English 1

Exam 1 Questions
September 2022
Unit 1: New Friends
1. Mention an example of full name and explain what a first name, middle name
and last name or family name are.
✓ Full name: Selena Marie Gomez
First name: Selena
Middle name: Marie
Last name: Gomez

2. Mention and explain 4 different ways to address people in English.

✓ Mrs.: a married woman
✓ Miss: a single woman
✓ Ms.: a single or married woman
✓ Mr.: a married or single man.

3. Mention an example of a name and a nickname.

Name: Edson Arantes Do Nascimento

Nickname: Pelé

4. Mention the singular possesive adjectives; give examples using your

classmates’ names.

My, your, his, her, its

My name is…, your name…, her name is…, his name is…

5. Meet one of your classmates. Say your name and last name.

Hello! My name is… What’s your name? Nice to meet you!

6. Mention an expression used to ask for spelling and spell your name.

How do you spell your first name/ last name?

(Spell your name)

7. Say 4 interesting jobs.

Actress, actor, model, musician, singer, artist

8. Mention 2 examples with a yes/ no question with “be”.

✓ Is your name…?
✓ Are you from…?
✓ Is she an artist?
✓ Is he an actor?
 9. Mention 5 examples of contractions.

✓ I am= I’m ✓ It is= it’s

✓ You are= you’re ✓ Is not= isn’t
✓ She is= She’s ✓ Are not= aren’t
✓ He is= He’s

10. Talk about a famous name. (Choose one of the names from page 12)
11. Talk about your own name. (Check the model on page 13)

Unit 2: People and Places

1. Mention 5 countries and their nationality.
2. Say the plural subject pronouns. Choose one of them to give an example.
3. Mention 2 questions with “be”.
✓ Are you American?
✓ Are you Brazilian?
✓ Is your sister Japanese?
✓ Where are you from?
✓ Where are they from?

4. Tell us your name and phone number.

My name is… My phone number is…

5. Mention a question we use to ask for someone’s phone number and email address.
What expression can we use instead of the number zero?

What’s your phone number and email address?

6. Write on the board the symbols we use to say our email addresses in English. Tell
us how they are pronounced.
7. Mention 5 family members.
8. Besides nuclear family, what other family members can you mention? (5)
9. Ask questions about their family or marital status to your classmates.

Do you have sisters?... are you married?... are you single?...

10. Tell us one of your classmate’s name, age, nationality and likes or dislikes. (Check
the model on page 23)
 Study Tips to Learn English
1. What are the language skills?

Listening, speaking, reading, writing

2. Explain the difference between input and output skills and mention them.

The input skills are the receptive skills: listening and reading; the output skills are the
productive skills: speaking and writing.

3. Mention the learning styles.

4. How do visual learners learn best?

With videos, images and demonstrations.

5. How do auditory learners learn best?

With audio lectures, recordings or verbalizing lessons.

6. How do read- write learners learn best?

When they study with textbooks, note taking and verbalizing lessons.

7. How do kinaesthetic learners learn best?

Information retention is more successful by trial- and- error, hands on activities and
problem solving.

8. Each student should mention 2 tips to learn English.