Anglais BEPC 2010 Madagascar : sujet et corrigé

A. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text carefully and answer the question:

Text ROBIN HOOD

Long ago in England, there lived a man named Robin Hood who lived with a group of another man in Sherwood Forest. Robin was a strange thief. He stole from the rich and gave what he had stolen the poor. Everyone knew about Robin Hood. The king was mad! He did not want a thief to be a hero. He sent his men to Sherwood to catch Robin. They could not catch him. Robin Hood fought the king’s men each time.

One day, Robin Hood sent a message to the king. The message read as follows: “come with five brave men, we will see who is stronger”. The king wanted to see if what people said about Robin Hood was true. He invited Robin to come and live in the castle for one year and a day.

Robin became fed up with the Castle and asked the king for permission to leave. The king didn’t want to go. He said Robin Hood could visit Sherwood Forest for only one week. Robin promised to return. The king knew Robin Hood never broke his promises.

QUESTION

I – Guessing word.

1. Find a word having the same meaning as : “ a well-known brave person” in the following sentence: Everyone knew about Robin Hood. The king was mad! He did not want a thief to be a hero.”

2. In the sentence “Then Robin became fed up with the life in the castle and asked the King for permission to leave”. Find a word having the same meaning as “tired”

II – Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linking word:

1. Robin was a strangle thief…………………. he stole from the rich and gave what he had stolen to the poor.

2. The king sent his men to Sherwood Forest to catch Robin……………….. they could not catch him.

III – Answer the following question

Did everybody admire Robin? Explain.

IV – Classify the following ideas according to the order they appear in the text:

a) A -Checking the people’s rumors.
b) Describing personal traits
c) Setting conditions of release.

a)……………..b)…………………c)…………….

V – Say if you agree or disagree with Robin Hood’s practice: “to steal the rich to help the poor”.

I agree because:     a)……………………………………….
                           b)………………………………………..

I disagree because:   a)……………………………………….
                            b)………………………………………

B. GRAMMAR IN USE

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate grammatical items so as to get the text restored:

Jack was a young sailor. He has often at sea because of …………1……….. Job. One summer, he came back ……………2…………….. a long journey and found new neighbours near his ………………3……………. House, they had a pretty daughter, and Jack soon loved ………………..4………….. very much. Then he said …………5………… her “my voyage ……………..6……………. Begin next week. I love ……………….7……………. and I’ll marry you ……………..8………….. I come back.”

1) ………………… 2) …………………. 3) ………………….. 4) …………………….
5) ………………… 6) …………………. 7) ………………….. 8) …………………….

C. INDIRECT TEST OF SPEAKING

1 – Build up a dialogue from the following situation.

Jane invites her friend Kate to a picnic next Saturday; but Kate declines the invitation because she must look after her little brother. Jane suggests her another time and she accepts.

Jane: …………………………………………………………
Kate: …………………………………………………………
Jane : ……………………………………………………….
Kate : ……………………………………………………….

2 – Match the sentences in column X with those in column Y

1) …………………….. 2) ……………………… 3) …………………… 4) …………………..
5) …………………….. 6) ……………………… 7) …………………… 8) …………………..

D. WRITTING COMPOSITION

You have read the following advertisement in MIDI MADAGASCAR (about 100 words)

Write a letter to apply for the job. Tell the reason why you want the job. About 100 words)

N.B. Copy the layout below. Do not change anything