UAAAN, UAI

English 1, Partial test: Two

Student´s name ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

I. Instructions: Adjectives that modifies nouns and pronouns: Underline the verb, and circle the
adjective, in each statement.

1. Laura wears a blue blouse.

2. The athletes complain about the old stadium.

3. Michael Jordan, tall and impressive, enters the auditorium.

4. I made three attempts to reach the local representative (diputado).

5. Each one in the class develops an original project.

6. A gracious cheerleader greets us at the flower show.

7. The trees, dry and peeling, show the effects of the drought.

8. We packed the fragile glassware in a reinforced container.

II. Yes / No questions and short answers. Write to complete the chart.

Question Affirmative Negative

Example 1: Are you and Julia students? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
Example 2: Does your mother work in an office? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
1. Do you like to study English?
2. Is your uncle an electrician?
3. Does Mary live in Jalapa?
4. Are the students very clever?
5. Are you an only child?

III. Prepositions of time. Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at). If none is needed put an X.

1. Lucy is arriving ________ November 15th _______ 8:00 o’clock ______ the morning.
2. The weather is often terrible in CDMX _________ January.
3. It’s better get a taxi if you are out alone _________ night.
4. Jason Smith got married ________ September.
5. I usually go to my parent’s house _______ Christmas. We eat turkey together ________ Christmas day.
6. The train leaves _________ tomorrow morning ________ 7:00 A. M.

IV. Prepositions of place. Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at). If none is needed put an X.
 1. Charles in swimming ________ the river.
2. Where is Joana? She’s _______ school.
3. The plant is _______ the table.
4. There is a spider _______ the bat.
5. Please put those apples ________ the bowl.
6. Joseph is _________ holyday for three weeks.

V. The Simple Present. With the verb ‘be’. Write the statement (It can be affirmative, negative or a question).

Example 1: (he / a footballer)? → Is he a footballer?

Example 2: (we / not / cold) → We aren’t cold.

1. (Olivier / French) →

2. (Where / Juan)? →

3. (We / Mexican) →

4. (she / not / a journalist) →

5. (We / not / singers) →

6. (You / a nurse) →

VI. The Simple Present. With all verbs except verb ‘be’. Write the statement (It can be affirmative, negative or a
question).

Example 1: (My father / drive to work every day) → My father drives to work every day.

Example 2: (we / have enough time)? → Do we have enough time?

1. (I and my brother / eat cereal in the morning) →

2. (They / write e-mails every day)? →

3. (You and your wife / watch a lot of TV) →

4. (My dad / not / read the newspaper) →

5. (Kenny / dance often)? →

6. (What / you and your wife / do at the weekend)? →

® Compiled by Dr. José Espinoza Velázquez, a full time professor at UAAAN. Saltillo, Coahuila, México.