Colegio Alfred Nobel Teacher: Alvarez, Macarena.
3RD year Secundaria
Name:_________________________
English Test A
Objetivos:
1. Reconocer y utilizar de forma apropiada vocabulario específico en diferentes contextos.
2. Reconocer y utilizar estructuras gramaticales y tiempos verbales vistos durante el año en diferentes contextos.
3. Redactar un texto coherente utilizando vocabulario y estructuras gramaticales acordes al nivel.
Criterios de evaluación: Para la aprobación del examen se considerará que el alumno logre:
1. emplear estructuras gramaticales y lexicales correctamente.
2. escribir un texto que comunique un mensaje claramente.
PART A
MATCH THE DEFINITIONS WITH THE WORDS. There are three extra words.
4 x 0.25=1mark
1) A strong feeling that something is true or right. a) aircraft
2) Marks that are left by feet. b) Fingerprints
3) A vehicle that can fly. c) Belief
4) Official rules from a government or authority. d) Balloon
e) Footprints
f) Thought
g) Regulations
CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a,b or c TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS 4 x 0.25=1mark
1- They ought _____ more. a) study b) to study c) studying
2- Jerry_____ London three years ago a) has visited b ) visited c) had visited
3- They said that he had__________the whole story. a) set up b) taken up c) made up
4- Mary has lived in Italy last year a) for b)still c) since
MATCHA LINE FROM ‘A’ WITH A LINE FROM ‘B’ Write the corresponding letter
4 x 0.25=1mark
from B in the box. There are three extra phrases in column B.
A B B
1 John was reading a book a the train had already left.
2 When Tom and Paul got to the station b she’ll fail the test .
3 As for my plans for the future, c I’m going to buy a new car.
4 If Susan studies hard, d I’ve never seen something like that!
e they should travel by plane.
f she’ll pass the exam .
g when Mary called him.
EXCHANGES Match a line from ‘A’ with a line from ‘B’ to make short exchanges.
Write the corresponding letter from B In the box. There are two extra phrases in B. 4 x 0.25=1mark
A B B
1 What was the food like? a Don’t worry! I’m all right now.
2 Are you feeling better? b Are you?
3 How can I help you? c My computer isn’t working. Can you repair it?
4 Why don’t we go to the cinema? d I don’t fancy it.
e I like eating pasta.
f Delicious.
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS Use the Present Simple or Continuous ,the Past Simple
5 x 0.5 = 2.5marks
or Continuous, the Present Perfect ,the ‘Going to’ or the Simple Future.
1- Harry: England next month? (your uncle/ visit)
Grace: Yes, he is. He wants to visit London and Liverpool.
2- John: your new car? (you/buy)
Elizabeth: Last year, but I don’t like driving.
3- Lucy: now? (your sister/do)
Peter: She is in the club. She likes practising sports.
4- Elizabeth: when I called you yesterday? (you/do)
Julian: I was having lunch.
5- Harry: Paul? (you/know)
Lucy: For a long time. We met at university.
COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT PAUL WITH THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE
VERBS IN BRACKETS. Use the Present Simple or Continuous, the Past Simple or 10 x 0.25 = 2.5marks
Continuous, the Present or Past Perfect, the ‘Going to’ or the Simple Future.
Paul 1) (born) ______ in California, in the United States. He is an economist and in 2010 he 2) (move) _____ to Paris.
He 3) (live) ______ there for 14 years. Paul is a lucky man because he 4) (get) ____ a job in a big company three days ago. He is
very happy because he has an important position. Paul 5) (be) _____ a manager. He is in charge of twenty employees. He is
ambitious. In fact, he wants to become a director. As for his plans for next year, Paul 6) (visit) __________ Italy because he wants
to improve his Italian. He 7) (study) ______ that language since he 8) (be) _____ a child. At the moment, Elizabeth, his wife, 9)
(get) _____ information about tourist attractions in Rome. She 10) (be) _____ enthusiatic about the trip.
READING. Read this text and do Tasks A and B 5 x 0.20 = 1mark
Two popular inventions from the 1920s
The 1920s was an exciting time for inventions. Some of the things invented around that time had and important influence on the lives of
millions of people, and some of those inventions are still widely used today. The invention with the biggest impact was probably the
television. It was invented by a Scottish man, John Logie Baird. The first televised pictures were sent over a short distance in 1924, and
his invention was formally demonstrated at the Royal Institute two years later. The quality of the pictures on the screen was poor, but the
viewers could see that they were human faces, and they could see their eyes opening and closing. Another invention that became popular
in the 1920s was the home refrigerator. People used different ways to keep food cool and fresh long before the 1900s, but home fridges
weren’t invented until 1913 in the USA. Home fridges became very popular in the USA in the 1920s. British people were less interested
in fridges than Americans. They thought that they were unnecessary because the weather in Britain was cooler. But fridges were heavily
advertised, and their advantages were described in detail. Soon, more fridges were sold, and the price decreased.
Task A: Circle T fortrue or F for false
1 Some of the inventions from 1920s changed people’s lifestyle. T F
2 The fridge was the most popular invention in the 1920s. T F
3 The fridge has never been popular in Britain because of its weather. T F
Task B: Circle the correct letter a,borc
4-John Logie Baird was a) Asian. b)European. c)American.
5-The first television images a) were clear. b) were dark. c) were unclear.
PARTB
WRITING 10 marks
Use 100 to 140 words to write an EMAIL to a friend who lives in London, tell him/her about your new house and
your life at present. Use this plan.
Paragraph 1
Where did you move?
What is the house like?
Are you happy there? Do you like the neighbourhood?
Paragraph 2
Have you changed school?
What are your favourite subjects?
What is the most difficult subject?
What are your classmates like?
Paragraph 3
Ask your friend about his/her life and family
Tell him/her your plans for next summer
