‘Parents Against Obesity’ exam

                                                       First Term English Exam

Read the text carefully, then do the following activities

          Today the pressure group ‘Parents Against Obesity’ sent a detailed report of their concerns to the government along with more than 50.000 signatures asking for tighter controls against the food industry’s advertising directly into the children’s market.
          Beginning with a statement outlining what it sees as the main causes of obesity in children, the report covers various areas in which it proposes tougher control and action against what it calls “ an overwhelming campaign to persuade children to eat precisely what they need the least.”
         Principally, the report believes that advertising fast food and high-sugar snacks during children’s television programmes encourages children to desire and consume foods which offer

very little of what the body needs to develop healthily. The industry uses cartoon characters, and children’s areas in restaurants, and film tie-ins to capture the attention of the young making it very difficult for parents to guide their kids towards healthy choices. Children live in an adult world and naturally respond warmly to anything they feel is purposefully made for them; even advertising.
         One of the report’s more interesting suggestions was that food advertising carry health warnings, such as those on cigarettes, stating clearly the actual fat and sugar content of each food and the danger for the long-term health and well-being of badly-nourished children.

Part ONE: Reading

A / Comprehension

1- Are the following statements true, false or not mentioned?

a)      ‘Parents Against Obesity’ is against food advertising for children.

b)     The report states that more than 2.000 children suffer from diabetes type 2.

c)      It is easy for parents to control their children’s eating habits.

2- Answer the following questions according to the text:

a)      Why did ‘Parents Against Obesity’ send a report to the government?

- ……………………………………………………………………………………….

b)     Does the report speak about the causes of the problem?

- …………………………………………………………………………………..

c)      What is the main cause of obesity according to the report?

-……………………………………………………………………………………………

d)     What does the report suggest to limit the negative effects of obesity?

- ……………………………………………………………………………….

3- In which paragraph is it mentioned

a)      Children eat junk food because of advertisements?

b)     The place where children find these advertisements?

4- What do the underlined words refer to in the text?

Ø  It (§2)

Ø  Which (§3)

5- Choose the general idea of the text:

a)      The causes of obesity

b)     ‘Parents Against Obesity’ ’s report on food advertising and its negative effects on children’s health.

c)      Children’s T.V. programmes.

B / Text Exploration

1- A/ Find in the text the synonyms to:

Ø  Stricter=………..

Ø  Convince =….......

B/ Find in the text the opposites to:

Ø  Boring#.............

Ø  Well-fed#..........

2- What is the odd word? Justify

Junk food

Fatty food

Fruit/vegetables

Sugary food

3- Complete the following table:

Verb	Noun	Adjective
...........................	Action	………………………….
Consume	...................................	/
………………	Advertising	/

4- Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one:

a)      Today the pressure group ‘Parents Against Obesity’ sent a detailed report to the government.

Ø  A detailed report…………………………………………………….

b)     Industry uses cartoon characters to capture the attention of the young.

Ø  Cartoon characters………………………………………………………..

5- Combine the pair of sentences using so…that or such …that:

a) The famine was severe.

b) Thousands of people died.

6- Reorder the following statements to make a coherent paragraph

Ø  For example, they are entitled to products

Ø  Consumers have several basic rights.

Ø  They are also entitled to the protection against unsafe products.

Ø  whose quality is consistent with their prices.