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3rd year Literary streams
Final Examination
Part one: Reading
A/ Comprehension
South Korea’s government has announced ambitious plans to revolutionize school classrooms and provide the world’s first “smart education” system. It intends to digitize all textbooks in all schools by 2015. This means bulky, paper-based books are out and handheld tablets and e-readers are in. First in line to go digital are elementary schools, which will switch to online devices by 2014. South Korea’s Ministry of Education says it will invest $2.4 billion to create and deliver the e-learning and mobile-learning materials. Education Minister Lee Ju Ho explained the need to ensure teachers are sufficiently trained in using the new tech in class. "It's very important to make sure that the two can work together,” he said.
The Ministry has not yet made a decision on which make of products it will bring into the classroom. Many industry experts predict it will opt for Korean-made devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab rather than gadgets from international rivals Apple or Sony. In addition to digital content in the classroom, the Ministry is also hoping to make online classes available for students who miss lessons. South Korea is well known for its embrace of technology and high-speed Internet. A Ministry official stated: “Korean students have ranked first in terms of digital literacy among developed nations…That’s why Korean students, who are already fully prepared for digital society, need a [major] shift in education.”
Read the following text then do the activities that follow.
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the best answer
A-The text is…..……. .a) an online article b) a newspaper article c)an e-mail
B-The aim of the text is to …..a) inform b) educate c) entertain.
C- The title of the text is: a) Better Textbooks.
b) Better Classrooms
c) High Technology in Education.
2-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a) What does South Korea government plan to do?
b) How much will this project cost?
c) Will students who were absent find the lessons? Justify your answer.
d) Why do Korean students need a giant leap in education?
3-What or Who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
4- In which paragraph is it mentioned that:
a) High technology will be introduced in all the schools and all levels.
b) Teachers must know how to use high tech devices.
B/ Text Exploration
1-Find in §1 the word whose definition follows: showing great desire for something.
2-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
a) Huge §1 b) guarantee §1 c) Choose§2 d) The ability to read and write.§2
3- Divide the following words into roots and affixes:
a) Revolutionize b) government c) education d) illiteracy
Prefix root Suffix
4-Re-write sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’:
1-a) The government will provide the first ‘smart education’ system.
b)The first ‘smart education’ system………………………………..
2-a) A Ministry official stated: “Korean students have ranked first .”
b)A Ministry official said that………………………………………
5-Match pairs of words that rhyme:
School - core - boy - score - toy cool
6-Fill in each gap with one word from the following list:
Violence- in – children - school- parents - of - who
Japanese elementary school ….1…. are becoming more violent. A government report shows that the number of cases of……….. 2………. rose to a record 1,890 during the past …..3…..year. This broke the previous record …4… 1,600 cases set in 2003. This is worrying for Japanese citizens….5….. are used to a well-behaved society.
Part Two: Written Expression
• Write a composition of about 80 words on one of the following topics.
Topic One: Use the following notes to write a paragraph of about 120 to
150 words on the following topic.
The number of children who fail at school is increasing at an alarming rate.
What are the major causes of this phenomenon?
• Family problems: divorced parents - irresponsible parents- uneducated parents
• Social problems: Drug addiction – T V and internet addiction - Delinquency.
• Absence of extracurricular activities-absence of parent-teacher associations – boring lessons and teachers.
• Suggest solutions to this serious problem.
Topic Two: Write a composition of about 120 to 150 words about the following
topic.
Some Algerian businessmen import imitated products and sell them to consumers
as genuine products.
Why do-you think they do so? Give arguments.
GOOD LUCK
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Part One : Reading
A/Comprehension
1-A/ a B/ a C/c
2-a) South Korea plans to revolutionize school classrooms and provides the world’s
first ”smart education” system.
b) It will cost $2.4billion.
c) Yes, they will because online classes will be available for students who miss the
lessons.
3-a) It……..South Korea’s government
b) The two…..teachers and the new tech.
c) Who….Korean students.
4-a) in§1 b) in §1
B/Text Exploration
1-Definition: Ambitious
2-a) Bulky b) ensure c) opt d) literacy
3a) Root: a) revolution/Revolt b) govern c) educat (e ) d) literacy
Prefix: d) il
Suffix: a) ize b) ment c) ion
4- b1-The first ‘smart education’ system will be provided by the government.
b2- A Korean Official stated that Korean students had ranked first.
