Haibaoui Secondary school Date : 02/05/2019

Stream: 1st year Sci/tech Time : One Hour

The Third Term Test
Part One: A) Comprehension.
A) Read the text carefully then do the activities, (11.5pts)

The biggest challenge that mankind is facing in this century is "global warming" and how to save
our earth from this biggest threat. Scientists had laid down the root cause for this situation as the increase
in the amount of carbon dioxide let out on the atmosphere by our industries and automobiles. If this is
going to continue, we will lose our land to oceans and the bad climate conditions may also lead to new
unknown diseases, which may challenge the medical world. Every individual can join hands in this
global mission on "How to save the earth from global warming".
Findings from a new study released last week prove that global warming is caused by human activity,
and not by natural environment factors. Researchers at Scripps Institute of Oceanography have found a
clear evidence of human produced warning in the world’s oceans that is likely to impact water resources
in regions around the globe.
Many world presidents have closed their ears to this fact so that they don’t have to limit their
economic activity or introduce expensive pollution controls. This is one of the reasons America has not
signed Kyoto Treaty of climate change. The US government prefers to believe global warming is a
natural phenomenon, caused by volcanoes and solar energy.

1-Choose the letter a,b or c that best completes sstatements A and B. 02pt
A- The text is about…………………….
a) climate change b) pollution c) global warming
B- All people should find solutions to …………...the earth.
a) protect b) lose c) challenge

2-Are the following statements true or false? 03pt

a- The major source of co2 in the air is vehicles and industries.
b- Some surveys find out that global warming is natural phenomenon.
c- America did her best to save the earth.

3-Answer the following questions according to the text. 03pts

a- What is the main cause of Global Warming?
b- Is global warming a natural phenomenon?
c- Who thinks that global warming as a natural phenomenon?

4- What or who the underlined words refer to in the text. 02pt

a) which b) their

5- Match ideas with their corresponding paragraphs. 1.5pt

Ideas paragraphs
a) glaobal warming is man-made phenomenon 1 §

b) Many world leaders are against the idea of 2§

reducing polluting idustries

c) People should unite together to find a 3§

solution to this universal problem.
B) Text Exploration (8.5points)

1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following. 02pt

a- illnesses§1 b- vehicles§1 c- results§2 d- to reduce§3

2-Divide the following words into roots and affixes. 02pt

Automobiles-natural- unknown-pollution

Words prefix Root suffix

Government x govern ment

3- Join the pairs of sentences using the connectors in brackets. 1.5 pt

a- Automobiles release co2 into the air. / The atmosphere is polluted ( because)

b- Many plants die. / Acid rains are harmful. (As a consequence)

c- The Earth will get hotter. / Co2 emissions continue (if)

4- Reorder the following words to get a coherent sentence. 01pts

dioxide /get /the earth/ , /increases/ If/will/carbon/ warmer

5- Put stress on the right syllable in the following words: 02pts

Condition – release – mission - increase
1. The reading passage is about:

a. Natural disasters.

b. Global warming

c. Global organizations.

2. Are the following statements true or false?

a. Global warming affects many of the world’s natural resources.

b. Global warming is a natural phenomenon.

c. Many world leaders are indifferent to the dangers of global warming.

3. Answer the following questions according to the text:

a- What is the effect of bad climate conditions on health?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 b- Why have the world leaders not contributed to stop global warming?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….

c- Why are the international organizations for a better future environment uniting?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
4. What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
Which = ……………………………….. Their = …………………………………. Its
=…………………………………… They =…………………………………..

B/Text exploration:
1. Find in the text opposites to the following words:
a. the reduction (§1) ≠ ……………………….
b. cheap (§3) ≠ ……………………………..
c. worse (§4) ≠ …………………………

2. Match the words in the table with their definitions

words definition
1.Ecology a. The preservation and careful management of the environment and the natural
resources.

2.Conservation b. The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the ocean.

3.Global warming c. The study of the relation of living creature and environment.

4.Oceanography d. The increase of the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere caused by gases.

2. Fin in the text synonyms to the following words.

a. secure(§1) = ……………………..

b. evidence (§2) = …………………..

c. trust(§4) = ………………………..

3. Turn the following sentences into the passive voice.

a. Humans caused global warming.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………….
b. Global warming affects many of the world’s natural resources.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
c- Many world leaders have closed their ears to the dangers of global warming.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
d- International organizations will look for a better environmental future.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………

4. Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets.

a. The planet (be) more polluted - people/produce more waste.

If people produce more waste, the planet (pollute) in

b. We/preserve our natural resources – we (achieve) sustainable development.

…………………………………………………………………………….........

c. They /save the world – ecologists/keep on fighting pollution and polluters.

………………………………………………………………………………….

d. People/ not preserve nature – our planet/ be destroyed in a few years.

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5. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables.

a. global b. conservation c. atmosphere d. threat

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C/ Writing: Choose one of the following topics.
1. Complete the following conversation:
Karim:do you…………………………………………………………………………………………?
Hamid: yes, it is a layer on the higher atmosphere; which protects life on our planet from dangerous Ultra
Violet and other rays.
Karim: What will happen if the Ozone layer is damaged?
Hamid:If………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………….
Karim:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………….?
Hamid: We can stop this damage by reducing the quantity of Co2 in the air.

2. Use the following notes to write a paragraph about how to reduce air pollution .
- reduce CO2/ toxic emissions.
- replace non- renewable energy/ renewable energy.
- stop/cut/ trees
- grow/plants/trees……etc.