Grammatical Tenses and English Test Date
Name English Test Date : April 9, 12
G.R.I.T Dep. First Year Duration : min
Read the following text, then answer the questions below: Sidney Fisk
Work:
Sidney Fisk is a lawyer. He’s 45 years old . He’s paid very well, but he usually has to work long hours. He works for an international company in Dallas, Texas, so he travels a lot in his job. At the moment he’s working in Mexico, and next week he’s travelling to France.
Home Life:
Sidney is married and he’s got two children, aged 11 and 14. He rarely sees his children because so much of his time is spent away from home. He’s got a beautiful house in the suburb of Dallas. It’s very big with eight bedrooms. His wife is an interior designer.
Free Time:
If he’s at home at the weekend , he and his wife sometimes play golf , but that doesn’t happen very often . They never have much time to relax together .
Is he happy :
He says he doesn’t know if he’s happy . He’s too busy to think about it .
Questions : 1- What are the good things about Sidney’s life ?( 1pt ) 2- What are the bad things about Sidney’s life ?( 1 pt ) 3- Do you think his life is exciting or boring ? Would you like to have a life like Sidney’s ? State why ?(2 pts ) 4- What are the ingredients for happiness in your opinion ? State at least three and justify your answer .( 1.5 pt )
5 – Pick out from the text words that may have the same meaning as the following :(1.5 pt )
A -Corporation b – go from one place to another c- away from city
6 – Pick out from the text :(2 pts) a- Simple present tense and justify its use b- Present continuous tense c- Two adjectives and state the word each modifies d- Two
G.R.I.T Dep. First Year Duration : min
Read the following text, then answer the questions below: Sidney Fisk
Work:
Sidney Fisk is a lawyer. He’s 45 years old . He’s paid very well, but he usually has to work long hours. He works for an international company in Dallas, Texas, so he travels a lot in his job. At the moment he’s working in Mexico, and next week he’s travelling to France.
Home Life:
Sidney is married and he’s got two children, aged 11 and 14. He rarely sees his children because so much of his time is spent away from home. He’s got a beautiful house in the suburb of Dallas. It’s very big with eight bedrooms. His wife is an interior designer.
Free Time:
If he’s at home at the weekend , he and his wife sometimes play golf , but that doesn’t happen very often . They never have much time to relax together .
Is he happy :
He says he doesn’t know if he’s happy . He’s too busy to think about it .
Questions : 1- What are the good things about Sidney’s life ?( 1pt ) 2- What are the bad things about Sidney’s life ?( 1 pt ) 3- Do you think his life is exciting or boring ? Would you like to have a life like Sidney’s ? State why ?(2 pts ) 4- What are the ingredients for happiness in your opinion ? State at least three and justify your answer .( 1.5 pt )
5 – Pick out from the text words that may have the same meaning as the following :(1.5 pt )
A -Corporation b – go from one place to another c- away from city
6 – Pick out from the text :(2 pts) a- Simple present tense and justify its use b- Present continuous tense c- Two adjectives and state the word each modifies d- Two