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Questions and Answers
What type of presenter was Farouk Shousha?
What type of presenter was Farouk Shousha?
- TV presenter only
- Radio and TV presenter (correct)
- Newspaper presenter
- Internet presenter
In what year did Farouk Shousha win the Nile Prize for Literature?
In what year did Farouk Shousha win the Nile Prize for Literature?
- 1936
- 1956
- 2016 (correct)
- 1958
What is the main topic of the provided text?
What is the main topic of the provided text?
- An Egyptian scientist
- An Egyptian sports star
- An Egyptian poet (correct)
- An Egyptian actor
People who graduate from Dar al-Ulum are usually good at:
People who graduate from Dar al-Ulum are usually good at:
What is an instrument used to make distant objects look nearer?
What is an instrument used to make distant objects look nearer?
What does the word "genius" mean in the context of Dr. Farouk El-baz?
What does the word "genius" mean in the context of Dr. Farouk El-baz?
What part of speech is the word "orbit"?
What part of speech is the word "orbit"?
Which of the following is a small planet that moves around the sun?
Which of the following is a small planet that moves around the sun?
What suffix can be added to "wire" to form an adjective?
What suffix can be added to "wire" to form an adjective?
What prefix can be added to "successful" to get the opposite?
What prefix can be added to "successful" to get the opposite?
In the acronym GPS, what does the letter "S" refer to?
In the acronym GPS, what does the letter "S" refer to?
Choose the correct option: I _____ done my homework yet.
Choose the correct option: I _____ done my homework yet.
Choose the correct option: I _____ doing my homework for two hours now.
Choose the correct option: I _____ doing my homework for two hours now.
Choose the correct option: I _____ done my homework before I played football.
Choose the correct option: I _____ done my homework before I played football.
Choose the correct option: Before I went out, I _____ my lunch.
Choose the correct option: Before I went out, I _____ my lunch.
Choose the correct option: I _____ my lunch until I had washed my hands.
Choose the correct option: I _____ my lunch until I had washed my hands.
Choose the correct option: _____ ever travelled to London?
Choose the correct option: _____ ever travelled to London?
Which of these words would best describe something related to the sky?
Which of these words would best describe something related to the sky?
Which of these is where somebody can live and work in outer-space?
Which of these is where somebody can live and work in outer-space?
Which of the following will orbit the earth?
Which of the following will orbit the earth?
Flashcards
Genius
Genius
A person who is very clever or talented.
Orbit
Orbit
The curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon.
Asteroid
Asteroid
A small planet that moves around a star.
Un-
Un-
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GPS
GPS
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Farouk Shousha's programmes
Farouk Shousha's programmes
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Why was Farouk Shousha called "The guardian of the Arabic language?"
Why was Farouk Shousha called "The guardian of the Arabic language?"
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Study Notes
- This text is a Prep 3 (Unit 10 & 2nd Term) English language test.
Dialogue Completion
- The first section involves completing a dialogue between Kamal and Faten.
- The topic of the dialogue is Kamal's recent trip.
- An example exchange is: Kamal went to Alexandria; Faten asks where he went last week.
Sentence Completion
- The second section requires filling in blanks in a paragraph about the International Space Station.
- The words must be chosen from a provided list: travelled, satellite, moon, astronaut, travels, space.
- The International Space Station orbits Earth at 27,000 Km/h, completing 16 orbits per day.
Reading Comprehension: Farouk Shousha
- The third section includes a reading passage about Farouk Shousha.
- Farouk Shousha was a well-known Egyptian radio presenter, poet, and professor of Arabic literature at the American University in Cairo.
- He was born in 1936.
- He graduated from the Faculty of Dar al-Ulum in 1956, after attending Cairo University.
- Shousha started as a radio presenter in 1958, later becoming a TV presenter as well.
- He presented 'Our Beautiful Language' and 'Cultural Evening'.
- Shousha was known as 'the guardian of the Arabic language'.
- Farouk Shousha won the Nile Prize for Literature in 2016.
Comprehension Questions
- One question asks why Farouk Shousha was called "The guardian of the Arabic language".
- Another question requires naming two programs that Farouk Shousha presented.
- A third question asks whether you think people should spend time listening to the radio, and to give reasons for doing so.
Vocabulary and Grammar
- The following sections include multiple-choice questions testing vocabulary and grammar.
- One question asks what instrument is used to make distant objects look nearer with the answer being Telescope.
- Another question asks what the word ""genius"" means, with the answer being Clever.
- Further questions cover topics such as the meaning of "orbit", identification of asteroids, adjective formation, prefixes, and what the letter ''S'' in GPS refers to.
Sentence Completion with Correct Verb Form
- This questions asks to complete sentences using the correct form of the verb "have" in brackets.
Paragraph Writing
- There is a paragraph writing task.
- Write a paragraph of One Hundred and TEN ( 110 ) words on : "A review about the importance of satellites".
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