Ain Zaâtout Secondary School Level: 2 ndYSE (Lit & Phi)

School Year: 2010/2011 Duration: 01 hour

Last Term Test N° 01

Read the text blow carefully then do the activities that follow.

Match against Poverty

Ronaldo and Zidane give U.S. $120,000 to finance humanitarian projects in Haiti.
Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zidane have given U.S. $120,000 for humanitarian
projects in a Haitian shantytown, Cité Soleil.
An agreement has been signed to use these funds for education, health care and
sanitation in Cité Soleil, an impoverished seaside district in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
The funds come from the second ‘Match against Poverty’ which was organized last
December in Madrid, Spain. The match was a great success, uniting Ronaldo and Zidane who
joined many other stars in a true team against poverty. Some of the proceeds of this match
have now gone to Haiti and the rest will go to similar projects of development in some
African countries. Ronaldo said that he was particularly touched by the dignity of the
Haitians and their desire to live in decent conditions despite the difficulties which they face.
The Haitian government and the World Health Organization are involved in the two
main projects in Haiti. The first one, dealing with education, aims to provide didactic and
scholastic material to the children of Cité Soleil. The second project focuses on creating a
safe, clean and harmonious living environment through the creation of jobs and health
facilities.

1. Circle the letter corresponding to the right answer. The text is: (01pt)
a- descriptive b- argumentative c- expository

 2. Are the following statements true or false? (03pts)

a- Cité Soleil was a poor area in Haiti.
b- It was the first time Ronaldo and Zidane played a ‘Match against Poverty’.
c- The whole money collected at that match has been used to finance projects in Haiti.

3. Who/What do the underlined words refer to in the text? (03pts)

4. Answer the following questions according to the text. (03pts)

a- How did Zidane and Ronaldo manage to give big amounts of money to the Haitians?
b- Where did the match take place?
c- How will the funds be used in Haiti?

5. Find in the text words that are synonyms of the following: (02pts)
a- money (§2)    b- intends (§4)

6. Give the adjectives of the following nouns. (02pts)

a- health b- poverty c- success d- environment

7. Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a). (02pts)
1(a) Ronaldo said that he was particularly touched by the dignity of the Haitians
(b) Ronaldo said: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2(a) Ronaldo and Zidane have given U.S. $120,000 for humanitarian projects in a Haiti
(b) $120,000 .....................................................................................................................

8. Write the silent letter(s) in each of the following words. (02pts)

a- signed b- which c- first d- through

9. Fill in the gaps with words from the list. (02pts)

a- aware b- poverty c- actress d- while
Angelina Jolie, the famous American ..1.., first became ..2.. of worldwide humanitarian crises ..3..
filming Tomb Raider in ..4.. stricken and widely mined Cambodia.

GOOD LUCK
Your Teacher: S. H

Key Answer

1. The text is: (c) expository …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (01pt)

 2. a) T, b) F, c) F …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (03pts)

3. this match → a match against poverty, their →Haitians, one → project …………………….… (03pts)

4. a) They played a match against poverty. ………………………………………………………………………………….... (01pt)

b) In Madrid, Spain. …………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………….. (01pt)
c) The funds will be used for education, health care and sanitation in Cité Soleil. ………………..…….. (01pt)

5. a) money b) aims …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… (02pts)

6. a) healthy b) poor c) successful d) environmental ………………………………………………………. (02pts)

7. 1(b) Ronaldo said: “I am particularly touched by the dignity of the Haitians.” ………………………….. (01pt)
2(b) $120,000 have been given for humanitarian projects in a Haiti by Ronaldo and Zidane. .…. (01pt)

8. a) g b) h c) r d) gh .............................................................................................................. (02pts)

9. 1) actress 2) aware 3) while 4)poverty ……………………………………………………………………………. (02pts)