CORRECTION OF THE BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM SC JUNE 2008

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CORRECTION OF THE BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM SC JUNE 2008

KEY AND MARKING SCALE


I. COMPREHENSION (15 Points)

A. TRUE OR FALSE + JUSTIFICATION. (3 pts, 1 for each correct and justified answer)

I. False (she was born in a rural Moroccan village)
2. True (Rachida and her classmates were laughed at by villagers as they walked to school)
3. True (Some of them are examples of independent female entrepreneurs)

B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. (4 pts, 1 for each appropriate answer)

C. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (2 pts, 1 each)

1. They: Rachida and her classmates
2. Them: some villagers

D. WORD MEANING: (4 pts)

1. Seasonal
2. Overjoyed
3. Setting up
4. Income

E. THE BEST TITLE FOR THE PASSAGE (2 pts)

2. Literacy changes a rural woman's life.

II. LANGUAGE (15 points)

A. CORRECT WORD FORM. (2 points, 1 each)

Management
Managerial
Financially

B. PHRASAL VERBS. (2 pts, 1 each)

Turned down
Picked up

C. COLLOCATIONS (2 pts, 1 each)

1- C (have fun )
2- B (information technology)

D. SENTENCE REWRITING (3 pts, 1 each)

1. Some villagers asked the manager if (whether) they needed a lot of money for the project.
2. Rachida was awarded a prize.
3. If Salah had got (gotten) financial support from the bank, he would / could / might have bought the farm.

E. CORRECT VERB TENSE. (3 pts, 1 each)

1. Built
2. Had already worked
3. Is preparing.

F. SENTENCE JOINING. ( 3 pts, 1 each)

1. The local authorities opened new schools so as to serve their community better.
2. The government invests a lot of money on tourism; however, not many tourists visit our town.

Accept these alternatives as well:
- The government invests a lot of money on tourism. Not many tourists visit our town, however.
- The government invests a lot of money on tourism. However, not many tourists visit our town.

3. Tom and his wife decided to work overtime because they needed more money.
Because Tom and his wife needed more money, they decided to work overtime.

III. WRITING (10 POINTS)
Scoring criteria:
I. Relevance of the content (3pts)
2. Coherence and organization (2 pts)
3. Appropriateness of vocabulary (2pts)
4. Accurate grammar (2pts)
5. Mechanics (l pts)