Second Term Exam
27-04-2014, 01:20 PM
Second Term Exam
Part One: Reading 15pts
A/Comprehension. 8pts
The Russian army found three giant holes in the earth where different parts of the meteorite hit the ground. One crater was six meters wide. The craters were 80 km apart. Investigators are checking the sites of where the meteorites came down to see if they are radioactive. The police have sealed off the areas to protect the public.
Scientists working at the site said the meteor was mostly rock and iron. They said it is the largest meteorite to hit the Earth for over 100 years. NASA estimated that the meteor weighed around 7,000 tons and exploded with a power around 30 times thnuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
It entered the atmosphere at 44,000 miles per hour, taking 32.5 seconds to break up at an altitude of around 15 miles above the earth's surface.
Russian newspapers say that some people are now trying to sell rocks from the meteorite for $15 each.
BreakingNewsEnglish.com
Read the text above then do the following activities.
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.
A-The text is.........a) narrative b) descriptive c) argumentative.
B- The text is ......a)a newspaper article. b) an online article c) a book excerpt
2-Say whether the following sentences are true of false according the text. 2
a) Russia's army found six craters that were three metres wide
b) The distance from some craters to others was up to 80km.
c) The meteorites were made of rock and lead.
d) People are trying to sell bits of the meteorite for $15 a rock.
3-Ask the questions that the underlined words answer. 1.5
a) One crater was six meters wide.
b) The meteor weighed around 7,000 tons.
4-Answer the following questions according to the passage above. 2
a)What are investigators checking the places where the meteorites came down for?
b) Was the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 smaller or bigger
than the meteor? Justify your answer.
5-What / Who do the underlined words refer to in the text? 1.5
a) They §1 b)They §2 c) It §3
B/ Text Exploration 7pts
1) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to: 2
a-Huge §1 b)Blew up §2 c) Force §2 d) Came into §3
2) Divide the following words into roots and affixes. 1
Prefix Root Suffix
a)Measurement - b) radioactive - c) telescope - d)spaceship
3) Rewrite sentence ’b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’: 1.5
1- a) I didn’t do well in the exam.
b) I wish……………………………….
2- a) The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our Sun.
b)All the planets that orbit our sun………..
3- a) Earth is not as big as Saturn.
b)Earth is……………………………………….
4- Which verbs can be derived from the following words.
a) Revolution b) Economy c) wide d) measurement
5-Imagine what “B” says then, complete the dialogue 1.5
A:-What will happen if a meteor collides with earth? B:-……
A:-I don’t think the results will be so dramatic! B:……..
A:-I think it’s the astrologists’ job to protect earth from such disasters.
Isn’t it? B:-…………
Part two: Written expression Choose ONE of the following topics
Topic One: Using the notes below write a composition describing
- Venus: The Roman Goddess of love and beauty - The closest to earth/looks like earth/similar in size/ much hotter -Its atmosphere is made up mostly of carbon dioxide.-diameter of Venus is about 7,520 miles-orbits the sun: 243 days .
Topic Two: Food safety is one of the most important issues in modern societies.
Write a composition of 120-150 words stating the importance of food
safety, its effects on the consumer’s health.
Part One: Reading 15pts
A/Comprehension. 8pts
The Russian army found three giant holes in the earth where different parts of the meteorite hit the ground. One crater was six meters wide. The craters were 80 km apart. Investigators are checking the sites of where the meteorites came down to see if they are radioactive. The police have sealed off the areas to protect the public.
Scientists working at the site said the meteor was mostly rock and iron. They said it is the largest meteorite to hit the Earth for over 100 years. NASA estimated that the meteor weighed around 7,000 tons and exploded with a power around 30 times thnuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
It entered the atmosphere at 44,000 miles per hour, taking 32.5 seconds to break up at an altitude of around 15 miles above the earth's surface.
Russian newspapers say that some people are now trying to sell rocks from the meteorite for $15 each.
BreakingNewsEnglish.com
Read the text above then do the following activities.
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.
A-The text is.........a) narrative b) descriptive c) argumentative.
B- The text is ......a)a newspaper article. b) an online article c) a book excerpt
2-Say whether the following sentences are true of false according the text. 2
a) Russia's army found six craters that were three metres wide
b) The distance from some craters to others was up to 80km.
c) The meteorites were made of rock and lead.
d) People are trying to sell bits of the meteorite for $15 a rock.
3-Ask the questions that the underlined words answer. 1.5
a) One crater was six meters wide.
b) The meteor weighed around 7,000 tons.
4-Answer the following questions according to the passage above. 2
a)What are investigators checking the places where the meteorites came down for?
b) Was the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 smaller or bigger
than the meteor? Justify your answer.
5-What / Who do the underlined words refer to in the text? 1.5
a) They §1 b)They §2 c) It §3
B/ Text Exploration 7pts
1) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to: 2
a-Huge §1 b)Blew up §2 c) Force §2 d) Came into §3
2) Divide the following words into roots and affixes. 1
Prefix Root Suffix
a)Measurement - b) radioactive - c) telescope - d)spaceship
3) Rewrite sentence ’b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’: 1.5
1- a) I didn’t do well in the exam.
b) I wish……………………………….
2- a) The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our Sun.
b)All the planets that orbit our sun………..
3- a) Earth is not as big as Saturn.
b)Earth is……………………………………….
4- Which verbs can be derived from the following words.
a) Revolution b) Economy c) wide d) measurement
5-Imagine what “B” says then, complete the dialogue 1.5
A:-What will happen if a meteor collides with earth? B:-……
A:-I don’t think the results will be so dramatic! B:……..
A:-I think it’s the astrologists’ job to protect earth from such disasters.
Isn’t it? B:-…………
Part two: Written expression Choose ONE of the following topics
Topic One: Using the notes below write a composition describing
- Venus: The Roman Goddess of love and beauty - The closest to earth/looks like earth/similar in size/ much hotter -Its atmosphere is made up mostly of carbon dioxide.-diameter of Venus is about 7,520 miles-orbits the sun: 243 days .
Topic Two: Food safety is one of the most important issues in modern societies.
Write a composition of 120-150 words stating the importance of food
safety, its effects on the consumer’s health.
