Baccalaureate English National Exam Humanities June 2022: practise the full Moroccan national English exam for the Humanities stream, session June 2022, 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 June 2022: Interactive Practice
English National Exam — Humanities June 2022
Interactive practice: Reading (15 pts) · Language (15 pts) · Writing (10 pts)
[1] As the world is trying to combat climate change, forests are still facing enormous challenges. Forests cover about 30% of the world’s land. Yet deforestation, the mass destruction of trees, continues. Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Since 1990, the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest, mainly in Africa and South America. About 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed over the past 50 years, and destruction has been on the rise. Amazon Conservation, an NGO, reports that forest destruction increased by 21% in 2020.
[2] Farming and animal grazing activities are responsible for more than half of all deforestation. Natural factors such as fires and floods account for the rest. In Malaysia and Indonesia, forests are cut down to produce palm oil, which can be found in products like shampoo and crisps. Logging provides the world with wood and paper products, but it also destroys countless trees each year. Loggers build roads to access remote forests, and this leads to further deforestation. Forests are also cut as a result of urbanization with more infrastructure installed and homes built.
[3] Deforestation affects the people and animals in areas where trees are cut. Some 250 million people living in forests depend on them for their income. 80% of Earth’s animals live in forests, and many of them are threatened by deforestation. The destruction of forests increases the amount of gases, such as carbon dioxide, which human activities emit. As those gases enter the atmosphere, global warming increases. Tropical trees alone can mitigate the effects of climate change by 23% over the next decade.
[4] Actions are taken to protect forests. Activists are working to fight illegal activities in forests. National Geographic explorer Topher White, for example, has come up with a way to use recycled cell phones to monitor illegal logging. He transforms recycled cell phones into listening devices that can detect logging activity at a great distance. Another example is from Tanzania, where the residents of Kokota have planted more than 2 million trees over a decade to preserve the forest on their small island.
A. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (3 pts)
1. The destruction of the Amazon forest has decreased recently.
2. 80% of Earth’s animals are affected by deforestation.
3. People in Tanzania are fighting deforestation.
B. Answer the following questions. (4 pts)
1. Which parts of the world suffer most from deforestation?
2. Why do people in Indonesia cut down trees?
3. Give two environmental benefits of the forests mentioned in the text.
4. Why does Topher White use recycled mobile phones?
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text. (2 pts)
| Figures | What they refer to |
|---|---|
| 30% | The percentage of land which forests cover on the planet |
| 17% | |
| 250 million |
D. Complete the following sentences with ideas from the text. (2 pts)
1. Farming and animal grazing are two
2. Gases such as carbon dioxide
E. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (2 pts)
1. reach (paragraph 2):
2. reduce (paragraph 3):
F. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)
1. it (paragraph 2):
2. them (paragraph 3):
A. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the list. (2 pts)
marginalization · resources · stereotypes · security · youth
1. Preserving natural will help future generations.
2. Cyber is a real challenge facing countries all over the world.
B. Put the words in brackets in the right form. (2 pts)
1. The number of (employed) people has increased as a result of the pandemic.
2. The government has launched a new program to (promotion) human rights.
C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)
1. Don’t forget (send) me the photos of today’s trip.
2. During our visit to Marrakesh, we went to Ourika after we (spend) one week in the city.
3. By 2050, most world countries (develop) clean energy facilities.
4. Third world countries are looking forward to (have) all their populations vaccinated against Covid-19.
D. Correct the underlined mistakes in the following sentences. (2 pts)
1. I am busy these days. I wish I have more time for the gym. →
2. The person with who I am working on the project is very serious. →
E. Rewrite the sentences as indicated. (3 pts)
The participants will take the oral exams individually.
The oral exams
“Call me as soon as possible,” said my friend.
My friend asked me
Youness couldn’t go to the beach with us because he was busy.
