7823 test on the precious resource the water

Test on the
precious
Resource: the
water
read the following passage carefully then do
the activities below.
Without water, life could not exist. Because water is
essential to all life, we must manage it intelligently and
carefully. We think there is plenty of it – oceans, lakes, rivers,
and streams. It may even seem as though we have more water
than we need. Unfortunately, the reality is not the case.
Water is essential to people in more ways than you
might think. We need water for cooking, bathing,
transportation and recreation. We eat aquatic plants and
animals. We use water to irrigate our crops, and to
manufacture products.
Most of the water on Eath (97 percent) is salt water
stored in oceans. Only about three percent of the Earth’s water
is fresh water, and most of that is locked up in ice caps and
glaciers.
There will never be more water on Earth than there is
now. The same water is simply recycled over and over again.
Just think – the water we are using now is the very same water
the dinosaurs used to drink millions of years ago.

A – Comprehension : (8 pts)
I-Choose the best completion to the sentence and
write it on the space provided. (02 pts)


1-Water is essential

because
2-Water
II-Say whether the following statements are TRUE
or FALSE. (3 pts)
1-Water is unnecessary for transportation and
recreation.
2-Most of the water on Earth is drinkable.
3-The quantity of water on Earth is the same as it was in
the past and will certainly be the same in the
future.
III-Answer the following questions according to
the text. (02 pts)
1-Is there really plenty of water on
Earth?
2-Where can most of the fresh water on Earth be
found?
IV-Choose the best title for the text. (01 pts)
Title:

B – Text Exploration: (7 pts)


I-Find in the text words or expressions whose
definitions are the following. (1.5 pt)
1-Very important and necessary:
2-That lives and grows in the water:
3-Kept in a closed and/or limited place:
II-Rewrite the following sentence starting as
shown. (02 pts)
1-We use water to irrigate the crops.

Water
2-Without water, life could not exist.
If
III-Ask questions for which the underlined
words/phrases are the answers.(02 pts)
1-Water is essential to people in many ways.

2-Most of the water is locked up in ice-caps and glaciers.

IV-Fill Classify the following words according to
the pronunciation of their final “s” or “es”. (1.5
pts)


a-masses
/s/

b-conflicts
/iz/

c-tensions
/z/

Writing.
05 pts
Write a composition on the following situation. (Write on a
double sheet and hand it to your teacher when asked) (05 pts)
“Some people say that the environment is the air, water,
and land on Earth, which can be harmed by man's activities.
They also say that Water is getting scarce so we must do our

best to preserve it.”
What should be done to preserve that precious and
strategic resource?
(Start your composition by talking about the importance
of water then use the following points to finish your writing.)
-

Build small dams to retain rain water.
Don’t throw rubbish in the rivers.
Water is life, don’t waste it.
Don’t leave the water taps in the home open.
Repair the leaking taps and pipes.
Water the garden when necessary.
Restrain the use of drinking water to a few hours a day
when necessary.
Schools should make the pupils aware of the importance
of water. …/…