Level : 3rd years lit and philo
Exam (sample two )
Sent by : aicha beya zazar
PART ONE :READING ( 15 PTS )
Read the text carefully then do the activities :
Emotional competence refers to a persons’ ability in expressing or releasing their inner feelings (emotions).It implies an ease around others and determines one’s ability to effectively and successfully lead and express.
The concept of emotional competence is rooted in understanding emotions as normal , useful aspects of being human . Anger is a reaction to aggression and gives a person the strength to repel the aggression . Grief is a reaction to abandonment or feeling unloved and it has the effect of eliciting sympathetic responses from others . Fear is a response to danger and has a clear physiological effect of heightening our senses and speeding up our reactions.
From this it can be seen that the suppression of emotion is not useful and that teaching people to suppress their emotions is part of trying to control them . Emotionally competent people will express emotion appropriate to the situation and their needs and they will not seek to suppress emotions in others .
It is fairly widely believed that if appropriate emotions are not expressed some sort of memory of them becomes stored . Later events may trigger off the old emotions resulting in inappropriate emotional responses . This particularly applies to emotions that children are prevented from expressing . Releasing these old emotions is a key feature of co-counselling .
Emotional competence can lead to improved health through avoiding stress that would otherwise result from suppressing emotions . It can also lead to improved relationships since inappropriate emotions are less likely to be expressed and appropriate behaviour is not avoided through fear of triggering some emotion .
( From Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopaedia )
A/ Comprehension and Interpretation ( 8 pts )
1_ Choose the correct answer :
The text is about :
a- expressing emotions
b- emotional competence
c- emotional intelligence
2_ Are the following statements true (T) or false ( f ) ? Correct the false ones .
a- Emotional competence means the exteriorization of the feelings
b- Anger , grief and fear are normal mind appearances of being human.
c- The suppression of emotion is useless
d- Emotional competence can lead to health problems
3_Reorder these sentences according to their occurrence in the text :
a- Emotional competence can lead to the betterment of relationships .
b- Emotions will be stored if they are not expressed .
c- To teach people how to keep their emotions is to manipulate them .
4_ answer the following questions according to the text :
a- What is the main concern of the concept of emotional competence ?
b-How do emotionally competent people express emotion ?
c- Is it good to suppress our emotion ? Justify .
5_ what or who do the underlined words in the text refer to ?
Their §1 it §2 them §3
6_ Choose the correct answer :
The text above is :
a- narrative b- argumentative c- expository
B/Text Exploration ( 8 pts )
1 – find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:
Appearances ( § 1 ) = ……… to keep in ( § 2 ) =…………...
2 _ complete the following table below :
Verb Noun Adjective
Express
……………
……………
Darken ………………..
Success
…………………
………………… ………………….
………………….
Sympathetic
…………………..
3_ Combine the following statements using the connectors in brackets making the necessary changes :
a- People care about the spiritual aspect of life . They find life enjoyable .( if )
b- He felt some remorse . he did a mistake ( after )
4_ ask the question which the underlined words answer :
A little anger can cause stress .
5_ classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”
Reached _ decided _ helped _ entered
6- Complete the following dialogue :
A-……………………………………………………………….?
B- I think that women are more emotional than men .
A-……………………………………………………………….?
B- Yes , men can be emotional but show it differently .
A- ……………………………………………………………….?
B- No, I don’t think so. Emotion concerns both women and men .
Part Two : ( 5 pts ) : Written expression :
Choose one of the following topics
Topic one:: use the following notes to write a paragraph of about 12 lines about the following topic :
« some people are extrovert ; they express their emotions while others are introvert they prefer to hide them
Extrovert : exteriorize / emotion
No self control
Sensitive / emotinal
Introvert : hide / emotion
Self – cotrol / self _ trust
Make / right / decision
Show / sensitivness1// differently
Topic two : In what way do ancient civilizations enrich our knowledge ? Give concrete examples .
