יש לקרוא את הטקסט ולענות על השאלות באנגלית. אפשר לענות במילים שלך, אלא אם השאלה מבקשת להעתיק מהטקסט. אחר כך כותבים את החיבור בחלק B.
Read the text and answer the questions in English. Answer in your own words if the question does not ask for words from the text. Then write the composition in Part B.
A personal account by Tamar, 17
Last year, I decided to join a volunteer programme at the children's
hospital in my city. I was sixteen, and to be honest, I was nervous. I had
never spent much time in a hospital, and I was afraid I would feel sad all
the time.
Before we started, the volunteers took a six-week course. A nurse taught
us how to wash our hands properly and why we must never come when we have a
cold. A psychologist explained that sick children do not want pity. "They
want to be treated like normal kids," she told us. "Play with them, laugh
with them, and let them choose the game."
Every Friday morning, I spend three hours in the playroom on the fourth
floor. Some children come in wheelchairs, and others are connected to
machines, but they all want the same thing: to forget for a while that they
are in hospital. We build towers from blocks, paint pictures and play board
games. A seven-year-old boy named Eitan beats me at chess every week, and he
loves to remind me about it.
Of course, some days are hard. Once, a girl I had played with for weeks
was suddenly moved to another ward because she was very ill, and I cried all
the way home. My mother sat with me and said that feeling sad was a sign
that I cared.
Volunteering has changed me. I used to complain about small things, like
a bad grade or a slow internet connection. Now I know how lucky I am to be
healthy. Next year, I am going to train new volunteers myself.
Exercices
Part A — Reading Comprehension
Exercice 1
How did Tamar feel before she started volunteering? Choose the correct answer. (lines 1–4)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : B She was nervous and afraid that she would feel sad.
Exercice 2
What did the nurse teach the volunteers? Write TWO things. (lines 5–7)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|how to wash their hands properly; why they must never come when they have a cold.}}
Exercice 3
Complete the sentences (lines 7–9)
According to the psychologist, sick children do not want ____.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : According to the psychologist, sick children do not want pity.
Exercice 4
Complete the sentences (lines 7–9)
The volunteers should play and laugh with the children and let them ____.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : The volunteers should play and laugh with the children and let them choose the game.
Exercice 5
What do all the children in the playroom want? (lines 10–13)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : B to forget for a while that they are in hospital
Exercice 6
Tamar volunteers at the hospital once a week.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Vrai · “Every Friday morning, I spend three hours in the playroom”
Exercice 7
Tamar usually wins when she plays chess with Eitan.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “Eitan beats me at chess every week”
Exercice 8
Tamar's mother told her to stop volunteering.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “Next year, I am going to train new volunteers myself”
Exercice 9
What do the following words refer to?
“it” (line 15) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the fact that Eitan beats Tamar at chess every week}}
Exercice 10
What do the following words refer to?
“she” (line 17) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the girl Tamar had played with for weeks}}
Exercice 11
Why did Tamar cry all the way home one day, and how did her mother help her? (lines 16–19)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|A girl she had played with for weeks was suddenly moved to another ward because she was very ill. Her mother sat with her and said that feeling sad was a sign that she cared.}}
Exercice 12
Tamar writes: "Volunteering has changed me." (lines 20–22)
Write TWO ways in which Tamar has changed.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|She does not complain about small things any more (for example a bad grade or slow internet) / she knows how lucky she is to be healthy / she is going to train new volunteers.}}
Exercice 13
Tamar writes: "Volunteering has changed me." (lines 20–22)
Would you like to volunteer in a hospital like Tamar? Explain.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Personal answer: a clear yes/no with a good reason (for example I want to help others / I am afraid it would be too sad for me) + clear English.}}
Part B — Writing
Exercice 14
Your school is starting a volunteer programme, and students can choose where to volunteer (for example a hospital, an animal shelter or a centre for old people). Write an email to the coordinator of the programme. In your email: • say where you would like to volunteer and why; • describe what you can do to help; • ask ONE question about the programme. Write 60–80 words.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|A good answer is an email (greeting and closing) that names a place, gives at least one reason, describes concrete help (for example playing games, reading to people, walking dogs) and asks one good question (for example How many hours a week? Is there a course before we start?). Rubric: content – all the points of the task, good ideas; organization – opening, ideas in a logical order, linking words, closing; language – vocabulary, grammar, spelling and punctuation that do not block understanding. Answers far shorter than 60 words lose content points.}}