El Cheikh Moulay Bencherif Middle School Sidi Ali

Level : MS4 Date : Monday, January 27th, 2020

Second Term Test Of English
The Text
Malala Yousafzai
In some parts of the world, women
can’t work and girls haven’t got the
right to go to school.

Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. Many Pakistani girls didn’t attend school. However,
Malala’s father who run a school for girls could. She loved school and had a big dream of becoming a doctor, a
teacher or a politician. Her father told her that with good education she could do anything.
In 2007 the Talibans took control over the region where Malala lived and imposed strict laws. They closed
schools for girls and women were no longer allowed to vote or go to work.
At the age of 12, Malala wrote a blog for the BBC about the destruction and closure of more than 100
girls’schools in Pakistan. She became fearless and began speaking up in public against Taliban.
The New York Times made a documentary about her; she gave interviews in print and on television and became
famous. Despite the Taliban threats to kill her, Malala courageously continued to fight for the rights of girls and
women to receive an education.
On October 9th, 2012, Malala was shot in the neck and head by Taliban gunmen on her way home from school
in Pakistan. She was seriously injured and was taken to hospital in Pakistan and then to England. There, she
luckily recovered and could survive.
On July 2013 Malala spoke at the United Nations in New York. She asked for education for all kids in the
world. She also wrote a book about her life, called “I am Malala”, which was translated to more than forty
different languages.
On October 2014, Malala won the Nobel Prize for her work. She was the youngest ever Nobel Prize winner.
Malala is still an activist for girls’education around the world. She says that education is the only answer to
poverty. Without education there are no dreams for the future.

Part One
Section One: Reading Comprehension
Activity One:Answer the following questions from the text
-What was Malala’s childhood dream? -………………………………………………….
-Did Malala stop her actions to improve education in Pakistan after the accident?-………………………..

Activity Two:Read the following statements and write True, False or Not mentioned
-Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani girl. -……………
-Most Pakistani girls attended school under the rule of Taliban. -………………
-Malala won the Nobel Prize for Peace at the age of 17. -……………..
-On her eighteenth birthday, she opened a school for Syrian refugees. -………………

Activity Three: Which sentence best summarizes the text

a-Despite her young age, Malala Yousafzai could win a Nobel Prize.
b-Malala insisted that girls and women must have the right to education.
c-Malala, a young Pakistani human rights activist, who risked her life for the right of girls and women to have
a good education is the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize .
d- Education is very important to Malala and she dreamt about becoming a writer, a teacher or a politician

Activity Four Lexis: What do these words mean? Choose the right words
-“However” means a-because b-as a result c-but d-since
-“A blog” means a-an online journal b-a news article c-magazine cover d-a book
-“Fearless” means a-with fear b-without fear c-fearful d-full of fear
-“The youngest” means a-the oldest b-the least old c-the shortest d-the tallest
Section Two : Mastery of Language
Activity One :Complete the following sentences using the comparative or the superlative form of the
adjectives in( )
-School is (important)……………….. thing for children to have a good future.
-Studying will make girls (smart) ……………….. than staying at home.

Activity Two :Turn the following sentences into the negative form
-Malala was badly hurt by the Talibans. -…………………………………………………………
-She has changed the history of all Pakistani girls. -………………………………………………………….
-She is still an activist for girls’ education around the world. -…………………………………………………

Activity Three:In each list pick out the word with a different vowel sound
List 1 : her - there - where - fear
List 2 : right - find - kid - kind
List 3 : flower - lower - blower - grower
List 4 : fire - soya - buyer - drier

Part Two
Situation Of Integration
Malala’s story has inspired millions of girls and boys worldwide. Although she is young and her life
experience is still fresh, she is the idol of many teenagers.
You have found on facebook a post about « My Idol »: a person whom he / she has positive influence on you
and you love him / her very much.
You want to interact about it.
Write then a comment in which you describe your idol’s
-name / age / physical appearance / personality features / reasons why you admire him or her

Full Name : …………………………………………………………. Class : 4MS…