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Collège de Saussure
Année scolaire 2015-2016
ÉPREUVE SEMESTRIELLE D'ANGLAIS - 1DF
Date : 10 juin 2016
Nom:
Prénom:
Groupe:
Cours (sigle) : 1AN.DF
Durée : 90 minutes
Nombre de pages de l'énoncé : 7 (sans le texte)
Mode d'impression : recto-verso
Annexe(s) (titre et nombre de pages) : 1 annexe de 1 page (texte: Roy Lichtenchtein)
Nombre de points de l'épreuve : 85 points
Documents et matériel autorisés
a) mis à disposition par le collège :
b) personnels à l'élève :
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Part I:
GRAMMAR
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Part II:
READING COMPREHENSION
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Part III:
PARAGRAPH WRITING
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TOTAL:
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NOTE: …...............
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Part I :
GRAMMAR
Ex.1 …..../27 + Ex.2 ......./12
= Total: ....../39
Ex.1. Fill in the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form and choose the right
word when you are given a choice.
Last week, while Mr Robinson (drive) __was driving__ to Oxford on a rainy day,
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he (see)
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saw
a hitch-hiker (auto-stoppeur) holding a sign saying
CAMBRIDGE.
Mr. Robinson (think)
thought
because, some days before, he (read)
it was dangerous to take hitch-hikers …../1
_____had read_______
frightening
…../1
stories about the things these people (can + do) ____could/can do_____ to
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drivers. However/Moreover/Although, he (be) ____was___ a kind
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man, so he (decide + stop)
…../3
decided to stop ___; he (say) ___said__________
to the young man:
" It (rain)
is raining
so much! You
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(get) will get_____ wet in a very short time. Nobody
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(take) ______will take_____ a person who is soaked to the skin (= trempée
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jusqu'aux os) in their car. By the way, (you/know ?)
do you know_____ that …../1
you (stand) _____are standing_____ on the wrong side of the road? This
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road (go)
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goes____ to OXFORD !”
"Yes, I (know)___know___ “, (answer)
cheerfully, while he (get) ____was getting
answered____the hitch-hiker
___into the car. “That is where I
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(want/go) __wanted (want) to___ go. But no driver (look at)__ (had/has) looked__ …../2
_____at_____ me since/for more than two hours. Though/In fact/Therefore,
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two minutes ago I (think) _____thought____ it would be a better idea
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(stand) _____to stand____ here, because drivers (must/speak) ____have to / must …../1
speak___ to me to show me the right direction... and so, perhaps
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I (can/get) _____can/could get_____ into their car, just like this !"
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"What a clever idea! But I am sorry to tell you that I have NO intention to give
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you a lift to Oxford... so, I (not/drive) _am not going to / won't drive_you to
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Oxford tonight ! (you/can/leave ? - Polite form)___could you leave
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my car,
please?"
"But? Why (you/stop/just ?)
"Oh! As I (see)
(remind)
saw
have you just stopped_____ then?”
you holding the CAMBRIDGE card, it
reminded____ me that I had decided I (must/go)
…../2
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had to go_____ to Cambridge, and I (be) __was__ on the wrong side… So,
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I really (to feel) ______felt_____ sorry for you, and
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I (not/want)
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didn't want you (stay) ___to stay____ on the wrong side of
the road!
Many years ago, when I was young I (travel) ___travelled____ through Europe
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and I (stand) ____stood___ so many times on the wrong side
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of the road!”
While the driver (tell) ____was telling___ his story, the young hitch-hiker (try/put) …../1
____tried to put___ his bag on his knees, and (hope)___hoped___ he (can/close)
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____could close____ the door in a very quiet way. But the driver
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(not forget) ____hadn't forgotten_____ his first idea, and
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(ask) _____asked____ him to leave the car!
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“Well, you (certainly/should/feel) _____should certainly feel____ free to say no
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and you (Modal =no obligation) ____don't have to___ take me there. But, (be
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sure/you ?) _____are you sure____ that you
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(NOT accept) ____won't accept____ me as a passenger, in memory of your
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adventurous past trips ?"
"Ok young man! Congratulations, you (win) ______win / (have won)______ !
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I (go) _____'m going / ll'go ____ to Oxford with you.”
