THE FIRST TERM EXAM OF ENGLISH
Classes: 2LPH, 2FL
Duration: 2hours READING AND INTERPRITING:Read the text carefully then do the activities that follow The opinions that the people of the past had about some of the realities around them were wrong because they were not based on precise observations.The limited means that they had at their disposal and the absence of scientific research at that time did not enable them to understand exactly the nature of various things that took palce in the world. During many centuries they used to believe that the planet earth was the central element of the universeand that the stars in the sky were the lights that illuminated the heavens.They also used to think that the volcanoes,earthquakes an d other voilant happening were signs that the God sent to his creatures to express his anger and dissatisfaction about their bad behaviour and immoral attitudes.As regards diseases, they used to stick to the idea they were caused by monsters and horrible beings that were ready to punish the inhabitants for their conduct.In addition for several generation,they kept on holding the view that their rulers had a devine origin and because of that noboy could fight or rebel against them. A/1-Are there any negative sentences in the text ? if yes,how many? 2-Choose the correct answer: a-people of the past had wrong 1.research
b– The God’s dissatisfaction was because of pople ‘s 1.dreams
c-People of the past couldn’t rebel against their 1.rulers
3-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a-how did people explain the stars in the sky?
b-What did the population of the past think about their rulers?
4-Match words in "A" with their synonyms in "B" :
5- Find in the text words that are opposites in meaning to the followings :
A-a-true §1 ≠…….,b-hapiness §2 ≠……., good §2≠…….. …………
6-Put the adjectives in the comparative or superlative form :
a-The Excelsior Hotel is (big) the plaza.
b-Antartica is(cold)place in the world.
c-Paris is (beautiful) London.
d-It was (happy)day of their lives.
7-Give the correct form of the verb between brackets:
a-Years ago,people (use to believe)in many Gods.
b-I know that she doesn’t live in Algeria now but where she (live before)?
8-Cross the wrong answers :
a-Christmas is a time (when/which) people relax.
b-Amnesty Interrnational,(whose/which)was found by Peter Benson, is a charity.
c-The soldiers (who /whom) burnt the peasants’ home should be punished.
9-Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of final "s"
Opinions-regards-inhabitants-rulers- inhabitants
10-Complete that paragraph using the following words: the most – who – of –for-they –an.
The society ….the past showed….exceptional respect…people among them…had moral qualities…considered to be …..valuable in their philosophy.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION:Choose one topic:
1-Use the following notes to write an essay about the Algerian ‘s life before and after independence
-Bad living conditions(diseases,low payment).
-Girls didn’t go to school.
-The Algerian work was difficult.
-Improvement in the living conditions.
-Girls are allowed to study.
2-Write a short paragraph explaining the habits that Muslims used to following Eid Al-Fitr.
