
University of Technology and Applied Sciences
+General Foundation Programme
+Midterm Exam +Level 2 |
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Fall Semester 2022-2023
+Reading
+Duration: 60 minutes
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| Section 1 (10 marks) | ++ |
| Section 2 (15 marks) | ++ |
| Total (25 marks) | ++ |
| Marker’s Initials | ++ |
Four Unusual Schools
+| Read about four of the world’s most unusual schools and +answer questions 1-10. | +
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| Green School is located in the jungles of Bali near the +Ayung River in Indonesia. John Hardy and his wife, Cynthia, founded the +school in 2008. A German carpenter, Jorg Stamm and a Swiss sculptor and +designer, Aldo Landwehr, built the school building. The building and the +classroom furniture are made out of bamboo. The eco-friendly school uses +clean energy from the sun, wind and water. The school provides green +education to the students. Students learn subjects such as river ecology +and rice cultivation. | +Green School +
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School of the Future +
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+Created with the help of the software company, +Microsoft, School of the Future uses innovative teaching methods and the +latest technology. The school opened in West Philadelphia, U.S.A in +2006. It cost the school district $63 million to build this school. +Students carry laptops instead of books. They study Math and Science on +various Microsoft apps like One Note. Students have digital lockers in +the school that they open with an ID card. The school begins at 9:00am +and ends at 4:00pm like a normal work day instead of a typical school +day. | +||
| Established by Maurice De Hond in 2013, Steve Jobs +schools in the Netherlands allow children to learn at their own pace. +Each student starts with an Individual Development Plan made by the +child, his or her parents, and the school coach. In these schools, the +teacher is called a ‘coach’. All students receive iPads fully loaded +with apps to guide their learning. Students use these to study, play, +share work, prepare presentations and communicate with others. | +Steve Jobs schools +
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Brooklyn Free School +
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+Founded in 2004 in New York City, Brooklyn Free School +is a unique school. Brooklyn Free School has no grades, no tests, no +compulsory classes or homework. Students are free to choose the subjects +they want to study. Students make the school rules. They decide if they +want to study, to play, to wander around or just sleep. On Wednesday +mornings, the entire school comes together to attend a weekly meeting to +discuss important issues and take decisions together. | +||
READING SECTION 1
+Questions 1 to 10
+Read the scanning sheet about Four Unusual Schools and +answer the questions.
+You may write your answers on the question paper, but you +MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are +over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do +this.
+Write no more than TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each +answer.
+Write the answer in the correct space on your answer +sheet.
+Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked +wrong.
+1. When are weekly meetings at Brooklyn Free +School?
+2. What is the nationality of the carpenter who +built the Green School?
+3. Who is known as a ‘coach’ in Steve Jobs +schools?
+4. Who makes the school rules at Brooklyn Free +School?
+5. Which school was started by a married couple?
+6. How much did it cost the school district to build +the School of the Future?
+7. What have the Green School builders used to make +classroom furniture?
+8. What do School of the Future students use to open +their digital lockers?
+9. In which country can you find Steve Jobs +schools?
+10. What do students carry instead of books in the +School of the Future?
+READING SECTION 2
+Read the passage and answer the +questions.
+You may write your answers on the question paper, but you +MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are +over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do +this.
