BACCALAUREATE SAMPLE PAPER Sc/Exp + Maths
PART ONE: Reading and interpreting (15 points) Tech/Math
Read the text carefully then do the activities GE
The Nobel Peace Prize has been jointly awarded to Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh and The Grameen Bank he started. The prize was given for their work in lending very small amounts of money to poor people to set up businesses, especially women in the countryside.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded in Oslo to the Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Announcing the winner, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Muhammad Yunus had shown himself to be a leader who had managed to give hope to millions of people. Mister Yunus is the founder of the concept of ‘micro credit’, which is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.
The award came as a surprise to many here who had tipped someone involved in peace talks as winner this year. Mr Yunus himself told national Norwegian television he was delighted with the prize soon after the announcement was made. The winner is expected to receive the award and 1.4 million dollars in prize money during a ceremony here in December.
Lars Bevanger, BBC News, Oslo
(A/ COMPREHENSION/INTERPRETATION)
1. The text is about:
a- Bank management in Bangladesh
b- Nobel Prize for anti-poverty work
Tick the right answer.
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false, according to the text.
a- The Nobel Prize was given to Pr Muhammad Yunus alone.
b- The Nobel Peace Prize announcement was made in Norway
c- ‘Micro credit’ consists in lending money to wealthy entrepreneurs to set up businesses
3. Answer the following questions according to the text
a- What was the Nobel Peace Price awarded for?
b- Why did the award come as a surprise?
c- What will happen in Oslo in December?
4. This text is:
a- a newspaper article
b- a radio news report
5. This text is:
a- descriptive
b- narrative
PART ONE: Reading and interpreting (15 points) Tech/Math
Read the text carefully then do the activities GE
The Nobel Peace Prize has been jointly awarded to Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh and The Grameen Bank he started. The prize was given for their work in lending very small amounts of money to poor people to set up businesses, especially women in the countryside.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded in Oslo to the Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Announcing the winner, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Muhammad Yunus had shown himself to be a leader who had managed to give hope to millions of people. Mister Yunus is the founder of the concept of ‘micro credit’, which is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.
The award came as a surprise to many here who had tipped someone involved in peace talks as winner this year. Mr Yunus himself told national Norwegian television he was delighted with the prize soon after the announcement was made. The winner is expected to receive the award and 1.4 million dollars in prize money during a ceremony here in December.
Lars Bevanger, BBC News, Oslo
(A/ COMPREHENSION/INTERPRETATION)
1. The text is about:
a- Bank management in Bangladesh
b- Nobel Prize for anti-poverty work
Tick the right answer.
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false, according to the text.
a- The Nobel Prize was given to Pr Muhammad Yunus alone.
b- The Nobel Peace Prize announcement was made in Norway
c- ‘Micro credit’ consists in lending money to wealthy entrepreneurs to set up businesses
3. Answer the following questions according to the text
a- What was the Nobel Peace Price awarded for?
b- Why did the award come as a surprise?
c- What will happen in Oslo in December?
4. This text is:
a- a newspaper article
b- a radio news report
5. This text is:
a- descriptive
b- narrative