MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
1A
(*spelling and grammar NOT taken into account)
1. Write suitable words or phrases from the passage you have heard to replace the ones
listed below.
(5 marks)
a) examined
tested
b) erodes
wears (it away)
c) before now
previously
d) forecasted
predicted
e) reduce
limit
2. Underline True or False and give a reason.
(10 marks)
(1 mark for T/F. 1 mark for reason. Accept reasons with different wording)
a) Half of the wines tested in the study damaged the enamel of teeth.
True / False because all wines damage our teeth.
b) Brushing your teeth after a glass of wine is not the best way to reduce the damage.
True / False because this makes matters worse.
c) The report was written exclusively by Dr Hans Maier.
True / False because he was the co-author.
d) Cheese damages our teeth.
True / False because___due to high level of calcium, it can reduce erosion wine makes.
e) Taking a longer time to drink wine can reduce the damage that it does to our teeth.
True / False because less frequent sips can help save our teeth.
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
1B
1. Place the following items of information in the order in which you listened to them.
Number them from 1 to 5.
(5 marks)
The local dialect
4
Historical information
3
One of the most famous sights
2
The climate
5
Geographical location
1
2. Based on what you have heard underline the correct answer.
(5 marks)
a) According to Eric this city has the most beautiful bridge in England / Europe / the World.
b) After the 1950s some / most / few local workers lost their jobs.
c) The city is nowadays mostly famous for its ships / coalmines / clubs and pubs.
d) A large part of the city has completely lost / maintained / partially lost its traditional
appearance.
e) People from other cities find the local dialect outdated / funny / difficult.
3. What do the following names and numbers in the text refer to?
(Accept references with different wording, as long as these are in response to question word ‘What’)
a) River Tyne
river which flows through city
b) 2
main areas of city
c) The Industrial Revolution city played a very important role during this time
d) 14th century
most of the city dates back to this time
e) Town Moor
the biggest green area in the city
(5 marks)
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
2A
(*spelling and grammar NOT taken into account)
1. Write suitable words/phrases from the passage you have heard to replace the ones listed
below.
(5 marks)
a) very harsh
severe
b) needing something badly
dire / desperate
c) all over
throughout
d) farm animals
livestock
e) outskirts
suburbs
2. Underline True or False and give a reason.
(1 mark for T/F. 1 mark for reason. Accept reasons with different wording)
a) In many areas of Kenya it has not rained for a very long time.
True / False because___experiencing long period of drought.
b) The World Food Programme agency cannot solve the food problem in Kenya.
True / False because___it doesn’t have enough funds to feed all those in need.
c) The condition of life for these people has, in recent years, improved.
True / False because___the situationhas gone from bad to worse.
d) Food prices in Kenya have remained stable.
True / False because___have gone up by as much as 80%.
e) Fighting between local farmers has recently broken out.
True / False because___local farming communities are now fighting eachother.
(10 marks)
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
2B
1. Place the following items of information in the order in which you listened to them.
Number them from 1 to 5.
(5 marks)
The local dialect
5
Historical information
4
The most famous sights
3
Multicultural inhabitants
2
Geographical location
1
2. Based on what you have heard underline the correct answer.
(5 marks)
a) This city is / was / is not a capital city.
b) On the Liver Building there is one bird / are two birds / are three birds.
c) Many / Some / Very few people in this city do not have a job.
d) People from the south of England look up to / look down on / are jealous of the people in this
city.
e) People from other parts of the UK find the local accent difficult / outdated / amusing.
3. What do the following names and numbers in the text refer to?
(Accept references with different wording, as long as these are in response to question word ‘What’)
a) River Mersey
name of the river which flows through the city
b) Wales
country which is found close by
c) The Liver bird
symbol of the city
d) 2
cathedrals in the city
e) 40 years
when Beatles changed the course of pop music
(5 marks)
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
3A
(*spelling and grammar NOT taken into account)
1. Write suitable words/phrases from the passage you have heard to replace the ones listed
below.
