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2009-04-15, 19:49
……………… TERM EXAMINATION
Cities began to evolve in prehistoric times when groups of nomadic hunters and foragers developed an agricultural life. In order to protect themselves and their food supplies from raids by predatory nomads, they built their dwellings within a walled area or in a naturally fortified place. Because the availability of water was also an important consideration, these settlements were usually located along a river. Such settlements led to specialization and the division of work. Markets, in which artisans could barter their specialties for other types of goods, developed. A growing priesthood contributed to intellectual life. Consequently, cities were responsible not only for the rise of commerce and industry but also of art and learning, and they played an essential role in the emergence of all great civilizations.
Among the most notable cities of the ancient world were, in the order of their development, Thebes, Memphis, Babylon, Nineveh, Carthage, and Jerusalem. Alexandria is said to have contained more than 500,000 inhabitants, and Rome was still larger.
A)COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION
1/ Give a suitable title to the text.
2/ Tick the ideas expressed in the text.
- Examples of ancient cities.
- Ancient city dwellers and their pride of their kings.
- Emergence of ancient cities.
- Where ancient cities were built and what for.
- Agriculture in ancient cities.
- Economic activities of ancient city dwellers.
3/ Answer the questions according to the text.
a) When did cities emerge?
b) Where were cities built?
c) What activities did people perform to earn their living?
4/ Circle the best answer.
- In prehistoric times, people built cities in fortified areas so as to......................................
a- live together
b- do business
c- To protect themselves from enemies,
1/2
5/ Find, in the text, words close in meaning to the following. Then, put each one in a relevant sentence
- develop:
- products:
B) TEXT EXPLORATION
1/ Fill in with: a, an, the, or Ø where necessary.
......Memphis is ...... archaeological site. It used to be..... city of maritime commerce. It was also...... capital of .......Egypt, situated at the apex of ......Nile delta, south of Cairo.
2/ Connect the pairs below using the connectors provided.
A- Ancient Egyptians were able to control it. The Nile regularly flooded. (although)
B- Ancient Egyptians had few technologies. They could build the pyramids. (despite)
3/Fill in the table below
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
economically
profit
education
safe
4/Supply more words in the list below.
Egypt
Pharaohs
Whistle blowing
lobbying
5/Write the words below in phonetic symbols.
cities
/ /
emergence
/ /
develop
/ /
river
/ /
C/ WRITING
In not more than 08 lines, write a summary of the main ideas of the text.
2/2
CORRECTION & GADING SCALE OF THE FIRST EXAMINATION
THIRD YEAR LITERARY STREAM
A/ COMPREHENSION & INTERPRETATION
1/SUGGESTED TITLES ( 01 PT )
Historical Evolution of Cities
Ancient Cities
Life in Ancient Cities
2/THE IDEAS EXPRESSED IN THE TEXT ( 01 PT )
-Examples of ancient cities.
-Emergence of ancient cities.
-Where ancient cities were built and what for.
-Economic activities of ancient city dwellers.
3/ REFERENCE QUESTIONS ( 03 )
a) Cities emerged in prehistoric times.
b) Cities were built along rivers.
c) The economic activities people performed to earn their living are: agriculture, hunting, handy crafts, and commerce.
4/ THE BEST ANSWER ( 01 PT )
- In prehistoric times, people built cities in fortified areas so as to protect themselves from enemies,
5/ SYNONYMS AND STUDENTS' SENTENCES ( 02 PTS )
- develop: evolve
- products: goods
B/ TEXT EXPLORATION
1/ USE OF ARTICLES ( 01.5 PT )
Ø Memphis is an archaeological site. It used to be a city of maritime commerce. It was also the capital of Ø Egypt, situated at the apex of the Nile delta, south of Cairo.
2/ CONNECTING PAIRS ( 02 PTS )
A- Although the Nile regularly flooded, Ancient Egyptians were able to control it.
B- Despite having/possessing/their few technologies, Ancient Egyptians were able to build the pyramids.
3/ MORPHOLOGY ( 02 PTS )
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
economize
economy
economical
economically
profit
profit
profitable
profitably
education
education
educational
educationally
save
safety
safe
safely
4/SUPPLYING MORE WORDS IN EACH LIST ( 01.5 PT )
Egypt
Pharaohs
the Nile
pyramids
mummification
Whistle blowing
lobbying
bribery
fraud
corruption
5/ PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION ( 01 PT )
ethics
/ eθIks /
emergence
/ Imз:d əns /
develop
/ dIvelDp /
river
/ rIvə /
C/ WRITING
SUMMARY OF THE TEXT ( 04 PTS )
The prehistoric men felt the need to live in groups; so they gathered in small societies and started building small cities here and there. Most ancient cities were built near rivers and fortified areas. This was due to the importance of water for both life and agriculture on one side; and so as they could protect themselves from enemies on the other side.
