Universidad del Norte – Instituto de Idiomas Name: Juliana mileth cardenas martelo

Nivelatorio
Midterm Exam 2020-10 Date: 15
VERSION: E _
Grade: /50 points
Professor: ivan torregroza alzate

Part 1. Listening: SLO #1 & 4: Identify general and specific information in short, simple texts and
conversations containing familiar vocabulary.

Instructions: Listen to this audio two times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=VYZsx_dXI6k Then complete the ideas below with the information you understand. (2
points each) /20 points

Person 1

1. Jake is 19 years old.

2. Jake’s occupation is university student .

3. Jake has one sister.

4. Jake’s parents’ occupation is teachers .

5. His father’s nationality is american .

Person 2

6. Jackie’s occupation is model .

7. Mike is Jackie’s husband .

8. Mike’s occupation is footballer .

9. Jackie and Mike have two children.

10. Their daughter is three years old.

Part 2. Reading
SLO #1 & 4: Identify general and specific information in short, simple texts and conversations
containing familiar vocabulary.

Instructions: Read the text and answer the questions below. (1 point each) /10 points
Let me tell you about my family. My name is Karen. I am 16 years old. I live with my mom, my
dad and my big sister. I have red hair and blue eyes. We are from Arizona, but we live in
California. My mother’s name is Carmen. She is 37. She’s Mexican and she speaks English and
Spanish. She’s a Spanish teacher. She’s short and slim. She has long, brown hair and brown
eyes. My dad’s name is David. He’s American. He’s tall and a little fat! He is 36 years old. He
has short brown hair and brown eyes. He works in a bank, but he isn’t a banker. He is a
systems engineer. My sister Shania is 14 and she loves listening to music. She listens to music
all the time! She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. I have long hair too. We go to CS High
School. We have a pet dog, Brandy. He’s black and white and very friendly.

1. What is the text about?

the text refers to karen and her family, where karen explains the ages of each, their
physical descriptions, where they live, among other things
2. How old is Karen? 16 years old
3. Where is this family from? The family is Arizona
4. How many people are there in this family? there are 4 family members including karen
5. What language does Karen’s mother teach? spanish
6. What is David’s job? . He is a systems engineer
7. What is Karen’s father like? He’s American. He’s tall and a little fat! He is 36 years old. He has
short brown hair and brown eyes.
8. What is Shania’s hair like? She has long blonde hair
9. What is Karen’s hair like? His hair is red
10. Who is Brandy? is a dog and is the family pet
 Part 3. Writing (2 points each sentence) /20

SLO # 2 & 3: Compose a collection of simple and compound descriptive sentences around a
central topic using appropriate mechanics.

Instructions: Write 10 sentences describing NE of the people in the pictures. Use 5 simple
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sentences and 5 compound sentences in the space provided below. Use the grammar
and vocabulary studied in the first two units.
Age?
Marital status? Occupation?
Physical appearance?

Age?
Marital status? Occupation?
Physical appearance?

Simple Sentences

She is Shakira Isabel.

She is a 43 years old
she is a singer
she is from barranquilla
she's married
 Compound Sentence

She is tall and thin

she has long, light hair and is fair skinned
she has two children
she likes to play drums and guitar
she has brown eyes
 H OLISTIC RUBRIC FOR WRITING SECTION - MIDTERM EXAM

Write sentences to describe a family member. (10 Points X2)

10 pts 9-7 pts 6-4 pts 3-1 pts 0 pts
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