1. International Arab Baccalaureate
2010 Pilot
Sample Outcomes & Items

2. English Language
Plot
As soon as the pound notes were placed in his palm, Jonathan closed it tight and buried fist and money inside his pocket. He had to be careful because he had seen a man few days earlier collapse into madness before that huge crowd because no sooner had he got his twenty pounds than some heartless thief picked it off him.

3. Conception: Plot in a story
Outcome:
To realize that the plot is a sequence of related events and follows the pattern of: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Question 1:
Which part of the plot does the passage describe?

4. Inferential Analysis Outcome:
Outcome:
To make prediction by giving a logical assumption about what will happen later based on story details and prior knowledge.
Question 2:
Based on the passage, what can readers expect Jonathan will do?