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The document outlines a second term exam for students at Habbas Adda Secondary School, focusing on a text about Elon Musk's SpaceX and its mission to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. It includes various activities such as true/false statements, sentence reordering, and comprehension questions related to the text. Additionally, there are sections for vocabulary exercises and a written expression task on space exploration.

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The document outlines a second term exam for students at Habbas Adda Secondary School, focusing on a text about Elon Musk's SpaceX and its mission to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. It includes various activities such as true/false statements, sentence reordering, and comprehension questions related to the text. Additionally, there are sections for vocabulary exercises and a written expression task on space exploration.

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Habbas Adda Secondary school Level: 2nd Foreign Languages Stream

Full Name : ………………………………. Mark:…………/20

Second Term Exam


Part one: (14 pts)

Complete the following chart as shown in the example: (1 pts) Read the text carefully then do the activities. (7 pts)

Elon Musk's SpaceX Company has launched a capsule designed to carry people from the Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. The American space agency NASA is likely to approve the system to take normal astronauts into space later this
year. According to Musk, this could be the first step towards making space travel possible for commercial customers.
The US has not been able to put humans into space since it stopped producing space shuttles in 2011. In the past,
NASA engineers fully designed, owned and operated the vehicles. However, since 2011, it has been paying to use
Russian Soyuz vehicles instead and it is now paying Musk's company to produce spacecraft to take people to the
International Space Station (ISS).
The agency's head, Jim Bridenstine, stressed on Saturday that using American transport again did not mean an end to
cooperation with Russia." he said. “But we also want to make sure we have our own capability to travel to the
International Space Station, "
SpaceX's Dragon capsule lifted off on Saturday 02 March at 02:49 EST (07:49 GMT). It took 11 minutes to reach
orbit, and it arrived at the ISS on Sunday.
For the California company, this mission is a key moment in its short history. Mr Musk, a technology entrepreneur
and engineer, set up the organization in order to take people into space. "It's been 17 years to get to this point, from
2002 to now. To be frank, I'm a little emotionally exhausted because it was super stressful," he told reporters
immediately after the launch. Our focus has been on serving NASA's needs but once Dragon is in regular operation, I
think we will look for commercial customers." The Dragon is expected to stay at the station until Friday. According to
the current plan, it will leave the ISS and splash down at around 13:45 GMT.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47414390

1. Say whether the following statements are true or false: (2 pts)


a. Space exploration will be accessible to regulars……………….
b. The US has never used foreign shuttles……………….
c. Arriving in orbit requires much time……………….
d. Mr. Musk ‘s target is offering assistance only to NASA……………….
2. Reorder the given sentences according to their occurrence in the text: (1.5 pts)
a- Profit-making has become a new objective of the space project………
b- Reusing local transportation does not signify the closure of a mutual aid…………
c- Unique achievement is going to occur in the world of astronomy………
3. Answer the following questions according to the text: (3pts)
a. What has the space administration certified?
……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….
b. How has NASA changed since 2011?
……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….……………….
c. What is Musk's long-term plan?
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4. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text: (0.5 pts)
a. this(§1) ………………. c. we(§3) ………………
B/Text Exploration (7 pts)
1. Find in the text words whose definitions follow: (2 pts)
a. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.(§1)= ………….………….
b. a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space.(§2)= ………….………….
c. When an aircraft or rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air(§4)= ………….……………….
d. The act of creating, presenting or promoting a new product(§5)=…………………

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Word Adjective
science …………………………………
origin …………………………………
value …………………………………
success …………………………………

2. Rewrite sentence” b “so it means the same as” a”: (1 pts)


1. a) A capsule has been designed to carry people from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
b)People………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. a)You’d better try to get rid of much dependence on technology.
b) ……………………………………………..……………………………………………..
3. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (1pts)
a. If an astronaut removes their helmet in space, they (to die)……………………… instantly.
b. If space tourism becomes affordable, more people (to travel)……………………… to Mars.
4. Divide the following words into syllables: (2pt)
organization - technology- astronauts – design

Part Two: Written Expression (6 pts)


Choose ONE of the following topics
Topic one: “Can Man one day live on the moon? .write a paragraph of about 70 to 80 words explaining whether
humans can one day live on the Moon or not. Use the following notes to write a composition of about:
 No enough water/ oxygen……
 No interesting places to visit
 Developed technology /Space X are planning Moon missions……
Topic two: Suppose you are in a dilemma. In no more than 12 lines, write an Agony Aunt Letter ; in which you seek
help.
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