WORK WELL
Exam (sample two )
Sent by : aicha beya zazar
PART ONE :READING ( 15 PTS )
Read the text carefully then do the activities :
Emotional competence refers to a persons’ ability in expressing or releasing their inner feelings (emotions).It implies an ease around others and determines one’s ability to effectively and successfully lead and express.
The concept of emotional competence is rooted in understanding emotions as normal , useful aspects of being human . Anger is a reaction to aggression and gives a person the strength to repel the aggression . Grief is a reaction to abandonment or feeling unloved and it has the effect of eliciting sympathetic responses from others . Fear is a response to danger and has a clear physiological effect of heightening our senses and speeding up our reactions.
From this it can be seen that the suppression of emotion is not useful and that teaching people to suppress their emotions is part of trying to control them . Emotionally competent people will express emotion appropriate to the situation and their needs and they will not seek to suppress emotions in others .
It is fairly widely believed that if appropriate emotions are not expressed some sort of memory of them becomes stored . Later events may trigger off the old emotions resulting in inappropriate emotional responses . This particularly applies to emotions that children are prevented from expressing . Releasing these old emotions is a key feature of co-counselling .
Emotional competence can lead to improved health through avoiding stress that would otherwise result from suppressing emotions . It can also lead to improved relationships since inappropriate emotions are less likely to be expressed and appropriate behaviour is not avoided through fear of triggering some emotion .
( From Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopaedia )
A/ Comprehension and Interpretation ( 8 pts )
1_ Choose the correct answer :
The text is about :
a- expressing emotions
b- emotional competence
c- emotional intelligence
2_ Are the following statements true (T) or false ( f ) ? Correct the false ones .
a- Emotional competence means the exteriorization of the feelings
b- Anger , grief and fear are normal mind appearances of being human.
c- The suppression of emotion is useless
d- Emotional competence can lead to health problems
3_Reorder these sentences according to their occurrence in the text :
a- Emotional competence can lead to the betterment of relationships .
b- Emotions will be stored if they are not expressed .
c- To teach people how to keep their emotions is to manipulate them .
4_ answer the following questions according to the text :
a- What is the main concern of the concept of emotional competence ?
b-How do emotionally competent people express emotion ?
c- Is it good to suppress our emotion ? Justify .
5_ what or who do the underlined words in the text refer to ?
Their §1 it §2 them §3
6_ Choose the correct answer :
The text above is :
a- narrative b- argumentative c- expository
B/Text Exploration ( 8 pts )
1 – find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:
Appearances ( § 1 ) = ……… to keep in ( § 2 ) =…………...
2 _ complete the following table below :
Verb Noun Adjective
Express
……………
……………
Darken ………………..
Success
…………………
………………… ………………….
………………….
Sympathetic
…………………..
3_ Combine the following statements using the connectors in brackets making the necessary changes :
a- People care about the spiritual aspect of life . They find life enjoyable .( if )
b- He felt some remorse . he did a mistake ( after )
4_ ask the question which the underlined words answer :
A little anger can cause stress .
5_ classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”
Reached _ decided _ helped _ entered
6- Complete the following dialogue :
A-……………………………………………………………….?
B- I think that women are more emotional than men .
A-……………………………………………………………….?
B- Yes , men can be emotional but show it differently .
A- ……………………………………………………………….?
B- No, I don’t think so. Emotion concerns both women and men .
Part Two : ( 5 pts ) : Written expression :
Choose one of the following topics
Topic one:: use the following notes to write a paragraph of about 12 lines about the following topic :
« some people are extrovert ; they express their emotions while others are introvert they prefer to hide them
Extrovert : exteriorize / emotion
No self control
Sensitive / emotinal
Introvert : hide / emotion
Self – cotrol / self _ trust
Make / right / decision
Show / sensitivness1// differently
Topic two : In what way do ancient civilizations enrich our knowledge ? Give concrete examples .
WORK WELL
