Inglés Térraba/Tercer Ciclo de la E.G.B.A.

Ministerio de Educación Pública Programa de Tercer Ciclo de la E.G.B.A.

División de Control de Calidad y Prueba de Inglés Térraba
Macroevaluación del Sistema Educativo Convocatoria: 02-2004
Departamento de Pruebas Nacionales Total de puntos: 55
Convenio MEP-ICER

SELECTION 55
ÍTEMS

Read the dialogue.

Choose the appropriate alternative to

Situation: It is 8:00 a.m. Vanessa meets complete the dialogue.
her friend Nancy at school.
Nancy is talking to the new girl 1)
of the class, Karla.
A) Hi
Vanessa: _______________ Nancy. How B) Bye
1 C) Nice to meet you Vanessa
are you? D) I'd like to introduce you Vanessa

Nancy: Fine thanks. And you?

2)
Vanessa: _______________.
2 A) See you
Nancy: Vanessa, I’d like to introduce B) Good bye
_______________. C) Fine, thank you
3 D) Nice to meet you, Karla
Vanessa: Nice to meet you, Karla.
Karla: Nice to meet you too, Vanessa.
3)
Vanessa: Is this your first day at school?
A) Nancy
Karla: Yes, it is.
B) you to Karla
Vanessa: Where are you from? C) herself to you
D) you to Vanessa
Karla: I’m from Guanacaste.
Vanessa: _______________, girls.
4 4)
Nancy: Good bye, Vanessa. A) Hi Nancy!
Karla: Good bye. B) Good night
C) See you later
D) Good evening

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Read the information.

Choose the appropriate alternative to

Sofía Acuña is a student. She is complete the sentences, according to
eighteen years old. She is from the previous information.
Liberia. Her telephone number is
245-19-02. She likes to go to the 5) Sofía Acuña and Andrea Martínez
beach, and climb mountains. _______________________.

A) are owners of a store

B) like children
C) are students
Ricardo Alvarez is fifty years old. D) are at home
He is from Cartago. He is the owner
of a hardware store. He also likes to
sell different articles for homes. He 6) Ricardo Alvarez likes to
likes to read books and drive his _______________________.
bicycle.
A) read books
B) climb mountains
C) work with children
Mrs. Valverde is a nurse. She is D) save money for his vacation
forty years old. She likes children. She
works at the Children’s Hospital. She
visits her family in Puntarenas. 7) Andrea Martínez
_______________________.

A) goes rafting
B) is from Liberia
C) works at a hospital
Andrea Martínez is studying at the D) likes to drive her bicycle
INA. She is twenty years old. She is
from Heredia. She works on weekends
at Pizza’s Store. She saves* money in 8) Mrs. Valverde is __________________
the bank. For her Easter vacation, she years old.
goes rafting on the Reventazón River.
(*)save: put in A) fifty
B) forty
C) twenty
D) eighteen

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Read the dialogue.

Choose the appropriate alternative to
Situation: Tom and Liz are at home talking complete the sentences, using the
about English words. information above.

Tom: What’s “guy”? 9) "G-U-Y" is the ________________ of the

word guy.
Liz: I don’t know. How do you spell it?
A) spelling
Tom: G-U-Y B) definition
C) translation
Liz: Let’s look it up in your English D) pronunciation
dictionary. Where is it?

Tom: Over there, next to my notebooks. 10) Tom and Liz are using the

Liz: Let’s see. “Guy” begins with a “g”, ________________ to find meanings.
d…f…g. Oh, here it is. It means
“a boy, a man”. So, Tom, you are A) notebooks
a guy. B) dictionary
C) alphabet
Tom: Right! English spelling is difficult. I D) spelling
need to learn the alphabet.

Liz: And use your dictionary. It’s 11) Tom and Liz learn a new word that is
necessary. ________________.

A) dictionary
Adapted from ICER B) notebook
C) English
D) guy

12) "Guy" begins with the "g" _____________.

A) word
B) letter
C) ending
D) word origin

13) The word "guy" means ______________.

A) a boy and a girl

B) a boy or a man
C) just a little boy
D) just a girl
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Read the text.

