Test 1 Model 8 English 2 Bac First Term

ENGLISH TEST 1 SEMESTER 1 Level: 2 nd year baccalaureate
Academic year: 2012/2013 Student’s name:……………….
Date: 19/10/2012 (Timing:2hours) Final mark: ……./40
READING COMPREHENSION (15 points)
Young people want and deserve a voice in their communities. City officials make decisions
that affect youth on a daily basis. Yet young people often have no direct role in shaping or
influencing local policies and programmes. Even well-intentioned efforts to work for youth –
by “protecting” them from supposed threats or by “rescuing” those who already are in
jeopardy – can prevent us from recognizing the importance of working with youth to identify
positive solutions and build stronger communities.
Nothing is more important to the health of democracy than the active engagement of young
people in representative government at the local level. For this reason alone, mayors and city
council members are seeking creative and effective ways to ensure that youth have a “seat
at the table” in their cities and towns.
Intensive efforts to encourage youth participation and involvement can also help municipal
leaders make better decisions and wiser public investments. Youth frequently are seen as
problems to be fixed, but they can be assets and resources when mayors and city council
members are seeking effective solutions to community ills. Young people are the primary
experts on their experiences, needs, and interactions with other segments of the community.
Involving youth in local decision-making taps this important knowledge.
Youth participation and involvement in local government promotes the full and healthy
development of young people. Through civic engagement, young people gain work
experience, acquire new skills, learn responsibility and accountability, develop a greater
sense of confidence, empowerment, and membership, and forge meaningful connections
with other youth and adults. Research also suggests young people who are involved in
positive activities such as community service and participation in civic affairs are less likely to
pursue risky behaviors or get into trouble.
The most effective efforts to promote youth participation and involvement in local
government begin with a heart-felt belief in its value and importance. Young people will
quickly recognize and turn away from city initiatives that are not rooted in a genuine interest
in their views and potential contributions. For this reason, successful youth engagement
often grows out of a larger commitment by municipal leaders to seek to involve and listen to
all citizens within their community, including but not limited to its young people.
When getting started, it is particularly important to reach out to individuals or groups in the
community that are accustomed to working with young people and have a sense of their
interests and needs. By creating opportunities for dialogue that are constructive and
favourable to an honest exchange of ideas, it will quickly become apparent that youth have a
lot to say about their communities and how they would like to become more involved.
A- In which paragraphs do the following ideas appear? (2points)

1. The youth do not have a role in city councils yet. ………………………..
2. It is thought that the youth are trouble makers. .……………………….
B- Answer these questions from the text:(2points)
1. What are the benefits of youth participation in local government? ………………
………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. How can the youth gain work experience and become responsible for their acts?
………………………………………………………………………………………….
C- What is the writer’s attitude towards youth participation in local governance?
Choose the correct answer: (2points)
a. She is totally indifferent.
b. She is not very enthusiastic about it.
c. She advocates it.
d. She is opposed to it.
D- Complete these sentences with information from the text: (2points)
1. If young people are involved in public service, they will not …………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. If young people feel that city officials do not have a genuine interest in their views,
they will ……………………………………………………………………………………….
E- Pick out from the text a sentence that shows that (2points)
- No one knows about the youth better than the youth themselves. ………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
F- What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (3points)
1. Their (parag.5): ……………………..
2. Their (parag.5): ………………………
3. Their (parag.6): ………………………
G- Find in the text words meaning the same as:(2points)
Dangerous (parag.4): …………….. ; danger of failure (parag.1): …………………
LANGUAGE: (15 points)
A. Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets (gerund or infinitive)5pt
Last night, Terry managed (outrank)……………..all the participants in a TV quiz
although he was the youngest of them. The viewers sympathised with him
showing a great deal of cleverness. This is why they kept on (applaud)……………
him through the show. His quick wits made the other contestants (feel)……………
impressed as they saw him (score)………………one point after the other. His
mother, present at the studio, couldn’t help (shed)……………..tears of joy when
her son was declared winner of a one- week trip to Malaysia.
B. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense: (3points)
Moroccan authorities (to be)…………..interested in developing the tourist industry
for many years. Last year 7.5 million tourists (to visit)……………..Morocco
Another 8 million ( probably / to come)…………………….next year. Government
officials hope that by the year 2015 the number of tourists will have reached 10
million.
C. Respond to the following statement giving your opinion: (2pts)
1. Cigarette advertisements are a danger to public health.
You: …………………………………………………………………………………
2. What should be done to alleviate poverty in the country?
You:………………………………………………………………………………….
D. Fill in the blanks with words from the list: ( opinions/ decisions/ responsible/
independence/ potential/ ) (5points)
1. The youth need their………………..in order to grow into ………….adults.
2. “it's high time we gave the youth the opportunity to demonstrate their……… .
They are positive and the future will be much better if they are allowed to
voice their……………..and make ……………of their own”, said a high official
in a ministerial meeting.
WRITING: (10points)
Some young people are not given the opportunity to express their talents or gifts
or even to benefit from schooling because they are sent to work at an early age.
Write a short essay discussing the causes of this issue and stating your own
opinion.

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ENGLISH TEST 1 SEMESTER 1 Level: 2 nd year baccalaureate

Academic year: 2012/2013 Student’s name:……………….

Date: 19/10/2012 (Timing:2hours) Final mark: ……./40

READING COMPREHENSION (15 points)

A- In which paragraphs do the following ideas appear? (2points)

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