République Tunisienne Achievement Test N° 4
MINISTERE DE L’EDUCATION
Epreuve : classe:
Teacher: Mrs. Rania Chaibi
ANGLAIS 4 Lettres 1
March 2023 Durée : 2h Coefficient de l’épreuve : 2
Lycée Mohamed Brahmi Mourouj 6
I. READING COMPREHENSION
The text
From a very young age, I played and loved MMORPGS. For long, that stands for Massively
Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. Such examples of this is Everquest or World of Warcraft.
I've played every one for at least a month of time a piece. I would spend 6-9 hours in the game
every day from a certain time to a certain time. After I got off school, it would be an hour of
homework and then the rest of the night going and doing my thing until I deprived myself of sleep
for school. This took tolls on my grades as one would normally expect, and impacted other daily
events such as being overly cranky towards everything, being unresponsive to most stimuli and
generally being a downer to the point of notability. Then even my friends eventually didn't want to
hang out with me. Gaming took over everything. It devoured what it meant to be me.
I've slowly weaned myself down to the point where I barely play anything. Instead I vary my
addictions, because I can't call them hobbies if they consume part of my life, it would be
sugarcoating it or telling lies to myself and I'm completely honest and blunt, in such ways as
Anime, Movies, Working Online. This of course all still revolves around being online so I'm never
far from my computer so I guess that is still an addiction as well. But this time, instead of the
addiction driving my needs, I can physically see it so I can avoid any pitfalls.
I hope this will help you come to terms with this type of addiction too, if you have it. Don't lie to
yourself. This experience should help you form a better opinion. Like I said, I know it's an
addiction. I know thousands if not millions suffer from this same addiction, but are afraid to admit
it, or they are like me and feel it wasn't an addiction but rather an alternate reality, a family, a place
they belonged to. I won't say either side is wrong, but when you spend as much time on as I did,
and neglect what really matters in life.. you are wrong.
(adapted) Posted January 2015 https://talk.recovery.org/
République Tunisienne Achievement Test N° 4
MINISTERE DE L’EDUCATION
Epreuve : classe:
Teacher: Mrs. Rania Chaibi
ANGLAIS 4 lettres1
March 2023 Durée : 2h Coefficient de l’épreuve : 2
Lycée Mohamed Brahmi Mourouj 6
Name
I. READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS. (15 MARKS )
1. Read the text and tick ( √ ) the right alternative. ( 2 marks )
The best title for the text is The text is
a- an indifferent game addict a- depicting the journey of a game quitter
b- a dedicated game designer b- describing the thrill behind online games
c-a rational game quitter c- denouncing the ethical gaming decay
2.Read paragraph One and complete the table with the right information ( 3 marks )
The acronym used to refer to the genre of the games
A name of a game
Daily time spent on such games by the narrator
3. Complete the summary with 3 words from paragraph TWO. ( 3 marks )
The writer gradually weaned himself off from playing games. He was honestly being
……………………………. about his addiction. He refused …………………………………. his dependence
because he didn’t like lying to himself. So he is working hard on himself to ………………………….. the
negative side of this issue.
4.For each of the following statements, pick out ONE detail from the text showing it is false. ( 3 marks )
a. His mates never lost hope about his despite his addiction. ( paragraph 1 )
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b. He stopped using his computer once and for all. ( paragraph 2)
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c. He thought that he was the only person who suffered from such an issue. ( paragraph 3)
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5. Circle the right option. ( 2 marks )
A. “Took toll on …” in paragraph 1 means :
a. had an unexpected harm b. took advantage unfairly c. caused a serious effect
B. “pitfalls” in paragraph 2 means :
a. downsides b. incentives c. appeals
6. What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 refer to? ( 1 mark )
you refers to : …………………………………………
7. Give a personal and justified answer to the following question. ( 1 mark )
The writer says: “Don’t lie to yourself”. He believes that the right way towards recovery from any
problem starts from understanding oneself.
What do you think?
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
because ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....
II. WRTING. ( 15 marks )
1.Develop the notes in the table into a paragraph about The International Day of Women and Girls in
Science. ( 5 marks )
Description international observance day
Founder the United Nations General Assembly
Leading organisations UNESCO / UN Women
Occurrence and *11/ February
frequency *annual
Purpose *promote gender equality in science
*celebrate successful women in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics.
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2. The moral decadence and the unethical behaviours are publicly displayed on TV channels and mass
media platforms as though they were something to be proud of.
Write a 12-line post on your school facebook page in which you talk about the ethical impact of this
moral decline on teenagers and you suggest at least a solution to get your friends away from this bad
influence.( 10 marks)
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III. LANGUAGE. ( 10 marks )
1. Fill in the blanks with 6 words from the box. ( 3 marks )
delivering / lately / worsen / timely / asocial / recovery / contributes / improve /
The problem of drug addiction has swept over the whole world. Every year it continues
to………………………….………… . It not only causes degradation of the personality, makes the
dependent an ……………………………………….element of society, but also
………………………………………to the destruction of families, cripples fate, and if adequate measures are
not taken in a …………………………………..manner, it ends with the death of the addict,
………………………………….unbearable mental suffering to close people. One of the most effective
methods of …………………………………is drug treatment of drug addiction, which includes detoxification
measures, restoration of healthy organ functions and coding with special drugs.
2. Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form.( 3.5 marks )
Donna Theo Strickland was born on May 27, 1959, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She (study )
……………………………………… engineering physics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and
optics at the University of Rochester in the United States. She earned her (doctor)
…………………………………….. in optics in 1989. She (work ) …………………………………. at the
National Research Council and then lived in the United States where she worked at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory and Princeton University. She (affiliate) ……………………………… with the University
of Waterloo in Canada since 1997. “The early-morning call from Sweden on October 2, 2018, changed my
life. I am (gratefulness) …………………………………. that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
recognized my work and I feel so honoured to be among the many renowned
(science) ………………………………….. I join as a Nobel Laureate.. I will use the platform the Nobel Prize
affords me (continue) ………………………………………. to advocate on behalf of science ”she said in the
prize ceremony.
3. Circle the right option. ( 3.5 marks )
“Brain drain” is a term commonly used to describe this movement of highly skilled individuals from poor
countries to rich countries. The main causes (to / for / with ) this emigration include gaining better
employment opportunities, fleeing political (turmoil / stability / incentive ) , and seeking a higher quality of
life. While mainstream conversations center around whether or not developed countries should take in
more immigrants, there is another, (overlook / overlooking /overlooked ) topic of discussion: creating
avenues for the same educated, talented, (promised /promising / promise )graduates, entrepreneurs,
and professionals to contribute to ( decline /prosperity / destruction) in their countries of origin. A
contrasting phenomenon is “reverse brain drain,” (which / who / whom ) involves the movement of
educated, skilled migrants back to their homelands. Reasons for returning include visa expiration or, in
some cases, a ( desire’s person /person’s desire / persons’ desires ) to make a difference in their home
country.
