UNIVERSIDAD DE LONDRES - PREPARATORIA
CLAVE DE INCORPORACIÒN UNAM 1244
NAME ______________________________________ GROUP _______________
FINAL EXAM GUIDE SIXTH GRADE
CONTEXT CLUES. Translate the underlined word according to the context.
1. British sailors took soccer to the rest of Europe.
_________________
2. Soccer matches were soon being played around the world.
_________________
3. I need some matches to light the candles on the birthday cake.
_________________
4. I took my medicine at 5:00 a.m.
__________________
5. I normally play music on the radio while I´m studying.
__________________
6. I went to see a play at Manolo Fabregas Theater.
__________________
7. I didn´t see Cuautémoc Blanco´s play in yesterday´s game.
___________________
8. A toddler is never still. It´s always moving from one place to another. ___________________
9. I haven´t finished prepa yet. I´m still studying it.
___________________
10. You can phone to book tickets for the theatre.
___________________
11. I would like to see the musical play The Miserables.
___________________
12. A toddler, a two, three year old baby, should never be left alone.
___________________
13. I like to play music while I´m reading a book.
___________________
14. Although I studied a lot, I didn´t get good grades in my exams.
___________________
15. He´s nice, intelligent and very good looking. Besides, he’s very rich. ___________________
16. Since I don´t need this, I´ll throw it away.
___________________
17. He´s been here since 1976.
___________________
18. We normally book tickets before going to the theatre.
___________________
19. Pass me the book. I need to find out his phone number.
___________________
20. Actually he didn´t graduate because he could´t pass the exam.
___________________
21.Two, four, six, eight are even numbers.
___________________
22. We´re even. He insulted me and I did too.
___________________
23. Would you like to spend four minutes in a small box with 400 rats?
Or eat sheep eyes, or even eat cockroaches…
___________________
24. She has never smoked, not even when she was at school.
___________________
25. Even though it´s difficult, I´ll learn how to do it.
___________________
26. Since I don´t need this, I´ll throw it away.
___________________
27. He´s been here since 1976.
___________________
28. We normally book tickets before going to the theatre.
___________________
29. Pass me the book I need to find out his phone number.
___________________
30. What a good book!
___________________
Circle the words that best explain the underlined word.
1. The travel agent sent me some brochures about interesting archeological sites in Mexico.
a. notes
b. publicity leaflets
c. academic papers
2. Eastman, who simplified photography and created Kodak Co, was very shy. He didn´t
like to be photographed.
a. timid
b. ashamed
c. serious
3. I don´t play music professionally. I play it just for entertainment.
a. work
b. money
c. fun
4. The work carried out at Pemex this period has been terrible.
a. happened
b. done
c. had
5. Eastman set up the Kodak company in 1988 to make coated plates to simplify
photography.
a. went
b. started
c. saw
WORD FAMILIES.
Complete the word family and use the words to complete the sentences.
NOUN
ADJECTIVE
VERB
competition
competitor
____________
_____________
ADVERB
_____________
1. I didn´t _________________ last year.
2. My mother is very ______________________.
3. ______________ speaking, he is a better choice.
4. I wanted to be part of the ___________________.
5. Tell the ____________________ to get ready.
6. What´s the ___________________ name?
Choose the correct word and write it on the line.
