12th grade exam

Read the following texts carefully , then answer the questions below .

Reading 

It’s true that as we grow older , it becomes harder to remember things as quickly

as we used to . But there are many techniques we can use to memorise names and

numbers such as acronyms , association , acrostics and chunking .Acronyms are words

or phrases made from the initial letters of other words . BBC, for example , stands for the

British Broadcasting Corporation .Association also helps us memorise names . When you

meet someone called Mike ,for example ,try to visualise a microphone to remember his

name .The next time you meet him , you’ll immediately think of a microphone .

 Association and chunking help us ……………… .

Reading 

It’s true that as we grow older , it becomes harder to remember things as quickly

as we used to . But there are many techniques we can use to memorise names and

numbers such as acronyms , association , acrostics and chunking .Acronyms are words

or phrases made from the initial letters of other words . BBC, for example , stands for the

British Broadcasting Corporation .Association also helps us memorise names . When you

meet someone called Mike ,for example ,try to visualise a microphone to remember his

name .The next time you meet him , you’ll immediately think of a microphone .

The acronym used for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is…………..

Reading 

It’s true that as we grow older , it becomes harder to remember things as quickly

as we used to . But there are many techniques we can use to memorise names and

numbers such as acronyms , association , acrostics and chunking .Acronyms are words

or phrases made from the initial letters of other words . BBC, for example , stands for the

British Broadcasting Corporation .Association also helps us memorise names . When you

meet someone called Mike ,for example ,try to visualise a microphone to remember his

name .The next time you meet him , you’ll immediately think of a microphone .

The verb“ visualise”, line 6 , means :

Reading 

It’s true that as we grow older , it becomes harder to remember things as quickly

as we used to . But there are many techniques we can use to memorise names and

numbers such as acronyms , association , acrostics and chunking .Acronyms are words

or phrases made from the initial letters of other words . BBC, for example , stands for the

British Broadcasting Corporation .Association also helps us memorise names . When you

meet someone called Mike ,for example ,try to visualise a microphone to remember his

name .The next time you meet him , you’ll immediately think of a microphone .

 The underlined pronoun ( him ) refers to …………….. .

Complete this paragraph with the correct words from the list below .

Jordan is in the Middle East , south of Syria . Its …( 1 )… is over 5 million .

Its …( 2 )… . is Amman . Its …( 3 )…. is called the dinar . Commonly spoken

…( 4 )… . are Arabic and English . The colours of the Jordanian … ( 5 ) … are

black , white , green and red .

 The correct word in the gap (1) 

Complete this paragraph with the correct words from the list below .

Jordan is in the Middle East , south of Syria . Its …( 1 )… is over 5 million .

Its …( 2 )… . is Amman . Its …( 3 )…. is called the dinar . Commonly spoken

…( 4 )… . are Arabic and English . The colours of the Jordanian … ( 5 ) … are

black , white , green and red .

 The correct word in the gap (2)

Complete this paragraph with the correct words from the list below .

Jordan is in the Middle East , south of Syria . Its …( 1 )… is over 5 million .

Its …( 2 )… . is Amman . Its …( 3 )…. is called the dinar . Commonly spoken

…( 4 )… . are Arabic and English . The colours of the Jordanian … ( 5 ) … are

black , white , green and red .

 The correct word in the gap (3) 

Complete this paragraph with the correct words from the list below .

Jordan is in the Middle East , south of Syria . Its …( 1 )… is over 5 million .

Its …( 2 )… . is Amman . Its …( 3 )…. is called the dinar . Commonly spoken

…( 4 )… . are Arabic and English . The colours of the Jordanian … ( 5 ) … are

black , white , green and red .

The correct word in the gap (4) 

Complete this paragraph with the correct words from the list below .

Jordan is in the Middle East , south of Syria . Its …( 1 )… is over 5 million .

Its …( 2 )… . is Amman . Its …( 3 )…. is called the dinar . Commonly spoken

…( 4 )… . are Arabic and English . The colours of the Jordanian … ( 5 ) … are

black , white , green and red .

.The correct word in the gap (5) 

Grammar

He ………. a doctor .

Grammar

My brother …………………… to his friend at the moment .

Grammar

Fawzia’s mother ……………… in a bank .

Grammar

Nadia didn’t ……………… to school yesterday .

Grammar

While they …………………… TV , someone knocked at their door .

Grammar

Yousef isn’t as …………… as Ibrahim .

Grammar

They …………… in Amman since 1996 .

Grammar

. The man was driving the car too ………………… .

Grammar

A shop assistant is a person ……………. sells things in shops .

Grammar

Omar …………. visit his sister because she was ill .

Gramamr

. They stood …………………….. a tree because it was raining .

Grammar

The Eiffel Tower in France was …………………… in the 1880s .

Grammar

Jim ought _______ languages if he wants to get a job with an international company.

Grammar

We normally live with our parents but for these two months we _______ in our aunt’s flat.

Grammar

I _______ for them for an hour now. I can’t wait any longer.

Grammar

He will see you as soon as Mr Brown _______.

Grammar

No one _______ to me like that.

Grammar

When you phoned, I ……………….. a shower.

Grammar

If you had arrived late, I ………………….. angry.

Grammar

They ………………….. the French course yet

Grammar

My family ………………….. in Australia for a year when I was a child.

Grammar

Most major cities …………………. significantly over the last 30 years.

Grammar

If I ___________ time tonight, I will finish the novel that I am reading.

Grammar

If he calls me “lazy” again, I ________ help him when he is in trouble.

Grammar

If David ________ answer my phone this time I ________ call him again.

Grammar

Choose the correct sentence.

Grammar

 If I hadn’t overslept, I ______ on time.

Grammar

If you had eaten a good breakfast, you______ so hungry now

Grammar

That horse could have won the race if he ______ hurt his leg

Grammar

If I ______ harder for the test I would have gotten a better grade.

 Which sentence has the correct word order ?

 Which sentence has the correct word order ?

Which sentence has the correct word order ?

Which sentence is punctuated correctly .

 Which sentence is punctuated correctly .

Which word in each group is spelt correctly .

 University Subjects

Which word in each group is spelt correctly .

Shapes

Which word in each group is spelt correctly .

Animals

Which word in each group is spelt correctly .

 Weather words : 

Which word in each group is spelt correctly .

Months

 Choose the correct translation of the following sentences .

لقد بحثت في كل مكان عن كتابي لكني لا أستطيع أن أجده

 Choose the correct translation of the following sentences .

 هذا هو البرنامج الذي يحبه أبي