Al khawarizmi School Global Test January 2015 Timing: 1h 30 min.

Full Name: _________________________________ Class: 1X3 Number: ________

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Ali’s Summer Holiday

Last summer, I travelled to the city to visit my aunt for a week.

I didn’t know that it was a bad choice until I spent some days there. It
was dirty. The streets were crowded by cars and buses. Factories were
everywhere and some of them were even in the city centre. As a result, the air was
polluted. When I walked around the city, I saw people throwing garbage on the streets due to not having
enough rubbish-bins on the streets. One day, I decided to go to the beach. Actually, I found rubbish
everywhere and the water wasn’t as clean as I imagined because factories threw their waste water in the
ocean.

In my aunt’s house, I didn’t like how my aunt and her children use water. They took long showers, so
they squandered water every day. They kept the TV and the lights on all day. My aunt kept the water running
while washing the dishes. Her husband overused water every time he wanted to wash his car. I tried to
explain to them that overusing water and energy was bad but they didn’t care. I got angry about that and
decided to go back home before my holiday finished. It was the worst holiday I have ever had.

Comprehension:(15pts)
A- Are these statements true or false? Justify from the text! (4
marks)
1- Ali didn’t find factories in the city centre. (_______)
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2- The water was as clean as he imagined. (______)
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3- Ali’s aunt’s family took his advice about saving water. (_______)
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4- Ali went back home after he finished his holiday. (_______)
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B- Answer the following questions: (4
marks)
1- Where did Ali spend his summer holiday?
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2- How long did Ali want to spend in his aunt’s house?
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3- How did Ali’s aunt’s family overuse electricity?
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4- What did Ali want to explain to his aunt’s family?
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C- Complete the sentences from the text: (4 marks)
1- People throw rubbish everywhere
because___________________________________________________
2- Water was polluted because
______________________________________________________________
D- What do the underlined words refer to in the text: (1.5
marks)
1- There: ______________(P: 1) 2- Them: _______________(Parg: 1) 3- His: ________________(P:
2)
E- Find in the text words that mean the same as: (1.5
marks)
1- waste: ______________ (P:1) 2- cleaning: ________________ (P:2) 3- wasted: _______________
(Parg:2)

Language:(15pts)
A- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the list. (3marks)
Deforestation graduates environment degree break
1. ______________________is destroying large areas of forests.
2. Certain chemicals have been banned because of their negative effects on the__________________.
3. Nowadays, university _________________ find difficulties getting jobs that fit their qualifications.
B- Find the nouns from the following words: (3marks)
1. Prevent: ________________ 3. aware __________________5. Obese: __________________
2. Poor: __________________ 4. Recover: _________________ 6. grow:__________________
C- Fill in the blanks with the right article: “a” “an” “the” or “” (1.5 marks)
My mother is_____English teacher. We live in_______London. I am ______student. When I get home
from school, I watch ______programs on TV. That’s _______best part of my day. _______programs I
watch are for children. I am a child, so I think they are funny.
D- Put the verbs in brackets in the “Present Perfect or Simple Past”: (2 marks)
1- Mum ____________________________the dishes yet. (not wash)
2- Fred and I ___________________ about the problem yesterday. (speak)
3- I ___________________________ my homework. (just/ finish)
4- Shakespeare __________________Hamlet in 1599. (write)
E- Fill in the blanks with the right word: (1.5 marks)
1. She enjoyed ________________ a lot at the party. a. himself b) herself c) they
2. I met a friend of __________at the market last week. a. mine b) us c) myself
3. I can’t understand _________ when he speaks with ________. a. her, me b) him, me c) me,
himself
F. write two sentences about a thing you used to do and a thing we didn’t use to do. (1mark)
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G. Match the numbers with the corresponding letters. (3marks)
1. In my point of view, birds should not be kept in cages. a. Expressing opinion
2. Why don’t we go to the cinema? b. Giving advice
3. I suffer from chronic depression, what should I do? c. Asking for advice
d. Making suggestions
Writing: (10pts) You have been suffering from a problem you can’t solve alone. Write a
letter to your friend asking him for advice. Take into consideration the layout of your letter. This is the
address of your friend: P.O.Box 236, Rabat, Morocco.
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