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‫ تسيير واقتصاد‬, ‫ تقني رياضي‬, ‫رياضيات‬ , ‫ علـوم تجريبيـة‬: ‫الشعب‬
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‫الموضوع الثاني‬
PART ONE : Reading ( 15 points )
A/ Comprehension ( 8pts )
Read the text carefully then do the activities .
Space pareidolia
One of NASA's most ambitious missions to date is the Mars Science Laboratory mission . It
is a robotic spacecraft that will explore the surface of Mars . The rover, named Curiosity, landed on
the Red Planet on Aug. 5, 2012. It will act as a mobile science laboratory on Mars to investigate
whether life could exist on the Red Planet and even help scientists and engineers plan for future
human missions to Mars.
While it will not be the first rover ever sent to Mars, curiosity will certainly be the most
advanced. The rover is equipped with 17 cameras, a handful of instruments and an innovative landing
system. The images sent back from Mars often contain strange rock formation , in these rocks, the
world has spotted everything from pyramids, coffins, iguanas and even Obama’s head . One group
claims they have seen a ‘floating spoon’ on Mars captured by Curiosity’s Mastcam . It really looks like
a spoon handing in the air just above the surface of some layered rock . But as Mars is devoid of any
civilization that is capable of manufacturing said “spoon”, there’s probably a more logical answer.
The logical answer, however, Scientists say “Pareidolia”. It is a psychological phenomenon that
makes our brains interpret some kind of random visual stimulus as a familiar object such as animal
shapes in patterns, textures. It does, however, offer an insight to the strangely calm Martian
environment, which can create delicate geological features.
( National geographic documentary )
1) Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer .
The text is : a-descriptive b-expository c-argumentative
2) Say whether the following statements are true or false ?
a- Curiosity is the first rover ever sent to Mars .
b- Mars is also known as the blue planet.
c- One of the rover’s missions is to find out if Mars is suitable for life.
d- Pareidolia is psychological response to seeing unfamiliar objects in random places .
3) Answer the following questions according to the text.
a -Is curiosity a satellite?
b-Why is Curiosity considered as the NASA’s most ambitious Rover?
c-What is space pareidolia?

4) What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to?

It ( §1 ) it ( §2 ) which ( §3 )
B / Text Exploration ( 7 points )
1-Match the words below with their definitions:
Word Definition
1- stimulus a- An exceptional and unusual, person, thing, or
occurrence.
2- spacecraft b- Lacking a definite plan, purpose or pattern.
3- c- Something that causes a change or a reaction.
phenomenon
4- random d- A vehicle that is used for travel in outer space.
2-Complete the chart as shown in the example:
Verb Noun adjective
Example : to form Formation Formative
To……………. ……………………. innovative
To create ………………………… ………………….
To………………….. ………………………… floating
3-Rewrite sentence ( b ) so that it means the same as sentence( a ):
1. a- Curiosity sent pictures of unfamiliar objects from Mars .
b- pictures …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. a- “ there is no spoon ;this weird Mars feature is a rock shaped by wind” , NASA’s
administration confirmed .
b- NASA’s administration confirmed that………………………………………………………………………...
3 . a- American government had better spend more money on humanitarian Aid .
b- Many people wish……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4- Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “ ed “.
Equipped landed spotted captured
/ t / / d / / id /

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

atmosphere structures rocks weak erosion
On earth ……..1………. shaped by hundreds of thousands or even millions of years of wind
……2………, can appear unnaturally balanced or shaped. But on Mars , where the ………3….. is
thin, gravity is ……4…. and other erosion processes are few , wind action can create even
more elegant ……5…… than on earth .
Part two: written expression ( 5points )
Choose ONE of the following topics:
Topic one : Using the notes below, write a composition of 120-150 words to describe the
planet Mars .
a-forth planet/ Solar system b-Diameter: 6,794 km
c-A year on Mars = 686.98 Earth days. d- Less gravity on Mars compared to Earth
e-Known as red planet / reddish appearance f- Only planet/susceptible / support human life
g-Most hospitable climate/ After Earth h- Existence /water ice/ carbon dioxide
ice/under the Mars surface

Topic two : write a composition of 80-120 words on the following topic:

 Huge sums of money are spent on space exploration while millions of people are dying of hunger
or terrible diseases. Some people think this money should rather be devoted to save humanity. Are
you for or against space exploration ? Justify your answer.