More countries are offering Nigeria support to help find over 220 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. The US, China, France, Britain, and Canada have told Nigeria's government they will help locate the missing girls. American military experts are now in Nigeria to assist in the search. Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, expressed shock at the kidnappings and said the girls are her sisters. She urged the kidnapped girls not to lose hope.
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More countries are offering Nigeria support to help find over 220 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. The US, China, France, Britain, and Canada have told Nigeria's government they will help locate the missing girls. American military experts are now in Nigeria to assist in the search. Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, expressed shock at the kidnappings and said the girls are her sisters. She urged the kidnapped girls not to lose hope.
More countries are offering Nigeria support to help find over 220 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. The US, China, France, Britain, and Canada have told Nigeria's government they will help locate the missing girls. American military experts are now in Nigeria to assist in the search. Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, expressed shock at the kidnappings and said the girls are her sisters. She urged the kidnapped girls not to lose hope.
(Bachillerato L.O.G.S.E.) A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer) IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given. No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún 1. shocking.. otro material didáctico. 2. abducted.. Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés. 3. locate. Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos. Esta hoja no se entrega. 4. likened. C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer) WORLD HELPS NIGERIA LOOK FOR KIDNAPPED GIRLS 1. Write a word from the text that includes the same sound as "group" /u:/ (0.25) More countries are offering Nigeria their support to help find over 220 2. Write a word from the text that includes the same diphthong sound as "their" schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week by an extreme Islamist group. The /EI/. (0.25) USA, China, France, Britain and Canada have all told Nigeria's government they will do what they can to locate the missing girls. The group Boko Haram 3. Is the “–ed“ pronounced /Id/, /t/ or /d/ in “kidnapped”? (0.25) kidnapped the girls and said it would sell them. U.S. president Barack Obama 4. How is the “s“ pronounced in “countries” /S/, /z/ or /iz/ ? (0.25) said the kidnapping was both "heartbreaking" and "outrageous". American military experts are now in Nigeria to hunt for the children. China has promised computer equipment and special software to help find them. One of III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer) Egypt's top Islamic universities said harming the girls "completely contradicts Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given. the teachings of Islam". Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the 1.He prefer walking to going by car He would rather … Taliban in 2012 for going to school, expressed her shock at the kidnappings. 2.You must allow me to pay for lunch, he said He insisted… She said: "These girls are my sisters, and I am feeling very sad." She had a special message for the girls, saying: "Never lose hope because we are with 3. Researchers said that the reports were ready.. The reports … you." Malala compared the situation to what was happening in her hometown 4.I am sure he was too tired to go to the concert He … of Swat, Pakistan. She said: "It is what happened in Swat as well. In Swat, we were suffering. Girls were banned from going to school and banned from 5.It’s the first time you have made a complaint You’ve … going to market." She added: "They were in schools trying to study, thinking about their future, and then suddenly some people came and abducted them." 6. Why did the boy break the window? Why… She called it "another kind of terrorism". Source: http://leadership.ng/news IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS) Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topic. QUESTIONS
I. READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer)
How can technology help stop kidnappings?. Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false. 1. Canada is one of the countries that has offered to help. 2. U.S. military experts will not arrive in Nigeria for another few days. 3. A leading British university said the kidnapping contradicted Islam. 4. Malala told the kidnapped girls they should not give up hope. Pruebas de Acceso a Estudios Universitarios III. LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS): (Bachillerato L.O.G.S.E.) A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer) IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given. No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún 5. shocking. outrageous otro material didáctico. 6. abducted.. kidnapped Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés. 7. locate. find Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos. Esta hoja no se entrega. 8. likened. compared C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer) WORLD HELPS NIGERIA LOOK FOR KIDNAPPED GIRLS 5. Write a word from the text that includes the same sound as "group" /u:/ (0.25) lose – school - university More countries are offering Nigeria their support to help find over 6. Write a word from the text that includes the same diphthong sound as "their" 220 schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week by an extreme Islamist group. /EI/. (0.25) Britain– they– locate– heartbreaking– saying– compared - came The USA, China, France, Britain and Canada have all told Nigeria's government they will do what they can to locate the missing girls. The group 7. Is the “–ed“ pronounced /Id/, /t/ or /d/ in “kidnapped”? (0.25) Boko Haram kidnapped the girls and said it would sell them. U.S. president 8. How is the “s“ pronounced in “countries” /S/, /z/ or /iz/ ? (0.25) Barack Obama said the kidnapping was both "heartbreaking" and "outrageous". American military experts are now in Nigeria to hunt for the children. China has promised computer equipment and special software to III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer) help find them. One of Egypt's top Islamic universities said harming the girls Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given. "completely contradicts the teachings of Islam". Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the 6.He prefer walking to going by car He would rather walk than Taliban in 2012 for going to school, expressed her shock at the kidnappings. go by car. She said: "These girls are my sisters, and I am feeling very sad." She had a 7.You must allow me to pay for lunch, he said He insisted on paying for special message for the girls, saying: "Never lose hope because we are with lunch you." Malala compared the situation to what was happening in her hometown of Swat, Pakistan. She said: "It is what happened in Swat as well. In Swat, we 8. Researchers said that the reports were ready.. The reports were said to were suffering. Girls were banned from going to school and banned from have been ready. going to market." She added: "They were in schools trying to study, thinking 9.I am sure he was too tired to go to the concert He must have been too about their future, and then suddenly some people came and abducted them." tired to go to the concert.. She called it "another kind of terrorism". Source: http://leadership.ng/news 10. It’s the first time you have made a complaint You’ve never made a complaint QUESTIONS 6. Why did the boy break the window? Why was the window I. READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) broken by the boy? Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. NO marks are given for only true or false. IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS) 5. Canada is one of the countries that has offered to help. TRUE Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topic. 6. U.S. military experts will not arrive in Nigeria for another few days. FALSE 7. A leading British university said the kidnapping contradicted Islam. FALSE 8. Malala told the kidnapped girls they should not give up hope. TRUE How can technology help stop kidnappings?.