Global English Tests - Test Number 13

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Global English Test: Test Number 13 — Test Number 13

This is Global English TEST Number 13. Access Answer Key Here.

This global test assesses students’ reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary proficiency. It targets upper-intermediate to advanced learners and focuses on:

A reading passage.
Language knowledge.
Writing task

Test Information

Level: Beginner Learners
Skills Assessed: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Language Focus: Tenses, Reported Speech, Passive Voice, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary…

I- COMPREHENSION: 15 POINTS

Test Number 13 (The Text)

Text A

Francesco Neto lives with his family in Caisara village, Northeast Brazil. The family cultivates half a hectare of land, and they earn about $1,500 US each year from selling their products in the local markets. Diaconia (a Tearfund partner) helps them avoid the use of middlemen so they can get better prices. They grow an impressive range of about 50 different species of fruit trees, vegetables, cereals, and fodder plants on their farm, together with traditional plants, which they conserve.

It has not been easy to achieve this as they started with poor soils that had been damaged by the practices of slash-and-burn agriculture and single cash cropping. Neto comments: “I hear of climate change in the newspapers, but I can feel its effects on myself and my crops: The sun is hotter; the temperature is higher; and the wind is drier. I hear about the greenhouse effect, desertification, and ‘El Niño.’ I don’t understand it, but the results are drought in the Amazon, floods in some parts of Northeast Brazil, and more whirlwinds.”

Neto remembers that in the 1980s there was a stream running through their farm that flowed nearly all year. In the 1990s, the water level fell gradually. This meant that three months after the rainy season ended, the stream was dry. To help solve this problem, the family built a dam in 1999. “Water from the dam is used for irrigation and livestock. We are now irrigating much more than we did five years ago because it is hotter and drier for half the year. We used to irrigate once a day; now it’s twice, but even so, the plants wither. We are concerned we may run out of water in the future as the climate is now so variable.” Source: ‘Footsteps,’ Tearfund International Learning Zone, UK, 21 Feb, 2007

Text B

Some children have disabilities or learning problems that make the learning process more difficult. Wise is eight years old and arrived from another refuge two years ago. His speech difficulties are partly caused by emotional stress due to the separation from his mother when he was very young and also due to the mistreatment in the other refuge. At first, he could not communicate properly, so it was hard for him to make friends and enjoy games with other children at CAF. He often felt sad and lonely. A family from a nearby neighborhood heard about his situation and invited him to stay with them for a weekend. Even though it was hard for them to understand him, they kept encouraging him, talking to him, and giving him lots of attention. Over time, this relationship and support raised Wise’s confidence and self-esteem, enabling him to socialize better with the other children. Source: ‘Footsteps,’ Tearfund, UK

Text C

Seelampur Shanty Town is home to 25,000 people. For the past seven years, the toilet facilities were neglected, dirty, and infested by pests. Two years ago, both the roof and the floor caved in. Seelampur’s women’s group (mahila mandal) had been lobbying local authorities for many years to try to get new facilities. During election time in 2003, they increased their efforts. When the local councillor began her campaign, the mahila mandal women told her that she wouldn’t receive their support until an agreement was reached about new toilet facilities. A new toilet complex was soon promised. However, the battle did not end there. The women had to visit the councillor and slum department regularly, persistently knocking on doors until work began eight months later. Source: ‘Footsteps,’ Tearfund, UK

BASE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT

A- Skim the three texts and match the numbers with the letters: (3 pts)

Titles	Texts
1- Working toward Urban Renewal	A
2- A Home for the Homeless	B
3- Living with Climate Change	C

B- Read the texts A and B and complete this chart: (3 pts; 0.5 pt each)

Name	Problem Faced	Cause of Problem	Effect of Problem
Francesco
Wise

C- Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? JUSTIFY (3 pts; 1 pt each)

The host family couldn’t understand Wise because he spoke a different language. → ______
Francesco’s family gets water from wells to irrigate their crops. → ______
Women’s group didn’t participate in the elections until the local councilor would agree to build new toilets in their town, Seelampur. → ______

D- What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (1.5 pts; 0.5 pt each)

it (Text A) →______
They (Text B) → ______
Work (Text C) → ______

E- Find in the text words or expressions that mean the same as: (1.5 pts; 0.5 each)

Become dry or dead (Text A) → ______
Because of (Text B) → ________
Fell down (Text C) → ________

F- Answer these questions in your own words: (3 pts; 1 pt each)

How could Francesco’s family get a good price for their crops?
→ …
What did Wise gain from living with the family who hosted him?
→ …
Who helped the women’s group to build new toilet facilities in their town?
→ …

II- LANGUAGE: 15 POINTS

A). Choose the appropriate answers to complete the sentences below (3pts 1.pt each)

______ is concerned with the individuals’ rights and duties towards their countries.
a) partnership – b) citizenship – c) friendship – d) relationship.
______ being illiterate and inexperienced, Zaina was able to manage her dead husband’s business.
a) along with – b) while – c)despite – d) due to
‘The football match will be put ______ till next Sunday if it rains tomorrow .’ the coach told me.
a) out – B) up – c) up with – d) off

B) Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list below (3pts; 1 pt each)

renewable – right – civic – elimination

Children are taught to love and serve their countries through ______ education.
“Poverty ______ should be a priority to all governments”, a senator said.
The sun and the wind are basic sources of ______ energies.

C) Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets (3 pts; 1 pt each)

Soon after I ______ (drop) out of school, I began (work) ______ for a non-governmental organization. But in a month, my contract (expire) ______ said a young girl.

D) Rewrite these sentences as suggested: (3pts; 1pt each)

We have to preserve our environment ‘ stated an activist.
Our environment…
“Why don’t you accept the offer ?”
My colleagues advised me…
It is a pity that the urban company cut down all the trees in a forest.
The urban company shouldn’t…

E) Give the correct form of the words between brackets (1.5pts; 0.5 each)

The aim of (feminine)______as a (move) ______ is to (establishment)______ equality between men and women.

F) Communication

a. Match the functions with their labels .2pts

Sentence	Function
1. Sorry to have to say it, but you are disturbing us.	a. Apology
2. I’m awfully sorry I didn’t come on time.	b. Regret
3. I don’t care about climate change.	c. Indifference
	d. Complaint

b) What would you say in this situation ?1pt

Bank clerk: ‘What do you need the credit for?
You: …( express purpose )

III- WRITING : 10 POINTS

Use the table below to write a report about the Marakech cinema festival to your school magazine.

Organizers	Ministry of culture
Topic	Cinema in Marakech : Advantages and drawbacks – Rewarding the best Moroccan films
Date	May the 20th
Place	Town Hall conference room
Participants	Actors, film directors, critics ,audience and jury
Attendance	300 people approximately
Activities	Watching and evaluating Moroccan films, Awards delivery
Main ideas	Positive and negative points of cinema in Marrakech : – Cinema promotes tourism in Marrakech -Negative influence of cinema on young people – Cinema contributes to the economical growth of the city – It provides jobs… Delivering prizes to successful Moroccan films : Prize for the : Best main role / Best supporting role – Best scenario…
Evaluation and Reactions. (You may add yours)	Festival : fruitful and successful Participants: Some satisfied with results other disagree