First Term Exam First year literary stream 1st term English exam
Time duration: Two (02) hours
Class: First year literary stream
Read the text carefully then do the activities
According to a study published in the Journal ofthe American Medical Association, many elderly women are not aware of thecritical role which vitamin D plays in preventing fractures. This nutrienthelps the body use calcium to maintain strong bones. “We should make peopleaware of Vitamin D’s importance,” says Dr. Meryl S. Leboff. In their study,researcherscompared thirty women with hip fractures with sixty-eight who didnot have fractures. Half the broken-hip group had vitamin D deficiencies.Common sources of Vitamin includeeggs, milk and cereals. Experts advise asking your doctor about supplements.
Lycopene is an antioxidant and, as you may know, antioxidants are an importantpart of the body’s cell protection systems. Recent studies report anassociation between Lycopene-rich diet and a reduced risk of prostate cancer.
Tomatoes, tomato paste, pink grapefruit and watermelon are excellent sources ofLycopene. Make sure you’re getting enough of these fruits and vegetables inorder to prevent cancer diseases. In addition to the proper diet, a healthydiet includes regular exercise, medical check-ups and refraining from smoking.
The FDA (Federal Department ofAgriculture) has issued a warning to consumers about several sleeping pills. Inthe United States,at least three people die because of these pills and 119 other people havesuffered serious side effects. “We cannot be everywhere,” says FDA drug ChiefDr. Janet Woodstock, “and we really want to transmit this message to consumers:
study labels, look carefully at anything marked as an aid for sleeping” anddon’t consume any suspect ingredients.
SECTION ONE: READING COMPREHENSION
I/How many paragraphsare there in the text?
II/ Are the followingstatements true or false?
a) Elderly women are aware of the role of vitaminD;
b) Vitamin D helps the body maintain strong bones.
c) Common sources of vitamin D include bread,pastry, and meat.
d) Sleeping pills are dangerous.
III/ Answer thesequestions according to the text:
a) What does vitamin D help the body do?
b) What are the best sources of Lycopene?
IV/ Choose the besttitle for the text:
a) The importance of vitamin D.
b) Women and vitamin D.
c) The killing pills.
V/ Find in the textwords that are synonym to:
a) survey (§1)= b)specialists (§2)=
SECTION TWO: MASTERY OF LANGUAGE
I/ Give the pastsimple of the following verbs:
To issue, to die, toknow, to get.
II/ Put the following sentence in the negativeform:
We have to make people aware of vitamin D’simportance.
III/ Join this pair ofsentences using “so as to”:
Make sure to get enough of these fruits. Thepurpose is to prevent cancer.
VI/ Rewrite sentence(b) so that it means the same as sentence (a):
a) “Do you know theimportance of vitamin D?”
b) She asked me……………………………………………………………………..
a) I don’t like eggs. Idon’t like milk.
b) ………………………………………………………………………………
SECTION THREE: WRITTENEXPRESSION
Choose only one topic.
Topic one: Write what A says:
A:……………………………………………………………………………………….
B: No, I don’t know the importance of vitaminD.
A: …………………………………………………………………………………………
B: Yes! I think we can find it in milk andeggs.
A: ………………………………………………………………………………………
B: No! I hate milk and eggs and I prefer totake vitamin D in pills if necessary.
A:………………………………………………………………………………………….
B: There are some killing pills! So I must bevery careful and read the label before I consume
Any pills.
Topic two: Here are the results of a surveymade to know the extent to which our teenagers use foreign languages in theirdaily life. Write a report.
Number of informants: 70
Boys: 40
Girls: 30
Questionnaire
Results
Yes No
* Doyou like foreign languages? 70 00
* Douse foreign languages only at school? 25 45
*Why don’t you use foreign languages outside school?
a) Because it is not my language. 15
b) Because I ‘m not so good at. 20
c) Nobody uses foreign languages athome. 30
Other reasons? (five students gave variousreasons)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Start like this:
This is a report made I n order to know theextent to which our teenagers use foreign languages in their daily life. Theresults showedthat………….………………………………………..