Ahmed Medeghri Secondary School Level: 2nd Year streams

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First Term Test of English
Part one Reading:
A/ Comprehension: Read the text carefully then do the activities
According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize is to be given to individuals
and institutions that have done the best work for fraternity between nations, for the
abolition of armies and for the promotion of peace congresses."  However there have
been instances where the prize's recipient reveals the Committee to be short-
sighted.
A previous Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is an example of the
Committee’s carelessness. She is the current leader of the Myanmar government and
has been criticised for failing to speak out against the army genocide of the Rohingya
(a Muslim minority). Many people demanded the withdrawal of Aung Suu Peace Prize.
“The rules”, As the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee declared: “do not allow
for the Prize to be withdrawn” and added that San Suu Kyi was awarded for her past
achievements. If that was the case why would Shimon Peres win the Peace Prize
(1993) after committing crimes against Palestinian citizens (1966) and being the
leader of Israel’s nuclear weapons program (1953-1965).
Those cases of the non deserving winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are among a
list of about 12 other cases mentioned in the Business Insider website article. The
question is; is the Nobel Peace Prize Committee always respecting Alfred Nobel’s will.
1. The text is: a. speech b. a poem c. a report (Choose the best answer).
2.Say whether the following statements are true or false
a. Nobel wanted the Peace Prize to be for the least work in peace promoting…………..
b. Aung Suu was silent against the army crimes………….
c. Shimon Peres was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize before his crimes…………….
d. Alfred Nobel’s will is always respected by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee……….
3. In which paragraph are the massacre of the Rohingya mentioned:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. answer the following questions according to the text:
a. What was Alfred Nobel will for the Nobel Peace Prize?
……..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. Why couldn’t the Nobel Peace Prize Committee withdraw the prize from Aung?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. Was Aung Suu rewarded the Peace Prize for her present achievements?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
d. How many cases of the non deserving NPP were mentioned in The Business insider?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text
a. That:§1……………………………… b. She:§2…………………………… c. Those:§4……………………….
 B/ Text Exploration:
1. Match words with their definitions
Word

Definition

1. Will
2. Genocide
3. Withdraw
4. Award
A. The deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people.
B. Give an official payment, compensation, or prize to (someone)
C. Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
D. what someone wants to happen in a particular situation
2. Complete the following chart as shown in the example:
3.
Verb

Noun

Adjective

Example

To discriminate

discrimination

discriminative

To withdraw

………………………………..

…………………………………..

………………………………………

organization

…………………………………….
………………………………….

………………………………….

critical

4. Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “a”:

1. a) He has the ability to make friends with anyone
b) He………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. a) Their work was great as a result, they won the Nobel Peace Prize.
b) Because of……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. a) Although he had no qualification, he got the job.
b) In spite of……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Ask questions on the underlined words: 2
Mahatma Gandhi became the symbol of non-violence in the 20th century
1 2
1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
6. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables
Discriminate- race- withdraw- colony- justice- equality
1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

7. Reorder the sentences to get coherent Text

a) It was instituted by a man who was the inventor of the science of destruction. 
b) Nobel Prize is the world’s most important prize. 
c) who is Alfred Bernard Nobel. 
d) The prize is given to persons with most outstanding contribution in the fields of
science, physics, literature and for performing world’s peace.
A b c d

“Peace is not absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful

means.”
—Ronald Reagan

Answers
1. The text is:
a. A speech b. a poem c. a report
 Choose the best answer.
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false
e. Nobel wanted the Peace Prize to be for the least work in peace promoting…False
f. Aung Suu was silent against the army crimes .True
g. Shimon Peres was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize before his crimes……False
h. Alfred Nobel’s will is always respected by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee False
3In which paragraph is the massacre of the Rohingya mentioned:
In paragraph 2
4. answer the following questions according to the text:
a. What was Alfred Nobel will for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Nobel will was to give the prize to individuals and association that did the
most in promoting peace
b.Why couldn’t the Nobel Peace Prize Committee withdraw the prize from Aung?
Because the rules don’t allow for the withdrawal of the Prize
c. Was Aung Suu rewarded the Peace Prize for her present achievements?
No, she wasn’t
d. How many cases of the non deserving NPP were mentioned in The Business
insider?
12 cases were mentioned in the Business Insider site
5. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text
a. That:§1 individuals and institutions b. She:§2 Aung Suu c. Those:§4 cases
B/ Text Exploration:
8. Match words with their definitions
Word

Definition

5. Will (D)
6. Genocide (A)
7. Withdraw (C)
8. Award (B)
E. The deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people.
F. Give an official payment, compensation, or prize to (someone)
G. Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
H. what someone wants to happen in a particular situation
9. Complete the following chart as shown in the example:
10.
Verb

Noun
Adjective

Example

To discriminate

discrimination

discriminative

To withdraw

Withdrawal

withdrawn

To organize

organization

Organizer/organizational

To criticize

Critic/criticism

critical

11. Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “a”:
1. a) He has the ability to make friends with anyone
b) He is able to/can make friends with anyone
2. a) Their work was great as a result, they won the Nobel Peace Prize.
b) Because of their great work/working hard they won the Nobel Peace Prize
3. a) Although he had no qualification, he got the job.
b) In spite of having no qualification, he got the job.
12. Ask questions on the underlined words:
Mahatma Gandhi became the symbol of non-violence in the 20th century
1 2
1 What did Mahatma Gandhi become in the 20 century?
th

2 When did Mahatma Gandhi become the symbol of peace?

13. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables
 Discriminate- race- withdraw- colony- justice- equality
1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables
Race Withdraw colony Equality
justice discriminate
14. Reorder the sentences to get coherent Text
a) It was instituted by a man who was the inventor of the science of destruction. 
b) Nobel Prize is the world’s most important prize. 
c) who is Alfred Bernard Nobel. 
d) The prize is given to persons with most outstanding contribution in the fields of
science, physics, literature and for performing world’s peace.
A b c d
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