Escuela Rural Bsica Villa Chacao

Miss Sara Chvez

English Test
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24 points

Indicators: Students identify vocabulary about countries, languages and nationalities./ Read texts and
identify details. / Listen and identify specific information.
General Rules: You can answer with pen or pencil. If you do it with pencil remember that you CANT complain at the
moment you receive your grade. Any suspicious action will be punished, taking away your test and failing it. If you have
any doubt, raise your hand and the teacher will solve your question.

I. Reading Comprehension: NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

Countries around the world have national holidays. They are, of course, on different
days, but the ways people celebrate are sometimes the same.
The United States have three holidays that are the same in the rest of the world:
Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and New Years Day. The national holiday is on July
4th. There are many parades with bands. People cook and eat food outside their
houses and after that they have a night of concerts and fireworks.
Americans also have another national holiday, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth
Thursday in November. On this day, people usually eat some of the foods that
they served at the first feast: turkey, potatoes, pumpkin, etc.
In France, the national holiday is on July 14th. There are big parades with
soldiers, and airplanes fly in the sky. People dance in the streets and many events
like concerts or operas are free on that day.
Mexican people celebrate their independence on September 16th. School children
march in parades and there are bands and mariachi music everywhere. People eat
traditional food called Chiles en Nogada on this day.
1. Read and circle the correct alternative to finish the sentence. (1 pt)

The text is .
a) a letter to a friend.
b) a piece of news.
c) an advertisement.
d) a description.

2. Read the text again and answer True (T) or False (F). (5 pts)
a) National holidays are on the same day in all countries.
b) In the United States, there are many parades and fireworks on the fourth Thursday in November.
c) Americans usually eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
d) French people dont have to pay for events on the 14 th of July.
e) American, French and Mexican people celebrate their national holiday with parades.
 3. Read again and match the words from the text with the pictures. (3 pts)

fireworks - parades - pumpkin

a) b) c) .

II. Listening comprehension

1. Listen and complete. (6 pts)
1. In Brazil they speak ..
2. In Canada they speak .. and ..
3. In France they speak .. French.
4. In Germany they speak .
5. In Italy they speak
6. In . they speak
7. In Mexico they speak .
8. In Portugal they speak
9. In . they speak

III. Vocabulary
1. Identify and circle countries. (3 pts)

Brazil - Paris - Cardiff - Ireland - American - French - German - Tokyo -

Moscow - Germany - England - Mexican - The USA - Russia

2. Answer the questions about countries. (3 pts)

a) What is the capital of New Zealand? .

b) What is the capital of Spain? .
c) What is the capital of Wales?
d) What is the capital of Ireland? ..
e) What is the capital of England? ....
f) What is the capital of Australia? ..

3. Write the nationalities of the countries. (3 pts)

Country Nationality
a) The United States a) ..
b) Brazil b) ..
c) Italy c) ..
d) Portugal d) ..
e) China e) .
f) Spain f) .