Muslim Scientists

Technicum Si-Tarek of Relizane

Second Year Pupils - Scientific Streams Second Term Examination

PART ONE :

Reading. 15pts

In the ninth century the Muslims became the chief standard-bearers of science and philosophy. The golden age of Muslim science lasted for about two centuries, from 900 AD to 1100 AD. The world owes a great depth of gratitude to the Muslim caliphs for their support for learning during this period. The Muslims made important contributions to mathematics. The most outstanding work in Arabic in this field was probably the “arithmetic” of the Persian Al-Khawarismi (ninth century). In this treatise the author introduced a striking innovation; the number system that we use today and that we call the “Arabic Numerals” (0123456789). Al-Khawarismi also wrote a treatise entitled “On Algebra”. It was based to a certain extent on Hindu sources. The Muslims were greatly interested in astronomy. The caliph AlMa’mun built a splendid observatory in Baghdad in the year 829, and his astronomers made regular observations of the heavens. One of them was AlBattani (?? - 929) who revised many false notions in Ptolemy’s book “Great Composition” which was translated into Arabic. There were also great physicists among the Muslim scientists. Al-Hazen of Basra (about 965 AD – 1038 AD) is the most famous one. His chief works were the “Treasury of Optics” and “On the Burning Sphere” in which he worked out the laws of reflection. 2° AS TextBook Pg. 96.

A – Comprehension :

(8 pts)

I-The text is about... ____ Write the right number in the box. (01 pt) 1-The most famous Muslim scientist. 2-The origins of mathematics. 3-The Muslim science and scientists throughout history. II-In which paragraph is it mentioned that the Muslim leaders encouraged a lot the development of science during the early Islamic history? It’s in § N° ____ (01 pt) III-Complete the following table with information from the text. (04 pts) Scientist Specialty/Field Period Important works 1 9th century Algebra 2 Corrected Ptolemy’s book 3. Physics IV-Answer the following questions according to the text. (02 pts) 1. What was the period of time when the Muslim science developed called? The period of time when the Muslim science developed was called the golden age. age It was called the golden age. 2. Did the Caliph El-Ma’mun help the advance of science? Justify. Yes, Yes he did. He build, for example, a splendid observatory in Baghdad in the year 829.

B– Text Exlporation: (7 pts) V- Find in the text words, phrases or expressions that are close in meaning to the following. (1.5 pt) 1- help (n) §1 = 2- study (n) §2 = 3- Principal (adj.) §4= VI-Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense and form. (02 pts) rushe(to rush) to your head. standon your head, your blood 1-If you (to stand) don’t too much, you s 2-If you (to eat) (to stay) slim. will/may eat stay VII- Complete the following sentences so that they make sense. (02 pts) 1-If I pass my exam next year, 2-If I work harder at school, IX-Underline the stressed syllable in the following words. (02 pt) 1.COMPOSITION COMPO SITION SI

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Technicum Si-Tarek of Relizane

Second Year Pupils - Scientific Streams Second Term Examination

PART TWO :

Integrating Situation. (Writing) 05 pts

Write a composition on the following situation (Experiment) Use the clues given below. (05 pts) Introductio Topic Conclusion Transition n Sentence Flowers are one of the most beautiful living beings nature gave us. Moreover, they are the best to demonstrate how plants live. Like any plant flowers need water and food to grow. So, how do they get this water and food? When flowers grow, water from the earth goes up its roots, stem then into their flowers and leaves. It is very easy to demonstrate this process by a simple experiment. First, fill in two glasses with water. Then, color the water in one of the glasses red using food coloring. Now, carefully divide the stem of a white flower into two parts. Put half the stem in one glass and the other half in the other glass. Do as you see in the picture. After a few hours, you will find that one side of flower has become red. You may be sure that everybody will look at the flower of two colors with surprise