University of 20 AOUT 1955, Skikda

Faculty of Economic, Commercial and Management Science

Department of Economic Science

First English Test

First Name (‫ )االسم‬: ………. Last Name (‫ )اللقب‬: ………. Group number:……………….

Exercise 1: Match each of the following words by it’s meaning :”5pts”

1. C

2. E

3. D

4. A

5. B

Exercise 2: Choose the appropriate answer “Only one answer is approved” “7pts”
1. High inflation levels in the economy leads to _______ in the supply of money.
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. No change
d. None of the above
2. Which of the following concepts is the opposite of inflation?
a. Deflation
b. Stagflation
c. Recession
d. None of the above
3. Government resorts to __________ to reduce inflation.
a. Cuts in government spending
b. Increase in government expenditure
c. Reduction in repo rate
d. None of the above
4. When the price levels of goods and services are falling continuously, this phenomenon is called
_________.
a. Deflation
b. Stagflation
c. Inflation
d. None of the above
5. If too much money is chasing too few goods, the resulting inflation is known as __________.
a. Stagflation
b. Cost-push inflation
c. Demand-pull inflation
d. None of the above
6. ____________is an effective method to control inflation in the economy.
a. Cash reserve ratio
b. Selective control of credit
c. Bank rate policy
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 d. None of the above
7. Inflation is measured by _______.
a. Consumer price index
b. Wholesale price index
c. Marshall’s index
d. None of the above
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the right tense “5pts”
1. She often goes to work.
2. Yesterday, we drove to the airport.
3. They had nice meal together.
4. He didn’t see the movie . He was late.
5. She doesn’t cook very well . the taste is terrible.
Exercise 04: Translate the passage from English to Arabic “3pts”
“Inflation refers to an economic situation in which the prices of goods and services increase above the
normal general price level. This phenomenon has been an increasingly important characteristic of the
world economy.”

‫ يع;د التض;خم اح;د اهم خص;ائص‬. ‫التضخم هو ظاهرة اقتصادية تعني االرتفاع المتزايد في اسعار السلع والخدمات عن الحد الطبيعي له;ا‬
‫ االقتصاد العالمي حاليا‬.

Good luck
Teacher : Nakib.B

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