Technicum Si-Tarek Of Relizane

First Year Students – Scientific Stream

Technological Streams 2006/2007
English Level Test
Read the following text carefully then do the exercises below.

IBN SINA
Ibn Sina was born in the year 371 of the Hegira in Central Asia. As a young
boy, he learnt the Koran by heart thanks to his father who was a good Muslim and
who gave him a good education. Later, at school, Ibn Sina studied Arabic
literature and science. When he was 14, he studied medecine alone by reading
hundreds of books and by finding the explanation to his questions on his own.
Before he was 20, Ibn Sina was a well-known doctor. One of his patients
was the Sultan of Bukhara. He treated him for a serious disease. When he was
cured, the grateful Sultan allowed Ibn Sina to use his private library in the palace.
lbn Sina improved his knowledge of medicine by reading books written by
the Greeck, the Chinese, the Arab doctors and philosophers. He wrote a lot of
books about medicine, philosophy, astronomy and science.
When he died at the age of 51, he became famous and his most important
book, “The Canons Of Medicine” was studied in many universities around the
world.
In Nadia Belmellat p. 102 “2AS”

SECTION ONE: Comprehension ((8 pts))

 Activity 1: Are there any comparatives in the last paragraph? If yes, write them
out? (1 pts)

 Activity 2: Find in the text words or expressions that are closest in meaning to
the following: (3 pts)


1-by himself §1= 2-illnes §2= 3-well-known §4=

 Activity 3: Are the following True, False or Not Mentioned? On your answer
sheet write T, F or NM below the number of the sentence. (2 pts)

1. Ibn Sina was an Arab scientist.

2. He studied medicine in China and Greece. 1 2 3 4
3. The Sultan of Bukhara gave Ibn Sina his private library.
4. “The Canons Of Medicine” was the only book written by … … … …
Ibn Sina.

 Activity 4: Answer these questions according to the text. (2 pts)

1. What was Ibn Sina taught by his father?
2. How did he study medicine?
SECTION TWO: Mastery Of Language ((8 pts))

 Activity 1: Identify the wrong capitals and rewrite the paragraph corrected. (2
pts)
“Egypt is One of the largest Counties in the African Continent,” She said.

 Activity 2: On your answer sheet copy the odd one from each line of
four words. (2 pts)
1. Chalk Book Pupil Board
2. Educated Student Teacher Headmaster

 Activity 3: Give the plural form of the following words. (1 pts)

Singular plural
1. Man
2. Informatio
n
3. Sheep
4. kid

 Activity 4: Complete sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “a”. (3
pts)
1. a – Harry got 5/20 in the last exam and John got 3/20.
b – John’s mark was … … … in the last exam.
2. a – Father gave me a 100 DA and gave my little brother 50 DA.
b – Father … … … than he ……… brother.
3. a – I think there aren’t any cartoons that are as funny as Bugs Bunny.
b – I think Bugs Bunny cartoons ………. I’ve ever seen.

SECTION THREE: Written Expression ((4 pts))

Complete the following passage so that it makes sense.

Taos Amrouche

Taos Amrouche (1) ____ ____ ____ March 1913, in Tunis (Tunisia).
She was the sister of Jean Amrouche. She studied in Tunisia and graduated
there. Then, she (2) ____ to Paris and continued (3) ____ ____ there but
she didn't finish them. In 1936, she started singing popular Berber Songs. In
1939, she moved to Madrid (Spain) and studied for two years there. In 1942,
(4) ____ ____ a job in a radio channel in Tunis, then in Algiers. She married
the French painter Bourdil and settled in France. She died in Paris on April
2nd , 1976.