Mid-term Exam (CBT)
ENG 136 (Humanities)
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The mid-term exam is a Computer Based Test (CBT).
There are 60 questions and each question carries half a mark (1/2).
The exam duration is 90 minutes.
All the questions are MCQs with four options.
The breakdown of the questions is as follows;
Mid-Term Exam (30%)
Item
Grammar & Vocabulary
Reading (2 passages)
Listening (1 dialogue + 1 monologue )
Source:
20 (10+10)
20 (10+10)
20 (10+10)
Marks
Headway Plus (Elementary) Student’s Book
Headway Plus (Elementary) Workbook
Mid-term Exam Syllabus:
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The mid-term exam will be based on Units 1-10.
The exam will have four parts; Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and
Listening.
In addition to Units 1-10, you also need to cover the grammar and
vocabulary list mentioned in this document.
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Grammar:
• 10 Multiple Choice Questions.
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The grammar questions will be based on all the grammar points from
Units 1-10
In addition to the grammar points in Units 1-10, the following points also
need to be covered for the mid-term exam.
GRAMMAR ITEMS
Verb be: am/are/is – e.g. I’m Pablo.
Verb be: negatives – e.g. She isn’t a nurse.
Singular demonstrative pronouns (This, That) – e.g. This is John; That is
Bob
Subject pronouns – e.g. he, she, they
Question words – e.g. what
Possessive adjectives – e.g. my and yours
Possessive nouns – e.g. Safia’s husband, the students’ classroom.
has/have – e.g. I have a small hotel. She has a job. London’s got a lot of
parks.
Adjective + noun – e.g. a small car
Present Simple: first, second, and third person, plural and singular – e.g. I
like running.
Present Simple: questions and negatives – e.g. Do you like reading? She
doesn’t go out on Wednesday evenings.
Indefinite article: a and an – e.g. a bike an animal
Adverbs of frequency – e.g. always
There is/are – e.g. There’s a chair.
Prepositions: in, on, under, next to – e.g. The book is under the bed.
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Grammar Sample Questions
1.
Sarah doesn’t like coffee; she usually __________ tea.
A
B
C
D
2.
Where does he __________?
A
B
C
D
3.
they are
are they
he is
we are
“Whose watch is this?”
“It’s __________.”
A
B
C
D
5.
to live
lives
living
live
“Are they students?”
“Yes, __________.”
A
B
C
D
4.
drinks
drink
drinking
to drink
your
mine
me
you
There _________ a bookshop in our neighborhood.
A
B
C
D
is
are
were
are no
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6.
You shouldn’t _________ too much junk food; it’s bad for your
health.
A
B
C
D
7.
He _________ travel to Dubai in the vacation.
A
B
C
D
8.
Sarah is
Sarah
Sarah’s
Sarah has
Please __________! I’m trying to sleep.
A
B
C
D
10.
is going
are going to
is going to
are going
__________ bag is brown.
A
B
C
D
9.
eating
eats
to eat
eat
don’t shout
doesn’t shout
not shout
can’t shout
My friend bought __________ lunch today.
A
B
C
D
he
I
we
me
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Vocabulary:
• 10 Multiple Choice Questions.
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The vocabulary questions will be based from Units 1-10
In addition to the vocabulary in Units 1-10, the following vocabulary list also
needs to be covered for the mid-term exam.
Vocabulary List
and
bag
book
burger
bus
Bye
camera
car
coffee
computer
cup
day
English
every day
fine
first name
Good afternoon
Good morning
Good night
Goodbye
Have a nice day
hello
house
How are you?
lovely
my
name
Nice to meet
you.
OK
phone
photograph
please
sandwich
See you later
Sleep well
surname
tea
television
thank you
thanks
this
today
very well
what?
with
your
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
about
awful
beautiful
building
centre
cities
countries
doctor
fantastic
find
from
hear
her
his
hospital
how old?
look at
map
married
on holiday
people
really good
school
these
too
weather
where?
world
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Egypt
England
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France
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Russia
Spain
Saudi Arabia
eleven
twelve
thirteen
fourteen
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
nineteen
twenty
twenty-one
twenty-two
twenty-three
twenty-four
twenty-five
twenty-six
twenty-seven
twenty-eight
twenty-nine
thirty
address
all
America
another
boy
brother
builder
bus driver
businessman
charity walk
excited
excuse me
forty
good luck
Great!
happy
here
Hi
I don’t
understand
I’m sorry
interesting
interview
Ireland
job
live
magazine
now
nurse
other
over there
personal
information
phone number
police officer
same
Scotland
shop assistant
sorry
station
Sweden
thanks a lot
tired
town centre
very
well
winner
yet
a lot of
accountant
age
bank manager
bank
best friend
big
both
business card
certainly
children
college
Come on!
