Abd El Hamid Ben Grade : 4MS….

Badis Middle School

Full Name : …………………………

The second term English Exam

Malala Yousafzai is a 16 years old Pakistani girl who supported children’s rights
for education and school in Pakistan. Malala almost died as result of her ideas
when a group of Taliban terrorists tried to kill her in her local town in 2010.
She is narrating that tragic day to a BBC journalist:

Journalist: what was the moment you were most afraid?

Malala: I was feeling afraid all the time. At night, when I was about to sleep, I was thinking! “Should I put an arm
under my bed?”
Journalist: The day you were attacked, do you remember anything about that day at all?"
Malala: I remember a lot about the morning of this day on the school bus with my friends, we were singing, and I
noticed that the streets were very silent. I don't remember what happened next, but my friends have told me how
the terrorists stopped the bus and asked, 'who is Malala?' And then shot me in my head three times.
Journalist: And what happened then?
Malala: After having some treatment at a local hospital, I was transported to England for other treatment, I woke
up there 10 days later; the doctors told me that people around the world were praying for me. I was so thankful to
God that I survived.

On October, 10th, 2014, Malala was named as the winner of 2014 Nobel Prize of peace for her struggle for
children’s right for education and a better life.
Adapted from: ww.news.un.org

Part one : Reading comprehension ( 7pts)

Activity one: Read the text and write “true” , “falase” or Not Mentioned (2pts)
a) Malala is from Pakistan ……..
b) Malala didn’t support children’s rights for education and school in Pakistan……
c) A group of terrorists attempted to kill Malala ………
d) Malala sometimes felt afraid………..

Activity two: Read the text again and answer the following questions (3pts)

1- Did Malala remember everything about the day she was attacked? ..................
2- Where did Malala wake up after the attack?.......................
3- Why was Malala given a Nobel Prize?......................

Activity three (2 pts):

A) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following (01pt):
Scared = ……………… survived = ……………

B) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following(01pt):
Forget ≠ ……………… Before ≠ ……………

Mastery of language: (7pts)

 Activity one: Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form (3 pts):

1) While I ………..(to talk) to my friend , I ………….(to miss) the bus .

2) Richard ………… (to sit) in a cafe when He ………….. (to call) me.
3) They …………(to play) basketball when it…………(to start) to rain.

Activity two: Add the correct prefix : ( in , im , ir , dis ) (1pt)

Responsible - capable - courageous - polite

Activity three: Match the pair of sentences with the connectors ( like , unlike and
whereas )(1.5pts):
1. a- Lina is quiet and shy
b- Her brother is lively and talkative .
2. a- I enjoy reading novels
b- My friend who is always in the library
3. a- Anis lives in a big city
b-his best friend lives in the countryside
Activity four: Classify the following words according to their final “ed”
pronunciation (1.5 pts):
supported - attacked - survived
/t/ /d/ /id/
……………… …………….. …………….

Part two : Situation of integration (6pts)

Write a short paragraph about a person whom you like the most and is having a
great impact/ influence on you. Use the following cues: The person’s name/ age/ job
/ personality features / what makes him an inspiring person to you?
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Best of luck..your teacher

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