COLMOR SCHOOL

ENGLISH NIVELATION TEST

NAME______________________________________ GRADE _________ PERIOD ___ NOTE _______

I. Lea atentamente el siguiente texto y responda las siguientes preguntas

Mattie Smith worked all day, from morning to night. Twelve hours in the cotton fields. And she only earned four
dollars a day. She really hated that job, but she loved the poems in her head. She really wanted to learn to read
and write.
When she was 16 she married Hubert, and soon there were 6 children: 5 sons, then a daughter, Lily. Hubert
died just before she was born. That was 65 years ago...
And when did she learn to read and write? She didn’t learn until she was 86, and now she has 3 books of
poems.

1. Are these sentence true or false?

a. Mattie worked all day____
b. She loved her job and hated this poems____
c. She learned to read and write when she was 65____
d. She had ten daughters ______
a. When did she start to work? ______
b. Where did she work? ______
c. How many books of poems does she have? ______
d. How much did she earn? ________
e. Could she write when she was 65?_ ______

II. Escriba estas oraciones en su forma opuesta; si están negativa en afirmativas y viceversa

1. Wesley Chu couldn´t play the piano when he was three.
2. Mattie Smith didn´t work in a cotton field
3. Steve studied lawyer
4. G.Washington was in prison
5. Mandela and Washington were presidents
6. Mandela´s father died when he was still young
7. I wasn´t at home last night
____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________

III. Escriba la frente de cada verbo el pasado simple, pasado participio, gerundio y su significado en español

1. BEGIN _______________ ______________ _________________ ______________

2. GET _______________ ______________ _________________ ______________
3. RUN _______________ ______________ _________________ ______________
4. CLEAN ______________ ______________ _________________ ______________
5. LOVE ______________ ______________ _________________ ______________
6. GO _______________ ______________ _________________ ______________
7. SEE _______________ _____________ ________________ ______________
8. BUILD ______________ _____________ ________________ ______________
9. EAT ______________ _____________ ________________ ______________
10. SING ______________ _____________ ________________ ______________
11. LISTEN ____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
12. ENJOY _____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
13. BRUSH ____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
14. HAVE _____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
15. LIVE _____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
16. SPEAK _____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
17. MAKE _____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
18. HELP ______________ _____________ ________________ ______________
19. PLAY ____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
20. WATCH ____________ _____________ ________________ ______________
IV. Lea atentamente el texto sobre Daddy Yankee y realice las actividades sobre la misma.

Daddy Yankee. His real name is Ramon Ayala . He is from Puerto Rico. One of the top reggaetón (Spanish-
language dancehall reggae).He sung since when she was 13 years old.
One of his first major appearances on record was DJ Tony Touch's album "The Piece-Maker." Daddy not only
sings and rhymes, he created his own record label, El Cartel Records, and, since his album "Cartel de Yankee"
was certified for platinum sales in Puerto Rico, the second part of his life was full of success. People knew
Daddy Yankee as "El Rey de la Improvisación," and he won awards for 5 years.
He also won other awards, such as Best Voice, Best Song/Lyric, and Best Artist. One of his best friends is
reggaeton artist Nicky Jam. He produced CDs and other songs for other reggaeton artists.. In 2004, he released
his first internationally distributed album, "Barrio Fino," and it is considered to be one of the best full-length
albums ever released of this emerging musical genre. Personal Quote: I would rather be the tail of a lion than
the head of a mouse

1. Translate the text into spanish

V. Traduzca las siguientes oraciones en el tiempo pasado simple

1. Pamela kissed her boyfriend five times_________________________________________

2. Jose saw many horses in the farm ___________________________________________
3. You watched television all day _______________________________________________
4. They listened all the Shakira`s CDs___________________________________________

VI. Escriba las oraciones anteriores en la forma interrogativa

1. __________________________________________________________?
2. __________________________________________________________?
3. __________________________________________________________?
4. __________________________________________________________?

VII. Escriba las oraciones en la forma negativa

1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________