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Text:Balla had never thought in his life that an educator could be so rude, and tough towards a pupil. He was

going to a private boarding-school in town, some kilometers away from an outlying district which was

commonly called “ cité des pauvres” where he had once lived in his childhood.

In spite of the difficulties he faced after his retirement some years ago, Amdy had always paid his son’s

fees. That time, however, he failed to do so.

The headmistress who apparently looked well over sixty years ago, waited until the kids were about to join

the refectory, kept silence as if she were speaking to the whole crowd of pupils gathered in the schoolyard.

“I am talking to Balla, Amdy’s son, you can’t go into the dining room this time. Your father has not paid yet.

Don’t move an inch ahead. Come back here”, she said with a certain firmness.

Her words were like a gunshot right into the boy’s heart. They had a terrible effect on him. So he ran home

as quickly as he could.

Nobody could imagine how ashamed he felt. Even the idea of committing suicide occurred to him, but he

fortunately repelled it. The old man would feel responsible for his death.

“That would be too much for Dad to live with”, he thought.

Later when the little boy told his father about the incident, he nearly fainted. But what could he do as they almost lived in extreme poverty?

Although the boy was a good student, he began to detest school and the headmistress whom he thought of

as a monster.

“Giving up school like this for such a clever boy, that is a mess”, everybody thought. Yet the boy was so

shocked that he couldn’t do otherwise.

After he had made up his mind to leave school, a lot of people including the headmistress, herself, tried to

persuade him not to do so, but he refused. He thought that he had made a good choice.

I/ COMPREHENSION 8PTSA. 1. Give a suitable title to the text: …………………………………………………………… (0,5pt)

B. Multiple choices: Encircle the correct answer according to the text. ( 2,5pts)

2. Who do you think is responsible for what happened to the boy? a) his father b) himself c) the headmistress d) nobody

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THE SENEGALESE AMERICAN BILINGUAL SCHOOL

SHAPING THE WORLD LEADERS OF TOMORROW!

Mr. Diagne/ Mr. Wade

3e A/ B FOURTH EVALUATION Thursday, May 9th, 2013 90 mns

3. Balla gave up school because ………………………..a) he father has refused to pay his school fees

b) he didn’t like the headmistress

c) he thought that an educator could not be so rude

d) his father was too poor to pay his school fees

4. What is the best adjective to describe the old man’s feeling after the incident?a) proud b) confused c) satisfied d) sorry

C. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Justify your answers by quoting the text: (3pts)

5. The headmistress did not regret what she did.

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6. The old man was shocked because of his son’s death.

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7. The boy was thought to be intelligent. No one wanted him to leave school.

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D. Vocabulary: Match the words or phrases in column A to their meaning in column B. (1,25pt)

A B

8. repel a. children

9. fainted b. decided

10. rude c. obstinate

11. kids d. lost conscious for a short time

12. made up his mind e. reject

f. impolite

Answers: 8-………. 9- ……… 10- ……….11- ……….12- …………

E. References: What do the words in bold refer to in the text? (0,75pt)

13. they had a terrible effect (line 10): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. he repelled it (line 13): -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. they almost live (line 15): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

II/ COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE 8 PTSA. Choose the correct answer (3,5pts)

When I was a child, we didn’t --------------------- (use to/ used to/ used) go on exotic holidays. Instead

my parents ------------------------------- (were renting/ had rented/ rented) a cottage and every August

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we -------------------------- (use to/ used to/ used) pile into the car for the two-hour drive to the cost. One

year it ---------------------------------it (was pouring/ poured/ had poured) with rain when we left home and

the windscreen wipers on the car ------------------------------------(were stopping/ stopped/ had stopped) working after an hour. We ------------------------------------------(were leaving/ left/ had left) the motorway and drove the rest of the way on narrow country lanes. Then when we--------------------------

(were approaching/ approached/ had approached) our destination, disaster happened again…

B. Use the right preposition in the box to complete the phrasal verbs of each sentence. (2pts)

off- up- on- for- out- through- down- up

1. When the manager asked to come back again, he turned the offer -------------------------

2. The father told the boy --------------------------because he was rude.

3. They invited lots of people at the party but most of them didn’t turn --------------------------------

4. During every Ramadan, this man gives -------------------money to the needy people.

5. His plan to go to the university fell-------------------- because he didn’t pass his exam.

6. To know the meaning of a word you look ----------------- in a dictionary.

7. Please hold-------------------, I am going to call my mum.

8. Help me to look ------------------my lost key. I can’t find it.

C. Combine the sentences using the relative pronouns below: (2,5pts)

Where – which – who - whose

1. My grandfather has just retired. He was 60 last week.

My grandfather----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. John is studying medicine at university. His parents are both doctors.

John--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. She applied for a job. It had been advertised in the newspaper.

She applied-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. Last week-end we visited Stratford-Upon-Avon. Shakespeare lived there.

Last week-end----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. The South-African author J.M. Coetzee lives in Australia. He won a Nobel Prize in 2013

The South-African----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

III/ Writing: Choose one topic and write about it. 4 PTSTopic 1: Skeleton dialogue.

Some members of the school administration went to Balla’s house so as to convince him not to leave school. Complete their conversation coherently.The headmistress: Now I want you to answer my question! Right?

Balla: Yes, Madam

The headmaster: Why---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?

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Balla: Because I’m really disappointed with the way that you treated me.

Balla’s father: You had better be more understanding Balla. We were ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Balla: I know father, but she didn’t have to talk to me like that in the schoolyard. She could have called

me in ------------------------------------------------------------- or -------------------------------------------------------------

The headmistress: You are right Balla. That’s what I would have done but ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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A site manager: We are all sorry for this incident. And we don’t want you to

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Balla: Don’t worry. I’ll look for a job and I’ll earn enough money to help my family. Don’t insist, I’ve

already taken my decision.

Topic 2: Write about 200 wordsIn some primary schools, some teachers are still beating students. Do you think this is the best way to get their message through? Use specific details and examples to support your answer.

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