National Exams - Sunday

National Examination
Grade 9

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

IMAM ALI PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ SCHOOL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

12/May/2024
Sunday
7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Multiple Choice

Grade 9 English Language National Examinations will be held on ____________________.

• Wednesday, May 22nd

• Tuesday, May 14th

​G9 English Language National Examinations

Multiple Choice

Grade 9 English Language National Examination consists of ____________________.

• two papers

• three papers

​G9 English Language National Examinations

Multiple Choice

Grade 9 English Language National Examination Paper Two consists of ____________________.

• 5 parts

• 3 parts

​Paper 2
Listening and Reading

Listening

Listening

Part 1

Listening

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

IMAM ALI PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ SCHOOL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Now you will hear the instructions for the listening test.

There are two parts to the test.

You will hear each part twice.

At the beginning of each recording you will hear this sound (beep).

For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers.

Remember while you are listening, write your answers on the question paper.

When you have completed all parts of the listening test, you will have 5 minutes to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.

​Listening

Part 1

Questions 1 – 5

You will hear five short recordings.

For each recording there is a question and three pictures A, B and C.

Circle the correct letter.

Multiple Choice

Example

0 - Where can the boys leave their towels?

• A

• B

• C

​0- Where can the boys leave their towels?

M: Good morning and welcome to the club. There is some important information that you need to know if you’re going swimming. You need to shower before you go into the pool. There are hot and cold showers at the entrance to the pool. When you’ve finished with the shower you can either take your towel with you or leave it in the bathroom. Just make sure you don’t leave it on the floor. I suggest you put it on one of the chairs instead of hanging it next to the mirror. Thank you.

Multiple Choice

1 - Where will Ben and Sally go after school?

• A

• B

• C

1-   Where will Ben and Sally go after school?

Ben:   Hi Sally. Would you like to go to the park after school?

Sally:   It’s too cold today to be outside.

Ben:   We could go to see a film. The cinema will be nice and warm.

Sally:   I don’t have much money. Why don’t we go for a coffee?

Ben:   Good idea.

Multiple Choice

2 -  What time does the school sports day start?

• A

• B

• C

2-   What time does the school sports day start?

Girl:   What time are you going to the school sports day, Jim?

Boy:   Look, it opens at 11, but I want to help to get everything ready, so I will be there at 10 o’clock in the morning.

Girl:   I will go early with you, then. My first race is at 11.30.

Boy:   So, you can help me do some things before it opens.

Girl:   Yes, of course.

Multiple Choice

3 -  What will Mary have for lunch?

• A

• B

• C

3-   What will Mary have for lunch?

Dad:   Would you like a sandwich to take to school for lunch, Mary?

Marry:   I like sandwiches, but today I would like something different.

Dad:   We still have some of the birthday cake that your mum made.

Marry:   No, thanks, I don’t want to get fat. I’ll have a banana, please.

Dad:   Ok, I’ll get it ready for you. Do you want an apple, too?

Marry:   No, thanks!

Multiple Choice

4 -  How much are the shoes?

• A

• B

• C

4-   How much are the shoes?

Boy:   Excuse me, are these shoes half price?

Shop Assistant:   That’s right, they’re in the sale. Everything on that shelf is £20.

Boy:   Oh good. I’ll have them and I’d like this scarf, too.

Shop Assistant:   Right. That will be another £5 for the scarf so that is £25 in total.

Multiple Choice

5 -  What was the weather like on Friday?

• A

• B

• C

5-   What was the weather like on Friday?

Boy 1:   What was the weather like during the football match, on Friday?

Boy 2:   It wasn’t raining, but it was very cold.

Boy 1:   I know. We didn’t have any sun all weekend, did we?

Boy 2:   Right. By the end of the game it was snowing, so I was quite happy when the match finished and we went for a hot shower.

Part 2

Listening

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

IMAM ALI PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ SCHOOL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

​Part 2

Questions 6 – 10

You will hear an announcement about what’s on television tomorrow.

Circle the correct letter A, B or C.

Example:

0- The Railway Princess is on television from _________

        A   9.00 to 10.00.

        B   9.00 to 10.30.

        C   9.30 to 11.00.

Multiple Choice

Example

0- The Railway Princess is on television from ____________

       

•        A- 9.00 to 10.00.

         

•     B-    9.00 to 10.30.

           

•      C-   9.30 to 11.00.

Man:   And that’s the weather forecast. And now we know what the weather’s going to be like, let’s have a look at what we’ve got for you tomorrow on TV31.

Most of the morning is taken up with children’s television. As it’s Saturday, we’ve got programmes for children from the under fives to teenagers. We start the day at 7.00 with cartoons and programmes for the very young. These go on until 9.00 when we have a film specially made for television called The Railway Princess. It was first shown about six months ago and we’ve had lots of requests to show it again. The film is based on Jenny Johnson’s best-selling children’s book. Then from 10.30 until 12.00, we continue with a magazine programme for 5- to 12-year-olds.



Example

0- The Railway Princess is on television from ____________

    B-    9.00 to 10.30.

       

Multiple Choice

6- There is a music programme for teenagers __________

       

•        A- early in the morning.

         

           

•     B-   before lunch.

         

         

• C-    at lunchtime.

There’s something for everyone – animals, art, sport, the countryside. At lunchtime, from 12.00 till 2.00, we have something for teenagers – Here and Now – our music programme with all the latest groups and singers, and the results of last week’s competition.


6- There is a music programme for teenagers __________

C-    at lunchtime.

Multiple Choice

7- You can see a football match between _______

        

•        A- Ireland and Spain.

          

•     B-   Brazil and Ireland.

         

•      C-   Spain and Italy.

After lunch there’s half an hour of news and that’s followed at 2.30 by sport. This afternoon you can watch the match between Brazil and Ireland. The winner of that match will go on to play Italy or Spain in the final next week.

7- You can see a football match between _______

B-   Brazil and Ireland.

Multiple Choice

8- If the weather is bad, there will be no ________

       

•        A- cycling.

         

          

          

•     B-  skiing.

        

         

•      C-    tennis.

Football is followed at 4 o’clock by tennis. We’ll be watching part of the Macmillan Tennis Tournament. If the tennis is cancelled because of rain we’ll be going over early to Japan to see some of the skiing. Let’s hope Angus Burns has recovered from yesterday’s fall. At 5 o’clock we’ll be bringing you the end of the Round Britain Cycle Race.


8- If the weather is bad, there will be no ________

     C-    tennis.

Multiple Choice

9- In the quiz programme, teams have to guess ______

•        A- the year.

         

          

          

•     B-  the person.

         

         

•      C-    the place.

         

At 6 o’clock it’s time for our new quiz programme Your guess is as good as mine with Nigel Parsons. Each team is shown picture of people who were in the news in one particular year, or important things that happened in that year. The teams guess when that was.

9- In the quiz programme, teams have to guess ______
      

A- the year.

Multiple Choice

10- What kind of film is I Could Live Forever?

       

•        A- a comedy

         

         

          

          

•     B-  a musical

         

         

         

•      C-    a thriller

         

That’s followed by more news and at 7.00 it’s time for our Saturday evening film I Could Live Forever, a sad story with a happy ending. You’ll recognise the songs, now well known, made famous by the film and sung by Julia Jones. And of course there’s some wonderful dancing.

Our evening carries on with plenty of entertainment for all the family. At nine o’clock there’s a chance to see …

10- What kind of film is I Could Live Forever?

    B-  a musical

​See you on Wednesday