Coeducaton 1

ABOU MOUHAJER DINAR SECONDARY SCHOOL
rd
3 YEAR FLG
SECOND ENGLISH EXAM MARCH 4th ,2024

Part One :
A) Reading & Interpreting
Read the text then do the activities that follow
The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, said that Co-education creates a feeling of comradeship. He
advocated teaching of both the male and female sexes in the same institution without showing any
discrimination in imparting education.
'A strong reason for co-education is that separating children for a number of years means they will
not be mixing and learning about each other.' - Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental
Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge.
‘Boys' boorishness is tamed by the civilizing influence of the girls; girls' cattiness is tamed by the
more relaxed approach of the boys. It's a win-win situation.' - Cathedral School parent
It s our experience that friendships develop in a very natural way in co-educational schools. This
happens because there are so many activities, societies and clubs in the school in which girls and boys take
part in a pleasant, well-supervised environment. Friendships develop naturally and genuinely because the
mixing is a by-product of the event. This friendly atmosphere continues into the classroom allowing young
people to express their views openly and assertively.
For both girls and boys co-education provides a more realistic way of training young people to take
their places naturally in the wider community of men and women. It helps to break down the misconceptions
of each sex about the other and provides an excellent foundation for the development of realistic,
meaningful and lasting relationships in later life.
Adapted from the internet
1) Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

The text is:
a) descriptive, b) narrative c) expository
2) Answer the following questions according to the text

a) How did Pluto support his argument?
b) What is the most predominant reason for co education?
c) Why does friendship grow in co- educational school?
3-Read the text and put the following sentences in the order they appear in the text
a) How girls and boys control each other
b) Co-education and its impact on the future
c) Friendship grows among children
d) The effects of separating girls from boys
4 – In which paragraph is it mentioned that co education will tighten the relationship between girls
and boys ?
5-Give a suitable title

B / Text Exploration
1_ Find in the text words that are synonyms to the following
a) A) enjoyable §4= b ) sincerely §4= c)misunderstanding §5= d) truthful§5=
.2-Classify the words in the table below:

coeducational - unrealistic – mentality - misconceptions
Prefixes Root Suffixes
3.Rewrite the second sentence to mean the same as the one given
a) He said : “The 20th century was marked by the expansion of educational systems .“
b) He said ………………………………………………….
.
a) Illiteracy won’t disappear unless literacy campaigns are encouraged.
b) If …………………………………………………………………
a))Mixed education allows boys and girls to learn about each other while single education doesn’ t
b Unlike……………………………………………………………………………………
5-Classify the following words according to their stressed syllable

Reserve - education - parents - mentality
1st stressed syllable 2nd stressed syllable 3rd stressed syllable
5- Fill in the gaps with words from the list

debate- discussions – learn-important
A co-educational school is also very successful in challenging sexist attitude. Many subjects in secondary
school allow for considerable classroom discussion and …(1)……... In a co-educational school both the
female and male perspectives will be explored in such (…2)……. and this is a very (…3)…….. learning
experience for all. In so doing they …(4)……. that 'equality' does not mean 'sameness' –
Part Two : Written Expression

Choose one of the following topics
Topic1: Using the following notes write a composition about the disadvantages of co education
_ Girls tend to be more confident in the classroom when their male counterparts aren't present
- Boys are more reluctant to engage in cooperative work
-for physical education. Boys and girls just cannot do the same type of exercise or play the same game
together.
_the girls feel under the same kind of gender pressure that women do in working life
Topic2:
Some parents interfere in the choice of the school stream of their children .Very often ,they force them to
take up a stream that corresponds neither to their wish nor profile .As a victim of such a situation, write a
speech of about 120 to 150 words to be delivered during the parents association assembly to sensitize them
to the effects of not letting their children decide for themselves.
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ABOU MOUHAJER DINAR SECONDARY SCHOOL

SECOND ENGLISH EXAM MARCH 4th ,2024

A) Reading & Interpreting

Read the text then do the activities that follow

1) Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

2) Answer the following questions according to the text

5-Give a suitable title

.2-Classify the words in the table below:

5-Classify the following words according to their stressed syllable

1st stressed syllable 2nd stressed syllable 3rd stressed syllable

5- Fill in the gaps with words from the list

Part Two : Written Expression

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