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Part One: Reading (15pts.)

Read the text carefully and do the activities. Children in Ancient Egypt stayed with their mothers until the age of four. During these years, a strong respect for their mothers was instilled in children. At the age of four, education of the boys was taken over by their fathers. The trades in Ancient Egypt had levels of earning and power associated with them. Sons typically followed in the same trade that their father practised. Some children at this time attended a general village school while others attended a school designed for a specific career such as a priest or scribe. Schools taught writing, reading, math, and sports as well as morals and manners. At the age of fourteen, sons of farmers or craftsmen joined their dads in their professions. Those children whose parents had higher status careers continued their education at special schools usually attached to temples or governmental centres. The higher level of education included learning what was called instruction of wisdom. It included lessons on ethics and morality. This higher level of education also focused on skills needed for higher positions such as doctors or scribes. Very few careers were opened to most women. While most women trained for motherhood and on how to be a good wife. Only the daughters of wealthy nobles received an education in reading or writing. The majority of Egyptian women were trained at home by their own mothers. Adapted from the Internet

Comprehension/Interpretation: (07pts.)
1. Are these statements true or false? Write T or F next to the letter corresponding to the statement. a. During the first four years, Egyptian women assumed the full charge of their children. b. At the age of fourteen, boys became farmers or craftsmen as their fathers. c. Many educational opportunities were opened to women in Ancient Egypt. 2. In which paragraph is it mentioned that different subjects were taught in ancient Egypt schools? 3. Answer the following questions according to the text. a. Which quality did children in Ancient Egypt acquire? b. What did the higher level of education consist of? c. Did poor girls receive education? 4. Copy the title you think is the most appropriate to the text. a. The Benefits of Education. b. Education in Ancient Egypt. c. Women of Ancient Egypt. 5. Who/what do the underlined words refer to in the text? a. Them 2 b. It 4

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Text Exploration: (08pts.)

1. Match words and definitions. Word 1. Career 2. morals 3. Temple 4. status Definition the social professional position of somebody in relation to the others. the time that one spends in a job or profession. a building used for the worship of god. principals of right and wrong behaviour.

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2. Complete the following chart as shown in the example. Verb to educate to respect Noun education civilization Aadjective educational . governmental

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3. Rewrite sentence B so that it means the same as sentence A. 1/ A. He said, I have searched for knowledge with a great passion. B. He said that 2/ A. If you dont study harder, you wont get a job. B. Unless. 3/ a. Schools are watched closely by parents. b. Parents . 4. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables. Profession history reading science - secondary - class One syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables or more

5. Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent passage. a. they can also bring out sustainable development. b. Education should be directed to the strengthening of respect of human rights. c. these aspects of education can help achieve peace in the world. d. it ought to promote understanding, tolerance and friendship.

Part Two: Written Expression

(5pts)

Choose One of the following topics. Topic one: More and more parents are making the decision to take charge of their childrens education. Write an opinion article in which you mention: - The reasons that push parents to take such a decision? - Give an advice to these parents to let their children study at school. Topic two: Some people think that ethics has everything to do with business. Whereas others say that it has nothing to do with it. Discuss this idea by giving arguments.

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Answers sheet and Marking scale 2nd term exam2012/2013 Sections level / stream: 3rd Lph Key Code: Marks global Part One A Act 1 Act2 Comprehension /Interpretation 1. a T 2. a. a strong respect for their mothers b. The higher level of education included learning what was called instruction of wisdom. It included lessons on ethics and morality. c. No, they dont. 3. 3. 4. Education in ancient Egypt. 5. them refers to trades. it refers to instruction of wisdom. Text Exploration 1. word 1. Career a. 2. morals b. 3. Temple c. 4. status d. bT c F 07pts 1.5 03 0.5 each 01 each detailed

Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Part One B Act 1

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definition The time that one spends in a job or profession. Principals of right and wrong behaviour. A building used for the worship of god. the social professional position of somebody in relation to the others.

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noun adjective respect Respectful /respectable to civilize civilization civilized to govern government 3. 1/ b. He said that he had searched for knowledge with a great passion. 2/ b. Unless you study harder, you wont get a job. 3/ b. Parents watch schools closely. 4. 1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables or more class science reading Profession history secondary

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Act5 5. b d c a Written Expression Topic One : Form content Topic Two: Form content

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Part Two