First Term English Examination

Inspector

Text:

Louis Braille was
born in 1809, in France. He lived there until he died. When he was three years
old, he became blind. In 1825, he left his studies and started working three
years later.

Louis Braille went to school for blind people. He
wanted to learn reading. So, he thought a lot and invented a writing system
(letters read by touching ) in 1829. This system is a great help for blind
people. Louis died in 1852.

PART ONE:

Section One: Reading Comprehension ( 08 Pts)

A) Read the text carefully and answer the following
questions ( 03 Pts)

1- When was Louis Braille born?

2- Did he live in France?

3- How old was he when he died?

B) Fill in the table with information from the text
( 04 Pts )

Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death
…………….	…………….	…………….	…………….

C) Find in the text words that are opposite in
meaning to the followings ( 01 Pt )

finished ≠ ……………………….. was born ≠ ………………………..

Section Two: Mastery of Language ( 06 Pts)

A) Reorder the following words alphabetically (
02 Pts )

started – great – blind – system

B) Complete the table ( 02 Pts )

INFINITIVE	SIMPLE PAST
work	………………
………………	became
………………	was
write	………………

C) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (
02 Pts )

1- I always ( respect ) …………………………. great people.

2- Last Wednesday, the teacher ( talk ) ……………… a lot
about Louis Braille.

PART TWO: Integration
Phase (written expression) ( 06 Pts)

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words

Taha Hocine ……….. a writer. He was born ……… 1889, in
Egypt. He got blind when he was small. In 1914, he …………. to France and studied
………. The Sorbonne University. Then, he
taught at Cairo University. After that, ………… became a minister of education and
wrote many books. Taha Hocine …………….. in 1973.