End of Semester 2 Final Exam of English.

Field: Business Intelligence

School year: 2020/2021
Name: Ghita Masrour Instructor:
Khalid Bourrouk
Date: Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 Grade: /40 /20

Part I: Reading Grade: /10

A. Read the passage below and answer the comprehension questions. [10 points; 2
points each]

Descriptive statistics is the term given to the analysis of data that helps describe, show or
summarize data in a meaningful way such that, for example, patterns might emerge from the
data. Descriptive statistics do not, however, allow us to make conclusions beyond the data we
have analyzed or reach conclusions regarding any hypotheses we might have made. They are
simply a way to describe our data.

Descriptive statistics are very important because if we simply presented our raw data it
would be hard to visualize what the data was showing, especially if there was a lot of it.
Descriptive statistics therefore enables us to present the data in a more meaningful way, which
allows simpler interpretation of the data. For example, if we had the results of 100 pieces of
students' coursework, we may be interested in the overall performance of those students. We
would also be interested in the distribution or spread of the marks. Descriptive statistics allow us
to do this.

Often, however, you do not have access to the whole population you are interested in
investigating, but only a limited number of data instead. For example, you might be interested in

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the exam marks of all students in the UK. It is not feasible to measure all exam marks of all
students in the whole of the UK, so you have to measure a smaller sample of students (e.g., 100
students), which are used to represent the larger population of all UK students. Properties of
samples, such as the mean or standard deviation, are not called parameters, but statistics. Hence,
we use inferential statistics, which are techniques that allow us to use these samples to make
generalizations about the populations from which the samples were drawn. It is, therefore,
important that the sample accurately represents the population. The process of achieving this is
called sampling. Inferential statistics arise out of the fact that sampling is always a subject to
sampling error and thus a sample is not expected to perfectly represent the population.

Question set

1. According to the passage, what is the difference between descriptive and inferential
statistics?

According to the passage descriptive statistics allows simpler interpretation of the data..
Otherwise inferential statistics allows us to use samples to make generalizations about the
populations

2. Why does the author argue that descriptive statistics are useful?

The author argue that descriptive statistics are useful because it enables us to present the data
in a more meaningful way, which allows simpler interpretation of the data.

3. In paragraph three, which word has the same meaning as conclusion?

Therefore

4. According to the passage, when do we use inferential statistics?

We use inferential statistics when we measure a smaller sample which are used to represent
the larger population

5. What does the word feasible mean?

Feasibility describes how easy or difficult it is to do something.

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Part II: Language and Technical Description Grade: /20

B. Complete the sentences below with the present simple or present continuous form.
[5 points]
This is Mrs. White. She ___is_______ (be) a primary school teacher. She __teaches________

(teach) English, Math and Geography. At the moment, she _____is teaching (teach) Math. She

______lives_____ (live) in London and ____is _________ (be) married to Georges, who is

French. They __have____________ (have) three children. They all _____love_________ (love)

animals, but they _________don’t have______ (not have) any pets because they _____live ____

(live) in an apartment. Mrs White ______speaks_________ (speak) French as well as English,

but she _______does not teach _____ (not teach) it.

C. Study this graph and answer the questions below. [5 points]

1. What is this graph called? [1 point]

This graph is called a line graph

2. Write a technical description for all the trends that are shown on the graph above. Use a
variety of verb-adverb and adjective-verb/noun collocations. Also, pay attention to how you
use prepositions. [4 points]
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 There was a slow improvement in sales in the company “Dubai Gold “ from January to
February , then we observe a rapid increase in sales from February to Mars , they picked at
350 millions of dirhams .Otherwise there is a dramatic drop in sales from 350 million of
dirhams to 15 million of dirhams between Mars and July , after that there was a slowly ascend
in sales in a one month period , then sales gradually decrease from 200 Million of Dirhams to
100 Million of Dirhams . Finally, sales remain constant from October

D. Put the verbs in parentheses in the present perfect or past simple form. [5 points]

1. I _______went________________ (go) Vienna twice.

2. He _______has lived__________ (live) for a year when he was a student.
3. I ____read_________________ (read) six books this week.
4. Ow! I ___________cut_____ (cut) my finger.
5. The teacher ____was_________ (be) last week, so we ___did not have had ________
(not/have) class.

E. Re-write the sentences below in the passive voice. [5 points]

1. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road near my house is being planned

2. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house was built by my father in 1943

3. The woman has cleaned the office.

The office has been cleaned by the women

4. Someone should do the work.

The work should be done by someone

5. Someone had drunk all the milk.

The milk had been drunk by someone

Part III: Writing Grade: /10

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 F. Write a five-paragraph essay about what it takes to be a successful university
student.
You don’t need to be perfect to be a successful university student, we can’t
disagree that Stepping into your college career feels like you’re being pushed from your teenage years
into full adulthood. Unfortunately there are many causes of college students dropping out before they
receive a diploma like stress, lack of motivation and insufficient preparation … but it easy to be a
successful university student if you followed a few steps, that’s why it’s not impossible to be a successful
university student .

To be one of successful university students you need first of all to be Confident in

yourself , in another meaning you need simply to believe in yourself , and to do that you need first of all
Stop Comparing Yourself to others however If you’re feeling envious of someone else’s life, remind
yourself of your own strengths and successes , second you need to Surround Yourself With Positive
People and start searching for Friends so you can support each other . Finally don’t forget to reframe
your worries because it helps you bring your best effort to your education. That why it’s easy to be a
successful university student.

There are many students who are a successful even thought they don’t have talent ,
first of all is true that a lot of them don’t have talent but they work so hard , “hard work beats talent
when talent doesn’t work hard “, secondly they have curiosity to learn more , in another meaning
gaining new knowledge and skills is at the heart of your college experience. Finally, they have
organization skills because staying organized is another key ingredient to balancing your responsibilities
and finding success as a college student. that’s why you don’t need to have talent to be a successful
student.

Success during your college years will set you up for a thriving future. And to achieve
that success you need as a student to know how to focus on your studies when it matters while also
taking breaks when you need them. You can manage your time wisely, stick to meaningful study
schedules, and make the most of your time in the classroom. In the process, successful students also
know how to have a good time, and love gaining knowledge as much as they enjoy getting stellar
grades.. that’s how you setup up your thriving future .

Successful students know how to succeed because they’ve made their studies their top
priority, though it’s important to make time for friends, family,and activities, and even some solo down
time, you should never neglect the time you need to spend studying ,that’s how you became a
successful student .

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