THIRD TERM ENGLISH EXAMINATION

Stream : sciences . E

THIRD TERM ENGLISH EXAMINATION

PART ONE : READING AND INTERPRETING (14 pts)
Read the text and do the activities:
Our solar system consists of an average star we call the sun, the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It includes also the satellites of the planets; numerous comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. The moon is the satellite rotating around the earth and the closest body to it.
The Sun is the richest source of electromagnetic energy ( mostly in the form of heat and light) in the solar system. The sun’s nearest known stellar neighbour is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.3 light years away. The whole solar system, together with the local stars visible on a clear night, orbits the centre of our home galaxy, a spiral disk of 200 billion stars we call the Milky Way.
The nearest large galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way but is 4 times as massive and is 2 million light years away. Our galaxy, one of billions of galaxies known, is traveling through the intergalactic space.
The planets, most of the satellites of the planets and the asteroids revolve around the sun in the same direction, in nearly circular orbits in a counter-clockwise direction. Pluto is a special case in that its orbit is the most highly inclined (18 degrees) of all the planets. Because of this, for parts of its orbit Pluto is closer to the sun than is Neptune. The axis of rotation for most of the planets is nearly perpendicular. The exceptions are Uranus and Pluto, which are tipped on their side.

A)- COMPREHENSION/ INTERPRETATION (08 pts)

1/ Choose the correct answer (a, b or c). (1.5 pts)
-The text is :
a)-descriptive b)-narrative c)-expository
2/ Are the following statements true or false? (2 pts)
a)-The moon is the nearest body to the Earth.
b)-Andromeda and the Milky Way are similar in shape.
c)-Pluto orbits in the same way as the other planets.
d)-The axis of rotation for most of the planets is exactly perpendicular.
3/ Answer the following questions according to the text. (3 pts)
a)-What is the nearest body to Earth?
b)-How far is Proxima Centauri away from the sun?
c)-what are the planets whose axis of rotation is nearly perpendicular?

4/ What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to? (1.5 pts)
it… §1
this… §4
which… §4

B)- TEXT EXPLORATION (07 pts)
5/Supply punctuation and capital letters where necessary. (1 pt)
i have been in oran for two weeks she explained to her friend

6/ Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following. (1.5 pts)
a)-few ≠…………… §1
b)-giant ≠…………...§2
c)- different ≠………§4

7/ Fill in the table with the missing word category (1,5 pts)

Verb Noun Adjective
………………….. corruption ……………………..
sell …………………….. ……………………..
To promote ……………………. ……………………..
8/Combine each pairs of sentences with the words in brackets. Make changes where necessary. (1.5 pt)
a)-The planets reflect the light from the sun. The planets are compared to huge mirrors.( since)
b)-She will succeed in her studies. She works seriously. (unless)
c)-The Earth is more remote from the sun. Mercury is closer. (unlike)

9/ Underline clearly the silent letter in each of the following words. (1,5 pts)
Flight – muscle – knee – fasten – walk – which


PART TWO : WRITTEN EXPRES​SION(05 pts)
Choose one of the following topics:
Topic 1:
Write a composition of about 9 lines in which you compare and contrast the two planets presented in the table below.
planets Diameter
(Thousand km) Distance from the sun Period of revolution Rotation period Atmosphere components
Jupiter 143,200 778,3 million km 11,86 years 16 Hydrogen helium
Earth 12,76 150 million km 365,3 days 1 Nitrogen oxygen

Topic 2:
Write a composition in which you imagine what would happen if an asteroid hit our
planet.