‫الجــزائــريــة الديمـوقــراطيـة الشـعبيـــة‬ ‫الجمهــوريـة‬

‫الـوطنيــة‬ ‫وزارة التـربيـة‬

‫إمتحـان الثالثي األول‬
2016/2017
‫ الثانية آداب‬:‫الشعبة‬
‫ سـاعـتـان‬:‫المـدة‬
‫اختبار م ــادة اإلنجليزية‬

Part One: Reading: (15Pts)

Read the text then do the following activities

The text:
Jeans were the classic clothes of the American West. In 1853, a young tailor from Germany, called
Levi Strauss, began working in San Francisco; Levi sold thick canvas to miners; the miners used the canvas to
make tents.
    One day, a miner told Levi that he could not find trousers that were strong enough for work in the gold
mines. Levi decided to make some trousers out of canvas. Very soon, he had sold all the canvas trousers he
had made! They were just what miners wanted.
    However, the canvas was rather heavy and stiff. Levi therefore began to look for a different textile; soon
he found a heavy textile from France; it was called serge de Nimes. It was a bit lighter than canvas, but it was
very strong; it was ideal for miners. However, miners did not like the color! Their trousers got dirty as soon as
they began working!
    Levi Strauss therefore decided to use colored denim, and he chose dark blue. In 1873, he began to
make denim trousers with metal rivets to make them stronger. This was a radical new idea: "Blue jeans" had
arrived!
    Levi's jeans were so popular, that his company got bigger and bigger; soon, other firms were making
blue jeans too. Miners liked them, but so did cowboys and other working men. Blue jeans became classic
American working trousers.
    After the Second World War, jeans became popular all over the world. Today, blue jeans are made over
the world – most of them in Asia. Very few jeans are now made in the USA, because of the cost: but it is still
possible to buy blue jeans that are made in San Francisco.... if you have a lot of money to spend.

Adapted from EFL resources

  
A- Comprehension/Interpreting :(7Pts)
1- Give a suitable title to the text.

2- Are these statements true or false? Write T or F next to the letter corresponding to the
statement.
a- Levi Strauss made the first Jeans in Germany.
b- He made them for gold miners to work with.
c- Later the Canvas was replaced by a textile called “denim”.
d- Blue jeans made in America are less expensive.

3- Answer the following questions according to the text:

a- Where did Levi Strauss find de Nimes textile?
b- Was the denim strong and lighter than the Canvas?
c- Why did he choose dark blue as a color for his jeans?

4- In which paragraph is it mentioned that: jeans became so famous that most workers liked them.

5- What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

- they ( 2nd § )
 - He ( 3rd § )

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B- Test Exploration : (8pts)

1- Find in the text words that are opposites to the following.

a. heavier(§3) b. neat (§3) c. old (§4) d. hated(§5)

2- Complete the chart as shown in the example.

Word root Suffix
eg: different differ -ent
lighter
dirty
working

3- Ask questions that the underlined words answer.

a. Many years ago, women used to wear long dresses.
b. Houda is going to buy a leather jacket.

4- Correct the misspelling in bold type using their homophones.

When eye ……. was a student, I used too …….. work in a restaurant called El Morjana.
It was in Kala near the see ….. front. When I worked their …… I used to go to bed very late at night.

5- Fill in the gaps with words below.

think - love - popular- stores
Today, blue jeans perhaps are the most ______1______ pants worldwide. Many people ___2_____
them, especially, teenagers. But some people still _____3____that jeans are not proper for places like
schools, ________4______or offices.

Part Two: Written expression (5Pts)

choose one of the following topics

Topic one: Out of all your clothes, which is your favorite?

- Describe it what colors are in it?
- Write about how you look and feel when you wear it.
- Explain what you like to do when you wear it.
- Do you stay home or wear it someplace special?

Topic two: Predict what might happen in the field of education over the next decade
(Talk about future schools).
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Answers sheet and Marking scale

1st term exam

2011/2012 level / stream: 2nd L

Sections Key Marks

global detailed

Part One A/Comprehension /Interpretation 07pts

Act 1 1. Life 0.5

Act2 2. A – T B–F C -F 1.5 0.5 each

3.
Act 3 a. Yes they did.
b. In the past people had to work hard because they did not have 3 1 each
tools which made their work easier.
c. bathrooms and running water in many houses, household
appliances like fridge, TV set or vacuum cleaner.

4. ‘they’ refers to planes

‘their’ refers to people 0.5 0.25 each
Part One B/Text Exploration 08 pts

Act 1 1. Opposites :
a – ancient b- dangerous 1 0.5 each

Act2 2.
word prefix root suffix
inactive act -ive 1.5 0.25 each
dangerous danger -ous
education educate -ion

Act 3 3. Today, computers and other machines do the work which was
difficult and dangerous. 1 1 each

Act 4 4. a. What did people use to do ?

b. who will be able to study at home using computers? 2pts 1 each

Act5 5.
/s/ /z/
thanks Changes 1.5pt 0.25 each
 Planes
besides
Act 6
6. 1. way 2. Muslim 3. Parties 4. people 1 pt 0.25 each
Part Two
Written Expression

Topic One : 3pts(F) 2pts (C) 5pts

Topic Two: 2pts(F) 3pts (C)