Diagnostic test Level : 1st Bac Teacher : Rachid Boutmhdart 2019-2020

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA and Canada. In The USA, it

is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. The LANGUAGE : (7 points)
Canadians celebrate it on the second Monday in October. It is
associated with giving thanks to God. In the beginning people A. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form or tense :
expressed gratitude for the harvest they reaped. It used to be a 1. She ........................... (to play) tennis with her friends
religious holiday but now it has become a secular celebration.
now.
The most important part of the celebration is the dinner which 2. Ali ........................(to break) his favourite glass
includes the customary turkey served with cranberry sauce, and yesterday when he ...................... ( to be) angry.
pumpkin. A lot of business goes on during this holiday. For
3. Omar and his sister ........................ (to listen) to music
example, restaurants take advantage of the holiday to sell turkey
dinners. at the moment.
Families and friends usually get together for a large meal or dinner 4. Salma ......................... ( to have ) dinner with Jack last
during Thanksgiving and have a lot of fun. That’s why, the night .
Thanksgiving holiday weekend is considered one of the busiest 5. She ....................... (speak) four languages.
travel periods of the year. Students are given a four-day or five-day
weekend vacation. Thanksgiving is also a paid holiday for most B. Turn these sentences into the simple past tense :
workers.
1. I am a student. -.......................................................................
COMPREHENSION (8 points)
2. Laura works in a bank. -..........................................................

A. Are these sentences true or false ? Write T or F 3. Omar has three pets. -............................................................
1. Thanksgiving is a vacation for everybody.
2. The main food prepared in this celebration is 4. We study English at school. -................................................
cranberry sauce and pumpkin.
5. I don’t have a car. -..................................................................
3. Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United
States. 6. He isn’t a teacher. -.................................................................

B. Answer these questions from the text :

1. W hen is thanksgiving celebrated? C. Put the right letter in front of these sentences :
............................................................................................... 1. I think English is the easiest school subject. .....................
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2. What are the activities in this celebration? 2. I disagree. ....................
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............................................................................................... 3. You are totally right. ....................
3. Why is thanks giving a good period for restaurants?
................................................................................................. a. Giving opinion b. Agreeing c. Disagreeing
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C. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as :

-Moments ( paragraph 3) : ......................................................
-Habitual ( paragraph 2) : .....................................................

D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to :

-It ( paragraph 1, Line 3) : ......................................................
-They ( paragraph 1, Line 5) : ................................................

Writing (5 points)
Write a short paragraph about a celebration of your choice. Talk about the type of the celebration , the activities, food ...
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