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‫إفني‬

‫س‬2 :‫مدة االنجاز‬ :‫اإلسم الشخصي والعائلي‬ ‫اللغة اإلنجليزية‬ :‫المادة‬

........................................................ :‫شعبة اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬ :)‫الشعب(ة‬
‫مسلك اآلداب‬

‫ورقة اإلجابة‬

I. COMPREHENSION: (15 PTS)

BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT
Marriages to underage girls are on the rise.
Family Court judges received 30,312
requests for such marriages in 2006. In
2007, that number had increased to nearly
39,000. The fact that 86% of these requests
are approved raises real concerns for
women's rights groups.
Meriem and her friends, while washing their
families' clothes in a stream near their rural
homes, used to dream and giggle about
Many young Moroccan girls are pulled out of
having a romantic wedding someday. Her schools to be married at a very young age
fairy tale would turn into a nightmare when
she was 14 years old, however, when her father decided to give her away in
marriage.
In spite of her young age, she thought her betrothed was better than
everything she had ever imagined. He was not too much older – only 25 – and
capable of starting a new family. While her family was poor, he could also
provide well for her.
Her rosy dreams quickly faded. He thought he had acquired a maid, Meriem
said, who had no rights other than compliance to his brutal sexual desires.
"Although I'm illiterate, I had tender feelings and emotions. I thought I would
live in love with my husband, in whose eyes I saw looks of admiration. But
less than two months after our marriage, I started to suffer from his brutal
treatment, with no regard whatsoever for my slim body. I had to serve his
peasant parents, because they were providing us with food and housing. I
had to do all the household jobs and perform my married life duties towards
him at any time he wanted, be it day or night."
Meriem endured that for a while. Later, when she fled to her parents' house,
she was surprised to learn that her marriage consisted solely of readings from
the fatiha and witnesses' testimony. No civil contract had ever been signed.
This allowed her husband to deny fathering the baby she was carrying.
Meriem now lives in limbo: she is neither married nor divorced, and she is
taking care of her child all alone.
Scores of such cases, mostly from people in rural areas which are home to the
highest numbers of the poor and illiterate, are tracked on a daily basis by the
Democratic League for Women's Rights (LDDF).
 A. CHOOSE THE BEST TITLE FOR THE TEXT. (2 pts)
 Child labour in Morocco.
 Child maids in Morocco.
 Child marriage in Morocco

B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. (6 pts)

1. What is Meriem’s dream?
………………………………………………………………..……………………….………
2. Why did Meriem flee to her to her parents’ house?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Why does Meriem live in limbo?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
C. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY. (3 pts)
1. Meriem was dissatisfied with her marriage.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Meriem got married at an early age.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Meriem’s husband didn’t deny the fathering of the baby she was carrying.
…………………………………………………………………………………….……………
D. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS: (2 pts)
1. Engaged (paragraph 3) ……………………………………………..…..…….…..
2. Servant (paragraph 4) ……………………….…………………………………..

E. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (2 pts)

1. Their (paragraph 2 ) : ……………………………………….…………..
2. They (paragraph 5): ………………………………………..….………………
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II. LANGUAGE: (15 POINTS)

A. Match the words in column A with appropriate ones in column B. (2 pts)

A ANSWERS B
Junk …………………………………. Children
Ozone ………………………………...... Layer
Ecological …………………………………. Disaster
Homeless …………………………………. towns

B. FILL IN THE BLANK WITH A SUITABLE COLLOCATION FROM THE TABLE ABOVE. (2 pts)
1. Most young people like to eat ………………………………….. .
2. Ecologists are now too much concerned about the hole in the …………………………………
3. A lot of ……………………………Sleep in the street in big cities.
4. ………………………………………………. Such as Tsunami can’t be prevented.

C. CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM FROM THE LIST: (3 pts)

1. The man ……………….. is a doctor lives Sidi Ifni. (when, who, whose)
2. Ahlam is studious. She ……………………….fail her exam. (must, mustn’t, can’t )

D. REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN: (2 pts)

1. Sarah doesn’t go to school.
Sarah wishes she …………………………………………………….………………
2. The champion received a golden medal in front of 15000 spectators.
A golden medal ………………………………………………………………………………

E. WHAT DOES EACH SENTENCE EXPRESS? (6 pts)

1. You are allowed to use my computer.

a. expressing unnecessity
2. What about going to the cinema.
b. Apologizing
c. Expressing reget 3. I do apologize.

d. Making suggestions 4. I swear, I’ll come to your birthday party.

e. Expressing permission
5. If only I didn’t overslept.
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III. WRITING: (10 POINTS)

Dropping out of school at an early age has many negative consequences on young people. Write an article to
your school magazine in which you list and explain the consequences of leaving school at an early age and
suggest some solutions.
(Approximately 300 words)

These questions and ideas may help you:

- Why do young people drop out of school? (poverty, parents’ ignorance, …)
- What are some of the negative consequences? (taking drugs, street children, criminality …)
- What are some of the solutions? (role of NGOs, media, government, youth clubs…)

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