First-Term Examination
Class: 1st year
Section one : Reading Comprehension (8 points)
Read the passage carefully then do the activities.
Mohamed Abu Rahma, from Ismailaia, Egypt, tells this story about an event that happened when he was studying for his P.H.D.in London. He had brought his family to live with him in England, and often he would take them to the park to enjoy the flowers, fresh air, and some Egyptian food.
One sunny day as they were eating in the park, a dog smelled the food and came up to the family. “Imshi! Imshi!” said Mohamed. (Imshi means “go away” in Arabic.) But the dog came closer to him to beg. “Imshi! Imshi!” said Mohammed again, but the dog would not go away.
Then Mohammed’s seven-year-old son spoke up, “Papi, That dog won’t go away if you say ‘imshi’. It’s an English dog.” The boy turned to the dog and said, “go away! Go away!” The dog then turned around and ran away.
“Perhaps my son knows English better than his father,” thought Mohammed.
When Mohammed returned to Egypt, he told the amusing story to his father.
“Amazing!” said the grandfather. “Even their dogs speak English!”.
English Teaching Forum October 2002
1. Choose the right answer :
A- The text above is a:
a- tale b- book review c- personal story.
B- The narrator is :
a- Mohamed. b- a third person ( unknow narrator) c- Mohamed ‘s son.
2. Answer the following questions according to the text:
a) What is Mohamed’s nationality?
b) Why would he take his family to the park?
3. Read the text above and complete the table:
Who are the Characters What were the Characters doing Where and when Did the action take place? What was The weather like?


4. Read the text above and put the following sentences in the right order:
a) The grandfather was amazed by the story.
b) Mohamed wanted to make the dog away but he failed.
c) Mohamed and his family were having lunch when a dog came to them.
d) His son was able to make the dog away.
5. Find in the text words , phrases or expressions that are closest in meaning to the following.
a) took place (§ 1 ) b) nearer ( §2 ) c) funny ( § 5).
SECTION TWO : Mastery of Language . ( 8 points )
1. Supply punctuation , capitals and apostrophes where necessary.
charlie chaplin s parents were very poor
2. Add four more words to the list:
- face, hair ____ ______ ______ ______ ______ ____
3. Supply the simple past and past participle of the verbs:
Verb Simple past Past participle
To go
To do
To lift
To live
4. Link the following sentences with the words in the list.
Because , When ,While , In order to
- My grand mother was cooking lunch. My grand father was working on the farm.( while)
- They were playing football. It started raining ( when).
5- Fill in each gap with only four words from the following list.

Are, Playing, Eating, Were, Stories, Food, Favourite,

- Long ago , dogs and cats________ great friends. They were always together, going for walks,__________ games and telling jokes and____________ but their_____________ thing to do together was to eat.
6- Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of their final « ed »
- smelled – walked – decided – amazed.
SECTION THREE : Written expression : ( 4 points)
Choose one of the following topics.
Topic 1 :
Imaging what A say and complete the dialogue:
A- Who is the man with long curly hair and a moustache ?
B- ……………………………………………………………….?
A- No , he is a average height.
B- ………………………………………………………………?
A- He is wearing a black suit and a white shirt.
B- ……………………………………………………………….?
A- His eyes are green
B- …………………………………………………………………?
A- Yes , he wears glasses
B- I think he…………………………………….
Topic 2 :
Think of a personal story/ experience and narrate it.

Good luck