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DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM, RESEARCH,
INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
Alternative Annual Examinations for Primary Schools 2018
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Paper 1 ENGLISH Time: 1h 15 min
(Reading Comprehension, Language, and Writing)
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Name: ________________ Class: ________
Total: 60 marks
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A. Reading Comprehension 20 marks A. 1. Read carefully.
1. Match the words to the picture. Look at the example. (5 marks)
I like sports.
skateboard potato sack
rollerskates
rope
seesaw
ball
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2. Read carefully.
Underline the correct answer. (3 marks) Example: Kurt is (eight, nine, ten) years old.
a) Kurt attends (Sunflower, Lelluxa, Daisy) Football Nursery.
b) He has training (once, twice, three) times a week.
c) The football session begins at (four, five, six) o’clock.
Kurt is nine years old.
He plays football with Lelluxa Nursery.
Training is on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The training session starts at five o’clock.
He wears an orange football kit.
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A. 2. Read carefully.
Tom and Ella’s Favourite Sports
Tom: On Monday, we have a sports day at school. Ella: Yes, I will do volleyball. Tom: My favourite sport is karate. Ella: Do you train after school? Tom: Yes, I go to lessons twice a week. What about you? Ella: I practise volleyball three times a week. Tom: Do you participate in competitions? Ella: I do. My team came second. We got a silver medal. Tom: Which competition? Ella: The Small Nations Games. Tom: What a great experience! Ella: Yes, it is.
1. Who said what? (2 marks) Example: We have a sports day at school. Tom a) I practise volleyball three times a week. ______
b) What a great experience! ______
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2. Tick () True or False. (3 marks)
True False Example: Tom and Ella are talking about sports.
a) Tom learns karate at school. b) Ella plays in a team. c) The volleyball team won a gold medal.
A. 3. Look, read and write. Look at the example. (3 marks)
Example: In Marsa, there is a golf club.
a) Malta has a very good ____________ team. b) Mark has a ____________ birthday party.
c) Mary practises ____________ in the pool every day.
swimming bowling golf rugby
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A. 4. Look, read and match. (4 marks)
Example: Petra plays tennis. a) Tina likes to skate. b) John does horse riding on Saturday. c) Mario loves cycling. d) Peter and Jane are doing a race.
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I like X I do not like
football
badminton
water polo
boxing
ice hockey
B. Language 10 marks B. 1. Look, read and write. (4 marks)
Examples:
I like football. I do not like boxing.
_____________________________.
_____________________________.
_____________________________.
_____________________________.
X
X
X
basketball
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She has He has They have
He has a football ball.
B. 2. Read and Write. (6 marks)
Example:
a) ________________ long hair.
b)
________________ a black belt in karate.
c)
________________ ballerina shoes.
d) ________________ a basketball.
e)
________________ black socks. f)
________________ a bike.
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C. Writing 30 marks
C. 1. Write.
Look at the example. (8 marks)
These sports items have no names. What can you write?
______
shorts
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______
______
______
______
______
______
______
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C.2. This is a Sports Noticeboard. Fill in the gaps. The pictures will help you. Use your own words. (10 marks)
Sports Noticeboard
Football Match
When: Wednesday
Time: 12:30pm
Place: ________
________ Club
When: ________
Time: _________
Place: Gym
Basketball Club
When: ________
Time: twelve o’clock (12:00pm)
Place: Yard
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C. 3. Write between 30 and 50 words about ONE of the titles (1 OR 2). (12 marks)
Picture 1: My Favourite Sports The pictures and words in the box below may help you.
Write your sentences here:
practice three times week energy running competition training
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OR Picture 2: What happened? The words in the box may help you.
Write your sentences here:
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