3emAS/ SE/ M. ************** Saturday, May 10th, 08.
Third Term Exam.
I) Reading and Interpreting: (15pts).
Read this passage carefully then do the activities:
Obi, a young civil servant, has just been sentenced to a long term imprisonment for bribe-taking. He remembers and tells how it all started.
It all started during that season of scholarship…When a new model Chevrolet pulled outside his flat. He saw it from his desk. “Who could it be?” A business man certainly. “Whom could he want?” he wondered. At that moment a great man knocked at Obi’s door, and Obi jumped to open it for him. He probably wanted to ask him for the way to somewhere else.
“Good afternoon,” Obi said. “Good afternoon, are you Mr Okonkwo?” Obi said yes. The man came in and introduced himself. He was wearing a very expensive agbala suit. He brought out a little towel and an envelope full of money. “My son is going to England in September. I want him to get a scholarship to pay for his studies. If you can do it for me, here are fifty pounds.”
Obi told him that it was not possible. In the first place I don’t give scholarships, all I can do is go through the applications and recommend those who satisfy the requirements of the Scholarship Board. “Yes, just recommend him,” the great man said.
“Why don’t you pay for his studies? You have money. The scholarship is for poor people.”
The man laughed and said: “No man has enough money in the world.” He placed a wad full of money on the table before Obi. “This is just a small kola (= coffee), we will soon make good friends,” he said. After this, many other people bribed Obi who got accustomed to bribe-taking. But one day the police came to Obi’s house and arrested him…..
(From Chinua Achebe’s “No Longer at Ease,” pp 153-154.)
1) Choose the answer (a, b or c) that best completes the following statements: (2pts)
A) This text is: a) Narrative; b) argumentative; c) descriptive.
B) This text has been taken from: a) a literary book; b) a newspaper; c) a magazine.
C) This passage deals with: a) Advertising; b) Corrupting; c) Business Making.
D) The most appropriate title to this passage is: a) Bribe-Taking has always Existed;
b) Bribe-Taking is Forbidden; c) Bribe-Taking is Punished by the Law
2) Are these statements true or false? Correct the wrong sentences. (2pts)
a) Obi was corrupted for recommending a great man’s son for a scholarship.
b) Obi can give scholarships to anyone.
c) Obi accepted bribes several times.
d) Obi was punished for giving bribes not for taking bribes.
3) Answer the following questions according to the text: (2pts)
a) Why did Obi say it was not possible for him to give scholarships?
Quote from the text to justify your answer.
b) What did Obi do to be arrested?
4) a) Choose the most appropriate definition to the following: (1pt)
A) a scholarship is a sum of money used for: a)paying studies; b) paying bribes; c) paying a car.
B) bribe-taking is: a) paying someone for making a favour; b) paying someone for his work;
c) paying someone to satisfy him.
b) Find in the text words that are opposite to: (1pt)
a) military §1; b) cheap § 3.
5) Supply the missing words in the following table: an example is given, follow it: (2pts)
Adjectives******* Nouns ******* Verbs
Satisfied ***** Satisfaction ******** Eg: To satisfy
To justify *********** ----------- ***** -----------
-------------- ***** Corruption****** --------------
-------------- ****** A threat ****** --------------
---------- ******** ---------- ******* Wide
6) Combine the following sentences using the connectors provided: (2pts)
a) People know that corruption is punished by the law. People still accept to take bribes. (although)
b) Bribery is punished by the law. Bribery is punished by our religion. (not only…but…as well)
7) Fill in the gaps in the following sentences so that they make sense: (2pts)
a) Obi is in prison, he --------not accept to take bribes.
b) That businessman has-----------of money, he can pay for his son’s studies.
c) When they met, Obi and the great man kissed -------------.
d) Obi behaved in an --------way.
Underline the silent letters in the following words: (1pts)
a) scholarship/ b) knock/ c) brought / d) who.
II) Written Expression: (5pts)
Choose one of the following topics:
Topic One: Write an imaginary conversation between a great businessman who wants to corrupt
His employee who refuses in his turn to take any form of bribery.
-write only 4 interactions : A: Businessman / B: Employee.
- Give pieces of advice to the businessman so that he avoids using this unethical
Behaviour.
- Try to explain the businessman that corruption is forbidden and punished by the law.
Topic Two: Write a paragraph of about 8 lines telling us what we could do in order to stop
Corruption, nepotism and all sorts of unethical behaviour to clear up our society which
is constantly degrading.
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