Final Written Task

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Date: ___________________

Vocabulary

Use the following to answer questions 1-6:

Look at the picture. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.

1.

His pants are ____.

A) baggy
B) short
C) black

2.

He has ____ hair.

A) straight
B) short
C) long
3.

They arrived by ____.

A) boat
B) bus
C) train

4.

The 2003 car is ____ than the 2005 car.

A) bigger
B) cheaper
C) newer

5.

He's climbing a ____.

A) mountain
B) museum
C) tower
 6.

The boy ____.

A) broke his arm
B) was on the beach
C) was sick

Use the following to answer questions 7-12:

Complete the sentence. Use a word from the box.

bank theater Internet cafe

plane museum serious

7. The ____________________ is showing a new movie.

8. My husband is a pilot. He flies a _______________.

9. Do you need to change money? There's a ____________________ around the corner.

10. I'm checking my email at the _____________________.

11. Your sister is very ______________________. She doesn't laugh at all.

12. We want to see the statues and paintings at the ____________________.

Grammar

Use the following to answer questions 13-18:

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the conversation.

13. A ____ they visit some art galleries last weekend?

B Yes, they did.
A) Are
B) Did
C) Do
D) Were

14. A What's Matt ____ to do tonight?

B He's going to go to a show.
A) goes
B) going
C) doing
D) does

15. A Can they take a taxi?

B No, they ____.
A) aren't
B) can't
C) didn't
D) don't

16. A What ____ they going to do next summer?

B I don't know.
A) are
B) can
C) do
D) did

17. A Are you at the airport?

B Yes, I am. I ____ my plane.
A) miss
B) missed
C) missing
D) going to miss
 18. A What are your plans for the weekend?
B We ____ go to the mountains.
A) are going to
B) didn't
C) don't
D) are going

Use the following to answer questions 19-24:

Rewrite the sentence. Put the words in the correct order.

19. ______________________________________________________________
(aren't / these pants / expensive / as / the skirt / as / .)

20. ______________________________________________________________
(more / my regular clothes / are / comfortable / my school uniform / than / .)

21. ______________________________________________________________
(like / she / what / is / ?)

22. ______________________________________________________________
(has / my / hair / teacher / dark / .)

23. ______________________________________________________________
(my / looks / she / sister / like / .)

24. ______________________________________________________________
(nicer / than / is / the black dress / the red one / .)
Use the following to answer questions 25-30:

Answer the question. Use a negative (-) or affirmative (+) short Yes/No answer.

25. A Are there any good restaurants around here?

B (-) ______________________________.

26. A Can I visit the palace?

B (+) ______________________________.

27. A Did you lose your luggage?

B (+) ______________________________.

28. A Is there a gym near you?

B (-) ______________________________.

29. A Are there any shoe stores in this neighborhood?

B (+) ______________________________.

30. A Is he going to go downtown on foot?

B (+) ______________________________.

Use the following to answer questions 31-36:

Is the conversation grammatically correct or incorrect?

31. A Is there a department store next door?

B No, there aren't.
A) correct
B) incorrect

32. A What's the movie star like?

B He's smart and funny.
A) correct
B) incorrect
33. A Are we going to take a tour?
B No, we aren't going.
A) correct
B) incorrect

34. A Where did she buy those souvenirs?

B No, she didn't.
A) correct
B) incorrect

35. A The red sweater is cooler than the blue one.

B Yeah. But the blue one is $25!
A) correct
B) incorrect

36. A What can we do in Brooklyn?

B No, you can't.
A) correct
B) incorrect
Reading

Use the following to answer questions 37-40:

Read the text. Choose True or False.

My Vacation in Prague
by Stanley Gerber
I went to Prague ten years ago. It wasn't the best vacation, but it was
interesting. There are a lot of great museums in Prague. My favorite was the
National Gallery. I saw some old and famous European paintings there. I
took a tour by boat on the Vltava River. And I walked in the city every day.
That’s usually the best way to see things. I also visited the Prague Castle.
Most of the time, I ate at a restaurant across from my hotel. The food wasn't
great, but it was cheap. It was a lot cheaper than food in my town. I took
buses, and I took the subway, too. They were good. The bus drivers were
friendly. The subway stations were clean. They were cleaner than our
subway stations at home.
My hotel was awful. The bed was older than my grandmother, and there
weren't any chairs. But I met an interesting person there. He's a doctor from
Brazil. He speaks Portuguese, English, and some Czech. We are still friends.
Next spring, I'm going to go to Vienna with him and his wife.

