First Term Test : Ancient Egyptian Civilisation

من طرف **SAADI** الإثنين فبراير 14, 2011 3:25 pm

Ancient Egyptian civilization emerged along the Nile Valley as a result of the unification of all Egyptians under the central authority of one single king, the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh’s government guaranteed both external and internal security to the people of Egypt. As a consequence, the Egyptians grew very proud of their country and became so fond of the Pharaoh that they worshipped him as a God-king and they were obliged to do so. This national pride and identification with the Pharaoh kept the unity of ancient Egypt and made its civilization prosper for many centuries. But the economy of ancient Egypt was ruined by all the resources that the Pharaohs put into the building of pyramids and the burial of their treasures in their own tombs. Economic collapse caused the gradual decline and fall of ancient Egyptian civilization.

Part one: Reading comprehension.

Section one: Comprehension.

1/ Circle the choice (a, b and c ) that best completes statements A and B.

A. The aim of the passage is to: a) argue a point b) advise

c) inform.

B. The text is addressed to: a) children b) the general reader

c) specialists.

2/ Are the following statements true or false? Correct the wrong ones.

a- The Nile Valley was very important for the Egyptians……….

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b- The people of Egypt loved their king and his government…………

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c- The Pharaohs themselves ruined Egypt………….

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d- The Pharaohs made pyramids so as to flourish the country…………

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3/ read the text then answer the following questions.

a- why were the Egyptian people so proud of their king?

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b- Was pharaoh really god? Justify.

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4/ Give a suitable title for the reading passage.

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Section two: Text- EXploration .

1. Find in the text the words whose definitions follow.

1/ the state of having a high level of social organization, culture and various lifestyles. ………………………..

2/ The Ancient Egypt king. ……………………….

3/ Ancient stone buildings built over the tombs. ……………………….

2. Select the appropriate connector and complete the sentences below according to the text:

used to – had to – in spite of – were able to.

a- The Egyptians loved their God-king and they……………………………………

b- The Egyptian economy collapsed ………………………………………………………

3. This is a dialogue between 'A' and 'B'. Complete what they are saying.

A: Were the Egyptians obliged to worship the Pharaoh?

B : ……………… and ………………………...they would be punished.

A : Really? ………………………………………………….?

B: He had named himself as a god so as to rule all Egypt.But …….………………?

A : Yes , in the end he took all the treasure in his own tomb.

B : The tomb is in…………………..Is………..?

A:Yes, that's true and all the other tombs were covered with gold.

First Term Test : Ancient Egyptian Civilisation Quran10

First Term Test : Ancient Egyptian Civilisation Quran10