Exam Preparation — Theme 1: School Life
Sample open-ended questions for the reading and writing learning outcomes that may appear in MEB written exam scenarios for this unit. Each question targets a specific kazanım.
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Reading — E10.1.R1
R1
Students will be able to diagrammatize a text about everyday life into a graphic organizer.
Read the text about Alex’s weekly routine and complete the graphic organizer below.
Alex’s Weekly Routine
Alex is a 16-year-old student at Greenfield High School. He always gets up at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays. He usually has breakfast with his family before going to school. His favourite subjects are Science and PE.
After school, Alex often goes to the school gym. He plays basketball on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he attends the school’s ICT club in the laboratory. He rarely stays at home during the week because he is always busy.
At weekends, Alex sometimes goes camping with his friends. He also makes time for his hobbies. He spends his spare time playing the guitar in the school studio. He always saves time for his homework on Sunday evenings.
| Activity | How Often? | When / Where? |
|---|---|---|
| Gets up at 6:30 | ||
| Plays basketball | ||
| Attends ICT club | ||
| Goes camping | ||
| Plays the guitar | ||
| Does homework |
Metindeki sıklık zarflarına (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely) ve zaman/yer ifadelerine dikkat et. Her aktivite için ikisini de bul.
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Reading — E10.1.R1
R1
Students will be able to diagrammatize a text about everyday life into a graphic organizer.
Read the text about three students and complete the graphic organizer with information from the text.
Three Students, Three Routines
Zeynep is from İstanbul. She gets up at 7:00 every morning. She usually takes the school bus. Her favourite subject is English. After school, she often goes to the gym for volleyball practice. In her spare time, she plays the piano at the school studio.
Tom is from London. He wakes up at 7:30. He always walks to school because it is near his house. He loves ICT and Science. After school, he sometimes goes to the laboratory for his robotics club. He never misses his rowing training on Fridays.
Yuki is from Tokyo. She gets up at 6:00 because she lives far from school. She always takes the train. Her favourite subject is PE. She goes to the gym every day after school. At weekends, she often goes camping with her family.
| Student | Wake-up Time | Transport | Favourite Subject | After-school Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeynep | ||||
| Tom | ||||
| Yuki |
Her öğrenci için dört bilgiyi metinden bul: kaçta kalkar, okula nasıl gider, favori dersi ne, okuldan sonra ne yapar.
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Writing — E10.1.W1
W1
Students will be able to describe themselves, their family and daily/weekly habits in a short paragraph.
Read the model text below. Then write a similar paragraph about yourself and your family.
Model Text
Hi! My name is Sarah. I am 16 years old and I am a student at Riverside Academy in London. My family is small. My father is an engineer and my mother is a nurse. I have one brother. His name is Tom and he is 13. We always have breakfast together at 7:30 a.m. My father usually drives me to school. After school, I often go to the gym. In my spare time, I play tennis and join the drama club. I sometimes go camping with my family at weekends. I love my school life!
Your task: Write a similar paragraph (6–8 sentences) about yourself and your family. Include:
• Your name, age and school
• Information about your family members and their jobs
• Your daily routine (use adverbs of frequency)
• Activities you enjoy at school or in your spare time
• Your name, age and school
• Information about your family members and their jobs
• Your daily routine (use adverbs of frequency)
• Activities you enjoy at school or in your spare time
Model metindeki yapıyı takip et: kendini tanıt aile günlük rutinler boş zaman aktiviteleri. Simple Present Tense ve sıklık zarfları (always, usually, often, sometimes) kullan.
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Writing — E10.1.W1
W1
Students will be able to describe themselves, their family and daily/weekly habits in a short paragraph.
Your school magazine wants students to write about their weekly habits. Write a short paragraph (6–8 sentences) using the prompts below.
Writing Prompts
• What time do you usually get up on weekdays?
• What do you usually have for breakfast?
• How do you go to school?
• What are your favourite subjects and why?
• What do you do after school? (gym, studio, laboratory…)
• How do you spend your spare time at weekends?
• What do you usually have for breakfast?
• How do you go to school?
• What are your favourite subjects and why?
• What do you do after school? (gym, studio, laboratory…)
• How do you spend your spare time at weekends?
Her prompt için en az bir cümle yaz. Sıklık zarfları kullan: “I always get up at…”, “I usually have…”, “I sometimes play…”. Hafta içi ve hafta sonu rutinlerini ayır.