Second Term Test MS4

Text : Mrs. Gagnon: More Than a Teacher

      A good teachercanteachyousomethingthatyouwillremember for a day, but

agreatteacherwillteachyousomethingthatyouwillremember for the rest of your
life. Teachers are muchlike a second parent, shape a child’spersonality and
future... I wasluckyenough to find all of thesequalities in myHistoryteacher,
Mrs. Gagnon.
She has influencedwho I am as a person. She has taught me to work hard and
always do my best. I woulddescribeher as being happy and
cheerfulbecauseshealwaysbrings a smile to my face. Shedemonstrates kindness
and patience toeverystudent in her class. Those are character traits that I feel I
have improveduponbecause of her. She has taught me to believe in
myselfbecausethis leads to success.         
Mrs. Gagnon takesher time to get to know eachstudent as an individual.She
uses variousteaching styles in effort to reach the needs of everyone in her class.
Weoftenplaygames to study for a test, whichis an exciting and easyway to
review the information. Clearly, she has worked hard to figure out whatis best
for eachperson in her class.
The lessonsthat Mrs. Gagnon has taught me are invaluable. Mrs. Gagnon has
been the one teacherthat has affectedmy life the most. Shedid not need to
influence me to be a rocket scientist or brain surgeon, but she has influenced
me to become the best atanythingthat I set out to be.
           Adaptedfrom  :https://www.varsitytutors.com/scholarship_entries/brandon-71
Part One: I/ READING COMPREHENSION(07 pts.)
: Activity one (03Pts.): Read the text and say: True , False or Not Mentioned
1/The author was influenced by her teacher of English.
2/ Mrs. Gagnon is a kind, patient and cheerful woman.
3/Mrs. Gagnon taught the author hardworking and self-confidence.

Activity two (02Pts.) : Read the text and answer the following questions:

1/WasMrs. Gagnon a good teacher?

2/What do Mrs. Gagnon’s pupils do in class before a test?
Activity Three( 02pts.)
a-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:
1affected= ……………… 2/visibly = …………
b -Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:
1/learner≠ ………… 2/worst ≠ ……………..
II/ MASTERY OF LANGUAGE: (07 Pts.)
Activity One(2pts.):Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentence on
your answer sheet :
Last sunday ,while I was having a louk at my childhood photos, I like the
school ones becauze I still love my teachers.

Activity Two (3pts.):Complete the following sentences using the

comparative form or the superlative form of the adjective in brackets:
Mrs. Gagnon was ( cheerful) …….… teacher that I have ever known. She was
(old)….……. many teachersbut forme, she was (good).…….one.

Activity Three (2Pts.): pick out from the text 04 verbs according to the
pronunciation of their final ( ed ):
/ t / / d / / id /
1…………….. 1……………….. 1…………………..
2………………

Part two (06 Pts.):WRITTEN EXPRESSION:

You certainly have special memories on one of your primary or

middle school teachers whotaught you important things that have
affected your dreams and personality.

In a paragraph of about 8 lines, write about this teacher ( name,

subject, school,…)and how he/she has influenced your dreams and
personality)important thingshe/she has taughtyou and how ?)