First Term Exam - Narrating

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A poor young fisherman went out in his boat every evening, and threw his net into the sea . One evening , the net was very heavy. He laughed and said : '' Perhaps I have caught all the fish in the sea'' . He pulled and pulled .The net came nearer to the boat .At last it was on the surface of the water .

There was no fish in , but a beautiful mermaid . Her hair was yellow as gold . Her body was like silver and pearl . She was extremely nice. He took her in his arms .When he touched her, she cried. She opened her blue eyes and tried to escape, but she couldn't .She began to weep, ''Please let me go '' she said .''I ' m the daughter of the king ; my father is very old and alone ''………..

PART ONE:

Section One: Reading Comprehension ( 07 Pts)

A) Read the text carefully and answer these questions : ( 03 Pts )

1- What did the fisherman catch ?

2-Was it nice ?

3- What colour was her eyes ?

B) Write '' true '' or '' false '' . Correct the wrong sentence: ( 03 Pts )

1- The fisherman was old . ………………………….

2- He used a line to catch fish. …………………………

3- The mermaid was the daughter of the king . ……………………………….

C) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following : ( 01 Pts )

Maybe = started =

Section Two : Mastery of Language ( 7 pts ) .

A) Cross the odd word out :

1	fisherman	dentist	took	pupil
2	teacher	father	daughter	uncle
3	went	caught	began	heavy
4	arms	yellow	eyes	feet

B)Complete the following sentences with the correct tag question

1- It ' s a big fish , ………………………………………………………….

2- My brother doesn't like fish , …………………………………………..

3- Parents went to the sea , ………………………………………………...

C) Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final ( s )

Perhaps eyes always boats

/ Z /	/ S /

Part Two : Integration Phase ( Written Expression ) ( 6 pts ) Write a composition between 6 to 8 lines . Tell a short story of Djeha

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