LEARNING CENTER

PARTIAL EVALUATION: USE OF ENGLISH EXAM

LEVEL: AV4

Teacher’s name: _ Samantha Chávez González___________________

Student’s name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

USE OF ENGLISH ___/20

I. For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

Supermarket Scams

Supermarkets are very (0) _B good at deceiving their poor customers, it seems.
Customers, (1) ________ think they are getting good value for money, are
actually getting less of a bargain than they imagine. (2) ________ are a couple
of the most common tricks used by supermarkets to keep their customers
spending.

You might think that buying a bigger packet would cost you quite a lot less, right?
Wrong. At Superco, for example, a 100g jar of coffee costs. £3.00. (3) ________,
a 200g jar costs £5.99 – a saving of (4) ________ one penny!

So, (5) ________ to think about what you’re buying before you fill up your
shopping trolley.

0 A well B good C fine D right

1 A what B who C when D where

2 A Here B There C This D Now

3 A Although B Whereas C Because D However

4 A only B almost C around D about

5 A forget B avoid C remind D remember

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 II. Complete the second sentence with between two and five words, including the word given, so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

0. I still find it strange living in the country –it’s so different from living in a town.
USED
I still haven’t __got used to living__ in the country –it’s so different from living in a town.

6. He hated his new school and found it difficult to settle down.

USED
He found it difficult __________________________ his new school.

7. When I was young I played tennis, but I don’t now.

USED
I _________________________ tennis when I was young, but I don’t now.

8. It wasn’t easy to do the job at first, but now it’s fine.

USED
I am __________________________ the job now.

9. She found it hard living in America at first, but she likes it now.
USED
It took her a while __________________________ in America.

10. When my mom was young she could play the violin very well.
USED
My mom __________________________ the violin very well when she was young.

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III. Underline the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

0. I’m taking / I’m going to take / take that new phone back to the shop this morning. – it isn’t working
properly.
1. I’ll meet / I’m meeting / I’m going to meet Tina at the leather market at 3 pm. She wants to buy a new
bag.
2. Where do you think I’m getting / I might get / I’ll get the best deal on a second-hand car?
3. Oh no! The website’s crashed on the payments page. I’ll have to / I’m having to / I’m going to have to
start again!

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 4. I think I’ll look at / I look at / I might look at some of those price comparison websites for travel insurance
later. It depends how tired I am after work.
5. The bank might close / closes / will close at 4 p.m., so I’d better go and pay the money in now.

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IV. Complete the sentence with the correct comparative form.

0. My house is (big) bigger than yours.

1. He was the (cleaver) ___________________________thief of all.

2. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ___________________________ than a beer.

3. This is the (interesting) ___________________________ book I have ever read.

4. This yoghurt (not / taste / good) ___________________________ the one I bought yesterday.

5. Which is the (dangerous) ___________________________ animal in the world?

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TOTAL MARKS _____/20

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 LEARNING CENTER
PARTIAL EVALUATION: READING EXAM
LEVEL: AV4

Teacher’s name: _ Samantha Chávez González___________________

Student’s name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

READING ___/10

I. For questions 1-10 choose from the sections of the article (A– D). The sections may be chosen more
than once. There is an example at the beginning.

Which person

Comes from a different country than his/her family? 0 A

expects visitors to be punctual? 1

is taking his/her guests dancing? 2

takes visitors to famous people’s homes? 3

is helping someone discover an ancestor? 4

shows visitors a display of unusual objects? 5

takes visitors to see where famous people are buried? 6

believes some older people may be helpful? 7

is married? 8

comes from Latin America? 9

first takes visitors to famous places? 10

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TOTAL MARKS _____/10

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LEARNING CENTER
PARTIAL EVALUATION: LISTENING EXAM
LEVEL: AV4

Teacher’s name: _ Samantha Chávez González___________________

Student’s name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

LISTENING ___/10

THE VIRTUAL WORLD

I. You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about computer games. For questions
1-5 choose from the list A-H the job of each person. Use the letters only once. There are three
extra letters which you do not need to use. (4 marks)

a) soldier speaker 1 ___d__

b) software developer speaker 2 ______
c) sales manager speaker 3 ______
d) psychologist speaker 4 ______
e) graphic artist speaker 5 ______
f) sportsperson
g) teacher
h) nanny
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II. Listen to speaker 1 again and complete the following: (6 marks)

The trend in 0) society is to label 6) ______________________ games as mindless and anti-social, but I don't
share that view. Many of the problem 7) _________________________ that we care for at the Centre need to
develop 8) ___________________________ and improve their social skills. 9) ______________________
computer games in an early session often allows me to get through to these kids and to win their 10)
_____________________. I also find that playing these games often makes them feel better about themselves,
and that is so 11)______________________.

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TOTAL MARKS: ___/10

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 LEARNING CENTER
PARTIAL EVALUATION: SPEAKING EXAM
LEVEL: AV4

SPEAKING ___/10

I. In this part students will do part 3 Collaborative Task from the visuals for speaking tests on their book.
In pairs, talk about something for about two minutes.

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II. In this part students will do part 4 Discussion from the previous task. In pairs, students will discuss
the topic in more depth, develop and expand their ideas and justify their opinions.

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TOTAL MARKS _____/10

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 LEARNING CENTER
PARTIAL EVALUATION: WRITING EXAM
LEVEL: AV4

Teacher’s name: _ Samantha Chávez González___________________

Student’s name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________

WRITING ___/10

I. Read the task and write your proposal in 220—260 words in an appropriate style.

Your college would like to give foreign students who are

thinking about coming to your country to study, better
information about the college and surrounding area. Students
have been asked to submit proposals for different ways of
providing this information and outline how best to proceed
with the idea. A decision will then be made on which proposal
to implement.

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Acc. _____________________
Voc. _____________________
Sp. ______________________
Task _____________________
Total Marks _________/ 1 0__