13+ Scholarship Examinations 2016 MNDRIN 1 hour nswer all questions in this booklet. You should spend no more than 35 minutes on the writing section (Section ). Use the rest of the time to work through the reading comprehension section, leaving time to check your work. NME SHOOL
SETION : Writing (30 marks) Write a letter (about 150 characters) to a hinese friend and tell him/her about your holidays ( 假期 )and your holiday plan this year. You have to include: What you normally do on holiday What special thing you did during your last holiday Whether you like travelling or not and what places you have been What your plan is for this summer holiday Marks will be given for your communication of the bullet points, knowledge and application of language as well as accuracy.
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SETION : Reading (30 marks) 1 Lingling writes a brief note about herself to send to a new friend. [4 marks] 我叫玲玲, 我住在上海, 我今年十四岁 我的爱好是唱歌 我会说英文和法文 晚上, 我喜欢看电视 Put a in the correct box. Example: How old is Lingling? 14 15 16 (i) Where does Lingling live? eijing Hong Kong Shanghai (ii) What is her hobby? reading singing dancing (iii) What languages can she speak? English & hinese English & French hinese & French (iv) What does she like to do in the evening? watch TV watch a film listen to music
4 2 Daming writes about something that happened to him last Saturday. [4 marks] 上个星期六是十月七号, 是我的生日, 奶奶买了一只小猫送给我 小猫有一色身白色的毛, 非常漂亮 Put a in the correct box. (i) What date is Daming s birthday? 10 th of July 17 th of July 7 th of October (ii) Who bought Daming the gift? grandmother mother older sister (iii) What colour is the gift? white black brown (iv) What does Daming say about the gift? cute beautiful expensive 5
3 Dahai writes about his life in eijing. [5 marks] 大海家在北京, 他喜欢北京的天气 今天是晴天, 外边没有风, 很热 下午没有课, 大海和他的同学京京骑自行车去体育馆游泳 体育馆在火车站旁边 大海喜欢游泳, 京京也喜欢游泳, 他们都游得很快 晚上, 他们在大海家吃饭 Put a in the correct box. (i) What was the weather like today? rainy windy sunny (ii) Whom did Dahai go swimming with? his friend his classmate his brother (iii) Where was the sports centre? behind the train station beside the train station opposite the train station (iv) How did they get there? walk by car by bike (v) Where were they having dinner? in a restaurant at Jingjing s house at Dahai s house
4 Read the passage below and tick 4 correct statements. [4 marks] 6 昨天是星期日, 因为没有课, 我早上八点半起床, 九点吃早饭 吃完早饭, 我去了图书馆看书 下午我跟妈妈一起去商店买了东西 晚上七点半我和爸爸去运动场看了足球比赛 我们学校的足球运动员穿红色的衣服, 白色运动鞋 因为昨天下雨, 刮风, 天气很冷, 今天我感冒了, 头疼, 咳嗽, 所以我不能上学 我去看了医生 Tick 4 correct statements from below. I got up at 9 in the morning. fter breakfast, I went to the library. I went shopping with my mum in the afternoon. In the evening, I watched a football match on TV. I went to the stadium to see a football match. The players were wearing white clothes and red shoes. It was cold and windy yesterday. I had a headache and stomach ache today. I went to school today and I went to see a doctor after school. 5 Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Write the letters in the blanks. [5 marks] 得 的 都 D 一起 E 可是 F 也 我和妹妹 喜欢运动, 我们常常 跑步 骑自行车 打网球和打乒乓球 妹妹打乒乓球打 非常好, 她的网球 很好 我的乒乓球和网球都不好, 我跑得很快
7 6 Read the passage below and answer the questions in English. [8 marks] 丽丽来英国一个月了 她在英国的家很大, 有五个房间 : 一个客厅, 一个饭厅, 一个厨房, 两个卧室, 两个卫生间, 还有一个大花园 她最喜欢她的卧室, 因为她的卧室很漂亮, 也很干净 她的卧室是蓝色的 卧室里有书桌和椅子, 一个书架, 还有一个白色的床 丽丽也很喜欢她的新学校 她的新学校在英国南边 学校不大, 但是很漂亮 学校里有图书馆, 运动场, 礼堂, 还有很多教室 每天丽丽都有很多课, 她最喜欢科学, 因为科学考试很容易, 作业也不多 丽丽在英国没有很多朋友, 她的家人也都很忙, 所以她常常想念她在中国的朋友们 今年暑假, 她要回中国去看他的爷爷 nswer the following questions in English. You do not need to write complete sentences. i) How long has Lili been to the UK? [1] ii) How many bedrooms are there at her home? [1] iii) Why does she like her bedroom? Write two reasons. [1] iv) What colour is her bedroom? [1] v) Where is her school? [1] vi) What is Lili s favourite subject? Why? [2] vii) Why does Lili often miss her friends in hina? Write one reason. [1] 8
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13+ Scholarship Examinations 2015 MNDRIN 1 hour 30 minutes This paper comprises a writing section and a reading section. NME:..
Writing section: Please follow the instructions below to write an essay of 200 characters. Theme Media and culture Stimuli: You have attended a culture event (for example a wedding, a festival or a birthday). Write an email to your hinese-speaking friend about this event. You could mention: details about this event what people wore food and drink how traditional the event was what you enjoyed most and why the next event you will attend
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