Science Fiction Test

Secondary school
2022/2023
2nd year Foreign languages class
Full name :………………………………………………………
Third term test n° 1

A. Comprehension.
Read the text carefully and do the activities
Today, science fiction is widesppread due to the high level of technology and science. Film
makers focus on imagination and futuristic themes in order to magnetize the attention of the
viewers.
For instance, the directors of the “Matrix”, Larry and Andy Wachowski focused strongly
on the futuristic themes and life after nearly two decades. Larry declared: “After two decades,
robots will do everything.” Andy affirmed: “If we let the robots do everything, the human being
will be dependent strangely enough, he becomes a hostage!”
Life is based on: “Speculation and experiments” i.e. the human being can’t anticipate the
results in such a domain, but he uses the experiment to determine the exact results or
achievements. In Science fiction films, the director neglects a part of speculations and
experiments; instead, he focuses on science accompanied by imagination and traps.
Of course, there is a big difference between “Realism” and“Imagination”, but Man uses
imagination only to escape from the brutality of life and its difficulties.
Adapted from the internet
1- Say whether the following statements are true or false.
a- Unreal and futuristic themes attract the viewers attention………………………
b- Larry and Andy dealt with life after for about a decade of time…………………..
c- Science fiction film makers rely on imagination and fairy tales…………………..
d- Real and fictional themes are similar…………………………
2- Identify the paragraphs in which the following ideas are mentioned.
a- It is impossible to predict consequences while speculating or experimenting. ……….
b- Science fiction’s fame is the result of modernity and development. ………………
3- Answer the following questions according to the text
a- What will become of man if robots take over his daily activites ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
b- While making sci-fi films, on which aspects do directors focuse more ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
c- Does man use his fantasy to enjoy real life events? Justify your answer.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4- Find who or what the underlined words in the text refer to.
a) He(§3) : …………………… b) its(§4) : ……………………
5- Identify the type of discourse : the text is ……………………………
a) Narrative b) descriptive c) argumentative
B/ Text Exploration
1- Find in the text words or phrases closest in meaning to the following
a) Topics (§2) =………… b) trials (§3) = ……………………..
2- Give the opposites of the following words keeping the same root.
a) Focused ≠ ………………… b) dependent≠ ……………………..
3- Put the verbs in brackets in the right form :
a- What (happen) if aliens (invade) our planet earth ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
b- We (save) thousands of lives if people (donate) organs
………………………………………………………………………………………
c- I (change) my destiny if time travel (be) possible.
………………………………………………………………………………………
d- If Martians (come) into contact with us, they(help) us cure cancer.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4- Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables.
High - technology – science – determine
1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

………………… …………………… …………………… ………………
…………. ………… …………. ………….
5- Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent passage.

a- made possible by technological change
b- Like fantasy, and often associated with it
c- Science fiction speculates about alternative ways of life
d- and hence has sometimes been called "speculative fiction."
e- science fiction envisions alternative worlds with believably consistent rules and
structures
1 2 3 4 5
……….. …….. …… ……….. ……
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Third term test n° 1

High - technology – science – determine

1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

5- Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent passage.

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