II/Language: (10marks)
1- Fill in the blanks with words from the box. There are two extra items. (3.5marks)
facilitates - overburdened –social - healthy - accomplish – including – like - roles - provide
Roles should be clearly identifiable. Individual family members must know and acknowledge their
roles and responsibilities. For example, in 1 ......................... families, mothers and fathers have a clear
understanding of their role as parents. They 2............................ them with physical resources (e.g.,
food, clothing, shelter), discipline, and a supportive, nurturing environment that 3-…………………………
their children's physical and emotional development. Families that are having difficulties often find
that their family 4 .............................. are not well defined and individual members do not understand
what is expected of them. Establishing clear roles helps a family function 5-…………………….…………
effectively because each member knows what he/she is expected to do. If these individuals fail to
fulfill their roles then other family members might have to do extra work, making them feel resentful
and 6 ......................... , thus hurting the functioning of the family. There are many problems that can
result from this failure, 7 ........................... behavior problems, depression, and low self-esteem.
Willingness to take responsibility for one's roles contributes to a healthy family.
2- Circle the right option to get a coherent paragraph : (3.5 marks)
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise 1-(on/in/up) and live out the true meaning of its
creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created 2-(equal/equality/equally). "
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners 3-( will be able/would be able/ will been able) to sit down together at the table
of brotherhood. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be 4-( asked/counted/judged) by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious 5-(columnists/
racists/activists) with its governor having his lips 6-(dripping /to drip /drip) with the words of
"interposition" and "nullification. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together,
to 7-(ran/struggle/build) together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing
that we will be free one day.
3- Supply the paragraph below with the right tense or form : (3marks)
When a person thinks of charity, giving money to relief funds or food to 1-(home)…………… shelters
will come to mind. When a person donates to a charity, they are providing an immediate need in
their community. While philanthropy is similar in that a person can 2-(active)……………... towards
improving a situation within their communities, they are looking for a long-term solution to a
community demand. As Learning to Give puts it, charity 3-(work) ……………… to help reduce or
eliminate 4-(suffer) ……………... that individuals experience from social problems, while philanthropy
works 5- (to reduce) ……………… or eliminate the social problems. As a result, philanthropy is typically
seen as an ongoing, long-term project. Not only does philanthropy work to solve a 6-
(society)……………. problem that our community faces, it helps provide opportunities to today’s
society.
III/Writing :15 marks
1- Here are some biographical notes about the Indian activist Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi. use the chronological development provided on the timeline to produce a
paragraph. (5 marks)
Born :2 October 1869/India
Education : University College London/University of London
Clothes :the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl.
Religion :Hinduism
Activism :-prominent figure of Indian Independence Movement.
- Advocated non-violence, civil disobedience and peaceful protests.
- Led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women’s rights, building religious ethnic
amity and increasing economic self-reliance.
- 15August 1947; gained the independence of India
- His teaching inspired most of the world civil rights movements (ex :Martin Luther King)
- Died :30 January 1948 (aged 78) assassinated by shooting. New Delhi /buried there.
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2- Topic : You have recently decided to take part in voluntary work. Write an article to urge
your friends at school to join you in this mission. State positive arguments to encourage
them more to do so. (10 marks)
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Hichria Secondary School Full term Exam Teacher :Hajer Saidani
December 2024 1 Form :3rd Arts
Student’s name :…………….
I/Reading Comprehension: (15 marks)
1- Tick the appropriate answer : (3 marks)
a- The text is : - argumentative
- descriptive
- narrative
- expository
b- the ton of the writer is : - regretful
- revengeful
- hateful
c- In the end of the text the writer seems to be : - apologizing
- regretful
- romantic
- inquiring
2- The following sentences are false. Correct them with reference to the text :( 5 marks)
a- The narrator was proud of his mother when she visited him at school.
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b- The boys at school didn’t mock the narrator for having one-eyed mother.
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c- The narrator was dissatisfied with his situation which made him a failure.
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d- The writer regretted having screamed at his mother.
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e- T h e writer was deeply moved when he visited his old house and found his mother ill.
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3- After he screamed at his mother the writer had double contradictory feelings,
pick them out from paragraph one (2marks)
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4- Find the meaning of the following words from the text: (3 marks)
a- Giving provoking and critical remarks (prg 1) ………………………………………………….
b- feeling or showing a hopeless sense (prg 2) ……………………………………………………
c- broken into small pieces (prg 4) ……………………………………………………………
5- How do you describe the writer. Do you consider him right or faulty? (1mark)
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6- If he had known about the story of the accident that happened to him in his
childhood, do you think the writer would have changed his behaviour towards his
mother? Why/Why not? (1 mark)
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