Quiz

Student’s name: _________________________________ 4º _____ Date: 28/03/2011

Oral Comprehension: Listening
Level: Advanced

I Listen to the song and complete the spaces. (12 points)

“Family Portrait”
(by Pink)

Momma please stop (1) _________, I can’t stand the (2) _________
Your pain is painful and its tearing me down
I (3) ________ glasses breaking as I sit up in my (4) ______
I (5) _______ dad you didn’t mean those nasty things you (6) _________

You fight about (7)________, about me and my brother

And this I come home to, this is my (8) __________
It ain’t easy growing up in World War (9) _______
Never knowing what love could be, (10) ______ see
I don’t want love to destroy me like it has done my (11)__________

Can we (12)_______ it out? Can we be a (11) __________

I promise I’ll be better, Mommy I’ll do anything
Can we (12) ________ it out? Can we be a (11) __________?
I promise I’ll be better, Daddy please (13) _______ leave

Daddy please stop (14) _______, I can’t stand the (2) _________
Make mama stop crying, cuz I (15) _______ you around
My mama she (16) _______ you, no matter what she says it’s true
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you, (17) _____

I ran away (18) ________, ran from the noise, ran away
Don’t wanna go back to that place, but don’t have
no choice, no way
It ain’t easy growing up in World War (9) ______
Never knowing what love could be, well I've seen
I don’t want love to destroy me like it (19) ______ my family

Can we (12) _______ it out? Can we be a (11) _________?

I promise I’ll be better, Mommy I’ll do anything
Can we (12) _______ it out? Can we be a (11) _________?
I promise I’ll be better, Daddy please (13) _______ leave

In our family portrait, we look pretty (20) ________

Let’s play pretend, let's act like it comes (21)__________
I don’t wanna have to split the holidays
I don’t want two addresses
I don’t want a step-brother anyway
And I don’t want my mom to have to (22) ___________
her last (23) ________

In our family portrait we look pretty (20) ________

We (24)_________ pretty normal, let's go back to that
In our family portrait we look pretty (20)________
Let's play pretend, act like it goes (21)_________

II Write a definition for the following words. (3 points)

1) Run away: ___________________________________________

2) Tear down: __________________________________________

3) Nasty: ______________________________________________

4) Work out: ____________________________________________

5) Shelter: _____________________________________________

6) Split: _______________________________________________

III What is the appropriate word for the next slang? (3 points)

1) Cuz ________________
2) Wanna ________________
3) Ain’t ________________

IV Complete the grammar chart using sentences from the song. (2 points)

Tenses Sentences
Present Simple -
Present Continuous -
Past Simple -
Past Continuous -
Will - I’ll do anything

SCORE _______/20