(5 marks)
a) twenty years
two decades
b) harming
damaging
c) or else
otherwise
d) the go-ahead
(the) green light
e) one of the most important
leading
2. Underline True or False and give a reason.
(10 marks)
(1 mark for T/F. 1 mark for reason. Accept reasons with different wording)
a) New research has revealed that people should eat at least one cheeseburger a day.
True / False because_we can eat 16%more daily, which is the equivalent of a cheeseburger.
b) A new way of examining how our body burns fat has been found.
True / False because_researchers have found a better way of assessing how body burns fat.
c) Men can eat 400 calories a day more than women.
True / False because_they can eat 500 calories more.
d) According to the Food Standards Agency most British adults will be overweight in two years
time.
True / False because_they predict that a third of British adults will be obese.
e) Most British male adults’ daily calorie intake is around the recommended level.
True / False because___it is double or treble the recommended calorie intake.
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
3B
1. Place the following items of information in the order in which you listened to them.
Number them from 1 to 5.
(5 marks)
The local food
4
Historical information
2
The climate
5
Geographical location
1
The local people
3
2. Based on what you have heard underline the correct answer.
(5 marks)
a) The moors are beautiful / gloomy /dirty places.
b) There are many / few / no factories in this area nowadays.
c) During the Industrial Revolution, in this town, there was a lot of work / tranquility / trouble.
d) The people in this area of England are hostile but trustworthy / strange but warm / suspicious
but kind.
e) In this area it rarely / occasionally / often rains.
3. What do the following names and numbers in the text refer to?
(5 marks)
(Accept references with different wording, as long as these are in response to question word ‘What’)
a) 200
distance of city from London
b) 3
main areas in county
c) “God’s Own County”
nickname of county
d) Luddites
group of workers who destroyed machinery during Industrial
Revolution / people who are suspicious of technology
e) North of England
place where people use rich tasting ingrediants / the place
where the writer comes from
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
4A
(*spelling and grammar NOT taken into account)
1. Write suitable words/phrases from the passage you have heard to replace the ones listed
below.
(5 marks)
a) conscious
awake
b) everlasting
permanent
c) terror
horror
d) take an active part
participate
e) ill
under the weather
2. Underline True or False and give a reason.
(10 marks)
(1 mark for T/F. 1 mark for reason. Accept reasons with different wording )
a) As a result of his car crash Mr Osterberg couldn’t move his body at all.
True / False because___he was paralyzed / trapped inside his body.
b) Mr Osterberg could hear but could not see.
True / False because___he could hear and see (but no one realized it).
c) Mr Osterberg clearly remembers the day doctors discovered he wasn’t in a coma.
True / False because___he will never forget that day / described as his second birth.
d) At the press conference Mr Osterberg spoke about his ordeal.
True / False because___he cannot speak / he typed his answers.
e) Doctors believe that Mr Osterberg’s case is a unique one.
True / False because___they hope to find other people like him.
yMATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
4B
1. Place the following items of information in the order in which you listened to them.
Number them from 1 to 5.
(5 marks)
Size and population
3
Historical information
2
The climate
5
Geographical location
1
Different areas in the city
4
2. Based on what you have heard underline the correct answer.
(5 marks)
a) This city used to be / is used to being / is very important for building ships.
b) This city has the biggest / second biggest / third biggest population in Scotland.
c) Poor / Funny / Rich people usually live in the city’s East End.
d) In the part of the city where Jock lives there are many villas / flats / bungalows.
e) Most of the people who lived in the Gorbals were very kind / rich / dangerous.
3. What do the following names and numbers in the text refer to?
(Accept references with different wording, as long as these are in response to question word ‘What’)
a) River Clyde
river which runs through city
b) The Victorian era
time when city was very important
c) Glaswegian
word used to refer to local people / dialect
d) 2
main areas of the city
e) The Gorbals
area traditionally occupied by immigrants
(5 marks)
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
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SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
5A
(*spelling and grammar NOT taken into account)
1. Write suitable words/phrases from the passage you have heard to replace the ones listed
below.
