‫اﻟﺠﻤﮭﻮرﯾﺔ اﻟﺠﺰاﺋﺮﯾﺔ اﻟﺪﯾﻤﻮﻗﺮاطﯿﺔ اﻟﺸﻌﺒﯿﺔ‬
2022: ‫دورة‬
‫ﺳﺎﻋﺔ وﻧﺼﻒ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺪة‬
‫وزارة اﻟﺘﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ‬
‫اﻻﻣﺘﺤﺎن اﻟﺘﺠﺮﯾﺒﻲ ﻟﺸﮭﺎدة اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﺳﻂ‬
‫اﺧﺘﺒﺎر ﻓﻲ ﻣﺎدة اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬
The Text :
Djamila Bouhired is an Algerian woman fighter. She was born in El
Casbah, Algiers in 1935.She was born to an Algerian father and a
Tunisian mother. Djamila was the only daughter among her seven
brothers.
Djamila Bouhired started her national struggle against the French
colonization since a very young age, she was 20 years old and when she
joined (FLN) group, the Algerian revolution broke out in 1954.
Djamila was a faithful, fearless and a courageous woman. She was
the first volunteer who planted a bomb in the roads used by the French
soldiers. This brave freedom fighter was able to pass through the road
blocks set by the French authorities because she was the wife of their
lawyer Jacque Verges.
On April 9th,1957, Djamila Bouhired was arrested by the French
army because she was involved in the Battle of Algiers, which occurred
in 1957.Her imprisonment drew original and international media
attention. Many people walked in the streets calling for her liberty. This
self-confident freedom fighter, released in 1962.She took an important
part in the fight for the independence and the dignity of Algeria.
Adapted from: http//heroes of history.com//
Part one: Reading comprehension (7pts)
Read the text and do the following tasks:
Task 01: Match each idea to the corresponding paragraph (2pts)
Paragraphs
Ideas
Paragraph1
a) Djamila was arrested and taken to jail.
Paragraph2
Paragraph3
Paragraph4
b) Djamila’s personality features.
c) Introductory paragraph
d) Djamila Bouhired attended the political
group FLN.
Task 02: Read the text and answer these questions (3pts)
1. Where was Djamila born?
2. Why was Djamila arrested?
3. Did Djamila Bouhired participate in the Algerian revolution?
Task 03: A) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to: (1pt)
Liberty =……………………..
struggle =…………………………
b) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to: (1pt)
finished ≠ ……………………..
fearless ≠ …………………………
B) Mastery of the Language (7pts)
Task 01: Supply the punctuation and capital letters where necessary (2pts)
in 1885 Emir Abd-el-Kader and his family moved to syria where he spent the rest of his life
Task 02: Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets (3pts)
The struggle for independence (to inspire) many Algerian writers like Moufdi Zakaria who
(to write) a poem about Emir Abd-el-Kader. Emir Abd-el-Kader (to find) the modern Algerian
nation.
Task 03: Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed” (2pts)
Placed – arrested-participated-joined
/t/
/d/
/id/
Part two: Situation of integration (6pts)
A webpage is organizing a competition about famous figures in history around the world. You
decide to write an article in which you give biographical information about an icon of the
Algerian struggle against colonial France “Emir Abd-el-Kader”.
Name: Abdelkader Ibn Muhieddine.
Known as: Emir Abd-el-Kader
Date /place of birth: September 18th,1808 in Mascara.
Nationality: Algerian
Occupation: a poet/ a writer/ military warrior/ political leader.
He ( to lead) Algerian popular resistance for 15 years.
Famous writing: (to write) many books: “Call to the Intelligent” “warning to
the indifferent”1855/ and “ The Arabian Horse”.
Date/Place of death: May 26th, 1883 (age 74) in Damascus, Syria.
Best of luck