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People's Democratic and Republic of Algeria                                                                             Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

   Ghilizane University                                                                                                                                                      College of Letters and Languages

Department of English                                                                                                                                                                             1445-1446h / 2023- 2024g

Module: Text Typology (Reading Comprehension)                                    

    Level: 1^st Year License M.D (All the Groups)

Text n°⁼ 01:

WHISTLEBLOWING

         Whistleblowing is the act of telling the authorities or the public that the company you are working for is doing something immoral or illegal. This represents a positive reaction towards all kinds of malpractices.

         One of the most valuable whistleblowing benefits is that it enables organisations to access hard-to-reach information that can help leaders to minimize a wide range of risks. In many cases, whistleblowing has also a preventive impact. The presence of a whistleblowing system will make potential wrong-doers think twice.

         According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), whistleblowing benefits organisations through significant loss savings. The ACFE’s Report to the Nations showed that organisations which did not have a whistleblowing system in place suffered more losses than those who had it.

         To gain greater whistleblowing benefits, organisations should implement a secure whistleblowing system that allows for anonymous reporting. An anonymous reporting channel gives people more self-confidence to speak up. This will increase the chances of leaders to receive critical reports and thus will enable them to take action against the offenders.

         Globally, there is a trend towards stricter anti–corruption and whistle-blower protection laws. Such a system in place for whistleblowing benefits organisations by reducing compliance risks.

Adapted from www.whistleb.com / March 21^st, 2019

            Questions:

1. How many paragraphs are there in this text?

         a. 4 §s                      

         b. 5 §s                  

         c. 6 §s

2. What is the type of the text?

         a. Informative                             

         b. Persuasive                                    

         c. Narrative

3. According to the text; is this sentence: Correct, False, or Not mentioned? 'Whistleblowing consists in revealing companies’ misconduct.'

         a. Correct                          

         b. False                                   

         c. Not mentioned

4. According to the text; is this statement: Correct, False, or Not mentioned? 'It is difficult to access the information that shows unethical behaviours.'

         a. Correct                          

         b. False                                   

         c. Not mentioned

5. According to the text; is this statement: Correct, False, or Not mentioned? 'Denunciation of malpractices causes great losses.'

         a. Correct                          

         b. False                                   

         c. Not mentioned

6. According to the text; is this sentence: True, Wrong, or Not mentioned?      'Whistle-blowers should be protected.'

         a. True                              

         b. Wrong                                

         c. Not mentioned

7. In which paragraph the following idea is mentioned?  'Stringent regulations should be passed to safeguard the whistle-blowers’ lives.'

         a. 1^st §            

         b. 3^rd §     

         c. 5^th §

8. In which paragraph the following idea is mentioned?  'Whistleblowing saves money.'

         a. 1^st §           

         b. 3^rd §   

         c. 5^th §

9. According to the text, is whistleblowing an immoral practice?

         a. Yes             

         b. No      

         c. Sometimes

10. According to the text, how much does the WB  have as benefits?

         a. 3 benefits             

         b. 4 benefits

         c. 5 benefits

11. According to the text, how can we encourage whistle-blowing?

         a. by protecting the anonymous reporting.           b. by being honest.

         c. by fighting malpractices.

12. What does the acronym 'UN' stand for?

            a. Useful notions

         b. United Nations

13. What does the acronym 'PDRA' stand for?

         a. People's Democratic and Republic of Algeria                                                                            

         b. Post-Doctoral for Reforming Actions

14. Find what or who the first underlined word in the text refers to.

         a. Authorities           

         b. Company

         c. Whistleblowing

15. Find what or who the second underlined word in the text refers to.

         a. ACFE          

         b. WB

         c. Organizations

16. Find what or who the third underlined word in the text refers to.

         a. Reducing compliance risks.  

         b. Whistleblowing protection laws.

17. Find in the text the synonym for this word: 'Submission'

         a. Reaction    

         b. Compliance

         c. Benefits

18. Find in the text the synonym for this word: 'Profits'

         a. Reaction    

         b. Compliance

         c. Benefits

19. Find in the text the antonym for this word: 'Reform'

         a. Corruption          

         b. Compliance

         c. Losses

20. Find in the text the antonym for this word: 'Gains'

         a. Corruption          

         b. Compliance

         c. Losses