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A/ Comprehension / Interpretation (8 pts.)

1. Choose the letter that best completes the statement. (1 pt.)

The text is:
a. an email
b. a report
c. a questionnaire

2. Are these statements true or false? (1.5 pts.)

a. The purpose of the survey is to know if Algerians today like reading books. ………...
b. The reporter questioned 17 male and female Algerian university students. ………..
c. The seventy students said they always read books that were related to their studies. ……….

3. Answer the following questions according to the text. (4 pts.)

a. Why did the reporter carry out the survey?
....................................................................................................................
b. How many informants did the reporter question?
....................................................................................................................
c. Do most questioned students like reading books more than watching films?
....................................................................................................................
d. What is the result of the survey?
....................................................................................................................

4. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1.5 pts.)

a. I (§1) = ……………..…………….……
b. they (§1) = ……………………
c. they (§2) = ……………………………………………………........

B/ Text Exploration (8 pts.)

1. Find in the text: (2 pts.)

A. Words which are closest in meaning to:
a. The results (§1) = …………………………..…
b. Asked (§2) = ……………………………

B. Words which are opposite in meaning to:
a. Wrong (§1) ≠ …………………………..…
b. Similar (§3) ≠ ..........................................

2. Complete the table below as shown in the example: (2 pts.)

3. Join the following pairs of sentences using (either…..or / neither…..nor / both……and). Make necessary changes. (3 pts.)

a. Joe is Sarah’s best friend. Steph is Sarah’s best friend too.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. He doesn’t like Snapchat. He doesn’t like Facebook.
…………………………………………………………………………..

c. Ahmed is going to read a book. Ahmed is going to play video games.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Circle the stressed syllable in the following compound words (1 pt.)

Newspaper - fall-apart - password - hardworker

5. Fill in the gaps using words from the list: (4 pts.)

Result - questionnaire - reading - informants - report - survey

This is a ………………….. of the findings of a …………………. about teenagers’ newspaper …………………. habits. I submitted a ......................................... to thirty ............................. Surprisingly, I found out that most of the ............................ did not read newspapers at all.

Here are the answers to your comprehension and text exploration questions:

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A/ Comprehension / Interpretation (8 pts.)

1. Choose the correct answer (1 pt.)

   • The text is: b. a report

2. True or False statements (1.5 pts.)
   a. True – The purpose of the survey is to know if Algerians today like reading books.
   b. False – The reporter questioned 70, not 17, male and female Algerian university students.
   c. True – The seventy students said they always read books related to their studies.

3. Answer the questions according to the text (4 pts.)
   a. Why did the reporter carry out the survey?

   • To find out whether Algerians today like reading and how much they read.
     b. How many informants did the reporter question?
   • The reporter questioned 70 students.
     c. Do most questioned students like reading books more than watching films?
   • No, 58 students preferred watching films rather than reading books.
     d. What is the result of the survey?
   • Algerians enjoy different types of reading, but most prefer watching films over reading.

4. Referents of the underlined words (1.5 pts.)
   a. I (§1) = the reporter
   b. they (§1) = people 
   c. they (§2) = the students 

B/ Text Exploration

1. Find words in the text (2 pts.)
   A. Closest in meaning to:

   • a. The results (§1) = findings
   • b. Asked (§2) = questioned

   B. Opposite in meaning to:

   • a. Wrong (§1) ≠ true
   • b. Similar (§3) ≠ different

2. Complete the table (2 pts.)

3. Join the sentences using either...or / neither...nor / both...and (3 pts.)
   a. Both Joe and Steph are Sarah’s best friends.
   b. He likes neither Snapchat nor Facebook.
   c. Ahmed is going to either read a book or play video games.

4. Circle the stressed syllable in the following compound words (1 pt.)
   Newspaper → news-paper
   Fall-apart → fall-apart
   Password → pass-word
   Hardworker → hard-worker

5. Fill in the gaps with words from the list (4 pts.)
   This is a report of the findings of a survey about teenagers’ newspaper reading habits.
   I submitted a questionnaire to thirty informants. Surprisingly, I found out that most of the informants did not read newspapers at all.