EMSAEXTERNAL

MEASUREMENT of

STUDENTACHIEVEMENT

EMSA – WHEN?

ENGLISH – TUESDAY 5TH JANUARY 2010

MATHS – WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY 2010

SCIENCE – THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 2010

ARABIC – MONDAY 4TH JANUARY 2010

ENGLISH EMSA EXAM

• 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 continued…

•All answers must be on the English Answer Sheet•Use a pencil to mark the

answer•Choose ONLY ONE answer

ANSWER SHEET

• 1 A B C D• 2 A B C D• 3 A B C D• 4 A B C D• . A B C D• .. A B C D• … A B C D• …. A B C D• 50 A B C D

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 Hintsلحل • مفيدة أفكار

إيمسا إختبارات

• You need to double check each answer if you finish the paper early, to be sure all questions were answered.قمت • إذا إجابة كل مراجعة الي تحتاج

مبكر وقت في الورقة من بالنتهاء ٬اتمت قد األسئلة جميع أن من للتأكد

.إجابتها

• Look out for key words when scanning the reading paragraphs. They will help you find the answers.عند • الرئيسية الكلمات عن أبحثوسوف . القراءة فقرات علي المرورالعثور على الكلمات هذه تساعدكعلى

.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.

• األسئلة . في تركيز أي هنالك كان إذا مما تحققسبيل صورة؟. على إلى السهم يشير ل ه المثال

مكتوبة الكلمة ل هكذلك األمر كان إذا مخططة؟ أو مائل فان ٬بخط

المكان هو هذا فيه تجد ان يمكن الذيعلى للحصول مساعدة

.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.

• اإلجابة من متأكد تكون لم تكون ٬إذا سوف . بمسح قوم الخاطئة اإلجابة هي اإلجابات إحدي

اوال اإلجابة ٬هذههنا من العمل الخاطئة ٬وابدأ اإلجابة وامسحي

خيار أفضل تحقيق يمكنك .حتى

• If you are not sure of the answer, read ahead to the next question andanswer and see if a clue can be found there.• اإلجابة من متأكد تكون لم ق ٬إذا قمو التالي السؤال على العنوان براءة

عليه كانت ٬اإلجابة اذا ما ومعرفة• هناك موجودة تكون أن يمكن لكرة ف .ا

• 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.

• أو مخطط تحت األسئلة من مجموعة رأيت إذاأوال ٬فقرة األسئلة الصورة ٬اقرأ إلى انظر ثم

أعاله الكتابة أواألجوبة على .للحصول

• 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.

• . للغاية صعبا يبدو السؤال كان إذا تتعجل اتركيه ٬الأوال السهلة األسئلة علي باإلجابة تقوم تعود ٬حتى ثم

لديك. ما بفضل أ القيام حاول ال ٬إليه كنت إذا ولكن. ٬تعرف اي تترك ال تخمين أفضل بعمل قوم فقط

أبدا عليها الرد بدون .اسئلة

• If you run out of time, try to complete as many as possible, guessing if you have to.

• الوقت نفد قدرممكن ٬إذا أكبر إنجاز ٬حاولكان إذا خمنذلك لك ي .ع

• Remember, this test is important to show what you understand and can do!

• قمت ٬تذكر ما الظهار مهم االختبار هذابه القيام يمكنك وما !بإستيعابه

ARE YOU READY?????

SAMPLE QUESTIONSLOOK FOR KEY WORDS

WHAT IS THIS?What questions will you ask about this?

RUEA. Royal United EngineersB. Asking you if you are readyC. It is another word for sorryD. 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 continued…

•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!