INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE Session of July 2007 English Language
ANSWER KEY
Part One: Reading (Score 12/20)
A. (Score: 03.5)
1. Bear with Me is a story about tolerance that won a contest.
2. Greg argued with Nadi because he didnt respect his family tradition.
3. They both suffered in their academic record.
4. Both were wrong. Nadi disrespected Gregs family traditions, whereas Greg
kicked him out of his home.
B. (Score: 01.5)
1. Mr. Cook supported his opinion about the importance of tolerance by telling a story.
2. The two friends waited eagerly for the play.
3. Nadi was shocked by his friend's reaction.
4. Classmates tried to reconcile the two friends, but it was fruitless.
5. Both, Nadi and Greg, apologized to each other.
6. Mr. Cook left the classroom with a smile.
C. (Score: 01.5)
1. Mr. Cook is Nadias and Janets social studies teacher.
2. Nadia and Janet interrupted Mr. Cook's lesson to hug one another.
3. Mr. Cook left the classroom satisfied with Nadias and Janets behavior.
D. (Score: 01.5)
1. Greg changed his mind about accompanying his friend to the town hall because he had to
accompany his family to the cemetery.
2. Nadia and Janet hugged one another when they heard Mr. Cooks story.
3. The story Mr. Cook told to his class was intended to support his opinion about the
importance of tolerance.
E. (Score: 02)
1. apologize 2. tolerating / reconsidering 3. quarreling 4. tradition
F. (Score: 02)
1. Mr. Cook wanted to know if he might know what was going on.
2. If Greg hadnt been busy with his family, he would have gone with his friend to the town hall.
Part Two: Writing (Score: 08/20)
02 for chart and title, 03 for ideas, and 03 for language