English exam – Term 1 – 4th year middle

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اختبار الفصل الأول في اللغة الإنجليزية

Duration: ساعة ونصف

A wonderful day

My name is Yacine. I am fifteen and I live in Oran. I have studied English for four years. Last summer, I visited my uncle in Tlemcen. We went to the Lalla Setti plateau and we had a picnic with my cousins. It was a wonderful day. I have never seen such a beautiful view! Next year, I will take the BEM exam, so I am working hard.

Part One (14 points)

A. Reading comprehension (7 points)

  1. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
    a) Yacine lives in Tlemcen.   b) He has studied English for four years.
  2. Answer the questions: a) Where did Yacine go last summer?   b) What will he do next year?
  3. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to: ugly ≠ ......   lazily ≠ ......

B. Mastery of language (7 points)

  1. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense:
    a) I (visit) Algiers last year.   b) She (never/travel) by plane.   c) Look! They (play) football now.
  2. Classify the words according to the pronunciation of the final "-ed": visited — played — worked — watched.
    /t//d//ɪd/
       
  3. Ask a question about the underlined words: "He lives in Oran."

Part Two (6 points)

Written expression

Write a short paragraph (6–8 lines) about a nice experience you had during your last holiday. Use the past simple and at least one sentence in the present perfect.

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A. Reading comprehension

  1. a) False: he lives in Oran.   b) True.
  2. a) He went to Tlemcen (to visit his uncle).   b) He will take the BEM exam.
  3. ugly ≠ beautiful   lazily ≠ hard

B. Mastery of language

  1. a) I visited Algiers last year.   b) She has never travelled by plane.   c) They are playing football now.
  2. /t//d//ɪd/
    worked, watchedplayedvisited
  3. Where does he live?

Written expression (example)

Last spring holiday, I went to Béjaïa with my family. We stayed in a small hotel near the sea. In the morning, we visited the old town and in the afternoon we swam at the beach. I tasted delicious grilled fish for the first time. I have never had so much fun! It was the best holiday of my life.

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