Universidad Nacional de La Matanza –Dirección de Pedagogía Universitaria – Inglés II

Apellido y nombre:…………………………………………………………………DNI:……………………………Comisión:………

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Diagnostic Test
Read the following description and do the activities below.

Our University 1……………………. diversity and 2…………………….the challenges of being human and
the significance and impact of inclusion within an organisation. We 3…………………….all
different, with individual talents and needs. Our inclusive community of academics and
professional service staff 4…………………….hard to support and enable everyone to thrive and
be 5…………………….version of themselves.
We 6…………………….a variety of monthly campaigns 7…………………….on equality among students
and faculty.8…………………….different celebrations; for example, last February we
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…………………….the LGTB+ History month and next October we 10…………………….hold the
Disability History one.
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…………………….us! You 12……………………. Miss them!
Adapted for pedagogical purposes

a. Complete the blanks with the right option.(4 each:48)

1. celebrate celebrates is celebrating

2. recognize recognizes is recognizing
3. are be is
4. work working are working
5. better good the best
6. are currently running currently run currently running
7. because raise awareness raise awareness to raise awareness
8. There are There have There is
9. enjoy enjoyed enjoys
10. can should will
11. Don’t join Join You join
12. may not shouldn’t won’t

b. Match the following columns. There is an extra option on the right. (3 each: 12)

1. Kurt Vonnegut was born on November 11,
1922, Indianapolis U.S.
2.After he studied at Cornell University from
1940 to 1942,
3.He wrote the ‘satirical dystopian story’
4.During the 80s, he struggled with depression
a. and adopted a child from his own
family in 1958.
b. and died New York on April 11,
2007.
c. and tried to commit suicide in 1984.
d. Harrison Bergeron in 1961.
e. he enlisted in the U.S. Army.

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c. Unjumble the following questions. (5 each:25)

1. about – do – it – think - what – you?

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2. an – can – example – provide – you?

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3. and - any differences - are – between – text - the – the - there - video?

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4. did – Kurt Vonnegut’s – like – story – you?

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5. in – of - role - story – the – the - what’s – women?

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d. Complete the following dialogue with the above questions. You and your mate are

talking about the story they read in English I. (3 each:15)

You:……………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..?

Your mate: Not at all. From my point of view, equality is negative.

You: Yes, you are right!

Your mate:……………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?

You: I have no doubt that the writer portrays a dystopic totalitarian government that

tortures and executes its citizens to achieve its goal of physical and mental equality among

all Americans.

Your mate:……………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….…..?

You: They are inferior to men.

Your mate:……………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….…..?

You: In the video, Hazel washes the dishes and knits, like the stereotyped housewife.

Your mate:……………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?

You: For example, in the video Harrison doesn’t have a red rubber nose or his eyebrows

shaved.

Marking Scheme
96-100 points: 10 95-86 points: 9 85-76 points: 8 75-70 points: 7
69-66 points: 6 65-56 points: 5 55-50 points: 4 49-0 points: 2