Name: Nárcia Epifania José Tinga Date: 04/01/2024

Teacher: ______________ STARTER EXAM Marks:

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J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. She loved

reading, and wrote her first story, ‘Rabbit’, when she
was only six years old. She studied French at
university, then worked as a secretary in London.
She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a
train. ‘Harry just walked on my head,’ she said later.
She started writing the first Harry Potter book the
next day.
In 1992 she went to live in Portugal for three years.
She wrote Harry Potter in the morning, and worked
as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening.
She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and
had a daughter called Jessica.
Then she returned to Britain and lived In Edinburg,
in Scotland. She was unemployed at that time, and
wrote in cafés because they were warmer than her
small flat. After five years she finished the first book,
‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’.
The book sold millions of copies all over the world, and Joanne Kathleen Rowling became
very famous. She is now very rich, but she still writes her books in cafés!

TASK ONE: Read the text above very carefully and then answer following the questions.
(There are 2,5 marks in this task)

1. What is her full name?

J.K. Rowling.
2. When did she write her first story?
She write her first story in 1965.
3. Did she love reading?
Yes, she loved reading.
4. Did she get married to a British TV journalist?
Yes, she did.
5. What was the name of her daughter?
Her daughter called Jessica.

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TASK TWO: Write the next two numbers. (There are 2,0 marks in this task)

a) A hundred, eighty, sixty ………………………………………………………………………………………..

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b) Seventy-four, sixty-eight, sixty-two
………………………………………………………………………………
c) Twelve, twenty-four, thirty-six
…………………………………………………………………………...............
d) Seventeen, twenty-six, thirty-five
………………………………………………………………………………...
TASK THREE: Underline the correct word. (There are 2,0 marks in this task)
1. Do / Does you like cats or dogs? 6. That / this ‘s my new car over there.
2. Do / Does Carla and Rose have the book? 7. Is this / these my vocabulary book?
3. She has / starts work at half past nine every day. 8. That / Those people are very funny.
4. Do / Does your best friend have a computer? 9. This / This city is very beautiful.
5. Do / Does your brothers and sisters live together? 10 Are that / those your children?

TASK FOUR: Telling the time: What tine is it? (There are 2,0 marks in this task)

1. 7:00 seven o´clock 8:00 eight o´clock

2. 12:45 __________________________ 1:15 __________________________
3. 1:58 __________________________ 2:02 __________________________
4. 3:25 __________________________ 4:35 __________________________

TASK FIVE: Write the days of the week in order. (There are 1,6 marks in this task)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday.

1st - first, 2nd - second, 3rd - thirty, 4th - fourth,

5th - five, 6th - sixth, 7th - seventh,
8th - eight, 9th - nine, 10th - ten.

TASK SIX: Circle the correct answers. (There are 1,8 marks in this task)
“My sister Carol and I are very different. I really like / likes sport especially football, but she
don’t / doesn’t like it at all. Carol never eat / eats meat, but I eat it all the time.
She get up / gets up really early, and I usually get up at about eleven.
She loves classical music, and I hate / hates it!
But we both use the internet a lot – I send her emails everyday – and we both love / loves dance
music.

TASK SEVEN: Write the following sentences in the possessive form (use ‘s). (There are
2,0 marks in this task)

1. Antony is the husband of Laura.

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2. Carmen is the mother of Antony and Rosa.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Antony is the brother of Rosa.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Luis and Marta are the children of Antony and Laura.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

TASK EIGHT: Complete the answers with the object pronouns. (There are 1,8 marks in
this task)

Me, you, him, her, it, us, them

a) Do you like dancing? Yes, I love _______________.

b) Do you like cats? No, I hate it.
c) Do you like rock music? _____________ is ok.
d) Do you like Tom Cruise? Yes, I like him a lot.
e) Do you like Julia Roberts? No, I hate her.
f) Do you like reading in English? Yes, I love _____________.

TASK NINE: Rewrite the sentences in a) interrogative and b) negative. (There are 2,0
marks in this task)

1. The students and the teacher were in the classroom.

a) Are the students and the teacher were in the classroom?
b) The students and the teacher weren’t in the classroom

2. Laurel can speak English a little.

a) _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Laurel can´t speak English a little

3. She did all the Home Work.

a) _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b) She didn´t all the Home Work

4. They go to school every day.

a) Are they go to school every day?
b) They went to school every day

TASK TEN: On the back, write a composition talking about your course (talk about,
the school, teachers, fellows, etc.) at least 150 words. (There are 2,3 marks in this task)

My name is Nárcia Tinga, I´am 36 years old. I´m live in Tchumene II, Matola province. I was
study in Pedagogic University.

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