PRACTICE FOR YOUR EXAM: Practice for the Final Exam - Basic I

Grammar:

A) Circle the most appropriate alternative.

1. Supermarket hours are__9 am___10 pm.

a. from-to b. at-in c. across-on

2. You can call the office___9 am___6 pm.

a. for-at b. on-from c. between-and

3. What__the weather___in Lima today?

a. do-is b. is-like c. does-is

4. Look at the video! They’re__karate

a. playing b. doing c. biking

5. My father always __ on Monday but who____today? Olga or Ramon?

a. does cook-cooking b. cooks-cooks c. cooks-is cooking

6. A: ___do you usually___on a weekend? B: About sixty soles

a.-How-go b.-how much-spend c.-where-go

7. 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

8. ___you do at Ontario Place? You can go to a water park, rent a boat or go to an outdoor concert.

a. Why was b. What can c. Where do

9. A: What’s a sneaker? B: A sneaker___shoe.

a. a thing of b. likes c. is a kind of

10. A: What __Ali and Sam__last night? B: They___ friends over and played chess

a. are- doing- inviting a b. did-do- invited some c. do-do-invite some

B. Answer the questions. Give logical answers.

1.-Did you go to a restaurant yesterday?____________________________________________

2.-What can you buy at the market?________________________________________________

3.-What colors do you like to wear?________________________________________________

4.-What time do you get up on weekdays?___________________________________________

C. Unscramble and write the sentence on the lines.

1.- MY / SPEAK / PARENTS / CAN / ENGLISH AND FRENCH

____________________________________________________________________

2.-AROUND / LIVELY / A / NEIGHBORHOOD / WALK

____________________________________________________________________

3.- A PARTY / JENNA / TO / LAST SATURDAY / WENT

____________________________________________________________________

4.-FIRST DATE / WAS / ON MY / I / SIXTEEN

____________________________________________________________________

D. Write sentences. Use these words.

cook go swimming ~~send an email~~ watch a film have dinner book a holiday

What can you do...?

on a computer
in the cinema
on the Internet
in a kitchen

e.g.

1. You can send an email on a computer.

2. ______________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________

E. Complete the text with the past simple of the verb in brackets.

Elvis Presley (1) was (be) born on 8 January 1935. He (2) _________ (live) with his parents in Tupelo, Mississippi for the first thirteen years of his life. In 1948, they (3) _________ (go) to Memphis because his father (4) _wanted_ (want) to find a job. Elvis (5) _________ (not like) his new home or school, but he (6) _________ (love) music. He (7) _________ (leave) school in 1953 and (8) _________ (work) in different jobs. Two years later, Elvis (9) _________ (join) RCA records and in very little time he (10) ) was (be) famous for his music, dancing and films. He (11) _________ (have) hundreds of hits including “Love me tender, “Hound dog”, “Blue Suede Shoes”, and “Jailhouse Rock”.

F. Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were, weren’t, did or didn’t.
1. I *was* 25 on my last birthday. 2. The weather ____________ cold and wet last week. 3. “____________ you on holiday last week?” “Yes, I was.”	4. *_Did_* you get up early yesterday? 5. We ____________ at work yesterday. It was holiday. 6. I love holidays, but I _________ have a good time last year.

II. COMMUNICATION.

Answer the questions about you. Eg. What did you have for breakfast this morning? *I had toast and coffee*
1. What time did you get home last night? ______________________________________. 2. What did you have for lunch yesterday? ______________________________________.	3. Who did you see last weekend? ______________________________________. 4. Did you go to the cinema last weekend? ______________________________________.

III. VOCABULARY

PART A

Complete the sentences with countries, nationalities, or languages.

Eg. My best friend is Canadian, but she doesn’t live in Canada. She lives in Brazil.

1. My father is from Turkey, but he can’t speak ___________________.

2. My favorite ___________________ candy store is near here. They have delicious chocolate from France.

3. My best friend is from Germany, but she doesn’t like ___________________ music.

4. I love Chinese silk, but this silk isn’t from ____________________.

PART B

Complete the sentences. Use each expression in the box only one.

got a bad sunburn got his autograph got sick

1. I (1)___________ a play last weekend. After the show, I met the lead actor and (2)____________.

2. Yesterday, I (3) ______________ with my friends. It was great, but it was really hot and sunny. I (4) ___________.

3. I (5)___________ across the U.S. with my brother. It was awful. We both (6)______________! We had to stop and stay in bed for three days!

IV. READING

George Washington (1732-1799)

He was the first President of the United States. He became President in 1789, eight years after the American War of Independence

His Early life

George was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves. George didn’t have much education. During his life he had three jobs: he was a farmer, a soldier, and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre. In 1759 he married a widow called Martha Vustis. They were happy together, but didn’t have any children.

His later life

He was Commander-in-Chief of the Army and fought the British in the War of Independence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital City. He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He went back to his farm and died there two years later.

1. Who was George Washington?

___________________________________

2. When was he born, and where?

___________________________________

3. Did he go to college?

___________________________________

4. What was his first job?

___________________________________

5. Was his marriage affected by the absence of children?

__________________________________________

6. What is the name of the new capital City of the United States.

__________________________________________

7. Why did he leave politics?

__________________________________________

8. When did he die, and how old was he?

__________________________________________

V. WRITING. (about 100 words)

Write an e-mail to your friend telling him/her about your last holiday. Describe the place, hotel, weather, typical thing or event, and activities you enjoyed the most and the least.
Write short paragraphs about your last vacation. Use: first, next, after that, and, but, and because.
Write four short paragraphs about your last weekend, 1) describe it, 2) write about your Saturday and 3) write about your Sunday, and Finally your conclusion. Use connectors (because, when, etc.) and conjunctions (and and but) and grammar and vocabulary you have learned in the course as well as sequence links like first, next, then, etc. etc.

On my last holiday I and my family went to _________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

These links will help you with more practice:

List of irregular verbs:

http://www.dad.uncu.edu.ar/upload/irregular-verb-list.pdf

PRACTICE FOR YOUR EXAM

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

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