ENGLISH AND FRENCH INSTITUTE

SIMULACRO PARCIAL 2DO CORTE

DOCENTE: CARLOS RAMOS

NAME: Ruth Karina Herrera Coy DATE: 28/05/2020

1. Pronouns

a) Complete the sentences below with the correct pronouns.

1. She doesn’t like her apartment.

2. Nick call her when she was busy.
3. Andy lent me his car to go work.
4. We like to wash our car by ourselves
5. I have my phone here, but I can’t find Maria’s. Where is hers?

b) Write who/that/which in the blanks

1. I met a woman who can speak six languages.

2. What’s the name of the man …who...... lives next door?
3. What’s the name of the river ...which ...... goes through the town?
4. Everybody ...who....... went to the party enjoyed it very much.
5. Do you know anybody .....that...... wants to buy a car?

c) Fill in the blanks with ‘’this”, “that”, “these”, “those”.

1. ...This........ a wolf and ...Those........ wolves.

2. .... This... some oil and ....That... some sugar.
3. .....That... a mouse and ...These........ mice.
4. .....This...... a fish and ....These....... fish.
5. ......That.. a toy and ....those....... some toys.

d) Complete the sentences using the correct indefinite pronouns.

1. I can’t find my mobile phone anywhere

a. anybody b. anywhere c. somewhere d. nowhere

2. The glass is empty somebody drank my orange juice.

a. Somewhere b. Nobody c. Somebody d. Anybody

3. Do you know anybody who has got red hair?

a. anybody b. somebody c. nobody d. something

4. Something is wrong with my mobile because I can ’t hear you.

a. Something b. Anything c. Nothing d. Somebody

5. All my friends are ill. Nobody is healthy.

a. Anybody b. Somebody c. Nothing d. Nobody
2. Adjectives order

a) Tick (✔) the correct sentence.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Fast (Rápido) FASTER THAN THE FASTEST IN/OF
Big (Grande) BIGGER THAN THE BIGGEST IN/OF
Angry (Enojado)   ANGRIER THAN   THE ANGRIEST THAN IN/OF
Expensive (Costoso)  MORE EXPENSIVE THAN   THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN/OF
Strange (Extraño)   STRANGER THAN   THE STRANGEST IN/OF
Exciting (Emocionante)   MORE EXCITING THAN  THE MOST EXCITING IN/OF
Nice (Bien)   NICER THAN   THE NICEST IN/OF
Important (Importante)   MORE IMPORTANT THAN   THE MOST IMPORTANT IN/OF
Thin (Delgado)   THINNER THAN  THE THINNEST IN/OF
Great (Genial)   GREATER THAN   THE GREATEST IN/OF
Necessary (Necesario)  MORE NECESSARY   THE MOST NECESSARY IN/OF
Crazy (Loco) CRAZIER THAN  THE CRAZIEST IN/OF
Old (Viejo)  OLDER THAN  THE OLDEST IN/OF
1. a) Life developed on land quickly in the last million years.
b) Life developed quickly on land in the last million years. ✔

2. a) Strange green creatures have recently been found on the moon. ✔

b) Green strange creatures have recently been found on the moon.

3. a) It’s a fast new American aeroplane✔.

b) It’s a new fast American aeroplane.

4. a) It’s a beautiful yellow small fish.

b) It’s a beautiful small yellow fish. ✔

5. a) Dinosaurs disappeared suddenly from Earth around 65 million years ago. ✔

b) Dinosaurs disappeared from Earth suddenly around 65 million years ago.

3. Articles

a) Complete the text with a / an, the or θ I f no need.

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is a city in the United

Kingdom. I live in a town called θ Taunton which is on the River
Tone. I live in a house in a quiet street in the countryside. the
street is called “Hudson Street” and the house is more than 100 years old!

4. Comparatives and superlatives.

2. Passive voice
a) Are these sentences written in Active or Passive?

1. Steven likes to play basketball . A.V

2. Bingo is played in Britain. P.V
3. He lost his keys yesterday. A.V
4. That letter was written by me. P.V
5. They often read e-mails. A.V
6. Those cars are produced in Japan P.V
7. Lots of houses were going to be destroyed. P.V
8. My father was hurt. A.V

b) Rewrite the passive sentences into Active.

1. The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell.

Alexander bell invented the telephone
2. This book was written by an Irishman.
An Irishman wrote this book
3. The president was elected by these people.
These people elected the president
4. The computer is going to be used by Marie
Marie is going to use the computer
5. This house used to be painted by my uncle.
My uncle used to paint this house

c) Rewrite the active sentences into passive.

1. Jhon has to clean his room.

John’s room has to be cleaned by him
2. I would buy you a new car if you needed it.
A new car would be bought if you needed it
3. Our dog did not bite your cat.
Your cat wasn’t bitten by our dog
4. My parent had been testing the fire alarm
The fire alarm had been being tested by my parent