The Technicum of Morceli Abdalah 2019-2020

Level and stream: Second year classes LF

TIME: 2 hours
ENGLISH FIRST TERM EXAM
Read the text and do the activities:
Text

Today's parents are more tolerant with their children than those of the past.
Attitudes and behaviours which were not accepted some fifty years ago are now
adopted by the young and the adults do anything to change in this field. Their silence
and passivity are often interpreted as signs of agreement and in some cases even as
marks of their incapacity to keep under control the liveliness and dynamism of the
present generations. Children are aware of this situation and they know that whatever
they do, they have nothing to fear because the severe punishment and harsh treatment
used at home and at school in old times are no longer admitted nowadays. They have
grown in a world where all forms of violence are criticised and where the rights of
different categories of the population are protected. At the same time, the studies of
psychologists and their recommendations about the role of affection in the
development of the child's personality have made a long progress into every
community and all these facts create an atmosphere which allows the young to act
with almost unlimited freedom. As a result, they disobey instructions, insist on
imposing their choices, refuse to listen to common sense and do not hesitate to deal
with matters which they cannot understand at their age.

Part One : (7pts)

1) Choose (a,b,c) to complete the statements (A,B,C)
A-In the past, children were….. a- treated badly
b- allowed to do as they wanted.
c- given enough care from parents
B- Today, adults seem…….. a- to be violent with children
b- to have no way to control children
c- to hate children's behaviours
C- Psychologists state that children …… a- provide affection to others
b- need much affection
c- cannot give any affection

2) Put each sentence in its right column below

a- much freedom in behavin
b- strict respect to parent's authority
c- no inclination to obey adult's commands
d- strong desire to behave like adults
e- fear of having to pay for one's rough behaviour
f- being under the firm control of the parents
Today's children Children of the past
3) Choose a suitable title to the text :
a- The difficulties facing children .
b- Children out of control .
c- Neglected children .
d- Tolerant children .
4) Answer the following questions according to the text :
a- What makes today's children different from those of the past?
b- What types of attitude parents do not use with children now?
c- What are children aware of today?
Text Exploration
1/ a-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following.
Ancient time = … conscious = …… progress = ………
b-Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following.
Young ≠ ability≠ accept≠
2) Join the following sentences using the appropriate relative pronoun:
a) This is the boy. His brother used to wear baggy jeans.
b) I like fashionable clothes. They make me feel satisfied.
3/ Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets :
a- The inhabitants of this village (to raise)……. animals and (to sell)…. them in
the local market since the 19th century .
b- In the past, they (to own) ……..a small house in the country but three years
ago,
they (to move)……… into a large flat in one of the modern parts of the city.
4)Fill in the gaps with the following words:
occurred- century changes- life
Over the last….1, there have been many significant …..2 in the way we live.
Obviously, it is hard to compare the ….3 of the ancient people and the life of the
people of the twenty first century because so many changes have ….4.
5) Classify the following words according to the final "s" pronunciation :
Shoes – diseases – parents – decreases – trains – keeps
/s/ /z/ / iz /

Part Two : ( 6 pts) Choose either topic one or topic two

Topic one:
: Speak about changes that happen in your life style (eating habits, clothing,
entertainment, communication……….etc) .Use: “used to” and simple present.
Start like this: When I was a child, I used to………….
……………………Now I……….
Topic two:
What are your plans for next winter holidays?
Use the modals ( going to, will, may, might) and the sequencers of time to write a
coherent paragraph.
*GOOD LUCK*
Your teachers of English