Habba Abdelmadjid Secondary School School year: 2022/2023

Class: 2nd year FL Duration: 01 hour

Full name:………………………………………….…….

THE FIRST TERM ENGLISH TEST n°2

Read the text carefully then do the activities.

The Algerians used to eat home-made vegetable and meat food. Sold food hadn't yet been known by this
society they fixed "Couscous" or "ta'am", "Berweel", "bouzelouf" "douara" and other common dishes. Now people
due to time changes tend to eat prepared meals which are available in snacks and restaurants. Most of the time
these varieties of food are of borrowed from occident cooking such as pizza, spaghetti macaroni; however,
people still resort to their tradition and customs. Many families long to eat traditional dishes like "bourac"
"bercoucos" hareera" and "shorba" and pastries like "makrouth", "msaman" Baghreen".
In the cities, most men, and some younger women, now wear European-style clothing. The traditional garb
is a white woolen cloak, called a gandoura, worn over a long cotton shirt. A cape called a burnous is sometimes
draped over the shoulders. Pottery, jewelry, and woven works are very popular in the open-air markets.
Women's clothing is similar, although more complete in its coverage. The haik drapes them from head to foot,
and is worn over loose pants, which are gathered at the ankle.
I cannot give a look or a predict to the future because in the evolution of fashion, I think as a member of
this community and a young woman of this age, that the clothes will be worse in the future than they are today.
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I- Comprehension:

1.Choose the appropriate answer (02pts)

The appropriate title to the text is :

a. The Algerian Cuisine in the past, present and future

b. The Algerian food and clothes in the future
c. 3.The Algerian life style in the past , present and future

2. Say whether the following statements are true or false. (02pts)

a. The Algerians used to eat bread, dairy and fruits.

b. In the present Algerians prefer eating at home because they have enough time.
c. Nowadays Algerians way of clothing is the same as it used to be in the past.
d. The author is pessimist about his prediction to the future style of clothing.

3.Answer these questions according to the text: (04pts)

a. What do the Algerian people used to eat in the past?

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b. Did Algerians leave their traditions? Justify your
answer? .........................................................................................................................................................
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c. Why did the author say : “I cannot give a look or a predict to the
future”? .........................................................................................................................................................
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4.Identify what or who do the underlined words in the text refer to? ( 02pts)

a. which (§1)………………………………… b. them (§2)………………………………

II- Text Exploration

1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to : ( 01.5pts)

a. famous (§1) =……………… b. collected (§2)≠……………… c. society (§3)=……….……

2. Complete the chart: (01.5pts)

Adjective Comparative form Superlative form

good ………………………………… …………………………………………
……………………………………… older …………………………………………
……………………………………… …………………………………… the most changeable

3. Combine the following pairs of sentences using relative pronoun in brackets: (03pts)

A- a- Algerians used to resort to their customs. b- Customs were most likely to our grandparents. (which)
b- ………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………
B- a- Society search for clothing styles of women. b- Women has changed her style. (who)
b- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final /s/: ( 04pts)

clothes- habits – cities - changes

/s/ /z/ /iz/

Dear pupils remember :Think before you ink .

**GOOD LUCK**