Today there are different kinds of dictionaries. They are not only made
of paper. For example, you can buy an electronic dictionary on a CD.
When you work on a computer, you can access the electronic dictionary. It
is very useful. This dictionary gives you definitions and synonyms,
information about the function of a word, etc. This dictionary also tells you
when a word begins with a capital letter, for example English, Spanish, etc.
Sometimes computer programs include dictionaries of different languages
such as English, French, Spanish, etc.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous
text.

14) There are/is ________________ dictionaries.

A) a great variety of
B) only one kind of
C) just paper
D) function

15) According to the reading electronic dictionaries _________________.

A) don't have synonyms

B) don't have capital letters
C) have important functions
D) have different kinds of papers

16) You can access a(n) _________________ dictionary on a computer.

A) help
B) letter
C) electronic
D) capital letter

17) Computer programs sometimes have dictionaries in different _________________.

A) letters
B) shapes
C) languages

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D) computers

Look at the pictures. Choose the appropriate option to answer the question.

18) What's it? It's a(an) __________________.

A) desk
B) clock
C) calendar
D) notebook

19) What is it? It's a __________________.

A) window
B) pencil
C) book
D) chair

20) What are they? They are __________________.

A) umbrellas
B) erasers
C) tables
D) pens

21) What are these? They are __________________.

A) doors
B) tables
C) clocks
D) backpacks
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Look at the pictures. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the questions.

22) Is _______________ an eraser? No, it isn't.

A) that
B) this
C) those
D) these

23) Are __________ pens? No, they aren't.

A) this
B) that
C) these
D) those

24) Is _____________ a ruler? No, it isn't.

A) that
B) this
C) those
D) these

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Read the dialogue.

Choose the appropriate

Situation: Albert is sick. He and his mother go to alternative to complete the
the doctor. It's 2:00 P.M. previous dialogue.
Mother: Good afternoon doctor. 25)
Doctor: Good afternoon. _________________. A) Don't talk
25 B) Close the book
C) Please, come in
Doctor: _________________ here, please. D) Help the blind man
26
26)
Mother: Thank you, doctor. _______________.
27 A) Sit down
B) Walk to work
Doctor: O K. Albert, _________________ your C) Ask the secretary
28 D) Cook food on low
foot. Now, go to the drugstore and buy
this medicine. _________________. 27)
29
A) Write my name
Albert and Thank you doctor. B) Raise your hand
mother: C) Study the numbers
D) Help my son, please
Mother: Albert, _________________.
30 28)
Doctor: Bye. A) show me
B) erase the board
C) don't study here
D) close the window

29)

A) Throw the medicine in the

basket
B) Don't play for two weeks
C) Don't write on the wall
D) Point to the sun

30)

A) Let's go
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C) Close the book
D) Open the window
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Read the text.

How to watch TV at home

Modern TV sets have a control item to operate the machine from your
seat. This control functions with a battery. First of all you have to plug the
TV, then take the control and sit down in front of the TV. Later on press the
power button and start watching the programs For changing channels press
the appropriate button up or down, also you can point to the numbers of the
channels. To set the volume press the appropriate volume for low or high. If
you need to listen to a person or answer the phone, press mute button.
Finally press the power button again to turn off the TV.

Choose the appropriate option to answer the questions according to the previous
information.

31) What do people do when they are watching a TV program and the phone rings?
__________________.

A) Point the number for the channel

B) Press the mute button
C) Select the volume
D) Plug the TV

32) What do people use to change TV channels? __________________.

A) A chair
B) A table
C) A control item
D) The electric light

33) How can people set the volume? By __________________.

A) pressing the channel button

B) pressing the button volume
C) using the numbers
D) plugging the TV

34) What is the first thing people do to watch a TV program? __________________.

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A) Press the mute button

B) Talk to other people
C) Turn on the light
D) Plug the TV set

Look at the pictures and choose the appropriate alternative to answer each
question.

35) Where is the table? _______________________.

Bob
A) Far away from Charly and Bob
B) Between Charly and Bob
C) Behind Charly and Bob
D) Over Charly and Bob

Charly

36) Where is the child? _______________________ the stove.

A) Under
B) Near
C) Into
D) On

37) Where is Mrs. Salas seating? _______________________.

A) Between the papers

B) Under the chair
C) On the table
D) At the table

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Look at the picture.

