Class: 3rd year AS Date: Feb 16th 2023

Stream: Scientific and Technical Mathematics streams Duration: 1 hour

Full name: …………………………. -B-
Second Term Test of English

Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In 2013, 42 million children and teenagers were overweight or obese, worldwide and 70 million
children will be overweight or obese by 2025 if current trends continue. Without intervention, overweight
infants and young children will likely continue to be overweight during childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Obesity in childhood is associated with a wide range of serious health complications and an increased risk of
early start of illnesses, including diabetes and heart disease.
Canada, like many nations, is in the heart of an epidemic of overweight and obesity. There has been a
dramatic increase in unhealthy weights in Canada. Childhood overweight and obesity has been rising steadily in
Canada in recent years. The combined prevalence of overweight and obesity among those aged 2 to 17 years
increased from 15 per cent to 26 per cent. Increases were highest among youth, aged 12 to 17 years, with
overweight and obesity more than doubling for this age group, from 14 per cent to 29 per cent.
Currently, 59% of adult Canadians are either overweight or obese. Adults who have unhealthy weights
are at increased risk of heart disease, cancer, strokes and type 2 diabetes. Affected adults may die up to 3 to 7
years earlier than counterparts with a healthy weight.
The total cost of obesity to Canadians was $4.3 billion. The resulting toll in dollars cost and lives lost is
a call for action. Obesity is difficult to reverse and public health measures must include effective prevention
beginning in childhood as well as treatment.
www.childhoodobesityfoundation.ca
A/ Reading Comprehension:
1- Say whether the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones if found. (3pts)
a. The number of obese children in the world will decrease …………
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b. Obesity is harmful to people’s health ………….
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c. Canada has been suffering from the growth of obesity for so many years ………..
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Active preventions must be made to prevent Obesity ..………...
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2- Answer the following questions according to the text: (3pts)
a. Are adults concerned with obesity? Justify your answer.
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b. What are the effects of obesity on adulthood?
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c. How much did Canada spend to cure obesity?
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4- Who or what do the underlined words in the text refer to? (1pt)
a. This age group (2§)=.................................. b. Who (3§)=...............................
5. The text is: (1pt)
a. A story b. A letter c. A web Article
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B/ Text Exploration:
1- Find in the text words that are opposite to the following: (1.5pts)

a. Illness(§1)#............................... c. Present(§2)#.........................
b.Stopping(§4)#.................................
2- Complete the following chart: (1.5pts)

Verb Noun Adjective

To prevent

addictive

effect

3- Complete sentence B so that it means the same as A: (3pts)

A. People should stop eating unhealthy food
B. Eating………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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C. You won’t keep fit if you don’t eat balanced food
D. Unless………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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E. I suggest you stop eating fatty and sugary products
F. You………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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4- Classify the following words in the table according to their final s sound; (1pt)
Believes diseases years studies

/s/ /z/ /iz/

5- Fill in the gaps with the words below to obtain a coherent paragraph: (5pts)
(Health - products - preservatives )

Food safety has become one of the major ……………. for mankind . This worry has three
major sources: the chemical contamination of agricultural……………...., the use of ……………….. in many
food products, and the consumption of ready –made food. In fact; big companies and farmers use
excessive……..………..of chemicals and fertilisers to ensure the maximum output. Therefore; fruits and
vegetables become contaminated and that may lead to dangerous effects on our……………..

Best of luck

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