Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

Level : Ms3 Duration : 1h

Mhidi Charef Middle School-Safsaf.
Second Term Test
Text :
John Logie Baird
The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird was born on August 13th, 1888
in Helensburgh, Scotland. He was the first scientist who televised
pictures of objects in motion.
Interested in electronics from an early age, John studied at Larchfield
Academy, the Royal Technical College, and the University of Glasgow,
he began to work on developing a television system which produced
televised objects in outline in 1924, the first true television success, the
transmission of a live human face, was achieved by Baird in 1925.
Baird demonstrated colour television in 1928 and was reported to have
completed his researches on stereoscopic television in 1946. The Scottish
engineer died on June 14th, 1946 in Sussex, England.
Adapted from : https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-
Logie-Baird

Part one : (14 points)

Reading Comprehension : (07pts)
Activity one : Read the text carefully and complete Marie’s ID card :(03points)

ID Card
Full Name : ……………………………….
Nationality : ………………………………
Date and place of Birth : …………………
Date and Place of Death : ………………..
Occupation : ……………………………..
Invention : ………………………………..

Activity two : Read the text and answer the folowing questions. (02points)
 Did John Bair enter university?
 When did he demonstrate colour television?

Activity three : a. Read the text and find words that are closest in the meaning to :
Started = …………… Finished = …………….
b. Read the text and find what do the underlined words refer to :
Who §01= …………. Which §02= ………….
Mastery of Language :
Activity one : Fill in the gaps with « who » or « which » .(02points)
Professor Kamel was the first Algerian scientist ……… worked on Robots. he began studying
designing and modelling fish robots ………. were used to check underwater sleeks.

Activity two : Put the verb between bracket in past continuous tense.(03points)
1. Kamel Toumi (To work) on robotic inventions.
2. They (To compete) in USA.
3. Mr Ahmed (To study) at Cincinnati University.

Activity three: Classify the words in the table. (02points)

Calculated – Offered – Washed – Looked
/d/ /t/ /id/
1. 1. 1.
2.

Part Two : (06 points)

Situation of Integration :
Write a short paragraph describing ‘Kamel Youcef Toumi’ using the following ID card.

ID Card
Full Name : Professor Kamel Youcef Toumi
Nationality : Algerian
Date and place of birth : 1954 in Medea.
Occupation : Scientist, engineer.
Studies: Mechanical Engineering at university of Bab Azzouar /
Master’s Degree and PHD from Cincinnati University in USA.

invention : Designing and Moddeling Robots /Designed a robotic fish

to check underwater sleeks and to check submerged structures/ Wrote
over 200 publications .

Good Luck