Kasmi Mohamed Middle School level: 4MS

First term Test 01

Hassiba Ben Bouali is one of the well-known Algerian martyrs during the
Algerian independence war (1954–62). She was born on January 18, 1938,
in El-Asnam (Chlef).
Her parents moved to Algiers in 1947, where she studied at the Lycee and
joined the Scout Movement.
Her travels made her aware of the conditions of the Algerian people under the colonial
government. This motivated her to join the General Union of Algerian Muslim Students in
1954, at the age of 16.
Hassiba was a young girl, but she was brave and energetic. She chose to sacrifice her life
for her country and participated in the nationalist struggle until her death. In the 1957 Battle of
Algiers, she and three companions including Ali Ammar (aka Ali La Pointe) were killed when
French forces bombed their hideout in the Casbah. (Oct, 1957)
Benbouali was depicted in the movie The Battle of Algiers by Italian director Gillo
Pontecorvo. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the University of Chlef were named
after her.

Part one: A/ READING COMPREHENSION.

1- Read the text and write true , False or Not mentioned (NM).
a- The text is about an Algerian sportswoman.
b- Hassiba died at the age of 19.
c- Her parents moved to Algiers when she was 7 years old.
d- Hassiba wrote a letter to her family before she died.

2- Read again and fill in Hassibas’s profile.

Name:
Date and place birth:
Date and place of death:
Personality traits:

Find in the text: synonyms to: famous=

Opposites to: peace=/=

B/ MASTERY OF LANGUAGE:
1- Supply punctuation and capitals were necessary.
 Didouche mourad was a courageous algerian militant he was martyred while he was
defending his country.

2- Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets.

Last weekened I have (to have) and amazing time. I (to visit) Algiers. During my
visit, I (to go) to Maqam Ashaheed.
3- Classify the words below according to the sound of their final “d”
Participated – joined- worked- died

/t/ /d/ /Id/

PART TWO: Written Expression

Mostafa Ben Boulaid is also an Angerian Martyr who sacriced his life for Algeria.
Use the information below to write a short paragraph about him.
- Algerian revolutionary leader -father of the Algerian revolution - Courageous- intelligent
- Birth: February 5, 1917 , Arris, Batna
- Life/career: -   1939: underwent mandatory military service and was mobilized to fight for
the allies during the Second World War. 
-  In 1955: traveled to Libya to purchase arms
- participated in the battle of Ifri El Blah and the battle of Ahmar Khaddou near Batna
- February 1955: was arrested in Tunisia, then escaped.
- Death : March 22, 1956 ( in the blast of a parachuted French radio bomb)