5- School/ Cool , Core/ Score , Boy/ Toy
6-1-Children 2-Violence 3- School 4- of 5- Who
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3rd year Literary streams
Final Examination
Part one: Reading
A/ Comprehension
South Korea’s government has announced ambitious plans to revolutionize school classrooms and provide the world’s first “smart education” system. It intends to digitize all textbooks in all schools by 2015. This means bulky, paper-based books are out and handheld tablets and e-readers are in. First in line to go digital are elementary schools, which will switch to online devices by 2014. South Korea’s Ministry of Education says it will invest $2.4 billion to create and deliver the e-learning and mobile-learning materials. Education Minister Lee Ju Ho explained the need to ensure teachers are sufficiently trained in using the new tech in class. "It's very important to make sure that the two can work together,” he said.
The Ministry has not yet made a decision on which make of products it will bring into the classroom. Many industry experts predict it will opt for Korean-made devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab rather than gadgets from international rivals Apple or Sony. In addition to digital content in the classroom, the Ministry is also hoping to make online classes available for students who miss lessons. South Korea is well known for its embrace of technology and high-speed Internet. A Ministry official stated: “Korean students have ranked first in terms of digital literacy among developed nations…That’s why Korean students, who are already fully prepared for digital society, need a [major] shift in education.”
Read the following text then do the activities that follow.
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the best answer
A-The text is…..……. .a) an online article b) a newspaper article c)an e-mail
B-The aim of the text is to …..a) inform b) educate c) entertain.
C- The title of the text is: a) Better Textbooks.
b) Better Classrooms
c) High Technology in Education.
2-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a) What does South Korea government plan to do?
b) How much will this project cost?
c) Will students who were absent find the lessons? Justify your answer.
d) Why do Korean students need a giant leap in education?
3-What or Who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
4- In which paragraph is it mentioned that:
a) High technology will be introduced in all the schools and all levels.
b) Teachers must know how to use high tech devices.
B/ Text Exploration
1-Find in §1 the word whose definition follows: showing great desire for something.
2-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
a) Huge §1 b) guarantee §1 c) Choose§2 d) The ability to read and write.§2
3- Divide the following words into roots and affixes:
a) Revolutionize b) government c) education d) illiteracy
Prefix root Suffix
4-Re-write sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’:
1-a) The government will provide the first ‘smart education’ system.
b)The first ‘smart education’ system………………………………..
2-a) A Ministry official stated: “Korean students have ranked first .”
b)A Ministry official said that………………………………………
5-Match pairs of words that rhyme:
School - core - boy - score - toy cool
6-Fill in each gap with one word from the following list:
Violence- in – children - school- parents - of - who
Japanese elementary school ….1…. are becoming more violent. A government report shows that the number of cases of……….. 2………. rose to a record 1,890 during the past …..3…..year. This broke the previous record …4… 1,600 cases set in 2003. This is worrying for Japanese citizens….5….. are used to a well-behaved society.
Part Two: Written Expression
• Write a composition of about 80 words on one of the following topics.
Topic One: Use the following notes to write a paragraph of about 120 to
150 words on the following topic.
The number of children who fail at school is increasing at an alarming rate.
What are the major causes of this phenomenon?
• Family problems: divorced parents - irresponsible parents- uneducated parents
• Social problems: Drug addiction – T V and internet addiction - Delinquency.
• Absence of extracurricular activities-absence of parent-teacher associations – boring lessons and teachers.
• Suggest solutions to this serious problem.
Topic Two: Write a composition of about 120 to 150 words about the following
topic.
Some Algerian businessmen import imitated products and sell them to consumers
as genuine products.
Why do-you think they do so? Give arguments.
GOOD LUCK
ÇáÊÕÍíÍ ÇáäãæÐÌí
Part One : Reading
A/Comprehension
1-A/ a B/ a C/c
2-a) South Korea plans to revolutionize school classrooms and provides the world’s
first ”smart education” system.
b) It will cost $2.4billion.
c) Yes, they will because online classes will be available for students who miss the
lessons.
3-a) It……..South Korea’s government
b) The two…..teachers and the new tech.
c) Who….Korean students.
4-a) in§1 b) in §1
B/Text Exploration
1-Definition: Ambitious
2-a) Bulky b) ensure c) opt d) literacy
3a) Root: a) revolution/Revolt b) govern c) educat (e ) d) literacy
Prefix: d) il
Suffix: a) ize b) ment c) ion
4- b1-The first ‘smart education’ system will be provided by the government.
b2- A Korean Official stated that Korean students had ranked first.
5- School/ Cool , Core/ Score , Boy/ Toy
6-1-Children 2-Violence 3- School 4- of 5- Who
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