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Lala Fatma Nsoumer High school
Second Term Te of English.
Part One: Reading
A/ Comprehension.
Read the text carefully and do the activities.
 Apoorshermanlivedneartheseawithhiswifeinasmallcottage.Hewentshingeveryday.Oneday,a
greatshwasuckinhisline.Theshaskedhimnottokillit.Theshsaid,“Iamamagicalshthatcanrealize
yourwishes,soputmebackintothewater.”Theshermansaid,“Iwillnotkillashthatcantalk”.Heletthesh
goanditswamdowntothesea.
 Whenhereturnedtohiswifeinthecottage,sheaskedwhyhedidnotcomewithanysh.Herepliedthat
hegotonlyashwhichtoldhimthatitcouldsatisfyhiswishes,sohesetitfree.Hiswifesaid,«Didn'tyouask
foranything?»«No,»saidthesherman.Thewifesaidthatheshouldhaveaskedforabig,fancycottage.The
manwenttotheseaandcalledforthesh.Theshswamupandaskedthesherman,«Whatdoyouwant?»The
shermantolditthathiswifewishedforacottage.Theshsaid,«Gohome.Shealreadyhasit.»Hiswifewas
andingnearabeautifulcottagewhenhereturned.
 Thewifekeptaskingtheshforwishes.Shewantedapalaceandtobecomeaqueen.Theshrealizedall
herwishes.Oneday,thewomantoldherhusbandthatshewantedtobecomeagod!Whenthemantoldthesh
thewishofhiswife,theshsaid«Gohome.Sheissittinginherpoorcottageagain,andeverythingistakenfrom
her!»
Adaptedfrom:https://www.vedantu.com/ories/sherman-and-his-wife
1/Circle the right answer.Thetextis:a/ataleb/areviewc/ablurb
2/ Complete the following table:
Thecharactersoftheory. Thegreedycharacter.
3/ Reorder the following ory events as they appear in the text.
a)Theshtoldthemanthathiswifehasloeverything.
b)Helettheshgowithoutmakingawish.
c)Hiswifesuggeedaskingforafancycottage,andtheshgiveittothem.
d)Thewifekeptmakingwishesuntilshewantedtobecomeagod.
e)Apoorshermancaughtamagicalsh.
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4/ Answer the following queions according to the text.
a)Whydidtheshermanreleasethemagicalsh?
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b)Whatwastherwishofthewife?
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c)Whatisthelessonormoraloftheory?
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5/ Find what or who the underlined words in the text refer to.
a) which(§2).....................................b)her(§3).....................................

1/ Find in the text words or phrases that are opposite in meaning to:
a) rich (§1)=/=...............b)far(§2)=/=...............
2/ Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a/I(towatch)TV…………………...whilemyfather(toread)………………………….aorytomysier.
b/She(tolien)………………….……….………tomusicwhen herphone(toring)………………….………
3/Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the nal /ed/.
Connected–played-answered-cooked
/t/ /d/ /id/
4/ Complete the following dialogue using your own words.
1/ A:Doyoulikereadingories?
B:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
2/ A:What’syourfavouriteory?
B:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………..
3/ A:Whoisthemaincharacterandhowdoess/helooklike?
B:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………...
4/ A:Howdoesitend?
B:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………...