Dengara Hamou Secondary School- Charouine Level: 1st year sci.

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School year: 2021-2022 Duration: 2hrs.

The First Term English Language Exam

Part One: Reading. (15 points)

A. Comprehension. (08 points)
Read the text then do the activities that follow.

Hi Souad,
How’s it going? I hope you’re doing great. I’ve always wanted to get to know
someone from Algeria and I couldn’t miss the chance once I came across your profile.
My name is Helga Arnold. It’s a common name here in Norway. I’m 16 years old
and I’m in the 11th grade. My high-school is just a few blocks away from my house, so I
sometimes go there on foot, except when it’s raining. I love walking in the rain but my
mother never lets me do it. She happens to be a teacher at my school, and we usually walk
there together. My father, who works as a doctor, offers to drive us by his car but mom
never accepts since the school isn’t that far. So my father only drives my 5 year-old sister
to her kindergarten.
I’m extremely passionate about learning new languages. At the moment, I’m trying
to learn both Spanish and Japanese. I’m an introvert, so I spend most of my time at home
either watching anime or drawing manga. Ah yes, I’ll share with you some of my art. I
hope you’ll like it.
Enough about me for now. It’s your turn to let me know about yourself.

1. Complete the following table from the text.

The sender The receiver The sender’s country The receiver’s country

2. Say whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’.

a. Helga is not a middle school student.
b. She always walks to school on foot.
c. Her parents have just one daughter.
d. Learning languages is Helga’s interest.

3. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. Why did Helga decide to message Souad?
b. How often does the father drive Helga to school?
c. Is Helga learning more than one language? Justify from the text.

4. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?

a. She (§2) b. it (§3)

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B. Text Exploration. (07 points)

1. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following.
a. hate (§2) ≠ ……………… b. old (§3) ≠…………………

2. Join the pairs of sentences using the correct connectors given.

both………and - either……or - neither…….nor
1) A. I enjoyed the book. B. I enjoyed the movie.
2) A. I don’t use Facebook. B. I don’t use Twitter.
3) A. You can send the email now. B. You can send the email later.
3. Reorder the following words to get a meaningful sentence.
everyday / calls / parents / he / his / usually /

4. Fill in the gaps with words from the list given.

website – so as to - a bit - email -
I’m writing this……(1)……..so we can keep in touch. I’ve found your address on the
Interpals.com……(2)…… . I want to learn Arabic……(3)……..read books in it. My level is……(4)
……okay but I can promise I’ll be a good learner.

Part Two: Written Expression. (05 points)

Choose ONE of the following topics.

Topic One:
Imagine the message Helga wrote was addressed to you. Reply to her following these steps:
- thank her for the message
- express your gratitude
- introduce yourself/ your family
- talk about your school/ city
- describe your regular activities

Topic Two:
Some people think that the Internet is dangerous, while other believe it is the best invention that man
has created. Write a paragraph in which you talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.

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