ENGLISH III THIRD TERM EXAM A T.

NAME: _________________________________ GROUP: ______ DATE: ________________ TEACHER:

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GRAMMAR 25% READING 25 % WRITING 25 % VOCABULARY 25% FINAL GRADE 100%

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GRAMMAR (25 points)

Objectives: the student identifies and uses correctly the different grammar topics learned in class during the semester.
A. Instruction: please, complete the conversation with the correct conjugation of the verbs in brackets, use present perfect or past
simple. In the rest of the blanks use yet, since, already and for according to the case. (5 points)

Tim: Andrea, where are you? (1) why ___did__ you ___leave___ (leave) so early this morning?
Andrea: I’m at the airport waiting for my sister, Sophia. (2) I __ haven´t __seen_____ (see/not) her ______since______ January and
I’m really excited. (3) She ___ trained______ (train) with many different experts to improve her game in London __for___ the last
ten months.
Tim: Amazing! I’d love to see her play. Unfortunately (4) I _____haven´t___bought____ (buy/not) tickets for her matches in Bogotá
__yet___ .
Andrea: Don’t worry, (5) I _____have_________ ____already_____ _____booked______ (book) tickets for our friends and I’ll keep
two for you.

B. Instruction: please, complete the sentences with the most appropriate participial adjective. Use a different participial adjective for
every sentence. (5 points)
1. Tim was looking at Sophia’s old pics in Facebook when, accidentally, he liked one of them. He felt _______________________
because she doesn’t know that he likes her.
2. Last year Sophia became one of the best players in the world. I’m _____________________ by her tennis skills and her precise
game.
3. Sophia’s last match was against Pedro Castillo, one of Colombia’s most prominent players. However, she’s a much better player
than he is, and it was an easy game for her. It was not a ___________________________ match for Sophia.
4. Andrea was driving back to the airport with her sister when another car hit them. Nothing happened to them but they are still
feeling ____________________.
5. One of the most popular dishes in Thailand is monkey brain mixed with yogurt. It’s _____________________ but people love it.

C. Instruction: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets using comparatives or superlatives. (10 points)
1. Armenia is hot, but Bucaramanga is ___hotter______ (hot).
2. Paipa isn`t __as__cold________ (cold) as Tunja.
3. Amazonas is ___the__largest_________ (large) department in Colombia
4. Yellowknife, Canada has reported ___the___lowest________ (low) temperatures in a city in Canada.
5. Singapore is _the__most___expensive______ (expensive) city in the world.
6. Going to the beach is good, but going to the museums is _____better_____ (good)
7. Tonga Trench in the Pacific Ocean isn’t ___as___deep______ (deep) as Mariana Trench locates in the same Ocean.
8. Pico Cristobal Colón is ______highest__________ (high) mountain in Colombia.
9. According to Forbes magazine Japanese people are ______more intelligent_______ (intelligent) than Swiss people.
10. Tutunedo in Chocó isn’t _____as_wet______ (wet) as Mawsynram in India.

D. Instruction: Complete the sentence with the best possible modal verb. Write the letter of the corresponding modal verb in the
space provided. (5 points)
a. might not b. may c. must d. can’t e. could
1. They _____may______ be away for the weekend but I’m not sure. They didn`t tell me anything.
2. Paul ____could______ be French judging by his accent. Or is he Canadian?
3. Emma ____can´t_____ be singing. That sounds beautiful and Emma doesn’t know how to sing.
4. That sweater ____ might not _______ be Silvia’s. It looks too big for her. But I don’t know.
5. She’s been practicing the violin for three hours after school every day. She ___must___ be exhausted.

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F. Instruction: Complete the sentence with the right modal verb. (5 points)
must have to ought to don’t have to shouldn’t
1. We ____don´t have to_______ go to school today. It´s Sunday
2. In hospitals you _______ ought to ______ keep quiet and you ___shouldn´t____ smoke.
3. We _____ must _______ hurry up. It`s late and we could miss the flight.
4. You ____have to___ go to the doctor, you are very sick.

READING (5 POINTS) AND WRITING (5 POINTS)

Objective: the student reads and demonstrates that he/she understands the text.
Objective: the student writes coherent and complete sentences following the guidelines established.