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Total Ex.1 : …..... / 54 pts :2 …..... / 27 pts
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Ex.2. Some of these sentences are right (R), but some are wrong (W). If it is wrong,
there is only ONE grammar mistake in it. First, circle the R or W. Then correct the
mistake OR add a word if necessary. Write ONLY the correction! Look at the
example:
Example:
The children is going to meet their friends. R / W
….................. are …........................................................
1) He has bought much beautiful things today.
R/W
…............................many......................................................................................................
2) Likes he his job? - No, not really.
R/W
…..Does he like....................................................................................................................
3) Bob lived in this house since 2000.
R/W
…......has................................................….............................................................................
4) Our dog is bigger than our neighbour's.
R/W
…............................................................................................................................................
5) When I was a child, I used go to Spain for my summer holidays.
R/W
…............................................to............................................................................................
6) My sister's husband is such nice man, she's very lucky.
R/W
….......................................……....a.........................................................................................
7) How long do you live in this town?
R/W
…...................have you lived / been living.........................................................................
8) Mike and Jane take they dog out for a walk every day.
R/W
…...................................their.................................................................................................
9) My father can to play the flute beautifully.
R/W
…............................................................................................................................................
10) There are many students in this school, almost 900!
R/W
…............................................................................................................................................
11) My brother don't want to become a doctor.
R/W
…........................doesn't........................................................................................................
12) Jack is engineer, he is working on a big project in Scotland.
R/W
…............an..........................................................................................................................
Total Ex.2 : …..... /12 pts
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Part II :
READING COMPREHENSION
…..../10 x2 + …..../8
= Total: ....../28
1. Read the text about Roy Lichtenstein. Are the following statements about it
True (T) or False (F)? Circle the correct answer and justify it by giving the precise line
number(s). (NOT MORE THAN 2 LINES!) The questions follow the order of the text.
Example:
0) It's easy to produce art.
T / F L.nb: …1....
1) Everyone takes only 2.7 seconds to look at a piece of art.
T / F L.nb: ….2....
2) Roy's genius was to create art that intrigues you for more than
2.7 seconds.
T / F L.nb: ….9....
3) Some people are disturbed by our culture's reflection in Roy's art. T / F L.nb: ….10....
4) Americans thought he was the worst artist in their country.
T / F L.nb: ….15....
5) Roy was identified with the famous image of Marilyn Monroe.
T / F L.nb: ….17....
6) Roy just copied illustrations from comics.
T / F L.nb: ..19-20..
7) Most Americans still haven't recognized Roy as an important artist. T / F L.nb: ….25....
8) Rupert Morgan thinks Roy is a visionary artist.
T / F L.nb: ..29-30..
9) Roy thought that art could make you see the common objects
of our everyday life differently.
T / F L.nb: …33....
10) Quentin Tarantino and Roy Lichtenstein have different
perceptions of art.
T / F L.nb: …35-6...
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2. Answer the following questions in your own words. Don't copy or quote from the
text! Write complete sentences.
1) Considering what the text says about the beginning of pop art, what is "high-culture"
and what is "low-culture"?
….....High-culture is the art in the museums(, for the higher social class).
Low-culture is (what poorer people can do:) usual, everyday objects.
............................................................................................................................................... /2 pts
2) Having read the whole text, explain clearly how Roy suppressed the barrier between
"high-culture" and "low-culture"?
…..........................................................He used junk to create art. .................................
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3) How did Lichtenstein "shut up" his son? Give 2 reasons.
….....................1. He managed to do what his son challenged him to do. ..........
......................2. The picture is in the museum...............................................................
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LOOK MICKEY, 1961, by Roy Lichtenstein
oil on canvas, 121.9 x 175.3 centimetres, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Source: internet
to hook: accrocher, attraper
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PART III :
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Total:
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BEFORE writing your text, remember to find as many ideas as possible, then to give
them a logical order, and to write them according to « paragraph writing rules ».
Don't forget to:
- underline your topic sentence.
- circle your linking words/connectors.
- write in the number of words you used. (minimum 150!)
Content :
…... /6
Structure : …... /6
Expression : …... /6
Number of words :
Question: What is your definition of "healthy" food?
Explain and justify your opinion.
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