[size=18]english test.

.text :              king and queens.

.the actual queen of england is elizabeth 2 as everybody knows . she has reigned for several years over great britain , northern ireland and the british commenwealth . she was born in 1926 . her husband was not born in england but in greece . they have got two children : prince charles and prince anne . queen elizabeth 's father was george VI .  he died in 1952 .  the beautifull place where the royal family always lives in london is called buckingham palace .                                                    ( from an english book ).

.part one : reading comprehension.
.A-read the text and answer these questions.
.1-) is england a republic ?.
.2-) where was the queen's husband born ?.
.3-) how old is elizabeth ?.

.B-what do these words refer to in the text.
.they :.
.he :.

.C- lexis.
.1-) find in the text words that are closest to the meaning of the following :.
.present =.................                                                      named = ..................
.2-) find in the text words that are opposite to the meaning of the following :.
.wife = .....................                                                       never =......................

.part two : mastery of language.
.A- complete these tag questions.
.1-) elizabeth 2 has reigned for years .......................?.
.2-) the royal family doesn't live in the white house ...................?.

.B- classify these verbs to regular verbs and irregular verbs : .
. to know - to reign - to live - to tell - to cook - to go.

.part three : written expression.
.write the biography of famous person that you know or you have already studied about.

 

.correction:.
.reading comprehension.

.A- .

.1-) no , it is not.
.2-) the queen's husband was born in greece.
.3-) elizabeth II is 80 years old .

.B-.
.they : refer to queen elizabeth and her husband.
.he : refer to her father.

.C-.
.1-) present = actual                                               named = called.
.2-) wife # husband                                               never # always.

.mastery of language.

.A-.
.1-) elizabeth II reigned for years , hasn't she ?.
.2-) the royal family doesn't live in the white house , does it ?.

.B-.
.regular : to reign  - to live   -  to cook.
.irregular : to know  -  to  tell  -  to go.

.written expression.
.the composition must be of about (8 to 10 lines ) or 120 words  - written by the student him/herself.