UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL

SEDE CHOROTEGA - CAMPUS LIBERIA

GRAMTICA INTERMEDIA
I Midterm Exam
Jose Pablo Amador Barrantes

Points: 46
Percentage: 20 %
Time: 120

Name: ___________________________ Score: _______ Grade: _____ %: ____

General Instructions: Read the exam very carefully before answering it. Use a blue
or black ink pen for claims to be accepted. Unclear answers will be considered
wrong.

Listening section
I.
Listen to the following audio which is about Victorias weekend, her
plans, and her daily life as a teacher. Answer the questions below with the
correct grammar tense and structure. Only complete sentences with patterns
containing the S V O elements are allowed . (10 pts)
Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYfn7C9gKto
1. How was Victorias class?
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2. What did Victoria did after class?
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3. Who did Victoria meet with?
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4. What was the first thing she did on Saturday morning?
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5. How was Victorias Sunday?
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Reading section
II. Read the following passage which is about a little girl and her new pet. Answer the
questions below with the correct grammar tense. Only complete sentences with
patterns containing the SVO elements are allowed. (10 pts)

My Dog Mandy
This is Mandy. She is the best dog!
I got her a few months ago when she was
just a little puppy. She has grown a lot
since then!
Over the past few months we have
become good friends. We have spent lots
of time together having fun. We have gone
to the park almost every day. We have
friends that we meet at the park so Mandy
has other dogs to play with. They run and
bark together. Mandy has learned how to
catch a ball. She has short legs but she
can jump! It is a game that she likes to
play so we have played it a lot!. She wags
her tail when she catches the ball.
She has been good company.

Answer the questions with the correct answer and tense:

1.

Has Mandy become a bad friend?

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2.

Has Mandy grown a lot in a few months?

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3.

Have they become good friends?

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4.

Where have Mandy barked and ran with other dogs?

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Fill in the Blanks with the correct answer:

5. We _________ played with a ball in the park almost every day.
6. Mandy _________ been good company.
7. I got Mandy when she was a little _____________.
8. Mandy and I _______ friends at the park.
9. When Mandy ______________ the ball, she wags her tail.
10. We have _____________ good friends over the past few months.

Speaking section
III. In groups of three read the following question and discuss your ideas with your
partners. Mention some advantages and some disadvantages you had or you have
had recently. Simple past and present perfect tenses should be used to be graded. (16
pts) (A rubric to assess this section is also attached).
How has technology supported your social, educational, and economical life?

Universidad Nacional
Sede Chorotega
Campus Liberia
Carrera: Diplomado en Ingls como lengua extranjera
Curso: Gramtica Intermedia
Professor: Jose Pablo Amador Barrantes
Name ___________________________ 16 pts/ _______
Needs
improvement
(1)

Developing
(2)

Reaching the
purposes (3)

Average
(4)

Clarity of ideas Students

arguments are
not wellstated.

Students
arguments are
stated in their
work

Students
arguments are
well- stated.

students
arguments are
stated to
support their
work in an
advance way.

Organization

Information
provided by
the student is
organized and
sequenced.

Information
provided by
the student is
wellorganized and

Information
provided by
the student is
organized and
sequenced in

Information
provided by
students is not
wellsequenced

and organized

follows a
logical
sequence.

an very clear
way.

Pronunciation

The
pronunciation
used by the
student is not
always correct

Student
mispronounce
s some words

Student
pronounces
words in a
clear way, still
some words
need
improvement.

Students'
pronunciation
is very clear
and let the
students
enrich their
argument.

Grammar
structures

The use of
grammar
structures is
not wellstructured by
the student.

The use of
grammar
structures is
present but
there are
some mistakes
to improve.

The use of
grammar
structures let
the student
enrich his/her
arguments

The use of
grammar
structures is
always present
and let the
student enrich
his/her
argument in a
positive way.

Writing section

IV. Look at the following picture and provide sentences by using the simple
past. Only complete sentences with patterns containing the SVO elements are
allowed. (10 pts, 1 point each correct sentence).

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Rationale
I have never gone through an experience of designing a test with the purpose
of been part of an assignment. Now that we are aware of issues such as face
validity, content, item design, instructions, objectivity, and some others aspects, the
design of a test turns into an analyzing situation. Each word I add or each activity I
design should be checked more than twice.
To start talking a little bit about the reasons objectives or perspectives of this
test is important to mention that this exam will also work to evaluate the student's
progress during the application of a website as a tool for them to practice their
grammar knowledge. This website is also my final graduation project which is going
to be conducted together with Luis Roberto Pineda Canales.
One of the main aspects of our project is to work on authentic materials and
exercises to help students contextualize their learning process. For this reason, Most
of the items of the test are based on authentic materials so that students put into
practice what they have practice before in class and put into practice some cultural
elements as part of their language learning. For this reason, in the first section of the
exam there is a audio or video which is performed by a native speaker, this audio
lets students perceive the language in an authentic way. The second part is based
on a reading which is given to the students with the purpose of identifying edendings, irregular verbs , and auxiliaries. This elements are taught in context which
is important for the students to identify the grammar tense in structures. The third
and fourth parts are somehow communicative and let students produce and
generate knowledge. The fact of having students interact with others or produce the

language by themselves let them get feedback from others and exchange their
experiences.