Ennour Girl’s Secondary School, Ghardaia Ennour association, At-Bounour
Teacher : Hadj Hamed Yusuf The Second English Exam
June 2nd, 2021 Duration : 2 hours Level: 1st Literary stream
Text:
Pollution is a serious problem for the humanity and all the living creatures. What is
pollution and how does it affect life on the Earth?
Well pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment, these
contaminants cause instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the organisms.
We have water pollution which makes the rivers and the seas very dirty. So, some
seafood is no longer safe to eat now. We have air pollution because of the smokes made by
cars and factories. And as a result, the hole in the Ozone layer is becoming bigger causing
harmful effects on man and nature. Noise pollution is also getting worse because of the road
works and traffic in our streets.
Our planet will become a dangerous place to live in. Therefore, we must do something
before it is too late.
Adapted from New Welcome to English, Book 6B-Our dirty Earth
PART ONE (14pts)
A/- Comprehension: (07pts)
1. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions. (2pts)
1-Is the text about food? ……………………………..
2-Is the hole in the Ozone layer caused by water pollution? ……………………………..
2. Complete the table. (3pts)
Cause Effect
……………………………………………….. Some seafood is no longer safe to eat.
Air pollution …………………………………………
……………………………………………….. The road works and traffic.
3. What do the underlined words in the text refer to ? (2pts)
it = (§1)……………. which = (§3)……………….
B/- Text Exploration (07pts)
1. What do these words mean ? Choose the right word (2pts)
a- dirty:…………… a) clean b) oxygen c) not clean d) drug
b- harm: …………… a) because b) hurt c) so d) food
2. Re-write the sentence B so that it means the same as A. (2pts)
A. I asked Jenny, “When will you pass your exam?”
B. I asked Jenny ………………………………………..
A. “Could you lend me some money” he asked me;
B. He asked me………………………………….
3. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (3pts)
a. If your phone (to run) out ........................... of charge, it (to stop) ............................
b. What (to happen) ........................... if we (not stop) ............................ deforestation.
c. If Earth (to get) ......................... hotter, it (to become) ............................a desert.
PART TWO: Written Expression (06 pts)
- Life on Earth is in danger because of pollution. Write a composition of about 80 to 120 words
in which you speak about the causes and consequences of:
• Air pollution: car and vehicle emissions/ lung and skin diseases.
• Water pollution: sewage and oil spills/ the death of marine life.
• Land pollution: toxic wastes/ the contamination of the land.
• Noise pollution: cars/ traffic jams/ mental and physical diseases.