37. Stanley went to Prague last year.

A) True
B) False

38. The food in Prague was not as expensive as the food in Stanley's town.
A) True
B) False

39. The subway stations weren't as clean as the stations in Stanley's town.
A) True
B) False

40. Stanley met a Portuguese doctor.

A) True
B) False
Use the following to answer questions 41-44:

Read the text. Choose the best answer to the question about the text.

My Vacation in Prague
by Stanley Gerber
I went to Prague ten years ago. It wasn't the best vacation, but it was
interesting. There are a lot of great museums in Prague. My favorite was the
National Gallery. I saw some old and famous European paintings there. I
took a tour by boat on the Vltava River. And I walked in the city every day.
That’s usually the best way to see things. I also visited the Prague Castle.
Most of the time, I ate at a restaurant across from my hotel. The food wasn't
great, but it was cheap. It was a lot cheaper than food in my town. I took
buses, and I took the subway, too. They were good. The bus drivers were
friendly. The subway stations were clean. They were cleaner than our
subway stations at home.
My hotel was awful. The bed was older than my grandmother, and there
weren't any chairs. But I met an interesting person there. He's a doctor from
Brazil. He speaks Portuguese, English, and some Czech. We are still friends.
Next spring, I'm going to go to Vienna with him and his wife.

41. What didn't Stanley like in Prague?

A) the museums
B) the subway
C) the hotel

42. How did Stanley go around Prague?

A) by boat, by taxi, by bus, and by train
B) by bus, by subway, by taxi, and on foot
C) on foot, by boat, by bus, and by subway

43. Where was the hotel?

A) next to a restaurant
B) across from a restaurant
C) around the corner from a restaurant

44. Where is Stanley going to go next spring?

A) to Prague
B) to Brazil
C) to Vienna
Writing

Use the following to answer questions 45-48:

45. Write a paragraph about you and a brother, sister, or friend. Use some of the words
below.

old/older smart/smarter neat/neater funny/funnier

tall/taller quiet/quieter friendly/friendlier serious/more serious

46. Write two paragraphs about your town. Answer the following questions:
What can people see in your town?
What can people do for fun in your town?
What's your favorite place to eat?
What's your favorite place to hang out with friends?
What was the best thing you did in your town last year?

47. Write three paragraphs about two movie stars. Answer the following questions:
What are their names?
What do they look like?
What are they like?
What movies did you see them in?
Who do you think is a better actor? Why?

48. Write two paragraphs about the people in your family. Answer the following questions:
What do they look like?
What are they like?
What do they do for fun?
What are their future plans?
Listening

Use the following to answer questions 49-52:

Listening 1

Listen. Choose True or False.

49. Meg and Olivia are going to watch TV.

A) True
B) False

50. Jason White is short.

A) True
B) False

51. Meg thinks Amanda Stone is beautiful.

A) True
B) False

52. Meg wants to go to the coffee shop next to the movie theater.
A) True
B) False

Use the following to answer questions 53-56:

Listening 2

Listen. Choose the best answer to the question.

53. What did Lydia do on vacation?

A) She had fantastic food.
B) She met a movie star.
C) She read books.

54. What does Marco look like?

A) He's good-looking.
B) He has blond hair.
C) He has dark eyes.
 55. What's Lydia going to do next week?
A) She's going to go on vacation.
B) She's going to go to a museum.
C) She's going to see a movie.

56. What does Nancy want to do?

A) She wants to go to a less expensive restaurant.
B) She wants to meet Marco.
C) She wants to go to the restaurant across the street.

PART II

Vocabulary

Use the following to answer questions 1-6:

Look at the picture. Choose True or False.

1.

She's wearing a dress.

A) True
B) False
2.

She's at a supermarket.
A) True
B) False

3.

He's at the gym.

A) True
B) False
4.

She's eating pizza.

A) True
B) False

5.

She's eating sushi.

A) True
B) False

6.

There’s a lamp on the table.

A) True
B) False
Use the following to answer questions 7-12:

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

7. We cook dinner in the ____.

A) bathroom
B) living room
C) kitchen
D) bedroom

8. Renata plays tennis at the ____ on Tuesdays.

A) park
B) post office
C) bank
D) public restrooms

9. We need some ____ to make sandwiches.

A) juice
B) tea
C) ice cream
D) bread

10. I go shopping at my favorite ____ on weekends.

A) Chinese restaurant
B) subway station
C) department store
D) park

11. After school, I go to the ____ and do my homework.

A) drugstore
B) beach
C) library
D) laundromat

12. There are ____ on the windows.

A) beds
B) curtains
C) desks
D) sofas
Grammar

Use the following to answer questions 13-18:

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

13. ____ you do your homework yesterday?