+| + | A +Football is an extremely popular world sport. Young men look up to +famous footballers as role models. Several football stars began their +sporting careers as children playing on the streets. However, many of +them moved on to join football academies, or sports’ schools, to build +their talent and become professional players. +B +A football academy is a school set up to develop young footballers. +All major football clubs +such as FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid have their +own academy. +They scout, or look for, young talent and then teach them to play +football to meet the club's standards at the academy. +C +Football academies provide football education to students who are 21 +years old and below. A student must be at least 9 years old to join an +academy. However, some football clubs, such us Arsenal, have +pre-training programmes for even younger players. All the boys at an +academy continue their normal school education. It is important that +they are able to get good jobs in case they fail to become professional +footballers. +D +Players between the ages of 9 and 16 have to sign schoolboy forms. +They sign a new contract every two years. When the player turns 16, the +academy decides if they are going to offer the player a place on their +Youth Training Scheme. Each year, the best players receive a +scholarship. This gives them free football training and an academic +education. +E +In a football academy, players attend training sessions in the +afternoon on weekdays, and in the morning at weekends. On Sundays, they +don’t train. They play matches against other academy teams. The football +academies also encourage their players to take up other sports such as +gymnastics or basketball. +F +FC Barcelona's football academy, La Masia, is one of the best +football academies in the world. Located in Barcelona, Spain, La Masia +has over 300 young players. Famous footballers and coaches such as +Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola and Ces Fabregas are graduates of La Masia. +Many people think that Barcelona’s success in the football world is due +to the excellent training programme provided at La Masia. Today, FC +Barcelona has academies in other parts of the world including Egypt, +Japan, America and Dubai. +Questions 11 to 15 +The Reading passage has 6 paragraphs, +A-F. +Read the following headings 1 to 6 and choose a suitable +title for each paragraph. Write the correct number on your answer sheet. +The first one has been done for you as an example. (WRITE ONLY +THE CORRECT NUMBER) +Headings +1. From the streets to an academy +2. Agreements between young players and the academy +3. An academy that produced some famous names in football +4. Weekly routine of players in the academy +5. An academy for each big club +6. Learning about football but still going to school +Paragraphs +Example: A = 1 +11. B = +12. C = +13. D = +14. E = +15. F = +Questions 16 to 18 +Do the following statements agree with the information given in the +Reading Passage? +In the correct space on your answer sheet, write +TRUE (T) if the statement agrees with the +information +FALSE (F) if the statement disagrees with the +information +NOT GIVEN (NG) if the information is not in the +passage +16. All famous footballers went to football +academies. +17. Only a few important football clubs run their +own football academies. +18. Most players join a football academy at 9 years +of age. +Questions 19 to 21 +Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. +Write only the correct letter on your answer +sheet. +19. Football academies take students +A. under the age of 9. +B. between the ages 9 and 21. +C. only between the ages of 9 and 16. +20. Football academies +A. give scholarships to all players over 16. +B. renew the contracts of players each year. +C. may or may not accept a player on the Youth +Training Scheme. +21. Football academy students +A. cannot play other sports. +B. play against other teams on weekdays. +C. don't have training sessions on Sundays. +Questions 22 to 25 +Complete the summary below using words from the box. The +words are from the passage. Write your answers on your answer +sheet. +Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked +wrong. +
The world's important football 22. ___________, such +as FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid have their own football schools. +Located in Barcelona, Spain, La Masia is among the top +23. __________ for football coaching. Lionel Messi, +Pep Guardiola and Ces Fabregas are +24. ___________ players or coaches from La Masia. A +lot of people believe that La Masia's extremely good +25. ___________ programme is a reason for FC +Barcelona's success in football. +University of Technology and Applied Sciences +Level 2, Midterm Exam, Fall Semester 2022-2023 +Name: _________________________________________ Student ID: +________ +College: ________________________________________ Group: +___________ +Answer Sheet +
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University of Technology and Applied Sciences
+General Foundation Programme
+Midterm Exam +Level 2 |
+
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Fall Semester 2022-2023
+Reading
+Duration: 60 minutes
+| Name | ++ | |
| Student Number | ++ | + |
| Group | ++ | + |
| Section 1 (10 marks) | ++ |
| Section 2 (15 marks) | ++ |
| Total (25 marks) | ++ |
| Marker’s Initials | ++ |
Four Unusual Schools
+| Read about four of the world’s most unusual schools and +answer questions 1-10. | +
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| Green School is located in the jungles of Bali near the +Ayung River in Indonesia. John Hardy and his wife, Cynthia, founded the +school in 2008. A German carpenter, Jorg Stamm and a Swiss sculptor and +designer, Aldo Landwehr, built the school building. The building and the +classroom furniture are made out of bamboo. The eco-friendly school uses +clean energy from the sun, wind and water. The school provides green +education to the students. Students learn subjects such as river ecology +and rice cultivation. | +Green School +
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School of the Future +
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+Created with the help of the software company, +Microsoft, School of the Future uses innovative teaching methods and the +latest technology. The school opened in West Philadelphia, U.S.A in +2006. It cost the school district $63 million to build this school. +Students carry laptops instead of books. They study Math and Science on +various Microsoft apps like One Note. Students have digital lockers in +the school that they open with an ID card. The school begins at 9:00am +and ends at 4:00pm like a normal work day instead of a typical school +day. | +||
| Established by Maurice De Hond in 2013, Steve Jobs +schools in the Netherlands allow children to learn at their own pace. +Each student starts with an Individual Development Plan made by the +child, his or her parents, and the school coach. In these schools, the +teacher is called a ‘coach’. All students receive iPads fully loaded +with apps to guide their learning. Students use these to study, play, +share work, prepare presentations and communicate with others. | +Steve Jobs schools +
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Brooklyn Free School +
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+Founded in 2004 in New York City, Brooklyn Free School +is a unique school. Brooklyn Free School has no grades, no tests, no +compulsory classes or homework. Students are free to choose the subjects +they want to study. Students make the school rules. They decide if they +want to study, to play, to wander around or just sleep. On Wednesday +mornings, the entire school comes together to attend a weekly meeting to +discuss important issues and take decisions together. | +||
READING SECTION 1
+Questions 1 to 10
+Read the scanning sheet about Four Unusual Schools and +answer the questions.
