Diagnostic Test 2

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– First day at high school Reading and Use of English

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Reading and Use of English A. 1. a; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. b; 6. a; 7. c; 8. b; 9. b; 10. b; 11. c; 12. a; 13. a; 14. b; 15. c
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A Read the texts and choose the correct option.

Reflecting on the First Day of High School

Recently, I started my first day of high school. A lot of people build up the first day to be the most
intimidating thing. I went from a tiny middle school to this giant high school and was expecting to not
know where anything was. I also was panicking because I knew tenth grade would be more demanding
than ninth, and I wasn’t sure how I would face that challenge. The one thing that kept me calm was that
my
5 best friend is actually at my new school, so I have someone to talk to or at least go to when I don’t know
what I’m doing.

1. What does “tiny” mean in the text? 14

a. very little b. pocket-sized c. trivial

2. Nicole was feeling of going to the tenth grade. 13

a. relaxed b. terrified c. calm

3. What kept her calm in her new school? 14

a. her best friend b. her parents c. her peers

I have to take the bus to school, which is not something I’ve had to do before. My friend and I took the
bus together and we talked the whole way there about how we thought the first day would turn out. When
we entered the school, everyone was hugging and saying ‘Hi!’ and I was awkwardly standing there
and
10 holding onto my friend’s bag through the crowd of people. I hate crowds so I was really awkwardly
standing around my friend who was probably annoyed by me holding onto her the whole morning. I
started to calm down when we all were waiting for the first bell to ring. When my friend and I had to
separate, I didn’t want to go to class. When I did, I awkwardly stood at the door because I had no idea
where to sit. I sat way in the back. My teacher seemed friendly, so I was a little calm. My classmates
barely talked, but when they did,
4. She had to go to school by bus. 13

a. true b. false c. doesn’t say

5. What does “awkwardly” mean in this context? 14

a. gracefully b. ungracefully c. skillfully

6. What did she think about the teacher and her classmates? 13

a. They were welcoming. b. They were unfriendly. c. They were nasty.

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Movies make high school seem cool and glamorous. But from what I’ve seen, that’s not true. Everyone
seems so friendly. Although a lot of them might not laugh when I make a weird joke, they aren’t rude.
My teachers seemed really nice and not scary or mean. My math teacher had a lot of energy, and my
history teacher made jokes the whole time. They told us about the high expectations for their school
and I was
20 kind of worried because I came from a school where I didn’t have too much work or high expectations.
While getting from class to class, I was freaking out because I had no idea where to go. But it wasn’t that
hard to find my classrooms after I asked someone.
7. What does “weird” mean in the text? 14
a. genuine b. boring c. strange
8. What was her maths teacher like? 13
a. dull b. dynamic c. boring
9. She was worried because she came from a place where there were higher expectations. 13
a. true b. false c. doesn’t say

After E.L.A., math and history, came lunch. During lunch, I was expecting my friend to be there because
we had lunch at the same time. But she was in a completely different building than I was. I had no idea
25 where to sit. I started panicking because the lunch monitors told me I had to sit down. I was freaking out
and ran to the bathroom and stayed there the whole time during lunch, trying to text my friend to ask
where she was. Now, we stay in a classroom for lunch together with her friends that I sometimes talked
to. Although I haven’t really made any friends, I still talk to people at lunch and in classes, sometimes
during group work. Next, I had biology. The teacher seemed fun, but said we would have homework
every single
30 night, which I’m not looking forward to. My last class was French. Everyone apparently hates the French
teacher, but I actually really liked her. She was strict, but she made us laugh a lot.
10. Why did Nicole start panicking at lunchtime? 13
a. She didn’t bring her lunch. b. The monitors told her to sit down.
11. Where did she spend the whole time during lunch? 13
a. in the canteen b. in the lab c. in the bathroom
12. What does “strict” mean in this context? 13
a. rigorous b. mild c. soft

Overall, my first day wasn’t really what I expected. I expected strict teachers and to work harder than I
could take. I haven’t been in school too long, but so far the work has not been as hard as I had expected.
There was a lot of homework the past few days. I didn’t think I could do this every night. It was
really
35 stressful for me to do it because I had little free time those nights. Even though there are a lot of
challenges for me, I’m still only getting used to it.
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13. Nicole expected different teachers and more work. 13
a. true b. false c. doesn’t say
14. Why was it stressful for her to do her homework? 13
a. It was very difficult. b. She had little free time. c. She fell asleep.
15. What does “Even though” mean? 14
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a. Nevertheless b. So c. Despite the fact

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