Level: 4AM
Time: 1H30


English Test


The Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) was born in Mecca in the year 570. His father died before he was born and his mother died when he was still a child. He lived with his grandfather and later with his uncle.
Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) won a good reputation for his justice and honesty on his business missions for Khadijda, a rich woman that he married later.
At the age of 40, while he was praying in Hira Cave, he received the revelation through the Angel Gabriel. The Angel Gabriel told him that he was the prophet of Allah.
Thirteen years later, the Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) ordered his companions to leave Mecca and to go to Medina. The Prophet travelled with his best companion, Abu Bakar. Their enemies tried to stop them but they didn’t succeed. This long and difficult trip is called the Higira.
The Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) died in 632.


Questions

PART ONE (14 pts)

SECTION ONE: READING COMPREHENSION. (7pts)
A/ Read the text and answer these questions. (2pts)
Where was the Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) born?
Did he receive the revelation in Medina?

B/ Write “True” or “False”. Correct the wrong statement. (3pts)
The Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) was born then his father died.
The Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) was an honest person.
The trip from Mecca to Medina was very hard.


C/ Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to: (1pt)
injustice ≠ easy ≠

SECTION TWO: MASTERY OF LANGUAGE. (7pts)
A/ Turn into negative. (2pts)
The Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) was born in Medina.
He lived with his aunt.
Their enemies stopped them.
This year, my father will go to Mecca.

B/ Ask questions on the underlined words. (2pts)
The Prophet Mohamed (prayers and peace on him) was born in 570.
He died in Medina.
Abu Bakar travelled with the Prophet.
The trip was long and difficult.

C/ Classify these words according to the pronunciation of the final "ed ". (2pts)
succeeded - died - passed - created - lived - stopped


/t/ /d/ /Id/



PART TWO (6 pts)

WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Use the following information to write a short biography about Abdelhamid Ibn Badis.

Full name: Abdelhamid Ibn Badis
Date of birth: the 4th December 1889
Place of birth: Constantine
Important events:
learn the Koran / very young
study at El Zaytouna University in Tunisia
return to Algeria / become a teacher and a writer
write many books and newspapaers
in 1936/ found «Djamiate Oulama El mouslimine»
die / in 1940