JORGE VILLAMIL ORTEGA SCHOOL

ENGLISH EXAM – SIMPLE PRESENT

NINTH GRADE

6) A. washing B. washes C. wash

1. Choose the correct option in simple present 7) A. gets B. get C. getting
Jon’s daily routine is a little boring but he (1) ___ it. He usually (2) 8) A. go B. goes C. going
___ at about 6:00 or 6:30 in the morning, after his alarm clock (3) 9) A. haves B. has C. have
___ him up. First, he (4) ___ his teeth and (5) _____ and (6) ___
his face. Then, he (7) ___ dressed and (8) ____ downstairs to have 10) A. takes B. taking C. take
breakfast with his family. He always (9) ___ juice, cereal, and lots 11) A. doesn’t like B. doesn’t likes C. does not likes
of fruit. He (10) ____ a bus to work because he (11) ____ to drive,
12) A. arrives B. arrive C. arriving
and he always (12) ____ at his office before 8:00. Five o’clock is
his favorite time of the day because he (13) ____ work and (14) 13) A. finishing B. finishes C. finish
____back home and (15) ____ his wife and children again. He (16) 14) A. hurry B. hurrying C. hurries
____ two boys, Tomas, who is six years old and Patrick, who is
eight. They (17) ____ dinner together in their dining room at 15) A. sees B. seeing C. see
around 6:00, and after that he (18) ____ time with his wife and 16) A. have B. haves C. has
kids at home. They really (19) _____ watching their favorite TV
17) A. eat B. eats C. eating
programs together. In addition, two or three times a week he (20)
____ exercise in the evening, so he can stay strong and healthy. 18) A. spending B. spends C. spend
He (21) ____ that this is very important! Finally, at about 9:30, he 19) A. enjoys B. enjoying C. enjoy
(22) ____ to bed, (23) ____ for a while and then (24) ____ asleep.
20) A. do B. does C. doing
Sure, some people think his daily routine is a little boring – but on
weekends and holidays he (25) ____ to fly airplanes…for fun! It’s 21) A. think B. thinks C. thinking
his favorite hobby.
22) A. goes B. going C. go
1) A. like B. likes C. liking 23) A. read B. reads C. reading
2) A. gets B. get C. getting 24) A. falls B. falling C. fall
3) A. waking B. wake C. wakes 25) A. loves B. loving C. love
4) A. brushes B. brush C. brushing
5) A. shaves B. shave C. shaving
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ENGLISH EXAM – SIMPLE PRESENT
NINTH GRADE

B. I ate all of the cupcakes before I even got to the break

room.
2. Choose the right answer in the first person
C. They ate all of the cupcakes before she even got to the
break room.
1) A. I’m really hungry
9) A. I was joking!
B. He is really hungry
C. They are really hungry
B. Peter was struggling to finish his homework
2) A. we aren’t at home C. Can you help me with the dishes, please?
B. You are at home 10) A. I like shopping with my mom
C. They are at home B. You can go with me to the movies
3) A. I’m not happy C. I play soccer on weekends
B. He is very happy
C. They aren’t happy 4. Choose the right answer in the third person
4) A. My friend and I had a great time
B. He has a big car 11) A. I’m really hungry
C. They drive a bus B. Jane watched a movie last night
5) A. I like shopping with my mom C. They wait for me at school
B. He goes to the school 12) A. she opens the door for me
C. They don’t like carrots B. You are at home
C. They are at home
3. Choose the right answer in the second person 13) A. I’m not happy
B. “you are so funny” Ellen said
6) A. They hit their thumbs with the hammers.
C. They aren’t happy
B. you hit your thumb with the hammer
14) A. My friend and I had a great time
C. I hit my thumb with the hammer.
B. He has a big car
7) A. I punch a tiger, which makes him angry.
C. They drive a bus
B. She punches a tiger, which makes him angry.
15) A. I like shopping with my mom
C. You punch a tiger, which makes him angry.
B. He goes to the school
8) A. You ate all of the cupcakes before he even got to the
C. They don’t like carrots
break room