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The document is an English exam containing two parts. Part one is a reading comprehension section about planetary collisions. It discusses how Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, the first observed planetary collision. It raises questions about what would happen if an object collided with Earth. Large impacts have occurred before and could cause extinction events by blocking sunlight with debris, changing the climate. Part two gives a choice of writing topics about satellites and space exploration, or debates spending on space missions.

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Final Exam 2

The document is an English exam containing two parts. Part one is a reading comprehension section about planetary collisions. It discusses how Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, the first observed planetary collision. It raises questions about what would happen if an object collided with Earth. Large impacts have occurred before and could cause extinction events by blocking sunlight with debris, changing the climate. Part two gives a choice of writing topics about satellites and space exploration, or debates spending on space missions.

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‫الجــزائــريــة الديمقراطية الشـعبي ــة‬ ‫الجمهــوريـة‬

‫وزارة التـربيـة الـوطنيــة‬


‫العبا دية‬-‫ثـانويــة فاتحة أمحمد‬-

‫ سـاعـتـان‬:‫المـدة‬ ‫ علوم تجريبية_رياضيات_تقني رياضي_تسيير واقتصاد‬:‫الشعب‬


‫االختـبار التجريبـي في مادة اللـغة اإلنجلـيزية‬
‫الموضوع الثاني‬
Part 1 :Reading  (15 pts)
Read the text carefully and do the activities.

From history we know that the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994. It was the first
planetary comet collision observed by scientists. It raised many questions about what would happen if a
comet collided with Earth again.

Asteroids and meteoroids collide regularly with Earth's atmosphere, but few of these even make it
through the atmosphere. Objects that do make it through the atmosphere usually are still not large
enough to do any kind of damage. As previous extinction events in the fossil record and craters that have
been caused by celestial objects show, impacts by objects large enough to do damage to the Earth have
occurred and could possibly occur again.

The most pressing consequence of an Earth impact would be an extinction event. While the actual
impact would be catastrophic and destructive beyond anything humans have experienced, the further
consequences of the amount of debris thrown into the air would be responsible for even more deaths. The
sort of climate change due to the blockage of the sun's light would be detrimental to all biological life, and
it would only be life that could adapt quickly to these conditions that could survive.

Adapted from: www.brighthub.com/science/space/

A. Comprehension  (08pts)
1.Copy the title you think is the most appropriate to the text: 
a- Planetary Collision.
b- Human Extinction
c- Destructive Catastrophes.
2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T or F next the letter corresponding to the
statement.
A. Scientists never saw a planetary collision.
B. Asteroids and meteoroids don’t collide with the atmosphere of the Earth.
C. Asteroids and meteoroids that collide with Earth’s atmosphere are not dangerous.
D. Climate change is one of the consequences of a planetary collision.
3. Answer the following questions according to the text.
1)     When did scientists see the first planetary ?
2)     What would happen if a comet collided with Earth?
4. Who /What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a. it …… (§1)
c. that…. (§ 2)
 5. In which paragraph is it mentioned that there would be dangerous results if a comet collided
with Earth?
6- Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer:
The text is taken from: a- newspaper b- Internet c- encyclopedia
‫أقـلـب الصفحــــةـ‬ 2/1 ‫الصفحــــة‬ /

B.Text Exploration                                                                          (07pts)


1. Find in the text words that are opposites to the following.
a. lowered ≠ (§1)  ...…………      b. following (§2)≠   ………..      
c. lives (§3) ≠ ………..
2. Find in the text words whose definitions as follow:
a- “a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in
a highly elliptical orbit”…………….(§1)
b- “a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in
the Earth’s crust”…………………(§2)
3. Give the correct forms in brackets.
When our solar system began, it (be) just a vast cloud of gas and dust. Several billion years
ago, the cloud slowly (rotate) around the sun, which (be) very young, and particles within the
cloud (collide) with one each other
4. Classify the following words according to their stressed syllable:
- to collide - impact - catastrophic - collision.
st nd rd
1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable

5. Fill in the gaps with words from the list:


findings powerful public observe
Astronomers do not cease revealing important facts about the universe. Thanks to the
studies they conduct the ……(1)……gets informed regularly about the ……(2)…that scientists
collect about countless elements that make up the infinite space they……(3)….. However, the
truth is that the more ……(4)……..the means of observation get the more complex the realities
which are examined turn out.

Part 2.   Written expression                                                            (5 pts)

Choose one of the following topics.

Topic 1: Write a composition talking about the importance of satellites in exploring the outer space and
changing the world into a small village. You may use these notes:
Telecommunication / exploring expeditions / gathering information about other planets / research / geology /
weather forecast…

Topic 2: The super power: America and Russia has been spending expensive missions to the space to explore
the solar system. Do you think the money is well spent?
‫بـالتــوفيــقـ‬ 2/2 ‫الصفحــــة‬ ‫انتـهـــىـ‬

Subject two:
Part one: Reading (15pts)
A- Comprehension: (8pts)
1- The title is: Planetary Collision (1pt)

2- T/F: a- F b-F c- T d- T (2pts)


3- Answering questions: (2pts)
a) Scientists saw the first planetary collision in 1994.
b) If a comet collided with Earth, there would be an extinction event and climate change.

4- Referring words: (2pts)


a- it refers to “ the first planetary collision OR Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994”.
b- That refers to “ fossil record and craters”

5- in §3 ( 0.5pt)

6- the text is taken from: b- Internet. (0.5pt)

B- Text Exploration: (7pts)

1) opposites: (1.5pt)
a. lowered ≠ (§1)  raised      b. following (§2)≠   previous     c. lives (§3) ≠ deaths
2) Finding words: a- comet b- fossil (1.5pt)

3) Correct forms of verbs between brackets: (2pt)


a- be: was b- rotate: rotated c- be: was d- collide: collided

4) (1pt)

1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable


impact to collide catastrophic
collision

5) Filling in blanks: 1- public 2- findings 3- observe 4- powerful (1pt)

Part two Writing (5pts)


Topic one: form: 3pts content: 2pts
Topic two: form: 2pts content: 3pts

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