Mareth School End of Term 1 Test 4th Form Eco

December 2016 Teacher: Mr Adel Hajjem

Name :………………………………………………………………… Class : 4 Eco……….. Nb:
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Mark : …………………………… / 30 Mark:………………/20

II- Language (6 mks)

1- Fill in the gapped boxes with the 8 correct words. (3 mks)

(difficulties- Furthermore-improves- adventure- boost- trip –-unless- including)

There are almost as many terms to describe types of travel as there are travel companies. A
couple of buzz words that you often hear these days are "eco-tourism" and "(1)……………………
travel". But what do they mean? The Ecotourism Society defines the first as " a responsible (2)
…………………… to natural areas which conserves the environment and (3) …………………… the
welfare of the local people". A walk through the rainforest is not eco-tourism unless that
particular walk somehow benefits that environment and the people who live there. A rafting trip
is only eco-tourism (4) …………………… it raises awareness and/or funds to help protect the
watershed. The second type of travel is often defined as "an unusual experience (5)
…………………… some level of risk and uncertainty". A canoe journey deep into the Amazon basin
with its expected (6) …………………… meets this definition. While a city tour of Paris might
have some level of uncertainty, it is not by definition adventurous.
2- Supply the right tense/form of the verbs/words. Write where provided (3 mks)

Four hundred years have passed since William Shakespeare penned his last play. Yet his prose,
plots and characters are as (live)1 today as they were when the plays were (originality)2
staged during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. These days Shakespearean
works (require)3 reading for high school English students and a course or two for
college students who study writing or literature. So far, the plays (perform)4 millions of
times in almost every language, on stage and screen and at popular (festive)5 around the
world. Teachers find that Shakespeare offers contemporary connections that open
pathways to learning for some of society’s most (not/advantage)6 .
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1- On October 9, 2012, a masked man boarded a bus filled with 20 girls on their way home
from school in the lush Swat Valley of northern Pakistan. "Who is Malala?" he asked. When
the girls unwittingly* glanced toward their 15-year-old friend, he sent a bullet through her
head.

2- When Malala Yousafzai was born, her father, a teacher and poet, refused to grieve the
way fathers in his culture did upon having daughters; instead, he wrote her into his family
tree—a distinction usually reserved for boys. Malala's valley had always been conservative;
yet at a tiny age, she disliked having to cover her face, and bristled at the fact that only boys
and men could walk freely around town.

3- However real danger only came when she was 10. Schools closed; many were bombed;
people killed and girls who dropped out were congratulated by name on a Taliban local
radio. However, her father kept his school open , but for safety, girls stopped wearing their
uniforms, which would have made them targets. And that's when Malala stood out as a
hero. She was the only one who volunteered when a BBC journalist asked to document the
terror. Under the pen name Gul Makai, she wrote detailed diary entries about her life under
the Taliban. Valiant, she also began giving speeches across Pakistan disregarding threats.

4- And then came October 9. But the brave girl recovered, thanks to 2 doctors who rushed
her to a hospital in Birmingham, England- where she lives now. In the year since her attack,
Malala has fought her way into history, becoming the world's leading advocate for educating
girls and the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize at just 17. She has also established
The Malala Fund, a project which aims to help children all over the world get their primordial
birthright. "Nothing can happen when half the population is in the Stone Age," she says.
"When women are educated, this world will change." But what’s amazing about Malala is
her forgiveness . When asked about how she would react towards her attacker, she said “ 'I
will tell him how important education is ; I even want education for your children as well.”

Glamour magazine (adapted&abridged) 2014

Unwittingly* = innocently

Bullet

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I- Comprehension questions (12 mks)
1- Fill in the table with reference to the text (2)

Name Present residence Heroic actions

Malala Yousafzi …………………… - She
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- She gave speeches across Pakistan.
2- Complete with exact words from the last paragraph. Each blank stands for 1 word. (3)

Malala Yousafzi, a young Pakistani militant, has spent her teenage years fighting for a better
world where ………………………… triumphs and where girls have access to education . Her courage
and determination earned her the Nobel Peace Prize at just …………………………. . Through the
establishment of her ………………………………….. , Malala works towards achieving her goals
globally .

3- Find a word meaning the following.. (1)

………………………………………. (p3)=courageous

4- Tick (√) the correct meaning of the following . (1)

“(she) ……..bristled at the fact that only boys and men could walk freely “=
-she was indifferent to inequality in her society.
-she was upset at the freedom given only to men.
-she was ignorant to the fact that boys were more privileged than girls.

5- What do the following expressions refer to in the text ? (2)

 birthright (p4)=……………………
 Half of the population (p4)= …………………………………………
6- Correct the false statements with details from the reading passage. (2)

a- The birth of Malala was a disappointing event.

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b- Malala was shot while giving a speech .
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7-Malala was quite forgiving towards her attacker. Do you agree with her ? Why?
Why not? (1)
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III- Writing (12 mks)
1- Guided writing (4 mks)
Analyse and compare the data in the following chart.

Conclusion

Title: (2012)

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Essay (8 mks)

After noticing that many pupils drop out and don’t give importance to education , you decided to
write an article in your school magazine to explain to your friends the value of education and the
importance of continuing studies until graduation .

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