LEVEL : 3AM6 MAY2010

English Assessment N02 3rd term

Text :

The headmaster of Victoria school in London was a

very kind and popular person. On his retirement day,
his colleagues were preparing a modest party for him
to thank him for his seriousness and his love for his
job. When they were opening the gifts they offered
him, he suddenly started coughing and just soon he
died!

Part one:

A- Reading comprehension:
1- Choose the best title
a- School disaster.
b- Birthday party.
c- Headmaster died on retire mend day.

2- Read the text then answer the following questions:

- Why were his colleagues preparing a party for him?
- Was he a popular person?
b- Say True or False.
- The headmaster was a kind person.
- His friends were preparing a party for him.
- His colleagues gave him presents.
- He died suddenly.
d- Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to:
Presents= simple=.

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 - Find in the text words or phrases that are opposites to:
Closing ............... was born...........

B- Mastery of language:
1- Complete the following table:

Nouns Ful Less

........................ ...................... Helpless
Colour .................... ...............
..................... Merciful ..................
Help ...................... ..................
.................... ...................... fearless
Joy ....................... ...................
2- Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
- She (to prepare) her homework when a fire broke out in her room.
- Columbus was sailing to India when he (to discover) America.
- While we (to plant) trees, it (to start) to rain.

3- Are these forms of was and were strong or weak?

- Yes, they were.
- They were at home
- Yes, he was
- I was at school.

Part Two:

You have witnessed an accident on your way back home from school. Tell your friends about it. Use
these cues.
- A child was crossing the street.
- A lorry knocked him down.
- Injured/ taken to hospital

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