Cities began to evolve in prehistoric times when groups of nomadic hunters and foragers developed an agricultural life. In order to protect themselves and their food supplies from raids by predatory nomads, they built their dwellings within a walled area or in a naturally fortified place. Because the availability of water was also an important consideration, these settlements were usually located along a river. Such settlements led to specialization and the division of work. Markets, in which artisans could barter their specialties for other types of goods, developed. A growing priesthood contributed to intellectual life. Consequently, cities were responsible not only for the rise of commerce and industry but also of art and learning, and they played an essential role in the emergence of all great civilizations.
Among the most notable cities of the ancient world were, in the order of their development, Thebes, Memphis, Babylon, Nineveh, Carthage, and Jerusalem. Alexandria is said to have contained more than 500,000 inhabitants, and Rome was still larger.
A)COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION
1/ Give a suitable title to the text.
2/ Tick the ideas expressed in the text.
- Examples of ancient cities.
- Ancient city dwellers and their pride of their kings.
- Emergence of ancient cities.
- Where ancient cities were built and what for.
- Agriculture in ancient cities.
- Economic activities of ancient city dwellers.
3/ Answer the questions according to the text.
a) When did cities emerge?
b) Where were cities built?
c) What activities did people perform to earn their living?
4/ Circle the best answer.
- In prehistoric times, people built cities in fortified areas so as to......................................
a- live together
b- do business
c- To protect themselves from enemies,
1/2
5/ Find, in the text, words close in meaning to the following. Then, put each one in a relevant sentence
- develop:
- products:
B) TEXT EXPLORATION
1/ Fill in with: a, an, the, or Ø where necessary.
......Memphis is ...... archaeological site. It used to be..... city of maritime commerce. It was also...... capital of .......Egypt, situated at the apex of ......Nile delta, south of Cairo.
2/ Connect the pairs below using the connectors provided.
A- Ancient Egyptians were able to control it. The Nile regularly flooded. (although)
B- Ancient Egyptians had few technologies. They could build the pyramids. (despite)
3/Fill in the table below
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
economically
profit
education
safe
4/Supply more words in the list below.
Egypt
Pharaohs
Whistle blowing
lobbying
5/Write the words below in phonetic symbols.
cities
/ /
emergence
/ /
develop
/ /
river
/ /
C/ WRITING
In not more than 08 lines, write a summary of the main ideas of the text.
2/2
CORRECTION & GADING SCALE OF THE FIRST EXAMINATION
THIRD YEAR LITERARY STREAM
A/ COMPREHENSION & INTERPRETATION
1/SUGGESTED TITLES ( 01 PT )
Historical Evolution of Cities
Ancient Cities
Life in Ancient Cities
2/THE IDEAS EXPRESSED IN THE TEXT ( 01 PT )
-Examples of ancient cities.
-Emergence of ancient cities.
-Where ancient cities were built and what for.
-Economic activities of ancient city dwellers.
3/ REFERENCE QUESTIONS ( 03 )
a) Cities emerged in prehistoric times.
b) Cities were built along rivers.
c) The economic activities people performed to earn their living are: agriculture, hunting, handy crafts, and commerce.
4/ THE BEST ANSWER ( 01 PT )
- In prehistoric times, people built cities in fortified areas so as to protect themselves from enemies,
5/ SYNONYMS AND STUDENTS' SENTENCES ( 02 PTS )
- develop: evolve
- products: goods
B/ TEXT EXPLORATION
1/ USE OF ARTICLES ( 01.5 PT )
Ø Memphis is an archaeological site. It used to be a city of maritime commerce. It was also the capital of Ø Egypt, situated at the apex of the Nile delta, south of Cairo.
2/ CONNECTING PAIRS ( 02 PTS )
A- Although the Nile regularly flooded, Ancient Egyptians were able to control it.
B- Despite having/possessing/their few technologies, Ancient Egyptians were able to build the pyramids.
3/ MORPHOLOGY ( 02 PTS )
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
economize
economy
economical
economically
profit
profit
profitable
profitably
education
education
educational
educationally
save
safety
safe
safely
4/SUPPLYING MORE WORDS IN EACH LIST ( 01.5 PT )
Egypt
Pharaohs
the Nile
pyramids
mummification
Whistle blowing
lobbying
bribery
fraud
corruption
5/ PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION ( 01 PT )
ethics
/ eθIks /
emergence
/ Imз:d əns /
develop
/ dIvelDp /
river
/ rIvə /
C/ WRITING
SUMMARY OF THE TEXT ( 04 PTS )
The prehistoric men felt the need to live in groups; so they gathered in small societies and started building small cities here and there. Most ancient cities were built near rivers and fortified areas. This was due to the importance of water for both life and agriculture on one side; and so as they could protect themselves from enemies on the other side.