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ENGLISH TEST DATE:

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MARK : / 20

COMMENTS:

READING COMPREHENSION : “ A Boy’s Journey “ STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT

Skim the text ( parcourez rapidement le texte ) to put the

following events into their correct order :

Crossing the Atlantic

Life in New Yor

!arewell to "olan#

Ellis Islan#

AN AMERICAN STORY

List the names of the American landmarks and names of places

mentioned in the text ( 6) :

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GENERAL COMPREHENSION

This text is a

first $erson narrati%e solilo&'( thir# $erson narrati%e #ialog'e

The story is told from the point of view of ……………………………………

t is an extract from: an a'to)iogra$hical no%el a #iar(

PART ONE (from the beginning to line 9)

a) !omplete the grid :

Main character’s full name Country of origin Year of birth Religion Special talent

b) Tick the correct answer " #ustify $ $ %y &uoting from the

text :

The e*$ression wonder child +eans : enfant prodige enfant merveilleux



The fa+il( tho'ght that the chil# wo'l# #o well in A+erica , YES NO

…………………………………………………………………………………

-nce in A+erica he wo'l# earn +one( for his fa+il( , YES NO

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It was after .orl# .ar I an# con#itions in E'ro$e were ho$ef'l, YES NO

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PART TWO (from line 10 to 19)

!omplete the grid

Portof

departure

Nameof ship

Yearof departure

Name of theocean

to be crossed

Length ofthe trip

Part of the ship for 3rd

classpassengers

Finaldestination

'ake use of the context to infer the meaning of the words “

journey” and “in steerage” in the text " ive an

)nglish e&uivalent for each word "

…………………………… ……………………………

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PART THREE (from line 20 to line !)

*ight or wrong + #ustify answers $

%y &uoting from the

text :

Se(+o'r was allowe# to lea%e with his father altho'gh he was sic , YES NO

……………………………………………………………………………………………

He sta(e# on Ellis Islan# 'ntil his col# went awa( , YES NO

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Yi##ish refers to the lang'age s$oen )( $eo$le in "olan#

the tra#itional lang'age of the 1ewish $eo$le in E'ro$e

PART FOUR (from line " to line #$)

a) ,ind 5 words in this passage related to the voca%ulary of

entertainment :

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b) -hat does . the Star-Spangled Banner . (l.3) refer to in

the text +

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c) *ight or wrong + #ustify %y &uoting from the text :

Se(+o'r s fa+il( was not allowe# to co+e to the 3nite# States in 4526 , YES NO

……………………………………………………………………………………………



He was &'icl( nown as a fa+o's actor an# singer in New Yor an# the 3S , YES NO

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GO FURTHER

/ow do we know this is a real0life story + (!"-3" #ords)

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The 1ourney across the Atlantic was difficult and conse&uently full

of suspense"

ive 3 details indicating the difficulties"

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Another element of suspense happens on )llis sland" -hich

one + )xplain why the reader fears for (2 craindre pour

&uel&u3un 4avoir peur ) Seymour and sympathizes with (2 avoir de la

sympathie pour ) him"

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Tick the ad1ectives which %est descri%e Seymour3s personality

and 1ustify your choices" shy courageous

cheerful determined nervous socia%le impatient enthusiastic

selfish

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CREATIVE WRITING: (250 words)

It was 1924, and not as many immigrants were being allowed into America. My familycould not get permission to come. They were in Poland , and my father and I were in America. How would we be a familyagain !"

6 At that time $ $e# %ork was referred to as . the city where dreams

ome true . "

magine a se&uel to Seymour&s 'echteit adventures in $e# %ork



the form of a success story" (2 a rags to riches ) story#

It was 1924, and not as many immigrants were being allowed into America. My familycould not get permission to come. They were in Poland , and my father and I were in America. How would we be a family

again !"


ome true . "



It was 1924, and not as many immigrants were being allowed into America. My familycould not get permission to come. They were in Poland , and my father and I were in America. How would we be a familyagain !"


ome true . "





“A Boy’s Journey “

$y name is %eymour &echt'eit and ( )as born in Lod'* Poland* in +,+-. $y family is Je)ish* and (first began singing in our temple. By the time ( )as four* ( )as called )under/ind* or )onder child in0nglish. %oon ( )as singing in concerts all o1er Poland. $y family decided that ( should come to America* )here there )ould be more opportunities for me.World

2 War I had ust ended* and it )as a bad time in 0urope. ( had an uncle in America* and he sentt)o tic/etsfor my father and me. 4he rest of my family stayed in Poland. 4he plan )as that my father and ()ould ma/eenough money to bring them to America* too.

