second english examinatio

[دلال 30]

Technicum of Djamaa 2013

Third year (3L.PH1) Second Examination Duration:2h

PART ONE:
A) Comprehension: Read the text carefully then do the activities:

Today there are many campaigns aimed to promoting the importance of completing high school. The government has created laws to ensure that the students must attend school until they are of certain age. However, despite these efforts, many people will not receive their high school diploma.
Sometimes it is difficult to see the exact value of your education. However, finishing high school is an asset that everyone with the opportunity should take full advantage of. Just finishing high school alone opens up thousands more opportunities for individuals. When entering a specific field within the job market, it is often required that the applicant has a high school diploma, a person is restricted to a smaller number of occupation for which they are qualifies for.
High school teaches students to learn. It gives them a background in many different subjects and methods of learning. Learning how to read at a young age will allow the student to be able to learn throw reading books for the rest of their lives. Reading, writing, simple mathematics and an understanding of how the world works are all very important skills for a person who is living in our world today.
1) The text is
a. descriptive b. narrative c. expository
2) Are the following statements true or false?
a. The government’s efforts to make people attend high school have succeeded.
b. Completing high school is so important to enter job market.
c. Opportunities of having good career are the same as having or not having a high school diploma.
d. High school helps people to acquire useful skills in life.

3) Answer the following questions according to the text:
a. What is the benefit of education regarding employment?
b. What does high school teach students?
c. Is high school necessary for a successful future?

4. What/ who do the underlined words refer to in the text.
a. they(§1) b. it(§3)
5. Choose the title that best suits the reading passage:
a. Education and job market. b. The importance of education.

B) Text Exploration :
1) Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following
a. finishing (§1) = ……….
b. advantages(§2)= ………
2. Complete the following table :

Verb
Noun
Adjective
………………
……………..
educated
To ignore
………………
…………….
……………..
Knowledge
………………

3. Rewrite sentence”b” so as it means the same as “a”
a. They will refuse your justification unless you convince them.
b. If ………………………………………………….
a. A software, which helps students improve math skills, was developed by Microsoft engineers.
b. Microsoft engineer ……………….
4. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “s”

/s/
/z/
/iz/

Campaigns- students- opportunities- teaches.
5. Fill in the gaps with words from the list:
home- children- send- parents
In England, many ……(1)…… don’t go to school either because their ……(2)……. Want them at … (3)… as careers for children or simply because their parents can’t be bothered to … (4)….. them.
PART TWO: Choose One of the following topics:
Topic One: Use the following notes to write a paragraph of about 100 words on the following topic:
The number of children failing at school is increasing at an alarming rate. What are the major causes of this phenomenon: family problems( poverty, divorced parents, uneducated parents……)- social problems( bad relationships, delinquency…….)- absence of social protection programmes and services ……..
Topic Two: Write a paragraph of about 100 words on the following topic:

Some people buy cosmetics although they know they are imitated. Why do you think they do so? Give argument.

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