Baccalaureate National Exam 2019 June Arts
Text 1
[1] Launched in September 2015, the Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) has become the largest project to encourage a million students in the Arab region to read 50 million books a year. Abdullah Nuaimi, the project manager, said the challenge aims to make reading a lifestyle. “When a school wins the challenge, the other schools from Arab countries will take it as a role model
to enhance their performance for the next year,” he said.
[2] In 2018, the Moroccan Mariam Amjoun, aged 9, broke down in tears when she was declared the Arab Reading champion. She was able to beat over 10.5 million students from 44 countries who collectively read over 250 million books to win the grand prize. In a heartwarming scene, the vice president of the United Arab Emirates awarded the girl a trophy during the final ceremony in Dubai.
[3] Amjoun outperformed the 5 finalists with her answers to the jury during the final ceremony. She was selected based on her comprehension of the 50 books she read, her ability to communicate accurately in Arabic, critical thinking, and general knowledge.
[4] Speaking to the media, Amjoun said she expected to win. “I have been preparing for the challenge by reading, summarizing, and analyzing books since 2017. Some of them were hard to comprehend especially history books, but a challenge has to be overcome,” she said
Text 2
[1] In October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted the third Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) under the theme “Living the Future”. The event gathered about 4000 athletes from 206 countries. The Summer YOG is held every four years and is open to athletes aged 15 to 18, providing an opportunity to see the sporting stars of the future. The first summer edition was held in Singapore in 2010 and the 2nd one in China
in 2014.
[2] Buenos Aires 2018 was the first Olympic Games to have an equal number of male and female participants, contributing to gender equality. There were 1,999 women and 1,999 men competing in 32 different sports. For the first time, the opening ceremony was held outside the traditional stadiums, open to the public for free.
[3] Buenos Aires YOG was marked by the participation of 20 Moroccan athletes in eight disciplines. The vice president of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee said that the Argentina games have enabled Moroccan athletes to improve their performance and occupy advanced ranks in a number of sports.
[4] The Moroccan athletes have marked an unprecedented achievement in the history of
participation in these games by winning seven medals. In Taekwondo, Fatima Zahra Abu Fares won a gold medal. Other athletes won five silver medals and a bronze one in different disciplines. The seven medals enabled Moroccan sport to rank 42 among the 206 countries that participated in the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.
I. COMPREHENSION (15 POINTS) BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXTS.
A. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER. (1 pt)
The two texts are about
a. the future of young Moroccans.
b. the achievements of young Moroccans.
c. the dreams of young Moroccans.
The right answer is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY. (3 pts)
- The final competitions of the two events mentioned in the texts took place in the same country.
. . . . . . . . . . . - YOG is organised every summer.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Fatima Abu Fares performed better than the other Moroccan athletes in YOG.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
C. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (3 pts)
- When did the Arab Reading Challenge start?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - What was the aim of the Arab Reading Challenge?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . - How did the YOG contribute to gender equality?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. (2 pts)
- To prepare for the ARC, Mariam Amjoun. . . . . . .
- Moroccan sport ranked 42 out of 206 countries thanks to . . . . . . .
E. PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT A PHRASE WHICH SHOWS THAT (2 pts)
- Amjoun was very happy: . . . . . . . . . . .
- anyone could attend YOG opening ceremony without paying: . . . . . .
F. FIND IN THE TEXTS WORDS THAT MEAN ALMOST THE SAME AS: (2 pts)
- a good example (Text 1, paragraph 1): . . . . . .
- organised (Text 2, paragraph 1): . . . . . . . .
G. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXTS REFER TO? (2 pts)
- them (Text 1): . . . . . . . . . . . .
- The event (Text 2): . . . . . . . . .
II. LANGUAGE (15 POINTS)
A.FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LISTS. (4 pts)
- Oh my God! There is a lot of traffic again; I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . get to the office on time.
needn’t – mustn’t – can’t - The three students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . won the 2018 Arab Maths Olympiad are from Morocco.
where – who – whose - The judge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that the suspect was not telling the truth.
found out – brought about – looked for - Jessica was on vacation when someone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her house and stole all her jewellery.
broke into – broke out – broke up
B.FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST. (2 pts)
take – gaps – common – raise – diversity – citizens
- Global ………………… see themselves as being part of the world community.
