College of Arabic Language & Social Studies, Department of English & Translation

Intensive Course Program - 432 Final Examination (May 2022)

Question Paper
Answer Key Reading Skills (ENG-025)
Time Allowed: 2 hours
Total Marks: 50

PART (1)
A. You do not always need to use a dictionary to find the meaning of a new word.
Sometimes you can find the meaning of a new word or phrase within the text.
Please, identify the meaning of the underlined words/phrases. (6 marks)

1- As one of the biggest online shopping platforms, Amazon sells products in many categories (groups
of similar things).

• Categories = … Groups of similar things. ...

2- Professors have special "office hours," which are times when students can come and talk to them.

• Office hours = … Times when students can come and talk to professors. …

3- An ophthalmologist, who takes care of people's eyes, has an interesting profession.

• An ophthalmologist = …One who takes care of people's eyes. …

B. Write the words/phrases for the meanings below. (12 marks)

4- In person, not online or on the phone:… Face-to-face. ………………..….

5- People with a lot of information on a subject: ……Experts…………………...……….

6- Lasting a long time (months or years): …………Chronic ………………………………...

7- Speaking two languages: ………………Bilingual………………………………...

8- A body part in the middle of your leg: ………Knee…………………………………..

9- A body part where your heart is in: ………Chest……………………………………..……

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C. Answer the following questions. (4 marks)

10- Which of the following words begin with the sound /K/?

(a) Knee. (b) City. (c) Center. (d) Care.

11- What is the correct reading of this number: 67670 books.

(a) Seventy-six thousand six hundreds seventy books.

(b) Sixty-seven thousands six hundreds seventy books.

(c) Sixty-seven thousand sex hundred seventy books.

(d) Sixty-seven thousand six hundred seventy books.

12- What word of the following is misspelled.

(a) Across from. (b) Transportation. (c) On compus. (d) garage.

13- It is the skill of reading quickly to understand the general idea of a text.

(a) Summarizing. (b) Scanning. (c) Critiquing. (d) Skimming.

14- What "Parts of Speech" are the following underlined words of the sentence below. (3 marks)

* (Hint: Parts of Speech are like: Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.)

• Men and women have different body language. They have different ways to communicate with
their face and body.

Different: ……………Adjective……………………………………………………………

Communicate: …………Verb………………………………………………………………...

Face: …………………Noun…………………………………………………………………...

15- Put the following words in alphabetical order by numbering them (1 to 8). (4 marks)

__1__cons __7__identity __4__expert __2__easy

__3__emergency __5_health __6__help __8__suddenly

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PART (2) Online Shopping

My name is Sara, and I love shopping online. I prefer mobile phone apps, but sometimes I use my
computer. The phone is more convenient for me, and I can even do my shopping from bed! I love shopping
so much that I buy everything I need at home. I get food, electronics, books, and even large pieces of furniture
like my sofa and bookshelves all online! But I still prefer getting clothes from a store so I can try them on to
be sure they are the right size or shape.
Yesterday, I bought a birthday present for my mother, and it arrived today! That saves me a lot of time. I
am a very busy person, and I am a little forgetful too. If I think of something I need, then it is wonderful that
I can buy it at that moment.
My friends aren’t as comfortable with buying things online as I am, because they think that it can be
dangerous. Of course, bad things sometimes happen, but I am very careful with all of my personal details. I
think the biggest fear that people have with using their credit cards online is that someone will steal their
number. It is important to be sure that the web page is secure. You can see this if the address has got an “s” in
it, like https://. That “s” means it is safe. People should not be afraid of shopping online. I think it will be the
only way we will do our shopping in the future!

A. Circle the correct answer for each question. (14 marks)

16- What is Sara’s favorite way of shopping?
(a) On her computer. (b) On her phone. (c) In a Shop. (d) In a mall.

17- What doesn’t Sara buy online?

(a) Furniture. (b) Clothes. (c) Electronics. (d) Food.

18- What does the word ‘it’ refer to in paragraph 2?

(a) Shopping online. (b) A present. (c) Her mother's birthday. (d) Credit Card

19- Why does Sara think online shopping is very convenient?

(a) It is fast. (b) It is cheap. (c) It is of good quality. (d) It is safe.

20- What does ‘steal’ mean in paragraph 3?

(a) To make public. (b) To take without permission.
(c) To use something that is not yours. (d) To take with permission.

21- Sarah thinks that shopping online ...

(a) is often dangerous. (b) is always safe.
(c) is safe if you are careful. (d) is always unsafe.

22- Sara thinks that in the future ...

(a) online shopping will be safer. (b) a lot of people will shop online.
(c) nobody will shop online. (d) everybody will only shop online.

B. Write a short answer for each question. (7 marks)

23- Find two words in the passage that are opposite to each other, then write them below.
• …………dangerous……….is the opposite of……….…safe or secure……….
24- Find two words in the passage that are similar to one another, then write them below.
• ……………safe….………….………….is similar to………….…secure…….……………….
25- Find THREE 'adjectives' in the passage, and write them below.

• …dangerous, ………afraid…... and ……convenient….…

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