Palestinians around the World examin english

Palestinians around the World

                                                                                                                                           I.            Reading Comprehension

1)     Read the following passage and then answer the questions

        In 1974, President Yassir Arafat stepped onto the world’s political stage and spoke to the United Nations. His famous words rang out:

“Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter’s gun. Don’t let the olive branchfall from my hand.”

   This speech showed the world two things: first that the Palestinian cause could not be forgotten and secondly that there really could be a peaceful way forward. Arafat’s words also affected Palestinians deeply. Many realized that it was necessary to build bridges between Palestine and the West. It was the way to create international understanding and, one day, independent Palestine.

     Palestinians have been building these bridges in many areas of life. Very importantly, strong linkshave been created in American universities. Two great forceswere Edward Saeed (1935-2003) who fought with all the strength of his great mind for freedom, justice and equality in general and for the future of Palestine in particular. Another Palestinian force was Hisham Sharabi(1927-2005) who was originally from Jaffa and later he became an important professor at Georgetown University.

1-     Answer the following questions:

1-     What happened in 1947?

President Yassir Arafat stepped onto the world’s political stage and spoke to the United Nations.

2-     What was the leader carrying?

An olive branch and a freedom fighter’s gun.

3-      What were the two things showed by that speech?

a) The Palestinian cause could not be forgotten.

 b) There really could be a peaceful way forward.

4-     Who was Edward Saeed?

A Palestinian professor who fought with all the strength of his great mind for freedom, justice and equality in general and for the future of Palestine in particular.

5-     Where did Sharabi lecture?

At Georgetown University.

2- Find the meaning in the passage:

1-     part of a tree: branch

2-     walk onto: stepped onto

3-     drop: fall

4-     well-known : famous

5-     fairness : justice

6-     case : cause

3-Find the opposite in the passage :

1-     remember : forget

2-     backward : forward

3-     local : international / global

4-     dependent : independent

5-     weak : strong /powerful

6-     particular : general

4-What do the underlined words refer to ?

1-     The west : Europe and America

2-     forces : strong and effective persons

3-     olive branch : peace or (sth) peaceful

4-     2005 : death of Hisham Sharabi

5-     links : relations, bridges or people who bridge between nations

5-Choose the correct answer :

1-     The speech showed twothings

a) three                b) two                       c) four

2-     Edwards Saeed and Hisham Sharabi were great forcesfor Palestinians

a)      books                        b) teachers                c)  forces

3-     Yassir Arafat spoke to the UN in 1974

a)      1987              b) 1965                      c)1974

4-     He was carrying an olive branchand a gun

a) tree                  b)leaves                    c) branch

5-     We must build bridgesbetween Palestine and the west .

     a) houses              b) roads                     c) bridges

2)Read the following passage and then fill in the table :

Located in the northern California coast, San Francisco is one of the world’s great cities, surrounded by the sea on the three sides, with wonderful views from its steep hills. The discovery of the gold nearby started the 1849 Gold Rush.

The city is :	San Francisco
In 1849 :	Gold Rush started
The sea :	surround the city
On the coast of :	northern California

                                                                                                                                                                II.            Vocabulary

1-Give the synonym from the box:

spread out – amazing – society – wadi – job

1-community: society

 2 – valley: wadi

 3- scattered :spread out

4- wonderful: amazing

 5- career: job

2-Give the opposite  from the box :

northern – bottom – ugly – rural – lower

1-top  :bottom

2 – raise : lower

3- southern: northern

4- beautiful: ugly

5- urban : rural
3- Complete the sentences with a suitable word family in bracket:
1-The parks attract a lot of people. (attractive)
2-His success proves his cleverness. (proof)
3-It is not  safe to play with fire. (safety)
4-They  discovered gold nearby. (discovery)
5-The city is located on the coast (locate)

4-Write the word in front of its definition:

independent – culture – freedom – visa – catastrophe – equality – Diaspora – emigrant – peaceful – academic – immigrant – education – vocational – passport – nation- -famous – motivated – justice – law – politics.

1 -Diaspora :is a process in which people of a nation spread out in different countries

2 -vocationalis a field of study focuses on training for a job.
3-  emigrantis the person who leaves his own country forever.
4 -academic is a field of study focuses on the subject.
5- immigrant is the person who enters a country.

6- visa is a document or a stamp that allows people to enter a country.

7- passport is a general travel document with a photo and details.

8- freedom is the right to do what you want.

9- education is the activity of teaching and learning

10- peaceful means quiet, without violence.

12- equalitymeans having the same rights and opportunity as everyone.

13- nation is a country or people of a country.

14- famous is someone who is known to a lot of people.

