School: Kiamouche Ferhat High School Date: June27th, 2021

Level: Second Year

Catch up Examination
Part One: Reading (15points).
A – Comprehension. (8pts)
Read the text carefully then do the activities.
Algeria has been affected by serious natural disasters ranging from earthquakes,
drought, and floods to fires. They caused losses in lives and also material damage.
Floods caused by heavy rains have killed 89 people, injured 50, and left many thousands
homeless in and around the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia on 2 October 2008. 11,800
families are estimated to have been affected by the worst floods the region has experienced
for decades. Eight of the 13 districts of the surrounding Ghardaia province have been
affected by the floods and thousands of homes have been flooded.
Based on the situation, the Algerian RC focuses on providing support to take an
appropriate and timely response in delivering assistance and relief in the following sectors:
providing relief items, emergency health and care, water and sanitation, as well as
conducting a disaster risk reduction campaign. As the Algerian RC and the International
Federation receive more comprehensive information over time, it is possible that new
focus areas will be identified and targeted for relief assistance.
Algerian RC, civilian protection, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
volunteers are organizing their interventions on the site in favour of thousands of affected
people. The solidarity of the Algerian population has also been seen concretely with the
arrival of aid to disaster victims It was collected by the wilaya with the assistance of the
committee of Algerian RC as well as other local and district associations.
This operation is expected be completed by the end of April, 2009; a Final Report will
be made available by the end of July, 2009.
The text is about: (tick the right answer) – 1
a) – Algeria in the aftermath of floods.
b) – The different natural disasters that affected Algeria in 2008.

2 – Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
a) – Many natural disasters hit Algeria in the past years.
b) – The region of Ghardaia was hit by more serious floods in the past decades.
c) – The Algerian Red Crescent played a heroic role in helping the victims.
d) – Due the volunteers help, many affected areas were identified and rescued.

3 - What do the underlined words refer to in the text?

a) – they (§1) = …… b) – it (§4) = ……

4 – In which paragraph is it mentioned that

a) – The final toll of the natural disaster?
b) – The solidarity and charitable scenes of the Algerians?

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 5 – Answer the following questions according to the text.
a) – Were all the regions of Ghardaia affected by the floods?
b) – How did the Algerians help the victims of the disaster?
c) – Who collect the aid sent to the affected people?

B – Text Exploration. (7pts)

1 – Find in the text words that are opposites in meaning to the followings words.
a) – the best (§2) ≠ …… b) – enlargement (§3) ≠ ……

2 – Rewrite sentence "b" so it means the same as sentence "a".

1 – a) – "I will answer the phone", she said.
b) – He said……………………………………………..
2 – a) – The charity organization give shelter to the homeless.
b) – The Homeless………………………………………………..

3 – Choose the verb's right form.

a) - The soldiers (are leaving / will leave / have left) the country for help since February.
b) – At the moment, it (should rain / is raining / rains).
c) – Years ago, many organizations (was helping / would help / helped) a lot of victims.

4 – Ask questions that the underlined words refer to:

They caused losses in lives and also material damage.

5 – Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final "ed".

Caused - estimated - killed - experienced - identified - flooded

/t/ /d/ /id/

……………………… …………………………… ……………………

Part two: Written Expression (5pts).

Choose one of the following topics:
Write a composition of 80 words on one of the following topics.
Choose
Either topic one:
The charities (organizations) play an important role in helping victims of disasters.The
Red Crescent is one of them. In a short paragraph, talk about its role in Algeria.
You can use these notes:
Help the poor – collect foods – organize charitable campaigns – provide shelters…

Or topic two:
Write a composition of about 80 words on the importance of charity organizations.

Best of Luck