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    Reading: 20 Points

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    The document is a reading comprehension test with questions about a short email describing a visit to Harewood House estate in England. It includes questions to match numbers and items from the email, identify true/false/doesn't say statements, and fill in blanks with vocabulary words from contexts. The test assesses knowledge of English grammar through exercises with verbs in the present continuous and simple tenses. It concludes with a short writing section to reorder scrambled sentences. The document evaluates a student's reading comprehension and mastery of foundational English grammar and vocabulary.

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    Reading: 20 Points

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    The document is a reading comprehension test with questions about a short email describing a visit to Harewood House estate in England. It includes questions to match numbers and items from the email, identify true/false/doesn't say statements, and fill in blanks with vocabulary words from contexts. The test assesses knowledge of English grammar through exercises with verbs in the present continuous and simple tenses. It concludes with a short writing section to reorder scrambled sentences. The document evaluates a student's reading comprehension and mastery of foundational English grammar and vocabulary.

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    The document is a reading comprehension test with questions about a short email describing a visit to Harewood House estate in England. It includes questions to match numbers and items from the email, identify true/false/doesn't say statements, and fill in blanks with vocabulary words from contexts. The test assesses knowledge of English grammar through exercises with verbs in the present continuous and simple tenses. It concludes with a short writing section to reorder scrambled sentences. The document evaluates a student's reading comprehension and mastery of foundational English grammar and vocabulary.

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    Reading: 20 Points

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    María Ortega Moreno
    The document is a reading comprehension test with questions about a short email describing a visit to Harewood House estate in England. It includes questions to match numbers and items from the email, identify true/false/doesn't say statements, and fill in blanks with vocabulary words from contexts. The test assesses knowledge of English grammar through exercises with verbs in the present continuous and simple tenses. It concludes with a short writing section to reorder scrambled sentences. The document evaluates a student's reading comprehension and mastery of foundational English grammar and vocabulary.

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    Name: ……………………………… Mark: …………

    reading 20 points

    1 Read the e-mail and match the numbers in A to items from the text in B. (8 points)

    Hi Sandy,
    I’m sending this e-mail from my new smartphone! We’re visiting Harewood House in Yorkshire, England. David Lascelles lives here with his
    The famous Bird Garden at Harewood House has got about 90 different types of exotic birds. Every day at 2 o’clock, a man feeds the peng
    See you soon,
    Jill

    READING (page 1)
    1 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. a
    2 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. DS 6. T

    A B
    1. 181 ...... a. types of birds
    2. 24 ...... b. number of restaurants181
    3. 3 ...... c. number of rooms for visitors to see
    4. 90 ...... d. number of rooms at Harewood House

    number of restaurants 181


    number of rooms for visitors to see
    number of rooms at Harewood House
    types of birds

    1
    2 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. DS 6. T

    2 Tick (✓) the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). (10 points)
    T F DS
    1. Jill sends the e-mail while she is at Harewood House. ...... ...... ......
    2. David is the grandson of Queen Mary. ...... ...... ......
    3. Visitors can see all of the rooms at Harewood House. ...... ...... ......
    4. Some people are working in the garden. ...... ...... ......
    5. There are canaries in the Bird Garden. ...... ...... ......
    6. Jill is waiting to see the penguins eat. ...... ...... ......

    True – Verdadero

    False - Falso

    2
    vocabulary 20 points

    1 Match the words in A to the definitions in B. (8 points)


    A B
    1. kitchen ...... a. You put books on it.
    2. lamp ...... b. a place for the car
    3. bedroom ...... c. a room to cook in
    4. shelf ...... d. a room to have a shower in
    5. garage ...... e. It gives you light.
    6. sofa ...... f. a room to sleep in
    7. bathroom ...... g. You do your homework on this.
    8. desk ...... h. Two or three people can sit on this.

    2 Choose the correct answer. (6 points)


    1. My father sweeps the floor / cooks dinner / waters the plants on Sundays. He usually makes pizza.
    2. James is in his bedroom. He makes the bed / takes out the rubbish / does the dishes every morning.
    3. We usually have dinner in the dining room / bathroom / hall.
    4. You sit on a table / cupboard / chair.
    5. People walk on a mirror / bed / carpet.
    6. People have usually got a sofa in their kitchen / living room / toilet.

    3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need. (6 points)
    do the washing • mirror • hall • feed the dog • garden • sweeps the floor • cupboard • table
    1. Please ……………………………… . Its food is in the kitchen.
    2. My clothes are in the ……………………………… in my bedroom.
    3. We’ve got a big ……………………………… for eight people in our dining room.
    4. There are trees and plants in our ………………………………. .
    5. Look in the ……………………………… . Your eyes are very red.
    6. I’ve always got clean clothes at the weekend because we ……………………………… on Fridays.

    3
    grammar 30 points

    1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous. (6 points)
    1. My brother …………………… (feed) his canary right now.
    2. We …………………… (not do) the dishes at the moment.
    3. Alison …………………… (not make) her bed right now.
    4. Steve and Linda …………………… (ride) their bikes now.
    5. Mum and Dad …………………… (water) the plants.
    6. I …………………… (not chat) with friends at the moment.

    2 Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Continuous. Then match the questions to the answers. (8 points)
    1. Amanda and Jeff / watch / TV
    ...................................................................................................................................................
    2. the cat / sleep / on your bed
    ...................................................................................................................................................
    3. where / you / go
    ...................................................................................................................................................
    4. why / Emma / sweep / the floor
    ...................................................................................................................................................

    ...... a. To school.
    ...... b. Because it’s dirty.
    ...... c. Yes, they are.
    ...... d. No. It’s in the garden.

    3 Choose the correct answers. (6 points)


    1. My sisters play / is playing / are playing in the garden right now.
    2. Dave never speaks / is speaking / are speaking to his parents.
    3. Pam isn’t having / aren’t having / doesn’t have a shower now.
    4. Where is John going every day / at the moment / once a week?
    5. The boys isn’t meeting / aren’t meeting / don’t meet friends on Sundays.
    6. I don’t tidy my room usually / every day / right now.

    4
    4 Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
    or the Present Continuous. (10 points)
    Amy: Hi, Ben. What 1. …………………… you …………………… (do)?
    2.
    …………………… you …………………… (study) for the English test now?
    Ben: It’s Saturday. I 3. …………………… (not study) on Saturdays. My dad and I
    usually 4. …………………… (work) at home together. We 5. ……………………
    (tidy) the garage at the moment.
    Amy: Really? My dad usually 6. …………………… (teach) on Saturdays but he
    7.
    …………………… (not work) today. He 8. …………………… (sit) in the garden.
    Ben: ……………………you …………………… (want) to come to my house and watch
    9.

    a film?
    Amy: Sure! I 10. …………………… (leave) right now.

    writing 10 points

    Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.


    1. we / dinner / cooking / right now / are
    .......................................................................................................................
    2. usually / Ann / the floor / sweeps
    .......................................................................................................................
    3. at the moment / doing / isn’t / Sandy / the washing
    .......................................................................................................................
    4. every day / his bed / doesn’t / make / Tom
    .......................................................................................................................
    5. are / now / Marian and Steve / computer games / playing
    .......................................................................................................................

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