( Mid Term Exam ( 8th grade

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( Read the text carefully then answer the questions :- ( 3 points -1
. People told stories and poems for entertainment around the world before writing existed
Africa has along history of story telling . The most famous African stories are about little
animals .These stories were told from person to person before written copies were ever
made . Writing was used to tell stories across the middle east before it was used anywhere
. else in the world . Some of the earliest pieces of literature came from the middle east
........................................................................ ? What are the most African stories about -1
.......................................................? Where did the earliest pieces of literature come from -2
........................................................................... ' Find a word in the text that means " fun-3
( Choose the correct answer :- (6 points -2
(a- Amal ..her children to school every day . ( is driving , are driving , drives
( b- Jamal ...a book at the moment . ( reads , is reading , reading
( c- He usually .a uniform to school . ( wear , wears , is wearing
( d- They .lots of fish now . ( are eating , eat , is eating
( e- They often ...their families to new places . ( is taking , take , takes
( f- Jordan the home of many people . ( am , are , is
( Correct the verb forms in the following sentences . ( 6 points -3
.. . He always is writing his ideas -1
.. . They doesn't speak English -2
. Mariam walks to school at the moment-3
. ? Do he learn a lot about animals -4
We is playing football now-5
.. . They are spend a good time with us today -6
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( Write four sentences about your self . ( 2 points -4
. My name is

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( Complete the sentences with ( but , because , and ) ( 3 points -5
. " Arar wrote poems like " Wish of the Wisher " ..Sorrow of Youth -1
. You should go to bed early .you'll feel more energetic-2
. Writing was useful at first ,.it wasn't entertaining -3
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