UNIDAD EDUCATIVA EXPERIMENTAL AUTNOMA

ACADEMIA ALMIRANTE NELSON

PROYECCIN CURRICULAR ENGLISH
2011 2012
SECOND EXAM: FIRST TERM
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
YEAR: 8 A-B (1)
NAME: ________________________
DATE: ________________________
TEACHER: INES CARDENAS

Teachers estimated time: 30

Students estimated time:
Photocopies:
23

GOOD LUCK !!!!!

COGNITIVE (4 PTS)
A. Answer the following questions:
1. When do we use Simple Present?
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2. What is the difference between there is and there are?

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3. Write a question in Simple Present?

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4. Complete the following chart with possessive adjectives:
Personal
Pronoun
I
HE
SHE
YOUR
WE
THEY

Possessive Adjective

APPLICATION (10 PTS)

B. Complete the sentences using the verb in parenthesis,
with its SIMPLE PRESENT form.
Ex. Sara loves (love) movies.
1. My friends __________________ (hate) sports.
2. You ______________(not /take) good photographs.
3. John _________________ (study) in his bedroom.
4. Lindas brothers ______________ (not/get up) at 7:30.

C. Complete the sentences using the POSSESSIVE

ADJECTIVES, from the given list.
Ex. Where is your family from?
Your
You
1. Where is _________ book?

We

They

My
2. Here is ___________teacher.

Our

3. She goes to school with ________brother. He

4. __________father works in a car factory.

She

It

She

Her

Their

They

You
D. Complete the sentences using THERE IS and THERE ARE

___________________13 pencils in this box.

_______________________ a telephone on the desk

______________________ a dog in the mailbox.

______________________ three books on the desk.

E. Look at the chart and write sentences using the correct
form of HAVE.
Green eyes
A big family
A bicycle
A dog

Jordan
yes
no
yes
no

Helen
No
Yes
Yes
no

Ex. Jordan / Green eyes Jordan has green eyes.

1. Helen / big family ______________________________________________

2. Helen / A bicycle ________________________________________________
3. Jordan / Big Family ______________________________________________
4. Jordan and Helen / A dog ________________________________________
F. Write the names of the rooms:

INTERPRETATION (6 PTS)
G. Read the following text and then answer the questions.
Tim works for a company in Sacramento, California. He's a customer
service representative. He gets up at six o'clock each workday. He
drives to work and begins his job at eight o'clock. He speaks to people
on the telephone to help them with their banking problems. People
telephone the bank to ask questions about their accounts. He doesn't
give information about accounts until people answer a few questions.
Tim asks callers their birth date, the last four digits of their social
security number and their address. If a person gives incorrect
information, Tim asks him to call back with the correct information. Tim
is polite and friendly with everyone. He has lunch in a park next to his
office. He returns home at five o'clock in the evening. After work, he
goes to the gym to work out. He has dinner at seven o'clock. Tim likes
watching TV after dinner. He goes to bed at eleven o'clock at night.
Where does Tim work?
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When does he get up?

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How does he get to work?
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What does he do during the day?
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What does he like to do?
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What does he do to check information?
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H. Make a drawing of your dream bedroom and describe it.

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