Daniel Oscar Mr. Castro

Secretary

Plant

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences according to the

picture.

38) The flowers are ____________________.

A) in the vase
B) under the plant
C) near Mr. Castro
D) behind the secretary

39) The phone is ____________________.

A) next to the flowers

B) in front of Oscar
C) behind Daniel
D) on the desk

40) Oscar is standing ____________________.

A) in front of the secretary

B) next to the secretary
C) next to Mr. Castro
D) at the desk

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41) Daniel is standing ____________________.

A) in front of Oscar
B) next to Mr. Castro
C) in front of the secretary
D) far away from the secretary

Look at the picture.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences from the previous
picture.

42) The sofa is ___________________ the table and the bookcase.

A) behind
B) between
C) in front of
D) far away from

43) The ________________ is on the wall.

A) bookcase
B) flower pot
C) picture
D) lamp

44) There is (are) ________________________ under the table.

A) some shoes
B) many books
C) a small lamp
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D) a beautiful picture

45) The big table is ________________________ the sofa.

A) far away from

B) in front of
C) next to
D) from
Choose the appropriate alternative to
Read the text carefully.
complete the sentences, from the previous
text.
Buying Special Things at the Store
46) The students need _________________
Some students need to prepare a special to prepare their homework.
homework. They are going to buy a
variety of things at the Pen Store. Mr. A) maps
White is the store’s salesman. He talks B) books
with the students. C) pencils
D) plastic cards
Mr. White: Good afternoon. What do
you need? 47) Mary is going to buy ________________.

Mary: I need to buy 50 pages of A) cassettes and a box

notebooks and a calculator. B) pencils and a calendar
Where are the bilingual C) plastic cards and a dictionary
dictionaries? D) pages of notebooks and a calculator

Mr. White: In front of the plastic cards. 48) Robin is going to ________________.

Angela: I need to buy pencils, A) buy maps

sharpeners, chalk and B) buy sharpeners
rulers. William, do you need C) put the things in his backpack
those maps next to the D) put the cassettes in the boxes
books?
49) Mr. White ________________.
William: No, I prefer to buy the box to
put the cassettes inside and A) is the store’s salesman
the envelopes to send the B) prefers to send letters
letters. C) needs a calculator
D) has a backpack
Jane: I need to buy scissors, pens
and a calendar. 50) There are ________________ in front of
the plastic cards.
Mr. White: Do you prefer to put the
things in bags or in boxes? A) boxes
B) cassettes
Robin: No, I prefer to put the things C) notebooks
in my backpack. D) bilingual dictionaries

All Thank you, Mr. White. You 51) Angela needs to buy ________________.
Students: have very good prices.
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A) chalk and plastic cards
B) scissors and pens
C) pencils and rulers
D) maps and books
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Look at the following reading.

At the Supermarket

We enter the supermarket to get fruits and vegetables. Here we can see fruits
and vegetables with their beautiful and natural colors. We see many brown
potatoes and delicious red tomatoes in those boxes. Next to the tomatoes
there are delicious and fresh green lettuces.
Near the potatoes there is a small box of big and orange carrots.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, according to the

previous text.

52) The potatoes are _______________.

A) brown
B) white
C) black
D) pink

53) The delicious tomatoes are _______________.

A) red
B) blue
C) yellow
D) orange

54) The fresh lettuces are _______________.

A) green
B) blue
C) pink
D) red

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SOLUCIONARIO

Programa: III Ciclo Convocatoria: 02–2004

Asignatura: Inglés Térraba Total de ítemes: 55

ÍTEM RESPUESTA ÍTEM RESPUESTA ÍTEM RESPUESTA

1. A 21. A 41. C
2. C 22. B 42. B
3. B 23. D 43. C
4. C 24. A 44. A
5. C 25. C 45. B
6. A 26. A 46. C
7. A 27. D 47. D
8. B 28. A 48. C
9. A 29. B 49. A
10. B 30. A 50. D
11. D 31. B 51. C
12. B 32. C 52. A
13. B 33. B 53. A
14. A 34. D 54. A
15. C 35. B 55. *
16. C 36. B
17. C 37. D
18. D 38. A
19. D 39. D
20. A 40. C

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