2010 – mock exam – sciences et techniques
Mock exam
Sciences et techniques
Agadir – 2010
Meriem Chadid,
born in
Meriem earned an MA in physics from the
She obtained a post as an engineer
astrophysicist at the
One of her proudest achievements has
been her successful installation of astronomical experiments at Dome C in the
South Pole which is, as she says, « right in the heart of the Antarctic
continent, in one of the coldest, most deserted and inaccessible places in the
world. »
As Meriem
explains, « This is a unique place where prevailing conditions are of extreme
cold, isolation, and where it is night several months of the year. It then
becomes possible to observe the stars on a continuous basis. There is no soul
that lives less than
In 2001, she had joined the Civil
Service in
Meriem Chadid is
married to Jean Vernin -the astrophysist
who is behind the project at Dome C- and has two children, Tycho
and Leyla.
Adapted from :
http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=Meryem_Chadid_09
I – COMPREHENSION :
A – Choose the best title for this text 1pts)
a – Meriem chadid’s
career
b – Meriem chadid’s
life
c – Meriem chadid’s
studies
B – Are these sentences true of
false? Justify:(3pts)
1 – Meriem was graduated in astronomy before
going to
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2 – In the south pole, the night lasts for many
months.
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3 – Meriem doesn’
work at a university.
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C – Answer these questions: (3pts)
1 – How did Meriem start being interested in
astronomy?
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2 – What was Meriem’s first job?
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3 – What is her most important acomplishment?
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D – Find in the text words which
mean the same as:(2pts)
1 – the science which studies the planets, the
stars and all the universe
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2 – Doctor of Philosophy
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E – What do the underlined words in
the text refer to? (2pts)
1 – there (paragraph 3)
2 – This (paragraph 5)