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MINISTERE DE L'EDUCATUON end-term test n°3

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Directed by : Jawaher Duration: 2 hours Date: 26/05/2025

Tarhouni
Class : 3rd Arts Name: Marks: / 20
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I -reading Comprehension(15marks)
1-Tick (✔ ) the right alternative: (1 mark)
- A farmer who lost his family after Typhoon Haima hit the region.
The story is mainly about: - The negative impact of Typhoon Haima on a surviving farmer
- A farmer rebuilding his life in the aftermath of Typhoon Haima.
2- Listen and complete the table: (2 marks)
Natural disaster Place (counrty) Date (day/month/year)
Typhoon Haima ................................ ..............................................
3-Find details in the text showing that the following statements are false :(3 marks)
a- Luzon Island was hit by a Typhoon for the first time. (P2)
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b- Jonathan hadn’t planned his debts well before the disaster occurred. (P3)
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c-Jonas’ mind was calm and focused (P4)
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powerofofTyphoon TyphoonHaima Haima(1 mark)
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5-Fill in the blanks with the TWO words from paragraphs 3 and 4: (2 marks)
Immediately after the tragedy, Jonathan was …………….. Then His feeing was eased because
his family members were still alive and because he received some aids to support his financial
situation. At the end, Jonathan showed a strong will and to…………. restore his life again.
6-Find out a word in the text meaning the same as the following (2 mark)
To pick and collect crops (p3) : -----------------------------------------
Allocated (p3) -----------------------------------------
7-What do the underlined word refer to? (2 mark)
It paragraph 3 refers to: -------------------------------------------------------------------
We paragraph 2 refers to: -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-Circle ONE adjective that describes Jonathan (1 mark)
generous - responsible - humanitarian
9- Give a justified personal opinion on the following question (1 mark)
Jonathan said “All I could do was sit down and try to calm myself,” in a similar situation
would you do the same ? Why? Why not?
If I were in a similar situation I ……………………………………the same as Jonathan because
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 Ii –language (10 marks)
1- Fill in the blanks with 8 words from the box: (4 marks)
addition /symbolize /recommend /classic/ suspense/
plot/reader/creatively/characters / spite
I spent all my last night reading "Alice in Wonderland". It is a…………………..story. It is filled
with fantasy, and sparks imagination. I find it to be a great story that never gets old, and keeps
the………………………interested the whole time. The…………………….are one-of-a-kind, and it
has a very unique and unparalleled……………………….The auther’s purpose is to entertain, and I
think he achieved that purpose well. In……………………to the delightfully eccentric plot, there is
some symbolism thrown in. For instance, the garden is thought to………………………either the
Garden of Eden, or simply just the experience of desire. These two symbolisms work together to
emphasize Alice's desire to keep hold of her pure innocence as a child. I
would……………………..this timeless classic story to anyone because it is
a…………………………- entertaining novel for any age. It has the potential to remind the reader of
their own adolescent imagination. I love the oddness of this story and how it ignites a strong sense of
imagery with the detail it provides.
2-Put the words between parenthesis in the right form/tense: (3 marks)
In the early morning of December 26, 2004, the west coast of Sumatra was hit by a ferocious
tsunami. The catastrophe must have (be) ……………… generated by an earthquake of 9.0
magnitude under the Indian Ocean. The tide waves reached the coastline of 11 Indian Ocean
countries within few hours from the quake, (kill)…………………… estimated 150,000 – 300,000
people and left a very small number of survivors. The Tsunami was destructive especially on the
surrounding Asian countries but it travelled (near)………………….5,000 km to the African coast
still with enough of force to leave total (devastate) …………………… . The Indian Ocean tsunami
(rank)………………….. as the second most severe natural disasters to have afflicted the Asian and
Pacific after the Valdivia earthquake which (hit) …………….. Chile in May 1960.
3- Circle the best alternative : (3 marks)

Even slight rises in average global temperatures can have huge effects. Perhaps the biggest, most
obvious effect is that glaciers and ice caps melt faster than usual. The melt water drains into the oceans,
causing sea levels to rise and oceans to become less salty. Glaciers and ice caps cover about 10 percent
of the world’s landmass today. They hold about 75 percent of the world’s fresh water. If all of this ice
melts, sea levels (are going to / will / would) get higher by about 70 meters. The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change reported that the global sea level (rose/has risen/have risen) about 8-9 inches
since 1880. Rising sea levels could (engulf / hit / destroy) coastal areas, displacing millions of people
in areas such as Bangladesh and the Netherlands. Forced migration would impact not only those areas,
but the regions to (which / whom / them) the “climate refugees” flee. Many scientists use the term
“climate change” instead of “global warming.” This is since greenhouse gas emission affects more than
just temperature. What makes matter (worse / bad / worst) is that some political leaders ignore the
dangers of the phenomenon and some governments as the USA refuse to sign the Kyoto
(contract / protocol / declaration) which commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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 IiI –WRITING (15 marks)
Guided writing (05 marks)

Develop the notes below to write a 4-line review of the book NINTEEN EIGHTY FOUR : one of
America’s best loved novels.
Name of the Book Nineteen Eighty-Four
Author George Orwell
Genre Social Science fiction
Published in June / 1949
Setting Imagined future / year 1984 / Oceania
Characters Winston Smith /Big Brother/ Julia / O’Brien
General idea Describe / Criticize / authoritarian / government / absolute power
Purpose Show people / negative effect / dictatorship
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Free writing (10 marks)

One day, you watched a documentary about the threats that our world is facing because of global
warming. So, you decided to write an article for your school magazine about this phenomenon.
Write a 12-line paragraph in which you provide solutions to slow down the dangerous impact of
global warming
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The text :

Jonathan the farmer is alive but in debt

-1- On Oct. 20, Super Typhoon Haima blasted Cagayan province in

Luzon — the northernmost island in the Philippines — with torrential
rain, 140-mph winds, and wind gusts up to 195 mph. More than
200,000 families are affected — almost a million people, the national
disaster management agency says. One of the survivors was Jonathan
Pagcanlungan.

-2- As the storm approached, Jonathan took his sons to his mother’s
house, then returned home to look after the family’s belongings. “We
survived a lot of typhoons but this one is different, it is the worst I’ve
experienced so far,” says 40-year-old Jonas. By 9 p.m., strong winds
were ripping off roofs, toppling trees, and mangling houses. By 10
p.m., his roof was torn like a sheet of paper, Jonas fled. “I rushed to
my mother’s house thinking only of my children,” he says.

-3- They made it through the night safely, but the next day brought a
sobering realization: All was lost. “I was speechless when I saw my
totally damaged house,” Jonas says. Then he looked at the rice field he
was expecting to harvest within a month. It was destroyed. Jonas had
counted on making more than US$300 from his share of the rice. He
had carefully budgeted for debts — he owes for farm and medical
expenses — and for daily needs and his two children’s education.

-4- Jonas’ thoughts were spinning out of control. Where will my

children stay? How can I feed them? How can I pay our debts? Where
is my harvest? “All I could do was sit down and try to calm myself,” he
says. Jonas’s worry is alleviated by gratitude that his family survived,
the knowledge that there is aid to tide them over, and the
determination to build back soon.

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