First Term Test 2 of English

Name : ............................................... Class: 3 Foriegn Languages

Read the text that follow then answer the questions after it:
Text:

The ancient city of Tébessa is situated about 20 kilometres from the Tunisian border. The city is home to
more than 160,000 people and is famous for the manufacture of traditional Algerian carpets. Tébessa has a long
and diverse history with many interesting sights for visitors to explore.

Tébessa started as a town of Numidia, an ancient North African Berber kingdom. In the 7th century BC it
became an outpost of Carthage and by 146 CE it had become part of the Roman Empire and was known as
Theveste (Hecatompylos in Greek). The flourishing city with an estimated 30,000 inhabitants was given the
designation of colonial during the rule of Roman Emperor Trajan.

Tebessa was probably one of the first towns to adopt Christianity after its introduction into Carthage, AD
150 . Its period of greatest splendour was the beginning of the 2nd century when the construction of its
finest monuments began. Later Tebessa was razed by the Vandals and disappeared from history until its
restoration by Byzantine armies.

In the 7th century AD, after the Arab invasion of the region, Theveste lost its importance. Later, during
in 16th century, the Ottomans established a small military garrison there. Under the Ottoman Empire, it
reached the zenith of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries; it was home to a garrison of Janizaries, infantry
units of the sultan’s household bodyguard troops.
Adopted from Wikipedia.
A: Comprehension and interpretations:

1- What is the type of the text? Is it :

a- Prescriptive b- Narrative c- expository

2 -Complete the following sentences by the right words or expressions from the suggestions given to you
:
a- Theveste is ………………… name.
1- Numidian 2-Greek 3- Roman

b- Theveste had been ………………….. before it became a Roman city.

2- a Numidian city 2- an outpost of Carthage 3- Byzantine town.

c- Theveste was flourished under the rule of the:

1- Ottomans 2- Arabs 3- Roman.

3- Answer the following questions according to the text:

a) Why is Tebessa a good place to be explored?
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b) When was the name of Theveste given to Tébessa?

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c) How many civilizations passed through Tébessa before the Roman?

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d) Was Tebessa important to the Arabs?

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 4- In which paragraph is “The remains in Tebessa were built when it was so prospered” mentioned ?
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5-What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text:

a- The flourishing city=………… ............... §02 b-its =……………............... §03

c- there=…………… ..............§04

B-Text Exploration:
1- Find in the text words that are close in meaning to the following:

a-different= …………............ .....................§01 b- impressive beauty = …………............ §03

c-the highest point=…………...................§4

2-Give opposites of the following words keeping the same root :

Words Opposites
Reached .................................
Known .................................
Explore .................................
established .................................

3-Ask questions that the underlined words answer :

a- The Ottomans established a small military defense force in Theveste.
1- ………………………………………………… ....………................................................................... ...?

2- …………………………………………. …………...................................................................................?

4- Join the following pairs of sentences by the connectors provided to you. Make any necessary changes

a- Despite of being so developed Theveste was not important to Ottomans

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b- Theveste was developed . The Arabs destroyed Thesvete by their invasion.(before)

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5-Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables:

military- kingdom- established-sights.
1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable 4syllable

6-Fill in the blanks by the right words from the following : developed –vitality- flowed – structures -
tangible- tribes

Wealth and power .................... into northern Africa across the Mediterranean from 200 BC to 200
AD. Within 100 kilometers west of Algiers, two towns demonstrate the ...................... of the Sea in that era:
Cherchell (once Caesarea) and Tipaza (once Tipasa). As was typical, both were ............................... as
miniature versions of Rome. The Vandals, Moorish .........................., and time itself destroyed most of the
ancient ...................., but together they offered enough ........................ history for us to voyage thousands of
years back.