Most human beings are awake during the day and asleep during all night. Owls and mice live the opposite way. They are nocturnal. This means that they sleep all day and stay awake at night.
Because owls are nocturnal, this means they must eat at night. But finding food in the dark is difficult. To help them, God has offered them special eyes and ears. Owls have very large eyes. These eyes absorb more light than normal. Since there is little light during the night, it is helpful to be able to absorb more of it. This helps owls find food in the dark. Owls also have very good hearing. Even when they are in the trees, they can hear small animals moving in the grass below. This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark.
Like owls, mice are also nocturnal animals. Mice have an excellent sense of smell. This helps them find food in the dark. Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from the many different animals that want to eat them. Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards that like to eat mice sleep at night—except, of course, owls!
A/ Comprehension (7 POINTS)
(NB: For comprehension questions in these tests, all your answers should be based on the text)
1/ Are These Sentences True Or False? Justify. (2 points)
a. All human human beings are awake during the day.
b. Owls are the only nocturnal animals.
2/ Answer These Questions (2 points)
a. Why are owls and mice called nocturnal animals?
b. What makes owls able to find things in the dark?
3/ Complete These Sentences According To The Text (2 points)
a. Even when it is dark owls ————–.
b. Smell helps mice —————.
4/ What Do the Underlined Words In The Text Refer To? (2 points)
a. This (paragraph 1 )
b. they (paragraph 3 )
B/ Language (9 points)
1/ Fill In The Blanks With The Correct Word From The List (2 points)
browse – politics – invade – literacy
a. Media helps people increase their ————-.
b. When Clara goes to university, she will study ———–.
2/ Put The Verbs IN Brackets In The Correct Tense (2 points)
- Nancy : (you /ever/play) rugby?
Paula: No, never.
b. While the Robinsons (have) lunch, they heard an explosion outside.
3/ Rewrite The Following Sentences Using The Words Between Brackets (2 points)
a. Graham has been serving as a soldier for ten years. (since)
b. Paula and Glen have already got married. (yet)
4/ Rewrite The Following Sentences As Indicated (3 points)
- They address this questionnaire to male youngsters, not to female ones.
This questionnaire ………………………………………………..
b. «I will wear this ‘kaftan’ during the coming religious occasion », Nadia said.
Nadia said that …………………………………………………………
c. If I were you, I would go to the party.
I wish ………………………………………………….
C/ Writing (4 points)
The topic will be added later.
