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    1. The passage provides a biography of Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor who invented the electric light bulb and over 1,200 other things. It describes his childhood and early life experiences, including his limited formal schooling but self-education through experimentation. 2. As a young teenager, Edison got his first job as a newsboy on a train, where he began conducting experiments in his spare time in the baggage car, though he lost that job after accidentally starting a fire. He later worked as a telegraph operator while continuing experiments. 3. Edison was hard of hearing from a young age but saw it as allowing him more time to work, describing himself as

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    1. The passage provides a biography of Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor who invented the electric light bulb and over 1,200 other things. It describes his childhood and early life experiences, including his limited formal schooling but self-education through experimentation. 2. As a young teenager, Edison got his first job as a newsboy on a train, where he began conducting experiments in his spare time in the baggage car, though he lost that job after accidentally starting a fire. He later worked as a telegraph operator while continuing experiments. 3. Edison was hard of hearing from a young age but saw it as allowing him more time to work, describing himself as

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    1. The passage provides a biography of Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor who invented the electric light bulb and over 1,200 other things. It describes his childhood and early life experiences, including his limited formal schooling but self-education through experimentation. 2. As a young teenager, Edison got his first job as a newsboy on a train, where he began conducting experiments in his spare time in the baggage car, though he lost that job after accidentally starting a fire. He later worked as a telegraph operator while continuing experiments. 3. Edison was hard of hearing from a young age but saw it as allowing him more time to work, describing himself as

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    1. The passage provides a biography of Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor who invented the electric light bulb and over 1,200 other things. It describes his childhood and early life experiences, including his limited formal schooling but self-education through experimentation. 2. As a young teenager, Edison got his first job as a newsboy on a train, where he began conducting experiments in his spare time in the baggage car, though he lost that job after accidentally starting a fire. He later worked as a telegraph operator while continuing experiments. 3. Edison was hard of hearing from a young age but saw it as allowing him more time to work, describing himself as

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    2008 ‫دورة ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻮز‬


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    2 : ‫اﳌﻌﺎﻣﻞ‬
    ‫ س‬2: ‫ﻣﺪة اﻹﳒﺎز‬

    Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the
    world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He
    also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About
    every two weeks he wreated something new.

    The Edisons moved to Michigan when Thomas was seven. Surprisingly, he attended
    school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but
    Thomas was mostly self- educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a
    young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.

    When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran
    between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train to
    continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not
    end well. Thomas lost his job when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car.

    Thomas, then, worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend
    much of his time conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder
    run by electricity .In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $ 40,000. A stock –
    ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build
    his first shop in New Jersy.

    Edison was handicapped; he was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other,
    but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that
    he could have more time for work. He called himself a “ two-shift man” because he worked
    16 out of every 24 hours. Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18 th, 1931, New Jersy. He
    left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

    I- COMPREHENSION (10 pts)


    BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT
    A. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE BEST TITLE FOR THE
    PASSAGE? (2 pts)
    Circle the correct number
    1. the story of a genius
    2. the story of a lazy boy
    3. the story of a train boy

    B. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY (4 pts)


    1. The only thing that Edison invented was the electric light.
    ……………………………………………………………..

    2. Edison started his first experiment at the train baggage car


    ………………………………………………………………..

    3. Edison started working at an early age.


    …………………………………………………………………

    4. Edison spent most of his time working

    C. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ORDER OF EVENTS IN THE TEXT (2 pts)


    (only 1 sentence is correct, tick it)
    Edison first became a telegraph operator, then became a newshboy, and finally got his patent.
    Edison first became a newsboy, then became a telegraph operator, and finally got his patent.
    Edison first became a newsboy, then got his patent, and finally became a telegraph operator.

    D. COMPLETE THESE SENTENSES IN YOUR OWN WORDS (2 pts)


    1. Edison continued his experiments on the train by……………………………….
    ……………………………………………………………………………………..
    2. the stock-ticker is used for……………………………………………….

