Sadiki School End-of-term Exam Teachers: Mrs. Oueslati, Mrs Sassi, Mrs.

Talbi

Duration: 2hours December 2021 Level: 1st forms

Name: ________________________ Class: _______________ number: _______

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Late one night, my mother was driving down a lonely country road. She had her

headlights on, illuminating the road ahead of her and there were corn fields on both sides

that seemed to stretch on forever. All of a sudden, she saw something lying in the middle

of the road. She slammed on the footbrakes and screeched to stop. Staring out through

the windscreen, she could see the body of a man lying in the road. She couldn’t see his

face, but it looked like he was hurt.

She was about to get out of the car and see if she could help him, but at that

moment, the hair on the back of her neck stood on and alarm bells sounded in her head.

Something just wasn’t right. Her instinct told her to stay in the car. She decided to drive

around the man and stop in the next town to call the police. The road was very narrow and

to get past him, she had to drive up onto the border of the cornfield, crushing the stalks

of corn.

As she was driving away, my mother looked in the rear view mirror and saw the man

in the road get to his feet, stood up, and run into the cornfield. Terrified, she kept

driving and didn’t stop until she reached the next town. She found a payphone, called the

police and told them what she had seen. A few minutes later, two officers pulled up in a

police car. They followed her back to where she had seen the man lying in the road.

When they got to the spot, the man was gone. My mother sat in her car with the

doors locked while the police officers searched the area. In the crushed corn branches

by the side of the road, they found two sharp knives near the dead bodies of two men. It

turned out that they had been hit. When my mother drove up on the cornfield to avoid

the man in the middle of the road, she had unknowingly crushed his accomplices.

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 Sadiki School End-of-term Exam Teachers: Mrs. Oueslati, Mrs Sassi, Mrs. Talbi

Duration: 2hours December 2021 Level: 1st forms

Name: ________________________ Class: _______________ number: _______

Reading comprehension (15 marks)

1/ Tick the right option (1mark)

The text is - a frightening story. -a funny story. -an article about road safety.

2/ Fill in the table with information about the accident: (4 marks)

Driver Time Place Victims of the accident

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3/ Pick up three statements of the text showing the writer’s fear (3 marks)

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4/ Correct the following false statements with details from the text (3 marks)

– The man lying on the road is dead.

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- The driver decided to get off the car to help the man.

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- The driver used her mobile phone to call the police.

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5/ Find in the text words meaning the same as (2 marks)

Looking at (parg1) =…………………………………

Partner in crime (parg4) =…………………………………

6/ Find what the underlined word in the text refers to: (1 mark)

“They” in paragraph 3 refers to …………………………………

7/ what would you do if you were in the driver’s position? (1 mark)

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 Language (10 pts)

play – that - brilliant – educational – intelligence – environment - corporal –

situation - interest
1- Complete with the right word from the list, there are 2 extra: (3.5 marks)

Maria Montessori was par excellence the great interpreter of child. She developed
her ………………………………… (1) method in the early 1900’s and believed that children had a
higher ………………………………… (2)than the adult. Thus, she developed an increasing
…………………………………(3) in neglected children at a time when the child’s psychology was the
last thing to worry about. Teaching and learning through ………………………………… (4), together
with brilliant and cheerful………………………………… (5), were two essential points in her
philosophy. Furthermore, she insisted ………………………………… (6) flogging, smacking or any kind
of …………………………………(7) punishment should be strictly prohibited in class.

2- Circle the correct alternative (3 marks)

When a child is given his pocket money for the first time he would (extravagant /
extravagantly / extravagance) spend the entire amount in short time. But gradually with
passage of time with parental guidance and (advice / advise /advising) he would not only
learn to keep his expenses within budget but also learn to (safe / save/ saved). A child
lacks matured psychology that is he may not be able to understand the complexities of the
society. Among his acquaintances he may find people (came / coming /comes) from various
classes, backgrounds and tastes. He may have friends who receive abnormally high
(allowances / prices / marks) and may be able to afford and (enjoy / enjoyed/ enjoying)
things that this child is unable to. This creates a big problem. The child may also adopt
unfair means like stealing, bullying other children in order to raise his standard. A parent
should help his child choose right friends, and help him to learn his necessities.

3- Complete with the right tense or form of the words in brackets (3.5 marks)

Friendship is one of the most significant values in our life. These days, however, it
(to become) …………………………………a hard task finding and (to keep) ………………………………… a true
and reliable friend. As the society in which we live and work is very competitive, many
people want to be the (good) …………………………………so they take advantage of others very
often. People have (increasing) …………………………………turned selfish and care more only about
themselves. Real friends (to expect) …………………………………to have some important qualities
such as being sensitive, honest and trustworthy. A good friend is the type one can (to rely)
…………………………………on and tell our problems to. It is therefore necessary that they should
be understanding, compassionate and loyal. These are qualities that are important for
friendships to uphold but (fortunate) ………………………………… rare to find.
 Writing (15 pts)
1- Use the following noes to write the biography of the child prodigy

William James Sid. (5 marks):

 Date of birth : April 1 , 1898 in New York City

 Gift : extraordinary linguistic and mathematical abilities
 At 7 to pass Harvard Medical School Anatomy exam
 At 8 author of four books / equally excellent at eight languages
 At 9 to give first lecture at Harvard University
 At 11 the youngest student to enroll at this university
 Death July 17, 1944

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Essay: (10 marks):

A journalist wrote: “Young people today don’t want to go to school and have a job. Instead
they dream of becoming footballers, singers or actors to become famous and rich….”. You
decided to write a 10-line article to warn young people about the disadvantages of being
famous. (10 marks)

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