(5 marks)
a) simply
nothing more (than)
b) called off
cancelled
c) hurried
dashed
d) disgusted
appalled
e) joke
hoax
2. Underline True or False and give a reason.
(10 marks)
(1 mark for T/F. 1 mark for reason. Accept reasons with different wording )
a) Very few people in America were interested in the case of Elias McDaniel’s balloon.
True / False because___millions of viewers were glued to the TV set.
b) Mr McDaniel’s profession is that of a scientist and inventor.
True / False because___he is described as being an amateur.
c) Mr McDaniel expected the general public to be more sympathetic to his situation.
True / False because___he was shocked / appalled by people’s reactions/didn’t expect
everyone to think it was a joke.
d) The police believe that this was an attempt by Mr McDaniel to attract public attention.
True / False because___they believe that he was just seeking publicity.
e) According to the police Mr McDaniel will eventually be taken to court.
True / False because___the sheriff claimed that criminal charges will be filed against him.
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
5B
1. Place the following items of information in the order in which you listened to them.
Number them from 1 to 5.
(5 marks)
The local cuisine
4
Historical information
3
The weather
2
Geographical location
1
The local people
5
2. Based on what you have heard underline the correct answer.
(5 marks)
a) In this area of England there are only two cities / are many cities / is only one city.
b) The moors are beautiful / gloomy / exciting places.
c) In this part of England it is not very / very / quite cold.
d) The mining and fishing industries have lost / have increased / have retained their importance.
e) Mabel thinks that the Cornish pasties made nowadays are just as good as / not as good as /
better than the ones made in the past.
3. What do the following names and numbers in the text refer to?
(Accept references with different wording, as long as these are in response to question word ‘What’)
a) Atlantic Ocean
county is bordered by the ocean to the north and west
b) 500,000 people
population of county
c) The Celts
most famous /past/ inhabitants of county
d) 1960s
time of growth of tourism industry
e) 2
food specialities/parts of the city
(5 marks)
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
6A
(*spelling and grammar NOT taken into account)
1. Write suitable words/phrases from the passage you have heard to replace the ones listed
below.
(5 marks)
a) making public
announcing
b) space
the heavens
c) the future
years to come
d) wetness
moisture
e) trapped
locked
2. Underline True or False and give a reason.
(10 marks)
(1 mark for T/F. 1 mark for reason. Accept reasons with different wording )
a) An exclusively American space team discovered the presence of water on the surface of the
moon.
True / False because___the space team included India’s participation
b) Since the 1960s scientists have believed that water exists on the moon.
True / False because___they continued to believe that the Moon was dry.
c) A wind coming from the sun is partly responsible for water formation on the moon.
True / False because___this is described as being a solar wind.
d) Scientists believe that people might eventually be able to live on the moon.
True / False because___scientists talk of a lunar settlement / building a base on the Moon /
___going there to stay rather than just to visit.
e) Dr John Clark is an expert on the growth of plants and crops.
True / False because___he is a geologist.
MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL
MAY 2010 SESSION
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT:
PAPER NUMBER:
English Language
I – Part 1 (a) Listening Comprehension
Total
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Candidate’s Paper
6B
1. Place the following items of information in the order in which you listened to them.
Number them from 1 to 5.
(5 marks)
The most famous sights
3
Historical information
2
Recent development
4
Geographical location
1
Famous personalities
5
2. Based on what you have heard underline the correct answer.
(5 marks)
a) Janet’s city is / is not / used to be the capital of Wales.
b) The docks are still / not / slightly important nowadays.
c) The view from the Royal Castle is quite / not / very beautiful.
d) The National Museum and Gallery has a round / square / triangular roof.
e) In the museum one can find dragons / houses / pottery.
3. What do the following names and numbers in the text refer to?
(Accept references with different wording, as long as these are in response to question word ‘What’)
a) River Taff
name of river which flows through city
b) 300,000
population of city
c) 50
city’s part was important until fifty years ago
d) The Normans
occupied city in the past
e) “The Land of Song”
nickname of country / Wales
(5 marks)