République du Sénégal
Un Peuple – Un But – Une Foi
Ministère de l’Education nationale
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INSPECTION D’ACADEMIE DE PIKINE-GUEDIAWAYE
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Epreuve de Seconde L Composition du second semestre Durée : 3 heures
Student’s full name : _______________________________________________________
Until two years ago, Illinois was a tranquil suburb of Chicago in the USA. But residents were worried when
they noticed armed teenagers on the streets, giving gang signals and shouting at passing cars. There were a
series of burglaries and graffiti messages on storefronts. When local authorities realized they had a gang
problem, it was too late. Last December, two 13-years-old girls were shot outside their school by two
members of a local gang called the Ridgeway Lords.
Nearly all 50 states have recently signed laws that allow young people between 14 and 17 to be judged in
tribunals as adults. Around 25 states have signed laws to punish parents for their children’s behavior. Over
the past decade, there has been a decline in adult murders in the US, but the number of crimes for young
people between 14 and 17 has become greater.
Some young criminals are ordered to do community service, others are placed in job training programs or
sent to youth prisons. But the Republicans want to change a basic principle of juvenile justice. They would
like the government to stop the separation of young criminals from adult criminals in prison. The basic
reasons of this position are both financial and psychological.
Adapted from https://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-2/exercice-anglais-14239.php
Burglaries =cambriolages
storefronts= vitrines
community service = service publique, travail communautaire, travaux d’intérêt général
I. READING COMPREHENSION: (8 marks)
A. Choose the most appropriate answer a, b or c. (3 marks)
1. the best title for the text could be:
a. Juvenile delinquency in Illinois b. Residents’ laws in Illinois c. Series of burglaries in Illinois
2. What happened in Illinois?
a. A young man was shot. b. Two girls were killed. c. The local gang was arrested.
3. “their” (their children’s behavior) in paragraph two refers to:
a. teenagers b. adults c. parents
B. All the following statements are FALSE. Justify them from the text. (2 marks)
4. People in Illinois have never been in security.
Justification: _____________________________________________________________________
5. All fifty states have voted for regulations to penalize parents of juvenile delinquents.
Justification: _____________________________________________________________________
C. List two reasons that motivate the republicans to refuse the separation in prison of young criminals
from adults criminals. 01 mark
6. ____________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________
D. Fill in the chart below with information from paragraph 1. (2 marks)
City problem Perpetrators Victims
8_____________ 9_________________ 10-_____________________ 11-_______________
II. LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE. (6 marks)
E. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (2 marks)
Juvenile delinquency (12) _______________ (to become) a real problem in recent years. Young people
often (13) ____________ (to carry out) violent actions that disturb the tranquility of the populations. As
this phenomenon (14) ______________ (to gain) ground right now, it’s high time the authorities (15)
______________ (to take) good measures to stop juvenile violence.
F. A journalist is interviewing an old man about youth violence. Complete their dialogue meaningfully. (2
marks)
Journalist: Today, violence is very present in young’s lives, (16) ______________?
Old man: Yes, it is.
Journalist: In your opinion, (17) ___________________________________________________?
Old man: The causes are multiple. Taking frugs is one of them.
Journalist: (18) _________________________________ (you/ever/ be) a victim of violence?
Old man: No, I haven’t. I live in a quiet area.
Journalist: You are lucky. Well, how long have you been living in this area?
Old man: I have been living here (19) __________(for/ago/since) my childhood.
Journalist: ok, I see. I hope your area will always remain quiet.
Old man: I hope so really.
G. Choose the correct word in brackets to complete the passage. (2 marks).
Young people are (20) _______________ (larger than /the largest /as large as) section of the population in
our country. That’s why the authorities are trying to find activities (21) ____________ (who/whom/which)
could keep them occupied. Many young people live in very poor families. They depend (22)
___________(in/on/at) their parents to survive. They often have (23)
_____________(nothing/anything/everything) to support themselves. Consequently, they generally
commit all kinds of violence.
III. WRITING: Choose one topic and write about 150 words. (6 marks)
Topic 1: There is more and more violence in our society (transportation, schools, stadiums, markets etc.)
What are the causes and the consequences of this phenomenon? Propose some solutions.
Topic 2: Nowadays, Violence is a real problem in schools. Abdou and Fatou are talking about the causes
and the solutions which can help to stop it. Imagine and write down their conversation.
