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International House Montevideo

Junior 2 Written Test


May 2017
 
 
Section 1: Listening 20 marks

Three people left a message on an answering machine. Read the sentences and
write TRUE or FALSE. There is one example (0).

Speaker 1:
(0) Angela’s second name is Lazzeri. TRUE

(1) She’s Italian. ______

(2) Her mum isn’t Italian. ______

(3) Her interests are fashion and music. ______

Speaker 2:
(4) Ben is from York. ______

(5) His mum and dad are English. ______

(6) He’s thirteen. ______

(7) He isn’t into computers. ______

Speaker 3:
(8) Susana’s surname is Clard. ______

(9) She’s forty. ______

(10) She is interested in swimming. ______

___/ 20 marks (2 each)

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Section 2: Reading 20 marks

TEXT A: ALEX

Hello, I’m Alex. I’m 15 and I’m from South Africa. I’ve got two sisters, Mary and Jane.
Mary is 17 and Jane is 8. I live with them! We can speak English and French, because
our dad is French. I’ve got short dark hair and dark eyes. I’m quite tall. It was my birthday
yesterday. My present was a new phone J. I love using Snapchat and listening to music
on my phone, but I don’t like dogs.

TEXT B: SHONA

Hiya, I’m Shona. I’m from London, England. I’ve got wavy ginger hair and blue eyes. I’m
16 years old and I go to Secondary School. I’m into subjects like history and sociology,
because I like reading a lot, especially about the past. I’m also into live music, that’s why
I love going to concerts. I think pop bands aren’t very good, I prefer rock and roll because
it’s excellent.

TEXT C: PEDRO

I’m Pedro. I’m from Medellin, Colombia. I’m quite tall and slim, with short straight hair.
Here’s a photo of me with my favourite pet. It’s my dog, Poppy. I’ve got three other pets:
a cat, a hamster and a parrot. In my free time I like playing with my pets and watching
Discovery Channel. I don’t like watching fiction, I prefer documentaries.

TEXT D: AMY

Hi, I’m Amy. I’m 14 and I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I’ve got long straight dark hair and
I wear glasses. I love going to school and studying. My favourite subjects are science
and maths, because I love numbers. I don’t enjoy reading, that’s why I don’t like history.

1. Match the texts and the photos. There is one extra photo that you do not need to
use.

Text ___ Text ____ Text_____ Text____ Text____

___/ 4 marks (1 each)

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2. Read the texts again and mark the sentences TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). There is
one example (0).

(0) Alex is fifteen years old. TRUE

(1) Alex lives with his two sisters. _____

(2) He likes Snapchat and dogs. _____

(3) Shona enjoys reading. _____

(4) Shona thinks pop bands are excellent. _____

(5) Pedro has got four pets in total. _____

(6) Pedro is into watching documentaries. _____

(7) Amy doesn’t like numbers. _____

(8) Amy is interested in history. _____

___/ 16 marks (2 each)

Section 3: Use of English 20 marks

1. Read and circle the correct option. There is one example (0).

(0) I’m / I Jakub from Copenhagen. In the photograph I (1) have / am having breakfast and

I (2) eat / am eating cereal and milk. I usually (3) have / having breakfast at 7 o’clock

and after that I go to school. When I go to school I usually wear jeans and a T-shirt, but

it’s cold today, so (4) I wear / I’m wearing a sweater and a jacket.

I think I’m a (5) cheerful / lazy person because I’m always happy and smiling, I don’t

usually get sad or depressed.

___/ 5 marks

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2. Choose a word from the box to complete the blanks. There is one example (0).

IS GOES IS (EXAMPLE) WANTS DOING HAS

HI. I’m Camille from Swaziland, Africa. My best friend’s name (0)____is____ Amy. She’s

tall and slim. She (1)__________ got a big family with four brothers and two sisters. Amy

loves (2) __________ sports. She plays hockey two times a week and she also plays

football. She (3) __________ to school in the morning like me. Her favourite subject

(4) __________ biology. In the future she (5) __________ to be a doctor.

___/ 5 marks

3. Put the words in order to make questions to Amy. There is one example (0).

(0) What /do/ usually / on Sundays / you / do? What do you usually do on Sundays?

-I play with my friends and siblings.

(1) often/ do / you/ how / use your phone? _______________________________________?


- I use it every day.

(2) What / your / subject / is / favourite? _________________________________________?


- My favourite subject is biology.

(3) usually / for breakfast/ do / have / you /what?__________________________________?


- Boiled eggs and coffee.

(4) You / kind of music / what / do / listen to? _____________________________________?


- I like international pop and traditional African music.

(5) What / wearing / you / are? ________________________________________________?


- I’m wearing the school uniform.

___/ 5 marks

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4. Look at the pictures. Read and complete

(0) She’s reading. (EXAMPLE)

(1) She’s s________________.

(2) They’re s________________ the internet.

(3) They’re c________________.

(4) It’s a f________________.

(5) It’s a b________________.

___/ 5 marks

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Section 4: Writing 20 marks

Write an e-mail to a friend from another country describing yourself, what you like doing
in your free time, your hobbies and your city.

_______________________________________________________________________
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