Chebbi School _ Mornag Mrs.

Lahlib Bazza

Name: ……………………………………………. Class: 2sc …. N°: ….. Date: February 2015

Mid-Term English Test

I) Listening comprehension: (5 marks)

1) Tick the right alternative: (1 mark)

In this report the UNICEF:

a- defines child labour and gives solutions

b- explains the negative effects of child labour

c- gives the causes and effects of child labour

2) Are the following statements true or false? Circle the Correct option

a- Children can go to school and work (True / False)

b- Parents have to pay money to educate their children (True / False)

c- The solutions to the problem of child labour are evident (True / False)

3) Listen and find a word that nearly means: (1 mark)

Dangerous: …………………………

II) Spelling: Listen and fill in the blank with the missing word ( 1 mark)

They bear burdens and ……………………… beyond their strength and years

III) Pronunciation:

Say whether the underlined sounds are similar (S) or different (D)

Chores / psychological (…….)

Solutions / agencies (……)

IV) Function: Circle the correct function (1 mark)

However, education is an essential part of the solution.

However is used to express: ( contrast / addition / result)

V) Language: (12 marks)

1) Fill in the blanks with 8 words from the list: (4 marks)

With / without/ root / easier/ pieces / abstractly / never / whatever / always / money

What is money? Some people think of money as cash or credit cards. Other people describe it more
…………………….as freedom. One famous English expression says, “Money is the ………………..of
all evil.” We all need it to survive, but what is it really?
Everyone knows that we need money to buy and sell things, but it wasn’t ………………….. necessary.
Before the creation of money, people traded for what they wanted using real things like apples or meat. In
order to make exchanging things……………….., people needed something else of value that they could
use to buy and sell things. For a long time, many cultures used gold and silver as……………….. Today
we use …………………..of paper and electronic numbers in our bank accounts as money. These things
have zero intrinsic value, but everyone believes they have value, so we can use them to buy food, clothes
or ………………….we want. A society without money wouldn’t be able to compete with other societies,
but it’s interesting to think back on a simpler time. What about you? Do you think you could live
…………………..money?
2) Put the word in the right tense or form: (4 marks)

Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which focuses on human rights. It is

also known as Amnesty and AI and has over 3 million members and (support) ………………………..
around the world. Amnesty International is financed (large) …………………….. by fees and donations
from its worldwide membership. It does not accept donations from governments or governmental
organizations. It is widely (make) …………………… up of voluntary members, but (retain)
………………. a small number of paid professionals. The objective of the organization is: "to conduct
research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for
those whose rights (be) …………………. violated."
Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, (follow) ………………….. the publication of the
article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson. In this
article, Benenson cites the (Universe) ………………….. Declaration of Human Rights articles 18 and 19,
announced a campaign on "Appeal for Amnesty, 1961" and called for "common action". Amnesty draws
attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It
works to mobilize public opinion to put pressure on governments that let abuse (take) ………………
place. The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture".

3) Circle the right alternative (4 marks)

The Civil Rights Movement in the United States is not new but dates back to the first years of slavery and
the events of the Civil War. But major achievements (are / have been /were) gained during the second
half of the 20th century. Before this period, African-Americans had suffered from inhuman segregation,
(violence/violent /violently) and exploitation. The Civil Rights Movement used nonviolent protests to
outlaw racial discrimination (for / with /against) African Americans and restore voting rights to them.
Major campaigns of civil resistance were the (most /least /worst) important feature of the movement.
Crisis situations between activists and government authorities were (production /produced/ produces)
by acts of nonviolent protests and civil disobedience during the period between 1955 and 1968. Federal,
state, and local governments, businesses, and communities (never /often/ever) had to respond
immediately to (this /that /these) situations that highlighted the inequities faced by African Americans.
Forms of protest and civil disobedience included boycotts such as the (success/ succeed / successful)
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) in Alabama and "sit-ins" such as the influential Greensboro sit-
ins (1960) in North Carolina.
The text:

Forced to become adults before they have finished being children ; they bear burdens and responsibilities
beyond their strength and years. Children can’t go to school because of work, that work is hazardous to
their development. School is often sacrificed by poor children and their families because of costs and the
time lost from chores, condemning children to a lifetime of unskilled and under paid labour. Children
spending too many hours a day working are at risk. Labour that requires excessive physical or
psychological stress is improperly paid and carries too much responsibility, or hampers a child’s access to
education is considered dangerous by a UNICEF report. It also explains that the problem of child labour
is so complex and the solutions are by no means evident. However, education is an essential part of the
solution. Some organizations and international agencies are working on the issue in order to provide
protection for children from hazardous and exploitative labour.