"(When I got back to the reservation), my family wasn't surprised to see me. Ou : "They'd been expecting me since the day I left (for Seattle)". 2 - The narrator was ...
CORRIGE BAC STI/STT SESSION 2000 1. COMPREHENSION SUR 24 POINTS RAMENES SUR 12 General Comprehension 3 points (0.5x6) Fill in the blanks in the following summary with words from the text : (one blank = one word). The narrator is a young ____INDIAN_(1)___ who returned to live on his ___RESERVATION___ after a few years in a __CITY__(2)_ First, he was unable to do anything, then he started to __PLAY____BASKETBALL____ again, which he ____LIKED_(3)___ very much. Detailed comprehension (1 point x 9) A. True or False ? Tick the correct answer and justify it with a brief quotation. True 1 - The narrator's family had always thought that he would not enjoy life in the city". ........X
False
"(When I got back to the reservation), my family wasn't surprised to see me. Ou : "They'd been expecting me since the day I left (for Seattle)".
2 - The narrator was very passive for some time. ...............................................................X
"Mostly I watched television". ou "For weeks I flipped through channels (searched for answers in the game shows and soap operas)"
3 - His mother observed him and did not worry about his future. . ......................................
X
"My mother would ..... hand the paper to me" lines 6-7 (la phrase entière étant obligatoire) 4 - The narrator had never been to university. . ..................................................................
X
5 - He was impatient to find a job. ......................................................................................
X
6 - TV stopped interesting him. ...........................................................................................X
7 - The narrator was a beginner at basketball. . ..................................................................
X
8 - Basketball gave him pleasant sensations. ....................................................................X
9 - For the narrator there is great solidarity between Indians. ............................................
X
"What are you going to do with the rest of your life?"
"A former college student". Ou : "At the college (I attended for a couple of years)".
"For a few months I didn't even look at the wants ads (my mother circled)" et: "just left the newspaper where she had set it down". "(after a while, though), I got tired of television".
"I'd been a good player in high school". ou : "Since I had been good before." Ou : "I also wanted to learn the game again." On accepte aussi : "I started to play ...again" (lines 14- 15) "I liked the way the ball felt in my hands (and the way my feet felt inside my shoes)".
"The most intense competition is Indians versus Indians."
B. Tick the narrator's reasons for playing basketball alone : 3 points (1 x 3)
He had no friends. He was afraid of the others. He was not as good as he used to be. He had stopped playing for some time. He did not like playing in a team. He preferred to train before playing with others. The others refused to play with him.
C .- Pick out two passages showing that there was pressure on the narrator from the tribe. 2 points (2 x 1)
Ne pas retirer de points pour une réponse fausse. la phrase entière est obligatoire Lines 10 to 12 : I was one of those Indians who was supposed to make it, (to rise above the rest of the reservation like a fucking eagle or something. I was a new kind of warrior) Lines 20 to 21 : Since I had been good before and embarrassed fellows, I knew they would want to take revenge on me. D. Tick the correct answer. 3 point (3 x 1) 1 - "Indians can reside in the city, but they can never live there " means that : Indians are not allowed to live in the city.
Indians can never really adapt to city life. Indians only work in the city but go home to the reservation even, night. Indians need is special permission to go to the city. 2 - "I was the new kind of warrior " means that. The narrator was a soldier. The narrator wanted to fight against non-Indians.
The narrator was a symbol for the others on the reservation. The narrator was at war with other Indians. 3 - 'I'd been too out of shape from drinking and sadness " means that :
The narrator was in poor physical condition after drinking too much because lie was depressed. The narrator had been depressed and had started to drink after losing his physical condition. The narrator had been too sad to drink anything. The narrator always felt sad when he drank too much. E. Vocabulary. Find in the text equivalents of these words:4 points (8 x 0.5) 1. zapped (in 2 words): ............ 2. job offers (in 2 words): ......... 3. intelligent: ............................ 4. to succeed (in 2 words): 5. a moment:............................. 6. alone (in 2 words ): ............... 7. egoistic: ............................... 8. against: ................................
flipped through On refusera "Flip" : le -ed est obligatoire want ads smart make it (accepter "to make it" qui fait 3 mots … Merci aux vérificateurs du sujet !! Refuser "to make" seul) a while by myself selfish versus
2. EXPRESSION ECRITE Answer the two questions 1.
Imagine a conversation between the narrator and his mother about his attitude. Use expressions of advice and reproach (80 words).
Sur 6 points. adéquation à la tache (dialogue) .......... 1 point correction de la langue .................... 2 points respect des structures (conseils/reproches) 1 point Richesse et prise de risques .............. 2 points Candidat qui récite des formules toutes faites ou qui se contente de reprendre le texte : zéro. 2.
In your opinion what benefits can sports bring to people's lives ? Give examples from your own experience.(120 words).
Sur 10 points. Le sujet est traité (répond à la question posée).: ................ 2 points Qualité de la présentation (ponctuation, etc.) Qualité de la langue : ............................................................. 6 points (Richesse, précision, prise de risques) (erreurs de lexique, de temps, de syntaxe) Suit un développement logique, une progression, ............. 2 points s'efforce de démontrer quelque chose ; les articulations sont bien marquées.
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