(n 5an'ig* no) /no)n as 6dans/"* )e boarded a ship called 4he Lapland. (t )as +,-7* and ( )ason my

)ay to America.+7 &iding on a big boat across the Atlantic 8cean may sound li/e fun* but it )asn’t. 4he t)o9)ee/trip )as

miserable 8ur room )as in steerage* )ay do)n in the bottom of the boat. (t )as lined )ith bun/s*oneon top of the other. (t )as uncomfortable and cro)ded. ( )ent up dec/ all the time* ust to ha1eroom tomo1e around.;e hit many bad storms at sea. (t rained hard* and ( )as )et and shi1ering. By the time )e sailedinto Ne)

+2 Yor/ <arbor past the %tatue of Liberty* ( had a 1ery bad cold. %till* ( )as up on dec/* in my good)hite suit*cheering along )ith e1eryone else at the a)esome sight of the statue.Bac/ then* immigrants had to pass a medical e=amination to be allo)ed to enter the country. $anypeople)ere sent bac/ to )here they came from. ( )as eight years old and ( )as ill. ( didn’t /no) )hat )asgoingto happen to me in America.

-7 At 0llis (sland* my father* )ho )as not sic/* had to lea1e the ship. <e stood in long lines andofficials as/edhim lots of >uestions about )here he came from* )hat he did for a li1ing bac/ in Poland* and )hathis plans)ere in America. All ne)comers had to ans)er those >uestions. 8nly then could you lea1e 0llis(sland andta/e a ferry to Ne) Yor/ ? and finally set foot in America.;hen the doctor e=amined me* he disco1ered ( had a cold. <e said ( could not go )ith my father. (cried

-2 and begged. ( )as terrified to be alone in this strange place.( stayed on 0llis (sland for a fe) days* until ( )as feeling better. ( had no toys )ith me. ( didn’t /no)

of suchthings. But there )ere other sic/ boys to /eep me company. %ome of them spo/e Yiddish* mylanguage.;e ate in a huge dining room. 4he food )as different ? it )as American style. But it )as good*especiallythe mil/.

37 4here )as a long gate that led to the boats that too/ people off the island* across Ne) Yor/<arbor@* to thecity. 01ery day* )e boys )ould )al/ to the gate and loo/ out o1er the )ater. ;e )anted to seeAmerica. (t19

)as li/e being in ail. ;e felt sad and )ondered if )e )ould e1er get through the gate and onto aboat forthat final ourney to our ne) country* the nited %tates.$y cold )ent a)ay* and soon the officials told me that my father and uncle )ere coming to get me.

32 As ( stepped off the boat from 0llis (sland* ( felt a rush of oy. All around me )ere hundreds offamilies

greetings their relati1es* )elcoming them to America. 4hat )as the beginning of my ne) life in Ne) Yor/. &ight a)ay ( started singing in concerts andma/ingmoney to help bring the rest of my family to America. ( sang in school* too. ( sang $y ountry C4isof 4hee@"and 4he %tar9%pangled Banner@." ( learned >uic/ly.



D7 ( became a child star of 1aude1ille. 4hat’s a /ind of entertainment in )hich actors sing and tellstories. ( )as1ery popular because ( )as a /id. ( tra1eled@ from place to place to entertain.(n a fe) years ( had made enough money to bring my mother* brothers and sisters to America. But (faceda ne) problem. (t )as +,-D* and not as many immigrants )ere being allo)ed into America. $yfamilycould not get permission to come. 4hey )ere in Poland* and my father and ( )ere in America.<o) )ould )e be a family again !

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%eymour &echt'eit* A Boy’s Journey E-77-#*%cholastic 5.&.

*My Country T!s o" T#ee$: First national anthem of the nited %tates.

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