1. I work for an _________________ company.
a. advertise
b. advertising
c. advertisement
d. advertised
2. We spent a lot in _________________ last year.
a. advertise
b. advertising
c. advertisement
d. advertised
3. I ______________ my old car but no one called.
a. advertise
b. advertising
c. advertisement
d. advertised
4. The lecture was about ______________________.
a. happy
b. happiness
c. happily
5. He walked _______________ to stop the boy.
a. quickness
b. quickly
c. quick
6. Please measure the ____________________ of this room.
a. long
b. length
c. lengthen
7. I think it´s _____________ .
a. easy
b. easiness
c. easily
8. He will _______________ his muscles in the gym.
a. strength
b. strongly
c. strengthen
d. strong
9. I went to his first _______________________ in Auditorio Nacional.
a. perform
b. performer
c. performance
10. This surgeon will _____________________ his tenth heart transplant soon.
a. perform
b. performer
c. performance
11. Some students are really _____________. They´re never still.
a. energy
b. energetic
c. energetically
d. energize
12. Switch off the lights to save ________________.
a. energy
b. energetic
c. energetically
d. energize
13. I want you to be as ___________ as possible.
a. happiness
b. happy
c. happily
14. An _________________ is someone who tests people´s knowledge or ability.
a. exam
b. examination
c. examiner
15. Please measure the ____________________ of this room.
a. width
b. wide
c. widen
d. widely
Add a suffix to build up the word that completes the sentence.
1. Professional____ speaking, this is not convenient.
2. I think this picture is really bor_____.
3. He´s an expert in sport fit_________.
4. Do you think he will be a good employ____?
5. In Mexico there isn´t enough employ______ for everybody.
6. He is really friend____.
7. He is here as a proof of friend_______.
8. It is scientific_________ proved.
9. We should call a technic_________.
10. I´m not a quit________. I am going to finish my career.
11. He looked at me sad___ .
12. It´s a way of reaching happy__________.
13. He ran quick________ to catch the bus.
14. He wants to strength__ his muscles in the gym.
15. He smiled sad____ when he heard about his failure.
16. He makes a lot of mistakes. He´s care_____________ .
17. I can´t use this computer. It´s use_______.
18. Cancer is a deadly ill______________.
19. He can´t do anything on his own. He´s help_________.
20. A substance without color is color_____________.
21. Pelé was a great football play______.
22. He didn´t want to make him angry , so he treated him gent___.
23. I think this room is too bright. I need to dark_____ it.
24. He not a good writ____. His novels suck.
25. He jumped happi____ when he won the prize.
26. He has never had a car accident. He drives _____________.
27. I can find whatever I need on the internet. It´s really help____.
28. A cold is not a terrible sick_____. Take an aspirin and get up.
29. The picture is really color_____. I love it!
30. Water is color_______and odor_____.
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
31. He`s a great _______________________________.
(traveller, travel, travelled)
32. He wants to ______________________________ around the world.
(traveller, travel, travelled)
33. Last vacation he ___________________________ with his parents.
(traveller, travel, travelled)
34. Elvis Presley was a great singer, but I never liked his _______________
(actor, act, acting)
35. Being famous is not always good. One of the ___________________ is that you can´t have any
privacy.
(advantages, disadvantages)
36. He walked _____________________ into the room.
(noise, noisy, noisily)
37. Deafness is a ________________________ problem, not psychological.
(physic, physical, physically)
38. Air in Mexico is highly ________________________________________.
(contamination, contaminated, contaminate)
39. He´s very _________________ about the situation. The results were not good.
(happy , unhappy)
40. He`s ___________________. He can`t solve the problem.
(help, helpful, helpless)
FALSE COGNATES
Write the word that completes the sentences on the line.
1. Do you know his _______________?
a. address
b. direction
2. I borrowed this book from the school _____________?
a. bookshop
b: library
c. bookstore
3. His___________ are from Tokyo, but he was born in New York.
a. parents
b. fathers
4. The picture was ___________. Everybody loved it.
a. nice
b. terrific
c. awful
5. He´s not well _____________. He doesn´t respect people.
a. brought up b. educated
c. created
6. He doesn´t know his _______________.
a. address
b. direction
7. I needed to buy some books, so I went to the ____________.
around the corner.
a. bookshop
b: library
8. I need to see your_______________ this week.
a. parents
b. fathers
9. I think the movie is ___________. Everybody will enjoy it.
a. nice
b. terrific
c. awful
10. A man who doesn´t let women in first is not well ___________.
a. brought up
b. educated
c. created
USE OF ENGLISH
General review. Complete with the correct option.
Example.
