Second Term Examآداب
27-04-2014, 01:28 PM
Second Term Exam
Part One. Reading
A/ Comprehension
01/30/2014 2:59 pm
UN (AP)
More than 250 million children of the world’s 650 million primary school age cannot read or write or do basic mathematics, according to the U.N. education agency. Its report said that 120 million children have spent little or no time in school. The researchers said children not going to school means countries lose money. Each year, governments lose up to $130 billion. Vibeke Jensen, a U.N. spokeswoman, said there was a global "learning crisis". She said this was because there were not enough well-trained teachers in poor areas. "While more children are in school, it's been at the cost of quality," She added: "The issue now is to put the focus on quality."
Most of those not going to school were girls. It was important that developing countries educate girls. Sending girls to school can increase a country’s wealth by 25per cent over 40 years. Almost two thirds (66%) of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan African would never go to school. In Yemen, just 36% of young women are literate. If current trends continue, the poorest part of the female population in developing countries won’t achieve literacy until 2072.There was some good news; In Laos, Rwanda and Vietnam, the number of children not going to school fell by 85 per cent in the last five years.
Read the passage above then do the activities that follow.
1- Copy the letter that corresponds to the right answer.
A. The passage is…….. ……. a) a newspaper article b) an online article c) a book excerpt
B. The main idea of the text is………......... a) Literacy in the world b)Illiteracy in the world c) Illiteracy in Third World
C. The text is…………..a) argumentative b) expository c) narrative
2-Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text:
a) Nations lose money as children do not go to school.
b) The problem is international.
c) The number of girls who don’t go to school is the same as that of the boys.
d)Some countries have reduced illiteracy to an important extent.
3-Answer the questions according to the text.
a) Why is there a global learning crisis?
b) Do-all girls in Arab countries go to school? Justify your answer.
c) What solution does the UN representative suggest?
4-Who/ What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
5-In which paragraph is the effect of illiteracy in underdeveloped countries mentioned?
B/ Text Exploration
1-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
a)Sufficient §1 b) Price §1 c) Emphasis §2
2-Which adjectives can be derived from the following words?
a) Child b) Government c) Educate d) Achieve
3-Complete sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’
1-a)A lot of primary school children cannot do basic mathematics.
b) Basic mathematics……………………………………………..
2-a) Education is said to be the basis of development.
b) People …………………………………………..
4-Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’
………………/ d / ……………../ t / …………/ id /
a) Educated b) governed c) Liked d) Learned
5-Fill in each gap with a word from the following list
Countries - system - is - education
A new report into world education shows Finland has the best ……1….. The global study .2. called "The Learning Curve" and is from the British magazine "The Economist". It aims to help governments provide a better …3… to students. The report looked at the education system in 50…4…
Part Two Writing.
What is the importance of learning foreign languages in one’s life ?
Take the example of the English language; why do people , in general and students especially learn Engish?
Answer the questions in a short paragraph.
Good Luck!
Part One. Reading
A/ Comprehension
01/30/2014 2:59 pm
UN (AP)
More than 250 million children of the world’s 650 million primary school age cannot read or write or do basic mathematics, according to the U.N. education agency. Its report said that 120 million children have spent little or no time in school. The researchers said children not going to school means countries lose money. Each year, governments lose up to $130 billion. Vibeke Jensen, a U.N. spokeswoman, said there was a global "learning crisis". She said this was because there were not enough well-trained teachers in poor areas. "While more children are in school, it's been at the cost of quality," She added: "The issue now is to put the focus on quality."
Most of those not going to school were girls. It was important that developing countries educate girls. Sending girls to school can increase a country’s wealth by 25per cent over 40 years. Almost two thirds (66%) of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan African would never go to school. In Yemen, just 36% of young women are literate. If current trends continue, the poorest part of the female population in developing countries won’t achieve literacy until 2072.There was some good news; In Laos, Rwanda and Vietnam, the number of children not going to school fell by 85 per cent in the last five years.
Read the passage above then do the activities that follow.
1- Copy the letter that corresponds to the right answer.
A. The passage is…….. ……. a) a newspaper article b) an online article c) a book excerpt
B. The main idea of the text is………......... a) Literacy in the world b)Illiteracy in the world c) Illiteracy in Third World
C. The text is…………..a) argumentative b) expository c) narrative
2-Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text:
a) Nations lose money as children do not go to school.
b) The problem is international.
c) The number of girls who don’t go to school is the same as that of the boys.
d)Some countries have reduced illiteracy to an important extent.
3-Answer the questions according to the text.
a) Why is there a global learning crisis?
b) Do-all girls in Arab countries go to school? Justify your answer.
c) What solution does the UN representative suggest?
4-Who/ What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
5-In which paragraph is the effect of illiteracy in underdeveloped countries mentioned?
B/ Text Exploration
1-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
a)Sufficient §1 b) Price §1 c) Emphasis §2
2-Which adjectives can be derived from the following words?
a) Child b) Government c) Educate d) Achieve
3-Complete sentence ‘b’ so that it means the same as sentence ‘a’
1-a)A lot of primary school children cannot do basic mathematics.
b) Basic mathematics……………………………………………..
2-a) Education is said to be the basis of development.
b) People …………………………………………..
4-Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’
………………/ d / ……………../ t / …………/ id /
a) Educated b) governed c) Liked d) Learned
5-Fill in each gap with a word from the following list
Countries - system - is - education
A new report into world education shows Finland has the best ……1….. The global study .2. called "The Learning Curve" and is from the British magazine "The Economist". It aims to help governments provide a better …3… to students. The report looked at the education system in 50…4…
Part Two Writing.
What is the importance of learning foreign languages in one’s life ?
Take the example of the English language; why do people , in general and students especially learn Engish?
Answer the questions in a short paragraph.
Good Luck!