    E. PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT EXPRESSIONS OR PHRASES WHICH SHOW THAT:
    (3 pts)
    1. Edison didn’t spend a long time at school.(parag.2)
    2. His first job experience was not a success. (parag.3)
    3. Edison considered his deafness in a positive way. (parag.5)

    F. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS REFER TO ? (2 pts)


    1. him
    2. that

    II- LANGUAGE (15 pts)

    A. REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN (3 pts)

    1. The headmaster received the school champions.


    The school champions…………………………..

    2. “ I’m not satisfied with your work”, the boss told Janet.
    The boss told Janet……………………………………..

    3. Dr Falahi didn’t get a visa. He couldn’t attend the conference in France.


    If …………………………………………………………………………

    B. PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE OR FORM


    (3 pts)
    Leila missed the interview yesterday morning ; her train ( already, to leave) ………….the
    station when she got there. Now she wishes she (to tell)……………………..her mother ( to
    wake)…………………………..her up earlier.

    C. FILL IN THE GAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB (4 pts)


    (stand for – write down- bring about- look up – look after- apply for- get on)

    1. When students find very difficult words in a text, they can ……………….them
    …………..in a dictionary.

    2. John asked his wife to …………………the job advertised in the newspaper.

    3. The government has introduced a new plan to …………………….important changes in


    education.

    4. Ali: What does NGO…………………………..?


    Hamid : Non Governmental Organisations.

    D. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS


    FROM THE LIST (2 pts)

    ( looking forward to – combine- gifted- caring- damaged- interest- disappointed – amazing)


    Reda is a ……………….young student; he does complex mathematical calculations quikly.
    He also shows
    His ability to write in English is ………………..he is ……………publishing an English
    school magazine soon.

    E. MATCH EACH SENTENCE WITH ITS APPROPRIATE RFUNCTION (3 pts)


    1. Due to his frequent absence from work, Tony was not promoted a. purpose
    2. sarah is exercising hard in order to lose weight b . addition
    3. Young people use the Internet to access information. Moreover, c. concession
    they use it for entertainment. D. cause/effect

    Answers : (1)…………(2)…………..(3)………………….
    III-WRITING (10 pts)
    One of your relatives or neighbours was illiterate; but he/ she benefited a lot from literacy
    classes organized by a local NGO. Tell the story of that person describing his/ her feelings
    and what he/ she gained as a person and as a member of the community . ( Approximately 150
    words)

    These suggestions might help you:

    Who the person is (name, age , etc.) Why were these classes important for him/
    What the NGO has contributed to the success her
    of these classes; What he/ she gained from these classes
    How has he known about and joined the (socially, personally..)
    literacy classes; Your personal views about how to encourage
    Where and when these classes were given literacy classes.
    KEY AND MARKING SCALE
    I- COMPREHENSION
    A. THE BEST TITLE
    1. The story of a genius

    B. TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS. JUSTIFY


    1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T

    C. THE RIGHT ORDER OF EVENTS IN THE TEXT


    Thomas Edison firt became a newsboy, then became a telegraph operator, and finally got his
    patent.

    D. SENTENCE COMPLETION
    ANSWER IN YOUR OWN WORDS

    E. EXPRESSIONS OR PHRASES
    1. attended school for only two months
    2. his first work experience did not end well
    3.he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways

    F. WORDS REFERENCE
    1. Thomas Edison 2. inventions

    II- LANGUAGE
    A. REWRITING SENTENCES
    1. The school champions were received by the headmaster.
    2. The boss told Janet that he wasn’t satisfied with her work.
    3. If he had got a visa, Dr Falahi could would hae attended the conference in France.

    B. TENSES
    Had already left ……………………………had told………………..to wake…………

    C. PHRASAL VERBS
    1. look them up 2.apply for 3. bring about 4. stand for
    D. GAPS FILLING
    Gifted…………..interest………….amazing……………..looking forward to………

    E. MATCH EACH SENTENCE WITH ITS APPROPRIATE FUNCTION


    Answers 1 cause / effect 2. purpose 3. addition

    III- WRINTING
    Assessment and scoring criteria:
    1. Content and originality of ideas
    2. Coherence and organisation
    3. Grammar and vocabulary
    4. Mechanics: spelling , punctuation, capitalization, etc,

    NB: please accept any appropriate answer not mentioned in the key.

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