+You may write your answers on the question paper, but you +MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are +over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do +this.
+Write no more than TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each +answer.
+Write the answer in the correct space on your answer +sheet.
+Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked +wrong.
+1. When are weekly meetings at Brooklyn Free +School?
+2. What is the nationality of the carpenter who +built the Green School?
+3. Who is known as a ‘coach’ in Steve Jobs +schools?
+4. Who makes the school rules at Brooklyn Free +School?
+5. Which school was started by a married couple?
+6. How much did it cost the school district to build +the School of the Future?
+7. What have the Green School builders used to make +classroom furniture?
+8. What do School of the Future students use to open +their digital lockers?
+9. In which country can you find Steve Jobs +schools?
+10. What do students carry instead of books in the +School of the Future?
+READING SECTION 2
+Read the passage and answer the +questions.
+You may write your answers on the question paper, but you +MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are +over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do +this.
+| + | A +Football is an extremely popular world sport. Young men look up to +famous footballers as role models. Several football stars began their +sporting careers as children playing on the streets. However, many of +them moved on to join football academies, or sports’ schools, to build +their talent and become professional players. +B +A football academy is a school set up to develop young footballers. +All major football clubs +such as FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid have their +own academy. +They scout, or look for, young talent and then teach them to play +football to meet the club's standards at the academy. +C +Football academies provide football education to students who are 21 +years old and below. A student must be at least 9 years old to join an +academy. However, some football clubs, such us Arsenal, have +pre-training programmes for even younger players. All the boys at an +academy continue their normal school education. It is important that +they are able to get good jobs in case they fail to become professional +footballers. +D +Players between the ages of 9 and 16 have to sign schoolboy forms. +They sign a new contract every two years. When the player turns 16, the +academy decides if they are going to offer the player a place on their +Youth Training Scheme. Each year, the best players receive a +scholarship. This gives them free football training and an academic +education. +E +In a football academy, players attend training sessions in the +afternoon on weekdays, and in the morning at weekends. On Sundays, they +don’t train. They play matches against other academy teams. The football +academies also encourage their players to take up other sports such as +gymnastics or basketball. +F +FC Barcelona's football academy, La Masia, is one of the best +football academies in the world. Located in Barcelona, Spain, La Masia +has over 300 young players. Famous footballers and coaches such as +Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola and Ces Fabregas are graduates of La Masia. +Many people think that Barcelona’s success in the football world is due +to the excellent training programme provided at La Masia. Today, FC +Barcelona has academies in other parts of the world including Egypt, +Japan, America and Dubai. +Questions 11 to 15 +The Reading passage has 6 paragraphs, +A-F. +Read the following headings 1 to 6 and choose a suitable +title for each paragraph. Write the correct number on your answer sheet. +The first one has been done for you as an example. (WRITE ONLY +THE CORRECT NUMBER) +Headings +1. From the streets to an academy +2. Agreements between young players and the academy +3. An academy that produced some famous names in football +4. Weekly routine of players in the academy +5. An academy for each big club +6. Learning about football but still going to school +Paragraphs +Example: A = 1 +11. B = +12. C = +13. D = +14. E = +15. F = +Questions 16 to 18 +Do the following statements agree with the information given in the +Reading Passage? +In the correct space on your answer sheet, write +TRUE (T) if the statement agrees with the +information +FALSE (F) if the statement disagrees with the +information +NOT GIVEN (NG) if the information is not in the +passage +16. All famous footballers went to football +academies. +17. Only a few important football clubs run their +own football academies. +18. Most players join a football academy at 9 years +of age. +Questions 19 to 21 +Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. +Write only the correct letter on your answer +sheet. +19. Football academies take students +A. under the age of 9. +B. between the ages 9 and 21. +C. only between the ages of 9 and 16. +20. Football academies +A. give scholarships to all players over 16. +B. renew the contracts of players each year. +C. may or may not accept a player on the Youth +Training Scheme. +21. Football academy students +A. cannot play other sports. +B. play against other teams on weekdays. +C. don't have training sessions on Sundays. +Questions 22 to 25 +Complete the summary below using words from the box. The +words are from the passage. Write your answers on your answer +sheet. +Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked +wrong. +
