Printable worksheet | 12 questions and a writing task | אנגלית לתיכון, כיתות י׳ ו־י״א

Printable worksheet | 12 questions and a writing task: יחידה משולבת באנגלית לכיתות י׳ ו־י״א בנושא קבלת החלטות על סמך ראיות, ברמות 3, 4 ו־5 יחידות, עם הסברים מלאים, תשובות לדוגמה ומחוונים.

מקצוע: אנגלית
כיתה: כיתה י
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Printable worksheet | 12 questions and a writing task | אנגלית לתיכון, כיתות י׳ ו־י״א

אנגלית | כיתה י, כיתה יא | Making Decisions: Plans and Evidence | תשפ״ז

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Instructions

Answer in pen. Explanations and the model answer appear at the end of the printed version.

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Text 1 | Notice

RIVERSIDE YOUTH COUNCIL | YOUR CITY, YOUR CHOICE

This year the city has given the Youth Council ₪150,000 to spend on one project for young people. Three ideas have reached the final stage:

A homework café in the public library, open on weekday evenings
Safe bike lanes connecting the three secondary schools
A renovated skatepark in Oak Park

How to take part: Read the proposals on the council website, then vote online between 1 and 14 March. Every student aged 13 to 18 who lives in Riverside may vote once. The council will announce the result at an open meeting on 20 March at 6 pm in the community centre.

Text 2 | Article

Three Ideas, One Budget

by Maya Levin, student reporter (fictional)

(1) Choosing how to spend public money is never simple, especially when every option sounds attractive. Riverside's young people now face exactly this problem, and the arguments on all sides deserve a closer look.

(2) Supporters of the homework café point out that many students have no quiet place to study at home. The café would offer free Wi-Fi, volunteer tutors and a warm space until 9 pm. However, it would cost about ₪60,000 every year to run, so the budget would cover only the first two and a half years. After that, the city would need to find new funding.

(3) The bike lanes would be a one-time investment of ₪150,000, the entire budget. Parents who support the idea say that dangerous roads are the main reason their children are driven to school. If students could cycle safely, traffic near schools might fall and young people would become more independent. Critics reply that the lanes would help only students who live within cycling distance.

(4) The skatepark is the cheapest proposal at ₪90,000, which would leave money for a smaller second project. Its supporters argue that the current park is so damaged that it has become unsafe, and that teenagers need places to meet that are not shops or screens. Opponents worry that a skatepark serves a relatively small group.

(5) Perhaps the real question is not which idea is best, but what kind of evidence should decide. Should the council follow the most votes, the greatest long-term benefit, or the needs of the students who have the fewest alternatives? Whatever the result, the process itself is teaching Riverside's teenagers something valuable: that good decisions depend on clear information, honest debate and a willingness to accept trade-offs.

Survey results

Table: Early survey of 400 Riverside students (fictional data)

Proposal	Students who chose it	Share	Cost
Homework café	152	38%	₪60,000 per year
Bike lanes	136	34%	₪150,000 one-time
Skatepark	112	28%	₪90,000 one-time

Writing

Writing | 4 pts | B1

Write a short opinion paragraph (120-150 words) for the school website: Which project should the council choose? Give two reasons and mention one weakness of your choice.

הצגת פתרון מלא

Model answer (one possible answer, not the only correct one):

In my opinion, the council should choose the bike lanes. First, safe lanes would allow students to get to school independently, without depending on their parents. Second, fewer cars near the schools would make the area safer and quieter for everyone. Although the lanes would use the whole budget, they are a one-time investment, so the city would not need to find money again next year. It is true that the lanes would only help students who live close enough to cycle. However, the three secondary schools are in the centre of Riverside, so many students could benefit. For these reasons, I believe the bike lanes are the best long-term choice for young people in our city.

Rubric | B1

Task (B1): clear opinion, two developed reasons and one acknowledged weakness.
Organisation: topic sentence, ordered reasons (First, Second), concluding sentence.
Cohesion: linkers of contrast and concession (Although, However, It is true that).
Language: Band III vocabulary from the unit used accurately; conditionals and comparatives mostly correct.
Use of sources: facts (cost, one-time) match the article.

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