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English 3trim Foreign Languages
English 3trim Foreign Languages
A/ Multiple Choice: Choose the answer that best completes each statement. ( 01pt )
1) In this type of government people rule themselves instead of being ruled by a king:
a) monarchy b) democracy c) bureaucracy.
2) The geography of Greece can be described as:
a) rocky b) mountainous c) a peninsula.
3) The Greeks learned the alphabet from these sea-faring people:
a) the Persians b) the Phoenicians c) the Romans.
4) A polis is a Greek:
a) city-state b) river c) mountain.
B/ True / False Statements: Are the following statements true or false? ( 02pts )
1) Ancient Greece was a unified nation.
2) They developed the idea of democracy which allowed more people to be involved in
making decisions.
3) They were very bad sailors.
4) The Greek peninsula was less likely to be invaded than other places.
C/ Comprehension Questions: Answer the following questions according to the text. ( 03 pts )
1) From whom did the Greek learn the alphabet?
2) What was a Greek polis?
3) How did the ancient Greeks develop an advanced civilization?
D/ Cohesive Markers: What / who do the underlined words refer to in the text? ( 01pt )
1) in which people (§1) = … 2) because they were (§3) = …
II- Text Exploration ( 07pts )
E/ Synonyms: Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following. ( 0.5pt )
a) rule (§1) = … b) acquired knowledge (§2) = …
F/ Opposites: Find in the text words opposite in meaning to the following. ( 0.5pt )
a) united (§3) ≠ … b) native (§4) ≠ …
G/ Morphology: Divide the following words into roots and affixes. ( 01pt )
( discover - imagination - independent )
H/ Syntax: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one given:(03pts )
1) The Greeks wrote many plays.
► Many plays……………………………………………….
2) ‘No other nation is as great as Ancient Greece’, he said.
►‘Greece is ……………………………………,’ he said
3) ‘What are the two most important poli in Greece?’ he asked.
► He asked what ………………………………………………
I/ Sound System: Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables.( 01pt )
( democracy - Greece - ancient - civilization )
J/ Discourse: Fill in the gaps with words from the list so that the text makes sense. ( 01 pt )
(stories - understand - their - generation )
Myths are traditional stories. The Greeks used myths to explain things they did not …
(1)… . At first, myths were passed down from generation to …(2)…by word of
mouth. Later, Greek poets created epic …(3)... based on those legends. An epic is a
long poem about great heroes and …(4)… deeds.
Choose one of the following topics and write a composition of about 100 to 120 words
Topic one: Expand the following notes about the Phoenicians: into a coherent paragraph
Skilful sailors and traders
Brought the alphabet
Led a nomadic life in the desert
Sailed onto the Atlantic
Founded trading posts and cities
Topic two: Among all the civilizations you read about and studied, which one are you most
fascinated by? Write an essay of about 10 lines.
THIRD-TERM EXAMINATION
Third-Year Foreign Lang. 03 Hours
Statement 1 2 3 4
Answer
B/ True / False Statements:
1 2 3 4
C/ Comprehension Questions:
1) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2) …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) …………………………………………………………………………………………………
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D/ Cohesive Markers:
1) which = ………………………..
2) they = …………………………
b) native ≠ ……………………………….
G/ Morphology:
( discover - imagination - independent )
H/ Syntax:
1) ► Many plays…………………………………………………………………………………..
J/ Discourse:
1 2 3 4
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