DRE SAVANES Classe : 3ème

CRPT : 2023-2024 EPREUVE D’ANGLAIS Durée : 2H / coef : 2

I- READING COMPREHENSION (6 marks)

Read the text below carefully and answer the questions which follow.
TEXT:
Youth is the period of life when people take the most important decisions that can have consequences on their
future family and career. Although youth seems to be a free time of life, it causes some problems. Every year,
thousands of young people give up school. They leave rural areas and go to big cities to seek employment. This results
in overcrowded cities and unpopulated country sides. Most of young people nowadays consider agriculture as poor
man’s business. They prefer working in offices forgetting that one can become famous and rich through agriculture.
Once in town, most of them are disappointed and face many problems. Unemployment and lack of money make some
of them become thieves and robbers. Others end up in prostitution, alcoholism and drug addiction. All this lead them
in some dangerous diseases and incivism.

QUESTIONS

1) Select the most suitable title to the text from the following: a)the youth; b) old people; c) tradition
2) Thousands of young people abandon school every year. True/false?
3) Why do young people leave rural areas?
4) Complete from the text: Most of young people nowadays ….
5) Give two problems of young people mentioned in the text.
6) According to you, what should young people do to avoid problems in their youth time?

II- LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (6 marks)

A- VOCABULARY 3 marks)
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
1) I assisted to a meeting last Saturday.
2) Give the gender opposite of: bride ≠….
3) Select the odd man out from the following: father, mother, alcoholism, uncle
• Complete the sentence below with the following words: dowry; bride; school fees
The payment of the...4...is an honour for the...5... and her family.
6) Derive a noun from: young→
B- GRAMMAR ( 3 marks)
Choose the correct proposal from the brackets to complete the sentences below.
1) He did not come to the family meeting; he did not call….(either, so, neither)
2) The bride was attractive during the wedding… Was the groom. (neither, too, so)
3) If young people are well educated , they …become good citizens(would, will, was)
Write the correct form of the verb in brackets:
4) Students are looking forward to (to pass) their exam.
5) Young people ought to (to avoid) drug addiction
Turn this sentence into negative form: 6) Young people like hard work.

III- WRITING (8marks)

One of your friends left the village to the town to find a job. Unfortunately when he arrived in the town, he realized
that life is not as easy as he thought. Basing on your knowledge on the theme “youth: problems and perspectives”,
write a paragraph of about 15 lines to sensitize young people on problems youth face in town.
RELEVANCE: 2,5; coherence:2,5 Accuracy:2 betterment:1