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Test Reading Comprehension Death Penalty

1. The document is a reading comprehension test that examines two documents about the death penalty in the United States. 2. The first document maps the states that have and have not enacted the death penalty, allowing conclusions to be drawn about its use in the country. 3. The second document discusses a survey showing most Americans support the death penalty but are concerned about innocent people being executed, presenting arguments for and against capital punishment.

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Test Reading Comprehension Death Penalty

1. The document is a reading comprehension test that examines two documents about the death penalty in the United States. 2. The first document maps the states that have and have not enacted the death penalty, allowing conclusions to be drawn about its use in the country. 3. The second document discusses a survey showing most Americans support the death penalty but are concerned about innocent people being executed, presenting arguments for and against capital punishment.

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ENGLISH TEST

DATE:
READING

COMPREHENSION

NAME:
MARK :

FORM :

20

COMMENTS:

DOCUMENT 1 : The DEATH PENALTY in the USA

Count the States in blue, yellow and green. What do they

correspond to ?

What group do the States in orange belong to ?

Draw conclusions on the death penalty in the US .

What notion does this document

best

illustrate ?

DOCUMENT 2 : DEATH AND INNOCENCE

Briefly introduce the document under study .

In the text, find the equivalents of these two expressions :


- capital punishment (l.5):

- wrongfully convicted

(l.19):

How many times are they repeated ? What is the effect

produced ?

Which of the following groups does America (l.1 evoke ? (2

possible answers maximum) ) ?


jurors

executioner

What
-

judges

the president

the

does this word refer to ?

this (l.8): .

Focus on the survey (l.5- l.12)

a- Name of the polling agency :

. Where did it
appear ? .
..

b- Give a title to each chart . What do these numbers


correspond to ?

d- Summarize the key ideas : What does the survey show ?

Whats the paradox? What do most Americans think about


the death penalty ?

List the arguments in favour and against capital punishment .


PROS

CONS

a- I guess the deaths of a few wrongfully-convicted prisoners

can be considered collateral damage, a necessary sacrifice in order

to achieve a greater good . ( L. 19-21) . Find an expression


usually

connected

to

the

military

and

war

casualties

c- Rephrase what you have understood .

Focus on the example . ( L. 25-28)


- Culprits name :

- Is he alive or dead
- Problem :

now ?

What is the journalists views / position ? Pick out all the clues

in the text to

support

your answer. Quote the lines.

your own views on the issue.

Then share

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