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The Third Term Test of English: Read The Text Carefully Then Do The Activities Below

The document is a comprehension passage about water pollution. It contains 3 paragraphs that discuss how water is essential for life but is becoming polluted from various human activities. The passage notes that industrial, agricultural, and domestic waste are polluting water bodies like lakes, rivers, and oceans. This causes harm to humans, animals, plants, and aquatic life. However, the passage states that increased awareness about water pollution and protecting water sources can help address the issue.

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The Third Term Test of English: Read The Text Carefully Then Do The Activities Below

The document is a comprehension passage about water pollution. It contains 3 paragraphs that discuss how water is essential for life but is becoming polluted from various human activities. The passage notes that industrial, agricultural, and domestic waste are polluting water bodies like lakes, rivers, and oceans. This causes harm to humans, animals, plants, and aquatic life. However, the passage states that increased awareness about water pollution and protecting water sources can help address the issue.

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Last name : …………………………………… First name : ……………………………….

Nacer-Bey Slimane High School School year: 2018/2019


Class: year 1 Literary stream 2 Timing: 55 minutes

The Third Term Test of English

A/ Comprehension
Read the text carefully then do the activities below.
Water is the most important need of all the life on the earth. Every organism in the world needs water.
But water pollution is a problem faced by many countries around the world. Water is the main issue
affecting human lives in many ways. When water bodies are polluted with various pollutants, the water
becomes unhealthy for man, plants and animals. Water pollution causes harm to human beings, animals,
trees and other constituents of the environment.
Water pollution is due mainly to various activities of man. Nowadays water is getting polluted through
many sources such as: oil spills, fertilizers, industrial, agricultural and animal waste. When all sorts of
disposables and garbage are discarded into water bodies, the latter get heavily polluted. Industrial and
domestic garbage are both responsible for polluting water bodies: lakes, rivers, streams, seas and oceans. As
a result of water pollution, aquatic creatures that inhabit the water bodies also face the threat of survival.
The disposal of waste in water bodies exposes us to serious health problems such as cancer, diarrhea and
intoxication.
As water pollution is caused by people’ irresponsible acts, it can be stopped if they become more aware
of the dangers of water pollution and the importance of keeping our water bodies clean and pure.
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1. How many sentences are there in the first paragraph of the text?
 ………………………………………….
2. The text is: a. a letter b. a report of a survey c. a web article
3. Are the following statements True or False according to the text?
a. Without water there is no life on earth. → ……
b. Water pollution affects human being only. → ……
c. Lakes, seas and oceans are referred to as water bodies. → ……
4. Complete the following table with information about water pollution from the text:
Causes Effects Solution(s)
……………………………………… ……………………………………… ……………………………..
……………………………………… ……………………………………… ……………………………..
……………………………………… ……………………………………… ……………………………
……………………………………… ………………………………………

5. Choose the most appropriate title for the text:


a. The different types of water bodies.
b. The causes and effects of pollution.
c. The causes and effects of water pollution.
6. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a. the latter (§2) → ………………. b. that (§2) → ……………….
c. it (§3) → ………………. d. they (§3) → ……………….

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B/ Text Exploration:
1. Find in the text words or phrases whose definitions follow:
a. The air, water and land in which people, animals and plants live (§1) =……………….
b. Chemical substances put on the land to help crops grow (§2) = ……………….
c. Living, growing or happening in water (§2) = ……………….
2. Rewrite the sentences below by deriving adjectives out of the words in bold:
a. Water pollution causes harm to humans, animals and plants. Water pollution is …………………… to
humans, animals and plants.
b. CFCs destroy the ozone layer. CFCs are ………………………… to the ozone layer.
c. Glass bottles are objects that we can reuse. Glass bottles are ………………..……… objects.
d. Oil spill is a serious problem of ecology. Oil spills is an ……………….………. problem.
3. Join the following pairs of sentences using the given connectors. (02pts)
1. a. People can easily catch cancer. b. There are many poisonous gases in the atmosphere. (as a result)
 ………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. a. Companies continue to spill oil into oceans. b. Marine life is in danger. (because)
 ………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form. (02pts)


a. If we (to run out) of the existing fossil fuels, we (to find) power for our vehicles and machines.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. What you (to do) if you (to be) the Minister of the Environment?
 ………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Mark stress ( ꞌ ) on the following words:


preserve - preservation - toxic - intoxication

6. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with the missing information:
a. Air pollution comes from ………………………………………………………………….
b. …………………………… is caused by garbage waste and littering.
c. The major cause of ………………………….. is vehicles, machines, airplanes and loud music.

A stitch in time saves nine! 


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