CORRECTION OF THE BAC ENGLISH EXAM ON ASTRONOMY
Teacher:Noureddine
Part One: Reading (…..points )
Read the text carefully then do the activities.
Text : Astronomy
A)-Comprehension (07 points)
1-Are the following statements True or False according to the text?(02points)
a)-Planets, comets and meteors are studied by Archaeologists.(false
b)-Modern Astronomy is divided into: astrometry, celestial mechanics, astrophysics and cosmology
.(true)
c)-A long time ago, people observed the movement of heavenly bodies
.(true)
d)-Specific star groupings are called constellations
.(true)
2-Answer the following question according to the text02points)
a)- Astronomy, science dealing with all the celestial bodies in the universe, including the planets and their satellites, comets and meteors, the stars and interstellar matter, the star systems known as galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and quasars.
b)- No, it is not?
c)- The celestial pole is a fixed point in the sky around which constellations are rotating permanently.
d)-Yes, they did.
3-Complete the table below according to the text02 points)
Branches of Astronomy
Definition
1.Astrometry →
the observational study of the positions and motions of these bodies
2.Celestial mechanics→
the mathematical study of their motions as explained by the theory of gravitation
3.Astrophysics →
the study of their chemical composition and physical condition from spectrum analysis and the laws of physics
4.Cosmology →
the study of the universe as a whole.
4-In which paragraph is it mentioned that01points)
►A long time ago, men noticed the regularity existing in the movement of celestial bodies
.(in paragraph 3)
B)-TEXT EXPLORATION: (07points)
1-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following (01point):
►heavenly (§1)=celestial
►endless (§3)=permanent
2-Complete the chart as shown in the example (01point):
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Ex: to explain
explanation
explanatory
To compose
Composition/composer
Composed/composite
To rotate
rotation
rotary
3-Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables (02points):
Telescope – Mars – Astronaut – Solar
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
mars
solar
Telescope--astronaut
4-Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “s”(01point)
Bodies – planets – physics – positions
/s/
/z/
/iz/
Planets-physics
positions
bodies
5-Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (02points):
a)- Martians
are imaginary creatures from the planet Mars.
b)-In the 1600s, Galileo Galilei
peered into the night sky with his newly invented telescope,
recognized
mountains on the moon, and
noted that other planets were spheres like Earth.
Part Two :Written Expression (…..points):
Here it depends on student’s answer.