ADVANCED READING AND WRITING 1

AUTUMN TERM MID-TERM

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(90 minutes)
I. SEEN TASKS

A. Predict the kind of information that will follow the sentences below. Select the best possibility
for each (3X2 pts. each)

1. In the average classroom, the teacher does his or her best in distributing reinforcement within the
class group or with groups for particular activities, hoping in this way to shape behavior progressively
in the desired direction. This leads to…

a. the result of the teacher’s efforts

b. another method used by the teacher to shape behavior
c. the description of the teacher’s methods

2. Most societies are stratified. In England, for example, we find a class system, whereas in India, we
find a caste system. The factors that determine a person’s class are largely economic. The factor that
determines a person’s caste, on the other hand, …………………………………………………………

a. a description of the economic factors that determine a person’s class

b. a description of a factor that is not economic
c. a comparison to show the similarity between class and caste

3. When a committee has acted favorably on a bill, the proposed legislation is sent to the Congress for
open debate. When debate is ended, members vote to approve the bill, defeat it, or return it to the
committee. If the bill ……………………………………………………………………………………..

a. an example of a specific bill that passed in the Congress

b. a specific condition in connection with the passing of the bill
c. an explanation of how different legislative procedures developed

B. Predict and write an appropriate continuation of the following sentences. (3X3 pts. each)

1. The salaries the company offered were so low that …………………………………………………...

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2. Brain drain is not likely to stop in Turkey. On the contrary, ………………….………………………

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3. There were no vacant positions in the company. Neverthless (Nevertheless),

………………………………………..

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C. Write a suitable topic sentence for the following paragraph. (5pts)

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Put simply, the dominant feeling a myth conveys is: this is absolutely unique; it could not have
happened to any other person, or in any other setting; such events are grandios, awe-inspiring, and
could not possible (possibly) happen to an ordinary mortal like you or me. The reason is not so much
that what takes place is miraculous, but that is (that it is) described as such. By contrast, although the
events which occur in fairy tales are often unusual and most improbable, they are always presented as
ordinary, something that could happen to you or me the person next door (or me or the person next
door) when out on walk in the woods. Even the most remarkable encounters are related (presented) in
casual, everyday ways in fairy tales. Moreover, the ending in myths is nearly always happy in fairy
tales (this sentence is really confusing, maybe you wanted to say: ). For this reason, some of the
best-known stories found in collections of fairy tales don’t really belong in this category.

II. READING COMPREHENSION

SEEN PASSAGE

Gardner is careful to explain that intelligence should not be limited to the ones he has identified. He
believes that the eight, however, provide a far more accurate picture of human capacities than
previous unitary theories. Contrary to the small range of abilities that many standardized IQ tests
measure, Gardner’s theory offers an expanded image of what it means to be human. He also notes that
each intelligence contains several sub-intelligences. For example, there are sub-intelligences within the
domain of music that include playing music, singing, writing musical scores, conducting, critiquing,
and appreciating music. Each of the seven other intelligences also encompasses numerous components.

PART A: Answer the following questions (2X4=8 pts)

1.“Gardner is careful to explain that intelligence should not be limited to the ones he has identified”
means (4 pts.) ………………………………………………………………………………………........
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2. What does Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences offer in the opposition (as opposed) to the
standardized IQ tests? (4 pts)
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PART B: What do the following words refer to in the text? (3X2=6 pts)
1. “The ones” in line 1: ………………………………...
2. “The eight” in line 2: ………………………………...
3. “It” in line 4: …………………………………………

III. UNSEEN PASSAGE

Researches suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea.
They don't have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no
winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed,
with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet
and the heavens above us - the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows
us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, and
we smell. How fortunate we are!
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PART A: Choose the correct answer according to the text. (14 pts)

1. Judging from the passage, we can say that this story is mainly about ... (3 pts.)

a) life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea

b) how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures
c) the superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses

2. We discover that the sea creatures in the story ... (3 pts.)

a) have the same senses that we do
b) have no sense of hearing as well as sight
c) hear the sounds of the ocean

3. In the passage a child in darkness is likened to ... (4 pts.)

a) an animal without the sense of touch

c) a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability
d) a deaf child unaffected by the environment

4. Explain in what two ways we are fortunate from (more fortunate than) some creatures (4 pts.)
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PART B: What do the following words refer to in the text? (4X2=8 pts)

1. “That” in line 1: ………………………………...

2. “They” in line 2: ………………………………...
3. “Its” in line 3: …………………………………….
4. “It” in line 5: …………………………………….

IV. UNSEEN PASSAGE

Today’s scientists are making a tremendous international effort to find out more about the causes of
quakes and devise better methods of prediction and ways to protect people and their property against
them. Although they already know something of the causes and can identify earthquakes by
instruments, the exact causes are still being discussed. In fact, there are so many new findings, new
theories, and new methods of learning about the earth that geology is sometimes considered a science
in a state of revolution. In the light of new knowledge, old textbooks no longer tell the true story of the
earth. So it is with the story of earthquakes are due, mainly, to the fracturing of great masses of rock
many miles beneath the earth’s surface. Rock masses slip and slide along a plane of fracture, which is
called a fault. Great blocks of rock perhaps ten miles wide, may be moved bodily, and displaced as
much as fifty feet along the fault. It is easy to see why the earth above trembles, causing serious
damage to large areas.

PART A: Write the synonyms or the similar meanings of the following words (7X2=14 pts)

1. “Tremendous” in line 1 means ………………………………………

2. “Quakes” in line 2 means ……………………………………………..

3. “Prediction” in line 2 means …………………………………………

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4. “Fracturing” in line 7 means …………………………………………

5. “Masses” in line 8 means ……………………………………………

6. “Displaced” in line 9 means ………………………………………...

7. “Trembles” in line 10 means ……………………………………….

PART B: What do the following words refer to in the text? (4X2=8 pts)

1. “Their” in line 2: ………………………………...

2. “Them” in line 3: ………………………………...

3. “They” in line 3: ……….………………………..

4. “Which” in line 8: ……………………………….

PART C: Write an answer for the following questions (4X3=12 pts)

1. The main idea of the text .............……………………………………..……………………………….

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2. With the discovery of new information about the earth …………………………………………….…

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3. According to the passage, geologists …………………………………………………………………

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4. It is mentioned in the text that geology ………………………………………………………………..

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V. Paraphrase the following paragraph (10pts)

SEEN PASSAGE

Many parents say, “I know what giftedness is, but I can’t put it into words”. This generally is followed
by reference to a particular child who seems to manifest gifted behaviours. Unfortunately, there are
many misconceptions of the term, all of which become deterrents to understanding and catering to the
needs of children identified as gifted. Let’s study the following statement: “Giftedness is that precious
endowment of potentially outstanding abilities which allows a person to interact with the environment
with remarkably high levels of achievement and creativity.” This statement is the product of a small
neighbourhood group of parents who took a comprehensive view of the concept of giftedness before
focusing on any attempt to define the gifted child. They though, first, that within giftedness is a quality
of innateness, and second, that one’s environment is the arena in which the gifts come into play and
develop. Therefore, they reasoned that the “remarkably high levels of achievement and creativity”
result from a continuous and functional interaction between a person’s inherent abilities coming with
birth, acquired abilities and characteristics.
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