Baccalaureate English National Exam Humanities July 2023: practise the full Moroccan national English exam for the Humanities stream, session July 2023, with interactive questions, instant checking, an answer key and a free PDF with answers. For official information about national exams, visit the Moroccan Ministry of National Education.
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Baccalaureate English National Exam Humanities July 2023: Interactive Practice
English National Exam — Humanities July 2023
Interactive practice: Reading (15 pts) · Language (15 pts) · Writing (10 pts)
[1] Ghanim Al-Muftah, who appeared at the last World Cup opening ceremony, was born in 2002 with a rare disease known as Caudal Regression Syndrome. This disease affects the lower parts of the body. However, rather than allowing this handicap to impact his life, he decided to overcome obstacles with positivity. Before being born, many doctors urged his mother to have an abortion. But she decided to have the child. After his birth, doctors thought he wouldn’t live more than 15 years, but he outlived it. As he grew up, all the people expected him to use a wheelchair, but he challenged them and insisted on moving around on his hands.
[2] Ghanim lives a normal life. So, at the age of seven, he played football with his school friends, with shoes on his hands instead of his feet. He also learned to swim and do judo. Later on, he took up scuba diving, ice-hockey and mountain climbing. His dream is to climb Mount Everest. He believes that everyone has the right to dream and have ambitions.
[3] At first, it was difficult for him to integrate into the school community because of bullying from his classmates. Moreover, many schools refused to admit him. But his encouraging mom managed to change his classmates’ views about him. “Without my mom’s support, my education will be at stake,” Ghanim said. Now he is doing his bachelor’s degree in political sciences. His ambition is to work as a diplomat and later be the prime minister of Qatar.
[4] As an influencer, Ghanim is actually followed by millions all over his social media platforms. The young man has become so popular, with more than 3.4 M followers on Instagram and 1.4 M subscribers on YouTube. He was also named Ambassador of Peace in 2014. On March 18th in 2015, he won a youth award at the Arab Social Media Influencer Summit for the popularity of his Instagram account. He also won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2022.
[5] At the football World Cup opening ceremony, Ghanim shared the stage with the renowned Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman. Spectators wowed at his beautiful message. “We sent out the call; everyone is welcome. This is an invitation to the whole world. With tolerance and respect, we can live together in one big home,” he said. To this invitation, Freeman replied: “What unites us here, in this moment, is so much greater than what divides us. How can we make it last longer than just today?”
A. Match the subtitles with the right paragraphs. (1.5 pts)
Paragraph 1 · Paragraph 2 · Paragraph 3 · Paragraph 4 · Paragraph 5
A. Social media and awards:
B. Ghanim’s birth:
C. Ghanim’s education:
B. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (2 pts)
1. Ghanim’s mom followed the doctors’ advice.
2. Ghanim uses a wheelchair to move around.
C. Answer the following questions. (3 pts)
1. How did Ghanim play football with his friends?
2. List two challenges Ghanim faced in his schooling.
3. Why was Ghanim given an award at the Arab Social Media Influencer Summit?
D. Fill in this chart with information from the text. (1.5 pts)
| Figures / Dates | What they refer to |
|---|---|
| 2014 | |
| 1.4 M | |
| 2022 |
E. Complete these sentences with ideas from the text. (3 pts)
1. Swimming and playing ice-hockey are
2. Climbing Mount Everest and becoming a prime minister are
3. In their World Cup speech, Freeman and Ghanim showed the importance of
F. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (2 pts)
1. accept (paragraph 3):
2. famous (paragraph 5):
G. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)
1. them (paragraph 1):
2. The young man (paragraph 4):
A. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the list. (2 pts)
advances · equity · healthy · global · ethnic · backgrounds
1. Our society has made significant progress in gender .
2. The Covid-19 pandemic caused a education crisis.
3. Children from disadvantaged drop out of school earlier.
4. Medicine has developed greatly thanks to in science and technology.
B. Put the words in brackets in the correct form. (1 pt)
1. The production of electric cars will contribute to the (eliminate) of the use of fossil fuels in the future.
2. Artificial intelligence is evolving (rapid) .
C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)
1. I enjoy (go) to the malls on the weekend.
2. I use my mobile phone (send) messages to my friends.
3. Bill (start) his diet four months before he joined the gym last summer.
4. I’m tired of traveling. My job requires going from one city to another every week. I wish I (can / change) it.
D. Rewrite the sentences as suggested. (3 pts)
The plane crashed because the weather was bad.
Because of
I missed the application deadline as I was not notified in advance.
If
The manager fired two workers for not respecting the rules.
