8

Youre

_______________ some time off from work.

_______________ working while your friends are off somewhere having 9 _______________.

Ill be sending you a 10 _______________ soon,

Love,
Rose

D.

Fill in the following story with the correct form of the verbs given. ( mark x 12 = 6 marks)

Jacks

parents

bought

(buy)

him

new

bicycle

to

ride

to

school.

They

_________________________ (tell) him to take a lock for the bicycle because they

_________________________ (not want) anyone to steal it.

_________________________ (remind) him to take the lock to school. But, unfortunately Jack was

very forgetful, so he
5

_________________________ (not take)

On the first day, they

the lock with him. When he

_________________________ (arrive) at school, he 6_________________________ (leave) the

bicycle outside the classroom.

After the days lessons, Jack expected his brand new bike to be there. But it wasnt! Someone
7

_________________________ (take) it.

_________________________ (not, can) find it. They persuaded him to call the police and to tell his

His friends helped him to look for it, but they

parents what had happened. Now, his parents 9_________________________ (be) annoyed with Jack
because they kept reminding him to use the lock. At present Jack
(be)
11

not

allowed

to

take

anything

new

to

school.

10

_________________________

For

the

last

few

days,

he

12

_________________________ (walk) to school and so he _________________________ (have) a

lot of time to think about his mistake.

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English Form 3 Secondary Track 2 2013

SECTION B COMPREHENSION

20 marks

PASSAGE A
Read the passage which is on a separate sheet, and then answer the questions below.
1.

Underline the correct answer.

I.

The passage is about:

a.
b.
c.
d.

II.

surfing competitions in Hawaii.

the popularity of sports in Hawaiian schools.
the introduction of surfing in all Hawaiian schools.
the world champion in surfing competitions.

This passage could be found in:

a.
b.
c.
d.

2.

(2 marks)

a teenage magazine.
a novel.
a newspaper.
a biography.

Write TRUE or FALSE in the space provided and give a reason from the text to support your
answer.
(1 mark x 4 = 4 marks)
Example: Surfing is an important sports in Hawaii.
True When you think of Hawaii, surfing is the first thing that comes to mind.
a.
_________

_________

Schools want students who dont like football and basketball to become interested
in sports.
__________________________________________________________________

c.

Carissa Moore is from Hawaii.

_________

__________________________________________________________________

d.

Surfing is an exciting and safe sports.

_________

__________________________________________________________________

b.

3.

The state will give some Hawaiian school students the opportunity to take part in
surfing competitions.
__________________________________________________________________

Why did the Hawaiian state decide to put surfing on students timetables?

(1 mark)

______________________________________________________________________________
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4.

Carissa says that surfing would open doors for a lot of students (paragraph 3). What does she
mean?
(1 mark)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

5.

Mention THREE things that Carissa learnt from surfing.

_______________________

6.

7.

(1 marks)

_______________________

_______________________

Find words from the passage which have the same meaning as:

(1 marks)

a.

aim (paragraph 2): ___________________

b.

encouraging (paragraph 2): ___________________

c.

a person who practises the sport as his/her main job (paragraph 3): ___________________

Quote a sentence to show why Carissa thinks that life is similar to surfing.

(2 marks)

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
8.

Mention TWO dangerous things that could happen while surfing.

(2 marks)

i.

_________________________________________________________________________

ii.

_________________________________________________________________________

PASSAGE B
Read the passage about Robert Naishs life which is on a separate sheet then fill in the details in
his profile below.
(5 marks)
Name:

Robert Naish

Date of Birth:

_________________________________________

Born in:

_________________________________________

Grew up in:

_________________________________________

Famous for:

_________________________________________

Age when career started: ___________________________________________________________

Age when he became World Champion: ______________________________________________
1983 1987

__________________________________________________________________

1988, 1989, 1991 __________________________________________________________________

Famous surfing moves: ____________________________________________________________
2006:
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English Form 3 Secondary Track 2 2013

SECTION C - LITERATURE

20 marks

ANSWER EITHER THE UNPREPARED POEM OR THE POETRY QUESTIONS.

10 marks
UNPREPARED POEM

What is Pink?
By Christina Rossetti
What is pink? A rose is pink
By the fountain's brink.
What is red? A poppy's red
In its barley bed.
What is blue? The sky is blue
Where the clouds float through.
What is white? A swan is white
Sailing in the light.
What is yellow? Pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.
What is green? The grass is green,
With small flowers between.
What is violet? Clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.
What is orange? Why, an orange,
Just an orange!

Underline the correct answer in questions 1 and 2.

(2 marks)

1.

This poem
a.
is about the countryside.
b.
makes us think about the colours around us.
c.
makes us think about our lives.
d.
is about the poets problems and questions.

2.

This poem
a.
is very sad.
b.
is a kind of protest.
c.
is quite cheerful and light.
d.
is heavy with problems.

3.

Quote TWO pairs of rhyming words.

_______________ _______________

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(2 marks)
______________ _______________

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4.

Quote one question asked in this poem.

(1 mark)

_________________________________________________________________________
5.

Which kind of words does the poet repeat twice?

(1 mark)

_________________________________________________________________________
6.

How does the poet help us imagine the colours?

(2 marks)

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
7.

Why is the ending amusing?

(2 marks)

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
OR
10 marks
POEM DONE IN CLASS
Answer the following questions about a poem you have studied in class with your teacher.
Title:
___________________________________________________
(1 mark)
Poet:
1.

___________________________________________________
Say what kind of poem this is and what you like most about it.

(1 mark)
(3 marks)

___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
2.

Briefly say what the poem is about.

(3 marks)

___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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3.

What message or special ideas does this poem have?

(2 marks)

___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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PROSE/DRAMA

ANSWER THIS SECTION

10 marks

Answer the following questions about a novel, short story or play you have studied with your
teacher this scholastic year.
Title:

_______________________________________________

(1 mark)

Author: _______________________________________________

(1 mark)

Choose an episode, write about it and say why it is important in the novel, short story or play.
(4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

Who is your favourite character? Mention an important episode about him/her and say why you chose
to write about this character.
(4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

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SECTION D COMPOSITION

20 marks

Choose ONE of the following topics and write a composition, between 150 and 200 words.
1.
2.

3.
4.

The last day of school.

Your best friend has been ill for some time. Write a letter to tell her/him about what has
been happening at school and try to cheer her/him up.
Your address is: 27, Dairy Road, Mosta MST 25
Write a story for your school magazine called: A Special Pet.
Complete the following:
I was on my way back from school last week when something unusual happened

Title no.
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