The world's important football 22. ___________, such +as FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid have their own football schools. +Located in Barcelona, Spain, La Masia is among the top +23. __________ for football coaching. Lionel Messi, +Pep Guardiola and Ces Fabregas are +24. ___________ players or coaches from La Masia. A +lot of people believe that La Masia's extremely good +25. ___________ programme is a reason for FC +Barcelona's success in football. +University of Technology and Applied Sciences +Level 2, Midterm Exam, Fall Semester 2022-2023 +Name: _________________________________________ Student ID: +________ +College: ________________________________________ Group: +___________ +Answer Sheet +
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University of Technology and Applied Sciences
+General Foundation Programme
+Midterm Exam +Level 2 |
+
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Fall Semester 2022-2023
+Reading
+Duration: 60 minutes
+| Name | ++ | |
| Student Number | ++ | + |
| Group | ++ | + |
| Section 1 (10 marks) | ++ |
| Section 2 (15 marks) | ++ |
| Total (25 marks) | ++ |
| Marker’s Initials | ++ |
Four Unusual Schools
+| Read about four of the world’s most unusual schools and +answer questions 1-10. | +
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| Green School is located in the jungles of Bali near the +Ayung River in Indonesia. John Hardy and his wife, Cynthia, founded the +school in 2008. A German carpenter, Jorg Stamm and a Swiss sculptor and +designer, Aldo Landwehr, built the school building. The building and the +classroom furniture are made out of bamboo. The eco-friendly school uses +clean energy from the sun, wind and water. The school provides green +education to the students. Students learn subjects such as river ecology +and rice cultivation. | +Green School +
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School of the Future +
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+Created with the help of the software company, +Microsoft, School of the Future uses innovative teaching methods and the +latest technology. The school opened in West Philadelphia, U.S.A in +2006. It cost the school district $63 million to build this school. +Students carry laptops instead of books. They study Math and Science on +various Microsoft apps like One Note. Students have digital lockers in +the school that they open with an ID card. The school begins at 9:00am +and ends at 4:00pm like a normal work day instead of a typical school +day. | +||
| Established by Maurice De Hond in 2013, Steve Jobs +schools in the Netherlands allow children to learn at their own pace. +Each student starts with an Individual Development Plan made by the +child, his or her parents, and the school coach. In these schools, the +teacher is called a ‘coach’. All students receive iPads fully loaded +with apps to guide their learning. Students use these to study, play, +share work, prepare presentations and communicate with others. | +Steve Jobs schools +
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Brooklyn Free School +
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+Founded in 2004 in New York City, Brooklyn Free School +is a unique school. Brooklyn Free School has no grades, no tests, no +compulsory classes or homework. Students are free to choose the subjects +they want to study. Students make the school rules. They decide if they +want to study, to play, to wander around or just sleep. On Wednesday +mornings, the entire school comes together to attend a weekly meeting to +discuss important issues and take decisions together. | +||
READING SECTION 1
+Questions 1 to 10
+Read the scanning sheet about Four Unusual Schools and +answer the questions.
+You may write your answers on the question paper, but you +MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are +over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do +this.
+Write no more than TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each +answer.
+Write the answer in the correct space on your answer +sheet.
+Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked +wrong.
+1. When are weekly meetings at Brooklyn Free +School?
+2. What is the nationality of the carpenter who +built the Green School?
+3. Who is known as a ‘coach’ in Steve Jobs +schools?
+4. Who makes the school rules at Brooklyn Free +School?
+5. Which school was started by a married couple?
+6. How much did it cost the school district to build +the School of the Future?
