Middle School

Level : 4AM
The Second English Test ( Second Term)
Texte :

Text :
The pre-university educational system in Algeria consists of three important stages.
First, pupils go to primary school at6. They study there for five years. At the age of eleven, they
take a final primary school exam. When they succeed they will move to middle school. The middle
school goes for 4 years from MS1 to MS4. Students take the brevet exam at the end of MS4. If they
manage to get a pass, they will go to the lycée
.There are many streams in the lycée . Students can choose at the end of the first year in the lycee the
stream they like best if they meet the required standards. Studies in the lycée run for three years. In the
third year, they take the baccalaureate exam. The baccalaureate exam is a diploma which allows its
holders to register at university

Part one(14pts)
Reading comprehension : (07 pts)

Read the text carefully then do the following activities

Activity one :answer the following questions: (03 pts)
1- How long does an Algerian pupil study before he goes to university?
……………………………………………………………………………..
2- How old is a pupil of MS1(middle school)?.............................................
3- Will students go to the lycee if they don’t succeed?............................................
Activity two: what the underlined words in the text refer to?
_there.................... _they...............
Activity three:Find in the text words that are opposites in meaning to: (02 pt)
Fail ≠ ……………… Worst≠ ………………

Mastery of Language:
Activity one: Supply the punctuations and the capitals where necessary. ( 02pts)
in america kids will go to elementary school when they are 6
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Activity two: Give the right form of the verbs in brackets (3pts)

-She (not move).......... to the lycée before she (pass) ......... here brevet exam.
- If I (go) .............to the lycee, I (opt)......... for the science stream.
- While I (to be).......... in the university. I (to study)......... English.

Activity three: Pick out from the text two words to each sound: (02pts)

/ i: / tea / u: /too
....................... .......................
Part two: Situation of integration: (06 pts)
You are a student at 4MS and you will take the brevet exam. What will you do if you
pass it?
- Write a short paragraph about your expectations. Here are some notes to help you:
-pass the brevet exam/ - move to secondary school / - fail in the BEM exam/ -go to the
vocational training school/- get the baccalaureate/-go to university / -find a job/ -get
married.
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