Ahmed Lou Lou Secondary School Academic year: 2019-2020
Level: 1st year- Literary/Scientific Stream Time: 1 hour
Second Term Exam of English
Part one: Reading 15pts
A/ Comprehension 7pts
Read the text and answer the following questions
There are lots of environmental problems nowadays, mainly because of pollution. It is the
contamination of air, water and land by waste, chemicals, smoke and other harmful
substances.
The emission of smokes from factories and cars, are big causes of air pollution which
produce acid rain, smog and a hole in the ozone layer.
Water is also suffering from pollution because of the millions of tons of litter being
thrown into the seas every year. Pollution is also caused by the fertilizers and pesticides used
by farmers for the soil.
It is up to us to stop damaging the environment. We all should act green and fight the
pollution by using the 3 R’s!
1. Answer the following questions from the text: 5pts
a) What is the biggest enemy of the environment?
b) What are the causes of air pollution?
c) Why is water suffering from pollution?
d) Are farmers responsible of pollution? If yes, why?
e) Can we stop pollution? If yes, how?
2. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? 1pt
a- It §1
b- which §2
3. In which paragraph is mentioned…. 1pts
a) The pollution in cities?
b) The pollution in countryside?
B/ Text Exploration 8pts
1. Match each word with its corresponding definition: 2pts
Words Definitions
1) Acid Rain A. Fog and Smoke.
2) Ozone B. Rubbish and garbage.
layer
3) Smog C. Rain that contains dangerous chemicals from factory gases.
4) Waste D. A layer of gases that protects the earth from the harmful radiation of the
sun.
2. Divide the following words into root and affixes. 2pts
Environmental – pollution – damaging – recontamination
Prefix Root Suffix
3. Write sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a). 3pts
1) A-The ecologist said that we had to protect our environment.
B-
“……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…,” the ecologist said.
2) A- “Fertilizers and pesticides can cause pollution,” the ecologist told the reporter.
B- The ecologist told the reporter
that……………………………………………………………………………………
3) A- It is recommended to Use the 3 R’s in order to reduce pollution.
B- People
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………..
4. Classify the following words according to their stressed syllables. 1pt
Rubbish – radiation – preserve – facilitation
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable
Part two: Written Expression 5pts
Use the notes to write a short paragraph about noise pollution, its main causes
and effects.
- Harmful level of sounds.
- Loud sounds from cars and airplane engines, ambulance siren, parties ...etc
- People develop hearing problems and severe headache
- Put on earplugs- reduce the volume
GOOD LUCK
Your teachers of English
Herrirache Mouhamed Secondary School Academic year: 2018-
2019
Second Term Test of English
1st year- Literary Stream
Part one: Reading 15pts
A/ Comprehension 7pts
1. Answering questions: 5pts
a) The biggest enemy of the environment is pollution.
b) The causes of air pollution are the emission of smokes from factories and cars.
c) because of the millions of tons of litter being thrown into the seas every year.
d) Yes, they are. Because they use fertilizers and pesticides for the soil.
e) Yes, we can.
2. Words’ reference. 1pt
a- It §1 pollution
b- which §2 air pollution
3. Identifying the paragraph 1pts
a) The pollution in cities in § 2
b) The pollution in countryside in §3
B/ Text Exploration 8pts
1. Matching. 2pts
Words Definitions
1) Acid Rain A. Fog and Smoke.
2) Ozone B. Rubbish and garbage.
layer
3) Smog C. Rain that contains dangerous chemicals from factory gases.
4) Waste D. A layer of gases that protects the earth from the harmful radiation of the
sun.
2. Dividing words. 2pts
Prefix Root Suffix
/ environment al
/ pollut ion
damag ing
re contaminat ion
3. Grammar. 3pts
1) B- “We must protect our environment”; the ecologist said.
2) B- The ecologist told the reporter that fertilizers and pesticides could cause
pollution.
3) B- People should use the 3R’s in order to reduce pollution.
4. Stress. 1pt
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable
Rubbish Preserve radiation facilitation
Part two: Written Expression 5pts
Noise pollution is the harmful level of sounds. Because of the loud sounds from cars and
airplane engines, ambulance siren and parties, people develop hearing problems and severe
headache. So, people should put on earplugs and reduce the volume to avoid the harmful
effects of noise pollution.
