INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA GIMNASIO AMERICA

GRADO 8
EXAMEN DE NIVELACIÓN
INGLES
AÑO 2021

1. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play – He Plays
fly - Flies
go - Goes
start - Starts
wash – Washes
help – Helps
teach – Teaches
kiss – Kisses
drive - Drives
watch – Watches
carry – Carries
cry - Cries
tidy – Tidies
mix - Mixes

2. Some of the following sentences have some mistakes. Your job is

identifying those mistakes and correcting them
. I would play soccer if Maria borrows her ball:
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. Maria never drink coffee in the morning:
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. Gabriel Garcia Marquez be one of the most famous Colombian writers:
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.My friend’s children practices soccer in the park every Sunday:
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. Jack, Fred, John and Linda always goes to the beach when they are free:
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. Abby is my dog. She is always playing with its toys. She never come when I
call her name:
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3. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the Present
Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.
Mark: Do you ____watches______ (watch) them every day?
Tess: No, I don't. They __not plays________ (not play) every day. They play four
times a week.
Mark: _____i don”t_____ you have__________ (have) a favourite player?
Tess: No, I __does not move________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on
the team is good.
Mark: does the attacker _i don’t like_________ (move) fast?
Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __ you ____ (like)
football, Mark?
Mark: No, I ____ ________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

MODAL VERBS
5. Write sentences using the following words and also use should / shouldn’t.
1. We / stay together
_we should stay together___________________

2. You / take a nap.

You should a take nap ____________________

3. You / forget to take an umbrella.

You shouldn’t forget to take an umbrella____________________

4. I / be careful with animals

I should be careful witch animals ____________________

5. They / ask for directions.

_they should be careful witch animals___________________

6. She / get angry.

_she shouldn’t get angry___________________

7. We / spend all our money.

_we shouldn’t spend all our money___________________

6. Pedro is a bad student. He never listens to the teachers and he doesn’t study for
the exams. He also avoid doing homeworks. What do you think Pedro should or
should do? (8 sentences)
. pedro should listen to the teachers
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. he should not neglect his activities
. pedro should receive advice
. he should receive advice
. pedro shouldn’t be a bad student
. he sholdnt be a bad student
. pedro should not neglect his
. ___________________________________________________________