Reading Test

Name: 1Bac. Sc.

Visiting Marrakech was Janet’s dream. So she insisted on her parents to take her there. Last
weekend, when the twelve year-old girl’s plane arrived at Menara airport, she was sure her dream has
finally come true.
She was surprised that all the monuments her teacher talked about are real. She was glad to
see the Koutoubia tower, the Badie palace, and especially the legendary Jamae Lafna Square where
she enjoyed touching the snakes, playing with the monkeys, dancing with G’nawa and tasting the
delicious typical Moroccan dishes. In the evening, and before she returned to the hotel, she
accompanied her parents on a tour around the red city by coach. It was fun. She took a lot of photos,
and they were all really spectacular.
She wanted to spend a few more days in the city, but her parents were occupied. She was so
excited about the wonderful Moroccan culture that she decided to prepare a PowerPoint presentation
for her classmates. She liked to share the experience with them.

I. COMPREHENSION
A. Answer the questions 4 pts
1. How old is Janet and what is she?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What was her dream?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. How did she go to Marrakech?
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. What did she do in Jamae Lafna Square?
_______________________________________________________________________________
B. Say if these sentences are True or False and Justify your answer 4 pts
1. Janet went to Morocco alone. [ _________ ]
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. She was happy in Marrakech. [ _________ ]
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. She didn’t like the tour by coach. [ _________ ]
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Janet wanted to tell her classmates about her trip to Morocco. [ _________ ]
_______________________________________________________________________________
C. Complete the sentences with one word from the text. 2 pts
1. In Marrakech, Janet stayed in a _____________________________________________________
2. Janet thinks the Moroccan culture is __________________________________________________
D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? 2 pts
1. there (para.1 line 1) ____________________ 2. her (para.2 line 1) ______________________
3.they (Para.2. line 6) _____________________ 5. them (para.3 line 3) ___________________

E. Find in the text words which mean almost the same as. 2 pts
1. “certain” (para. 1) ____________________ 2. “particularly” (para. 2) ______________________
3. “sightseeing” (para. 2) _____________________ 4. “busy” (para. 3) ______________________

II. WRITING 6 pts

Complete the following paragraph:
My favourite food is __________ for the following reasons. First, ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________ ./.

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COMPARE
Visiting Marrakech was Janet’s dream. So she insisted on her parents to take her there. Last
weekend, when the twelve year-old girl’s plane arrived at Menara airport, she was sure her dream has
finally come true.
She was surprised that all the monuments her teacher talked about are real. She was glad to
see the Koutoubia tower, the Badie palace, and especially the legendary Jamae Lafna Square where
she enjoyed touching the snakes, playing with the monkeys, dancing with G’nawa and tasting the
delicious typical Moroccan dishes. In the evening, and before she returned to the hotel, she
accompanied her parents on a tour around the red city by coach. It was fun. She took a lot of photos,
and they were all really spectacular.
She wanted to spend a few more days in the city, but her parents were occupied. She was so
excited about the wonderful Moroccan culture that she decided to prepare a PowerPoint presentation
for her classmates. She liked to share the experience with them.

I. COMPREHENSION
A. Answer the questions 4 pts
5. How old is Janet and what is she?
She is a twelve years old student __________________

6. What was her dream?

Her dream was to visit Marrakech. ___________________

7. How did she go to Marrakech?

She went to Marrakech by plane______________________

8. What did she do in Jamae Lafna Square?

In Jamae Lafna Square, she enjoyed touching the snakes, playing with the monkeys, dancing
with G’nawa and tasting the delicious typical Moroccan dishes ________________

B. Say if these sentences are True or False and Justify your answer 4 pts
5. Janet went to Morocco alone. [ __False__ ]
She went to Morocco with her parents________________

6. She was happy in Marrakech. [ __True__ ]

She was glad to see the Koutoubia tower, the Badie palace, and especially, especially the
legendary Jamae Lafna Square ____________

7. She didn’t like the tour by coach. [ _False___ ]

It was fun__________________________________________________

8. Janet wanted to tell her classmates about her trip to Morocco. [ _True_ ]
She liked to share the experience with them ____________________________________

C. Complete the sentences with one word from the text. 2 pts
1. In Marrakech, Janet stayed in a ___hotel______________________________________
2. Janet thinks the Moroccan culture is ____wonderful_________________________

D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? 2 pts

1. there (para.1 line 1) __Marrakech_____ 2. her (para.2 line 1) ____Janet’s_________
3. they (Para.2. line 6) ____photos_____ 5. them (para.3 line 3) __classmates_____
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E. Find in the text words which mean almost the same as. 2 pts
1. “certain” (para. 1) ____sure______ 2. “particularly” (para. 2) ____especially_____
3. “sightseeing” (para. 2) ____tour_______ 4. “busy” (para. 3) ___ occupied________

II. Writing 6 pts

Complete the following paragraph

My favourite food is __fish____ for the following reasons. First, fish is cheap. It is not as
expensive as red meat and chicken. Second, fish is easy to prepare. We need a fry pan, olive oil and
some flour. Finally and most importantly, it is healthy. Fish is a low-fat food high in Omega-3. For
these three main reasons I am crazy about fish.

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