NIVELACIN EN INGLS

MID TERM EXAM 2016-01

Profesor(a)
Bloque
Duracin

: Todos
: Todos
: 90 minutos

Instrucciones :
No se permite el uso de material de consulta, ni de calculadora, ni de
celulares, ipad o laptop.

I. USE OF ENGLISH

(20 pts)

A. Circle correct alternative. (0.5 pt each / 3 pts)

1. Is / I'm from Melbourne in Australia.
2.

Is / Are you from China?

3. Anna not is / isn't from Brazil.

4.

She's / She be from Mexico.

5. English is / its an official language in more than 50 countries.

6. Some words is / are the same in different languages.

B. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition: on, in, at. (0.5 pt each /
2 pts)
a. Sandy and I go shopping ___ON ___ Saturday.
b. Tommy plays soccer____ON ____ Friday morning.
c. Hes in the office ____AT____ 9 oclock.
d. We watch TV __IN ___ the afternoon.

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C. Circle the correct time (0.5 pt each / 1 pt)

A. Its half and seven
B. Its half past seven
A. Its quarter to seven
B. Its quarter past seven.

D. Complete the text about Alberts family with my, your, his, her, our,
or their. (0.5 point each / 2 points)
My name is Albert. (1) __MY___ brother is Gerard. Were French, but (2)
___OUR____ family is from the UK. I have a son. (3) ___HIS___ name
is Anthony. My brother has a daughter. (4)___HER ___ name is Jennifer.
Theyre good cousins.
E. Fill in the gaps in the questions with do or does (0.5 pt each / 2 pts)
a. Where __DO___ you live?
In London, in the UK.
b. Where __DOES____ Anna work?
In the Miami hospital.
c. What ___DOES__ Peter do in his free time?
He listens to music
d. What __DO __ Sally and Patty do at the weekend?
They go to the theatre.
F. Make sentences with these words.

(1 pt each / 5 pts)

A. usually / I / get up / oclock / six / at

I usually get up at six oclock
B. weekend / to / theatre / the / every / go / they
They go to the theatre every weekend.
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C. work / We / always / an / in / office /

We always work in an office
D. doesnt / she / play / usually / volleyball / in / afternoon / the
She doesnt usually play volleyball in the afternoon.
E. morning / never / plays / soccer/ Harry / in / the /
He never plays soccer in the morning.
G. Complete the sentences using the verbs in parenthesis in the
correct form in simple present. (1 pt each / 5 pts)

a. Matthew __DOESNT LIVE_____(not live) in a house.

b. Frank and I _DONT GET UP____(not get up) early on Saturday.
c. My mother _DOESNT WATCH ___(not watch)TV in the mornings.
d. My sister ___PLAYS__(play) tennis very well.
e. Sarah __SPEAKS_(speak) four languages.

II. READING

(20 pts)

A. Read the text and circle the correct alternative. (2 pt each / 10 pts)
My name's Julia, and I am 25 years old. I live in Lima but Im Colombian. I live
with my best friend, Gina. I am a manager and I love my job. From Monday to
Friday, my day starts very early. I always get up at 6:30 and I have a
shower. Then, I usually have coffee and cereal for breakfast. At 12:00 I usually
have lunch at the office with my colleagues. And at 3:30 I sometimes have
some tea and biscuits.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday I go to the gym after work.
When I get home, I have dinner and I watch TV. I go to bed at 9:30. Thursday
is different because I don't go to the gym. I go out with my boyfriend every
Thursday after work. We sometimes go to the cinema or to concerts. We never
go to a restaurant. My boyfriend's name is Daniel, he is 26 years old, and he's
an architect. His family is from Spain. He has two brothers and no sisters.At the
weekend, I study English and visit my family in Lima.

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1. Whats Julias nationality?

a) Shes Colombian.
c) She lives in Colombia.

b) Shes Peruvian.
d) Yes, she is.

2. Does she go to the gym every day?

a) Yes, she is.
c) Yes, she does.

b) No, she doesnt.

d) No, she isnt.

3) Whats her boyfriends job?

a) Hes a manager.
c) Hes a teacher.

b) Shes an architect.
d) Hes an architect.

4) What does Julia do on Thursday after work?

a) She goes to the gym.
c) She watches TV.

b) She goes out with her boyfriend.

d) She goes out with her sister.

5) Does she study English from Monday to Friday?

a) Yes, she is.
c) No, she doesnt.

b) Yes, she does.

d) No, she is not.

A. Read the sentences and mark TRUE or FALSE (2 pt each / 10 pts)

1. Julia lives with her boyfriend.

TRUE

FALSE

2. Julia usually has lunch with her colleagues.

TRUE

FALSE

3. She studies English at the weekends.

TRUE

FALSE

4. She goes to bed at 11 pm.

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

5. Julia and her boyfriend go to the cinema

on Sundays.
III. WRITING

(20 points)

Check your writing carefully:

-

Include all the information requested.

Use the Present Simple appropriately.

Use capital letters and punctuation correctly.

Check your spelling.

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A. Write about your personal information (name, age, marital

status, mobile number, email) and your free time activities. Write
about 25-35 words.

(10 pts)

A. Write about your best friends daily routine. Write about 25-35
words.

(10 pts)

EL ALUMNO NO DEBE ESCRIBIR SU NOMBRE EN EL TEXTO. SI LO

HACE, SE LE ANULAR EL EXAMEN
For teachers use only:
Task completion

CATEGORY

Language and

(2 pts.)

Vocabulary
(3 pts.)

Layout

Mechanics

TOTAL

(3 pts.)

(2 pts.)

(X2)

SCORE
COMMENTS

RUBRICS FOR ASSESSING WRITING

Follow these criteria for grading this section. Fill in boxes with individual scores for each section
on exam paper.
* If student writes on a different topic form the ones requested, he/she will get 0 points

CATEGORY

3 marks

2.5 marks

TASK
COMPLETION

LANGUAGE
AND
VOCABULARY

LAYOUT

2 marks

1 mark

Most of
information is not
kept in a logical
sequence.

Some pieces
of information
are not kept in
a logical
sequence.

Information is not kept

in a logical sequence.

0 marks

Correct use
of structures
and a good
range of
vocabulary
according to
the level.

One to three
grammar
problems.
Although they do
not impede
communication.
One to three
vocabulary
mistakes.

Three to five
grammar
problems. Some
of them break
down
communication.
Three to five
vocabulary
mistakes.

More than five

grammar
problems that
have negative
effect on
communication.
Limited use of
vocabulary for the
task.

Sentences are
incomplete.
Little use of
vocabulary for
the task.

Severe grammar
problems interfere
greatly with the
message; reader cant
understand what the
writer is trying to say
Almost no use of
vocabulary for the level

Complies with
all the
requirements
for the type of
text.
Appropriate
number of
words.

Satisfactorily
complies with
almost all the
requirements for
the type of text.
Appropriate
number of words.

Complies with
almost all the
requirements for
the type of text.
Some information
is not in the
required format.
Appropriate
number of words

Complies with
some of the
requirements for
the type of text.
Some information
is not in the
required format.
Too many or too
few words

Doesnt comply with

less than 75% of the
requirements for the
type of text.

No spelling or
punctuation
errors. Good use
of connectors

One spelling or
punctuation error.
Many connectors
are used.

Complies with
few of the
requirements
for the type of
text.
Information is
not in the
required
format.
Too many or
too few words
Four to five
spelling or
punctuation
errors. Limited
use of
connectors.

MECHANICS

1.5 marks

All requested
information is
kept in a logical
sequence.

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More than five spelling

or punctuation errors.
No use of connectors.

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