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1 مذكرة أسئلة لمادة اللغة االنجليزية للصف الثاني ثانوي (علمي) English for Libya Secondary 2 (Scientific Section) First Term الفصل االول

2 Answer all of the following questions: Q1) Choose the best answer:- 1- Where is the lowest point on land? a) the Grand Canyon, USA b) Lake Tanganyika. c) the Dead Sea d) the Aral Sea 2- Where is the world s deepest lake? a) Russia b) China c) Africa d) America 3- Which is the world s longest river? a) the Volga b) the Nile c) the Amazon d) the Mississippi 4- Which is the largest desert in the world? a) Sahara b) Gobi c) Atacama d) Arabian 5- In which country is the world s hottest place? a) Libya b) Saudi Arabia c) Chile d) the United States 6- Which planet is nearest to the Sun? a) Mars b) Venus c) Earth d) Mercury 7- Which planet has the most moons? a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Uranus d) Earth 8- Which planet is the smallest and coldest? a) Mars b) Neptune c) Earth d) Venus 2

3 9- Which planet has the longest day? a) Earth b) Venus c) Jupiter d) Neptune 10) Which is the highest waterfall in the world? a) Sutherland Falls, New Zealand b) Victoria Fall, Africa c) Angel Falls, Venezuela d) Niagara Falls, North America 11- Orion the hunter is a group of. a) moons b) stars c) planets d) comets 12- There are constellations in the sky. a) 8 b) 88 c) 888 d) Orion is from mythology. a) Greek b) Latin c) Roman d) Libyan 14- There are of galaxies in the universe. a) hundreds b) Thousands c) Billions d) Millions 15) is the nearest planet to Earth. a) Venus b) Pluto c) Mars d) Mercury 3

4 Q2) Match:- word definitions 1 Planet A small body of ice and dust with a bright head and tail that orbits the solar system. 2 Solar system A body orbiting a planet. 3 Universe The sun and the celestial bodies that orbit it. 4 Star A large body orbiting a sun. 5 Galaxy All space and matter. 6 Comet Large groups of stars, gas and dust held together by gravitational pull. 7 Moon A brightly burning ball of gas, such as the sun. 8 Jupiter Is the brightest planet seen from Earth. 9 Galileo Has at least 16 moons. 10 Venus Invented the first true astronomical telescope in Q3) Match: 1 look for Wait 2 Hold on Trying to find 3 Give up Go to a restaurant 4 Eat out Find information in a reference book 5 Look up Have a good relationship with 6 Get on Stop doing or using something that you like. 7 Slow down depart 8 Take off Decrease your speed 9 Work out Not have anything left. 10 Run out of Figure out. 4

5 Q4) Choose the correct form of the verb: Ibn Sina: Ibn Sina (was born is born) near Bukhara in what is now Uzbekistan, in AD 980. His Latin name (is was) Avicenna. He (studies studied) law a medicine. He later (becomes became) a surgeon and (writes wrote) many books about medicine and philosophy. His most famous book (is called was called) the Canon of Medicine. He (studies studied) the ideas of the Roman doctor Gaten and also (adds added) his own ideas. His book (is translated was translated) into Latin. This is very important because it (means meant) that doctors in Europe can read it. Q5) Complete: in at on for of - to - from 1- interested science. 2- good the environment. 3- depend something. 4- forget do something. 5- invite someone a wedding. 6- damage the environment 7- to do something mistake. 8- difficult protect. 9- bad maths. 10- pay the damage. Q6) Match: If I had a lot of money, I would stay in one place and wait to be rescued. 2 If I lost my passport, I would build a new house for my family. 3 If I found a large amount of money in I would like to visit the street, Indonesia. 4 If I got lost in the desert, I would take it to the police. 5 If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would tell the police immediately. 5

6 Q7) Match the examples with their phrasal verb:- 1- How often do you eat in a restaurant? Kicks off 2- My brother wants to stop smoking. Look up 3- Why don t you find the word in your dictionary? Go out 4- My car stopped working on the motorway yesterday. Give up 5- Can you drive more slowly, please? Broke down 6- The football match starts at 4 pm. Go on 7- We don t have any sugar left. Slow down 8- The plane departs at 3 pm. Run out 9- I am so tired, I can t continue. Worked out 10- They figured out the problem Takes off Q8) Match: 1- break the environment 2- have a promise 3- make someone s attitude 4- take problems 5- protect a phone call 6- cause an accident 7- change the economy 8- develop an exam 9- search working 10- stop for Good luck 6

