Ahmed Zahraoui Secondary School School Year: 2018/2019

Full name: …………………….......................................................... Class: 1st year L1 Duration: 1 Hour

First Term Test of English (2)
Part One: READING (15 pts)
A) Comprehension
Read the passage carefully then do the activities.
November 1st, 2018.
Dear Sally,
I’m writing to invite you to my graduation ceremony on Saturday, November 7th. I hope you will be
able to come. The ceremony is going to start at 2:00 p.m. Both Rosa and Louise are going to stay the
night but there will be lots of room for you if you want to stay, too. Please come, we’ll all have a great
time.
I’ll see you on Saturday!
Best Wishes,
Susan.
”Adapted from the internet “

1. Are these statements true or false according to the text? (1.5pts)

a) Susan is the addresser. ……………………………
b) The ceremony will be in the night. ……………………………
c) This letter is formal. ……………………………

2. Answer the following questions according to the letter. (3pts)

a. Who is the recipient of the letter?
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b. What type of message is this letter?
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c. What day is the graduation ceremony?
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3. What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2pts)
a) you =........................................................ b) we =.......................................................................................................

B) Text Exploration :
:1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to )1pt (
a) begin =..................................... b) remain =.........................................

2. Complete the following table. (1.5pts)

Verb Noun
To invite ………………………….……..
To………………………….…….. apology
To reply ………………………….……..

3. Ask questions that the underlined words answer. (1pt)

 Sally sometimes goes out at the weekend.
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4. Join the pairs of sentences below using the connector in brackets. (4pts)
a) Sally is a student. b) Susan is a student. (both…and)
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a) Sally doesn’t like chatting. b) Sally doesn’t like surfing on the net. (neither…nor)
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a) Louise will offer Susan a cell phone. b) Louise will offer Susan a camera. (either…or)
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 a) Susan writes a letter. b) Susan invites her friends. (in order to)
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5. Re-write the following sentence using the letters of the alphabet. (1pt)
/ ði 'intǝnet iz ǝn ǝ'merikǝn in'venʃn /
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Part Two: WRITTEN EXPRESSION (05 pts)

Imagine that the letter above was sent to you but you couldn’t attend the ceremony. Write a letter of
apology to Susan in which you explain why you didn’t attend it.
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