company
connecting
dictionary
evening
everybody
family tree
fans
football
friends
funny
Germany
give
6
goal
good
have
home
hotel
like
manager
near
new
nice
north
notice
of course
office
our
part of
(something)
part-time
police
really
small
spell
sport
sports centre
their
together
university
us
village
want
daughter
father
husband
mother
parents
sister
son
wife
Arabic
blue
cheese
chocolate
Coke
Come here!
count
delicious
drama
drink
eat
exciting
flat
food
guys
how much?
ice-cream
identity
languages
list
love
Mexico
millionaire
nationalities
orange
order
pair
pizza
play
Portugal
pounds
prices
restaurants
skiing
sometimes
speak
swimming
Switzerland
tennis
terrible
the best
twin
waiter
American
Brazilian
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Mexican
Portuguese
Saudi Arabian
Spanish
Syrian
Turkish
fifty
sixty
seventy
eighty
ninety
one hundred
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all day
always
as usual
at the weekend
aunt
beach
bed
between
breakfast
businesswoman
busy
buy
come
cook
dad
dinner
director
drive
early
eggs
fill
get home
get up
go out
go shopping
go to bed
Good idea!
have a shower
in
Internet
invite
leave
lesson
life
lifestyle
lunch
morning
never
next
o’clock
often
write
questionnaire
relax
schooldays
sea
shopping
shower
(web)site
soon
stay
stop
study
taxi
time
toast
tomorrow
TV
typical
(the) US
usually
visit
walk
watch
week
writer
when?
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
adore
amazing
anything
aspirin
baby
because
bedrooms
best
black
boss
café
card
carrots
catch
cat
changing rooms
cheap
chemist’s
Chile
chips
clothes
coat
cold
comfortable
credit card
8
Czech Republic
degrees
door
easy
every
expensive
fast
favourite
fog
free time
Frenchman
friendly
hat
hate
homework
hot
how many?
international
jacket
jumper
kids
large
learn
look
machine
meet
mobile phones
money
months
neighbours
newspaper
no problem
old
packet
parcel
Pardon?
PIN
place
post
Post Office
postcard
present
programme
railway station
rain
red
return ticket
sad
salad
scales
seafood
shampoo
shoes
shops
shows
single ticket
stamp
Swedish
take away
teach
that
toothpaste
town
train
try on
T-shirt
understand
very much
website
wet
white
who?
why?
wonderful
wrong
yellow
alarm clock
any
armchair
autumn
bathroom
border
bus station
car keys
car park
castle
cooker
cosmopolitan
cycling
desk
dining room
directions
drawer
DVD player
entertainment
excellent
ferry
festivals
fishing
9
floor
fresh
fridge
furniture
games
golf
home town
Indian
Internet café
kinds of
kitchen
lamp
laptop
left
library
living room
mean
meetings
miles
minutes
modern
more
mountain
museum
need
next to
night
park
posters
quick
right
rooms
run
sailing
signs
sky
slow
snowboarding
sofa
some
spectacular
sports bag
spring
straight on
summer
sunny
supermarket
telephone
Thai
tidy
toilet
trainers
travel
trolley bus
turn
under
walls
warm
water sports
winter
Vocabulary Sample Questions
1.
I don’t think I’m __________ enough to climb that mountain.
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B
C
D
2.
flat
tall
kind
fit
I want __________ flight from Riyadh to Dubai, please.
A
B
C
D
an international
a national
a local
an internal
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3.
She’s a very __________ person. Everyone likes her.
A
B
C
D
4.
My watch is broken. Can you _________ it for me?
A
B
C
D
5.
uniform
suit
trousers
shoes
The library was __________ today. There was nowhere to sit.
A
B
C
D
8.
a customer
a client
a secretary
a manager
Special clothes that are worn by members of a group or team
A
B
C
D
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repair
repeat
relate
borrow
Someone who is in charge of a business or department
A
B
C
D
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angry
annoying
lonely
pleasant
clean
empty
crowded
quiet
Look at the sky. It’s so __________ , I think it’s going to rain.
A
B
C
D
sunny
cloudy
bright
blue
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9.
An area of land that has water on all sides
A
B
C
D
10.
a continent
a lake
an island
a country
Fatima’s father worked as a doctor for 40 years. He
__________six months ago, so he’s not working any more.
A
B
C
D
released
removed
retired
relied
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Reading:
• 20 Multiple Choice Questions ( 2 reading passages with 10 MCQs each)
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The mid-term exam will be based on the reading skills covered in Units 1-10.
