ESCUELA NORMAL SUPERIOR FEDERALIZADA DEL ESTADO DE PUEBLA

Licenciatura en Enseñanza y Aprendizaje de las Matemáticas en Educación Secundaria

English VI. Becoming independent communicators
6th Semester, 2nd. Partial Exam
___________________________ _________________________
Name date
I. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.

1. We __________ swimming every day when we were young.

a) went
b) was going
c) were going

2. Tina_______ when she fell and hurt her leg.

a) were dancing
b) was dancing
c) danced

3. Why _______ you ________all the lesson yesterday?

a) laughing
b) were/laughing
c) laughing/were

4. Tim often _______milk when he was a boy.

a) was drinking
b) is drinking
c) drank

5. Liz__________ windows when I _______ her.

a) were cleaning/saw
b) was cleaning/saw
c) was cleaning/was seeing

6. We ate cherries from the tree that my grandfather ________ many years before.
a) had planted
b) have planted
c) has planted

7. When we arrived, the show________.

a) have started
 b) had started
c) didn’t start

8. Steve _________ a poem.

a) wrote
b) has written
c) had written

9. I________ my homework before I went to bed.

a) finished
b) have finished
c) had finished

10. We went to a place where I_______ before.

a) have been
b) had been
c) went

11. The man ________ was speaking loudly on his mobile phone was a journalist.
a) who
b) which
c) where

12. All the cats_________ were sleeping were purring quietly.

a) where
b) that
c) there

13. Do you know anyone ________ speaks Japanese?

a) which
b) who
c) when

14. Two people _________ I’d e-mail every day are my parents.
a) who
b) which
c) when

15. Making new friends is something ______ I’d be nervous about.

a) that
 b) who
c) when

16. If you want to visit someone at home, _______.

a) It’s the custom to call and thank him or her
b) you’re supposed to call first
c) you’re expected to leave a tip

17. When you have been invited to a wedding, ________.

a) you aren’t supposed to kiss him or her
b) you’re expected to respond in writing
c) It’s acceptable to share the expenses

18. When you go out on a date, _________.

a) It’s acceptable to share the expenses
b) you’re expected to leave a tip
c) you’re supposed to call first

19. If the service in a restaurant is good, _______.

a) you’re supposed to call first
b) It’s acceptable to share the expenses
c) you’re expected to leave a tip

20. When you meet someone for the first time, ________.
a) you aren’t supposed to kiss him or her
b) It’s acceptable to share the expenses
c) you’re expected to respond in writing

21. Excuse me, I’m afraid there is a problem in the room with my toilet. It is dirty, and
the sink ________.
a) was leaking
b) leak
c) is leaking

22. Good afternoon, I’m sorry to say this but the clothes I bought yesterday is not of
good quality, the jeans _________
a) are torn
b) tear
c) is torn
23. I have a complaint to make about the valet, he was careless, now my car_______.
a) scratch
b) scratched
c) is scratched

24. Sorry to bother you, would you bring me another glass. This glass ________
a) chip
b) is chipped
c) are chipped

25. Sorry but my pants ___________.

a) Is stained
b) stain
c) are stained

26. The walls ___________.

a) need to be painted
b) needs painting
c) needed to be painted

27. The rug _______.

a) need cleaning
b) needs cleaning
c) need to be cleaned

28. The windows ________.

a) needs to be washed
b) need to be washed
c) needed washing

29. The clothes___________.

a) picked up
b) Need picking up
c) Needs to be picked up

30. The lamp shade__________.

a) Needs to be replaced
b) Need replaced
c) Needed replaced
31. Sharks are often discriminated __________.
a) about
b) from
c) against

32. Natalia is known________ her excellent cooking abilities.

a) for
b) about
c) with

33. Einstein is remembered_____ _his genius.

a) with
b) of
c) for

34. In Canada, religion is divorced_______ politics.

a) about
b) by
c) from

35. The air is being polluted______ fumes from cars and trucks.
a) because
b) by
c) for

36. ____________ to stop global warming is to increase the use of cleaner energy and
reduce deforestation.
a) The best way
b) One way
c) The best ways

37. One way to improve air quality is_________.

a) to reduce deforestation
b) to have more vocational training programs
c) to create more jobs

38. One way to reduce famine is __________.

a) to develop cleaner public transportation
b) to train people in modern farming methods
c) to educate people on how diseases are spread
 39. The best way to reduce poverty is________.
a) to have more police on the streets
b) to create more jobs for the unemployed
c) to build more public housing

40. One thing to help the homeless is __________.

a) to educate people on how diseases are spread
b) to develop cleaner public transportation
c) to build more public housing

41. I’d ________ to go to the cinema than stay at home.

a) prefer
b) rather
c) rather not

42. Mrs. Martin __________ to stay in a hotel.

a) rather
b) prefer
c) would prefer

43. You could improve your writing _________.

a) by keep a journal
b) by keeping a journal
c) by kept a journal

II. Read about Natalie’s hobbies and interests and say it it’s true, false or it
doesn’t say.
Hello! My name is Natalie. I like playing volleyball and basketball, but I hate swimming.
I’m good at playing the piano but I’m not good at playing the guitar. My best friend Kate
likes playing the guitar. I can’t stand listening to the guitar. I really dislike it. She is good
at playing musical instruments.
44. Natalie’s favorite hobbies are playing volleyball and swimming.
a) true
b) false
c) it doesn’t say

45. Natalie doesn’t like listening to the guitar.

a) true
b) false
 c) it doesn’t say

III. Listen to the audio “Maybe I should try that” and answer these questions:
46. They are talking about a _________ class.
a) French
b) English
c) Italian
47. She is finding the___________ difficult.
a) writing
b) listening
c) pronunciation
48. He gave her some tips so she could improve her accent by_________
a) studying the vocabulary
b) doing some extra writing
c) listening to “Language Cities”
49. She could learn new vocabulary by_________
a) Writing new vocabulary in pieces of paper and sticking them in her room and
reading them before going to sleep
b) Writing new verbs and repeating them before going to bed
c) Writing and repeating new sentences
50. Did she agree with him?
a) Yes, she did
b) No, she didn’t
c) She is not sure
Name: ___________________________________________________Date: __________________

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_2nd__ Partial Test

Circle the correct letter.

1 a b c 11 a b c 21 a b c 31 a b c 41 a b c

2 a b c 12 a b c 22 a b c 32 a b c 42 a b c

3 a b c 13 a b c 23 a b c 33 a b c 43 a b c

4 a b c 14 a b c 24 a b c 34 a b c 44 a b c

5 a b c 15 a b c 25 a b c 35 a b c 45 a b c

6 a b c 16 a b c 26 a b c 36 a b c 46 a b c

7 a b c 17 a b c 27 a b c 37 a b c 47 a b c

8 a b c 18 a b c 28 a b c 38 a b c 48 a b c

9 a b c 19 a b c 29 a b c 39 a b c 49 a b c

10 a b c 20 a b c 30 a b c 40 a b c 50 a b c