English Assignment

Take Home Exam for Final Assignment 2020-2021/Fall Branch:

EL112 Final ExamDate of posting: 10th January (11:00PM) Date of submission: 12th January (11:00PM)Total Marks : 50Plagiarism Warning:As per AOU rules and regulations, all students are required to submit their own THE-Final work and avoid plagiarism. The AOU has implemented sophisticated techniques for plagiarism detection. You will be penalized for any act of plagiarism as per the AOU’s rules and regulations.Declaration of No Plagiarism by Student (to be signed and submitted by student with THE-Final work):I hereby declare that this submitted THE-Final work is a result of my own efforts and I have not plagiarized any other person’s work.Name of Student :Signature :Date :SectionSection Maximum PointsEarned PointsReading Comprehension10Vocabulary10Grammar10Editing & Writing20Student’s Total Points 50I. Reading Comprehension (10 Points)Read the following passage and then answer the questions below (10 x 1 = 10 grades)Some five million hectares of forest are cleared every year – that’s 15 football pitches every minute. Yet corporate transparency and action on deforestation remains low . This not only puts corporate revenue at risk, but hinders successful action on climate change and biodiversity loss. With 2020, a critical milestone in the fight against deforestation, fast approaching, corporate action is under increasing consumer and investor scrutiny.Despite an increased public call for action on deforestation, a large majority of major corporations still fail to be transparent about their impacts on global forest loss. In fact, 70% of the 1,500 companies asked to disclose on four forest-risk commodities (timber, palm oil, cattle and soy) in 2018, failed to do so.  More than 350 of these companies  consistently failed to report over the last three years. These major brands, including Mondelez, Sports Direct and Dominos all use commodities that drive deforestation, such as palm oil in chocolates, leathers for shoes and paper for pizza boxes.Meanwhile, of those companies that did disclose in 2018, nearly a third did not include forest-related issues in their risk assessments. With some 92% of companies that do assess such risks seeing substantial impacts, it is clear that the business and financial risks associated with deforestation are going under-reported and ignored .The executionNearly 450 companies and more than 50 governments have pledged to end deforestation by 2020, but industry action to date has not been enough to achieve this. In fact nearly a quarter of companies have yet to take significant action on deforestation, either taking no action, or acting on only one commodity when they have others requiring attention. We define taking action as setting targets (for example, to increase traceability), using certification, engaging with supply chains, or taking part in external initiatives to achieve zero deforestation production.Companies have a significant incentive to lead the way on deforestation. The 25% of companies that did report potential financial risks from deforestation saw some US$30.4 billion of potential losses due to its impact, primarily from reputational and market risks. Meanwhile, those that reported business opportunities valued these potential benefits at US$26.8 billion.With the growing demand for sustainable products and with companies and governments under increasing pressure to show action ahead of the 2020 deadline, now is the time to step up efforts to protect the world’s vital forests.1- How many hectares of forest are cleared every year?………………………………………………………………………………………………………2- Name some of the companies which still fail to be transparent about their impacts on global forest loss?………………………………………………………………………………………….3- Mention the number of companies and governments that have pledged to end deforestation by 2020.………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………….4- What is the definition of ‘taking action’ according to the passage?………………………………………………………………………………………….5- How can you prove that a large majority of major corporations lack transparency about their impacts on global deforestation?………………………………………………………………………………………6- What could be considered a title for the article?………………………………………………………………………………………7- What does the pronoun they in the fourth paragraph refer to?………………… ………………………………….………………………………8- What is the opposite of the word ‘ low’ in the first paragraph?…………………………… …………..…………………………………………….9- Use the word ‘ ignored’ from the third paragraph of the article in a sentence of your own to show its meaning.………… ………………………………………………………….………………….10- How can people protect the world’s vital forests? Make a suggestion.…………………………………………………………………. ……………………….II- Vocabulary (10 Points)A) Choose the correct answer (5 X 1 = 5 points)1- Pay ……………………… to what I am saying, please. I’m not going to repeat it again.a. moneyb. attentionc. repetitiond. experiment2- He is talking so ……………………… . He does not need to do so. We are very close to him.a. quietlyb. loudlyc. angrilyd. happily3- Most people cannot ……………………… in noisy places especially when they perform tasks which require thinking.a. eatb. drinkc. walkd. concentrate4- I could not talk to him. He was not ……………………….a. absentb. upsetc. availabled. independent5- We do not need to ……………………… him. He has recovered and will be back to work soon.a. replaceb. acceptc. cared. suggestB) Match words in A with their definitions in B (5 X 1 = 5 points):(A) (B)1- type ( ) think someone should do something2- expect ( ) Make up for3- fund ( ) ghost4- spirit ( ) give money5- Compensate ( ) kind1- Grammar (10 Points)Do as shown between brackets (10 X 1 = 10 points)1- Would you please tell me (if-who-what-why) your name is? (Choose)2- The lecturer explained why this subject is important. (Make a direct question)………………………………………………………………………………………………………3- Ahmed: ‘It doesn’t matter.’ (Change into reported speech)………………………………………………………………………………………………………4- Faisal: I didn’t see him in the meeting this morning. Fawaz: Me …………………. .(Fill in with the right word).5- I don’t enjoy (play) video games. (Use the correct form of the verb ‘play’)………………………………………………………………………………………………………6- He promised (finish) the assignment before the deadline. (Correct the verb between brackets).………………………………………………………………………………………………………7- Traffic laws force drivers to fasten the seat belt. (Change into passive)………………………………………………………………………………………………………8- Studies which they were conducted by WHO they found a link between the two diseases. (Rewrite the sentence correctly)………………………………………………………………………………………………………9- My father used to take me hunting birds when I was young. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘would’)………………………………………………………………………………………………………10- I used to drive to work. (Change into negative)………………………………………………………………………………………………………II. Writing (20 Points)A- In the space provided, rewrite the following passage correcting the 10 mistakes it contains. Please also fill out the table (10 X ½ = 5 points):Correction TableMistakeLineCorrection1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….B- Parents have got to be the key decision makers for their sons and daughters until they get married or live on their own. Write an essay of not less than 300 words arguing for or against (15 points).…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………End of Exam2020/2021 First Semester EL112 pg. 4