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    Larbi Kouider Secondary School School Year: 2022/2023

    First Year Scientific Stream Duration: 2 hours


    The Second Term Examination

    Part One: Reading & Interpreting (15pts)


    Read the text carefully then do the activities.
    Plastic has polluted the countryside and been threat to wildlife for decades. Environmentalists told
    us to reduce the amount of plastic we use or switch to biodegradable alternatives. Scientists have made a
    biodegradable plastic. This means that the billions of plastic bags, cups, straws and utensils that we throw
    away of each day could be "compostable" – they could decompose and break down as naturally like
    organic waste. The scientists are from the University of California, Berkeley. They say that they have
    invented a plastic that could break down within a few weeks, rather than centuries, using just heat and
    water.
    The new, biodegradable plastic has polyester-eating enzymes inside it. When these enzymes are
    exposed to heat and water, they eat away at the plastic and turn it into nutrients for the soil. Professor Ting Xu
    said that up to 98 per cent of the plastic her team made degraded into small tiny particles. She said: "We are
    basically saying that we are on the right track. We can solve this continuing problem of single-use plastics."
    She added: "Look at all the wasted stuff we throw away - clothing, shoes, electronics like cellphones and
    computers. We are taking things from the earth at a faster rate than we can return them."
    https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2104/210424-biodegradable-plastic.html

    A/ Comprehension (8pts)
    1- The text is: (0.5pt)
    a- a newspaper article
    b- a web article
    c- an extract from a book

    2- Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text. (2pts)
    a- Plastic pollution is a type of rural pollution.
    b- The new invented plastic is unbreakable.
    c- The biodegradable plastic can change into natural food for the soil.
    d- Most of the plastic made by the team of professor Ting Xu is indestructible.

    3- Answer the following questions according to the text. (4pts)


    a- What did environmentalists advise us to do?
    b- Could biodegradable plastic break down into organic wastes?
    c- How can biodegradable plastic turn into soil nutrients?
    d- Which examples of wastes does the professor give in the text?

    4- Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1.5pt)


    a- They (§1): ……………. b- it (§2): ………………….. c- She (§2):………………….
    B/ Text Exploration (7pts)
    1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following: (1pt)
    a- the quantity (§1) = ……………… b- very small (§2) = ……………..
    2- Give the opposites of the following words keeping the same roots: (1pt)
    a- pertinent ≠ ………….. b- appearable ≠ …………. c- lucky ≠ …………. d- regular ≠ ………..
    3- Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “a”. (2pts)
    A- a- They said: "We can solve this continuing problem of single-use plastics."
    b- They said …………………………………………………………………………….. .
    B- a- Rainforests are being destroyed because people are cutting down trees.
    b- People are cutting down trees ……………………………………………………….. .
    4- Put the verbs between brackets into their correct tenses. (1pt)
    a- If I live near heavy traffic, I (to have) a headache.
    b- If I (to be) a businessman, I would not cut a lot of trees.
    5- Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent paragraph. (2pts)
    a- They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories.
    b- These harmful materials are called pollutants.
    c- Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment.
    d- Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash.

    Part Two: Writing (5pts)


    Choose ONE of the following topics:

    Either topic one: Use the following notes to write a composition on the following topic. Plastic Pollution is
    affecting the whole earth, including mankind, wildlife, and aquatic life. It is spreading like a disease which has no
    cure.
    Causes Effects Solutions
    -the use of plastic bags (easy to - pollute the water/no clean water - use alternatives like cloth bags and
    use/cheap) in the future/harms the Marine life. paper bags
    - pollute the land/the soil gets - avoid drinking bottled water
    damaged - The government must put a plastic
    - causing deadly illnesses ban on the use of plastic.

    Or topic two: Imagine you are a journalist. Write a newspaper story reporting an accident you have
    witnessed.

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