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SECONDARY SCHOOL L EVEL : 1st year Literary stream

S ECOND TEST OF SECOND TERM
Read the text carefully then do the activities.
Deforestation is when humans remove or clear large areas of forest lands and related ecosystems for non-
forest use. These include clearing for farming purposes, ranching and urban use. In these cases, trees are never re-
planted. You can deduce the massive effects of deforestation and tree-cutting activities.
When forests are destroyed, the atmosphere, water bodies and the water table are all affected. Trees absorb
and retain water in their roots. A large part of the water that circulates in the ecosystem of rainforests remains
inside the plants. Some of this moisture is transpired into the atmosphere. When this process is broken, the
atmosphere and water bodies begin to dry out. The watershed potential is compromised and less water will run
through the rivers. Smaller lakes and streams that take water from these larger water bodies dry up.
Many wonderful species of plants and animals have been lost, and many others remain endangered. More
than 80% of the world's species remain in the Tropical Rainforest. It is estimated that about 50 to 100 species of
animals are being lost each day as a result of destruction of their habitats, and that is a tragedy. 
http://eschooltoday.com/forests/problems-of-deforestation.html
A. COMPREHENSION.
1. Choose the best title for the text. ( 1 pt )
a) The effects of deforestation . b) The importance of forests .
C ) The importance of water .
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false. ( 2 pts)
a) Deforestation is planting trees in large areas. ...............................
b) The earth is negatively affected by deforestation ..................................
c) Trees of forests save water .........................
d) The atmosphere becomes better when we cut trees............................
3. Answer the following questions according to the text. ( 2 pts)
a) What do we mean by deforestation?
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b) What are the effect of deforestation ?
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4. In which paragraph is mentioned the effect of deforestation ? ( 1 pt) ........................................................
5. What/whom do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1 pts)
a) their§2 : ……....................... …… b) others § 3 : ....................………….

B. TEXT EXPLORATION
1. Find in the text the synonym of the following words . ( 1 pt )
delete §1=………..................... start §2 =……….......................
2. Complete the blanks in the table below with adjectives of your own using the given suffixes . ( 2 pts )
Suffixes Adjectives
 Able ..............................................
Ful .............................................
Less .............................................
Ed .............................................

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form . ( 4 pts )

a) . If i ( to be ) ................................ you , i ( help ) ........................................................ him.

b) .If you ( to freeze)....................................... water at 0 degree, it ( to become ) ...............................solid.
c) .If you ( to prepare).............................. well for the exam, you (get) ............................................. good marks.
d) . If i ( have ) ..................................... lot of money , i (buy) .............................................. an Island.

4. Mark the intonation ( , ) at the end of each sentence : ( 1 pt )

- What should i do if i fail in the exam ? (.............)
- Do you know who invented the computer ? (.............)
- Could you close the door , please ? (.............)
- If i find her number, i will call her . (.............)
5. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables ( 2 pts )

beautiful - Sort – order - modify –technology – class- writer – manager

1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

6 . Fill in each gap with only one word from the list,so that the text makes sense: ( 3 pts)
( will be – harmful – rubbish – factories – fish – stop )
Every year, rivers carry a large amount of.............................. into the sea. The sea receive lot of
chemical from............................. which continue to throw every day many chemicals and .................................
materials. If we don’t ..........................polluting the sea , ............................. will died and aquatic
life ............................. in danger.