Two workers
E. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the lists. (3 pts)
whose · which · who
1. More responsibilities should be given to young people show leadership skills.
look into · look after · look down
2. The police refused to the crime committed last week.
Nevertheless · Despite · Moreover
3. The special effects in the movie were horrible. , we enjoyed it a lot.
F. Choose the appropriate response. (2 pts)
1. Iliass: A lot of buildings were destroyed by the earthquake in Turkey.
Ali: …
2. Aicha: I bought this mobile from your store but it keeps freezing all the time.
Shop assistant: …
G. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)
1. You: Can I borrow your car for two days?
Your friend: …
2. Sam: I think it’s not good for parents to argue in front of their kids.
Nada: …
Task 1: Complete the paragraph. (4 pts)
Nowadays, some people prefer to work from home for many reasons. First, …
Task 2: Write an article about the rules in your school. (6 pts)
Write an article about the rules you have in your school. Which rules do you like and which ones you don’t? (Example of rules: Students mustn’t use their mobiles in the classroom.)
Answer key: Reading, Language and Writing
Reading
A. Match the subtitles with the right paragraphs. (1.5 pts)
A → paragraph 4 · B → paragraph 1 · C → paragraph 3
B. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (2 pts)
- False. Doctors urged her to have an abortion, “but she decided to have the child.” (paragraph 1)
- False. He “challenged them and insisted on moving around on his hands.” (paragraph 1)
C. Answer the following questions. (3 pts)
- With shoes on his hands instead of his feet.
- a) Bullying from his classmates.
b) Many schools refused to admit him. - For the popularity of his Instagram account.
D. Fill in this chart with information from the text. (1.5 pts)
2014 → the year Ghanim was named Ambassador of Peace.
1.4 M → the number of his YouTube subscribers.
2022 → the year he won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.
E. Complete these sentences with ideas from the text. (3 pts)
- …sports that Ghanim practises (activities he learned to do).
- …Ghanim’s dreams and ambitions.
- …tolerance and respect, and of living together as one big home.
F. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (2 pts)
- admit
- renowned
G. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)
- The people (who expected him to use a wheelchair)
- Ghanim (Al-Muftah)
Language
A. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the list. (2 pts)
equity · global · backgrounds · advances
B. Put the words in brackets in the correct form. (1 pt)
elimination · rapidly
C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)
going · to send · had started · could change
D. Rewrite the sentences as suggested. (3 pts)
- Because of the bad weather, the plane crashed.
- If I had been notified in advance, I wouldn’t have missed the application deadline.
- Two workers were fired by the manager for not respecting the rules.
E. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the lists. (3 pts)
- who
- look into
- Nevertheless
F. Choose the appropriate response. (2 pts)
- b. Sorry to hear that!
We express sympathy for bad news. - a. What do you think we should do?
The assistant responds to the complaint by asking how to solve the problem.
G. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)
- Sure, no problem. Just bring it back with some fuel. / I’m sorry, I need it this week.
- I agree with you. It makes children feel afraid and sad.
Writing
Task 1: Complete the paragraph. (4 pts)
Nowadays, some people prefer to work from home for many reasons. First, they save time and money because they do not need to travel to the office. Second, they can organize their schedule and spend more time with their families. In addition, working from home is more comfortable and less stressful. Finally, it is good for the environment because there are fewer cars on the roads.
Task 2: Write an article about the rules in your school. (6 pts)
School Rules
Every school has rules, and ours is no exception. For example, students mustn’t use their mobiles in the classroom, they must wear the school uniform and they have to arrive on time.
I like the rule about mobile phones because it helps us concentrate on the lessons. I also like the rule that forbids violence, because it keeps everyone safe. However, I do not like the rule that obliges us to wear a uniform every day, because I think students should be free to choose their clothes.
In conclusion, rules are necessary, but they should be fair and explained to students.
Download the full exam (Reading, Language and Writing) with the answers as a PDF.
Source: Moroccan Baccalaureate English National Exam, Humanities, July 2023 session. The score counts only the questions that can be checked automatically; open answers (chart, sentences, dialogues, writing) are for self-checking against the model answers. More than one correct answer is often possible.
Exam Tips and Key Vocabulary
What this exam tests
The reading text of the July 2023 Humanities exam is about Ghanim Al-Muftah, a young man born with a rare disease who became an inspiring influencer. The paper tests Reading, Language and Writing, so read the text twice before answering and base every answer on the text.
Key vocabulary from the text
- disease: مرض
- handicap: إعاقة
- overcome: يتغلب على
- urge: يحث
- outlive: يعيش أطول من
- bullying: تنمر
- admit: يقبل
- influencer: مؤثر
- tolerance: تسامح
- ambition: طموح
Grammar points in this exam
- Vocabulary (equity, global, backgrounds, advances)
- Word formation (elimination, rapidly)
- Verb forms (gerund, infinitive of purpose, past perfect, wish)
- Cause (because of), third conditional and passive voice
- Relative pronoun who, phrasal verb look into, connector nevertheless and language functions
Revise these structures: the Language section of this exam is built on them.
Writing tips
The writing paper has two tasks. In task 1, complete the paragraph about why some people prefer to work from home. In task 2, write an article about the rules in your school, which you like and which you do not.
FAQ
Where can I download this exam with answers?
Use the download button under the exam: the PDF contains the original exam pages and a one-page answer key.
Are the answers on this page official?
No. They are model answers written for practice; any appropriate answer is accepted.