The unusual hobbies of some rich and famous people 

 Celebrities really aren't just like us — even their hobbies are cooler than ours. 
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak plays Segway polo. A Segway is a two-wheel motorized personal vehicle. Last summer his team, the
Silicon Valley Aftershocks, played in Cologne, Germany, for the Segway polo world championship, the Woz Cup. It was named after
the Apple cofounder. Even outside the polo field Wozniak enjoys using his Segway as his primary means of transportation. Back in
2009, he reported that he takes it with him almost everywhere he goes. "When I want to go into town, or I want to buy something,
I'll take the Segway, and I'm into town in 10 minutes", he also says that he feels happy because he’s never needed to use the car in
his everyday life. “The Segway has brought a lot to my life." 
Actress Angelina Jolie collects daggers. In 2008, Jolie told to the press that her mom introduced her to daggers when she was a kid,
and that she hopes to pass this hobby on to her son, Maddox. She says the knife blades she gives him are very soft, so he can't hurt
himself, and that their dagger purchases are always "accompanied by discussions about violence." She told the magazine: "We also
talk about samurais and how important it is to learn to defend yourself ." 
Google cofounder Sergey Brin loves high-adrenaline hobbies: he enjoys high-flying trapeze and he has tried in-line skating,
gymnastics, walking around on his hands, and running to work in Vibram FiveFingers barefoot shoes, but perhaps his most unusual
hobby is high-flying trapeze, which he began doing at a local circus training center in San Francisco in the early days of the company.
In 2009, Brin took an advanced group trapeze class at the Circus Warehouse in New York with some of his employees to improve
their team working skills. People were impressed with the Google cofounder's ability and how good these lessons were for the
company. That is why, at the moment, people fly from all over the world to take this class.
Actor Tom Hanks collects vintage typewriters. The actor and filmmaker has been collecting vintage typewriters since 1978, but why
he does it? (spoiler: It's mainly for the typing sound). He also loves his favorite models. 
"There is no reason to have hundreds of old typewriters other than the sin of misguided avarice (guilty!)," Hanks wrote. 
In 2014 Hanks released an app called the Hanx Writer that gives you the amazing experience of a manual typewriter fonts on an iPad
or iPhone. 
After hearing about his obsession with typewriters, one podcaster decided to send him an interview invitation written on a 1934
Smith Corona typewriter, according to a Reddit post. Hanks accepted the invitation with a cheeky, typewritten reply. 
 Source: Business insider Magazine, March/16 
Instructions: Read the text above and answer each one of the questions below in the given lines. All your answers must be complete
sentences. You must also comply with the grammatical condition established in parenthesis. Do not copy literally from the text. Each
correct answer is worth 1 point. (Total points for Writing: 5 – total points for Reading: 5).

QUESTIONS

1. The podcaster sends Tom Hanks an invitation for an interview. What was his reaction? (Answer the question using past
continuous and simple past)

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2. Why do people fly from all over the world to learn Sergey Brin’s hobby? (Answer the question using an expression with the
infinitive)

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3. What does Angelina Jolie say to her son when she shares her love of blades with him? (Answer the question using a gerund)

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4. Explain why Steve Wozniak prefers the Segway to a car as a mean for transportation. (Answer the question using an adverb that
modifies and adjective or a verb)

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5. From the hobbies included in the reading, which one would you or would you not try? Why or why not? (Answer the question
using a quantifier)

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VOCABULARY (20 points)

Objective: The student identifies the vocabulary learnt in class correctly.
A. Instructions: What word on the left best matches the statement on the right? Write the corresponding number 1 – 10 in the space
provided. (10 points)
Column A Column B
A. Waterskiing_4 1. It’s so sad to hear that Samantha and Gregory got divorced.
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B. Apologize _6_ 2. The other day I heard the owner of the company saying it is inconvenient to tell people how to solve
their problems.
C. take after_9_ 3. If you like flying, you would love this sport. You just need a special parachute and consistent weather
conditions!
D. Advice_2_ 4. Since he was a kid, David learned to balance on his skis. He usually goes to the club to practice.
E. Paragliding_3_ 5. Jon’s manager always criticized him and treated him unfairly; so he decided to quit his job.
F. pick on_5_ 6. It might not be your fault, but you can tell me you are sorry, can’t you?
G. Lie_8_ 7. This is the first time I have seen Tom’s bedroom clean and organized. Did you help him clean it?
H. Neat_7_ 8. During a political campaign, many political parties don’t tell the truth about their candidates.
I. break up_1_ 9. Danna looks exactly like her mother: black hair, blue eyes. She’s beautiful!
J. whitewater 10. If you want to practice this sport, Suarez River, Chicamocha River or Fonce River in Colombia may
rafting_10_ offer you tough waters and lots of fun.

B. Instructions: Please complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in the box. Conjugate the verbs or use the
plurals of the nouns when necessary. (10 points)

get along / grow up / argue / snowboarding / forgive / compromise / get together / count on / judge / rock climbing

1. I think we can reach a ____________________. If you wash the car, I will take out the garbage for a week. What do you think?
2. It’s a really bad idea to ____________________ someone before you get to know them.
3. Many people who go camping in Suesca also like to try ____________________ . It may be a bit dangerous, but it’s also good
exercise and fun.
4. When John was a child, he didn’t ____________________ with his cousin Sam. They ____________________ a lot because
Sam never let John play with his toys.

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5. When I was ____________________ , we often ____________________ with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins to
celebrate Christmas. I always had a lot of fun with the other kids.
6. A good friend is someone that you can ____________________ . He/she is a person who cares about you and listens to your
problems without criticizing you.
7. When I went to Colorado last Christmas, I tried ____________________ for the first time in my life. It was more fun than skiing!
8. I don’t think Amy and I can be friends anymore. The last time she hurt my feelings, I ____________________ her, but this time, I
can’t!