First Term Test (L.F.L) : Working Children

من طرف **SAADI** الإثنين فبراير 14, 2011 3:29 pm

Zeina , 16, moved to Addis Ababa ten years ago after her father’s death with her aunt. Her aunt promised to take care of Zeina and send her to school. Zeina’s mother, three brothers and three sisters stayed in their village .
Upon arrival in Addis Ababa, rather than taking care of Zeina, her aunt made Zeina work without pay as a child domestic worker. She lived and worked with this lady for three years. She worked 12 hours a day, every day of the week, and could not go to school. She cleaned, washed, and made the beds of the whole family. One day, Zeina accidentally spilled hot soup and was beaten badly by the lady. After the beating, she left the house and went to the police.
Another lady took her home, promising that she would bring her up as her guardian. However, she made Zeina do all the household chores. Zeina cooked, washed, cleaned, baked, split firewood, etc. 16 hours a day for no pay. She did not go to school.
One day, the parents for whom Zeina worked, including the lady who took her from the police station, were out. While they were gone, their son took a roll and ate it. When his parents returned home, they found the bread missing and asked who ate it. Certain that the parents would blame her if she told the truth, Zeina lied and said that she had eaten the bread. The father took her in a room, closed the door, and heated up a knife in a hot fire. Using the hot knife, he burned Zeina’s arms and legs. He then reheated the knife and burned her lips. Zeina ran from the house. The neighbors found her and took her to the police.

(adapted)

1 – The type of discourse of the text is : ( 1pt )
a – Expository b- Narrative c – Descriptive

2 – Say if the following sentences are true or false? If the sentence is false, give the correct one . ( 4pts)

a) Zeina moved to Addis Ababa when she was 6 .
b) Zeina was happy with her aunt .
c) She was well-paid .
d) The second lady kept her promise and took care of Zeineb .

3 – Answer the following questions according to the text . ( 5pts )

a - Why did Zeineb go to Addis Ababa ?
…………………………………………………………..

b-Why didn’t she go to school ?
……………………………………………………………….

c- Why did her aunt beat her ? ( to beat beat beaten )
…………………………………………………………………..

d-Who ate the bread ?
…………………………………………………………………….

e-What penalty does the man who burned Zeina deserve ?
…………………………………………………………………..

4 – Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of final – ed . ( 3pts )

promised - cooked - cleaned - washed - asked – closed

5 – Complete the following dialogue . ( 3pts )

A : Why do some children work ?
B : ……………………………………..

A : And what kind of jobs they do ?
B :…………………………………….

A : Who should protect working-children’s rights ?
B : ……………………………………………………..

6 - Supply punctuation and capitals where necessary. ( 1pt )

poverty is the main cause of child labour but it is a symptom as well

7 - Fill in the blanks using “much” or “many”. (3pts )

1. How …………………. books did you buy?

2. How…………………...money do you have

3. How…………………...did the car cost?

4. How …………………..apples are there in the basket?

5. How………………….. times have you been to the dentist?

6. How…………………... girls are there in your class?

First Term Test (L.F.L) : Working Children Quran10

First Term Test (L.F.L) : Working Children Quran10