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Houda.4MS Test 1. Taj Mahal

1) The document is a reading comprehension test about the Taj Mahal monument in India. 2) It provides background information about the Taj Mahal, including that it was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, and took over 20,000 workers 22 years to construct. 3) The reading comprehension questions test the reader's understanding of details from the passage, such as how high the Taj Mahal is and why the builders' hands were cut off after completion.

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Houda.4MS Test 1. Taj Mahal

1) The document is a reading comprehension test about the Taj Mahal monument in India. 2) It provides background information about the Taj Mahal, including that it was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, and took over 20,000 workers 22 years to construct. 3) The reading comprehension questions test the reader's understanding of details from the passage, such as how high the Taj Mahal is and why the builders' hands were cut off after completion.

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: Level: 4MS
Class: The First English Test Time : 1h
Number:
Part One: A- Reading Comprehension ( 7 pts ) - Read the text and do the activities

Text:
Taj Mahal at “Agra” is the most famous historical monument in
India. It is known all over the world as a dream in marble. It is about
171 metres high.
It was built four centuries ago by “Shah Jahan”, the famous
Mughal emperor, in memory of his beloved wife “Mumtaz Mahal”.
More than 1000 elephants and 20000 workers participated in
building it along twenty two years. After the completion of the
monument, as the story goes, the builders’ hands were cut off
because the emperor didn’t want them to build the pair of Taj
Mahal.
Adapted from: http://www.shareyouressays.com

Activity One: Read then choose the best answer 3 pts


*The text about: -a country -a mountain -a monument
*The emperor built it in memory of: -his victory -his wife -his father’s wife
*The numbers of its builders was: -two hundered -twenty thousand -two thousand
Activity Two: Read again then answer the questions 2 pts
* How high is Taj Mahal?
* Why were its builders’ hands cut off?
Activity Three: Find in the text words that are closest/ opposite in meaning to the following 2 pts
-Well known = construction = low ≠ before ≠

B- Mastery Of Language
Activity One: Complete the table 3 pts

Adjective Comparative Superlative


Famous ……………………………………… ………………………………………
……………………………………… prettier than ………………………………………
……………………………………… ……………………………………… The highest
Activity Two: Turn into the passive 2 pts
-Gustave Eiffel designed Eiffel Tower, years ago.
-Many tourists visit it, every year.
Activity Three: Underline the consonant cluster in these words 2 pts
-monument -tourist -construction -part

Part Two: Situation Of Integration (6pts )


An American friend wants to know about the famous monument in your country, you chose to tell him
about the “Martyrs Memorial”
*Use the info bellow to write a paragraph about:

Location: Algiers – Algeria Height: 92 metres Date of construction: from November 15, 1981 to
July 5, 1982 Architect/builder: Bachir Yelles
Other facts: - opened on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. -The memorial is free to
visit the surrounding plaza is a popular gathering spot.

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