Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

Ministry of Education
Level: 03 AM First Term English Examination
Text: The Lion
The lion is the king of animals. Lions live in forests in Africa. They kill small animals
and feed on them. The male lion is a beautiful animal with long hair round his head. The female
lion or lioness does not have hair round her head. Lions are dangerous animals. They sometimes
attack people.
PART ONE: ( 14 pts )
Section One: Reading Comprehension ( 07 pts )
A ) Read the text and answer the questions ( 03 Pts)
1- Where do lions live ?
2- What is a lioness ?
3- Do lions like people ?
B ) Are these statements true or false ? Correct the wrong ones. ( 02 pts )
1- The lion is the king of animals.
2- They live in forests in Africa .
3- They feed on grass.
4- The male lion is horrible.
C ) Lexis : 1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to : ( 02 pts )
eat = …………….. nice = ………………….
2- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to :
die ≠ ……………… short ≠ ………………
Section Two: Mastery of Language ( 07 Pts )
A ) Read the text and pick out (4) words that have the sounds / i / - / ei / ( 02 pts )
/i/ / ei /

B ) Complete the table ( 02 pts )

Adjective long easy
Comparative more beautiful than worse than

C ) Turn into the plural. ( 03 pts )

 The lion is a beautiful animal.
PART TWO: Integration Phase (written expression) ( 06 Pts )
Look at the table and write a paragraph about the giraffes.
Animal Species Place Size Particularities Food
Elephants mammals Africa very big and heavy long nose grass
giraffes mammals Africa tall long neck fodder
Elephants are mammals. They live in Africa. They are very big and heavy. They have
got long nose. They feed on grass.
Now write about giraffes.
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