Martyr Boushaba Ahmed Secondary School

February 2018
Level: 2nd year lph
Full name: Second Term test n2

Read the text carefully then, do the following activities

Most people seem quite unaware about the effects of throwing rubbish everywhere without
thinking of its threat to our health and environment. If we look deeply at the problem, we will find that
these old objects can be reused and benefit us again through recycling. But, what is Recycling and
what are its benefits?
Recycling means the process of collecting rubbish, breaking it down into different types in order
to process it with different machines. The aim behind recycling is to make new products out of the old
ones and to reduce the amount of trash thrown by people. A typical example in recycling old objects
and waste is China and Denmark that recycles 75% of its papers and plastic cans each year.
Recycling reduces different kinds of pollution as air and water pollution that can lead to several
diseases such as Skin cancer and Malaria. It also provides working opportunities either in factories or
organizations. Other than this, it solves the basic problem, which is the spread of rubbish and gives us
new goods that can be sold in our market.
A/Comprehension
1-The aim of the writer in the text is: a) to inform b) to explain c) to defend his opinion
2-Say whether the following statements are true or false?
1- People are not conscious about the effect of throwing rubbish………….
2-By recycling our rubbish, we can increase the problem of air and water pollution……
3- Malaria is an illness that can be transferred through polluted water………..
3-Answer the following questions according to the text?
-What is the objective of recycling rubbish?
………………………………………………………………………..
-How can rubbish threatens our health?
……………………………………………………………………….
-What are the advantages of recycling rubbish and old objects( only2)
…………………………………………………………………………….
4- These are different objects we can find in our rubbish. Classify them according to their type
(old spoon-soda cans-old copybooks-yoghurt bottles-magazines- juice boxes-empty milk cartons)

Paper Plastic Metal

5- What do the underlined pronouns refer to in the text (01pts)?

We (§1)………… it (§2)… ……. it (§3)……………….

B) Text Exploration
1-Find in the text words that are synonyms to:
Trash (§1) =……………….. Decrease (§2) =…………
2- Complete the following table

Verb Noun Adjective

…………………….
to reduce ……………………
. …
………………………. …………………… productive
….
………………………. threat …………………….

3- Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form?

-If you (to expose) ……….ice to the sun. It …………( to melt)
-She (to feel) ………..better. If she ………..(to take) her medicines

4- Rewrite the following sentence:

-People recycle old objects
The past simple:……………………………………………………………….
The future simple:…………………………………………………………….
The present perfect:…………………………………………………………….

5- Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”
( Recycled- stopped-situated- agreed- exceeded- looked)

/ed/ / t/ /d/

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