Hadj Ahmed Hamdi Middle School
Time: 1 hour
Level: 3Ms
The second term English test n°1
Grandma
My grandma is more than 90 years old which makes her the
oldest person in the whole family. Since her pilgrimage to Mecca in
1980, everybody called her« El Hadja ». Despite her old age, her
memory is still fresh. She always tells us that many things used to be
changed different when she was young.
My grandma used to begin her day very early, she used to pray «
El Fadjer » while everybody else was still in beds. Before sunrise, she
used to do all the housework by herself. She used to work inside and
outside the house. She used to bake bread « Kesra » which was
made of wheat or barely, she used to make clothes for the children
such as woolly hats, jumpers, and « Burnouses » for men. As for her
outside work, she used to raise some chicken and geese for their
eggs and sheeps for milk and meat. At that time, children used to
learn in mosques where they learned how to read and write. So, she
woke the children up and take them straight
Grandma was fond of listening to the radio, and was curious
about information. When a member of a family was ill, she used to
take care of him and show him which herbs to use.
Maria Amari
Adapted from:
Hadadi Khaled School Magazine
PART ONE:
A/ Reading Comprehension
Task One: I circle the correct answer: (2pts)
1. The text is:
a) a dialogue
b) an email
2. The text is about:
Hadja
a) The life in the past and the present
Task Two: I read the text again and answer these questions: (3 pts)
1. What is the source of the text?
2. Did grandma use to do homework by herself?
3. Where did children use to learn how to read and to write?
Task Three: I find in the text the opposites: (2pts)
c) an article
b) The memories of El
Inside ≠ ……………
finish≠…………...
B/ Mastery of Language:
Task One: I correct the verbs in brackets. (03pts)
a- In the past people (to write) on the skin of animals.
b- Yesterday, my grandfather (to go) to Mecca.
c- Women (to keep) food in pottery jars. But, now, they store it in the fridge
Task Two: I find in the text two regular verbs and two irregular verbs in the past.(02pts)
Regular
Irregular
…………………………………….. ……………………………………….
…………………………………… ………………………………………
Task Three: I classify the following words according to their pronunciation. (02pts)
few - bat - foot - dress
/ u: /
/u/
/e /
/
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PART TWO: Situation of Integration (06pts)
Your school magazine is organizing a competition to choose the best article about
“The Lifestyle in the past” and you want to participate.
Write a short article about the life in the past. Speak about:
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How people used to live in the past.
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How their houses were.
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How their food was.
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What clothes they used to wear
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Which games children used to play
(use the past simple tense and used to)