Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

Level : Ms3 Duration : 1h30

Mhidi Charef Middle School. Safsaf
First Term Exam
Text :
My Childhood Memories
Hello, my name is Lina. I am 30 years old, I am
American, I was born in New York. When I was a child,
my house used to be very large, there was a big garden with
flowers and very long trees. I used to play hide and seek
with my brother Sami, in the garden.
When I was 6 years old, I went to primary school, I
liked everything about it, my friends were all friendly and
kind, we used to play toguether hopscotch in the school
yard. My favorite teacher used to be Mr Raouf, he was my
english teacher. After school, I used to watch cartoons. I
really miss those days.

Part one : (14 points)

Reading Comprehension : (07pts)

Activity one : I read the text and choose the right answer. (03points)

 Lina lived in:

1. Small house 2. Large house 3. Appartement
 Lina and her brother used to play :
1. Hide and seek 2. Football 3. Marbles
 Lina’s favorite teacher was her:
1. Arabic teacher 2. Mathematics teacher 3. English teacher

Activity two : I read the text and answer the questions. (02points)
 Did Lina use to play hide and seek with her brother?
 Who used to be her favorite teacher?

Activity three : Find in the Text words that are closest or opposite in the meaning to : (01point)
Kid =……………. Loved = …………………
Small ≠ …………. Unfriedly ≠ …………..
Mastery of Language :
Activity one : I spot the mistakes and correct them .(02points)
When I was a kid, I use to played marbles with my friends. I hated doing sport, I didn’t used to
play football or basketball, my brother use to go with me to the park every Saturday.
Activity two : I put the verbs between brackets in past simple tense.(03points)
1. Nabile (To live) in a small house.
2. They (To buy) a new car.
3. My mother (To carry) heavy shopping bags.

Activity three: I classify the words in the table. (02points)

Wanted – Danced – Cleened – Needed
/d/ /t/ /id/

Part Two : (06 points)

Situation of Integration :
Your American friend Sami, wants to know about your childhood memories and past habits or traditions in
your family. Complete the following dialogue to tell Sami about them.

Sami : Hello, I’m very curious to know more about your childhood
memories, can you tell me how was life in the past there ?
You : Yes, of course. What do you need to know ?
Sami : Where did you use to live when you were a child ?
You : …………………………………………………….
Sami : Did you use to visit your grandparents ?
You : …………………………………………………….
Sami : What did your grandma use to cook ?
You : …………………………………………………….
Sami : What was your favorite game ?
You : …………………………………………………….
Sami : Did you like your primary school ? who was you favorite
teacher ?
You : …………………………………………………….

Good Luck