Test n1 - (Semester 2) - 2016

1st Year Bac Sciences Class: 2

FULL NAME:
I- Reading Comprehension:

MARK:

20

In the past, the choice of entertainment was very limited. But nowadays, there are different means of
entertainment. One of them is television.
Television has already transformed our daily life by changing different traditional routines and ways of
dressing, eating, thinking and communicating. Thus, it has become the most powerful means of communication
since practically every family has a TV set at home. It keeps us informed about the world news, and broadens our
horizons by enriching our knowledge of other nations' cultures, history, sciences and arts. Moreover, TV provides
a lot of entertainment to people of different ages.
However, TV has dominated all our free time by replacing traditional entertainment and pastime activities
such as reading and playing social games. It has even destroyed family interaction, as there is no time left for
family gathering.
It is time we controlled the dominance of the magic box on our daily life. We should not allow it to kill our
children's physical and mental development.
A- Are these sentences true or false? Justify: 3pts
1. Our grandparents had a large choice in means of entertainment.
.
2. Television is a means of entertainment for only children.
.
3.Television has replaced the classical free time activities.
..
B- What do the underlined words in the text refer to? 1pt
1- "them" (paragraph 1) :

2- "the magic box" (paragraph 4) :

C- Find in the text words or expressions which mean the same as: 1pt
1- Changed (parag 2) : 2- Leisure time (parag 3): ..
D- Answer this question according to the text: 1pts
1- What are some good things about watching TV?
...
...
II- Language questions:
A- Change these sentences from active to passive: 3pts
1) Everyone must respect the road code.
..
2) She hasnt cleaned this room yet.
3) The police captured all the terrorists.

..
..

B- Put the verbs between brackets in the appropriate tense? 4pts

1. While Tom (read) .
Susan (knock) at the door.
2. Nobody was listening while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
3. I (play) ...the guitar ever since I was a teenager.

C- Match the expressions with the functions they express: 3 pts

The expressions

Their functions
A- Polite request

1- It could rain tomorrow in Morocco.

2- What do you think about Rachids show?
3- Could you show me the way to Makkah pharmacy,
please?
4- You should apologize to your sister and Im sure she will
forgive you wholeheartedly.
5- Shall we meet at the caf this evening?
6- Please, forgive me! I didnt mean to hurt you!

Answers

B- Giving advice
C- Possibility/ probability
D- Apologizing
E- Suggesting

1
2
3
4
5
6

F- Asking for opinion

III Vocabulary:
Put the words in the correct category? 4pts
The Press

Internet

Mass
Media

TV & Radio

Mobile phones

Text message, Social media, Chat show, Magazine, Blog, Soap opera, Local newspaper, Chat
room, Documentary, Quality paper, Reality show, Web page, Game show, Popular newspaper,
Sitcom, updates.

Good Luck