GUIDELINES:

All the exams have a total score of 40. For the midterm this includes 10 vocabulary points, and
30 grammar points.
For the final: 10 vocabulary, 20 grammar, 5 reading and 5 writing points.

Listening and speaking skills will be assessed separately. If you want to be involved in
developing these exams, you are of course very welcome!
 MIDTERM EXAM - BASIC 3
Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ___________
Teacher: ____________________________________________________ Score:___________

I.- Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box.

about after from until for to over with at last

1. My family left London and moved __________ a small village.

2. People all __________ the world speak English.
3. Did you speak __________ the teacher __________ the homework?
4. New Year’s Day is one week __________ Christmas Day.
5. We arrived to the airport __________ 5.45 a.m.
6. The postman has a letter __________ you.
7. I played tennis with Maria __________ Sunday.
8. The classes are __________ 4.00 __________ 6.00 o’clock.

II.- Complete the sentences using some or any.

1. Jorge didn´t have ________ money, so he had to borrow ________________.

2. Can you give me _______ information about tourist attractions in Huancayo?
3. If there are _______ words you don´t understand, you should use a dictionary.
4. Brad Pitt has ___________________ sexy women in his shower!

III.- Complete the table using are/is/a/an/some or any.

THERE ______ ______ condom in my bag.

POSITIVE
THERE ______ ______ friends at the door.
THERE ______ ______ calientito in the disco.
NEGATIVE THERE ______ ______ ovary in a man´s body
THERE ______ ______ toilets in miss Bregje´s dream house.
______ THERE ______ shit in your underpants?
QUESTION ______ THERE ______ fly in your mouth?
______ THERE ______ Gringas in Huancayo?

IV.- Choose the correct word.

1. Is that/ those your brother? He´s handsome!

2. These/this flowers are beautiful!
3. Where is that/this book you were talking about?
4. This/that is my mother, and this/those is her house. Do you like it/they?
5. These/this dresses are really pretty, how much are it/they?
6. I like these/those paintings over there, but my friend likes this/that picture here.

V.- WRITING: Give directions to an American girl from the Taj Mahal to the Plaza Vea. Use prepositions.
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 FINAL EXAM BASICO 05
name: _______________________________________________ date: ___________
teacher: _____________________________________________ score:___________

Write down 5 things you can find
In the city:
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
only in the city, and 5 things you can find only in the country.
In the country:
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________

GRAMMAR
I Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.
1. Miss Bregje`s car isn`t very big. She wants a ________________ one.
2. Cleaning isn`t very interesting. I want to do something ________________________.
3. Your plan isn`t very good. My plan is ___________________.
4. Miss Ema isn`t very tall. Teacher David is __________________.
5. A book isn`t very heavy. A computer is __________________.
6. I`m not very interested in Mathematics. I am ______________________ in English.
7. This knife isn`t very sharp. Do you have a __________________ one?
8. Chupaca isn`t very noisy. Huancayo is ___________________.
9. Lima isn`t very beautiful. Huancayo is ____________________.
10. It isn`t very warm today. I hope tomorrow it will be ___________________.

II Complete the sentences. Use a superlative.

1. This building is very old. It is ______________________ building in the city.
2. My wedding day was a very happy day. It was ___________________ day of my life.
3. Fight Club is a very good film. It is _____________________ film I have ever seen.
4. Daddy Yankee is a popular singer. He is ____________________ singer in Peru.
5. I made a very bad mistake. It was ______________________ mistake I`ve ever made.
6. Ancalayo is a pretty village. It is _______________________village I`ve ever visited.
7. It was a very cold day. It was _______________________ day of the year.
8. J.M. Arguedas wrote boring books. He wrote __________________ book I`ve ever read.
9. Carlos Vilchez is an annoying person. He is ________________________ person on TV.
10. English is easy. It is ________________________ language in the world
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READING
Read the text and answer the questions using full sentences.
An Interview at the Shopping Mall
Interviewer: Good evening, I hope you don't mind answering a few questions.
Alice: How long will it take?
I: Just a few questions.
A: I guess I can manage to answer a few questions. Go ahead.
I: I'd like to ask your opinion about consumer electronics. As far as consumer electronics is
concerned, which is the most reliable brand?
A: I'd say that Samsung is the most reliable brand.
I: Which brand is the most expensive?
A: Well, Samsung is also the most expensive brand. I guess that's why it's the best.
I: Which brand do you think is the worst?
A: I think LG is the worst. I really can't remember using any of their products that I liked.
I: And which brand is the most popular with young people?
A: That's a difficult one to answer for me. I think that Sony is probably the most popular with young
people.
I: One last question, Have you tried using any HP products?
A: No, I haven't. Are they good?
I: I enjoy using them. But I didn't stop you to tell you what I think. Thank you for your time.
A: Not at all.

1. Which brand is the most reliable?

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2. Which brand is the most expensive?
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3. Which brand does she think is the worst?
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4. Which brand is she not familiar with?
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5. Which brand is the most popular with young people?
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