Sample Reading Passage with Questions
1.
Banana smoothies first appeared in the 1930s. Since then, they have
become very popular across the world. Not only is the banana
smoothie delicious, but it has many of the nutrients our bodies need to
function.
2.
Banana smoothies are made from fresh bananas using an electric
blender. The fresh fruit gives it that chunky but creamy look. The ice
keeps it cool in the hot summer heat. Bananas have a lot of healthy
carbohydrates which makes them a perfect food for athletes and
people with active lifestyles. Smoothies help to give energy after a
difficult workout.
3.
Doctors recommend bananas to patients who have heart problems and
high blood pressure, as they lower the risk of stroke and heart attacks.
Another good thing about this wonderful fruit is that it protects against
depression and keeps you in a good mood.
4.
Banana smoothies, when mixed with yogurt and other fruits like apples
or mangos, protect you from stomach ulcers and help your digestive
system. Bananas are a low-calorie food; there are about 100 calories in
a medium sized banana. They make you feel full, so if you eat a
banana, you will avoid snacking between meals. This is beneficial
because it helps you to reach your weight loss goals. But make sure
you don’t put sugar in your smoothie. Bananas are sweet enough!
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What happened in the 1930s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Banana smoothies were first made.
Banana smoothies became very popular.
Banana smoothies were made all over the world.
Banana smoothies were found to have nutrients.
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2.
How many calories does a banana have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
Which of the following is NOT true of bananas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
apples
sugar
Mangoes
yogurt
In paragraph 1, what does the word 'function' mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
They are good for your heart.
They are good for your digestive system.
They can help you lose weight.
They can cause stomach ulcers.
Banana smoothies should NOT be mixed with _____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
100 calories in a large banana
100 calories in a small banana
100 calories in a medium banana
100 calories in any banana
work properly
play
be popular
appear
In paragraph 4, what does the word 'beneficial' mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Low-calorie
Sweet
helpful
Full
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7.
What does the underlined word 'it' in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
Wonderful fruit
Banana
Stroke
Blood pressure
Which of these titles is best for this passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Smoothies: An Alternative to Food
How To Prepare Apple Smoothies
Have a Banana Smoothie
101 Banana Recipes
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Listening:
• 20 Multiple Choice Questions ( 2 listening scripts with 10 MCQs each)
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The mid-term exam will be based on the listening skills covered in Units 1-10.
Sample Listening Script with Questions
Hotel Clerk
[sound of phone ringing]
Good afternoon, Grand Palace Hotel. How may I help you?
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Hello, I’d like to book a room.
Certainly, sir... What dates did you have in mind?
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Ali
Well, my flight from Riyadh arrives in Jeddah on January 10th
and I will be staying for two... no wait... three... yes, I’ll be in
Jeddah for three nights before leaving for meetings in Taif and
Abha…
So you’d like to book a room from January 10th through January
13th...
No, not the 13th, the 12th... I said I’d be there for three nights...
not four...
Yes, of course, sir, but you will be checking out of the hotel on
January 13th, correct?
Ah, yes, of course... you’re right. The check-out date will be
January 13th.
Let me just check the computer to see if we have rooms
available... mmmm, let’s see... we have a double room on
January 10th and 11th, but there’s nothing on the 12th... no
wait... I’m sorry, my mistake... we do have a junior suite
available on the 12th.
No that won’t work... I don’t want to change rooms.
Let me see then... hmmm... you could book the junior suite for
your entire stay...
Can you tell me how much the junior suite is?
Of course, sir... it’s one thousand two hundred and fifty Riyals
per night.
And what about a double room?
Our standard rate for the double room is seven hundred and
fifty Riyals... so the junior suite is only five hundred Riyals more
per night than the double.
Hmmm, that’s a bit more than I wanted to spend...
If you are travelling on business, I can apply our corporate
discount of twenty percent to your booking, sir...
Yes, I will be in Jeddah to meet with some clients. So with the
discount, that would make the rate... let me think, twenty
percent of twelve fifty is...
It would be a discount of two hundred and fifty Riyals per night,
sir...
Great! Let’s book it then...
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1. The man is calling the hotel _______________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
to make a reservation
to cancel a reservation
to speak to a guest
to make a complaint
2. The hotel is located in _______________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Riyadh
Jeddah
Taif
Abha
3. How long will the man stay in the hotel?
A.
B.
C.
D.
One night
Two nights
Three nights
Four nights
4. When will the man check out of the hotel?
A.
B.
C.
D.
January 10th
January 12th
January 13th
January 30th
5. Why is the man travelling?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He is visiting his family.
He is meeting friends.
He is a tourist.
He is doing business.
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