A Karim Aggoun Middle School- Nov 2014 Level:

2 MS
Second Test (First term)

Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was born in 1934 in Smolensk, Russia. He was a cosmonaut. He orbited
the earth in 1961. He was the first man to do that. He was a tall man with fair hair and
blue eyes. He died in 1968.

Part one
A/ Reading comprehension :( 7 pts)

I/ Read the text then fill in the form:

Name: ………………………………………………………
Surname: ………………………………………………..
Date of birth: …………………………………………
Place of birth: ………………………………………..
Nationality: ……………………………………………
Date of Death : …………………………………….

II/ Read the sentences and write : True / False :

1) Yuri Gagarin is American.
2) He is still alive.

III/ Find in the text the of the following words :

- The last # …………………………… - Woman # ……………………………

B/ Mastery of language :( 7 pts)

I/ Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense:

Galileo (to be) …………………… born in Pisa. He (to study) …………………… mathematics and astronomy.
He (to die) ……………………in 1642.

II/ Complete this table:

Infinitive Simple past

To have ………………
To do ……………...
To clean ……………..
To like ……………..
III/ Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of the final ‘’ed’’ :
studied - worked - completed - stayed

/t/ /d/ /id/

Part two

Situation of integration :( 6pts)

Complete this dialogue with the right "wh qqs" : " where – who - what – when ":

A: ………… is the man in the picture?

B: It’s Yury Glazkov.
A : ……….. was he born ?
B : He was born in Moscow.
A : ………… was he born ?
B : He was born in 1939.
A : ………… is he like ?
B : He is tall with fair hair and blue eyes.

* All the best *