2nd year Baccalaureate

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Progress test: Semester one

Language
1. Vocabulary (26 points)
MATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE COLLOCATIONS
(4 points)

1. sense of
2. heterogeneous
3. fulfill
4. make
1- B
2-C 3- A

A. a dream
B. humor
C. group
D. an impression
4-D

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH APPROPRIATE COLLOCATIONS. (6 points)

Has fun, making mistakes, formal education,

tells jokes, vocational education, make fun,
heterogeneous group, young people, sense of
humor, homeless children, homogenous group,
1. Atsociety
work, nobody takes Tim seriously because he
civil
always tells jokes
2. I dont like people who make fun of people with
disabilities.
3. A good sense of humor can help us to learn
quickly.
4. Although young people are a heterogeneous
group, they can play responsible, determining roles
in society.
5. A high percentage of young people no longer
believe in their countrys political parties; thats why
they tend to shy away from politics.

6. Formal education is the structured educational

system provided by the state for school goers.
FILL IN THE GAPS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS FROM THE LIST (8 points)

urban, years, months, formal, studies,

Girls living in Moroccan towns are five times more likely
to remain in school as their rural peers. The urban
attendance rate is around 60%, but is only 16.5% for girls
in isolated areas. Given that the distance between rural
girls' homes and schools is the primary reason for the
disparity, an innovative residential programme may be the
solution to keeping girls in school for more than just six
months of primary education, organisers recently told a
Rabat forum.
The Dar Taliba de Qualite (girls' dormitories) initiative is
proving to be a good model for partnership between the
public sector and charitable groups. The idea is to
provide lodging, educational support and a psychosocial
enrichment programme specially designed for girls from
remote areas so that they can complete their studies
beyond primary school.
GIVE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. (4 points)

1. The Moroccan (education) educational system should

be improved.
2. A lot of young people are so (imagine) imaginative
when it comes to using the Internet.
3. (drop) Dropping out of school is a problem that we all
have to deal with.
4. Stand-up (comedy) comedians have nerves of steel.
JOIN THE PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH THE LINKING WORDS GIVEN. (4points)

1.I will go to university so as to continue my

studies. (so as to)

2.He exercises regularly in order not to be

overweight. (in order not to)
3.Ships carry life boats so that the crew can
escape when the ship sinks. (so that)
4.These men risk their lives so that we can live
more safely. (so that)
2. Grammar ( 26 points)
CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER. (8 points)

1. There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You

(neednt/must/may) buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You (neednt/mustnt/should) smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He
(cant/must/had better) be tired after such hard work.
He (cant/may/must) prefer to get some rest.
4. I (can/could/must) speak Arabic fluently when I was a
child and we lived in Morocco. But after we
moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the
language and forgot almost everything I knew
as a child. Now, I (should/can/could) just say a few
things in the language.
5. Take an umbrella. It (must/may/couldnt) rain later.
6. You should have/could /shouldnt have told him all the
secrets that I had told you.
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM. (7 points)

1. I am keen on (work) working in the computer industry.

2. Amy decided (to see) to see a doctor.
3. Leila enjoys (to read) reading love stories.
4. You had better (to see) see the doctor if you dont feel
well.
5. Do you mind (to help) helping me wash the dishes?
6. I can't help (to laugh) laughing when I watch Mr Been.

7. We could (to send) send you a letter if you asked.

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE RIGHT TENSE. (8 points)

1. Sara usually (put) puts on black shoes but now she

(wear) is wearing white trainers.
2. When he (wake up) woke up this morning , his mother
(already /prepare) had already prepared breakfast.
3. I (just / finish) have just finished my homework.
4. Tom (move) moved to his home town in 1994.
5. Yesterday, while the parents (have) were having
breakfast, the children (run) were running about.
REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN. (3 points)

1. We finished our work. Then we went out.

After we had finished our work, we went out.
2. We forgot our passports. Thats why we were late for
the plane.
Because had forgotten our passports, we were late for
the plane.
3. They ate the shellfish. After that, they started feeling
sick.
Before they started feeling sick, they had eaten the
shellfish.
3. Functions ( 8 points)
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUE(S) APPROPRIATELY (4 points)

: Riska, what do you think about Facebook recently?

Riska : What do you mean?
Lina : I mean, do you like using your Facebook?
Riska : I think that Facebook is kind of social network
where we can spend our time. I enjoy using that because I
can see my fiends pictures, share ideas through posting
Lina

something on it and get some information from group

pages.
Lina
: Thats what I think, too. I also like using
Facebook and playing some games in it. But I am sure
that there are so many disadvantages on Facebook.
Riska : I dont think so. If you find so many
disadvantages, all people over the world wont use it. It
depends on us. If we can control everything and manage
our time, we will get the positive things from this social
network.
MATCH EACH EXPRESSION WITH ITS APPRORIATE FUNCTION. (2
points)
1. How do you feel about using edmodo? A. asking for clarification
2. What are you driving at ?
B. expressing lack of understanding
C. asking for opinion
D. agreeing

1. C

2. A

WHAT DOES EACH SENTENCE EXPRESS?( 2 points)

1. I am not quite sure about the decisions made by the

Moroccan government. Expressing lack of
understanding
2. For me, life is not white or black but it is shades of
grey. Expressing opinion

Writing

Write on the TWO following topics in a separate sheet.

Topic 1 (10 points)
You like someone who could succeed in his/her life although his/her life was not easy in the beginning.
Write a DESCRIPTIVE essay about him or her. These tips will help you.
- Who is he/she and whats your relation to him or her?
- What does he/she look like?
- Whats he/she like?
- What other people say about him/her?
- Choose appropriate vocabulary and varied sentence structures.
- Write 100 words at least.

USE CORRECT PUNCTUATION AND NEAT HANDWRITING

Topic 2 (10 points)

You still cant forget a funny incident that happened to you or one of your friends. Write a NARRATIVE
essay about this funny story. These tips will help you.
- Write an attention-catching sentence where you state the time and place of the incident.
- Respect the form of the story: before the event- the event- after the event.
- Tell us what was funny about your story.
- Remember to use the narrative tenses especially the simple past, past continuous and past perfect.
- Write 100 words at least.
- USE CORRECT PUNCTUATION AND NEAT HANDWRITING