EMSA
EXTERNAL
MEASUREMENT
STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
of
EMSA – WHEN?
ENGLISH – TUESDAY 5 JANUARY 2010
MATHS – WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY 2010
SCIENCE – THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 2010
ARABIC – MONDAY 4TH JANUARY 2010
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ENGLISH EMSA EXAM
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THERE WILL BE TWO EXAMS IN ENGLISH
READING EXAM – 80 MINUTES
WRITING EXAM – 35 MINUTES
THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN THE
EXAMS
READING EXAM- TIME
•80 MINUTES
•NO BREAKS
DURING THE EXAM
EXAM - EQUIPMENT
• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PENCIL
AND AN ERASER FOR THE READING
EXAM.
• IN CASE YOU MAKE A MISTAKE RUB
OUT YOUR ANSWER COMPLETELY
• AND SHADE THE BUBBLE YOU
WANT
READING EXAM - FORMAT
• THE EXAM HAS 10-12 PASSAGES
• EACH PASSAGE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ONE
TO FOUR QUESTIONS
• THE EXAM HAS A TOTAL OF 50 QUESTIONS
• EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR POSSIBLE
ANSWERS
• YOU HAVE TO SHADE THE CORRECT ONE
READING EXAM – FORMAT
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• All answers must be on the
English Answer Sheet
• Use a pencil to mark the
answer
• Choose ONLY ONE answer
ANSWER SHEET
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A
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WRITING EXAM
•35 MINUTES
•NO BREAKS DURING THE EXAM
•Write on a given topic.
WRITING EXAM
• MAKE SURE YOU WRITE IN ENGLISH.
• WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
– CAPITAL LETTER & FULL STOPS
• MAKE USE OF WORDS USED IN THE
QUESTION.
• WRITE DOWN A PLAN
– BEGINNING PARAGRAPH
– MIDDLE PARAGRAPH
– LAST PARAGRAPH
‫‪• EMSA Test Helpful Hints‬‬
‫أفكار مفيدة لحل إختبارات إيمسا •‬
• You need to double check each
answer if you finish the paper
early, to be sure all questions
were answered.
• ‫تحتاج الي مراجعة كل إجابة إذا قمت ا‬
‫ للتأكد‬٬ ‫بالنتهاء من الورقة في وقت مبكر‬
‫من أن جميع األسئلة قد تمت‬
.‫إجابتها‬
‫‪• Look out for key words when‬‬
‫‪scanning the reading‬‬
‫‪paragraphs. They will help you‬‬
‫‪find the answers.‬‬
‫أبحث عن الكلمات الرئيسية عند المرور •‬
‫علي فقرات القراءة ‪ .‬وسوف تساعدك‬
‫هذه الكلمات على العثور على‬
‫اإلجابات‪.‬‬
‫‪• Check if there is any emphasis in the‬‬
‫‪questions. Eg. Is an arrow pointing to a‬‬
‫‪picture? Is a word in italics or underlined? If‬‬
‫‪so, that is where you will find help to get the‬‬
‫‪answer.‬‬
‫مما إذا كان هنالك أي تركيز في األسئلة ‪ .‬على سبيل تحقق •‬
‫المثال‪ .‬ه ل يشير السهم إلى صورة؟ ه ل الكلمة مكتوبة‬
‫بخط مائل أو مخططة؟ إذا كان األمر كذلك ‪ ٬‬فان هذا هو المكان‬
‫الذي يمكن ان تجد فيه مساعدة للحصول على‬
‫الجواب‪.‬‬
• If you are not sure of the answer, one will be
an obviously wrong one.
• Eliminate that answer first, and work from
there, eliminating the wrong ones until you
make the best choice.
• ‫ سوف تكون إحدي اإلجابات‬٬ ‫إذا لم تكون متأكد من اإلجابة‬
٬ ‫ قوم بمسح هذه اإلجابة اوال‬.‫هي اإلجابة الخاطئة‬
‫ وامسحي اإلجابة الخاطئة حتى يمكنك‬٬ ‫وابدأ العمل من هنا‬
.‫تحقيق أفضل خيار‬
‫‪• If you are not sure of the answer,‬‬
‫‪read ahead to the next question and‬‬
‫‪answer and see if a clue can be‬‬
‫‪found there.‬‬
‫إذا لم تكون متأكد من اإلجابة ‪ ٬‬قم ق براءة •‬
‫العنوان على السؤال التالي و اإلجابة عليه ‪٬‬‬
‫ومعرفة ما اذا كانت‬
‫ا ف لكرة يمكن أن تكون موجودة هناك‪• .‬‬
• If you see a group of questions under a
diagram or paragraph, read the questions first,
then look at the picture or writing above for
the answers.
• ‫ اقرأ‬٬ ‫إذا رأيت مجموعة من األسئلة تحت مخطط أو فقرة‬
‫ ثم انظر إلى الصورة أو الكتابة أعاله‬٬ ‫األسئلة أوال‬
.‫للحصول على األجوبة‬
‫‪• Don’t rush. If a question seems too hard, leave‬‬
‫‪it until the easy ones are done first, and then‬‬
‫‪go back to it. Try your best, but if you don’t‬‬
‫‪know, just make your best guess. Never leave‬‬
‫‪a question unanswered.‬‬
‫ال تتعجل‪ .‬إذا كان السؤال يبدو صعبا للغاية ‪ ٬‬اتركيه حتى •‬
‫حاول تقوم باإلجابة علي األسئلة السهلة أوال ‪ ٬‬ثم تعود إليه‪.‬‬
‫القيام أ بفضل ما لديك ‪ ٬‬ولكن إذا كنت ال تعرف‪ ٬‬فقط قوم‬
‫الرد عليها أبدا‪ .‬بعمل أفضل تخمين‪ .‬ال تترك اي اسئلة بدون‬
• If you run out of time, try to complete as
many as possible, guessing if you have to.
• ‫ خمن إذا كان‬٬ ‫ حاول إنجاز أكبر قدرممكن‬٬ ‫إذا نفد الوقت‬
.‫ع ي لك ذلك‬
• Remember, this test is important to show
what you understand and can do!
• ‫ هذا االختبار مهم الظهار ما قمت بإستيعابه وما‬٬ ‫تذكر‬
!‫يمكنك القيام به‬
ARE YOU READY?????
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
LOOK FOR KEY WORDS
WHAT IS THIS?
What questions will you ask about this?
RUE
A. Royal United Engineers
B. Asking you if you are ready
C. It is another word for sorry
D.The name of a girl
If something is moving, then you are
feeling sleepy!!!!!
Say this sentence six times in 10
seconds without stopping or mistakes
•Sorry Lolly, Rolling Lorry.
WHAT CAN YOU READ BELOW?
MATHS SECTION
MATHS EXAM - FORMAT
• THE EXAM HAS 50
QUESTIONS
• EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
• YOU HAVE TO SHADE THE
CORRECT ONE
MATHS EXAM
•80 MINUTES
•NO BREAKS
•PENCIL AND
•ERASER
MATHS EXAM – FORMAT
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• All answers must be on the
Maths Answer Sheet
• Use a pencil to mark the
answer
• Choose ONLY ONE answer
Look at the black plus sign for 20
seconds and you will see all the dots
disappear
AT GOD’S FOOTSTOOL TO PRAY,
A POOR MAN KNELT AND BOWED
HIS HEAD
‘I FAILED,’ HE CRIED.
GOD SAID ‘YOU DID YOUR BEST.
THAT IS SUCCESS!’
ALL THE
BEST FOR
YOUR EXAMS!