Amalou Secondary School October 2018

Level: 2nd year LP Duration: 1 hour.

Full Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………….. .

The First Term Test of English

Read the text below carefully then do the activities

Weather changes constantly and can be very unpredictable, this consequently affects all
the different aspects of our daily life, especially our clothing habits. Some people live in places
where it stays warm all year. Some people live in places where it is cold all year. In contrast,
some other people live in places where it changes from season to season. Your clothing or
wardrobe changes depending on where you live.

If you live in Florida, most of your clothes would be for warm or hot weather. You may
need a raincoat or a thin coat for the cooler months. If you live in Alaska, your clothes would
consist of sweaters and jackets. Alaska can be warmer in the summer but not too hot, so layers
work well in Alaska. If you live in New Jersey, you have hot summers and cold winters. In
New Jersey, you need all different types of clothing because you get every type of weather.

Dressing appropriately is very important, so you need to be prepared for different weather
at all the times in order not to get “caught out in the cold”.

Adapted from: Texas/ “Climate Clothing”. http://tsgc.utexas.edu/

I- Comprehension and Interpretation:

1- Match the following ideas with the appropriate paragraphs:
a- The necessity of being dressed well.
b- The effect of weather changes on people’s clothing habits.
c- The suitable clothing for each area.
Ideas a b c
Paragraphs

2- Say whether these statements are true or false:

a- The climate doesn’t change frequently. ……….
b- The weather is cool in Alaska during summer seasons. ……….
c- When you dress appropriately, you will get aught out in the cold. ……….
3- Answer the following questions according to the text:
A- Can weather changes be predicted?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………............

B- What is the factor that determines our way of clothing?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………............

C- How is the weather like in New Jersey?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………............
4- What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

This §1: ………………………………………..……… where§1: ………………………………….

II/ Text Exploration:

1- Find in the text words that are opposite to the following:

a- expected=/= ………………………………. b- freezing=/= …………………………………….
c- unsuitably =/= ……………………………….
2- Fill the table using the appropriate words:
Verb Noun Adjective
…………………… change …………………………
To live ……………………….. ………………………….
…………………….. ……………………….. prepared

3- Join the following pairs of sentences with the appropriate relative pronoun:
- Levi Straus was a younger German immigrant. He created blue jeans.

*……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………. .
- Butchery is a place. Meat is sold in a butchery.
*……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4- Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “s”:
changes habits sweaters months
/s/ /z/ /iz/
……………………….. ……………………….. ………………………..
……………………….. ……………………….. ………………………..

5- Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph using the words in the list:

clothes- culture- wear- traditional.

Sometimes we ……………………….. the special clothes of our own country. The

……………………….. that belong to one country or place are called traditional costume. A
………………………. costume says, 'I'm proud of my country and my………………………..'

THE BEST OF LUCK