English Test with Answers: Literacy and Health

EDUCATE A BOY YOU EDUCATE A MAN. EDUCATE A GIRL YOU EDUCATE A

GENERATION.
Of the one billion people worldwide who are unable to read, 2/3 are women. In most societies,
girls are given less chance to complete their schooling. If money for school fees is short, priority will
nearly always go to boys. Parents reason that boys are more likely to find work and continue working
than girls, who are expected to marry and have children.
However, surveys have shown that in fact, it is the mother’s education rather than the father’s
that has a greater long-term effect both on her own health and that of her family. Research shows that
educated mothers are more likely to use health clinics and are more likely to return to the clinic if their
children’s health does not improve. Educated women tend to have fewer, healthier children. They also
tend to begin their families at a later age. Researchers for the United Nations, studying 46 countries,
found that a 1 % rise in women’s literacy is three times more likely to reduce deaths in children t han a 1
% rise in the number of doctors. They also found that four to six years of education for women led to a
20 % drop in infant deaths.
A girl who grows up healthily and confident in her own ability has a much better chance of safe
motherhood, and of raising her own children to meet their full potential. Women with more education
have better health and nutrition. They feel they can influence their own lives and those of their children.
The families of women with some education tend to have better water and sanitation, income, housing,
and clothing.
Literacy programmes can, therefore, have far-reaching effects on health. If women are given
access to literacy and better education, they will be able to make their own choices to improve their
lives.

COMPREHENSION
A/ Answer these questions :
1- Why do parents in most countries give priority to boy’s education?
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2- According to the United Nations researchers, which is more important, educating women or having
more doctors?
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3- What should we do to improve families’ health and nutrition?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
B/ Are these sentences true or False? Justify:
1- 50 % of people all over the world who can’t read are women.
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2- Educated women get married at an early age ?
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3- Women’s education reduces infant deaths.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………

C/ Find in the text words or expressions meaning the same as the following:
1- not enough (paragraph 1): ………………………………..………….
2- Get better ( paragraph 2): ……………………………………………

D/ What do the underlined words in the text refer to?

1- Who: …………………………………….
2- They: …………………………………….
3- Those: ……………………………………

II- LANGUAGE
A/ COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE APPROPRIATE “wh” WORDS :(5pts)
a) That woman lives in my neighborhood. She’s too nosy and talkative.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
b) This is the beautiful field. We had a picnic here last Spring.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
c) I gave her a ring. She put it in her finger.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
d) This is the time of day. The postman comes at this time.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
e) I like this film. I saw it at the cinema with my dad.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
B/ REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED: ( 4 pts)
a) Somebody rings the bell at the end of every lesson.
The bell ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
b) They are considering my application.
My application ……………………………………………………………………………………………..………
c) The students should give their assignments to the teacher.
the assignments ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
d) They are going to build a mosque near our house.
A mosque …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………

C/ WRITE THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE : (4pts)

a) I (see) ……………………….. Angela at the theater four days ago.
b) If they find a transport, they (come) …………………………….. to the party.
c) It’s 11:00 o’clock; I (do) ……………………………. three exercises until now this morning.
d) They live in Glasgow. They (be) ……………..………………… there since 1990.
e) When I (get) …………. ….up, my brother (already go)…………..………………to school.
f) By the time I (arrive) ………………………home, they (eat) ……….………………. everything.

III- WRITING: (5pts)

Develop a paragraph with the topic sentence given. Your detail sentences should support the
topic sentence. Use logical linking words.
The world has always suffered from the problem of racism which is caused by so many reasons
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English Test with Answers: Global Warming
Our planet is probably getting warmer. The 1980s saw the six warmest years in weather
records. Burning fuels put polluting gases into the air. These gases then act like the glass in a
greenhouse and keep the heat in. This is called the greenhouse effect an d it leads to global
warming. Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas, and millions of tonnes of it are
produced by petrol, gas, and coal we burn every day.
Would we benefit from a warmer world? Could we not grow more crops in a wider area?
Perhaps we could in some areas, but what worries scientists most is the changes that could
occur in the planet’s weather patterns. Scientists make use of supercomputers, costing many
millions of pounds each, in order to predict what the weather will be like i n the next century. So
what are the predictions?
Destructive droughts could strike more often and places which grow crops at the moment
could turn semi-desert. Forests could decline and change, and wildlife would have to find new
habitats. As ice on Greenland and Antarctica melts, the world oceans could creep higher onto
the land. Large parts of low countries, such as Bangladesh already swept by floods and typhoons
could be submerged. Cities like Miami, Venice, and New York would need to be protected from
the sea.
But these are only predictions. Scientists know that the Earth is warming up, but they
don’t know how this will affect our weather. Some scientists think that rich, as well as poor
countries, should act now to slow down the earth’s warming. They argue that the longer we
wait, the more difficult it might be to solve the problem. The future may lie in the use of
alternative ways of getting the energy that does not involve the use of fossil fuels. Solar and
wind energy are examples.
COMPREHENSION
A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY
1. Scientists think that the sooner we find a solution to global warming, the better.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. Animals won’t be affected by global warming.
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B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
1. Where does CO2 come from?

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 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. Find two examples of the devastating consequences of global warming according to scientists.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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C. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS
1. become less (paragraph 3):………………………
2. move slowly (paragraph 3):………………………

D. PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT SENTENCES OR EXPRESSIONS WHICH SHOW THAT
1. Scientists think that the world nations must do something to prevent global warming
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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2. The level of water in the sea will probably increase due to global warming.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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……

E. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO?