7 The Answers اإلجابة النموذجية الفصل األول 7

8 Answer all of the following questions: Q1) Choose the best answer:- 1- Where is the lowest point on land? a) the Grand Canyon, USA b) Lake Tanganyika. c) the Dead Sea d) the Aral Sea 2- Where is the world s deepest lake? a) Russia b) China c) Africa d) America 3- Which is the world s longest river? a) the Volga b) the Nile c) the Amazon d) the Mississippi 4- Which is the largest desert in the world? a) Sahara b) Gobi c) Atacama d) Arabian 5- In which country is the world s hottest place? a) Libya b) Saudi Arabia c) Chile d) the United States 6- Which planet is nearest to the Sun? a) Mars b) Venus c) Earth d) Mercury 7- Which planet has the most moons? a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Uranus d) Earth 8- Which planet is the smallest and coldest? a) Mars b) Neptune c) Earth d) Venus 8

9 9- Which planet has the longest day? a) Earth b) Venus c) Jupiter d) Neptune 10) Which is the highest waterfall in the world? a) Sutherland Falls, New Zealand b) Victoria Fall, Africa c) Angel Falls, Venezuela d) Niagara Falls, North America 11- Orion the hunter is a group of. a) moons b) stars c) planets d) comets 12- There are constellations in the sky. a) 8 b) 88 c) 888 d) Orion is from mythology. a) Greek b) Latin c) Roman d) Libyan 14- There are of galaxies in the universe. a) hundreds b) Thousands c) Billions d) Millions 15) is the nearest planet to Earth. a) Venus b) Pluto c) Mars d) Mercury 9

10 Q2) Match:- word definitions 1 Planet 6 A small body of ice and dust with a bright head and tail that orbits the solar system. 2 Solar system 7 A body orbiting a planet. 3 Universe 2 The sun and the celestial bodies that orbit it. 4 Star 1 A large body orbiting a sun. 5 Galaxy 3 All space and matter. 6 Comet 5 Large groups of stars, gas and dust held together by gravitational pull. 7 Moon 4 A brightly burning ball of gas, such as the sun. 8 Jupiter 10 Is the brightest planet seen from Earth. 9 Galileo 8 Has at least 16 moons. 10 Venus 9 Invented the first true astronomical telescope in Q3) Match: 1 look for 2 Wait 2 Hold on 1 Trying to find 3 Give up 4 Go to a restaurant 4 Eat out 5 Find information in a reference book 5 Look up 6 Have a good relationship with 6 Get on 3 Stop doing or using something that you like. 7 Slow down 8 depart 8 Take off 7 Decrease your speed 9 Work out 10 Not have anything left. 10 Run out of 9 Figure out. 10

11 Q4) Choose the correct form of the verb: Ibn Sina: Ibn Sina (was born is born) near Bukhara in what is now Uzbekistan, in AD 980. His Latin name (is was) Avicenna. He (studies studied) law a medicine. He later (becomes became) a surgeon and (writes wrote) many books about medicine and philosophy. His most famous book (is called was called) the Canon of Medicine. He (studies studied) the ideas of the Roman doctor Gaten and also (adds added) his own ideas. His book (is translated was translated) into Latin. This is very important because it (means meant) that doctors in Europe can read it. Q5) Complete: in at on for of - to - from 1- interested in science. 2- good for the environment. 3- depend on something. 4- forget to do something. 5- invite someone to a wedding. 6- damage to the environment 7- to do something by mistake. 8- difficult to protect. 9- bad at maths. 10- pay for the damage. Q6) Match: If I had a lot of money, 4 I would stay in one place and wait to be rescued. 2 If I lost my passport, 1 I would build a new house for my family. 3 If I found a large amount of money in 5 I would like to visit the street, Indonesia. 4 If I got lost in the desert, 3 I would take it to the police. 5 If I could travel anywhere in the world, 2 I would tell the police immediately. 11

12 Q7) Match the examples with their phrasal verb:- 1- How often do you eat in a restaurant? 6 Kicks off 2- My brother wants to stop smoking. 3 Look up 3- Why don t you find the word in your dictionary? 1 Go out 4- My car stopped working on the motorway 2 Give up yesterday. 5- Can you drive more slowly, please? 4 Broke down 6- The football match starts at 4 pm. 9 Go on 7- We don t have any sugar left. 5 Slow down 8- The plane departs at 3 pm. 7 Run out 9- I am so tired, I can t continue. 10 Worked out 10- They figured out the problem 8 Takes off Q8) Match: 1- break 5 or 7 the environment 2- have 1 or 3 a promise 3- make 7 someone s attitude 4- take 2 problems 5- protect 3 or 4 a phone call 6- cause 2 an accident 7- change 7 or 8 the economy 8- develop 4 an exam 9- search 10 working 10- stop 9 for Good luck 12

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