- It is everybody’s responsibility to …………………… children’s awareness of the danger of junk food.
C. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE OR FORM. (2 pts)
We (start) . . . . . . . . . . working on this song three weeks ago. By the end of this month, we (finish) . . .. . . . . . all the rehearsals. We are all looking forward to (perform) . . . . . . . . it at the end of the school year show. We hope that the audience (enjoy) . . . . . . . . . . . . it.
D. CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE. WRITE a OR b. (3 pts)
1.
a. More importance should be giving to education in rural areas.
b. More importance should be given to education in rural areas.
The correct sentence is: . . . . . . . . . . .
2.
a. If our school football team had won the last match, they would have qualified for the finals.
b. If our school football team had won the last match, they will qualify for the finals.
The correct sentence is: . . . . . . . . . .
3.
a. The school headmaster advised us to start preparing for the exams earlier.
b. The school headmaster advised us starting preparing for the exams earlier.
The correct sentence is: . . . . . . . .
E. MATCH EACH EXPRESSION TO ITS APPROPRIATE FUNCTION. (2 pts)
- “If only we had arrived earlier”
- “I might have left my mobile at home.”
- “I take your point. Morocco is making progress in renewable energy.”
- “Could you please help me with my luggage?”
a. Making a request
b. Expressing agreement
c. Expressing probability
d. Complaining
e. Expressing regret
F. WRITE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO EACH SITUATION. (2 pts)
III. WRITING (10 POINTS) DO TASKS 1 AND 2
TASK 1: Use the information from the chart to complete the report. (4 pts)
- Type of event: School Cultural week
- Date: First week of March 2019
- Place: School spaces
- Organizer(s): The school administration and parents’ association
- Participants: Teachers, students, parents, guests
- Activities: poetry – school clean up – sports competitions – songs – drama – … etc.
The first week of March 2019 was special in our school. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It was such a great and interesting event. Everybody is looking forward to similar future events.
TASK 2: Your school is thinking about offering free Wi-Fi inside the school. Do you think it is a good idea to provide students with free internet? Write a paragraph expressing your opinion and give reasons. (6 pts)
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Key Answers to Baccalaureate National Exam 2019 June Arts
[tds_partial_locker tds_locker_id=”20101″]I. COMPREHENSION (15 POINTS)
Testees should not be penalized for spelling and grammar mistakes in the comprehension section.
A. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER. (1 pt)
b. The achievements of young Moroccans.
B. TRUE OR FALSE: (3 pts)
- False. Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) in the United Arab Emirates but the summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina.
- False. It is organized every four years
- True. She won a gold medal
C. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS (3 pts; 1 pt each)
- in (September ) 2015.
- to encourage a million students in the Arab region to read 50 million books a year./ to make reading a lifestyle.
- They had an equal number of male and female participants/ There were 1,999 women and 1,999 men.
D. SENTENCE COMPLETION: (2 pts; 1 pt each)
- ….. read, summarized and analyzed books since 2017.
- …. the Moroccan athletes’ achievement in YOG/the (seven) medals the athletes won.
E. PICK OUT: (2 pts; 1 pt each)
- broke down in tears.
- … open to the public for free.
F. WORD MEANING: (2 pts; 1 pt each)
1. role model
2. hosted/held
G. WORD REFERENCE: (2 pts; 1 pt each)
1. books
2. the third summer Youth Olympic Games(YOG)
II. LANGUAGE (15 POINTS)
A. GAP FILLING: (4 pts; 1 pt each)
1. can’t
2. who
3. found out
4. broke into
B. GAP FILLING: (2 pts; 1 pt each)
1. citizens
2. raise
C. VERB TENSE: (2 pts; 0.5 pt each)
started – will have finished – performing – will enjoy/ are going to enjoy.
D. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (3 pts; 1 pt each)
1. b
2. a
3. a
E. MATCHING: (2 pts; 0.5 pt each)
1. e
2. c
3. b
4. a
F. RESPONDING TO SITUATIONS: (2 pts; 1pt each)
Accept any correct and appropriate answer.
