Level :1AM Final English Exam
Duration :1 h 30 mn.
Thomas Edison was a famous inventor . He was born in 1847, in the United States of America . He went to school but he stopped after three months because he didn’t like the teacher . His mother taught him Maths at home.
He invented the telegraph in 1864.At the age of 22, he was a millionaire . He continued his researches and invented the lamp in 1879. He died in 1931.
Section one: Reading Comprehension. ( 08 pts )
A) Read about Thomas Edison and fill in the table..
Firstname …………..
Surname …………..
Date of birth ………….
Country ………….
Date of death ………….
B) Write true or false .
1-Thomas Edison was a teacher.
2-He invented the telephone.
3-He studied at home.
4-He died at the age of 84.
C) Lexis.
1-Find in the text a word that is closest in meaning to :
love =……….
2-Find in the text a word that is opposite in meaning to :
was born ≠……….
Section two : Mastery of language. ( 06 pts )
A) Put each verb in the right box.
have , finish , start , take , practise , cut , study , write
regular irregular
……….
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……….
………. ……….
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……….
……….
B) Fill in the table.
infinitive past simple
to write ……….
to start ……….
to have ……….
to study ……….
C) Turn into negative.
1-He went to school.
2-He died in 1931.
Section three : Written Expression. ( 06 pts ).
Fill in the gaps using : Koran , died , went , born , studied , father
Abdelhamid Ben Badis was ……..in 1889.His ……..sent him to Cheikh Mohamed Madassi who taught him the……..
In 1908,he ……..to Tunisia where he ……..at the Zitouna Mosque.He ……..at the age of 51.
