This document contains an English comprehension activity with a reading passage and questions about three landmarks: Mount Everest, Mauna Loa volcano, and Burj Khalifa. The passage provides details about each landmark, including their types (mountain, volcano, skyscraper), locations (Nepal, Hawaii, Dubai), heights, notable events (first climb of Everest, last eruption of Mauna Loa), and descriptions. The questions that follow ask about the height of Burj Khalifa (829.8 m) and why it is famous (the tallest man-made building in the world).

1. Part one
A-Reading Comprehension 7pts
Activity one: Read the text and complete the table. (3pts)
names type place description
The Everest Mountain ……………………… …………………..
The Mauna
Loa
…………………… Hawaii ……………………..
Burj Khalifa ……………………… ……………………..
The tallest
skyscraper
Activity two: Answer the following questions. (2pts)
1-How high is Burj Khalifa? ……………………………………………………………..
2-Why is Burj Khalifa famous? ………………………………………………………….
The highest mountain in the world is Mount
Everest in Nepal. It is about 9 kilometres high.
It is 230 metres higher than The Econ Digestmountain.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people
to climb it on May 29th1953. The temperature at the top is
about -36°C in Winter and the winds are very strong.
Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii is the largest volcano in
the world. Mauna Loa means “Long Mountain” in
Hawaiian. It is a very active volcano. The last time it
erupted was on March 25th,1984. From the bottom to the
top the volcano is about 19 kilometres high but only
about 4 kilometres of this is above the sea.
The tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa in
Dubai. The amazing skyscraper is 829.8 m high. Burj
Khalifa opened on January 4th 2010. The tallest and the
best man made building. It holds 163 flours, 46
maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the
basement.
My Third Examination in English
2018/2019 Name::………………………………………………….class:4AM……………………..

2. Part two Written Expression 6pts
Activity three: Lexis (2pts)
1-Find in the textwords or expressions that are closest in meaning to:
the biggest =……………………………………, awesome =………………………………
1-Find in the textwords or expressions that are closest in meaning to:
bottom ≠……………………………………………, dormant ≠…………………………………
B)Mastery of Language 7pts
Activity one: Supply capital letters where necessary. (2pts)
nile river is the longest river in the world. it is in africa, egypt.
Activity two: Sort outfrom the text: (3pts)
a comparative a superlative a superlative with an
irregular adjective
1-……………………………….. 1-………………………………………. 1-……………………………………..
Activity three: Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their
diphthongs.(2pts)
high-volcano-about-May
/aI/ /aυ/ /eI/
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Taj Mahal: Mosauleum
Year of Construction: 1631
Completed In: 1653
Time Taken: 22 years
Built By: Shah Jahan
Dedicated to: Mumtaz Mahal
(Arjumand Bano Begum), the wife of
Shah Jahan
Location: Agra (Uttar Pradesh), India
Building Type: Islamic tomb
Architecture: Mughal (Combination of
Persian, Islamic and Indian
architecture style)
Architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Number of workers: 20,000
Highlights: One of the Seven Wonders
of the World; A UNESCO World
Heritage Site
Many touristsfrom all over the world come to
see Taj Mahal, a famousmausoleum in Agra,
India. Use the followinginformation and write a
description of this magic place.