English: 3rd Year College

Semester 1 Test 1 Model 1

 

 

Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae

 

I- Text

 

Nassreddin once had an old boat which he used to ferry people across the river, one day, he was taking a university professor to the other side.

“ what is the square roof of 9? “ asked the professor.

“ I don’t know “ , answered Nassreddin.

“how do you spell elephant ? “ asked the professor.

“ I have no idea “ replied Nassreddin.

“Didn’t you study anything at school ? “ demanded the professor, surprised.

“ No “ said Nassreddin.

Nassreddin was silent for a little time. Then he said: “ can you swim? ”

“ No “ said the professor.

“ Then you wasted all your life “ said Nassreddin. ” we are sinking “.

 

II- Comprehension

 

  1. Choose a little to the text from the list below :

The ancient boat - The good professor - Nassreddin the ferry Man

  1. Read the story and answer the questions :

1- What was Nassreddin’s job?

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2- How many questions did the professor asked Nassreddin?

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3- Why didn’t Nassreddin know any of the answers?

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4- Was the professor able to swim?

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  1. What do the followings mean ?

Spell : ___________________
I have no idea : ___________________
Replied : ___________________

 

III- Vocabulary

 

  • Give the synonyms from the text :

Asked : _____________________

Astonished : _____________________

 

IV- Language

 

  1. Complete the table in simple past : 
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
He wrote a book    
  He did not sing  
    Was she pretty ?
  1. Choose “was” or “were” :

1- We _________ sorry for him.

2- The film _________ interesting .

  1. Classify and give the past tense of the following verbs :

Buy - write - cook - win - fall - Speak - paint - cut

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

 

 

 

 

 

V- Writing

 

  • Put the sentences in the correct order to make a coherent paragraph :

    Mozart began to play music
    By six he was writing composition.
    His father took him on a tour across Europe.
    Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg.
    Mozart became very famous.
    He was the seventh child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart