Baccalaureate English National Exam Arts July 2023: practise the full Moroccan national English exam for the Arts 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 Arts July 2023: Interactive Practice
English National Exam — Arts July 2023
Interactive practice: Reading (15 pts) · Language (15 pts) · Writing (10 pts)
[1] Pupils at a school on Tonlé Sap, a lake in the west of Cambodia, are learning about pollution and the climate crisis. These children are promoting sustainable ways of living with the support of Save the Children, an international organization devoted to serving children’s needs and securing their rights around the world.
[2] Every morning, 12-year-old Ratana sets off by boat from her home on Tonlé Sap lake towards her floating school. Students work together to collect the rubbish that litters the lake. “When we row the boat to school, we pick up the trash and put it in our boat,” says Ratana. Ratana and her friends care passionately about cleaning up the lake because of the ecology lessons that Save the Children has introduced to the school’s program. “I have learned about pollution, deforestation and garbage. I’ve learned how to clean the environment,” Ratana explains. She is also spreading the word to her community. “Adults should listen to children because we are now aware of the environment,” she adds.
[3] Kanha and her aunt Kem Rai work on their floating garden. Kem built the floating garden from waste. “I created my garden by collecting old bottles and old fishing nets people throw away,” Kem explains. Kanha helps her aunt grow different types of vegetables and fruits such as lettuce, cabbage, melon and papaya.
[4] For kids such as Sreyvatey, 14, who lives in a floating house on Tonlé Sap, the climate crisis is a big threat to their education. The very frequent storms on the lake make the journey to school more dangerous, and the hot weather in the dry season makes it hard for children to concentrate. “When the weather changes drastically, when the sun is really hot, I cannot study,” says Sreyvatey.
[5] Save the Children’s green project has installed solar- powered fans so that Sreyvatey and her friends can keep cool while they are learning. The charity has repaired and decorated the classrooms to make them more inviting and creative. It has also introduced ecology lessons to the school so that pupils can learn about climate change and the environment.
[6] Sreyvatey’s new knowledge has inspired her to lead her classmates in their efforts to clean up the rubbish polluting the lake and get her community to do the same. “We travel by boats to campaign for environmental awareness. We try to convince people not to throw trash into the water and to reuse bottles to grow vegetables,” she explains. Adapted from: www.theguardian.com
A. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (3 pts)
1. Ratana shares what she learnt about the environment with other people.
2. Kem bought the materials to build her garden.
3. Save the Children uses renewable energy to keep students cool in the classroom.
B. Answer these questions. (3 pts)
1. How do Ratana and her classmates go to school?
2. What do Ratana and her friends do while going to school?
3. How has Save the Children helped to make the classrooms more attractive?
C. Complete the sentences with information from the text. (3 pts)
1. Serving children’s rights is one of …
2. Kanha and her aunt Kem benefit from their garden by …
3. Children cannot concentrate in the classroom because of …
D. Find in the text words which mean almost the same as: (2 pts)
1. pollutes (paragraph 2):
2. motivated (paragraph 6):
E. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)
1. we (paragraph 2):
2. the charity (paragraph 5):
F. Choose the right answer. (2 pts)
The purpose of the writer is to:
A. Fill in the blanks with the right words from the list. (2 pts)
recycling · green · resources · climate · fossil
Many power companies are now producing energy from the wind and the sun. This is mainly because we are using up our natural far too quickly.
B. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 pts)
1. Many young Moroccans nowadays enjoy the feeling of (independent) by going on holidays alone.
2. Avatar is one of the most (success) films in the history of the cinema.
C. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the lists. (2 pts)
1. The road, crosses our city, is always crowded.
arrange + to-infinitive
2. We arranged at 4 o’clock. It’s four thirty now and she hasn’t arrived yet.
D. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (2 pts)
1. Bob (not / call) since last Friday. He might be sick.
2. Smith is a talented film maker. He produces a film every year. By the time he’s 50, he (make) 20 films.
E. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given. (3 pts)
I didn’t have enough time; therefore, I didn’t finish the exam.
If
“I will stay a few more days in Spain,” Hajar told me.
Hajar told me that
They serve breakfast from 7 to 9 o’clock in this restaurant.
