Republic of Yemen

Ministry of Education
Forsan AL- Yemen Schools
Secondary Section
Second Semester Exam 1445/2024
English Language Class: 2nd Secondary Model: B Date: / / 1445

Q Name: …………………………………………….. M

Part one: (A) Read the passage then answer the questions below:

Human taste is not as simple as liking or disliking something. The

kind of tongue you have can affect your food choices and your health. The
human tongue is made up of a group of muscles and taste buds. They work
together to recognize taste. The average adult tongue has 10,000 taste buds,
which are tiny bumps located on the tongue. Tiny hairs on the end of the taste
buds tell us whether food is sweet, sour, bitter, or salty. The taste buds send
messages to the brain as chemicals from the food enter the nose. Together, the
taste buds and nose tell the brain exactly what the tongue is tasting.
This complex system helps humans survive by recognizing which
foods are safe and which might be dangerous. Although all humans have taste
buds, we do not all have the same number of them. Medium tasters typically
have 10,000 taste buds. These "average tasters" make up about 50 percent of the
world population. Nontasters, 25 percent of the population, have half the
number of taste buds as medium tasters. The remaining 25 percent are
supertasters.

Questions:

Q1 1) Where are taste buds located ? 5

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2) What is the human tongue made up of ?
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3) How many taste buds does the average adult tongue have ?
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4) What do tiny hairs on the end of the taste buds tell us ?
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 Part one (B) Fill in the blanks with the suitable words in the box:
settlers nomad encyclopedia device tribe

1. ……………..is a group of people who have the same language, culture and
traditions. 5
2. …………….people who go to live in a place where no one has lived
before.
3. A person who doesn't live in one place is a ………………
4. .…………….is something made for a particular purpose.
5. A book of information on may subjects ………………
Part two: Put (T) for true meaning or (F) for the false one:
1. ''However'' means but. ( )
2. ''Permanent'' is the opposite of temporary. ( )
3. Mosquitoes are the cause of malaria. ( )
4. The Chinese have their own way of treating malaria. ( )
Q2 5. Something that stops you feeling pain is called anaesthetic. ( ) 10
6. Quinine has been used to kill the malarial parasite. ( )
7. "Gathering'' is the opposite of collecting. ( )
8. ''Seriously'' means quite badly. ( )
9. ''Discovered'' means '' heard about''. ( )
10. " Hunting ''means killing animals. ( )
Q3 Part three: Choose the correct word: 10
1. …………did she go last month?
1) Where 2) Whose 3) Which 4) Who
2. A: Did the nurses give you the prescription? B: …………..
1)Yes, they do 2) No, they don't. 3) Yes, they did. 4) No, she
doesn't.
3. He isn't writing, ………………?
1) he is 2) is not he 3) is he 4) does
he
4. Where……………. you yesterday?
1) was 2) were 3) is 4) are
5. Ali …………...happy yesterday.
1) was 2) are 3) is 4) be
6. Khalid ……………Faisal a book an hour ago.
1) gives 2) gave 3) give 4) giving
7. ʻI will answer it ʼ he said, …………up the phone.
1) is picking 2) picking 3) he's picking 4) picked
8. The teacher came to the class, ……………. .
1) smiles 2) smiling 3) smiled 4)
smile
9. My brother got high marks. However, he didn't ………….. hard.
1) studying 2) study 3) studies 4)
studied
10.Your shoes are new, ………………?
1) they are 2) are not they 3) aren't they 4) they
aren't
Good luck………