التصنيف: فروض واختبارات الانجليزية للسنة الثالثة متوسط

Zaki Mahmoud is an Egyptian young boy. He is 14. He studies in middle school, year 3. He is quite tall for his age. He is 1.70 m. He is a tall slim boy with short dark hair and dark eyes. Zaki is generally calm but not timid. He likes meeting people and discussing with them.
Zaki likes sport very much and he is very fond of basketball. He wants to join a local basketball club but he must write an application letter.
Zaki lives in a small town in the north of Egypt with his parents and his two sisters.

Part One (14 pts)

Section One: Reading Comprehension. (7pts)
A/Read the text and write ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Not mentioned’. (3pts)

• Zaki goes to middle school.
• Zaki was born in January.
• Zaki has got one sister and one brother.

B/ Read the text and answer the following questions. (2pts)
1. Does Zaki like talking to people?
2. Is he interested in sport?

C/ 1.Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following: (1pt)
thin = quiet =

2.Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following: (1pt)
easygoing ***8800; big ***8800;

Section Two: Mastery of Language. (7pts)
A/ Order the following words to get coherent sentences.(2pts)

• am / in / chess / I / . / interested / playing /
• of / you / ? / volleyball / Are / fond /

B/ Fill in the gaps with: in – on – at. (3pts)
Zaki started practising basketball ……… September. He practices ……… Monday and Wednesday. He starts after school and finishes ……… 6.30 pm.
C/Classify these words according to their vowel sound. (2pts)
slim – meeting – lives – people

Section Three: Written Expression. (6pts)
Zaki wants to join a local basketball club. Help him to write an application letter.

Dear …………,
I would ….

Part One (14 pts)

Section One: Reading Comprehension. (7pts)

A/Read the text and write ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Not mentioned’. (3pts)
1. The flight at half past seven is to Cairo.
2. The flight to London is on time.
3. The flight to Tunis arrives at 11:00.

B/ Read the text and answer the following questions. (2pts)
1. Is the flight to Cairo delayed?
2. What time is the flight to London?

C/Find in the departure board words that are opposite in meaning to the following: (2pts)
arrival ***8800; on time ***8800;

Section Two: Mastery of Language. (7pts)

A/ Supply the right punctuation and capital letters where necessary. (2pts)

the flight from algiers to rabat is at 10:30

B/ Order the following words to get coherent sentences.(3pts)
1. you / fasten / seat / Would / ? / please / your / seat belt /
2. mind / your / ? / Do / off / you / turning / mobile / , / please /
3. offer / a / May / you / drink / ? / I /

C/ Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their vowels. (2pts)

but – glass – half – love

Part Two (6 pts)
Written Expression

Your Egyptian pen friend sent you this e-mail:

From: ……………..*************
To: ……………***********

Dear friend,
How are you? The winter holidays are not very far. With my family, we are going to travel to Turkey. And you, what are you going to do next winter holidays? Send me an e-mail and tell me about it.
Love,
Zaki

Use the following clues to write an e-mail:
ü next winter holidays
ü visit Hammamat, in Tunisia
ü plane
ü hotel
ü photos
ü souvenirs

Next winter holidays Salim is going to Cherchell. His friend Karim invited him to spend three days with him. The two friends have prepared a lot of activities to do, so they are going to be very busy. Salim is going on December 25th in the morning. He is going by bus. The first day they are visiting the Roman ruins, the museum and the old part of the city. There are a lot of Roman ruins in Cherchell. A long time ago, the Romans came to Cherchell and stayed there for many years. They called it “Cesaree”. Today it is called Cherchell.The second day they are going to the forest and they are organizing a picnic with some friends. The third and last day Salim is doing some shopping in the old market. He is buying some presents for his family and some souvenirs of Cherchell. He is coming back home on December 28th in the morning.

Section One: Reading Comprehension. (7pts)

A/ Read the text and answer these questions. (2pts)

• What is Salim doing next holidays?
• Are there Roman ruins in Cherchell?

B/ Write “True” or “False”. Correct the wrong statement. (3pts)

• Salim was invited by Karim.
• The two friends planned many things to do.
• Salim is returning home on December 25th.

C/ Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to: (1pt)
many = returning =
Find in the text word that are opposite in meaning to: (1pt)
new ***8800; last ***8800;

Section Two: Mastery of Language. (7pts)

A/ Match the sentences in column A with their functions in column B. (2pts)

1.Would you please fill this form?
2.Can I use your calculator?
3.Why don’t we go fishing this afternoon?
4.May I get you a soda?
a)Suggesting
b)Requesting politely
c)Offering
d)Asking for permission

B/ Choose the right word to complete this short text. (2pts)

Julie is an air hostess. She always works (in – on – at) a plane. She helps the passengers, serves them and asks them politely to fasten (their – them – they) seat belts and turn (of – off – on) their mobiles. Today she is flying (at – in – to) Geneva.

C/ Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (3pts)

This weekend we are very busy at home. I (to clean) the garden. My two brothers (to do) the shopping. My father (to repair) his car.

Section Three: Written Expression. (6pts)

Your classmate is travelling next holidays. You want to know where, when, how … he/she is travelling. Imagine a conversation between you and your classmate.
*Do not write names. Use A and B.

Text: A Trip to Paris
Next winter, Kate is going to Paris on a holiday. She dislikes travelling by boat so she is going to travel by air. Kate will leave New York on January 15th. She has to be at the airport at 8:30 that morning. The plane will leave at 10:00. She is going to wear a coat because Paris is cold. She is very clever. Kate is very happy because it is her first trip to Paris. She plans to visit museums and many places and to eat in French restaurants. She will send letters to her friends. She will also buy some presents for them. She is going to stay with her friend Daniel. He will meet her at the airport. Kate will spend two months in Paris.

The lion is the king of animals. Lions live in forests in Africa. They kill small animals and feed on them. The male lion is a beautiful animal with long hair round his head. The female lion or lioness does not have hair round her head. Lions are dangerous animals. They sometimes attack people.

John Wilson is a painter. He likes his job very much. He doesn’t live with his family because he always travels away for a long time. He has a small house in the country where he works. John doesn’t like travelling by plane. He prefers to go by boat or by train. Every year, he visits a new country in Europe: France, England, Germany, etc…
Eating in a restaurant is his favourite hobby. He’s fond of taking photos and paintings. He doesn’t like writing at all.

John Wilson is a painter. He likes his job very much. He doesn’t live with his family because he always travels away for a long time. He has a small house in the country where he works. John doesn’t like travelling by plane. He prefers to go by boat or by train. Every year, he visits a new country in Europe: France, England, Germany, etc…
Eating in a restaurant is his favourite hobby. He’s fond of taking photos and paintings. He doesn’t like writing at all.

Charles Dickens was born in 1812. Very early, he loved reading a lot, walking and going to the theatre. His father was very nice but he had problems with money. So in 1824, Charles had to stop going to school, and he worked in a factory for three months. But soon, his father’s situation became better and Charles went back to school. He wrote twenty famous books such as : David Copperfield and Oliver Twist. He died in 1870.