MÓDULO 1 | TESTE 2A

NAME ____________________________________________________ NUMBER ____________________

CLASS _______________________ Teacher ____________________ DATE _______________________
Enc. Educ. ________________________________________________ SCORE _____
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(Time 30 minutes)

Reading

I’m Jodie Johnson. I’m just fifteen years old but I write a very popular blog. It all started when my dad got
a job in a different city when I was thirteen, so I had to move to a new school.
I had a really difficult time at first. I was a little bit behind the other kids, so I had to study really hard. I
was terribly afraid that I would fail. And even worse, there was a lot of peer pressure. The girls all had
fashionable designer clothes. I wore more casual, sporty clothes and I didn’t fit in at all. Some girls even made
fun of me because I had acne on my face. Nobody would sit with me in the canteen at lunchtime, so I started
missing lunch. Then, of course, I couldn’t concentrate in class. Everything seemed to be going wrong.
My mum saw how miserable I was, and she suggested writing a blog about my experiences. She thought
it would help me feel better about myself if I shared my thoughts with other teens. At first, I didn’t believe
I could do it but after a few weeks, I decided to try. I wrote about the way my classmates treated me and how
it made me feel.
Now, students all over the world read my blog and leave me encouraging comments. It’s a great feeling.
It helped me feel more confident at school, and once I felt more confident I began to make friends. An article
about my blog even appeared in a teen magazine, so now it’s almost like I’m famous! Nobody would dare to
try to bully me now, because I’d write about it on my blog, and everyone would know how mean they were!

Read the text.

A. Mark the sentences R (right), W (wrong) or DS (doesn’t say).

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 1 Jodie was popular before she changed 4 Jodie’s dad first had the idea for
schools. ______ the blog. ______
2 Jodie made friends right away at her 5 Jodie’s readers are from many
new school. ______ different countries. ______
3 Sometimes Jodie didn’t eat lunch. ______
Points ____
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B. Complete the sentences.

1 Jodie had to change schools because ________
______________________________________ .
2 The worst thing about Jodie’s new school was
the __________________________________ .
3 Jodie didn’t fit in at school because her clothes
were not_______________________________ .
4 Jodie’s mum thought she should communicate
with __________________________________ .
5 Jodie found the things other students wrote on
her blog_______________________________ .

Points ____
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C. Choose the correct word.

 1 Getting enough sleep can help your spare time/ 4 Sports require not only strength but also mental
concentration. ability/research.
2 Students can use the Internet to explain/find 5 Ian paints beautiful pictures; he’s a glad/
out about health and fitness. creative person.
3 Good friends can boost/light up your life.
Points ____
52 10

D. Fill in: cyberbullying, eating disorders, relationship problems, parents separating and media addiction.

1 Some people believe extremely thin models
encourage _________________________ in
teens.
2 I think he has a _________________________
because he is always checking Facebook.
3 Modern problems like ____________________ ,
which only takes place online, can be hard to .
solve.
4 A big change in family life, like ____________
_________________ , can make teens feel sad
and insecure.
5 Many teens have ________________________
as they try to learn how to get along with their
Points: ____
peers. 5x2...................

Points ____
52 10
Grammar

E. Use: live, buy, play and care in the correct -ing or infinitive form to complete the sentences.

1 Ben hopes ______________________ football 3 Mrs Frankston spends a lot of time

professionally one day. ______________________ for her garden.
2 Would you ever consider __________________ 4 Let’s ______________________ Mum a new
abroad? mobile phone for her birthday.
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F. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
 1 I hate _________________________ (travel) by
boat because I get seasick.
2 Mum told me to continue __________________
(study) until dinner was ready.
3 Have you decided ___________________
(start) guitar lessons?
4 I felt like I would never ___________________
(make) friends at my new school.
5 Erin had an argument with her mum when she
refused _________________ (wash) the dishes.
6 Michael wastes a lot of time ________________
(play) online games instead of studying.

Points ____
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Writing

G. Post a comment on your friend’s blog describing your routine on Saturdays (80-100
words). Include the following information:

• what you do in the morning

• what you do in the afternoon
• what you do in the evening

Hello fellow bloggers! Let me tell you about my Saturday routine!

On Saturdays, I _____________________________________________________________________________
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Points ____
20