امتحان شهر ثاني فصل ثاني - أول ثانوي مواد مشتركة

1. He was a quiet boy, who loved reading. When he spoke later of his childhood, he said that he remembered listening to children playing outside, as he sat indoors. He always preferred reading to playing with other children.

   At the age of 12, life for his family changed very suddenly. His father had financial problems, so Charles was no longer able to attend school regularly, and he had to work at a factory. The loneliness he felt there was an important influence on his writing, especially in his books Great Expectations and David Copperfield.

   When he was 14, Charles stopped going to school altogether and started working as a clerk in a lawyer’s office in London. He didn’t like working there.

   Luckily, things changed for him again. Charles had always wanted to be a writer, and he became a very respected journalist. He began to write short pieces for publication in the newspaper. In 1836, a series of pieces called The Pickwick Papers appeared monthly in the newspaper and were very popular. Dickens was a famous author by then.

   Throughout his life, Dickens enjoyed travelling. He travelled to many countries, writing novels and giving talks about the cruelty of slavery. Novels such as Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son highlighted the cruel treatment of people, especially children, and child labour in the 19th century. He died on 8th June, 1870, at the age of 58

   Q1: Read the following text and according to the text answer these question

   1- Charles Dickens has to stop going to school because ……….

   • Charles Dickens has to stop going to school because ……….
   • He didn’t like school
   • His father told him to stop going to school.
   • a +b

2.  2 . When Charles Dickens was 14, he stopped going to school altogether and started working as……………..

   • A writer
   • A worker in a factory
   • A clerk
   • nothing

3. 3 . What influenced Charles Dickens’ writing?

   • Working as a clerk
   • Feeling loneliness
   • Felling happiness
   • .

4. 4. What does the underlined pronoun “he “refer to? (He began to write short pieces for publication in the newspaper.)

   • Charles Dickens
   • His father
   • His family
   • .

5. 5. - Find a word in the text that means “ someone who keep records or accounts in an office

   • An author
   • A lawyer
   • A clerk
   • .

6. 6. Find a word in the text that mean “a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine.

   • A lawyer
   • A playwright
   • A journalist
   • .

7. 7. Two books of Charles Dickens are mentioned in the text. What are they?

   • Great Expectation and the Old Mam and The Sea.
   • Great Expectation and the David copper field.
   • David copper field and The Old Man and The Sea.
   • .

8. 8. At what age did he die?

   • Fifty-eight
   • Eight-five
   • Fifty-three
   • .

9. 9. The word that means the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film

   • narrator
   • Novelist
   • author
   • .

10. Q2: complete the sentence with suitable word

     1. My job as a ………………. Is to expose the truth.

    • Journalist
    • lawyer
    • novelist
    • .

11. 2. Speech is the fastest method of …………… between people

    • Alphabet
    • symbol
    • communication
    • .

12. 3. Shakespeare’s is a famous poet and dramatic …………...

    • Playwright
    • poets
    • lawyer
    • .

13. 4. …………………………..allows blind and visually impaired people to read through touch

    • communication
    • gestures
    • braille
    • .

14. 5. A radio ………….. was sent to the spacecraft.

    • signal
    • mass media
    • symbol
    • .

15. Q3: choose the correct answer

    1- I need to practice ……………..my violin before the concert

    • to play
    • playing
    • played
    • .

16. 2. I really miss _____ to yoga classes but I don't have time any more.

    • go
    • to go
    • going
    • .

17. 3. We talked about ……………... together next month

    • to travel
    • travelling
    • travel
    • .

18. 4. He expects …………… his studies next summer.

    • finished
    • to finish
    • finishing
    • .

19. 5. I might _____. I'm not sure.

    • went
    • go
    • going
    • .

20. 6. what made you …………….. your mind

    • change
    • to change
    • changing
    • .

21. 7. When I lived in Canada I ………………. economics

    • Studied
    • was studding
    • .
    • .

22. 8. Before we…………….. to bed that night I had been reading a very scary story.

    • had gone
    • went
    • .
    • .

23. 9. I was sleeping quite peacefully when I suddenly ………………. Out of bed!

    • Fell
    • was falling
    • .
    • .

24. 10. Until the 15th century, it …………………….. possible to reach thousands of readers at the same time

    • wasn’t
    • hadn’t been
    • .
    • .

25. 11. By the time we ……………… at the party most people had already left

    • arrived
    • were arriving
    • .
    • .

26. 12. Not surprisingly, two of Jordan’s largest experts are chemicals…………………………fertilizers

    • and
    • but
    • .
    • .

27. 13. Sara worked hard in the exam;……………….she did very well.

    • because
    • consequently
    • .
    • .

28. 14. we were late ……………………..the traffic

    • because of
    • although
    • .
    • .