Level 

: 3MS
Timming : 2hours
First Term Final Test

Read the text carefully :

My grand mother is more than ninety years old which makes her the oldest
person in the whole family.
Since her piligrimage to Mecca in 1980 every body is calling her
‘’El Hadja’’. Despite her old age her memory is still fresh. She always tell us that
many things used to be different when she was young .
My grandma used to begin her day very early before sunrise, she was already
busy at work , while everybody else was still in bed.
Grandma used to do the housework by herself. She used to make clothes for
her children. As for her outdoor work, She used to raise some hens for their eggs
cows and sheep for their milk and meat. She also used to help men to grow
vegetables and cultivate crops.
When a member of the family was ill, she used to cure him by using home
made remedies. She showed them which herbs they should collect from forest as
it was common at that time a lot of people used to cure illnesses by taking herbal
medicines.
Part One:

A/-Reading Comprehension
1- Say whether these statements are true or false and correct the false ones quote
from the text
a- despite her young age she still forget things
b- My grandma before sunrise she was in a deep sleep.
c- She used to purchase clothes for her children
d- My grandma used to cultivate crops.

2- Answer the following questions from the text.

a-When and where my grandma did her pilgrimage?
B-How did she start her day?
C- What are the daily activities done by grandma?
D- did she use to cure diseases?
3-who do the underlined words refer to in the text:
a- Their:…………… b-them:……………..

1-Find in the text words that are synonymous to the following:

a- Ancient 1§= ……… b- Cleanings3§= …… …… c-
gather4§=……………….
2- Find in the text words that are opposits to the following:

a-the youngest 1§ # ……………..b-same1§ # ……… c-indoor2§#..................

B/-Mastery of language:
1-I pick up from the text:
Verb in A A past An
the past frequenc time adjective
y adverb marker

2 – I Rewrite the following sentences using : ‘’ used to’’

a-My grandpa drove a car …………………………………………………………
b-I went to primary school ………………………………………………………...
3- I reorder these words to make coherent sentences:
1-games/did/?/play/what/use/children/to ………………………………………….
2-a/his/person/cool/cousin/./is ……………………………………………………...
3-than/life/before/./is/easier ……………………………………………………….
4-I cross out the silent letter :
Which - her - feeding - listen.
5- I Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word : the sun – dried – leather - salted –
animal skin.
To produce Leather we need natural ……………….such as goat cows, and deers they
are cleaned..……under …………….then washed after it is transferred to centrifuged
machine , next it is cut dyed before it is …………. Finally, the …………. is ready to
make clothes bags …
Part Two : Integrated situation
I use the past and the present simple plus the cues below to write two short paragraphs
in which I compare between life in the past and life now.
Houses: (to live) traditional /// modern
Clothes: (to wear) formal /// casual
Free time activities: (to play) marbles,ragdolls ///(to watch ) TV, video games..
Food: (to eat) healthy /// unhealthy ……………….
Travelling: (to use) horseback, carriage , difficult and show ///
undergone,plane,fast,comfortabl
In the past , life
was………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
In the present time, life is
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………