1. It (paragraph 1): ………………………
2. This (paragraph 4): ………………………

F. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT.

1. Scientists predict that floods and typhoons would hit ……………………… areas.
2. Alternative energy from the ……………………… and the ……………………… will probably replace
energy from…………………….in the future.

II. LANGUAGE
A. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST.
for instance – during – consequently – because – especially – apart from – as a result – despite –
whereas – moreover
1. The injured man died………………………all the doctor’s efforts,
2. All the students passed the final exam………………………Ahmed who was never expected to fail.
3. A number of soldiers were seriously wounded………………………a sudden aircraft attack.
4. Tom’s offer for the job was turned down………………………he was black.
5. Aspirin is an effective drug for headaches………………………it’s very good for blood pressure.
6. There is much to do on weekends………………………you can go hiking or jogging.
7. She caught a cold………………………she could not come to the party.

B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM:

Two years ago, I (get)………………..a job at a company called WordTech. Now, I (use) ……...
………………. computers at work every day, but before I (come) …………………. to the United States, I (never
touch) …………………….. a computer. It (not take) ………….……… me very long to learn basic computer skills
because I (already, take ) ……………………………….……… a course in typing. By 2020, I (become) ……………….
an expert in computing.

C. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES AS INDICATED.

1. It was necessary that the patient took three pills per day.
The patient……………………………………………………………..……………………………………………….
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 2. Although the doctor prescribed Samir 5 tablets a day, he took more than 10.
In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

3. “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?”

He wanted to know………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. It was wrong of them to hide the truth.
They shouldn’t…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I invited John, but he spoiled the party.
If only………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
III. WRITING
Royal Air Maroc is asking Moroccan students to write an article, in English, about some
aspects of the Moroccan culture. The best article will be published in the RAM magazine and their
writers will be given tickets to go to China and watch the Olympic games. Write an article in order to
participate in this competition.

Answers

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ANSWERS
COMPREHENSION
A/ Answer these questions:
1- Because boys are more likely to find work and continue working than girls / Because are expected to marry and have children
2- Educating a woman is more important.
3- Grant/give women more education.
– Educate women
B/ Are these sentences true or False? Justify:
1- False. Because ” Of the one billion people worldwide who are unable to read, 2/3 are women”.
2- False. Because “They also tend to begin their families at a later age”.
3- True. Because ” 1 % rise in women’s literacy is three times more likely to reduce deaths in children”
C/ Find in the text words or expressions meaning the same as the following:
1- Less 2- Improve
D/ What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
1- Girls 2- Researchers 3-Lives
LANGUAGE
A/ COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE APPROPRIATE “wh” WORDS :(5pts)
a- The woman who lives in my neighborhood is too noisy and talkative.
b- This beautiful field is where we had a picnic last spring.
– This is the beautiful field where we had a picnic last spring
c- I gave her a ring which she put in her finger
d- This is the time of the day when the postman comes.
e- I like the film which I saw at the cinema with my dad.
B/ REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED
a- The bell is rung at the end of every lesson.
b- My application is being considered by them.
c- The assignment should be given to the teacher by the students.
d- A mosque is going to be built near our house.
C/ WRITE THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE
a- Saw
b- Will come
c- Havebeen doing
d- Have lived
e- I got – Had already gone
f- Arrived – had eaten
TEST2
COMPREHENSION
A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY
1. True. Because ” They argue that the longer we wait, the more difficult it might be to solve the problem”
2. False. Because “wildlife would have to find new habitats”
B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
1. Produced by petrol, gas, and coal
2. Destructive droughts could strike more / Forests could decline and change / wildlife would have to find new habitats / the world oceans
could creep higher onto the land
C. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS
Decline. Creep
D. PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT SENTENCES OR EXPRESSIONS WHICH SHOW THAT
Scientists think that rich, as well as poor countries, should act now.
The world oceans could creep higher
E. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO?
Carbon dioxide Earth’s warming / Global warming
F. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT.
1. Scientists predict that floods and typhoons would hit larger areas.
2. Alternative energy from the sun and the wind will probably replace energy from fossil fuels in the future.
II. LANGUAGE
A. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST.
1. The injured man died despite all the doctor’s efforts,
2. All the students passed the final exam apart from Ahmed who was never expected to fail.
3. A number of soldiers were seriously wounded during a sudden aircraft attack.
4. Tom’s offer for the job was turned down because he was black.
5. Aspirin is an effective drug for headaches. Moreover, it’s very good for blood pressure.
6. There is much to do on weekends. For instance, you can go hiking or jogging.
7. She caught a cold. As a result/Consequently, she could not come to the party.
B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM:
1. Two years ago, I (get) got a job at a company called WordTech. Now, I
(use) am using computers at work every day, but before I (come) came to the United States, I (never touch) had never touched a computer. It
(not take) didn’t take me very long to learn basic computer skills because I (already, take ) had already taken a course in typing. By 2020, I
(become) will have become an expert in computing.
C. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES AS INDICATED.
1. The patient had to take three pills per day
2. In spite of the doctor prescribing 5 tablets a day to Adil, he took more than 10.
In spite of the fact that the doctor prescribed Samir 5 tablets a day, he took more than 10.
3. He wanted to know why I hadn’t come there the previous day.
4. They shouldn’t have hidden the truth.
5. If only I hadn’t invited John.