Dynamic, summative evaluation (UNIT V) Variant I

Date Subject Teacher Test type Level Time Form Student’s name
Cognitive, Inter- 90
English Panus Ludmila smummative, mediate min 10__
objective
I. Read the text and accomplish the post-reading tasks.
LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas is a center of gambling in America. For the reason, some say the name Las Vegas comes from a
mispronunciation of the phrase ‘lost wages’. In reality, ‘Las Vegas’ is Spanish for ‘the meadows’. Early settlers
were impressed by the fact that Las Vegas was an oasis of green grass in the middle of a desert.
Today Las Vegas is still an oasis – not of grass, but of neon lights. Las Vegas’s hotels and gambling casinos
use so much neon that Las Vegas has been nicknamed the City of Lights.
One of Las Vegas’s older neon landmarks is Cowboy Vic, a giant, smiling cowboy who waves at people
passing by. (Vic also used to say ‘Howdy, Partner’, once every minute day and night. Actor Lee Marvin, in town
for the filming of a Western, couldn’t sleep. He grabbed a bow and an arrow and, leaning out the window, took a
careful aim. Cowboy Vic has been silent ever since.)
Cowboy Vic seems primitive compared to neon displays and special effects from recent years. For example,
the Mirage, a newer hotel, has a huge lagoon that erupts in steam and flames.
Las Vegas’s growth began in 1931, when the state of Nevada, in need of money, decided to allow gambling
and to make divorce easy. Getting married is also easy in Nevada. Las Vegas has wedding chapels that are open
24 hours a day.
In fact, all of Las Vegas is basically open 24 hours a day. In addition to casinos, Las Vegas is famous for its
shows, which often feature well-known performers.
What is Las Vegas like? Its many admirers and many critics agree that it is an ‘adult Disneyland’, a fantasy
oasis in the Nevada desert.
Nr Items Res
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1. Answer the questions according to the text. A
a)What does the name Las Vegas come from due to one of the versions? 0
The name Las Vegas comes from a mispronunciation of the phrase ‘lost wages’ 3
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b) What is Las Vegas today?
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Today Las Vegas is still an oasis – not of grass, but of neon lights
c) What is Las Vegas’s nickname?
Las Vegas’s nickname is is an ‘adult Disneyland’
2. Write your own title to the text. A
City of neon lights 0
2
3. Define the following words: A
Casino-the building where games are played for money 0
 Desert-an area covered with sand and rocks 1
Oasis-a place in a desert where there is water 2
Gambling-the activity of betting money in a game 3
Wages-amount of money paid to an employee 4
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4. Identify the correct variant (True/False). Justify your choice. A
1. The Mirage hotel has a huge display and special effects. F 0
because has a huge lagoon that erupts in steam and flames 2
2. Getting married and making divorce is not allowed in Las Vegas. F 4
because Las Vegas has wedding chapels that are open 24 hours a day 6
3. Casinos in Las Vegas are open 24 hours a day. T
because in fact, all of Las Vegas is basically open 24 hours a day

5. Write the message of the text in 35-50 words. 1

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The text wants to tell us a little about Las Vegas, about how bright and lively it is, where life 3
is in full swing even at night, where people are constantly having fun spending all their 4
money in the casino. 5
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TOTAL 30
II. Grammar. Open the brackets using the verbs in the correct tense form.

1. When I came home my mother (already/to read) already read the first article in the A
newspaper. 0
1
2. Why you (not to tell) do not tell the truth to your mom? 2
3. While we (to discuss) discussed the plans for our vacation my younger brother came with a 3
new idea. 4
4. Communication always (to help) helps us overcome family problems. 5
6
5. Our neighbours (to move) moved into a new flat recently. 7
6. Adrian (never/to quarrel) neverquarrelled with his best friend. 8
7. Mary (not/to see) didn’t seen her pen-friend for a long time. 9
8. Tom and Nelly (already/to break up) already broke up their relationship because of some 10
11
silly misunderstandings. 12
9. My aunt (to be) was a doctor for 10 years already. 13
10. Look! How attentively the children (to listen) are listening to their teacher. 14
11. He (not/to finish) hasn’t finished school yet, so he can’t go to university. 15
16
12. My nephew (to study) studied law before he started his job as a lawyer. 17
13. Are they (to speak) speaking about their future jobs at the moment? 18
14. When I came home my sister (already/to return) already had returned from safari in Africa. 19
15. They (to repair) are repairing their house for 3 months already. 20
16. Look! What a nice cottage they (to build) built!
17. My mom (to paint) is painting the fence since early morning.
18. She said the guests (to arrive) arrived half an hour later.
19. My nephew (to see) saw Mary two days ago.
20. We (to learn) learned a lot of new words and expressions this course.
III. A
20. 0
Written production. In about 120-130 words write about your mother tongue. Express your
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personal attitude regarding the topic. Use at least three linking words or phrases to connect your 3
 ideas. 5
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My mother tongue is Romanian. This Language is quite beautiful and extensive. Romanian language 11
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is a info-european language of italic group, and also is the fifth in number speakers after Sapnish,
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Portuguese, French and Italian. 15
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It is widespread only in country like Moldova and Romania, where it started. Even if lately this
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language is used only be it’s wearers, and lately it is more and more changed by Russian or English, 18
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for me it remains just as beautiful and pleasant.
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Even if sometimes some of us prefer another language saying that Romanian cannot be considered
as one, but we must keep in mind that this language is a native one.

Total score: 70 p. Student’s score: _________________________ Student’s mark: _____

Scoring Scale (70%)

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

70-67 66-61 60-53 52-42 41-32 31-23 22-15 14-8 7-3 2-0