Sidi Mhamed Secondary School Academic Year: 2021-2022

Name: ………………………………………… Duration: 2 hours

Level: 1st Year

Scientific stream

Class:…………………………

FIRST TERM ENGLISH EXAM

PART ONE : READING

Read the text carefully then do the activities

Dear Lina,

I have found your address on the internet this morning, and I am so glad to correspond with you.
I am curious to know more about you, yet I have to introduce myself first.

My name is Jane . I’ll be 17 next month. I’m a student at Kennedy High School in New York , and
I’m into learning about different cultures.

On weekdays, I usually wake up around 7 a.m. to prepare myself for school which is rather close to
my house, thus I go there by foot. In the morning, I generally walk my little brother Jimmy to his
school. On weekends, I rarely go out. I prefer to stay at home to do my chores and homeworks.

My city New York is very famous for its high towers and green parks. My dad sometimes takes me
and Jimmy there to play and meet new friends. That’s all for now. Please don’t hesitate to e-mail me
back.

Jane

A. Comprehension : 7 pts
1/ What is the type of the text above? Circle the correct answer

a) An article B) an email C) a text

2/ Read the text carefully and say whether these statements are true or false or not mentioned:

Jane is from the UK …………….

Jane goes to school by bus …………………

The sender of this email usually spends her weekend at home………….

3/ Answer the following questions according to the text :

1/ Who is the sender and the receiver in this email ?

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2/ What does Jane do on her weekdays ?

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3/ What are the places New York city is famous for ?

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4/ Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text ?

Your (§1) ……… his (§3)………

Its (§4) ……….

B/ Text exploration : 8 pts

1/ Find in the text words which are closest in meaning to the following :

a) Happy (§1) =………..…. b) Contact (§1)=………….

2/ Find in the text words which are opposite in meaning to the following:

a) Sleep (§3) ≠………….. b) Always (§3)≠…………….

3 /Classify the following words then mark the stress (') in each :

Flower -Arrange - teacher – release

Nouns Verbs

3/ Reorder the following words to get coherent sentences.

a) Sometimes /./ the / is / dangerous / Internet

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b) excellent / is / math / and / Jane/./ at / Italian

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c) use / rarely / I / my / PC/ .

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4/ Fill in the gaps with words from the list below :

Videos_ Knowledge_ Question_ Information

The Internet allows people to learn new …………. about any topic and offers an answer to any type of
question, as it contains endless ……………. . Using a search engine like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,
and more, they all allow users to ask any………….… and find a web page with an answer to it . You can
also watch ………. about any topic on sites like YouTube.

PART TWO : WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Write a short paragraph in which you explain to your classmates the advantages and the
disadvantages of smart phones.

Use the hints listed down in the following table and add examples if possible:

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
 Facilitate communication  Cause health problems
 Help students to do research  Lead to addiction and sometimes
 Allow people to download videos, depression
movies, and apps.  Privacy issues

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