Secondary School: Saad Dahlab, Timimoun Level: 1st Year Scientific Stream
School Year: 2024/2025 Duration: 1 Hour
First Term Test of English
Part one: Reading and interpreting:
Read the text and do the following activities.
Computers are very clever electronic machines. They are very useful in our daily life. First because they can
solve millions of problems and store large amounts of information very quickly. Second, they can also support
much information in the form of letters, drawings, numbers and figures. Their ability to store and execute lists of
instructions, which are called programs, made them very famous and distinguished.
Nowadays, computers are replacing man in many fields. They are used for many various kinds of work in
offices, banks, hospitals and universities. Today, simple computers are small enough to fit into a car, in digital
cameras, in robots and children’s toys. As they are becoming cheaper and smaller, their use is getting more and
more widespread. However a lot of people are afraid of computers because they think that one day computers will
take over the world from man and they will dominate the human species.
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A- Comprehension:
1. Are the following statements true or false? (2 pts)
A- Computers are very valuable machines TRUE
B- Computers can substitute man in many fields TRUE
C- Computers are used just in offices FALSE
D- A lot of people are fearful of computers TRUE
2. In which paragraph is it mentioned that computers are used for different purposes?( 1pt) 2§
3. Answer the following questions according to the text. (3pts)
a) - Do computers facilitate our daily life?
YES, THEY
DO.
b)-Where are computers used?
COMPUTERS ARE USED IN OFFICES, BANKS, HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITIES.
c)-Why are a lot of people afraid of computers?
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF COMPUTERS BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT ONE DAY
COMPUTERS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD FROM MAN AND THEY WILL DOMINATE THE
HUMAN SPECIES.
4. What do the underlined words in the text refer to (1 pt)
a- Their (1§) COMPUTERS b- Which (1§) LISTS OF INSTRUCTIONS
B-Text Exploration:
1- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following: (1pt)
1-stupid (§1) ≠ CLEVER 2- not known (§1) ≠ FAMOUS
2- Put the frequency adverbs and the verbs in their correct form and place: (3 pts)
a) He (to wake up) early in the morning. (Often)
HE OFTEN WAKES UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
b) The children (to be) playing football. (Always)
THE CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS PLAYING FOOTBALL.
c) He (to take) the train to go to work. (sometimes)
HE SOMETIMES TAKES THE TRAIN TO GO TO WORK.
5. Complete the following sentences using appropriate word: (2 pts)
Quite – to – so as not to – not to
a) They took a taxi SO AS NOT TO waste time.
b) I am going home NOT TO sleep, but TO study for my exam.
c) Yesterday, I was QUITE ill. I couldn’t revise for the test.
6. Fill in the gaps with words from the list given. (2pts)
Information- click- account- In order to
IN ORDER TO create a Facebook homepage, you must have an e-mail ACCOUNT or a phone number. You
have to enter your personal INFORMATION and then you CLICK on the sign up bottom.
7. Match words in column A with their synonyms in column B: (2pts)
Column A Column B
Cold Exhausted
Tired Tragic
Happy Freezing
Sad Hilarious
8. Classify the following words in the table below: (3pts)
Rather – happy – usually – often – very – excellent
Adjectives Frequency Adverbs Degree Adverbs
-HAPPY -USUALLY -RATHER
-EXELLENT -OFTEN -VERY
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Class:………………………
You are capable. I believe in you
