Sidi Maanser Middle School

4th MS levels
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Amazon Indians lived in the Amazon Basin, in Brazil, where the climate is hot and wet. It rains for nine to ten
months of the year. They used to live in villages. Their houses were made of wood, and the roofs were made of
palm leaves. Several families lived in each house. They used to travel by canoe. They used to eat fruits and
vegetables, fish and meat from animals and birds such as monkeys, wild pigs and parrots. They used to like music,
dancing and telling stories. They didn't use to wear many clothes.
When the first European colonists arrived in 1500, what is now Brazil was inhabited by an estimated 11 million
Indians, living in about 2,000 tribes. Within the first century of contact, 90% were wiped out, mainly through
diseases imported by the colonists, such as flu, measles and smallpox.

I Reading comprehension : (7 points)

Read the text and answer the following questions:
a) What do the underlined words refer to. (2pts)
Where ……………….. They …………………….
b) Read the following statements and put a cross in the right box. (3pts)
Sentences true false Not mentioned
Diseases killed 90% of Indians.
They didn't use to eat vegetables
Indians were fond of stories

c) Find in the text words that have the following definitions. (2pts)

Words Definitions
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties.
A light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel.
Ones that settle in a new country.

II Mastery of language : ( 7 points)

a) Complete the following sentences with the correct relative pronoun.(who/which/where/ whose) (3pts)
.She lives in Italy .................. people are very nice -1
.I like the dog ...................my father bought yesterday -2
.This is the woman ....................son is a doctor -3
b) Write the noun forms of the following words, using a suffix. (2pts)

c) Read the text and add a word to each of the following lists according to their vowel sounds(2pts)
/ai/ /ei/ /au/ /:i/
Write Make How Read
My Late Mouth Need
White Hate Cow Heat
……………… ………………… ……………… ..………………

III Written Expression : (6 points )

Algerians used to live differently in the past. Your English Facebook friend wants to know about the life of people
:in your country then. Write him/her an email where you talk about
.Their clothes and houses -1
.Means of transport -2
.Food and activities -3