SECTION ONE: READING COMPREHENSION

TEXT: HIGH BIRTHRATE IN AFRICA

ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS: (05 pts)

1- Many African countries have high birth rates because

- Children provide cheap labor
- Children are a proof of virility.. (1pt)
2- The introduction (development) of medical care / medical care / modern medicine (1pt).
3- False. (0,5 PT)
4- The correct ending: b- personal pride
5- Yes, I do. / Yes / No, I don’t / No. (0,5pt)
No, I don’t, because China and India are far more populated than Africa, but they are
developed countries today.(1pt)

SECTION TWO : LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

A- VOCABULARY (0,25 pt / Correct Answer)

I- Matching words with their explanations

1- c 2- d 3- b 4- a
II- Synonyms
5-employment/task/profession/occupation/function/activity/business…
6-astonishing/bizarre/extraordinary/unusual/alien…
7-completely/entirely/wholly/totally/quite.
8-illness/sickness/malady/ailement/infection.
III- Antonyms
9- Increase / Add / Augment 10- Impersonal / Public/ Common/
11- Include / Incorporate / Insert 12- Unemployment / Idleness

IV- CHART FILLING

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB

13- TO INCREASE Increase 14- INCREASING Increasingly

To consider 15- Considerable 16-

CONSIDERATION CONSIDERABLY

B- GRAMMAR (0,25pt / Correct Answer)

Correct forms of the verbs. (1 mark)

1 paid 2) had arranged 3) attend 4) bought/have bought
Rephrasing (1 mark)
5) Despite the riches/richness of Mr. Soko, he is not married./Despite his
riches/richness, Mr. Soko is not married. Despite his being rich, Mr. Soko is not
married./ Despite the fact that Mr. Soko is rich, he is not married/
6) As soon as the kids come back from school, they will cook dinner.
7) If you learn hard your lessons, you will succeed at the end of the year./ If you
don’t learn hard your lessons, you will not succeed at the end of the year.
8) Although they know the truth, they don’t want to reveal it.
Interrogative forms. (0.5 mark)
9) For what do our parents often pray? 10) When did they eat all the food?
Question tags: (0.5 mark)
11) The kids usually play here, don’t they? 12) Mind your own business, will
you?
Active or passive voice. (0.5 mark)
13) The lady’s parents have chased the suitor.
14) I was not given anything./ Nothing was given to me.
Use the appropriate preposition.
15) of 16) on/upon

SECTION THREE: WRITING Argumentative Essay.

PRESENTATION: Introduction - Body - Conclusion - Handwriting - Neatness : 01 pt.

CONTENT : 02 pts

A few ideas:
-The candidate must clearly state his/her position. Do they agree with the author of the
assertion or not?
-They must develop at least four ideas to back their position, for example, if they don’t agree,
they should defend themselves through ideas like these:
● The internet helps them discover new things
● With it they can follow lectures online
● Documentary films, sports and quizzes are available free of charge on the internet.
● They can receive money from their parents.
● They can download maps, lessons and exercises thanks to the internet. -They may
sort out some drawbacks of the internet when badly or excessively used -They must
reiterate their initial position in the conclusion.

SECTION FOUR: TRANSLATION

Pour être efficace, ce médicament doit être pris aux doses prescrites sur la durée que vous
aura recommandée votre médecin. La disparition de la fièvre n’est pas synonyme de
guérison / ne signifie pas que vous êtes hors de danger. Attention ! La discipline fait partie
du traitement.
Message : 02 pts Language : 01 pt