A- Reading comprehension
Read the text carefully and answer the questions
Text: THE CYCLONE CHEDZA
A cyclone hit the most part of Madagascar at a speed of about 220 kms an hour by the end of February through mid-March 2015. The East coast was probably the hardest damaged. In addition to the wind and the rain, there was the rise of the sea. As a result houses, schools, warehouses, and hospitals were flooded. Canoes were the only possible means of transport.
A local fisherman reported that roofs were blown off, trees were uprooted and electric poles were blown down. All the houses were totally destroyed. And in the rest, only certain concrete made buildings resisted to the cyclone.
A death roll of more than 70 was registered. Thousands of people became homeless. Some of them managed to stay with friends or relatives. Many had to be sheltered and looked after in tents, schools and town halls.
Help was not long to come. Rice, dry beans, canned food, medicines, nets were provided immediately. Later, the Army began transporting the necessities to be shared to the victims. Some members of the government and local officials visited the devastated areas to see what should be done.
QUESTIONS
I- Guessing words (0,5pt x 2 = 1 pt)
1- Find a word having the same meaning as “demolished” in the following sentences:
“A cyclone hit the most part of Madagascar at a speed of about 220 kms an hour by the end of February through mid-March 2015. The East coast was probably the hardest damaged”.
2- In the sentence: “A death roll of more than 70 was registered. Thousands of people became homeless. Some of them managed to stay with friends or relatives. Many had to be sheltered and looked after in tents, schools and town halls.”
⇒ Find an expression having the same meaning as “without shelter”.
II- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linking words (0,5pt x 2 = 1 pt)
1- Houses, schools, warehouses and hospitals were flooded ……..canoes were the only possible means of transport.
2- Help was not long to come ……. rice, dry beans, canned food, medicines, and nets.
III- Answer the following question (1pt)
What would happen if Chedza was not violent?
IV- Classify the following ideas according to the order they appear in the text (2pts)
1- Reporting
2- Offering helps
3- Describing
1- ………………………. 2- ………………………. 3- ……………………….
V- Say if you agree or disagree with the statement:
“the government and local officials should help the victims of the cyclone”.Give two reasons (2pts)
I agree because:
OR
I disagree because:
B- GRAMMAR IN USE (2pts)
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linking words so as to get the text restored: (0,25pt x 8 = 2pts)
On Saturdays, Mr Jack goes to the market. He leaves home …….1……. eight o’clock in the morning. He goes to the market …….2……. taxi. He buys some fruits …….3……. mangoes, bananas …….4……. oranges. He goes back home at 9.30. He helps …….5……. wife to cook lunch …….6……. stops working because he is tired. He sits …….7……. the chair and reads a newspaper. He is fond …….8……. it.
1 ……….. 2 …………… 3 ………… 4 ………. 5 ……… 6 …….. 7 …….. 8 ………..
C- INDIRECT TEST OF SPEAKING (4pts)
1- Match the sentences in column A with those in column B (0,25 pt x 8 = 2pts)
| A | B |
| 1- Do you like smoking?
2- Here are your books. 3- What do you think of smokers? 4- Thank you for your help 5- How are you? 6- Could I use your pen?. 7- See you 8- I don’t like alcohol |
A- Certainly.
B- Not at all. C- Not very well. D- They are in danger. E- Neither I do F- No, I don’t G- Thank you. H- See you too. I- Never mind. |
1 – …. 2- … 3 -… 4 -… 5 -… 6 -… 7 -… 8 -…
II- Build up a dialogue from the following situation: (0,5pt x 4 = 2 pts)
Susan has got sexual transmitted diseases virus. She asks advice from her friend Tom. He advises her to go quickly to the hospital. She refuses because she is ashamed of her disease. Tom decides to take her to the hospital and she accepts.
Susan: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Tom : ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Susan: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Tom : ………………………………………………………………………………………………
D- WRITING COMPOSITION (7pts)
Write a letter to your friend Jao telling him about the picnic you had with your family last Saturday. Find help for your writing from the list that follows: the place, date and activities.