JABRANE High School Teacher: Mr RIYAD

Student’s Name: …………………………… Class: 2nd BAC…… 20

Global Test- Semester I
Education for all
(1) Many Moroccan students and schoolchildren work over the summer to fund the next year’s
studies. Coming mostly from families with limited incomes, they have to give up their holidays to work
and take on small seasonal jobs. Some sell boxes of tissues in the main city streets, or sweets and ice cream
to children on the beaches. Others try to get a job in a restaurant or a café.
(2) There are schoolchildren like 14-year-old Hamid who, for seven years now, has had to be
financially independent. He sells plastic bags, umbrellas, sweets, balloons, gums, tissues, and so on. “My
father died when I was 5 years old,” Hamid said. “My mother had to work as cleaner in many houses. She
couldn’t meet the family’s needs and wants. That is why I work during the summer; I don’t want to drop
out of school. My studies will help me achieve my dreams when I’m older,” he said with a big smile.
(3) Like Hamid, 16-year-old Hiba puts her Moroccan biscuit-making skills to good use during the
summer. She has managed to attract lot of customers who like her biscuits and pastries a lot. “My dad is a
seasonal worker and my mum is a housewife,” she said. “Our finances are very limited. So I decided to
take my future in my own hands, working during my free time. The holidays are a good time to make some
money. So my dad doesn’t have to worry about the start of the new school year,” she said proudly.
(4) Elsewhere, other young people whose families are better financially also choose to do summer
jobs. Their aim is often to enrich their personal experience and to prepare for the future employment. This
is the story of Hamdane Bouchouika, who is 18 years old. For two years, he has worked the month of July
as a cashier in a restaurant in Agadir. At first, his parents were astonished at his decision. But they
encouraged him later on. “My work has really built up my confidence over time. Plus, the money I get over
this month means I can treat myself to a little time away in August,” he said.
(5) Some university students work as secretaries for doctors or lawyers, replacing employees who are
away on holiday, or just as baby-sitter or counselors. This is the case of twenty-year-old Abdellah who
worked as a counselor at a youth camp in Essaouira last summer.
(6) Sociologist Samira Kassimi says that Moroccan society is changing now that everyone –especially
in urban areas – has grasped the importance of education. More and more parents are being convinced that
working during the holidays will teach their youngsters how to be more responsible.
Adapted from: htt://maghribia.com/

I. COMPREHENSION(10pts)
Base all your answers on the text.
A. Tick the appropriate answer from the list given:
The general idea of the text is: (1 pts)
1. Moroccan students spend holidays working to support their school costs and gain confidence.
2. Poor Moroccan students spend holidays working to support their school costs and other expenses.
3. Rich Moroccan students spend holidays working to gain confidence and work experience.
B. Are these sentences true or false? Justify:(2 pts)
1. Hamid is going to leave school in order to get a job and help his family.
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2. Hiba’s clients appreciate her biscuits
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 A. Answer the following questions (3 pts)
1. Why has Hamid decided to work during the holidays? …………………………………………..
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2. What benefits do children from richer families gain from working over the summer? …………
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3. According to Moroccan parents, how will working during the summer holidays be useful to their
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B. Fill in the chart with the right information from the text. (1,5pts)
Name The type of work he/she does during the holidays
Hamid 1. Selling things like plastic bags, umbrellas, sweets, balloons and so on
Hiba 2. …………………………………………………………………………....................

Hamdane 3. ………………………………………………………………………………………

Abdellah 4. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

C. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (1,5pts)

1. They (paragraph 1): …………………………………………………
2. Who (paragraph 2): …………………………………………..
3. this month (paragraph 4)
D. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (1pts)
1. Pay off: (paragraph1)…………………………………………………….
2. Talents: (paragraph 3)………………………………………..
II. VOCABULARY (5pts)
A. Match the words that go together to make appropriate collections (2pts)
1) social a) energy
2) Sense of b) education
3) Basic c) humour
4) Renewable d) justice
B. Give the correct form of the words between brackets (1.5pts)
The Moroccan government has taken serious measures to reduce (illiterate)………..………….
among women. It also raises their (aware) ………………………….to the importance of education in
human (develop)……………………………....
C. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the list (open-mined, equal, self-confident, careless) (1.5
pts)
1. Parents need to help their kids to be ………………………………. Believing in your abilities and
potential can help achieve miracles.
2. Young people tend to be more ……………..……...……..than their parents. They accept new ideas
and integrate easily.
3. Both boys and girls should be given ………………..………..…opportunities to show their talents
and abilities.
III. LANGUAGE
A. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or expression from the list (4pts)
1. My friend Kamal looks happy and satisfied today; he ……………………………..well on the test.
(must have done, mustn’t have done, need have done)
2. I’m looking forward to ………………………..…you in Paris soon. (seen, seeing, see)
3. Hamid isn’t as tall or as fast as that, so it ……………..…….Hamid. (must be, mustn’t be, can’t be)
4. It is no use …………………to the beach today. It is too cold to swim (go, to go, going)
B. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given (4pts)
1. Students must send their application before the end of June.
❖ The application …………………………………………………………………………..
2. Mark Zuckerberg created facebook in 2004
❖ Facebook …………………………………………………………………………………
3. The victim has identified three criminals.
❖ Three criminals ……………………………………………………………………………
4. They see him as a model.
❖ He ………………………………………………………………………………………
C. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense. (4pts)
1. Before she became a doctor, Salma (already, work) …………………..………as biology teacher for
two years.
2. By the end of this year, we (study) …………………………………..…..English for 3 years.
3. We (not travel) …………………………..……to France last year.
4. He (come) ………………………………..……...if we invite him.
D. Rewrite the following sentences using the words giving. (pay attention to punctuation) (5pts)
1. They played well, but they didn’t win the match (despite)
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2. It was too cold inside, so she turned on the heater. (because)
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3. Hicham likes French. Amina prefers English. (however)
❖ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Many people learn English. They want to communicate with people from England. (so as to)
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5. The internet is used for learning and for entertainment. (not only……but also)
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IV. WRITING (8pts)

You saw a film you liked very much on TV. Write a review of that film.
Here are some suggestions to help you:

• The title of the movie and the director

• When/ where you watched it
• Where it is filmed (place, time)
• Type of the film (love story, detective story, science fiction, historical story…….
• Characters (actors) in the film (the main actors) their roles and performance in the movie
• What is the film about? (the story of the film)
• Your reaction/ evaluation/ opinion about the film (things you liked and thing you didn’t like about the
film, (music, actors, clothes, places, the messages, topics, style, ………)
 Last week, my friends and I watched “………………………..”which was directed by ………………..
It is one of the best movies I……………………………………………………………………………………...
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I advise people to watch the “………………….…………..” because…………………………………
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