A) Did
B) Do
C) Were
D) Was

14. I'm ____ my room right now.

A) clean
B) cleans
C) cleaning
D) cleaned

15. Did you ____ shopping?

A) go
B) goes
C) going
D) went

16. We ____ fun last night.

A) have
B) has
C) having
D) had

17. ____ your brother staying with you?

A) Is
B) Are
C) Does
D) Do

18. Don ____ to a party last Friday.

A) is
B) are
C) goes
D) went
Use the following to answer questions 19-24:

Complete the conversation. Use a word from the box.

any are in is on some

19. A Where are you going?

B To the store. We need __________ food.

20. A Uh-oh. We don't have __________ milk.

B Oh, no!

21. A __________ there any rice?

B Yes. It’s on the stove.

22. A Do we have any ice cream?

B Yes. There's some __________ the refrigerator.

23. A __________ there any potatoes?

B No. We don't have any.

24. A Do we have any bananas?

B Yes, there are some bananas __________ the table.
Use the following to answer questions 25-30:

Complete the sentence. Use the simple past form of the verb in parentheses.

25. _______________ (be) you at Jim’s party last Friday?

26. We _______________ (take) a trip to Texas last month.

27. I _______________ (not be) at the laundromat yesterday.

28. Tran and Celia _______________ (see) a movie last night.

29. I _______________ (visit) my family last weekend.

30. They _______________ (not hang out) at the cafe.

Use the following to answer questions 31-36:

Is the sentence grammatically correct or incorrect?

31. Annie's house is on the corner Green and Main.

A) correct
B) incorrect

32. The bank is between the convenience store and the post office.
A) correct
B) incorrect

33. There's a pasta on the stove.

A) correct
B) incorrect

34. My apartment is cross the park.

A) correct
B) incorrect
 35. Where was your friends last night?
A) correct
B) incorrect

36. How was your day?

A) correct
B) incorrect

Reading

Use the following to answer questions 37-40:

Read the text. Complete the sentence. Use a word from the text.

FROM: Cara
Hey, Jerry!

What are you doing? Right now I'm at a party. It's Samantha's birthday party!
Her apartment is on the corner of First and Third. It's across from the bank.

The party is informal, so don't worry about dressing up. Sam's wearing pink
sneakers and a red dress, and most of her friends are wearing T-shirts,
jeans, and sneakers or boots.

There are a lot of interesting people here! Some people are dancing in
Sam’s bedroom, some are eating in her living room. Chuck is even checking
his emails on her computer, and her brother is sitting on her bed and talking
on the phone.

And the food is good! There’s pizza in the kitchen and also some cookies
and ice cream. Come over!

Cara

37. Samantha is wearing sneakers and a _______________.

38. Some of Samantha’s friends are eating in the _______________.

39. Chuck is using Samantha’s _______________.

40. Samantha’s brother is in her _______________.

Use the following to answer questions 41-44:

Read the text. Choose True or False.

FROM: Cara
Hey, Jerry!

What are you doing? Right now I'm at a party. It's Samantha's birthday party!
Her apartment is on the corner of First and Third. It's across from the bank.

The party is informal, so don't worry about dressing up. Sam's wearing pink
sneakers and a red dress, and most of her friends are wearing T-shirts,
jeans, and sneakers or boots.

There are a lot of interesting people here! Some people are dancing in
Sam’s bedroom, some are eating in her living room. Chuck is even checking
his emails on her computer, and her brother is sitting on her bed and talking
on the phone.

And the food is good! There’s pizza in the kitchen and also some cookies
and ice cream. Come over!

Cara

41. Cara’s apartment is behind the bank.

A) True
B) False

42. Chuck is talking on the phone.

A) True
B) False

43. Jerry is at the party.

A) True
B) False

44. There are cookies, ice cream, and pizza at the party.
A) True
B) False
Writing

Use the following to answer questions 45-48:

Choose one of the writing tasks below.

45. Write a paragraph about your home. Answer the following questions:
Do you have an apartment or a house?
What rooms do you have in your apartment/house? (living room? kitchen? bedrooms?
bathrooms?)
What's in the rooms?

46. Write a text message to a family member or friend. Include the following information:
You're doing your homework.
You can't go shopping.
Ask him/her to go to the supermarket.
Tell him/her what foods you need.

47. Write a paragraph about what you did last summer. Answer the following questions:
What activities did you do for fun?
Did you go anywhere? / Where did you go?
Did you have a good summer?

48. Write a paragraph about Nat’s weekend. What did he do? Use the information in the
chart:

Friday go to the mall

hang out with friends
Saturday go to the park all day
go to Angie’s party
Sunday stay home
clean the house
watch TV