موضوع الإنجليزية — مناظرة التاسعة، دورة 2012

I. READING COMPREHENSION 6 marks

Read the text and answer the questions.

THE TEXT

① My name is Jane Eyre and my story began when I was ten. I was living with my Aunt, Mrs. Reed, because my mother and father were both dead. Mrs. Reed was rich. Her house was large and beautiful, but I was not happy there. Mrs. Reed had three children, Eliza, John and Georgiana. My cousins were older than I. They never wanted to play with me and they were often unkind. I was afraid of them.

② I was most afraid of my cousin John. He enjoyed frightening me and making me feel unhappy. One afternoon, I hid from him in a small room. John decided to look for me. "Where is Jane Eyre?" he shouted. He could not find me at first – he was not quick or clever. But then Eliza, who was clever, found my hiding place. "Here she is!" she shouted. I had to come out, and John was waiting for me.

③ I was very frightened. John picked up a large heavy book and threw it at me. The book hit me on the head and I fell. Mrs. Reed heard the noise and hurried into the room. She was very angry. She did not seem to notice the blood on my head. "Jane Eyre! You bad girl!" she shouted. "Why did you hit your poor cousin? I had no answer to such a question.

Adapted from 'Jane Eyre'
Charlotte Brontë

Comprehension questions :

1- Tick (✓) the right alternative (1 mark)

The text is mainly about a girl who:

A- suffered bad treatment at her aunt's. ☐
B- left her parents to live with her aunt. ☐
C- was treated well by her loving aunt. ☐

2- Are the following statements true or false? Tick (✓) the proper box. (1x2 = 2 marks)

3- Circle the adjective that best describes John (1 mark)

intelligent – aggressive – supportive – friendly

4- Complete the following sentences with two words from the text. (1x2 = 2 marks)

Jane felt unhappy because she was always ………… by her cousins.

Her aunt did not feel sorry for her when John ………… her with a book.

II. LANGUAGE 8 marks

1- Fill in the blanks with six words from the list (0.5 x 6 = 3 marks)

holidays – favourite – divide – at – partner – for – share – sell

The Internet has millions of uses. You can look …………information about anything and everything. You can buy and …………clothes and books. You can also watch your …………TV programmes or chat with your friends and …………photographs on Facebook. You can even play chess with a …………in Moscow.

Some people use the Internet to book a hotel room for their ………… or tickets for the cinema. They pay their electricity bills and even buy cars online.

2- Circle the right option (0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks)

Tony is a 15-year-old school boy. He (has done - does - have done) voluntary work for three years. He is proud (at - from - of) his achievement. He is an (easy - active - obstinate) member of 'Our Beautiful Earth' - an environmental organization that tries to (harm - save - cut) nature by planting trees and protecting rainforests. Tony hopes many people (will join - joined - joins) him in such a project to protect the earth and keep our environment green.

3- Match the sentence parts in column A with those in column B to get a coherent paragraph. There is one extra part in column B. The parts in column A are in the correct order. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks)

Answers :

⁦III⁩. ⁦WRITING 6 marks⁩

⁦Your English friend⁩, ⁦Ken⁩, ⁦is planning to visit Tunisia⁩. ⁦He wants to know about the best way of getting from the airport to your town⁩.
⁦Write him an email where you help him decide about the best means of transport⁩.
⁦The following hints may help you⁩:

⁦cheap⁩ – ⁦comfortable⁩ – ⁦fast⁩ – ⁦safe⁩ – ⁦good for long distances⁩ – ⁦allows sightseeing⁩

⁦DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME OR SIGN THE E-MAIL⁩

[شكل: إطار مستطيل كبير مخصص للكتابة، يحتوي على عشرة أسطر منقّطة]

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