KHALED IBN EL WALID End of Semester 2 Test 2 Mrs DZIRI
SECONDARY SCHOOL MAY 2017
Subject : ENGLISH
4th Form (Math 1 / ECO 2/3) Reading Passage
( 1) It was earl y fall when Ur ban Exodus visit ed Mi mi and Richard’ s Made i n
Ghent far m, f ar m st ore, baker y and gatheri ng pl ace. The apples were ri pe f or t he
picki ng and t he f all har vest had start ed. The f ar m st or e was bustli ng wi th peopl e
comi ng t o buy meat and bread f or their evening meals. Mi mi was busy i n the
ki tchen, whil e Richard was wor ki ng on var ious pr oj ects on t he f arm. Now, i t is
har d to bel ieve that onl y four years ago t his 75 -acre far m was overgr own fi elds
and a few derelict buildings.
( 2) Mi mi and Richard st art ed as weekender s in Columbi a Count y, t hey bought a
li ttl e f ar mhouse on a smal l pl ot of land and woul d come up to escape t he madness
of New Yor k Cit y on the weekends wit h their t wo daught er s. Each vi si t, t hey found
it har der and har der t o retur n t o New Yor k. Ri chard had wor ked in the adverti si ng
worl d for many year s and the const ant travel and str ess had lef t him r eady f or the
next advent ur e.
( 3) Wi th t hei r t wo daughters ent eri ng hi gh school they t hought l ong about what
t rul y held meaning in t he i r lif e. They sol d thei r home in t he suburbs and moved
i nt o their lit tle f ar mhouse. Richard commut ed back and for th unt il t hey found t hei r
cur rent far m, j ust a mil e from t heir pr evious place i n Ghent , New Yor k. They
i nvest ed t heir lif e savings t o buil d Mad e i n Ghent, knowi ng well that it meant their
business had to become sustai nabl e in order t o not have t o return to t heir previous
cit y l i ves.
( 4) Made in Ghent is const ant l y evol ving and adding new off eri ngs f or their
l ocal and seasonal communi t y. In addit i on to running an Ani mal Welf are Appr oved
meat and egg busi ness, Mi mi makes br ead. Both host far m di nners and run cr eat i ve
and busi ness devel opment wor kshops. Ri chard has channel ed his f or mer agency
skil ls i nto his phot ography and has est ablished hi mself a s a respect ed
phot oj our nal ist i n the Hudson V all ey.
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KHALED IBN EL WALID End of Semester 2 Test 2 Mrs DZIRI
SECONDARY SCHOOL MAY 2017
Subject : ENGLISH
4th Form (Math 1 / ECO 2/3) Duration : 2 hours
I- COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (12 marks) :
1) Match the following headings with their appropriate paragraphs (4 marks) :
(There is one extra heading)
Headings Paragraphs / Answer
a- Opting for urban exodus 1 ---------------
b- A paradise like farm 2 ---------------
c- Enjoying rural exodus 3 ---------------
d- Away from the stressful city 4 ---------------
e- Enjoying life and work on the farm
2) For of the following statements, pick out one detail from the text showing that it is
false (3 marks) :
a- There used to be a lot of productive trees on Made in Ghent farm. (Paragraph 1)
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b- Mimi and Richard were unwilling to leave the city. (Paragraph 2)
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c- Mimi and Richard spent all their money on the farm just for their own pleasure and
entertainment. (Paragraph 3)
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3) What are the main activities people can enjoy on the farm? Give only one. (1 mark) :
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4) What does the underlined word refer to in the text (1 mark) :
Both (pg 4) refers to : ……………………………..................
5) Find a word in the text meaning nearly the same as (2 marks) :
a- left to fall into ruin (pg 1) : ............................................................
b- travelled regularly between one’s home and work (pg 3) : ……………………………………
6) Give a personal and justified answer to the following question (1 mark) :
If you were Mimi and Richard, would you make that choice ? Say why or why not.
If I were Mimi and Richard, I ……..……… make that choice because …………………………..
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II- LANGUAGE (6 marks) :
1) Put the bracketed words in the right Form and / or Tense (3 marks) :
I was an overweight child, teenager and adult, often bullied, with
exceptionally low self-esteem and depression for many years. I went on various
diets which failed and I 1- (lose) ………………/gained the same seven stone
over several years (size 10 to size 24). I finally had a "light bulb moment" and
spent several months 2- (work) ……………… through my emotional
associations with food , an 3- (exception) ……………… difficult and painful
journey which opened up a lot of discomfort in many areas of my life. But I now
have a 4- (many) …………………. better relationship with food, and my
parents. So far, they 5- (do) ………………… what they before thought was the
best for me growing up, but I 6- (believe) ……………….. they had many
emotional issues that they dealt with using food and passed down to me in the
process.
2) Fill in the blanks with 06 words from the box to get a coherent
paragraph (3 marks) :
on – potential – recognize – increase – while – under – inefficiencies – decrease
Knowing the reasons your company's productivity is lacking directs you
to appropriate solutions to improve productivity and profits. Ineffective
management practices 1- ……………. a company's productivity in several
ways. The overall strategy for such a company contains 2- …………… because
the manager doesn't see and take steps to implement the most productive ways
to complete tasks. Individual employees fail and lose 3- ……………… poor
management. They don't have the freedom and coaching to reach their full 4-
…………….., so they don't get as much done as they could. Employees who do
not feel like their supervisors 5- ………………... their efforts often don't try
hard to perform to their full capacity. Dissatisfied employees are generally
unproductive ones, 6- …………… happy employees who are passionate about
their jobs get the work done effectively.
III- WRITING (12 marks) :
1) Use the following information to write a paragraph about smoking (4 marks) :
smoking harm organ Smokers develop Smoking cause If quit smoking,
the body, cause heart disease, stroke, inflammation the risk health
disease death lung cancer. decrease immune issue drop
function. sharply.
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2) Topic (8 marks) :
Your friend has recently bought a new car. Write him / her an e-mail in which you
advise him / her to adopt an eco-friendly driving style that is both ecologically and
economically beneficial.
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Adherence to task and content adequacy 3 marks
Lexical appropriacy and grammar accuracy 3 marks
Mechanical accuracy (punctuation, 2 marks
capitalization and spelling)
