اختبار الفصل الأول في اللغة النجليزية للسنة الرابعة متوسط الموضوع 13

Text:

Pablo Picasso is a Spanish painter. He was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. His early pictures showed the poverty he saw around him in Barcelona .

Later, he moved to Paris where he worked with Georges Praque on pictures showing figures of geometric shapes. Picasso died in the South of France in 1973 leaving several and famous works exhibited in the Louvre Museum in Paris .

PART ONE:

Section One: Reading Comprehension ( 07 Pts)

1. Read the text carefully then answer these questions : ( 3 pts )

   1. How many paragraphs are there in the text ?

   2. Who is Pablo Picasso ?

   3. Is he Spanish or French?

2. Write ” true ” or ” false ” and correct the wrong one : (2 pts )

– Picasso worked with Georges Praque .

– He died in 1881 .

– 1973 is his date of death.

– He never lived in France.

C) Lexis : ( 2 pts )

a) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to : ( 01 Pt)

– many = – next =

b) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to : ( 01 Pt)

– died ≠ – north ≠

Section Two : Mastery of language ( 7 pts )

Give the correct form of the adjectives between brackets : ( 02 Pts)

– Picasso is ( famous ) ………………………………………. Georges Praque.

– Picasso painted ( nice )………………………………………………..pictures in France .

B) Match ” A ” with ” B ” : ( 03 Pts)

A B

– May I open the window , sir ? – giving a permission .

– May God help you . – expressing a wish .

– Yes , you may . -asking for a permission .

3. Complete the phonetic transcription with the sounds : / d / or / id / ( 02 Pts)

Part Two : Integration phase ( Written Expression ) ( 6 pts )

• Write a short paragraph ( 4 to 6 lines ) speaking about yourself. ( your own biography )