Final Examination
Part One: Reading
A/ Comprehension.
An asteroid is a large rock in outer space. Some, like Ceres, can be very large, while others are as small as a grain of sand. Due to their smaller size, asteroids do not have enough gravity to pull themselves into the shape of a ball. Astronomers group asteroids into different categories based on the way they reflect sunlight.
The asteroid belt is divided into an inner belt and an outer belt. The inner belt, which is made up of asteroids that are within 250 million miles (402 million km) of the Sun, contains asteroids that are made of metals.
The outer belt, which includes asteroids 250 million miles (402 million km) beyond the Sun, consists of rocky asteroids. These asteroids appear darker than the asteroids of the inner belt, and are rich in carbon.
Asteroids are left over materials from the formation of the Solar System. These materials were never incorporated into a planet because of their proximity to Jupiter's strong gravity.
Read the text above then do the activities that follow.
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.
a) Asteroids have the same size.
b) Some asteroids are made of metal.
c) Asteroids are very close to the sun.
d) Asteroids are attracted by Jupiter.
2-Answer the following questions according to the text.
a)What is an asteroid?
b) Are all the asteroids made of the same material? Justify your answer.
c) Why do asteroids not go to other places into space?
3-Ask questions to the underlined words.
a) Some asteroids are very big.
b) Asteroids are 250 million miles far from the sun.do the underlined
4-What/ What do the underlined words refer to?
a) Themselves§1 b) which §2 c) their §4
B/ Text Exploration
1-Find in the text the words that are synonym to:
a) Sufficient§1 b) Contains§2 c) Closeness.§4
2-Complete the following chart as shown in the example.
Noun ……… Verb……………. Adjective……….
Example : Shape Shape Shapeless
a)Depth ………… ……………
b)………………… Widen ………………
c)……………………. ……………… Long
3-Complete sentence ’b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’.
1- a) Some planets are smaller than others.
b) Some planets are small……………………………
2- a) Planets are not like stars.
b) Planets are………………………………………………….
3- a)There is no life on other planets.
b)I wish…………………………………………… .
4-classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final‘s’.
Causes - stars - planets - orbits - distances - quasars
5-Fill in each gap with
Might - Earth - If - planet - are -
NASA has successfully launched a rocket carrying a planet-hunting telescope. The powerful Kepler telescope will search for planets similar to the …... Scientists believe there are good chances of finding a……….. like ours somewhere out there in the galaxy. There…… billions and billions of stars in the heavens. If one planet is the right distance from one of these stars, then conditions …………. be right to support life.
Part Two: Written Expression
Choose one of the following topics and write about it.
Topic 1:
Use the following notes to describe the moon.
The Moon natural satellite of Earth:
• Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth
• Diameter: 3476 km
• Mass: 7.35e22 kg
• Called Luna by the Romans, Selene and Artemis by the Greeks and other names by other mythologies.
Topic 2:
Some people say ill gotten gains never prosper.
Do-you agree with them? Justify your opinion.