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المدة: 1 hour المحاور: Unit 1: Exploring the Past (ancient civilizations), Unit 2: Ill-gotten Gains Never Prosper (crime, fraud and the illegal trade in antiquities), Grammar: past simple and past perfect, passive voice, linking words of cause and result, Pronunciation of the -ed ending, Written expression: writing a short article
Exercise One: Reading and Mastery of Language (14 points) (14 marks)
Read the text carefully, then do the activities.
Timgad: A City under the Sand
Timgad, in the Aurès region of eastern Algeria, was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. He built it to house retired soldiers and to protect the borders of the empire. The Romans had planned the city carefully before they started building, so its streets crossed each other at right angles like a chessboard. Inside the city, citizens used to meet in the forum, read in the library and watch plays in a theatre that held about 3500 spectators.
After the Roman Empire declined, Timgad was attacked and then abandoned. For centuries the wind covered its stones with sand, so the city was almost forgotten. It was rediscovered by a Scottish traveller in the 18th century, and serious excavations began in 1881. Today, Timgad is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and thousands of tourists visit it every year because it shows how ancient people lived.
A. Reading Comprehension (8 points)
1. Write "True" or "False", then justify your answer with a phrase from the text. (2 points: 4 × 0.5)
- a. Timgad was built by Emperor Trajan.
- b. The streets of the city were built without any plan.
- c. The theatre could hold more than 3000 people.
- d. Timgad was discovered for the first time in 1881.
2. Answer the following questions according to the text. (3 points: 3 × 1)
- a. Why did Trajan build Timgad?
- b. What did the citizens use to do in the city?
- c. Why was the city almost forgotten for centuries?
3. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following. (2 points: 4 × 0.5)
- a. established
- b. deserted
- c. became weaker
- d. people who watch a show
4. What do the words in bold refer to in the text? (1 point: 2 × 0.5)
- a. "He built it to house retired soldiers" (paragraph 1)
- b. "the wind covered its stones with sand" (paragraph 2)
B. Mastery of Language (6 points)
5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (past simple or past perfect). (2 points: 4 × 0.5)
- a. When we reached the museum, the guide ______ (already / leave).
- b. The Romans ______ (build) Timgad around 100 AD.
- c. Before he became a famous archaeologist, he ______ (study) history for many years.
- d. Samira was sad because she ______ (lose) her ticket to the museum.
6. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice. (2 points: 2 × 1)
- a. The Romans built a huge theatre in Timgad.
- b. The police will arrest the smugglers.
7. Join each pair of sentences using the linking word in brackets. (1 point: 2 × 0.5)
- a. The museum was closed for a week. There had been a robbery. (because)
- b. The man earned a lot of money by fraud. He ended up in prison. (so)
8. Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of the -ed ending: /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/. (1 point: 4 × 0.25)
$$\text{planned} \quad - \quad \text{attacked} \quad - \quad \text{visited} \quad - \quad \text{watched}$$
الحل وسلم التنقيط
A. Reading Comprehension (8 points)
1. True / False with justification (2 points: 0.25 for the answer + 0.25 for the justification, for each item)
- a. True: "Timgad ... was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan". (0.5)
- b. False: "The Romans had planned the city carefully before they started building". (0.5)
- c. True: "a theatre that held about 3500 spectators". (0.5)
- d. False: "It was rediscovered by a Scottish traveller in the 18th century, and serious excavations began in 1881". (0.5)
2. Comprehension questions (3 points)
- a. He built it to house retired soldiers and to protect the borders of the empire. (1: 0.5 for each idea; a complete correct answer in the pupil's own words is accepted)
- b. They used to meet in the forum, read in the library and watch plays in the theatre. (1: at least two activities, 0.5 each)
- c. Because Timgad was attacked and abandoned, and the wind covered its stones with sand. (1: 0.5 for the abandonment, 0.5 for the sand)
3. Vocabulary (2 points: 0.5 each)
- a. established → founded
- b. deserted → abandoned
- c. became weaker → declined
- d. people who watch a show → spectators
4. Reference (1 point: 0.5 each)
- a. He → Emperor Trajan
- b. its → Timgad / the city
B. Mastery of Language (6 points)
5. Tenses (2 points: 0.5 each)
- a. had already left
- b. built
- c. had studied ("studied" is also accepted, because "before" already shows the order of the actions)
- d. had lost
(Give 0.25 if the tense is right but the spelling is wrong.)
6. Passive voice (2 points)
- a. A huge theatre was built in Timgad (by the Romans). (1: 0.5 for the object as the new subject, 0.5 for "was built")
- b. The smugglers will be arrested (by the police). (1: 0.5 for the object as the new subject, 0.5 for "will be arrested")
7. Linking words (1 point: 0.5 each)
- a. The museum was closed for a week because there had been a robbery. (0.5)
- b. The man earned a lot of money by fraud, so he ended up in prison. (0.5)
(Accept any correct sentence; deduct 0.25 for a missing comma or capital letter.)
8. Pronunciation of -ed (1 point: 0.25 each)
| /t/ | /d/ | /ɪd/ |
|---|---|---|
| attacked, watched | planned | visited |
Exercise Two: Written Expression (6 points) (6 marks)
Last week, a local newspaper in Batna reported that two men had been arrested for stealing ancient coins from a museum and trying to sell them abroad. Your school club "Heritage Friends" wants to publish an article about this news in the school magazine.
Write a paragraph of 80 to 100 words in which you tell the story and explain why "ill-gotten gains never prosper".
Use the following notes to help you:
- the coins were stolen at night
- the police caught the thieves at the airport
- the heritage belongs to all Algerians
- punishment: prison and a fine
Use past tenses, at least one passive sentence and some linking words (because, so, however, although).
Marking criteria: relevance and content (2 points), correct use of tenses, passive and linkers (2 points), organization and coherence (1 point), spelling and punctuation (1 point).
الحل وسلم التنقيط
Model answer (about 90 words)
Last week, two men were arrested at the airport in Batna because they had stolen ancient coins from the museum at night. They wanted to sell them abroad and become rich quickly. However, the police had been informed in time, so they caught the thieves before the plane took off. Although the coins could have brought them a lot of money, the men will probably go to prison and pay a heavy fine. This proves that ill-gotten gains never prosper. Moreover, our heritage belongs to all Algerians, so we must protect it.
Marking criteria (6 points)
- Relevance and content (2 points): the paragraph tells the news (the theft, the arrest, the punishment) (1) and explains the proverb or the value of heritage (1). Deduct 0.5 if the length is far below 80 words.
- Language: tenses, passive voice and linkers (2 points): correct past simple and past perfect (0.75), at least one correct passive sentence (0.5), at least two correct linking words (0.75).
- Organization and coherence (1 point): a logical order with an introduction, development and conclusion (0.5), and ideas that are well connected (0.5).
- Spelling and punctuation (1 point): 1 point for at most 2 mistakes, 0.5 for 3 to 5 mistakes, 0 for more.