Charouine Secondary School - Adrar Level: 1st

year lit.str
School year: 2018-2019
Duration: 1hr.

The Second Term English Language Test n°01

Full name: ………………………………………….Class:

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READING

A/ Comprehension
Read the passage below then do the activities that follow.

According to a survey entitled "Measuring the degree of readership in Algeria”, most

Algerians like to read. Out of the 1000 people asked across ten wilayas, 95.6% said that they liked
reading. The survey was conducted by the National Book Centre, and was supported by the
Ministry of Culture.
This survey, conducted on a sample aged between 15 and 65 years, shows that 52% of the
informants read novels, while 46% of them are interested in scientific books, and only 24% in
history books. When they were asked which book version they prefer, 90% said that they
preferred paper book to electronic books. Concerning their favourite language for reading, the
survey shows that 68% of the people surveyed read in Arabic, 41.6% in French, and only 12.7% in
English.
The National Book Centre is still conducting this study across all public libraries in the
country in order to make it more representative.

Translated and adapted from http://www.aps.dz/culture/80662-centre-

national-du-livre-l-algerien-aime-lire

Questions
1. Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.
The text is: a. a questionnaire b. an interview c. a report
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
a. Most of the informants said they enjoyed reading. …...
b. Novels are more read than the other types of books. …...
c. The National Book Centre stopped doing the study. …...
3. Answer the following questions according to the text.
a. Why was the survey conducted?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. Which book version do most Algerians prefer?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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 c. Do Algerians read books in English?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?

they §1 ……………………………………
this §3 ……………………………………

B/ Text Exploration

1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following.

a. questioned (§1) ……………………… b. survey (§3)…………………………

2. Rewrite sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’.

1. a) “I wake up at six o’clock every day,” he said.

b) He said……………………………………………………………..…………………………..
2. a) “Please, don’t say anything to him,” she begged him.
b) She begged him……………………………………………………..………………………….
3. a) “Do you speak French?” he asked her.
b) He asked her……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Cross out the silent letter(s) in the following words.
wrong – knit – island - right
4. Fill in the gaps with the words from the list below.
paper – store - week – news

A newspaper is a publication printed on…...................……..and issued regularly, usually

once a day or once a…………………..……… . It gives information about
current……………..…….. . You can buy a newspaper at a…………………….……. .

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 Best wishes!

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