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2/3/34 Secondary FULL-TERM TEST

SCHOOL N° 1 2nd form

DURATION : 2 hours

NAME :……………………… CLASS … NUMBER: …

I. READING COMPREHENSION : (15 mks)


I
Text1:
Sakina is 12 years old and works with her family as labourer for a landlord in
Pakistan. Her family needed money and accepted wages in advance from a landlord.
Now they work just to pay a debt that grows each year.” I pluck cotton, harvest
wheat and other crops and do whatever is asked by the landlord». They beat me and
keep us hungry. They say they will not give us food if we don’t work. I can’t leave
or my parents will be beaten and where will I go.

Text2:
At dawn each day 10 year old Kanji is beaten by the field employers. He works all
day herding cattle. “I experience a lot of heat, hunger and exhaustion. If I am lucky I
find a piece of bread otherwise I pass the whole day without food. I have never been
paid for mu labour because I’m a slave and their property. With my eyes I have seen
my mother and father beaten mercilessly by the landlord and his men. But I could
only remain silent. I too have suffered beatings and abuse. Children my age are
playing with other children, and I would rather die than lead this miserable life.

Text3:
At 12 years of age Mohan is too young to understand why he is detained and forced
to work on his landlord’s estate. He is only told by his landlord that he was
purchased as a slave. “ I have not seen the faces of my mother, father sister and
brothers for three years. I cry for them. Whenever I ask for them the landlord’s
workers beat me with sticks.

1 -Tick the right alternative: (2 mk)

The text is about:

a- Orphans in Pakistan

b-Pakistan’s efforts to end child labour

c- the condition of child labourers in Pakistan

What do Kanji, Sakina and Mohan have in common?


a- they are the same age b- they are abused and exploited
c- they receive low salaries
2- These statements are false correct them :( 4 mks)
 Sakina’s family will soon repay their debts.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Kanji is allowed to get up at any time he likes
..........................................................................................................................................
Kanji reacts violently to his employers.
…………………………………………………………………………. ………………
Mohan doesn’t like to see his family members again
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3- Complete the following sentence ( 2 mks)
If Sakina ran away her parents…………………….....and she wouldn’t find
………………………………….
4- Find words in the text which have the same meaning as (2 mks)
a- tiredness ( text 2):……………………… b- bought ( text3):………………..
4 – Find words in the text which have the same meaning as (2 mks)
Tiredness (text2)..................................................................
.bought (text3).................................................................
5 – What do the underlined words refer to? (3mk)
a- us ( text1):……………………. b- he ( text2)……………………..
c- them ( text 3):…………………
Task6/ Kanji says “I would rather die than lead this miserable life”. Do you agree
with him that death is better than such a life? (2 mks)

II/ Language (10 mks):


Task1/ Supply the gaps with the right words from the box (3.5mks)
Child labour is ………………practice in India. In fact, child labour rates
are……………..in India than in any other poor country. However, the Indian
government is making a …………….effort to………………to this phenomenon.
Indeed the state provides more funds to education than any other domain.
India………………. primary education and especially for giving children their rights. It
is thanks to this policy that the ……………….of child labour has……………….
Word list Put an end- amount- common- decreased- higher- cares for- huge
Task2/ Put the bracketed words in the right form/tense. (3.5mks)
The International Labour Organization ( recently/estimate)………………that 250
million children between the ages of five and fourteen work in ( development)
……………. countries. in rural areas, they work as domestics while in urban areas
they work in trade and services. They are the object of extreme (expoit)
…………..They work the ( long) …………. hours and are the (bad)…………………
paid of all the labourers. Many of them live in pure ( deprive) ……………which
together with hard work hinder their physical and mental
development They work to ensure the ( survive)…………..of their families.
Task2/Circle the right option ( 3 mks)
I feel sad and depressed because I’m quarrelling with my parents all the time. Not only
they refuse to let me ( to invite/invite/inviting) my friends at home but they also
prevent me from visiting them. Also mum can’t stop criticizing my life style and wants
me (wears/wore/to wear) old-fashioned clothes. Besides, whenever someone phones
me, they want ( to know/knew/knowing) who it is. They make me ( to sleep/ slept/
sleep) early and (keep/keeping/to keep) my room tidy. Dad wants me ( obey/to obey/
obeys) him blindly and never tries to listen to me.

III/ Writing: (15 mks)


Task1/ complete the following notification letter with the missing parts ( 5 mks)
Dear Mr Wilson,
We have not received your payment. This is to remind you that both……..1 of 100
are now overdue. In the credit agreement you signed, you agreed to pay off your bill in
three payments. The first payment was due june15, the second was due july15 and the

final payment is due august15. ……2 in 10 days. Failure to pay on time will affect
your ability……….3 If you want to discuss your account, call me. Perhaps we can
arrange…….4
Thank you for your immediate attention.
…………….5
Mary West
Missing Parts:
a- to change merchandise at your store
b- very truly yours
c- your first and second payments
d- a more comfortable payment plan
e- Please send the full amount
Task2/ Topic (10 mks)
Write down a 12 line paragraph talking about the importance of having a family
and friends.

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