Functional English 2 (FENG102)
Faculty of Economics and Management Science (FEMS)
Semester: Resit
Level: 200
Year: 2016
SECTION A: reading comprehension (20 marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
Until two years ago, clearing, Illinois was a tranquil suburb of Chicago. But residents grew
alarmed when they noticed armed teenagers on the streets, giving gang signals and shouting at
passing cars. Then came a series of burglaries and graffiti messages on storefronts. By the time
local authorities realized they had a gang problem, it was too late. Last December, two 13-year-
old girls were shot outside their school as they sat in a car with two members of a local gang the
ridgeway lords.
Nearly all 50 states have recently passed laws that allow youths aged 14-17 to be tried in
court as adults. In about 25 states they have passed laws to punish parents for their children’s
juvenile violence. And in 146 of the nation’s largest cities, they have imposed curfews to reduce
recently, it’s easy to understand the concern. Over the past decade, there has been a decline in
adult murders in the US, while murder rates have surged for youths between 14 and 17.
For young offenders who aren’t sent to prison, the punishments vary; some are ordered to
perform community service, others are placed in job training programs, still others sent to youth
prisons. But the republicans in congress want to reverse a basic principle of juvenile justice: the
separation of young criminals from hardened adult criminals in prison. The reasons are partly
financial- to reduce the cost of having separate prisons for young people- and partly
psychological – to end what republicans consider as society’s overly protective attitude towards
young criminals.
Source: adapted from: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/free/text/youthcrime.htm
Questions:
1.
Where is Clearing located
A) In Great Britain B) In Spain C) In USA
2. Why were residents unhappy?
A) Because taxes increased
B) Because rents were too high
C) Because gangs came into their town
3. What happened in December?
A) A policeman shot a young man
B) Two girls were killed because they were with two members of the other gang
C) Criminality decreased
4. What is “the ridgeway lord”
A) A famous band B) A gang C) A prison
5. Young people cannot be tried in court in most US states.
A) True B) False
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Semester it Course : Functional English 2
Course d: FENG102
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6. Parents are not responsible for what their children do.
A) True B) False
7. What is “a curfew”?
A) Young people are not allowed to smoke
B) Young people are not allowed to drink
C) Young people are not allowed to go out when it is too late(night)
8. There is an increase in ….
A) The number of crimes done by young people
B) The number of crimes done by adults
C) The number of prisons
9. What would the republicans like to do?
A) They will like to separate young criminals from adult criminals’
B) They will like to put young criminals into prisons for adults
C) They would like to ban youth prisons
10. The application of the law in question 9 above would cost less money.
A) True
B) False
SECTION B: WRITING (15MARKS)
In not more than 200 words write a letter to your head of department complaining about the non-
recording of your functional English marks on the result sheet.
NB: your name is Makai N.N.
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