Practice for the Final Exam - Basic I - Version "D"

I.      GRAMMAR  ( 8  marks)

A)       Circle the most appropriate alternative. (0.5 each one)(4 marks) 1.    _________ your sister _________ back home late yesterday?.      a) Does/came                        b) Did/came                           c) Did/come    2.    You can call me ______10:30 a.m. ______ 1:00 p.m.      a) for - at                                           b) on - from                            c) between - and 3.    Tom usually ____ bowling on weekends?      a) does                                               b) goes                                    c) play 4.    Look at that girl! She ______________ her new bicycle.      a) are biking                           b) biking                                 c) is biking 5.    A: ‘How much _____ your sister usually ______ on a weekend?’      B:  ‘About sixty soles I think.’      a) Do-go                                 b) does-spend             c) does-spends 6.    A: __________credit cards_____________?    B:   Umm, five or six      a) How many-do you have    b) When-are you do       c) How much-do you has 7.     A: ____________ fruit do you eat a week?    B:  I eat _______.      a) How many -            a lot                b) How much – a lot   c) How much - any 8.    A: _______ Sam at home yesterday night?       B: No, he and his friends _________ out. They had a party at the club.             a) Was – weren’t          b) Was - were       c) is-are

B)       Choose the correct alternative. (0.50 each one)(2 marks)    1.    I didn’t bought / buy / buying some books this morning. 2.    My brother met / meet / meets Jhon last weekend. 3.    My cousin think /thinks / thought my volleyball team would win. 4.    My daughter puts / put / putting her luggage in the living room a while ago

C)    Answer the questions about you. (0.50 each one)(2 marks)       Eg.  What did you do last Saturday night?                        I went out with some friends. What was the weather like yesterday?              ___________________________________ What kind of clothes do you like to wear?         ___________________________________ Are you studying law at Cibertec?                    ___________________________________ What did you have for lunch yesterday?           ___________________________________

II)  VOCBULARY. (4 marks)

A)     What kinds of food are these? Write the words in the box under the correct headings. Use each word only once.  (0.50  points each one) (2 marks) apples shrimp chicken  lettuce melon Salomon lamb carrots FRUIT MEAT SEAFOOD VEGETABLES

B)     Choose the best word to complete each sentence or question. There are four left. (0.50  points each one) (2 marks) Turkey  roommate bouzouki View sunburn Brazilian picky sightseeing   The activity of visiting the famous or interesting sights of a place is called “__________________”.  I’m not very ____________ when it comes to food or music. I mean I am not a very selective person.  You can get a good ____________ of the city from the top of the Empire State Building.  Where can you get good ___________ food around here?

III. COMMUNICATION. (2 mark)

Complete the conversation with the questions in the box.  Use each question only once. (0.50 points each one)(2 mark)

What else did you do  there?  When did you get back?   how was your vacation? What was the weather like?   Diana: Great picture! ______________________________ Jason: Yesterday night. Diana: So, ________________________________________ Jason: Well, I and my family went to visit my grandparents. They live in Miami. So I spent terrific   days at the beach. Diana: Wow! _____________________________ Jason: It was hot and sunny. Diana: I see. That’s why you got tan. Jason: Yeah. When you are careful you can get a good tan while you are on holiday at the beach. Diana:  That’s right. So, ________________________________ Jason: Well, I went to see a band, but guess!

IV.      READING(2 marks)

Read the poster carefully. Then check the 4 true statements. Don’t mark five or six if you do that you will get automatically “0” points in this task.  

Come to the In the Student Center TODAY (Friday) Do you like try new foods? Do you want to help your school? Now you can do both! Don’t buy your lunch in the cafeteria today. Come to the Student Center, and take an eating tour of foods from around the world. You can enjoy delicious food from many different countries! Students in the International Club are making dishes like spicy Mexican seafood, hot Italian pizza, and Vietnamese noodles with vegetables. Or try wonderful desserts. We have specialties like tofu ice cream or sweet, sticky rice. Even picky eaters can find something good. The money from each sale at the worldwide Food Fair goes to help buy new computers for our club. And prices are low! All you can eat for $7. Or you can buy a snack for just $3. Come, join us for fun and food: 11: 30 a.m. – 1: 00 p.m.

1.      The food fair is in the cafeteria.5 2.      Students are cooking a lot of different dishes.5 3.      They’re serving Italian noodles and Mexican pizza.5 4.      You can try rice ice cream.5 5.      The food fair is good for picky eaters.5 6.      The money from the food fair goes to the International Club.5 7.      The food fair prices are expensive. 8.      Lunch is only $3.5 9.      The lunch starts at 11:30 p.m.5 10.      The lunch finishes at 1:00 p.m.5

VI.       WRITING(4 marks )

Write a short paragraph about: your first (good) friend. Use connectors (because, when, etc.), conjunctions (and and but) and sequence links like first, next, then, etc.,etc. As well as the grammar and vocabulary you have already learned in the course (consider between 80 to 100 words)  About my first friend, ____ name was ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

RUBRICS

	LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT
CRITERIA	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs improvement	Below expectations
I GRAMMAR	All grammar is correct and shows mastery in verb form with 100-95% of accuracy.	Only one or two errors in grammar and spelling. Shows considerable knowledge in verb form with 80-94% of accuracy.	A few errors in grammar and spelling. Shows limited knowledge in verb form with 65-79% of accuracy.	Very frequent grammar and/or spelling errors. Shows knowledge in verb form with less than 64-50% of accuracy.	Unable to complete the grammar exercises.
	8 Points	6 Points	3 Points	1.5 Points	0.0 Points
II VOCABULARY	Uses appropriate vocabulary with 100-95% of accuracy.	Uses appropriate and accurate vocabulary with 80-94% of accuracy.	All the words and expressions are used appropriately with 65-79% of accuracy.	All the words and expressions are used appropriately with 65-79% of accuracy.	Unable to use the correct vocabulary.
	4 Points	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point	0.0 Points
III COMMUNICATION	Almost always uses/interprets cultural manifestations when appropriate to the task.	Frequently uses/interprets cultural manifestations when appropriate to the task.	Sometimes uses/interprets cultural manifestations when appropriate to the task.	Rarely uses/interprets cultural manifestations when appropriate to the task.	Unable to use/ interpret cultural manifestations when appropriate to the task.
	2 Points	1.5 Points	1 Point	0.5 Points	0.0 Points
IV READING	Answers all (100%) comprehension questions correctly. Student fully demonstrates comprehension of main idea from the reading.	Answers 75% of comprehension questions correctly. Student comprehends main idea of the reading.	Answers at least half of the comprehension  questions correctly.	Does not complete assignment and/or does not answer more than half of questions correctly.	Unable to answer comprehension questions.
	2 Points	1.5 Points	1 Point	0.5 Points	0.0 Points
V WRITING	Has few or no errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation. Any errors do not interfere with understanding.	Has some errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation. Errors do not interfere with understanding.	Has several errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. Errors may interfere with understanding.	Has serious errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. Errors interfere with understanding.	Unable to write.
	4 Points	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point	0.0 Points
	Total 20 Points	PUNTAJE TOTAL DEL ALUMNO