ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST

Name____________________________________________ Class _______ Mark ______

A - What extreme sport needs this equipment? Fill the crossword below with the correct sport.

Down:

1 – parachute

2 – roller blades

3 – special motorcycle

4 – special bicycle

Across:

5 – skateboard

6 – skis

7 – surfboard

8 – windsurf board

Read the following text carefully.

Football changes girls' lives in rural Kenya

 
Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:  Teaching self-confidence on the field and in life

'We can do it' is the slogan of an organization in Kenya called Moving

 The Goalposts. It uses football to increase self-confidence in girls in
Kenya and aims for nothing less than changes in the society.
   
The sound of girls playing football and clapping wildly when they score goals
is not a sound often heard in rural Kenya. But here in the Kilifi district,
north of the city of Mombasa, it has become fairly common. In this region,
some 3,000 girls play football.

Today, on a dusty pitch in the village of Sokoke, 22 girls are playing in a training session, half in blue shirts, and
half in red ones. Many are barefoot. The weather is very hot but the girls are constantly in motion.

But these girls are learning a lot more than just how to pass, kick and score; they are learning how to think in
new ways, ways that are unusual for young women in this part of the world.

"It is about a teenage girl realizing her goals in life, making her own decisions, including sexual decisions,"
Margaret Belewa, program manager of the Moving the Goalposts project, said. "Most of the times, those
decisions are made by the parents or by the husband. How can we help her so that she can take control of her
life?"

Moving the Goalposts (MTG) aims to empower girls and young women in Kilifi, one of the poorest districts in
Kenya, through football.
B - Find a synonym for each word in the text. Look for the underlined words.

1. running or ____________________ 2. believing in ____________________

moving - yourself -
3. to give power to ____________________ 4. with naked feet - ____________________

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5. covered in dust - ____________________ 6. applauding - ____________________

C - Say if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Quote from the text to justify your answer.

1. The slogan of this organization is “We will do it”.

2. In Kilifi district around three hundred girls play football.

3. In training sessions the girls wear blue and red shirts.

4. They play football without any kind of shoes.

5. Kilifi is one of the richest areas in Kenya.

D - Answer the following questions about the text.

1. What is the name of the organization mentioned in the text?

2. What is the aim of this organization?

3. What are the girls learning about?

4. Who usually takes decisions for the girls?