OkbaIbnNafa Secondary School. Level: 2nd year Economy and Management.

Full Name: …………………………………………………….. Date/Time: 06th February, 2023. 15:00-17:00

Second Term Exam of English

Read the text carefully then do the activities.

On February 6, 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong tremors and
aftershocks devastated southeast Turkey (officially the Republic of Tü rkiye) and northwest Syria. The
death toll has passed 47,000 and continues to rise. Two weeks later, on February 20, 2023, an additional
6.3 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey, causing additional deaths and injuries.

Tens of thousands are injured and hundreds of thousands displaced across a region already beset
by turmoil from the nearly 12-year conflict in Syria and the ongoing refugee crisis. After working
desperately for nearly two weeks to locate additional survivors, search and rescue teams from around
the world are largely shifting to recovery efforts. Reports indicate that there are over 87,000 injuries and
at least 47,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged.

On Thursday, February 9, a United Nations convoy — six trucks carrying desperately needed relief
supplies including food, water, shelter, and cleaning essentials — crossed into beleaguered northwest
Syria through Turkey, the first shipment of its kind since the deadly earthquake struck both countries on
February 6. Since then, 120 U.N. trucks have crossed into northwest Syria with relief supplies.

Adapted from “worldvision.org”

Part One: Reading

A.Comprehension
1-Fill in the gaps according to the text. (02pts)

Date of the disaster Location of the disaster

Magnitude of Consequences of the disaster
the disaster
1-………………………………...........
……………………………… ……………………………………. …………………..
2-………………………………...........

2-Say whether the following statements are (True) or (False).(01.5pt)

a-The earthquake hit only Tü rkiye. (………………..…)

b-Syria was already suffering from war before the disaster. (…………..……..)

c-The UN didn’t send help to Syria. (…………………….)

3-Answer the following questions according to the text.(03pts)

a-What happened in Syria and Tü rkiye?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

b-Was Syria suffering from war before the earthquake? Justify from the text.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c-What did the UN supply Syria with after the earthquake?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4-Reorder the following ideas according to their order in the text.(01.5pt)

a-Consequences of the disaster.

b-Setting of the disaster.

c-World solidarity after the disaster.

B. Text Exploration
1-find words in the text whose definitions follow:(01.5pt)

A natural disaster which is characterised by the

shaking of ground. …………………………
Help and assistance such as food, water and
clothes. ………………………….
Saving someone from a disaster such as an
earthquake or flood. …………………………..
2-Fill in the table.(01.5pt)

Verb Noun Adjective

/ ……………………… Charitable
to help ……………………… ………………………..

3-Rewrite sentence (B) so that it means the same as sentence (A).(03pts)

A-The earthquake damaged the buildings.B-…………………………………………………………………….............................

A-What do plants release? B-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

A-The journalist reported: “The Algerian team saved many Syrians yesterday.”

B-………………………....................................................................................................................................................................................

4-Classify the following words according to their final /ed/. (01pt)

saved/helped/supported/damaged

/t/ /d/ /id/

Part Two: Written ExpressionChoose only one topic (05pts)

Topic 01: We asked (33) teenagers between males and female if they know what to do before, during
and after an earthquake. We recorded the below results:

1-Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Yes (30) No (03)

2-If an earthquake occurs, what will you do? Get panic and run away (04) Keep calm and (29)

3-During an earthquake, what are you going to do? Stand in doorway (31) Stand in the middle (02)

4-After an earthquake, what will you do? Find a safe refuge (32) Stay inside (01)

*Report the above results using reported speech.

Topic 02: Pollution is damaging our environment. Write a paragraph about the solutions that you
suggestto reduce pollution.