FINAL WRITTEN EXAM

(PRE-INTERMEDIATE XVI)
Student’s name: ____________LUIS PAZ, SANDY KELY_______________ Score
Level: PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Teacher’s name: Lic. Betsabe ANDRADE VALLE Date: __________
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Complete the sentences with an adjective. (2pts)

a) My daughter ………… accidentally……… broke my camera. She didn't want to break it.
b) “John, this is Mr. Adam. Please call me ………… immediately……………... As soon as you get this
message.”
c) I forgot to remind him to get his passport, but …… luckily…………… he'll remember.
d) They very …… eventually……... go to the movie theater, but they usually watch movies at home.

II. Complete the sentences with the following words. (2pts)

get along, call off, write down, turn off, look up
1. Can you ......look up..... these questions in the encyclopedia for me?
2. Can I .....write down....... the information in your notebook?
3. Please ......turn off....... your MP3 player and listen to me.
4. My dogs .....get along..... with my cat. They are like best friends.
5. If they ......call off...... the concert, the people who've bought tickets won't be happy.

III. Complete the conversation with the correct answers. (1.5pts)

A: What ……did…… you do last night?
B: I went to a restaurant with Anne.
A: Did you have a good meal?
B: Yes, we did. but when we went to pay, we realized we ..had... left our money at home.
A: Oh dear. What happened?
B: Well luckily, while we …were…... talking to the manager, Anne's brother came into the
restaurant, and he lent us the money.
A: Yes, that was lucky!
IV. Complete the story using the correct Past Tense. (3pts)
Last night I ……was walking…… (walk) home when suddenly I ………saw……… (see) a man who
was in my garden. I ……didn’t now…………. (not know) him and he ………had stolen………. (steal)
my bike because my bike ………wasn’t………. (not be) in the garden! While I ………was calling……...
(call) the police, the thief climbed the wall and jumped. I was so sacred.
.
V. Choose the correct answer. (1.5pts)
1.  They ran to the station, but the train [had left/left/was leaving] five minutes earlier.
2. Where [were you going/did you go/had you gone] on vacation?
3. I [listened/had listened/was listening] to music when the phone rang.
READING AND WRITING
VI. Read Josh’ story and put the paragraphs (A–F) in the correct order (1–7). (3pts)

3
A __________ 1
D __________
5
B __________ 4
E __________
6
C __________ 2
F __________

VII. Answer the questions according to the story. (1.5pts)

1. Why did Josh want to escape?
…………………He wanted to be like Kevin from Home Alone ………………
2. What did he pack for his trip?
He packed his little backpack with all the necessary items: Candy, gameboy,
comics.
3. How did his parents react?
His mother was shouting and crying at the same time, but his dad laughed about it
bit.
VIII. Listen to track 70. Choose the correct answer. (2pts)
1. In the first news report, the teachers
wanted ...
a. longer vacations.
b. more money.
c. less students per class.
d. better exams.

2. In the third news report what happened

to Paul Simmons?
a. A shark ate his leg.
b. A shark ate him.
c. A shark damaged his surfboard.
d. He only saw a big shark.
3. How many people are sick in the second
news report?
a. 12.
b. 15.
c. Over 20.
d. Over 30.

4. Why are the people in hospital in the

second news report?
a. They drank too much coffee.
b. They ate something bad.
c. They had an accident with a ship.
d. Sharks attacked them.
IX. Write a
short story. Use Past tense (2pts)

When I met my best friend he was 15 years old, he was in the fourth year of high school, he
had been transferred from school, he was playing alone with his ball, he did not have many
friends, I had been with my friends, when I saw him I just went to meet him and we get along
very well, now we are 23 years old and we are still best friends.

X. Write a paragraph about a past event in your life. (1.5pts)

When I was 7 years old, I went to the beach for the first time, I remember that I was very
excited, but when I arrived I did not like it, because there were many people and it smelled of
fish. I went with my mother, my aunt Dora and my cousins Nestor and Lucia, we looked for a
place to sit and they rented some chairs and an beach umbrella.