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    Full Name : ……………………………………………. Class : 1st Year Bac …………… N°: ……….

    IBN ABAD HIGH SCHOOL Test N°1 School Year


    KENITRA 2023-2024

    1. Mellish school is in the slums of Brooklyn for pupils between twelve and fifteen years of age. There are
    about 1500 pupils there, and 90 teachers.

    2. It’s a problem school, perhaps one of the most difficult schools in America. The white teachers can’t walk
    to the school because they may be attacked. They all drive to school, and their cars have special locks. There’s
    always a black policeman at the door of the school. He has a radio contact with the school guards. Pupils must have
    a written permission from the teacher if they want to go to the toilet. There’s a guard outside the washroom. Only
    one child can go into the washroom at a time, and he can’t stay there long.

    3. The children who live in that district go to that school. They are all black
    children. However, why do the teachers work there?

    4. “It’s very hard of course,” says Jane Flinch, a forty- five-year-old teacher.
    Most children have problems at home. Some of them are beaten by their parents.
    Some of them sleep at the lessons because they had to work at night. Some of the
    children get sick at the lessons because they didn’t have breakfast or even a meal for a day or two.

    5. It’s the love of the job that keeps the teachers in that school. They teach and do social work. They feel that
    they are doing something good for the children who need help.

    6. “There’s also the problem of violence,” says one of the teachers. “Sometimes
    when I go into a class, I can feel that some of the children are like a dynamite. However, I
    feel quite safe. I am sure that other pupils will help me.” There is very little money for
    teaching in that school. There is no money to buy food for the children.

    7. The principal of the school has been there for many years. A lot of his happy
    optimism has gone. “No, I’m not optimistic about the future. Look around you,” he says
    and points out of the window at the high wall round the school. ”It’s not a very bright sight: buildings have holes
    instead of the windows, shops are closed, groups of people are sitting on the steps of the houses. They have
    nowhere to go and nothing to do.”

    8. “We need money,” he says, “money is the only way to help this school and these people, and, of course,
    jobs for the people.”
    Full Name : ……………………………………………. Class : 1st Year Bac …………… N°: ……….

    Comprehension :
    A. Say if the statements are true, false? Justify. (4pts)

    1. Mellish school is for small children.


     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    2. Most children at Mellish school have problems at home.
     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    3. Is it easy for the teachers to work in this school?
     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    4. It’s good salary that keeps the teachers in that school
     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    B. Answer the questions. (4pts)

    1. Where is Mellish school situated?


    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    2. How many teachers are there in the school?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    3. Why do some of the pupils sleep during the lessons?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. Is the principal optimistic and why?
     …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    C. Complete the following sentences. (2 pts)

    1. Pupils can’t go to the toilet if……………………………………….………………………………..


    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    2. The white teachers work there because……………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    E. What do the underlined words in the text refer to : (3 pts)


    1. He : P2 ……………………………..
    2. They : P5……………………………
    3. They :P7 …………………………..
    F. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as : (2 pts)
    1. Area : (Paragraph 3 ) ……………………………
    2. Pessimistic : (Paragraph 7 ) …………………………..
    Full Name : ……………………………………………. Class : 1st Year Bac …………… N°: ……….

    Comprehension :
    A. Say if the statements are true, false? Justify. (4pts)

    1. Mellish school is for small and older children.


     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    2. Mellish school is one of the best schools in New York..
     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    3. At Mellish school there’s a policeman outside the washroom?
     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    4 . The white teachers work there because they can’t find a better job.
     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    B. Answer the questions. (4pts)

    1. Where is Mellish school situated?


    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    2. How many pupils are there in the school?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    3. Why do some of the pupils sleep during the lessons?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. Is the principal optimistic and why?
     …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    C. Complete the following sentences. (2 pts)

    1. The white teachers can’t walk to the school because …………………………………………..


    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    2. Pupils must have a written permission from the teacher if……………………………………..
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to : (3 pts)


    5. There : P2 ……………………………..
    6. They : P5……………………………
    7. He :P8 …………………………..
    E. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as : (2 pts)
    1. Difficult : (Paragraph 4 ) ……………………………
    2. Beautiful : (Paragraph 7 ) …………………………..
    Full Name : ……………………………………………. Class : 1st Year Bac …………… N°: ……….

    5. A. Choose the correct answer :


    6. 1. Mellish school is for
    7. a) small children. b) older children. c) small and older children.
    8. 2. The white teachers can’t walk to school because
    9. a) they live far from the school. b) they don’t like to walk. c) it’s dangerous for them.
    10.
    11. 3. There’s a policeman
    12. a) at the door of the school. b) near the toilet. c) outside the washroom.
    13. 4. The white teachers work there because
    14. a) they can’t find a better job. b) they love their job. c) they get a lot of money there.
    15. 5. The school needs
    16. a) more money b) more teachers. c) more policemen.
    17. Mellish school is one of the most difficult schools in _______________________.
    18. The school needs money.
    19.

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