1ST Year Exam

Bouaacha Lakhrouf Mohamed Secondary School
School Year : 2023 / 2024 Name :……………………………………………………..
Levels : 1st Year Sc/Lit Stream Class :……………………………………………………….
Duration : (2 hours ) Mark :
The Second Term English Exam
The Text :
Nowadays, video games are teenagers’ favorite pastime. But parents at the school I work at keep
complaining that all video games are just a waste of time. I decided to find out if all video games have really
bad effects on our teenagers. I questioned seventy-six high school teenagers between 14 and 16 in order to
know what kind of video games are played by our teenagers and which ones are the most popular . When I
asked them if they like video games, all the teenagers said yes. But my main interest in fact was what kind
of video games they are fond of.
Forty-eight of them said they like playing action game particularly LAN-games (multiplayer). Thirteen
told me they prefer playing football video games. Nine of them said they are keen on racing games and the
rest of the informants said they like playing interactive games. Then I asked them how much time they spent
playing video games. Sixty of them told me they played five times a week. Only sixteen of the informants
said they played video games only on weekends and during holidays.When I asked them if they play video
games on computer or game console, Forty said they play in gaming rooms and cybercafés, twenty on
computers. Only sixteen said they played on a game console such as Play station or X-Box. Undoubtedly,
the survey showed that most of our teenagers don’t know how to manage their free time, and that few of
them play useful video games.
( adapted from The New York Times )
A/ Comprehension (8pts)
1) The text is: (1pt)
a .newspaper report b. a police report c. a radio report
2) – Say whether the following statements are true or false? (2pts)

a- Video games are the adults’pastime.(…………….)
b- The reporter didn’t ask the teenagers if they like video games.(…………)
c- All the informants play video games on computers.(……………)
d-The survey showed that teenagers manage their time perfectly (…………….)
3) - Answer the following questions according to the text:(3pts)

a- Why did the reporter decide to do the survey?
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b- How many informants did the reporter questioned about playing video games?
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c- How many teenagers preferred interactive games?
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4) - What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1pt)
a) them (§1) ……………….. b) they (§2……………..…
5) Give a title to the text : ………………………………………………………………..( 1pt)

B- Text Exploration: (07pts)
1 Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following. (1pt)
a) adolescents (§1) =………………………….. b) beneficial (§2) =………………………..…….
2) Find in the text words that are opposites in meaning to the following (1pt)
a) unkown (§1) #.............................................. b) dislike(§2) #..............................................
3) - Rewrite sentence B so that it means the same as sentence A.(1.5pts)

1)- A - The interviewer said: Teenagers like video games,.”
B - The interviewer said…………………………………………………………………………
2) - A - The reporter asked me: “Do you spend much time playing video games?”
B - The reporter asked me ………………………………………………………………………
3) - A -The teacher ordered me: “Don’t speak louder”
B - The teacher ordered me……………………………………………………………………….
4)Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “s”(1.5pts)
teenagers – preferences – watches – keeps- talks
/s/ /z/ /iz/
5) Fill in the gaps with words from the list given. (2pts)
( after - express - watch - children )
Parents and teachers in Britain often…………........................concern about the amount of hours that
…………………….spend in front of the television. According to recent survey, teenagers watch 2.5 and 3.5
hours every day. Many children …………………… television in the morning over breakfast but most
viewing takes place………………. school in the evening.
Part Two: Written Expression: Choose ONE topic only (05pts)
Topic 01 :
Many parents say that their teenagers do not care about reading and do not do anything to promote their
reading habits. Therefore, you decided to conduct a survey to see if this was true.Use the following survey
results to write a report of 80 words about teenagers and reading habits..
Number of informants : 100 (male and female) Age : 15 - 18

Questions Answers
- Do you like reading ? 60 : Yes 40 : No
- How often do you read ? 40 : always 20 : sometimes 40 : never
- How many books did you read so far ? 30 : more than 10 books 30 : less than 10 books
- What genres do you prefer to read ? 15 : horror 20 : romance 25 : mystery
Topic 02 :
In 2023, statistics showed that global waring is increasing rapidly and it is endagering life on earth. As a
member of « Protecting Earth Association » write a short expository paragraph of about 80 words in
which you suggest to your country’s authorities ways to reduce global warming on the planet.
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Bouaacha Lakhrouf Mohamed Secondary School

School Year : 2023 / 2024 Name :……………………………………………………..

Levels : 1st Year Sc/Lit Stream Class :……………………………………………………….

Duration : (2 hours ) Mark :

The Second Term English Exam

2) – Say whether the following statements are true or false? (2pts)

3) - Answer the following questions according to the text:(3pts)

a) them (§1) ……………….. b) they (§2……………..…

5) Give a title to the text : ………………………………………………………………..( 1pt)

3) - Rewrite sentence B so that it means the same as sentence A.(1.5pts)

/s/ /z/ /iz/

Number of informants : 100 (male and female) Age : 15 - 18

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