أختبارالفصل الثاني من وهران أرزيو

LEVEL: MS4 THE SECOND TERM EXAM PLATEAUX SCHOOL
TIME: 1hour30mn 2011/2012
TEXT:
People don’t read as much as they used to. In Algeria for example they read few pages only every year while in Britain they read two to five books!
It’s nice to read from time to time. Reading news papers, magazines and books provides us with a great knowledge and enriches our culture and learning. It can also educate us and open our minds. Years ago, we used to see people reading everywhere in buses, trains and even at the beach while they were on holidays. Young and old people used to hold a book in their pockets to read it in their spare time. Unfortunately, this good habit is disappearing because books are expensive and rare but thanks to the internet it becomes so easy to get access to thousands of them.
PART ONE:
A-READING COMPREHENSION: 8pts
1-Choose the suitable title for the text: 1pt
a-Reading b-Books and news papers c-The internet
2-Read the text and put TRUE/FALSE 3pts
• People read a lot of books nowadays.
• Algerian people read two books every year.
• The internet helps us find rare books.
3-Read the text and answer these questions: 2pts
-Did people use to like reading?
-Is it difficult to find books today?
4-Find in the text words closest in meaning to: 1pts
Free time=………….. To obtain=……………….
5-Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to: 1pts
Cheap≠……………… Close≠…………………
B-MASTERY OF LANGUAGE: 6pts
1-What do the underlined words in the text refer to: 1pts
They→…………….. them→…………..
2-Choose the correct form of the verb between brackets: 2pts
-I (use to - didn’t used to - used to) smoke cigarettes when I had bad companions.
-If I (will do – did – do) my best, I will pass.
3-Divide the following words into roots and affixes:
Teacher – impossible – illegitimate – dislike
prefix root suffix

4-Classify the words according to their pronunciation:
Pages – buy – eight - nicest
/ai/ /ei/

PART TWO: Written Expression:

Becky finished her project on schools in Algeria and she started another one about how did life use to be in the 60’s .Write a letter where you give her the main changements in: clothes –travelling – food – ceremonies………
-Use the semi model “used to” - Pay attention to punctuation and capital letters