15- justice is the treatment of people that is fair and right.

16- law is the system of rules in a society .

17- independent means  being free from control or occupation.

18 - motivatedmeans being enthusiastic about doing something.

19- politics means the ideas and activities of power in government.

20 - catastropheis a big disaster to a nation

5- Give the synonym from the box:

disaster –understood -world- set up –power- essential- aims

1-goals: aims
2-found: : set up
3-force: power
4-necessary: essential
5-realised:understood
6- catastrophe: disaster

7-planet:world
6-Fill in the table with the missing word:

adjective	noun
educated	education
motivated	motivation
legal/lawful	law
cultural	culture
just	justice
equal	equality
peaceful	peace
free	freedom
famous	fame
political	politics

                                                                                                                                                             III.            Language

1-Complete the following sentences with a suitable preposition from the box:

through –around – to – at – across –to – in – onto – from – between -

1-Beit Hanoun is to the north-east of Beit Lahia.

2-Palestine lies between Egypt and  the Syrian Desert.

3-The borders around Gaza Strip are strictly watched.

4-The cat jumped onto the roof.

5-I will meet him at 9:00, in the morning.

6-I am free from 12:00 to 1:oo.

7-I saw him walking across the road .

8-I can see a wolf running through the trees.

2-Make sentences using either (be) or (have) :

1-Gaza/population/ 200,000 people.

Gaza has a population of 200,000 people. / Gaza’s population is 200,000 people.

The population of Gaza is 200,000people.

2-Palestine/27,000 km2/ wide.

Palestine is 27,000km2 wide.

3-My house/12 meters/long.

My house is 12 meters long.

4-It /an area of /300 meters square.

It has an area of 300 meters square

5-The length of the road to Rafah / 40 km.

The length of the road to Rafah is 40 km.

3-Join the following sentences with a suitable relative pronoun:

1-     The man is a doctor. He lives next door.

The man who lives next door is a doctor .

2-     I found the keys. You have lost them.

I found the keys which you have lost.

3-     We stayed at the hotel. The hotel is good .

We stayed at the hotel which is good.

IV. Writing

1)     Write a composition to describe a beautiful place you have visited and admired.

You can expand the following ideas:

-Introduction of the place.

-Brief history about it.

-Describe the place today.

-Give advice to convince people and urge them to visit it.

El-masjed El-Omarie El-Kabeer

Located in the center of Gaza, El-masjed El-Omarie El-Kabeer is famous for its old age and design which resembles the Roman design and architecture. It is said that, originally the place was a church during the regime of Queen Helena. But when the Islamic age began in Palestine, it was turned into a mosque and since then, people perform the five prayers in it .It is believed that the mosque has a secret tunnel which leads to the sea! Today the mosque is being redone but with great care to keep its own original design of the walls, domes, ceiling and floor. I admired the place when I visited it and I think it is a good idea to visit since it tells the history of the old days.

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                                                                                                                              V.            Literature : King Lear( Act 4 and 5)

Section A:

1-Circle the correct answer:

1-Edgar was still pretending to be ‘poor mad Tom’ because he wanted to stay with his father.

a)      he wanted to stay with his father.

b)     his father wanted him to stay.

c)      Gloucester wanted to wait for the King.

d)     Edmund told him to do so.

2-Gloucester asked Tom to take him to Dover to throw himself from high cliffs.

a)      meet the king .

b)     meet Cordelia.

c)      kill Cornwall.

d)     throw himself from high cliffs.

3-Goneril had fallen in love with Edmund.

a) her husband.

b) her father .

c) her sister .

d) Edmund.

3-Decide whether each of the following is True or False :

1-     Cornwall died after the servant’s attack. ( T )

2-     Albany did not discover what had happened. (F)

3-     Lear met his daughter, Cordelia at Dover. (T)

4-Complete:

“Finally, Edgar showed who he was and explained that their father had just died.

“Am I finally going mad or am I just confused? How could I jump so far and still be alive?!”

a.      Who is the speaker? Gloucester.

b.      Who is addressed? His son, Edgar who was disguised as poor Tom.

c.       What was the occasion? After his jump from a small cliff.

Section B:

1-Answer the following questions:

1.      Who was left alive in the end of the play?

Only Kent, Edgar and Albany were left alive to bury the dead.

2.      Where were the king and his daughter taken? Why?

The King and his daughter were taken to prison in the castle to be executed.

3.      What happened to Cordelia and who tried to save her?

She got killed by orders from Edmund .Edgar tried to save her but it was too late.

4.      Who led the battle against the French army?

Edmund led the battle against the French which was under Cordelia and the King of France’s orders.

5.      Who became the King of England?

Duke of Albany became King of England.