+7. What have the Green School builders used to make +classroom furniture?
+8. What do School of the Future students use to open +their digital lockers?
+9. In which country can you find Steve Jobs +schools?
+10. What do students carry instead of books in the +School of the Future?
+READING SECTION 2
+Read the passage and answer the +questions.
+You may write your answers on the question paper, but you +MUST transfer your answers to the answer sheet before the 60 minutes are +over. You will NOT be given any extra time at the end to do +this.
+| + | A +Football is an extremely popular world sport. Young men look up to +famous footballers as role models. Several football stars began their +sporting careers as children playing on the streets. However, many of +them moved on to join football academies, or sports’ schools, to build +their talent and become professional players. +B +A football academy is a school set up to develop young footballers. +All major football clubs +such as FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid have their +own academy. +They scout, or look for, young talent and then teach them to play +football to meet the club's standards at the academy. +C +Football academies provide football education to students who are 21 +years old and below. A student must be at least 9 years old to join an +academy. However, some football clubs, such us Arsenal, have +pre-training programmes for even younger players. All the boys at an +academy continue their normal school education. It is important that +they are able to get good jobs in case they fail to become professional +footballers. +D +Players between the ages of 9 and 16 have to sign schoolboy forms. +They sign a new contract every two years. When the player turns 16, the +academy decides if they are going to offer the player a place on their +Youth Training Scheme. Each year, the best players receive a +scholarship. This gives them free football training and an academic +education. +E +In a football academy, players attend training sessions in the +afternoon on weekdays, and in the morning at weekends. On Sundays, they +don’t train. They play matches against other academy teams. The football +academies also encourage their players to take up other sports such as +gymnastics or basketball. +F +FC Barcelona's football academy, La Masia, is one of the best +football academies in the world. Located in Barcelona, Spain, La Masia +has over 300 young players. Famous footballers and coaches such as +Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola and Ces Fabregas are graduates of La Masia. +Many people think that Barcelona’s success in the football world is due +to the excellent training programme provided at La Masia. Today, FC +Barcelona has academies in other parts of the world including Egypt, +Japan, America and Dubai. +Questions 11 to 15 +The Reading passage has 6 paragraphs, +A-F. +Read the following headings 1 to 6 and choose a suitable +title for each paragraph. Write the correct number on your answer sheet. +The first one has been done for you as an example. (WRITE ONLY +THE CORRECT NUMBER) +Headings +1. From the streets to an academy +2. Agreements between young players and the academy +3. An academy that produced some famous names in football +4. Weekly routine of players in the academy +5. An academy for each big club +6. Learning about football but still going to school +Paragraphs +Example: A = 1 +11. B = +12. C = +13. D = +14. E = +15. F = +Questions 16 to 18 +Do the following statements agree with the information given in the +Reading Passage? +In the correct space on your answer sheet, write +TRUE (T) if the statement agrees with the +information +FALSE (F) if the statement disagrees with the +information +NOT GIVEN (NG) if the information is not in the +passage +16. All famous footballers went to football +academies. +17. Only a few important football clubs run their +own football academies. +18. Most players join a football academy at 9 years +of age. +Questions 19 to 21 +Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. +Write only the correct letter on your answer +sheet. +19. Football academies take students +A. under the age of 9. +B. between the ages 9 and 21. +C. only between the ages of 9 and 16. +20. Football academies +A. give scholarships to all players over 16. +B. renew the contracts of players each year. +C. may or may not accept a player on the Youth +Training Scheme. +21. Football academy students +A. cannot play other sports. +B. play against other teams on weekdays. +C. don't have training sessions on Sundays. +Questions 22 to 25 +Complete the summary below using words from the box. The +words are from the passage. Write your answers on your answer +sheet. +Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked +wrong. +
The world's important football 22. ___________, such +as FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid have their own football schools. +Located in Barcelona, Spain, La Masia is among the top +23. __________ for football coaching. Lionel Messi, +Pep Guardiola and Ces Fabregas are +24. ___________ players or coaches from La Masia. A +lot of people believe that La Masia's extremely good +25. ___________ programme is a reason for FC +Barcelona's success in football. +University of Technology and Applied Sciences +Level 2, Midterm Exam, Fall Semester 2022-2023 +Name: _________________________________________ Student ID: +________ +College: ________________________________________ Group: +___________ +Answer Sheet +
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