English mock paper – BEM (middle school certificate) sujet 3 (n°3)

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موضوع تجريبي لشهادة التعليم المتوسط في اللغة الإنجليزية (النموذج 3)

Duration: ساعة ونصف

Malika is a young Algerian engineer who works on solar energy. When she was a pupil in Ouargla, she noticed that the sun was shining almost every day while some villages had no electricity. She decided to study physics at university. In 2020, while she was working in a laboratory, she designed a small solar panel which was cheaper and lighter than the old models. Today, her panels give light to many schools in the South. Malika says: "The sun is our biggest wealth. We must use it to protect our planet."

(Text written by the site — Malika is a fictional character)

Part One (14 points)

A. Reading comprehension (7 points)

1. True or false? a) Malika is a doctor. b) She grew up in Ouargla. c) Her solar panel was heavier than the old models. d) Her panels give light to schools.

2. Answer: a) What did Malika notice when she was a pupil? b) What did she design in 2020?

3. What does the underlined word refer to? it → …

4. Find in the text words closest in meaning to: made / created = … ; inexpensive = …

B. Mastery of language (7 points)

1. Put the verbs in the past simple or the past continuous: While Malika (study) …, her friend (call) … her.

2. Give the correct form of the adjectives: The sun is (big) … than the moon. — Solar energy is (clean) … source of energy.

3. Classify according to the pronunciation of the final "s": works – panels – villages – schools

/s//z//ɪz/
            

4. Ask a question about the underlined words: She studied physics at university.

Part Two (6 points)

Written expression

Use the following notes to write the biography of the Algerian writer Mohammed Dib: born / 1920 / Tlemcen — wrote "La Grande Maison" / 1952 — first novel of a trilogy about Algeria — died / 2003 / France.

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A. Reading comprehension

Answer keyMarksTotal

1) a. False   b. True   c. False   d. True

4×0.57

2) a. She noticed that the sun was shining almost every day while some villages had no electricity.

1

b. A small solar panel which was cheaper and lighter than the old models.

1

3) it → the sun

1

4) designed ; cheaper

2×1

B. Mastery of language

Answer keyMarksTotal

1) While Malika was studying, her friend called her.

2×17

2) bigger ; the cleanest

2×1

3) /s/: works   /z/: panels, schools   /ɪz/: villages

4×0.5

4) Where did she study physics?

1

Written expression

Answer keyMarksTotal

All the notes are used correctly (dates, places, works).

26

Coherence: chronological order and linking words.

1.5

Correct past simple and sentence structure.

2

Mechanics: spelling, capitals, punctuation.

0.5

English mock paper – BEM (middle school certificate) sujet 3 (n°3). Free PDF following the Algerian curriculum, with a model answer key, to preview and download for BEM (middle school certificate) English revision.

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