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COMMUNICATIVE DOMAIN
I. Assessment of Communicative Language Competences. Reading Comprehension.
3. According to the text, by about 100,000 years ago, humans had evolved the A
ability to create complex sounds.
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a. to copy 2
b. to create
c. to develop
4. According to the text, brains didn't suddenly get bigger, yet humans did become A
………. and…………….
a. more interested and intelligent 0
b. more creative and independent 2
c. more complex and intelligent
2. In the text, identify the meaning of the words. Circle the letter corresponding to 4 points
the
correct variant.
1. The word ‘suddenly’ in the text means: A
a. unexpectedly; 0
b. widely; 2
c. mainly.
2. The word ‘perhaps’ is closest in meaning to: A
a. common; 0
b. convenient; 2
c. maybe.
3. Identify if the statements are true or false. Circle the letter corresponding to the 9 points
correct variant. Justify the answer by quoting the text and write it on the lines
below.
1. If we want to know where our capability for complex language came from, we need A
to look at how our brains are different from other animals. 0
a. True b. False 1
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A
2. We don’t understand the origins of the Indo-European group of languages, which
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includes Norwegian, Hindi and English,
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a. True b. False 3
A
3. We can see many things in the remains of early humans, for example, the 0
development of the mouth, throat and tongue. 1
a. True b. False 3
4. Grammar: Tenses. Choose the correct answer. Open the verbs in brackets. 19
points
Last night, I __________ (watch) a movie with my friends.
a) watched b) was watching c) have watched d) had watched
They __________ (study) Spanish for two years before they went to Spain.
a) studied b) were studying c) have studied d) had studied
She __________ (live) in New York for five years before she moved to California.
a) lived b) was living c) has lived d) had lived
5. Grammar: Conditionals (0,1,2). Choose the correct answer. Open the verbs in 20
brackets. points
1. If I have time, I __________ (go) to the gym.
a) will go b) would go c) go d) went
2. If it rains, we __________ (stay) at home tomorrow.
a) will stay b) would stay c) stay d) stayed
3. If you study hard, you __________ (get) good grades.
a) will get b) would get c) get d) got
4. If I knew about the party, I __________ (attend) it.
a) would attend b) will attend c) attended d) would have attended
5. If he __________ (call) me, I will go to his place.
a) calls b) would call c) call d) called
6. If she __________ (have) a car, she would travel more.
a) has b) have c) had d) would have
7. If you __________ (come) earlier, we could have gone to the movie together.
a) come b) would come c) came d) had come
8. If I __________ (win) the lottery, I would buy a new car.
a) win b) would win c) won d) had won
9. If it __________ (snow), we will build a snowman.
a) snows b) would snow c) snow d) snowed
10. If you press the button, the light _____ (turn) on.
a) turns b) will turn c) would turn d) had turned
11. If I __________ (know) the answer, I will tell you.
a) know b) would know c) knew d) had known
12. If I knew how to play the guitar, I _____ (start) a band.
a) would start b) start c) could start d) had started
13. If we __________ (catch) the early train, we will arrive on time.
a) catch b) would catch c) caught d) had caught
14. If the traffic __________ (is) heavy, I will be late.
a) is b) would be c) was d) had been
15. If I __________ (see) her, I will ask about her trip.
a) see b) would see c) saw d) had seen
II. Assessment of Communicative Language Competences. Written Production - 40 points.
Write a 180-200-word text according to the given task.
No Item Score
6. The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference. – Bree Van De Camp. 40
points
When writing your essay, consider the following:
1. Describe the quote;
2. Present the pros and/or cons of it;
3. Provide 1/2 examples from what you have experienced and/or read, etc. to
support advantages and disadvantages;
4. Express your opinion;
5. Justify your opinion.
Follow the structure of an essay: introduction, body, conclusion. (Linking words!)
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