EXAMEN DE INGLÉS I

NOMBRE: CÉDULA:
CARRERA: FECHA:

VALOR 100 PUNTOS

I PART

A. Indicate on the following sentences the count and noncount nouns. (6 pts)

1. The family is having fish for lunch Noncounts

2. Roly caught two fish yesterday Count

3. Fruit is good for our health Count

4. Would you like a fruit or a vegetable Noncount

5. She likes coffee after dinner Noncount

6. Please ask the lady for three cups of coffee Count

B. Separate the following words in groups of count, noncount or for both (count
& noncount) nouns. (valor 6 pts)

COUNT NONCOUNT BOTH

1. automobile

2. honesty

3. time

4. money

5. salary

6. weather

C. Write the plural forms of the following nouns (5 pts)

1. One potato, three

2. A wish, many

3. One tooth, four

4. One wife, two

5. One child, three

D. Complete the following sentences forming the plural form of the nouns in
parentheses. (5 pts)

1. In this restaurant there are two (chef) ______________

2. You can see a lot of (monkey) ______________ at the zoo.

3. A lot of (tax) ____________ have to be paid this year for the sales product.

4. Mr. Sweet has many (goose) _____________ in his farm.

5. The singers are three and form (trio) ______________ of persons.

E. Rewrite the phrases in the blanks with the correct form of possesion. (5 pts)

1. Judge argument __________________

2. Employees vacations ___________________

3. Grandfather chair ___________________

4. Doctor degree _________________

5. Students assignments ___________________

F. Complete the following sentences by using one, the other, another, others,
the others. (10 pts)
1. There are five major areas of business ________ is accounting, and ___________
is data processing ____________ are finance, management and marketing.

2. ____________ aspects of marketing includes packaging, pricing and advertising.

3. Accounting is sometimes divided into two branches, __________ is public

accounting and _____________ is private accounting.

4. Financial analysis form one group. _____________ groups are bankers and
stockbrokers.

5. We have four children ___________ is lack of strength. ______________ is lack of

feelings. ______________ are very curious and neat.

II. PART

A. Give the affirmative (+) or negative (-) comparative and superlative of the
following words. (16 pts)

1. Nice (+)

2. Quickly (+)

3. Simple (-)

4. Funny (-)

5. Small (+)

6. Tall (+)

7. Late (+)

8. Good (+)

B. Complete the following sentences with the by using the verb tenses (simple
present, present continous, simple past, past continous, simple future or future
continous)
1. Aura (speak) __________ French, but right now she (speak) _____________
Spanish.

2. Alfred (have) __________ a beautiful jacket.

3. Right now I (look) _____________ at the ocean and its waves.

4. My cousins (throw) ____________ small pieces of bread on the water, and the
ducks (swim) ______________ over to get them.

5. Susan (study) _____________ for the math exam. Since she couldn’t study last
night, she (get up) ___________________ early this morning to finish studying.

C. Underline the prepositions and specify the relationship in the blank space on
the right whether is position, direction or time. (12 pts)

1. man from Jupiter

2. arrived at the market

3. cars through the tunnel

4. shoes under the bed

5. dress after work

6. brush teeth before meals

III. PART

A. Complete the following questions by adding appropriate question words.

(6 pts)

1. ____________ are you flying? Because I am in a hurry.

2. ____________ did you study during 5 years?

3. ____________ do they calculate taxes on your house?

4. ____________ does it takes to ride on the train daily?

5. ____________ person does this purse belong?

6. ____________ is the most difficult part of this exam?

B. Read the passage on “Making Choices” and answer the following questions.
(12 pts)

1. What are the different choices?

2. What do choices bring?

3. Do you decide quickly on things to do? How, Evaluate yourself.

C. Do the following matching on idioms and expressions.

1. be very thin Dar un paso

2. displease Menos de, menos que

3. from now on De par en par

4. hang one’s head Hasta el tope

5. less than Estar hecho un costal de huevos

6. per day A la corta o a la larga

7. sooner or later De ahora en adelante

8. take a step Caer mal, no caer bien

9. up to the tops Agachar las orejas

10. wide open Al día