3rd year All Streams
Final Examination
Part One: Reading
A/ Comprehension.
Education is central to preventing corruption. Even clear laws and regulations and well-designed institutions will not be able to prevent corruption, unless citizens actively demand accountability from government and institutions.
The attitudes and expectations of citizens are crucial in building a responsive public administration. Therefore, fostering attitudes that do not tolerate corruption is at the core of Transparency International's (TI's) work. Ethics education for young people can help to break the cycle of corruption, as today's youth will be the potential leaders of tomorrow.
However, anti-corruption education does not work in isolation. The environment in which children grow up plays a decisive role in shaping their attitudes. Ethics education must be part of a broader effort to improve governance and reduce corruption. Within this framework, children must have an appropriate and conducive learning environment that values integrity.
Thus, in order to be credible, anti-corruption teaching must relate to the daily lives of the students and address real life ethical dilemmas, conflicts of interest and corruption cases.
ParentAdvocate.org
Read the text above carefully then do the activities that follow.
1- Say whether the following sentences are true or false according to the text:
a) Laws and regulations can stop corruption.
b) Without the citizens’ help corruption won’t be eradicated.
c) The role of the family is vital in fighting corruption.
d) Education alone is the solution to the problem of corruption.
2-Choose the letter that corresponds to the best completion of the sentence.
A-The text is…………..a) descriptive b) narrative c) argumentative.
B-The text is ….a) an online article b) a newspaper article c) an excerpt from a book.
C-The title that suits the text best is………a) An Anti-Corruption Education
b) Well Behaved Citizens c) Corrupt Citizens.
D-The text is addressed to……a) Children b) Educators c) Students.
3-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a)What is the purpose of Transparency International?
b) Who must take part in the fight against corruption to end it?
4-Who/ What do the underlined word refer to in the text?
a) That§2 b) which§3
5-Ask questions to the underlined words:
a) Ethics education for young people can help to break the cycle of corruption.
b) In order to be credible, anti-corruption teaching must relate to the daily lives of the students.
B/Text Exploration.
1-Give the opposites of the following words:
a) Prevent b) Tolerate c) Reduce d) Credible
2-Match each word with its definition.
Word …………….. Definition………
a)Law A predisposition or a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain idea, object, person, or situation
b)Accountability Friction or opposition resulting from actual or perceived differences or incompatibilities.
c)Attitude The obligation of an individual or organization to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.
d)Conflict any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under the authority of the state or nation
3-Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Human cloning (be) the process of asexually reproducing human life, tissue, and organs. Proponents (argue) that this is the next step in human and technological evolution. Those who (be) against it argue that human cloning (belittle) the intrinsic value that humans have, and that humans (not/ be) disposable artifacts that can be used for any arbitrary purpose. Doctors and scientists also often argue against human cloning on behalf of the human produced by the process. They point out that cloning (be) ineffective and could produce unhealthy and unviable humans.
4-Circle the stressed syllable in the following words
a) Human b) Humanity c) Economy d) Economic.
5-Give the opposite of the following words keeping the same root:
a) Honest b) real c) legal d) responsible
Part Two:
Write a short essay about the following topic:
In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What is your opinion on this?
Final Examination
Part One: Reading
A/ Comprehension.
Education is central to preventing corruption. Even clear laws and regulations and well-designed institutions will not be able to prevent corruption, unless citizens actively demand accountability from government and institutions.
The attitudes and expectations of citizens are crucial in building a responsive public administration. Therefore, fostering attitudes that do not tolerate corruption is at the core of Transparency International's (TI's) work. Ethics education for young people can help to break the cycle of corruption, as today's youth will be the potential leaders of tomorrow.
However, anti-corruption education does not work in isolation. The environment in which children grow up plays a decisive role in shaping their attitudes. Ethics education must be part of a broader effort to improve governance and reduce corruption. Within this framework, children must have an appropriate and conducive learning environment that values integrity.
Thus, in order to be credible, anti-corruption teaching must relate to the daily lives of the students and address real life ethical dilemmas, conflicts of interest and corruption cases.
ParentAdvocate.org
Read the text above carefully then do the activities that follow.
1- Say whether the following sentences are true or false according to the text:
a) Laws and regulations can stop corruption.
b) Without the citizens’ help corruption won’t be eradicated.
c) The role of the family is vital in fighting corruption.
d) Education alone is the solution to the problem of corruption.
2-Choose the letter that corresponds to the best completion of the sentence.
A-The text is…………..a) descriptive b) narrative c) argumentative.
B-The text is ….a) an online article b) a newspaper article c) an excerpt from a book.
C-The title that suits the text best is………a) An Anti-Corruption Education
b) Well Behaved Citizens c) Corrupt Citizens.
D-The text is addressed to……a) Children b) Educators c) Students.
3-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a)What is the purpose of Transparency International?
b) Who must take part in the fight against corruption to end it?
4-Who/ What do the underlined word refer to in the text?
a) That§2 b) which§3
5-Ask questions to the underlined words:
a) Ethics education for young people can help to break the cycle of corruption.
b) In order to be credible, anti-corruption teaching must relate to the daily lives of the students.
B/Text Exploration.
1-Give the opposites of the following words:
a) Prevent b) Tolerate c) Reduce d) Credible
2-Match each word with its definition.
Word …………….. Definition………
a)Law A predisposition or a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain idea, object, person, or situation
b)Accountability Friction or opposition resulting from actual or perceived differences or incompatibilities.
c)Attitude The obligation of an individual or organization to account for its activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.
d)Conflict any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under the authority of the state or nation
3-Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Human cloning (be) the process of asexually reproducing human life, tissue, and organs. Proponents (argue) that this is the next step in human and technological evolution. Those who (be) against it argue that human cloning (belittle) the intrinsic value that humans have, and that humans (not/ be) disposable artifacts that can be used for any arbitrary purpose. Doctors and scientists also often argue against human cloning on behalf of the human produced by the process. They point out that cloning (be) ineffective and could produce unhealthy and unviable humans.
4-Circle the stressed syllable in the following words
a) Human b) Humanity c) Economy d) Economic.
5-Give the opposite of the following words keeping the same root:
a) Honest b) real c) legal d) responsible
Part Two:
Write a short essay about the following topic:
In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What is your opinion on this?