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ENGLISH 6 Final exam – 2014B OLD PENSUM

NAME: ______________________________________ID:_______________________________

PROGRAM: __________________________________TEACHER:_________________________

I. LISTENING: Listen to people give opinions. Mark the correct answer. (Page 112;
exercise: 2.) (6 points)

1. Yes, It is. 2. Yes, they do. 3. Yes, we do.

Yes, they are. Yes, they Should. Yes, it does.

. 4. Yes, it does. 5. No, they can’t. 6. No, they don’t.

Yes, it should. No, it isn’t. No, you can’t.

II- Answer the questions: Use complete sentences. (6 points)

a) What is a challenging aspect of being a university student?
__________________________________________________________________.
b) What is one of the most difficult things about working on weekends?
___________________________________________________________________.
c) What’s the hardest part of living in a foreign country?
___________________________________________________________________.

III- Give recommendations and opinions. Use the words in parenthesis. (10 points)
a) Mother’s ________________________ (allow) to force children to study.
b) Companies _______________________ (require) periodic breaks for workers.
c) laws__________________________ (pass) to ban de sale of handguns.
d) The Students at USC______________________________ (permit) to use cellphones in
class.
e) Something __________________________ (do) to stop clubs from staying open so late.

IV- Complete the sentences with tag questions. (4 points)

a) The problem of street crime can’t be solved easily, _____________________?

b) Stray animals shouldn’t be allowed in city parks, ________________________?
c) People don’t care about our city, ____________________________________?
d) We have to buy healthy food for our children, __________________________?
V- Reading comprehension: HOW SERIOUS IS PLAGIARISM? (10 points)

In 2002, a biology teacher in Kansas made national, and even international, news.
After Christine Pelton discovered that 28 of her 118 students had plagiarized parts of a major project,
She gave them failing grades. Although this was the school policy, the students’ parents complained.
The school board directed Ms. Pelton to change the punishment: they told her that
600 points should be taken from the offenders, rather than the entire 1.800 points.
Why did this become such a significant story? Perhaps it’s because so many people feel strongly about
what is right or wrong.
The incident raised some important questions: What is plagiarism? How serious is it?
The simplest form of plagiarism occurs when someone copies materials without giving credit to the
source. However there are also more serious forms, such as when a student pays someone else to write
an essay.
Some people claim that copying is necessary to do well in school. They have realized that their own
words are not as good as someone else’s. Another common argument is that everyone does it, so it’s
not a big deal. In fact, it has been learned that even some highly respected figures have plagiarized.
Some people find reasons to justify plagiarism, others feel it’s morally wrong.

1. Is it OK to copy other’s people work? Why? Or why not? ________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
2. What is plagiarism? _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. What do you think of these parents’ attitude? ________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

ARGUMENTS TO JUSTIFY PLAGIARISM ARGUMENTS AGAINST PLAGIARISM

1. ___________________________ 1. ____________________________
___________________________ ____________________________
2. ___________________________ 2. ____________________________
___________________________ ____________________________

VI- Write about a local problem that needs to be solved. Suggest new ways to help solve
it. Give reasons to support your opinion. What do you think should be done? (8 pts)
2. ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
____________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________
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VII- Complete the sentences with personal information. EXPRESS accomplishments and
goals. (6pts)

1. In the last five years, I _______________________________________________________

2. By the end of this year, I’d like to ______________________________________________
3. By the time I’m 30, I hope ___________________________________________________