UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA

Name Boner Oswaldo Solano Lara Grade

School University of Antioquia ID Number
Date 04/07/2020 %
MIDTERM ENGLISH EXAM LEVEL I

1. COMPLETE. (14 points)

My name is Francisco. My first last name is Jaramillo. I live in Miami. I am 24

years old. My cell phone number is 3402939. I am married. I have two sons.
Their names are Betty and George.

My name is Lucille. I am an engineer. My nickname is Lucy. In my free time, I

____ out with ____ friends.

2. INTRODUCE BETTY WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN. USE

LONG SENTENCES. (5 points)

Betty – Smith – 35 – married – two sons, one daughter – Canada, Toronto –

husband (engineer) – petroleum company.

1.Betty lives in Canada, Toronto.

2.Betty works at an petroleum company
3.Betty is married
4.Betty has two sons and one daughter
5.Betty is 35 years old
3. ASK FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT JOHN. (USE THE
INFORMATION NEXT TO THE IMAGE) (5 points)

John - New York - a taxi driver – single - 25

a. How old is John?

b. What is John’s marital status?

c. Where city does john live in?

d. What is John’s job?

e. What color is John’s hair?

4. ACCORDING TO THE IMAGES WRITE FIVE COMPLETE

SENTENCES ABOUT LUCY AND PAOLO. (Profession – country of
origin – nationality – marital status – free time activities). (5 points)
a. Lucy and Paolo are of Brazilian nationality

b. Lucy and Paolo are married

c. Lucy and Paolo play tennis in free time

d. Lucy and Paolo are engineers

e. Lucy and Paolo from the Brasilia city

5. YOU ARE INTERVIEWING A FOREIGN STUDENT. WRITE FIVE

PERSONAL QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK HIM/HER. Ask about:
name, age, place of residence, mother´s occupation, and free time
activities. (5 points)
a. What is your name?

b. How old are you?

c. Where do you live?

d. What Is your ocupattion?

e. Who do you live with?

6. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION. (5 points)

S2. Hello David!

S1. Hi there Camila! What’s new?

S2. Nothing in particular. What (how) about you?

S1. So far, so good.

Tell me Camila, what book are you reading?

S2. Well, I’m reading a book by Gabriel García Márquez.

How about you?

S1. I am reading the palace without a mask by German Castro .

And tell me about your parents, what are they

doing in this moment?

S2. My father is preparing lunch.

S1. Oh! That’s cool! And your mother?

S2. Uhh? Let me see. She is watching TV.

S1. Great! Thanks. See you.

S2. Good day. Bye!

7. READ THE PASSAGE AND COMPLETE. (3 points)

Chemicals are the basic types of matter. The elements, such as hydrogen and
oxygen, are chemicals. So are the compounds, such as water, that are made
when atoms of different elements join. Our bodies, food, and the clothes we
wear are all made from chemicals.

TOPIC: CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

TOPIC SENTENCE: CHEMICAL ARE THE BASIC TYPES OF

MATTER.
The expression “such as” means:

A. for example B. generally C. containing D. specially

8. THE IDEAS OF THE PARAGRAPH ARE NOT IN THE

CORRECT ORDER. ORGANIZE THEM AND ANSWER. (4 points)
a. They can be made from a single element (like gold or copper) or from a
combination of elements.

b. The Earth is made up of thousands of different minerals.

c. Many people like mineral water.

d. Minerals are solid substances that occur naturally.

ORDER OF THE PARAGRAPH: B, A, D, C

TOPIC: The Earth is made up of thousands of different minerals

TOPIC SENTENCE or MAIN IDEA: B (a, b, c, or d?)

IRRELEVANT IDEA: A (a, b, c, or d?)

9. READ AND COMPLETE. (4 points)
_________________________________________________________. Gravity
always attracts, never repels- it is always a pull and never a push. The strength
of the force of gravity increases, either when mass is increased or when the
distance between the objects is decreased.

a. Gravity never repels.

b. Gravity always pulls and never pushes.
c. The force of gravity increases with mass.
d. Gravity is the force that acts between all objects with mass.CORRECT

TOPIC: THE FORCE GRAVITY

THE PARAGRAPH IS MAINLY ABOUT (TOPIC SENTENCE): D (a, b, c, or d?)

THE WORD “pull” MEANS:

A. pushes B. decreases C. increases D. attracts