BAC SAMPLE / STREAM : 3rd F L
PART ONE: READING ( 14pts)
A/ COMPREHENSION (07)
Read the text carefully then do the activities:
South India Girl Child Initiative
The South India Girl Child Initiative seeks to expand existing efforts of four local NGOs that ameliorate the social, environmental, and economic conditions that impede girls' education and decrease girls' vulnerability to sexual exploitation and abusive forms of child labor in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu States. The end goals of the Initiative are to improve the educational and health status of adolescent girls from poor and more conservative communities, and to help adolescent girls transition into primary school or training to increase their life options and decrease their risk of being trafficked or entering into other forms of child labor.
Through the Initiative, the four partner NGOs, who interact with at least 16 other small local NGOs, community-based groups, and family foundations and trusts in the region, will work individually and collectively on: Improving the quality and effectiveness of their educational and social development programs for girls;developing and testing strategies to engage parents, community leaders, schools, and government officials to support, promote and advocate for girls' education; and,contributing to the development of relevant educational and social policy that is informed and shaped by the needs and realities of girls themselves.
The three-year South Indian Girl Child Initiative aims to increase life options for 1,000 vulnerable girls each year through direct interventions and upwards of 6,000 through secondary services over the course of the project. Secondary beneficiaries will include about 100 Indian NGO staff, field workers and teachers. The project will strengthen community participation and support for girls' education in general, and address the social, educational, economic, and cultural beliefs and practices that diminish the value of girls' education and promote abusive child labor practices, including sexual exploitation of children. It will also develop a model for collaboration and network-building by grassroots organizations that will drive systemic change and can be replicated in other parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Source/ Education World Report / Feb, 2009.
1-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer:(0,5)
The text is : a) prescriptive b) descriptive c) expository
2- Give the general idea of the text: (01)
3- Are these statements true , false or not mentioned in the text? Write T ,F or NM next to the letter corresponding to the statement.(02)
a) The main purpose of the NGOs is to exploit girls.
b) The Girl Child Initiative tends to change girls' situation in South India to more secure life by giving them access to school education.
c) National and international groups and organizations are working in collaboration with the UNICEF to ameliorate children's educational status in India and fight child labor severly.
d) The Initiative's project tries to change some existing beliefs that devaluate girls' position and encourage abusive practice against children.
4- Answer these questions according to the text (1,5)
a) What do the four local NGOs try to diminish in the states of Andhra Prades hand Tamil Nadu?
b) Whom are designed to be engaged in the strategies tested by the different groups to foster and support girls' education?
c) How will the project by the Girl Child Initiative augment the girls' choices in life?
5- In which paragraph is it mentioned that the different groups' objective is to create an educational programme that acquaints with the girls needs .(01)
6- What or who do these words refer to in the text? ( 01)
a) their life … (§1)= b)who interact …(§2) =
c) that is informed…(§2)= d) that diminish…(§3)=
B/ TEXT EXPLORATION (07)
1-Find in the text words that are synonyms to :(01)
a) hinder(§1)= b) the state of being easily attacked or hurt( §1)=
c) make more effective(§3)= d) rude or wrong and illegal use(§3)=
2-Complete the chart as shown in the example (1,5)
Verbs Nouns Adjectives Adverbs
Educate Education Educational Educationally
Strengthen …………… ……………. …………….
…………… …………… Abusive ……………..
3-Rewrite sentence(B) so that it means the same as (A): (1,5)
1A) If the transition of girls into primary schools is not realized , there will be more victims of trafficking and exploitation.
B) Unless the transition…………………………………………………….
2A) The value of girls is diminished because of some social and cultural beliefs .
B) If there…………………………………., the value of girls…………………….
3A) " How is the educational policy shaped?", a parent asked a Girl Child Initiative expert.
B) A parent asked a Girl Child Initiative……………………………………
4- Underline or write the silent letter in each of the following words (01):
Poor / school / girl / strengthen .
5-Fill in the gaps with words from the list ( 02):
Strategy / harness / procedure / limit / brighter / poverty / wealth.
For girls and women living in …1…. , education is not the key to a ….2…. future , it is also a key to survival. Using education as a primary ….3….., the Girls' and Women's Education Initiative aims to ……4…. The potential of girls and women to learn , lead and act on their vision of change for themselves, their families and their communities.
PART TWO: WRITTEN EXPRESSION(06))
Choose one of the following topics:
TOPIC ONE: How can education fight trafficking and malpractices in societies ?
These notes may help you: -Education promotes knowledge / awareness , provides secure life / guarantees better living conditions.
- Gives chances for options in life / strengthens the feeling of self-confidence and pride.
- protects from humiliation and abuse by knowing one's rights and duties.
- provides individuals with strategies and information on how to deal with matters in life ,……………………….
TOPIC TWO: Do you think that a well-flourished and civilized society can resist external factors without a strong educational system? Discuss.