UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA OTEIMA

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
ANALYSIS AND COMPREHENSION OF TEXT COURSE
MID TERM TEST #1

STUDENT____Diosmari Santos ____________ I.D:4-815-40____________ TOTAL:

100 Points
Professor Jessica Vásquez DATE:__28\1\2021_________ SCORE:_______

Jeremiah 33:3
 
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know”.

Objective: Students will be able to apply the use of: capitalization, punctuation,
vocabulary and expressing opinions and accomplish basic information learned through
the course, as well.

PART A_Read the following description of a missing dog. Correct the mistakes,
Punctuation marks and Capitalization. It contains 20 mistakes to correct among them.
25 Points

My dog Bette is missing she is a small black poodle with brown eyes her hair is short and curly
bette weighs 8 pounds and is about one and a half foots long. She has a short tail long floppy
ears and small feet she is wear a silver collar with an ID tag on it she is very friendly around
people and love children I have had bette for 6 years, since she was a puppy, and I miss her
very much I am offering a $ 50 reward for everyone which finds bette please call me at 305-
892-7671

Re-write the whole corrected paragraphs.

My dos Bette is missing.She is small black poodle with brown eyess, her hair is short and
curly.Bette weighs 8 pounds and is about one and a half foots long.She has a short tail long,
floppy ears and small feet.She is wear a silve collar with an ID tag on it .She is very friendly
around people and love childre.I have had Bette for 6 years , ince she was a puppy , and I
miss her very much . I am offering a $50 reward for everyone which finds Bette pease call
me at 305-892-7671.

PART B_ Follow the Instructions.

PART B_ EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION…

❖ Read the article below and answer the questions that follow… 29 Pts.

The number of children in public school in the United States who speak little or no
English is increasingly rapidly. For example, students in the Washington, DC, school
system speak 127 different languages and dialects. In the California public schools, one
out of six students was born outside the United States, and one out of three speaks a
language other than English at home.
These students and their teachers face many challenges, including what language to
use in the classroom. Some people believe children of immigrants should be taught in
 their native language. Others believe that these children should be taught in English
only.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWINGS:

a-What is the author´s opinion?5 Pts
That all students should be taught English because These students and their teachers
face many challenges, including which language to use in the classroom.
b-What three reasons does the author give to support his or her opinion? 9 Pts
1-school system speak 127 different languages and dialects.
2- one out of six students was born outside the United States.
3-one out of three speaks a language other than English at home.

c- Write a paragraph that expresses your opinion about this article. 15 Points.
(No less than 10 lines)
My contribution or opinion regarding the article is that in this part this is of great
importance since according to what has been written it can be seen that the native
language of the country has decreased, and as the language of other countries
decreases, it has increased years later. of children arriving with different languages
years ago, but it is important to mention that it is necessary for them to learn English and
with the language they can be more stable in the country, and in the future have the
domain to be able to have a secure job. According to the author of this article, he says
that the teacher and the student suffer from this situation, but when thinking about it
correctly, this is necessary, because the language is the base and the energy of the
country of the United States will be more complicated if the country prone in having a
school for each dialect or language that is needed, therefore my opinion is that the
country opens the door to emigrants and it is necessary that they give their part with the
children since being in said country is a great opportunity, with From this we conclude
that they should make an effort to learn the English language and to deal with this
problem.

PART C_ Vocabulary 1 /Topic: Doing Business Across Cultures. 20 Points

Choose the correct form of the word complete each sentence.
1- The Louvre has some of the most 3-The __ wars of fifteenth century Spain
well-known __ in the world. led to the expulsion of Jews and
A) painted Muslims.
B) paintings A) religion
2- Sir Harry is a great __ of Greek art. He B) religious
has an extensive collection of sculptures 4-The Irish woman agreed that __ was a
and vases. very important part of her culture.
A) enthusiast A) patient
B) enthusiastic B) patience
5- When the hitchhiker made a "thumbs 8-The Iranian woman talked extensively
up" sign, the Turkish drivers found it __. about the __ of her country, such as
A) insult halva, a traditional dessert.
B) insulting A) delicious
B) delicacies
6-The __ French woman talked a lot 9-Even though the doctor told him the
about French culture and cuisine. acupuncture wouldn't hurt, Elias thought
A) proud it was quite __. A) pain
B) pride B)painful
7-Before Jens became a consultant, he 10-Although Salman Rushdie's books
worked for years at a famous __ are controversial, he is an important
company. contemporary __ figure.
A) pharmacy A) literary
B) pharmaceutical B) literature

Vocabulary 2. In each of the following groups of words, do the vocabulary items belong
together because they have the same or similar meanings? If so, choose S for similar. Or
do the vocabulary items have the opposite meaning? If so, choose O.
1-guest / host: A) S B) O 6-pleasantly / nicely: A) S B) O
2-rude / polite: A) S B)O 7-ancient / modern A) S B) O
3-afraid / scared : A) S B) Oc 8- irritate / annoy: A) S B) O
4-pay attention to / ignore: A) S B) O 9-significant /important: A) S B)O
5-service / help: A) S B) O 10- agree with / object to : A) S B) O

PART D_Answer these questions about the Course…

A- What are four common techniques you have learned in the previous classes of this
course? 5Points

1. underlined
2. elaborate question
3. resume
4. self explanation

B-What is one way you can organize the ideas you generated from pre writing and
writing? 5 Points

R= A topic sentence is a sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph, just as a
thesis summarizes an entire essay. Being the unifying phrase for the paragraph, the topic
sentence is the most general, while other supporting sentences support more specific
information, such as facts, details, or examples. Each topic sentence should be determined
to relate to the thesis of the essay.

C-What is a topic sentence? Explain in your own words. 5 Points

D- Below are topic sentences written by students about their pets. Read the sentences, and
write “I” if the sentence is interesting, and “B” if it is boring. 6 Points

1. __B___ My pet bird brings wonderful music to my life.

2. __B___ I like cats, and my pet cat is a very good cat.
3. __I___ Although my pet cat sleeps all day long, I’m always glad that she is in my house.
4. __I___ My pet dog has eaten my homework, destroyed my shoes, and bitten my friend,
but still I can never get angry at her.
5. _B__ My dog is so cute, and everyone likes him.
6. __I___ After having a pet rabbit for one year, I can understand why most people don’t
want to have these animals as pets.

Blessings !