Rabah Bitat Secondary School Academic Year: 2020/2021
Exploring matters further
Unit One: Make Peace
Level: second year, management and economy/ scientific stream.
Read the text carefully then do the activities
Mahatma Gandhi was a great freedom fighter and non-violent activist. He was born in
1869 in Gujarat, India. He completed his schooling in India and went to England for further study
of law. He then went to the British colony of South Africa to practice law. There he decided to
become a political activist.
Later, he returned to India and started a powerful non-violent movement to fight for India’s
independence. Many times, he was sent to prison, but he never discouraged himself and continued
fighting for national freedom. He started many mass movements like Non Cooperation Movement
in 1920 and the Quit India Movement in 1942.
After so many struggles, India gained independence in 1947. A year later, Gandhi was
assassinated. He proved that everything is possible with non-violence and the unity of people.
Even after his death, he is still alive in the heart of every Indian as Father of the Nation.
www.Britanica.com (adapted)
Part one
I. Reading Comprehension
1. Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer:
The text is: a- a newspaper article b- a story c- a web article.
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
a. Mahatma Gandhi was a great violent freedom fighter. ……….
b. Mahatma Gandhi decided to become a political activist in India. ………
c. Mahatma Gandhi was jailed many times when trying to restore India’s independence
………..
d. Mahatma Gandhi was killed in 1949. ………….
3. Answer the following questions according to the text.
a. Did Mahatma Gandhi practice law? if yes, where?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. Where did Mahatma Gandhi begin his movement to fight for India’s independence?
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c. What are the two movements that Gandhi started between 1920 and 1942?
…………………………………………………………………………………
d. What did Mahatma Gandhi prove through his movements towards independence?
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
He (§1) →…………………. There (§1) →………….………
5. Give a title to the text………………………………………………………………….
II. Text Exploration
1. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following :
Colonization (§2) ≠ …….………. dead ≠ (§3)………….…..
2. Complete the following situations using "should have / shouldn’t have":
a. Some Students throw rubbish in the classroom.
b. They........................................................................................................
a. She opened my bag without my permission.
b. She..........................................................................................................
3. Complete the sentences below expressing: Obligation, prohibition and absence of
obligation :
a. Students cannot use their mobile phones inside classes. They ….……turn them off
b. Respect is needed. People ……………….impose themselves on others.
c. Differences are always tolerated .We …………………. agree with each other
4. Fill in the blanks with can, can't, could, couldn't, will be able to, was/ were able to,
or have/ has been able to.
a. It was a difficult exercise, but we ……………………...to solve it.
b. ……………you show me the way to the library, please?
c. The United Nations Organization .......................... (not) to put an end to the Middle
east crises yet.
d. They……………………to find a solution to that problem soon.
5. join the following pairs of sentencesusing: though, although, or however.
I think I did well/ the test was vert difficult.
Barack Obama is a black Afro-American/he was able to become a president of the
USA.
6. Fill in the gaps with words from the following list:
Unity– independence- gave up- leader- jailed- proved
Mahatma Gandhi was a great ………..who fought for India’s ……….He was
……….many times but he never………...Mahatma Gandhi …….to his people that ……and
non-violence are the two keys towards their success.
Part two
Imagine you are the headmaster of a secondary school. Write eight school rules about what
pupils must or mustn’t do .