Breakfast
F. Match each statement with its appropriate function. (2 pts)
1. “What would you do if you were in my place?”
2. “Sorry to say this, but you’re not serious enough in your work!”
3. “Can you help me with this exercise?”
4. “You’d better see a specialist.”
G. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)
1. Tom: Projection mapping is a technique used to turn objects into display surfaces for video projection.
Rayan: (expresses lack of understanding) …
2. Amal: Guess what! I got a scholarship to continue my studies abroad!
Hanane: (responds to this news) …
Task 1: Complete the following paragraph. (4 pts)
There are a lot of things I want to change about myself. First, …
Task 2: Write an online blog post about your area. (6 pts)
Write an online blog post about your area to help tourists discover it and enjoy their time there. (These ideas can help you: location, weather, attractions, monuments, hotels, food, prices, etc.)
Answer key: Reading, Language and Writing
Reading
A. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (3 pts)
- True. “She is also spreading the word to her community.” (paragraph 2)
- False. “I created my garden by collecting old bottles and old fishing nets people throw away.” (paragraph 3)
- True. “Save the Children’s green project has installed solar-powered fans.” (paragraph 5)
B. Answer these questions. (3 pts)
- By boat.
- They pick up the trash from the lake and put it in their boat.
- It has repaired and decorated the classrooms.
C. Complete the sentences with information from the text. (3 pts)
- the main aims of Save the Children (an international organization).
- growing different types of vegetables and fruits (lettuce, cabbage, melon and papaya).
- the hot weather in the dry season (the very hot sun).
D. Find in the text words which mean almost the same as: (2 pts)
- litters
- inspired
E. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)
- Ratana and her friends (the students)
- Save the Children
F. Choose the right answer. (2 pts)
c. raise awareness about protecting the environment.
The text shows how children and a charity protect the environment.
Language
A. Fill in the blanks with the right words from the list. (2 pts)
green · resources
B. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 pts)
independence · successful
C. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the lists. (2 pts)
- which
- to meet
D. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (2 pts)
hasn’t called · will have made
E. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given. (3 pts)
- If I had had enough time, I would have finished the exam.
- Hajar told me that she would stay a few more days in Spain.
- Breakfast is served from 7 to 9 o’clock in this restaurant.
F. Match each statement with its appropriate function. (2 pts)
- asking for advice
- complaining
- making a request
- giving advice
G. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)
- Sorry, I don’t understand. What do you mean by “projection mapping”?
- That’s fantastic! Congratulations, you deserve it!
Writing
Task 1: Complete the following paragraph. (4 pts)
First, I want to be more organized, so I will make a timetable for my study. Second, I want to stop wasting time on my phone and read more books. Moreover, I would like to do sports regularly to stay healthy. Finally, I want to be more patient and kind with other people.
Task 2: Write an online blog post about your area. (6 pts)
Discover Chefchaouen!
Chefchaouen is a beautiful blue city in the north of Morocco, in the Rif Mountains. The weather is mild in spring and autumn, so these are the best seasons to visit.
You can walk in the old medina, take photos of the blue streets and visit the Kasbah. Nearby, you can go hiking in Akchour and see its waterfalls. There are many small hotels and guest houses, and the prices are reasonable. Don’t forget to taste the local goat cheese and the delicious tagine.
Come and enjoy your stay in our lovely city!
Download the full exam (Reading, Language and Writing) with the answers as a PDF.
Source: Moroccan Baccalaureate English National Exam, Arts, 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 Arts exam is about Cambodian pupils who protect the environment around the Tonlé Sap lake. 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
- pollution: تلوث
- sustainable: مستدام
- rubbish: نفايات
- floating: عائم
- deforestation: إزالة الغابات
- aware: واع
- solar-powered: يعمل بالطاقة الشمسية
- threat: تهديد
- campaign: حملة
- inspire: يلهم
Grammar points in this exam
- Collocations (green energy, natural resources)
- Word formation (independence, successful)
- Relative pronoun which and arrange + to-infinitive
- Present perfect and future perfect
- Conditional type 3, reported speech and passive
- 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, continue the paragraph about things you want to change about yourself. In task 2, write a blog post about your area for tourists: location, weather, attractions, hotels, food and prices.
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.
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