Mekideche Amar Secondary School 2nd Year Foreign Languages - The First Term Test PDF

***Mekideche Amar Secondary School 2nd Year Foreign Languages*** ***[The First Term Test]*** ***[Read the text, and then do the following activities.]*** Superstitions have been a part of human culture for centuries. They refer to illogical beliefs or practices that are often based on fear or ign...

***Mekideche Amar Secondary School 2nd Year Foreign Languages*** ***[The First Term Test]*** ***[Read the text, and then do the following activities.]*** Superstitions have been a part of human culture for centuries. They refer to illogical beliefs or practices that are often based on fear or ignorance. People believe in them to bring good luck, avoid bad luck, or control the unpredictable. **[They]** have deep historical roots and have changed over time. Ancient civilizations, like the Egyptians and Greeks, had their own superstitions related to gods, nature, and the supernatural. Some of these beliefs continue to influence modern superstitions today. There are a lot of superstitions around the world. People think that if they find a four leaf clover, they will have some good luck but if they break a mirror, they will have seven years of bad luck. They don\'t also walk under ladders because it brings bad luck. In other societies, families throw rice over a newly married couple because they think that it will help them make more money and live a happier life.   In fact, superstitions vary from place the place. Black cats can be a symbol of good or bad luck depending on the place you are. 13 is an unlucky number in many western countries. For example, in the United States, very few buildings have floor number 13. They use 14 instead. Friday the 13 is considered an unlucky day and people don\'t usually get married or start a business on that day. In China, however, the unlucky number is 4 because the word for this number sounds like the word \'death'. For the Chinese, 8 is a lucky number because it sounds like the expression make money. A. **Comprehension** 1. ***Say whether the following statements are True or False.*** Superstitions have always been a part of human culture. Superstitions are based solely on scientific evidence. Finding a four leaf clover is believed to bring good luck. Breaking a mirror is thought to bring three years of bad luck**.** 2. ### ***Identify the paragraphs in which the following ideas are mentioned.*** 3. ***Answer the following questions according to the text.*** **What are some superstitions associated with marriage in different cultures?** ### ***4. Find who or what do the underlined words in the text refer to.*** **a.They** (§1).................................. b.**It**(§3)....................................... **[B.Text Exploration:]** ***1-*Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:** ***a-Similar* (§1) ≠** \...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.... **b-Man-made (§4) ≠** \...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.... ***2 -Complete the following table :*** **Noun** **Adjective** -- ---------- --------------- **3.Fill in the gaps with the right relative pronoun:** *who, where, which, when.* **4. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final(s).** photographs --superstitions-clothes-trousers-dresses +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **/SZIZ/** | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **\...\...\...\...\.. | **................... | **................... | |.\...\...\...\...\... |......** |........** | | \...\...\...\...** | | | | | **................... | **................... | | **................... |.....** |........** | |.....** | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ **5.Fill in the gaps in the passage below with words from the following list.** poor - depression - rich - look - clothes - money The way we............... tells other people a lot about us. Our............... can even tell if we are happy or sad. Psychologists think that looking bad, dressing badly, forgetting about our hair and so on, is one of the signs of................... They tell also how much................. we have. The................... always wear very expensive jeans, but the................. put on modest dresses.