INSTITUTO NORMAL MEXICO

ENGLISH MIDDLE TEST

STUDENT’S NAME: ______________________________________________________________

GRADE: _____________________ DATE: ______________ SCORE: _______________

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 13 My grandparents go to Spain _____ a year – in

May and September.
1 Damien’s ____ is Kosta.
a once
a first
b twice
b last
c every
c surname
14 What do you do _____ the evenings?
2 Mrs Bailey’s ____ name is Wendy.
a at
a first
b on
b last
c in
c surname
15 Our dance class starts _____ Wednesday.
3 Suzanne’s grandparents ____ both 90 years old.
a on
a have
b once
b is
c in
c are
16 Here are ____ flowers to put on the table.
4 They ____ got any pets.
a a
a hasn’t
b any
b haven’t
c some
c aren’t
17 My sister is wearing ____ orange dress and
5 My hobbies ____ dancing and painting.
yellow shoes.
a are
a any
b have
b an
c like
c some
6 Paula _____ her kite near the beach.
18 Are there ____ pumpkins at the supermarket?
a fly
a a
b flies
b lots
c have got
c any
7 My best friend and his uncle _____ amazing model
19 Felix hasn’t got ____ invitation to Maria’s
aeroplanes.
wedding.
a doesn’t
a an
b make
b any
c makes
c some
8 We _____ drama club today.
20 There are ____ lot of children at the fair today.
a hasn’t go to
a some
b doesn’t go to
b a
c don’t go to
c an
9 We both _____ playing board games.
21 There isn’t ____ music at the barbecue.
a sometimes
a some
b enjoy
b any
c loves
c many
10 I don’t _____shorts and sandals in December. /21 POINTS
a wear
b wears
c wearing
11 _____ does Rosa and Jenny’s dance class finish?
a What
b When
c Who
 INSTITUTO NORMAL MEXICO
ENGLISH MIDDLE TEST

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous)

Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the woods. I ____________ (organize) the food, because I
_____________ (like) cooking. Dave ________________ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he _____________
(plan) the transportation. Sam ______________ (bring) the tent — he ___________ (go) camping every year, so he
_________ (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife _______ (think) we're crazy. She (like)
_______________ holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ______________ (take) a trip to Paris instead.

/10 POINTS

READING COMPREHENSION The Rock Garden of Chandigarh

 In Chandigarh, a city in northeast India, there is an amazing garden. There are tall rocks and small paths between
them. There are waterfalls, pools, and hundreds of sculptures. The sculptures are surprising because they are all
made from rubbish, like plastic jewellery, bottles, broken pots, sinks, toilets, and pieces of electrical equipment.

The garden has a surprising history too because it was built in secret! A man called Nek Chand started building the
garden in 1957. He chose some land in a forest near the city, where there were rocks and a river. Nobody was
allowed to build here, so Nek knew that people wouldn’t see him there. Then he started to collect rubbish and make
the sculptures.

Nek’s project was illegal, but for 18 years, nobody found it. However, in 1975, some government officials
discovered it. By that time, the garden was nearly 49,000m2 in size. The government tried to destroy the garden,
but when the people in the city heard about it, they wanted to keep it.

In 1976 it became a public park. After that, Nek Chand received a salary so that he could work in the garden full-
time, and fifty more people were employed to work there with him. People paid to visit the garden. Nek put
collection centres around the town so that he could make more recycled sculptures.

However, the garden wasn’t safe yet. In 1990, the local government tried to build a road through the park, just for
VIPs. But local people protested, and their plan failed. Later, Nek became famous. He travelled to the USA to tell
people about his garden. But when he returned, his garden was destroyed! It took a long time to rebuild it and keep
it safe.

Now, a charity manages the garden. Five thousand visitors visit this special place each day. Volunteers, workers,
and local children still work here. They keep the garden clean and learn to make sculptures. If you like, you can
volunteer here too!

1.What is the most surprising thing about the garden? 3.When Nek first started building the garden he was...
a.the rocks a.breaking the law.
b.the waterfalls b.collecting rubbish in the forest.
c.the sculptures c.working as a government official.
d.the plants d.living in the forest.
2. When the garden was discovered in 1975,... 4. What happened while Nek was in USA?
a.The local people wanted to destroy it, but the government didn’t. a.Someone stole some sculptures.
b.The government wanted to destroy it, but the local people didn’t. b.A road was built through the park.
c.Both the government and the local people wanted to destroy it. c.Some VIPs visited the garden.
d.Both the government and the local people wanted to keep it. d.People destroyed the garden.