If Youness hadn’t been busy,
F. Choose the most appropriate response. (2 pts)
1. Adam: Do you mind if I use your laptop to send an email?
Sue: …
2. Fred: There was a terrible accident and a lot of people were seriously injured.
Tom: …
G. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)
1. Sarah: I’d love to eat out this weekend, but I don’t know where to go.
Nada: (Make a suggestion) …
2. Tourist: I’m sorry but the room I got is not the one I booked online.
Receptionist: (Respond to the complaint) …
Task 1: Complete the paragraph about bad habits. (4 pts)
My best friend has some bad habits which I want him/her to change …
Task 2: Write an email to a friend you have not contacted for a long time. (6 pts)
Write an email to a friend you haven’t seen or contacted for a long time. In your email, include the following: apologize for not writing before and say why; tell her/him about your plans for the summer holiday.
Answer key: Reading, Language and Writing
Reading
A. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (3 pts)
- False. “Destruction has been on the rise”; forest destruction increased by 21% in 2020. (paragraph 1)
- False. 80% of Earth’s animals live in forests, and only “many of them are threatened by deforestation.” (paragraph 3)
- True. The residents of Kokota “have planted more than 2 million trees over a decade.” (paragraph 4)
B. Answer the following questions. (4 pts)
- Africa and South America.
- To produce palm oil.
- a) Forests are the home of 80% of Earth’s animals.
b) Tropical trees can mitigate the effects of climate change (they absorb gases such as carbon dioxide). - To monitor illegal logging: he transforms them into listening devices that detect logging activity at a great distance.
C. Fill in the chart with information from the text. (2 pts)
17% → the part of the Amazon rainforest destroyed over the past 50 years.
250 million → the number of people living in forests who depend on them for their income.
D. Complete the following sentences with ideas from the text. (2 pts)
- …activities responsible for more than half of all deforestation.
- …are emitted by human activities; they increase global warming when they enter the atmosphere.
E. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (2 pts)
- access
- mitigate
F. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)
- Logging
- Forests
Language
A. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the list. (2 pts)
resources · security
B. Put the words in brackets in the right form. (2 pts)
unemployed · promote
C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)
to send · had spent · will have developed · having
D. Correct the underlined mistakes in the following sentences. (2 pts)
- had
- whom
E. Rewrite the sentences as indicated. (3 pts)
- The oral exams will be taken individually by the participants.
- My friend asked me to call him/her as soon as possible.
- If Youness hadn’t been busy, he would have gone to the beach with us.
F. Choose the most appropriate response. (2 pts)
- c. No, not at all.
“Do you mind” is answered with “No, not at all” to agree. - b. Sorry to hear that.
We express sympathy for bad news.
G. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)
- Why don’t we try the new Italian restaurant downtown?
- I’m very sorry for the mistake. I’ll check and change your room immediately.
Writing
Task 1: Complete the paragraph about bad habits. (4 pts)
My best friend has some bad habits which I want him to change. First, he is always late, so we often miss the beginning of films or classes. Second, he spends too many hours on his phone and he does not listen when I speak to him. Finally, he eats too much fast food. I hope he will change these habits because I care about him.
Task 2: Write an email to a friend you have not contacted for a long time. (6 pts)
Hello Salma,
How are you? I hope you are fine. I am really sorry for not writing to you before. I was very busy preparing for my exams, and I also lost my phone for a while.
Anyway, the exams are over now and I am planning a great summer holiday. First, I will spend two weeks with my grandparents in the countryside. Then, my family and I will travel to Agadir, where we will enjoy the beach. I hope I can also visit you in August.
Write back soon and tell me about your plans.
Best wishes,
Lina
Download the full exam (Reading, Language and Writing) with the answers as a PDF.
Source: Moroccan Baccalaureate English National Exam, Humanities, June 2022 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 June 2022 Humanities exam is about deforestation, its causes, its effects and the actions taken to protect forests. 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
- deforestation: إزالة الغابات
- alarming: مقلق
- grazing: رعي
- logging: قطع الأشجار
- urbanization: التوسع العمراني
- emit: يُصدر / يبعث
- mitigate: يخفف
- threatened: مهدد
- monitor: يراقب
- preserve: يحافظ على
Grammar points in this exam
- Vocabulary (resources, security)
- Word formation (unemployed, promote)
- Verb forms (to send, had spent, will have developed, having)
- Error correction (wish + past simple, preposition + whom)
- Passive voice, reported orders, third conditional 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 bad habits you want your best friend to change. In task 2, write an email to a friend you have not contacted for a long time.
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.
