Test Term From the Mayflower to the Border Fence

8/13/2019 Test Term From the Mayflower to the Border Fence

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ENGLISH TEST DATE: NAME:

FORM:

MARK : / 20

COMMENTS:

READING COMPREHENSION

DOC N1 : American Land by Bruce Springsteen,

in Wrecing Ba!! A!bum, "#1"

Focus on STANZA 1 ( from line 1 to line 7 )

a-W$% or &$atdo the following pronouns refer to ?

- There(l. 1) : .

- We(l.) :

!-W$%is spea"ing ? What do we learn a!out the

narrat%r? #uote from the te$t to %ustif& &our

answer .

- Age:

..

- 'ami!y status:

..

- (!ans )%r t$e )uture: .

..

Focus on STANZA 2 ( from line ' to line 1 )

- W$% does &our ( l. 1*) refer to ?

.


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d- Whih line refers to &ea!t$(!eing rih) +

abundanceand !u*ury ? ,ill in the grid !elow with

the information &ou hae olleted .

Wea!t$ Abundance Lu*ury

Focus on the CHORUS ( from line 1 to line 1)

e- /!out the c%untry: lassif& the information gien in

the following grid. +usti)y!& 0uoting from the te$t.

A ne& !d%rad% -paradise. A !and %) %pp%rtunity

f- What /ua!ity is re0uired tosucceed?

Focus on STANZA 3 ( from line to line )

g-W$% do the following pronouns refer to ?

- 1 (l. ) :

..

- 2he (l.*) :

- We (l.3) :

h- 1 do"ed at ,!!is is!andin a cityof light and

spires (l.)


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- W$at does ,!!is 0s!and refer to ?

..

- W$at does a city refer to ?

..

i- What were the narrator4s impressi%nsupon arrial?

Ti" the !o$(es)

amaement )ear surprise

)ascinati%n 2%y appre$ensi%n

Wh& ? 5ustif& &our hoie(s) ?

..

%- We made the steel that !uilt the ities with our

sweat and two hands (l.3)

- What s%cia! c!assis mentioned here ?

s the tone tragic 3 c%ntemptu%us

(m prisant) admirati4e 3 $um%r%us 3

Focus on STANZA 4 ( from line *6 to line **)

"- rgani8e &our notes and lassif& the information

gien. #uote "e& words onl&.

A Nati%n %) 0mmigrants (%4erty Determinati%n


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Focus on STANZA 5 ( from line *3 to line *7)

l- W$% does the following pronoun refer to ?

the& (l. *3) :

m- W$% !uilt /meria ? 9i" out "e& words .S%cia! c!ass c%n%mic sect%rs C%nse/uence

n- The& died to get there a hundred &ears ago+

the&4re still d&in4 now (l.*)

o- ephrase what &ou hae understood

..

..

p-What n%ti%n is the song related to ?

..

DOC N1 : American Land by Bruce Springsteen,

in Wrecing Ba!! A!bum, "#1"


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DOC N" : 5S B%rder 'ence Signed int% La&

BBC Ne&s Artic!e , "##6

dentif& the natureof the doument :

dentif& the t%pic 7 issue !eing disussed and the

n%ti%nit !est illustrates :

What do thenumbersrefer to :

- 766-mile ( 1+ 1"m) :


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- ;1.!n :

- 1 million:

- 1. million :

What do supp%rtersorcriticssa& ? ,ill in the hart

.

Supp%rters Critics

eap what &ou hae understood .


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WRITING TASK

BEHIND THE LYRICS :

DOC N1 : American !and by Bruce Springsteen, in

Wrecing Ba!! A!bum, "#1"

TASK N 1 : ( 150 Words)

>ou hae %ust listened to Bruce Springsteens song

and li"ed it @ >ou now write a!out it on &our

'aceb%% Wa!!. Aa"e sure &our message will

answer the following 0uestions W$% does Bruce

Springsteenpa& tri!ute to in his song? What in thesong refers to the 5SAas a Nati%n %) 0mmigrants+

8$e pr%mised Land and t$e Land %) Opp%rtunity ?

/ording to the song+&$at attrated immigrants to

the


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Aa"e sure &ou "now what the nouns or pronouns refer to :

=t$eysa&B: ..

Bt$eyCre !uildingB: ....

B &a!l B: .

Bt%% manyof usB: .

Bt$eir languageB:.............................................

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