ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST May SCHOOL YEAR: 2015/2016

Name: ______________________________________________
Grade: _____________ (_____%)
N.: _____ Grade/Class: ______ Date: _____/____/_____
Teacher: M. Paulo
Tutors Signature: ______________________________
Santos

Reading and Writing Comprehension

A. Read the text and answer the questions.

Are you interested in the news? Would you like to work in broadcasting? Three young
people talk about their hopes for the future.
Ellie: Id love to be a TV newsreader. I think its a really important job, because as a
newsreader you can help people to understand whats happening in the world. Im
especially interested in international news. I think the BBC is the best news channel,
so maybe Ill work for them one day.
Sam: I want to be an audio engineer. If I pass my exams this year, Ill go to college
next year and study sound engineering. Ill learn how to mix the sound to get the best
sound quality. Id love to work in a recording studio and help musicians record their
songs. Maybe Ill even meet some famous singers!
Noah: Id like to be a news reporter. I already write articles for my school newspaper,
usually about local news. Id like to go to university and study journalism. My dream
job is to work for the BBC and travel all over the world to report on the news.

1 What kind of news is Ellie interested in?

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2 What does Sam want to study?

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3 Where does he want to work?

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4 Who does Noah write articles for?

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 5 Where does he want to travel in the future?
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Grammar

B. Complete the sentences. Use will () or wont () and the verbs in the box to
make sentences in the future.

arrive be fly rain see spend

E.g. Ill be sixteen next year.

1 Richard ___________________ late tonight.
2 It __________________ tomorrow.
3 We ___________________ to Greece.
4 I __________________ Alex tomorrow.
5 We _____________________ lots of money.

C. Write questions and short answers for the sentences in exercise A, using the future
verbal tense will.

1 _________________________________________________________ ?
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2 _________________________________________________________ ?
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3 _________________________________________________________ ?
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D. Correct the mistakes in the first conditional sentences. Change the bold words.
E.g. If Beth wont call, Ill be disappointed. doesnt

1 If the phone rings, I answer it. _________________

2 If we paint the room blue, it doesnt look good. _______________
3 If Ill see Marie, Ill tell her your news. ______________
4 Ill go to university if Ill pass my exams. _______________
5_Well go to the beach if it wont rain.________________

C. Complete the sentences with your own words using type 1 first conditional.

1 Broadsheet newspapers will be more interesting, if __________________________________

2 Tabloid newspapers wont sell, if ________________________________________________

3. If John reads the newspapers, he _______________________________________________

D. Write the sentences/ questions in the Present Perfect tense.

1.________________ You / ever visit / England?

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2. Sam / never / try / martial arts.
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3. you / ever / meet / a celebrity?
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4. I / never / fly / in a helicopter.
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5. it / ever / snow / here?
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Writing
E. Write about how you learn about the news.
Use the paragraph plan to help you. (100 WORDS)

Paragraph 1
I usually read ...
I like this newspaper because ...
Im interested in ...
Paragraph 2
I sometimes watch ...
My favourite news programme is ...
I like this programme because ...
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