BAŞKENT UNIVERSITY

ANATOLIA ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

2023-2024

FALL SEMESTER

BASIC ENGLISH 1

MIDTERM EXAM

TIME: 60 Minutes

Student’s Name:

Number:

Class:

Grammar Section (10 Question) : ___________ (1 points each)

Gap-Filling Section (15 Questions): ____________ (1 points each)

Reading Section (10 Questions) : ____________ (1 points each)

Vocabulary Section (10 Questions) : __________ (1 points each)

Translation Section (1 Questions) : __________ (5 points)

Total Points : ___________ / 50

 Grammar Section

1-

We can’t make an omelet because ____

a) There are a few eggs in the fridge.

b) There aren’t any eggs in the fridge.

c) There is enough butter.

d) There aren’t any apples on the tree.

2-

A- ____

B- No, thanks. I’m not hungry.

a) Are you a student?

b) Would you like a hamburger?

c) How much is a toast?

d) What is your favorite food?

3-

I can’t buy a car. _____

a) I have got a lot of money.

b) I haven’t got enough money.

c) It’s very cheap.

d) We haven’t got a brother or a sister.

4-

A- ----?
B- B- On Monday.

a) Where is the wedding ceremony?

b) How do you go to school?

c) When is the graduation party?

d) Who is your best friend?

5-

We will have a holiday in Marmaris __________

a) yesterday b) last week c) this July d) last summer

6-

John ____ 31 years old this year. So he ---- 30 years old last year.

a) is/was b) was/is c) is/is d) are/were

7-

Look! Belinay _____ in the sea right now. She ____ very fast!

a) swims/were b) is swimming/is c) isn’t swimming/was d) doesn’t swim/is

8-

____ English teacher has a lot of papers in ____ hand. He is very hardworking.

a) our/his b) we/her c) their/my d) his/our

My father usually _____ the news on TV every evening. He never misses it.

a) watched b) watches c) is watching d) doesn’t watch

9-

My father always _____ the news on TV every evening. He never ____ anything else.

a) watched/did b) watches/does c) is watching/does d) doesn’t watch/is

10-

A- ____ did you come home last night?

B- At 2 o’clock in the morning.

a) Where b) How c) Why d) What time

Gap-Filling Section

Put the correct modal. (Should/Can/Could/Must/Have to or their negative forms)

1. You are ill. You _____ in the balcony. It isn't warm outside.
2. You _____ wash those strawberries. I already washed them.
3. I _____ write my name when I was 8 years old, but now I ______.
4. The test starts at 10.30. You ________ be late.
5. People_________ smoke in shopping malls or they ________ be punished.
Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions. (There may be more than one correct
answer.)

1. He must focus very hard ______ he will lose the competition.

2. They didn’t go to the concert ______ the tickets were too expensive.
3. She broke her arm _____________ she was playing tennis.
4. _________ I went there I found that the door was locked.
The king died in the battle __________ his daughter took the throne ______ she is the
queen

Fill in the blanks wşth TOO or ENOUGH.

1. I can't carry this suitcase. It's _____________ heavy.
2. This bag isn't big _____________. I can't put all my clothes in it.
3. Is your food warm _____________? If not, I'll put it in the microwave.
4. Mom was _____________ worried to go to sleep, so she stayed up all night.
5. He can't be a good basketball player. He isn't tall _____________.

READING SECTION

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford on April 23rd, 1564. His father, John Shakespeare, was an
important man in the town - William did not come from a poor family. When he was eighteen,
William married Anne Hathaway in Stratford. But he didn't want to stay there. He wanted to be an
actor and the best theatres were in London. So, in 1587, William went to London, where he worked
as an actor in a theatre called The Rose. He began to write plays for the actors. He wrote Romeo and
Juliet, Julius Caesar, Richard II, Antony and Cleopatra and many more. Everyone liked his plays, and he
became famous. When James I became King in 1603, Shakespeare worked for him, and performed his
plays for the King and his friends. He also worked at the famous Globe Theatre. This theatre
presented his last play, Henry VIII. There was a gun in this play, and fire from the gun burned the
theatre down. In 1610 Shakespeare went back to Stratford. He wanted to live there with his family,
but he died on April 23rd, 1610. He was only forty-six years old.

A.

1. How old was Shakespeare when he got married?

2. What was his wife's name?

3. Why did Shakespeare go to London?

4. What was the name of the first theatre he worked in?

5. What was he famous for?

B.

Fill in the table with what happened in Shakespeare's life in these years. (Write only one thing.)

1564_________________________________________

1582 ________________________________________

1587_________________________________________

1603 ________________________________________

1610 ________________________________________

VOCABULARY SECTION

1- I brush my ______ regularly, especially after eating.

A) waist B) lips C) teeth D) thumb

2- I keep my books in a / an ______.

A) shelter B) bookcase C) armchair D) carpet

3- We get wet when it ______. (wet: ıslak)

A) freezes B) blows C) shines D) rains

4- You can ______ everything you need at this supermarket.

A) lend B) sell C) use D) buy

5- If you cannot ______ your watch, buy a new one.

A) find B) do C) get D) sell

6- I take my ______ off before I go to bed. (take off: çıkartmak)

A) blanket B) clothes C) watch D) light

7- We always ______ at the hotel when we go abroad.

A) be B) leave C) stay D) go

8- It is always cold in ______.

A) winter B) spring C) fall D) summer

9- Which of the followings is not sports?

A) rugby B) baseball C) hockey D) cards

10- Madison doesn’t like study. He is ______.

A) happy B) poor C) rich D) lazy

 TRANSLATION PART

Please translate this paragraph to Turkish.

I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last. My father
teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are very smart and
hardeorking in school. My sister is a ugly girl, but she is very kind. My grandmother also lives with us.
She came from Italy when I was two years old. She is very old, but she is still very strong. She cooks
the best food! My family is very important to me. We do many things together. My brothers and I like
to go on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the weekends
we all play games together. We love each other and always have a good time. I really want to spend
my life with my family. And I don’t want my grandmother leave us.