____ There is ___ a subway system in Los Angeles.
a. There is
b. There are
c. They are
d. Is there
1. ____________________________any beaches in Paraguay.
a. There are
b. Are there
c. There aren´t
d. They aren´t
2. ____________________________ any active volcanoes in Ecuador?
a. There are
b. Are there
c. There aren´t
d. They aren´t
3. ____________________________ any monarchies in Latin America.
a. There are
b. Are there
c. There aren´t
d. They aren´t
4. ____________________________ students in Ceul.
a. There are
b. Are there
c. There aren´t
d. They aren´t
5. ____________________________ think noise is harmful for everybody.
a. psychology
b. psychologists
c. psychological
d. psychologically
6. They say noise affects us _________________________________.
a. psychology
b. psychologists
c. psychological
d. psychologically
7. Severe anxiety is usually a ______________________________ problem.
a. psychology
b. psychologists
c. psychological
d. psychologically
8. I´m really interested in ________________________________.
a. psychology
b. psychologists
c. psychological
d. psychologically
9. There aren´t _____________ good programs on T.V. today.
a. some
b. any
c. a
10. I would like to see _________________ of your pictures.
a. some
b. any
c. a
11. He is looking for ______________ new job.
a. some
b. any
c. a
12. There are __________________ enormous fish in this lake.
a. some
b. any
c. a
13. You rarely see _______________ Cadillacs in Mexico City.
a. some
b. any
c. a
14. What are ___________________ names?
a. your
b. yours
c. you
15. He doesn´t know _______________ mother.
a. your
b. yours
c. you
16. Are these _____________________? They have your name on.
a. your
b. yours
c. you
17. The teacher wants to speak to _______________.
a. she
b. her
c. hers
18. I believe ________________ won´t come.
a. she
b. her
c. hers
19. We read your project, but we didn´t see ______________.
a. she
b. her
c. hers
20. You must look for _______________ things. I´ll look for mine.
a. your
b. yours
c. you
21. My friends always write to ____________ parents, but I never do.
a. his
b. theirs
c. their
22. All of those cars are ________________
a. him
b. you
c. our
d. ours
23. This is the ____________________ room.
a. child b.childrens
c. children
d. children´s
24. The ____________ face is all red.
a. child b.childrens
c. children
d. children´s
25. Look at the _____________. They are playing with the knives.
a. child b.childrens
c. children
d. children´s
26. The ________________ exam is surprising. He did great.
a. students
b. student´s
c. students´
d. the student is
27. The _____________________ outside. He wants to see you.
a. students
b. student’s
c. students´
d. the student is
28. The ________________ parents are waiting for them.
a. students
b. student’s
c. students´
d. the student is
29. The ________________ would like to leave early.
a. students
b. student’s
c. students´
d. the student is
30. I can hear ____________________ voices.
a. man’s
b. mens’
c. men’s
d. mans
31. I want to know what ____________________ .
a. is his name
b. his name is
32. Please tell me what time ____________________
a. is it
b. it is
33. Can you tell me where ____________________ ?
a. does he work
b. he works
34. If he has time, he ____________________ you next time.
a. help
b. helps
c. will help
35. If he had time, he ____________________ you next time.
a. help
b. helps
c. will help
d. would help
36. If he _________ you, he would stay until they finished.
a. is
b. be
c. were
37. If they ___________ here, they wouldn´t be happy.
a. lived
b. live
c. have lived
38. He ________________ the truth by his parents.
a. told
b. was told
39. He ________________ his parents the truth.
a. told
b. was told
40. He wishes he _______________.
a. can come
b. could come
USING VERBS CORRECTLY
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. hear
2. know
3. speak
This can´t _______________________ by children.
The answer should _________________ by the students.
I´m _____________________ English.
4. pay
5. pay
6. pay
7. pay
8. win
9. wear
10. draw
The boys ______________________________ the course yet.
The books ______________________________ yet.
The boys ______________________________ the course yet.
The books ______________________________ yet.
We ___________________________ the competition many times.
Jeans ___________________________ by young people.
