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ENGLISH EVALUATION SIXTH LEVEL B1.2

INFORMATIVE DATA:
NAME: ……………………………………………………...…
SUBJECT: English IV DEPT. : English.
LEVEL: SIXTH “E ”
DATE: Ambato, ………………………………………………………..…
TEACHER: Lcda. Isabel Velasteguí
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 Here is a Fourth Level exam you to check your English skills and sub-skills.
 This English exam is for B1.2 level students.
 All questions are multiple-choice.
 Read carefully before you answer.
 Use pen.
 Don’t cross out.

READING
1. Read the text. Select True or False.

The History of Newspapers and Journalism

Strasbourg is said to be the birthplace of the modern newspaper. The Relation aller
Fürnemmen und Gedenckwürdigen Historien was founded in 1605 to distribute military,
political and economic news across Europe. In England, the distribution of news became more
important during the English Civil War in the 17th century. More news books and papers
appeared during this time, but it was only in 1665 that the first official English newspaper
was printed. It was called The Oxford Gazette. In the 19th century, people began to read
newspapers more and more, especially the poorer class. This became possible because
printing presses improved dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. It became possible
to print thousands of copies of a newspaper in minutes and at a low cost. For example, in
1833, The New York Sun was produced for only one cent. This was about one sixth of the
usual cost, and it was the beginning of the so-called ''penny press''.
The 20th century is famous for great journalism and scandal. Martha Gellhorn wrote about
the rise of Nazism in the 1930s, and she was one of the first journalists to report on the
liberation of the concentration camp of Dachau in 1945. Photojournalists also began to play a
major role in investigative journalism. The first decade of the 21st century has become known
as the most dangerous for reporters. In 2006 and 2007, a total of nearly 350 journalists were
killed. Journalists across the world have faced threats, torture and even death because of the
people and/or organizations they were investigating. The Russian journalist Anna
Politkovskaya investigated torture and kidnappings in Chechnya and was murdered in her
apartment in Russia in 2006.
T F
1. Martha Gellhorn was a famous German photojournalist.

2. Only rich people could afford newspapers in the 19th century.

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3. Newspapers were more difficult to buy during the Industrial Revolution.

4. Anna Politkovskaya was a journalist who reported on Chechnya.

5. The first newspaper was published in Strasbourg.

2.- Listen to the dialog. Match the parts of the sentence.

ID2_U7-8_L24_audio.mp3

1. Some people tried to a. give food to wild animals.

2. Dave is taking a trip to b. go camping next week.

3. Susan is taking a trip to c. visit the Taj Mahal.

4. Susan isn't definitely going to d. plan a similar trip.

5. Dave might e. see the Himalayas.

GRAMMAR

3.- Read the sentences. Select True if the words are correct or False if incorrect.

T F
1. He is such a fat man that he can't get into the car.

2. The song is download by millions of people every day.

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3. It's going to be a sunny day today.

4. Robots will can work in hospitals as doctors in the future.

5. Oh no, I've forgotten my notebook! I'll ask Jill for a piece of paper.

4.- Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. Nora is ... happy today.

a. such
b. such a
c. so

2. Tablet computers ... be so important in the future. There will be new technology.

a. don't won't
b. won't
c. will no

3. I've already made my plans for this summer. I ... Santa Barbara.

a. 'll go
b. 'm going to
c. going

4. The Internet ... first by US universities.

a. is used
b. were use
c. was used

5. He ... by the federal government.

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a. is pay
b. is payed
c. is paid

5.- Match the parts of the sentence.

1. New websites are a. won't be DVDs in the future.

2. I'm going to b. created every day.

3. If you want to know the answer, c. look it up on the Internet.

4. There will d. be new super websites in the future.

5. There probably e. create a new website.

6.- Complete the sentences with the correct word. Use one of the words in parentheses.

1. He's ___________________ the dentist this morning. (will see/seeing)

2. Computers probably ___________________ do all our jobs in the future. (will no/won't)
3. The train ___________________ at 4:00 this afternoon. (leaves/is going to)
4. They ___________________ invented in the 1960s. (are/were)
5. He's ___________________ a fan that he has all her albums. (so/such)

VOCABULARY

7.- Read the sentences. Select True if the words are correct or False if incorrect.

T F
1. I dislike documentals. I prefer disaster movies.

2. I'm a big fan of Adele.

3. Could you turn down it, please? It's very loud.

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4. A: Do you think Real Madrid is the better soccer team in the world? B:
Definitely not.

5. I want a house-cleaning robot.

8.- Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. Sometimes I need to turn on the ... to understand American movies.

a. soundtrack
b. subtitles
c. reviews

2. I love ... movies like The Godfather - anything with stories about the mafia.

a. comedies
b. drama
c. gangster

3. Can I ... my computer?

a. plug it in
b. plug in it
c. plug in

4. A: Do you think English will be important in the future? B: .... sure.

a. Be
b. For
c. Definitely

5. Nigel ... with rock music.

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a. is obsess
b. is obsessed
c. obsesses

9.- Match the words and the definitions.

1. comedy a. a funny genre of movie

2. 1 / 5 b. something you do to batteries

3. absolutely c. a word you use to agree strongly

4. charge up d. something you press

5. button e. one fifth

10.- Complete the sentences with the correct word. The first letter is given in
parentheses.

1. Where can I (p)___________________ in my computer?

2. There's not a (c)___________________ that they will win the game.
3. Could you get me a sandwich from the (v)___________________ machine? I think the café is
closed.
4. My favorite movies are (s)___________________ movies. The Matrix movies are good
examples.
5. I am (c)___________________ about Shakira. She's fantastic!

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Score __________________

Teacher’s comments: Complete the question of the exam and send me to my email
lcda.isabelvelastegui@gmail.com

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