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First year Literary And Scientific Streams Second Term English Exam Duration: 2 hours

PART ONE: Reading :Read the text carefully then do the activities.

According to surveys, 11-16- year-olds in the UK have £6.09 a week on average in their pockets, and
in the US, $19.17- that’s much more than in the past. Parents are giving more money to their children, but
young people are also more responsible for their money than before. They try to earn it themselves. They also
open bank accounts to save their money instead of spending it all at once.

Typical jobs for teenagers are baby-sitting, newspaper rounds, and helping at home: cleaning and
cutting grass. Boys and girls in the UK earn an average of £65 a week doing these jobs between the ages of 11
and 13 and £4.55 when they’re 14-16.In the US, 47% of teenagers say most of their money comes from part-
time jobs. When they’re 16, more than 60% of teens start summer jobs and earn a lot

Last year in the UK, average weekly pocket money for 14-16-year-olds was £ 5.66 In the US,
teenagers say they get $5 to $10 per week .But 45% of 12-18-year-olds say they get regular pocket money.US
teenagers say they feel very independent, but 53% admit they often still depend on parents and family for
money.

Sweets and chocolate are still favourites for teenagers. In the UK, 57% spend their money on these
products.Sociologists have noticed that as more British teenagers have mobile phones, fewer teenagers smoke.
One theory is that teenagers can’t afford to pay for both cigarettes and phone calls. In the US, teenagers can
drive a car at 16, and the first thing they save for is a car. The second thing they save for is university, because
it is very expensive in the US.

Adapted from Easy Going N°4, 2001

1. Choose the right answer.

a. This article is : a) a report b) an interview

b. It deals with: a) the story of money in the UK and the USA. b) how British and American teenagers
get and spend their pocket money.

2. Say if the following statements are true or false.

a. Parents give less money to their children nowadays............

b. More than half of British Teenagers spend their money on sweets and chocolate............

c. Most American teenagers are financially independent. ...............

d. British teenagers do not smoke because they have a mobile phone..................

3 Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. What are the typical jobs for teenagers?............................................................................

b. Why are teenagers more responsible for their money?

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c. Why do most American teenagers get more money when they are 16?

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 d. What do most American teenagers save their money for?

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4. What do the underlined words refer to in the text?

a) Themselves (§1): b) they(§3):

B. Text exploration (7 pts)

1. Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following.

a) economize(§1): adolescents (§2):

2. Find in the text words opposite in meaning to the following.

a) Full-time (§2)# cheap (§4)#

3. underline the stressed sylable : report grammarian crossroad wellknown

4circle the silent letter:Knowledge : height letter combfolk listen could

5Turn these sentences into direct or indirect speech

1-He said: I earn £2.50 from my paper round .

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2-She asked him where he delivered news papers

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3-dont foeget to buy a stamp Leila reminded her brother.

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PART TWO: WRITTEN EXPRESSION: Use the questionnaire result and write a report about which
subjects students like studying

Number of informants:30 boys:12 girls:18

Age:14-18 secondary school students

Like :mathematics and physics:13: Arab literature:9 Foreign languages:07 Islam education:11 History an
geography:00

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