Secondary One First Term Mid-term Test Paper (1)

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Subject: English Date:
Time allowed: Total score:
Class: Name:

Part 1 - Reading Comprehension (20 marks)

English Day Camp

This year, our school organised a new activity: English Day Camp. Instead of
catching a plane to the UK, we took 30 students to a campsite close to the school, and
gave them plenty of sports and activities to choose from. During the day camp, they
could only speak in English, even when they had a break. Our aim was to improve the
standard of English among our students, but we also wanted them to have fun.
Teachers and representatives from each class checked that everyone was keeping to
the rules. In fact, when everyone else is speaking English, no one wants to be the odd
one out! It was great to see the students chatting happily.

Comment from a student

In the past, I didn’t have many chances to practise my English at school. During class,
I was often too nervous to talk, or answer my teacher’s questions. I found that my
spoken English did not improve as quickly as I wanted it to. But recently, our school
organised an ‘English Day Camp.’ It was really amazing. We spoke English all day
long. I remember shouting for the ball in English during a Camp football competition.
The instructions for making the Camp dinner (fish and chips!) were also in English.
Everything we did was fun – and in English! Motivation is really important when it
comes to learning a language. I hope this activity will continue, and next time the
English Day Camp will become the English Weekend Camp.
Roger Lee

Answer the following questions based on information from the passage. (20 marks,
2 marks each)

Mr Berry, who organises the English Day Camp, is telling his colleagues about Roger
Lee’s comment. There is ONE mistake in each line. Find the mistake, underline it, and
put the correct word in the space provided.

‘I’ve received a comment from a teacher about the English Day 1. __________
Hike. In the past he did not have many chances to practise 2. __________
English, so his written English did not improve much. But our 3. __________

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activity has encouraged him to chat less with his classmates. He 4. __________
believes that multiplication is really important when it comes to 5. __________
learning a language. He thinks we should now have an English 6. __________
Week Camp.’

7. Which of the following is/are FALSE about the English Day Camp?
i. You don’t have to travel far to improve your English skills.
ii. The aim of the activity is also to have fun.
iii. There are no sports at the English Day Camp.
iv. Students should not chat in Cantonese during breaks.

A. (iv) only
B. (iii) and (iv)
C. (iii) only
D. All of the above □

Decide whether the following statements are True, False or the information is Not
Given (NG). Put a tick (✓) in the appropriate column.

Statement True False NG

8. The school has organised a ‘Mandarin Day
Camp’ as well.
9. Everyone kept to the rules at the English Day
Camp, because they didn’t want to stand out.
10. Roger is sometimes nervous in class.

Score:

Part 2 - Grammar & Usage (80 marks)

A Maggie, a Canadian exchange student, is going to stay at Hannah’s house in
Hong Kong for a week. Hannah is introducing her family to Maggie. Complete
the blanks using the correct subject/object pronouns. (20 marks, 2 marks each)

I live with my parents, my older sister and my two kittens. (1) _______ all live in the
New Territories together. My mother is a teacher. (2) ______ teaches Mathematics
and Physics. Her students like (3) ______ a lot. My father is very good at painting.
My sister and I asked (4) _______ to paint a picture of (5) _______ and it was great –
it looked just like us! My sister, Erica, is studying at university. (6) _____ likes
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playing the violin. My two kittens are called Mimi and Pip. Here is a picture of
(7) _______. See how cute (8) ______ are! Mimi sometimes tries to jump on
(9) _____ from the top of the wardrobe. Every time I catch her and hold her into my
arms. At night, (10) _____ even sleeps on my bed.

Score:

B Tracy and Eva are going to watch a film. They are now discussing which film to
watch. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb provided in brackets.
(20 marks, 2 marks each)

Tracy: There (1) ____________ (be) four films showing today. People say that The
Hobbit (2) __________ (be) a very interesting film. In it, Bilbo the hobbit
(3) ________________ (find) a magic ring! It looks brilliant!
Eva: Really? My brother (4) _____________ (not think) so. To him, the film
(5) __________ (have) too many characters. It (6) ______________ (become)
a bit difficult to follow.
Tracy: I see. How about this one? It is an action film. People (7) _________ (fight) a
lot in it. It is about a man who (8) ___________ (escape) from prison and
(9) ___________ (struggle) to lead a new life.
Eva: That sounds exciting. In that case, why (10) _________ we _____________
(watch) this one?

Score:
C Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (20 marks, 2
marks each)

1. Susan ________ (lose) her confidence after she failed the English test.
2. Pride and Prejudice is a classic work of literature. I ________ (read) it when I
was fourteen.
3. Gwen and Jake ___________ (travel) across South America last year.
4. I _________ (meet) some of my friends when I was in Causeway Bay the other
day.
5. The cactus I bought two months ago ___________ (wither) last week.
6. After the gas leak, the whole room ___________ (stink).
7. Rick was so careless that he ____________ (trip) over a stone.
8. The photo that Leo took on Easter Island last year ___________ (win) in a

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well-known international competition.
9. Jack was imprisoned for theft and ___________ (regret) doing such a foolish
thing.
10. Kenneth ______ (choose) to study in America.

Score:
D Howard and Brian are going camping. Before they go, they are checking if they
have all the necessary items. Fill in the blanks with ‘how many’ or ‘how much’.
(20 marks, 2 marks each)

Howard: We are going to stay overnight. (1) ______________________ candles did

you buy?
Brian: I bought 50 candles so I think we’ll have enough. How about plastic plates?
(2) ______________________ plastic plates do you have? Can I borrow one
from you?
Howard: No problem. I meant to ask, (3) ______________________ canned food do
you have already?
Brian: Oh, I don’t have any. We need to buy it now. (4) _________________
money have you got?
Howard: About 50 dollars. By the way, (5) ______________________ friends of
yours are coming with us? We need to bring enough tents.
Brian: Well, none of my friends are free to come that day, but my little brother can
come with us.
Howard: So, (6) ______________________tents should we pack?
Brian: I think one big tent will do.
Howard: We must take drinking water too. (7) ______________________ water do
we need? Each person has to drink about three large bottles of water a day.
So, (8) ______________________ bottles of water should we buy in total?
Brian: There is drinking water at the campsite so I think each of us needs only one
bottle for our journey to the site.
Howard: Good. When shall we meet?
Brian: I am not sure. (9) ______________________ time will it take us to travel
from here to the campsite?
Howard: About two hours. Shall we meet at eight o’clock at the ferry pier?
Brian: Sure. So, (10) ______________________ tickets do we need? My little
brother is seven. Will he still need a ticket?
Howard: Of course, but his ticket will be cheaper because of his age.

Score:
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Answers
Part 1 C
1. teacher→student 1. lost
2. Hike→Camp 2. read
3. written→spoken 3. travelled
4. less→more
4. met
5. multiplication→motivation
5. withered
6. Week→Weekend
7. C 6. stank
8. NG 7. tripped
9. True 8. won
10. True 9. regretted
10. chose
Part 2
A D
1. We 1. How many
2. She 2. How many
3. her 3. how much
4. him 4. How much
5. us 5. how many
6. She 6. how many
7. them 7. How much
8. they 8. how many
9. me 9. How much
10. she 10. how many

B
1. are
2. is
3. finds
4. does not/doesn’t think
5. has
6. becomes
7. fight
8. escapes
9. struggles
10. don’t, watch

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