Class : 2AM… School : ……………… Middle School.
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The First Term English Examination Text Kateb Yacine was an Algerian novelist. He was born on August 1929 in Constantine . He participated in the demonstrations of Setif on May 8th , 1945. He emigrated to France in 1951 , there he wrote “Nedjma” . His work was the symbol of mother land .He died in 1989 . Part one: Section one : Reading Comprehension ( 7 pts ) A/ Read the text and answer the following questions : ( 3 pts ) 1/ What was Kateb Yacine ? ………………………………………………………………………………… 2/ When did he emigrate to France ? ……………………………………………………………………….. 3/Did he die in 1999 ? …………… B/Choose the correct answer ( a ,b ,c ) ( 2 pts ) 1/ Kateb Yacine was born in ………………… a) Setif , b) Constantine , c) Oran 2/He participated in …………………….. a) the Algerian Revolution , b)Setif’s demonstrations , c) the 1st world war C/ Match each word with its definition: ( 2 pts ) novelist Leaving one’s own country to go and live in another emigration Writer of novels Section two: Mastery of language A/Supply punctuation and capital letters where necessary ( 2 pts ) *assia djebbar is an algerian writer *……………………………………………………………… B/Complete the table . ( 3 pts ) The Verb The Simple past To visit ……………………….. To make ……………………….. ……………. Went To play ………………………… To write ………………………… C/ Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of “ th”: * three , *father , *throw , * the ( 2 pts ) | ð| ………………………………..
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Part two : The Situation of Integration ( 6 pts ) Write a short paragraph about yourself . Include the following information : name , age , physical appearance date and place of birth , occupation. Start like this : My name …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..