Belhouchette Miloud High School.

Daghoussa Academic year:2016/2017

Level:2nd year literary stream Lph Duration:2 hours

Third Term Exam

Part One : Reading and Interpreting : ( 15 pts )

I.Comprehension (7pts)
Read the text carefully then do the activities:

More than 1450 people have been killed by Wednesday’s quake that struck at 7:44 p.m. in Northern
Algeria while more than 7000 have been injured. Hundreds- perhaps thousands of people- may still be
trapped under collapsed buildings. The hardest- hit cities were the capital, Algiers, and the towns of
Rouiba and Boumerdes both of which lie east of Algiers.
During this massive earthquake , which is the strongest to have hit the North African country in 23
years, most Algerians were in their homes. People in Algiers and in all the towns and villages in the
earthquake zone felt the quake in waves ,with vibrations that lasted 40 to 50 seconds , getting stronger,
weaker, then stronger again . Everyone was panicking.
The Algerian Red Crescent Society responded with help, the International Federation of the Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies said it would send a team to help evaluate the damage and the needs of the
population. Doctors treated the injured in the streets because hospitals did not have enough beds to
accommodate all of the patients. Hospitals officials asked for blood donations, doctors and paramedics.
Assistance has come from Britain , France , Japan, Spain ,Italy and Switzerland . Algeria’s foreign
minister said ,“ They have sent search and rescue teams , in some cases including sniffer dogs.”

Adapted from:www.charities/world.com

1.Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

The text is taken from: (0.5pt)
a-a newspaper b- a magazine c-a website
2.Are these statements True or False?Write T or F next to the letter corresponding to the
statement. (1.5pt)
a- 7000 people have been killed in the earthquake
b- This earthquake is the strongest to have struck the North of Africa in twenty three years.
c- Doctors treated the injured in hospitals.

3. Answer the following questions according to the text. (03pts)

a- How did people in the towns and villages in the earthquake zone feel the quake?
b- Did this earthquake hit Boumerdes only?
c- What would the International Federation of the Red Crescent and Red Crescent societies do ?
d- Where did help come from ?

4.In which paragraph is it mentioned that”help was provided to Algeria from foreign countries”? (1pt)

5.Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1pt)

a-that(§1)→ b-it(§3)→

II. Text Exploration : (8pts)

1.Find in the text words that are opposites to the following. (1pt)
a-weakest(§2)≠ b-received(§4)≠
2. Complete the chart as shown in the example. ( 2pts)

Verb Noun Adjective

Example To help help helpful
To damage damage ………………………..
………………………… …………………….. Evaluative
………………………… Reduction Redicible

3.Re-write sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence” a”. (2pts)
1.a-The reporter said,”The earthquake killed more than 1450 people in a short time.”
b-The reporter said………………………………………………………….
2.a-They said that they could reduce the rise of natural dasasters.
b-…………………………………………………………………

4.Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final “ed”. (1pt)

Injured - collapsed – lasted- responded

/t/ /id/ /d/

5.Re-order the following sentences to make a coherent passage. ( 2pts)

a-Important measures were taken by the government.
b-It destroued the whole town.
c-At midnight a violent earthquake awakened people.
d-to rescue and help the victims.

Part Two : Written Expression (5pts)

Choose ONE of the following topics:

Topic one :
Your friend is travelling to the North of Algeria where he/she may face the danger of
earthquake.Write a letter giving him/her some pieces of advice about the safety measures that he /she
should take before,during and after an earthquake.

Topic Two:

Algeria has witnessed many disasters.The flood of Beb El Oued is one of them.Using the following
notes,write a short composition to tell us about this disaster.

Disaster Date Place Cause Conséquences

Flood Friday , November 16th,2001 Beb El rain a-More than 700
Of Beb El Oued 11 :09GMT Oued people were
(Algeria) killed .
b-Buildings were
destroyed .
c- Many people
become jobless

Good luck
Your teacher