Class:TCST

This is a report of the findings of a survey about reading among the Algerians. People think
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I to find out whether this was true.

I questioned seventy male and female Algerian university students in order to know what they
usually read. When I asked if they read books, all of the students said they always read books that are
related to their studies. When I asked if they read other books, twenty five told me they were fond of
romantic stories, while thirty five of the informants said they read magazines and newspapers. Only ten
of them preferred reading scientific books. Then I asked them if they liked reading a story or watching a
film, only twelve said they preferred reading a story while fifty eight enjoyed watching films more than
reading.
Surprisingly, my survey showed that the Algerians enjoyed different readings.

Part One: A/- Reading Interpretation (8 pts)

1- Choose the best answer:

A- The text is: a- a questionnaire b- a report c- an interview

2)- Read the text and say whether the following statements are true or false:

a- People think that the Algerians are fond of reading.

b- Students read only books which have no relation with their studying.

c- Twelve of the informants said they liked reading a story or watching a film.

d- The survey showed that the Algerians liked reading.

3/- Answer the following questions according to the text:

a- How many students did the reporter question?

b- Why did he decide to do the survey?
c- What are the questions that the reporter asked his informants?
4/- In which paragraph does the author speak about the findings/ results?

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 5/- What or who do the underlined refer to in the text?

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B/- Text Exploration: (7 pts)
1)- Find in the text words which are closest in meaning to the following:
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2)- Find in the text words which are opposite in meaning to the following:
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3) - Complete the following table: (1, 5)

Nouns Adjectives
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4)- Report the following statements :

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5)-Supply punctuation and capitalization to get coherent sentences:
- he asked do you read books
- they told me we are just students
- please help me to find my keys he said
6) - Fill in the gaps with the following words: reading- questionnaire- informants- Survey-
questionnaire.
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6) - Put the stress on the following words:
Politician- artificial- scientific- production
Part Two: Written Expression (5 pts)
Read the results of the questionnaire below then write a report about the questions and the results.
Nowadays, every teenager has got his own P.C and each one uses his/her computer differently.
Number of informants: 80 teenagers.
a- What do you use the computer for? (50) playing games (15) chatting with keypals
(15) studying
b- How much time do you spend on it? (60) all the night (15) more than six hours (5) 3 hours
c- How do you benefit from the internet?

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 Correction

Part One: A/- Reading Interpretation (8 pts)

1- Choose the best answer:
A- The text is: b- a report
2)- Read the text and say whether the following statements are true or false:
False ± False ± true ± true
3/- Answer the following questions according to the text:
a- The reporter questioned 70 male and female university students.
He decided to
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4/- In which paragraph does the author speak about the findings/ results? In §2
5/- What or who do the underlined refer to in the text?
a- they(§1)= the Algerians b- their( §2)= students
B/- Text Exploration: (7 pts)
1)- Find in the text words which are closest in meaning to the following:
results (§1)= findings Liked (§2)= fond of
2)- Find in the text words which are opposite in meaning to the following:
false (§1) WUXH Started (§1) ILQLVKHG
3) - Complete the following table: (1, 5)
Nouns Adjectives
craziness Crazy
greatness Great
sadness sad

4)- Report the following statements :

- +H DVNHG ³ZKLFK NLQG RI VSRUW GR \RX OLNH"´
He asked which kind of sport you liked.
- 6KH VDLG ³, ILQLVK P\ ZRUN´
S he said that she finished her work.
- 7KH SROLFHPDQ RUGHUHG XV ³'RQ¶W FURVV WKH VWUHHW´
The policeman ordered us not to cross the street.
5)-Supply punctuation and capitalization to get coherent sentences:
- He asked: ³'o you read books"´

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 - They told me: ³:e are just students´
- ³3lease help me to find my keys´ he said.
6) - Fill in the gaps with the following words: reading- questionnaire- informants- Survey-
questionnaire.
This is a report of the findings of a survey about teenagers newspaper reading habits. I submitted a
questionnaire to thirty informants. Surprisingly, I found out that most of the informants did not read
newspapers at all.
6) - Put the stress on the following words:
Poli¶tician- arti¶ficial- scien¶tific- pro¶duction

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