ENGLISH TEST

DATE:
READING

COMPREHENSION

NAME:
MARK :

FORM :

20

COMMENTS:

DOCUMENT 1 : The DEATH PENALTY in the USA

Count the States in blue, yellow and green. What do they

correspond to ?

What group do the States in orange belong to ?

Draw conclusions on the death penalty in the US .

What notion does this document

best

illustrate ?

DOCUMENT 2 : DEATH AND INNOCENCE

Briefly introduce the document under study .

In the text, find the equivalents of these two expressions :

- capital punishment (l.5):

- wrongfully convicted

(l.19):

How many times are they repeated ? What is the effect

produced ?

Which of the following groups does America (l.1 evoke ? (2

possible answers maximum) ) ?

jurors

executioner

What
-

judges

the president

the

does this word refer to ?

this (l.8): .

Focus on the survey (l.5- l.12)

a- Name of the polling agency :

. Where did it
appear ? .
..

b- Give a title to each chart . What do these numbers

correspond to ?

d- Summarize the key ideas : What does the survey show ?

Whats the paradox? What do most Americans think about

the death penalty ?

List the arguments in favour and against capital punishment .

PROS

CONS

a- I guess the deaths of a few wrongfully-convicted prisoners

can be considered collateral damage, a necessary sacrifice in order

to achieve a greater good . ( L. 19-21) . Find an expression

usually

connected

to

the

military

and

war

casualties

c- Rephrase what you have understood .

Focus on the example . ( L. 25-28)

- Culprits name :

- Is he alive or dead
- Problem :

now ?

What is the journalists views / position ? Pick out all the clues

in the text to

support

your answer. Quote the lines.

your own views on the issue.

Then share