Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Ministry of Education
Second Term English Examination
Text: The Children and the T.V
Everyday, children spend too much time in front of T.V. Some of them like cartoons and serials, others prefer action films or sport programmes, but nearly everyone of them dislikes news and documentaries. At school, teachers find a lot of difficulties with the pupils who don't revise their lessons, don't do their homework and often forget their books and exercise-books at home. The parents sometimes forget or ignore their responsibilities towards their children. They only feed them and offer them clothes, but forget their education.

PART ONE: ( 14 pts )
Section One: Reading Comprehension ( 07 pts )
A ) Read the text and answer the questions ( 03 Pts)
1. Do all children dislike news and documentaries ?
2. Who does "their" in the text refer to ?
3. What do parents forget ?
B ) Choose the best answer . ( 02 pts )
1. Children like watching : ( documentaries – news – serials )
2. Teachers find difficulties with : ( parents – pupils – lessons )
C ) Lexis : ( 02 pts )
1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to :
many = …………….. problems = ………………….
2- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to :
behind ≠ ……………… likes ≠ ………………
Section Two: Mastery of Language ( 07 Pts )
A ) Reorder the following words alphabetically. ( 02 pts )
news – nearly – everyday – everyone
B ) Complete the table . ( 02pts )
Singular sport difficulty
Plural documentaries children
C ) Put in : ( do – did – does ) ( 03 pts )
1. How ………Peter go to school everyday ?
2. …………his parents offer him clothes ?
3. What ……….she do, yesterday afternoon ?
PART TWO: Integration Phase (written expression) ( 06 Pts )
Complete the paragraph with the missing words.
Some pupils are …………cartoon and films. They spend a ………….time in front of their T.V set but, they don't …………..their homework and teachers are always …………..with them.