Level : 2ASLLE 2019/2020

English Exam (first term) Time/ 2 hours

Name: ………………… Surname: ………………………
I have bad news for you, for all our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the
world, and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and killed tonight. Martin Luther King dedicated
his life to love and to justice for his fellow human being, and he died because of that effort.

In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what
kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. For those of you who are black you
can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a
country, black people among black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one
another. Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and
to replace that violence that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion
and love.

What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not
hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and
compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our
country, whether they are white or they are black.

So I shall ask you tonight to return home, to say a prayer for the family of Martin Luther King,
that’s true, but more importantly to say a prayer for our own country, which all of us love.

We can do well in this country. We will have difficult times; we’ve had difficult times in the
past; we will have difficult times in the future. It is not the end of violence; it is not the end of
lawlessness; it is not the end of disorder. But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority
of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want
justice for all human beings who live in our land.

A/ Reading comprehension: (7pts)

1) Say whether the following sentences are true or false : (2pts)
a) Martin Luther King was killed because he promoted ethnic segregation ……..
b) People were exhorted to take revenge ………..
c) Hostility and separation were the least needed in the United States ………..
d) The speaker was pessimistic about the future of the United States …………
2) Answer the following questions according to the text ? (3.pts)
a) Why was martin Luther King assassinated ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
b) What did Martin Luther King symbolize ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
c) How did he deal with violence and hatred ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
 d) What did the speaker incite people to do ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
e) What was the wish of all Americans ?
………………………………………………………………………………...
3) What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text ? (1pt)
his → …………… / they → ……………….. / which → ………………..
4) In which paragraph did the writer show his optimism :(1pt) …………………………………
B/ Text exploration: (8pts)
1- Find in the text words whose definition follow : (1.5pts)
a) Members of a state having the same rights and duties (1§).
b) Punishment or injury done to somebody because she/he made you suffer (2§).
c) An instance feeling of dislike (2§).
2- Find in the text the words that are opposite in meaning to (1pt)
a) peace (2§) ≠ …………… b) foolishness ≠ ……………..
3- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form to express ability or non-ability : (1pt)
a) The United Nations Organization has been trying to establish peace all over the world, but it
……………. to do it so far.
b) Thanks to a hard struggle the blacks ………….. to abolish slavery.
4- Transform the second sentences so that they mean the same as the first : (1.5pt)
a) Nowadays much importance is given to human rights in the world.
⇒ Nowadays they …………………………………………………………………………..
b) Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery.
⇒ Slavery …………………………………………………………………………………..
c) All humans must fight all forms of injustice.
⇒ All forms of injustice …..………………………………………………………………..
5- Fill in the gaps with words from the list : (1.5pt)
equal / fought / separate / buses / time.
Martin Luther King was a church minister who ………….. against racial segregation.
At that ………… blacks in America didn’t have …………… rights with white people. Black
people had to sit at the back of …………… there were even ………….. waiting rooms for the
black and white people.
6- Ask the questions that the underlined words answer : (1pt)
a) Martin Luther King spent his life fighting for the black’s rights.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
b) Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Part two : Written expression: (5pts)
Choose on topic
Topic one : Nowadays black people have equal rights with white people, but in the past they
suffered from racism and segregation. Use the following notes to write about past and present life of
black people in America. Use these notes to help you.
- No right to vote / segregation / sit at separate places and buses / no right to
education…
- Share the same duties and rights / even become president / equality…
Topic two : Suppose that you are a man or a woman of peace ,you live in a world full
of hatred violence and segregation .Write a speech in which you call people and exhort your
fellow citizens to adopt and embrace non violent principles to live in a peaceful society. Use the
oratorical style in your speech.
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Answers (exams 2L)
A/ Reading comprehension
5) True or false
a) False b) False c) True d) False
6) Answers
a) Martin Luther King was killed because he devoted his life fighting injustice
and segregation.
b) Marti Luther King is a symbol of peace.
c) He dealt with violence and hatred by understanding, compassion and love.
d) He incited people to be forgivable and forget about revenge.
e) The wish of all Americans is to live together and improve the quality of life.
b → Last paragraph
7) his ⇒ Martin Luther King / they ⇒ those who still suffer / which ⇒ country
8) the idea is mentioned in the first paragraph.

B/ Text exploration
1) a) citizens b) revenge c) hatred
2) a) violence b) wisdom
3) a) has not been able b) were able
4) a) Nowadays, they give much importance to human rights.
b) Slavery was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.
c) all forms of injustice must be fought by all humans.
5) a) fought / b) time / c) equal / d) buses / f) separate

6) a) How did Martin Luther King spend his life ?

b) When was Martin Luther King assassinated ?
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