Student’s Name: …………… Class: 2nd Year BAC SVT1
Global Test (Semester 1)
In Morocco, a huge number of children are homeless. Thousands of young girls from poor families are sent
to work in houses in cities. However, they are often ill-treated and exploited; which makes them run away and live
in the streets. Also, many young boys and girls leave their houses due to family problems and poverty. Some of
them work hard to earn some money and others survive by begging from rich people. Street children live a
difficult life; very often full of danger. Non-governmental organizations make considerable efforts to reintegrate
them into families and schools, but experts say the problem is large and its root lies in poverty and difficult social
circumstances.
Touria is one of the girls who worked in houses. Her parents who lived in the countryside had some
financial trouble, so they sent her to work as a domestic in the city. Touria lived terrible conditions at work. She
worked all the day, slept in the kitchen and was beaten by her host family. As a result, she escaped from the house
where she was working and lived in the street because she could never go back home. One day, a lady found her
all in tears and helpless in the street, so she took her to Bayti. Now that she is given a shelter in this association,
Touria feels much happier and safer.
Hassan left his home and school at the age of 12 to live on the street. After his mother passed away, his
father married another woman who did not like Hassan to stay with them. She always made his father beat and
insult him. “The street is not a better place to live in, but I will not suffer from my father beating me everyday”
Hassan thought. Nobody gave a hand to Hassan; he worked as a porter in wholesale markets and sometimes he
gained little money from helping passengers at the train station.
The government and many non-governmental organizations have adopted a strategy of building centers to
shelter homeless children and reintegrate them into schools and families, yet the challenge is enormous. The
number of those children usually exceeds the centers’ capacities; there are not enough beds for all of them. Thus,
all citizens should act at once to rescue them.
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I - COMPREHENSION: (15 POINTS) : BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT.
A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY. (3pts)
1. Children live sadly in the streets. ………………………………………………………………………………
2. Touria didn’t work as a maid. ……………………………………………………………
3. Hassan left his house because he liked his stepmother. ……………………………………………………
B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. (3pts)
1. How do children try to live in the street? ……………………………………………………………………
2. Why did Touria leave the house she was working in? ….……………………………………………
3. Who helped Hassan when he lived in the street? ………………………………………………………………
C. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS REFER TO? (1pts)
1. Its:(P1) ………………………………… 2. She: …………(P3)
D. FIND IN THE TEXT SYNONYMS OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS ? (4pts)
1. escape (paragraph 1) …………………………
3. died (paragraph 3) ……………………..………
2. return (paragraph 2) ………………………
4. help (paragraph 3) …………………………
E. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: (2pts)
1. Children quit their houses and live in the streets because of……………………………………………..………
2. Parents send their daughters to the city to……………………………………………..………………….………
II - LANGUAGE: (7 POINTS)
1-PUT THE WORDS BETWEEN BRACKET IN THE CORRECT FORM.(2pts)
a-Moroccan government has reformed the (education) ____________system to respond to the challenges of the
new era.
b-Many students today(dropping)_____________out of school for family reasons.
2-PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM.(2pts)
a-Peter had better (to see)__________a doctor.
b-Harry is fond of (play) ____________video games.
3-REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED.
a-Elena’s family saved enough money.They want to buy a new flat.(so as to)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
b-James starts a new business.He wants to invest in more active businesses.(so that).
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4-RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING SITUATION.
You are at the hotel and you need the wifi password.(make request).
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