Graffiti can´t ____________________________ on our school walls.
11. (do)
He ________________ this last year.
12. (make)
Sarapes are _______________ in Mexico.
.
13. (be)
Mexican people __________ not very tall.
14. (have) Who´s _______________ the exam tomorrow?
15. (come) I´m sure he hasn´t __________________ yet.
16. (speak) He ____________ several languages, so he has no problem travelling.
17. (eat) He shouldn´t _______________ spicy food. It´s not healthy.
18. (leave) I´m not _______________________ early today, I have to stay until 10.
19. (study) Not all the lessons were __________________ .
20. (see) I would like _______________ that on the news.
21. (be born) We _______________ in the 70s.
22. (study) Today she _____________ College.
23. (work) She _________ as a teacher since she was 18 years old.
24. (read) This novel ______________ worldwide.
25. (print) It ____________ next year.
26. (invite) She ______________ personally by the organizers.
27. (make) This product ________________ in China.
28. (do) This could ___________ much better by an expert.
29. (answer) This questioannaire shouldn´t ___________ by any area manager. It´s just for CEOs
30. (play) The Beatles __________ still ___________ worldwide.
CONNECTORS
Choose a correct connector to complete the sentences.
1. He tried to escape, _____________ the police caught him.
(besides, however, consequently)
2. I couldn´t sell it to the collectors, ___________ I decided to keep it.
and, but, so
3. The robbers took my camera and my rolex watch. ____________ they hit me
several times.
moreover, nevertheless, thus
4. ______________ crime is so common in the city, I don´t like going out alone.
yet, also, since
5. He needs protection ____________ he´s afraid of being kidnapped.
since, as, because
Complete the sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I didn´t study very much for the exam, therefore _____________________
I studied a lot, however _________________________________________
I don’t have enough money to go away on vacation, so ________________
I´m interested in going to college, apart from that I _____________________
I didn´t study very much for the exam, because ________________________
CONDITIONALS
Complete the following statements:
1. If I were a millionaire, _________________________________________
2. If I had been on vacation last week, ______________________________
3. If the teacher doesn´t come, we _________________________________
4. If I don´t graduate, I ___________________________________________
5. The teacher would enjoy more our class, if we ______________________
6. If I were a college student, _________________________________________
7. If I had n´t studied here, ___________________________________________
8. If I graduate from college, __________________________________________
9. I have never ____________________________________________________
10. Last year my family and I _________________________________________
ASKING QUESTIONS
Complete the questions to complete the information with the correct question word from
the box.
Where When
time
What kind
How much
How many
16. Chopin was a great __________________________.
________________ did he do?
He was a musician.
17. He works for ___________________________________.
___________ does he work for?
For Holland, a French company that sells trailers´ equipment.
18. He prefers _________________________ pictures.
_____________ of pictures does he prefer?
Romantic ones.
19. He was born in _____________________________________.
______________ was he born?
In Nayarit, Tepic.
20. The meeting must start at ______________________________.
______________ must it start?
At 7:00.
Whom
What
What
21. ____________________ people were killed on September 11 when the Twin Towers
collapsed.
_________________ were killed?
About 3000.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Write on the line the correct option from the box.
why
who
how
what
where
whose
1. The Azteca Stadium is ___________________América plays.
2. Please explain to me ____________________ you couldn’t come.
3. Do you know _____________ to speak English?
4. The man ___________came yesterday is calling.
5. I didn’t see the report __________________ was on the table.
Write who or which.
(1) A teacher is a person ______________should be very patient.
(2) Those are the shoes ______________ I wore on my vacation.
(3) An astronomer is a scientist ______________ studies the stars.
(4) I lost the painting ______________ I did at school.
(5) Those are the teachers ______________ were here last year.
Combine the two sentences to make a new sentence with a relative clause.
Use who or which.
(1) I had to take a course. The course lasted six weeks.
_____________________________________________________________.
(2) I want to show you the pictures. I took the pictures on my vacation.
_____________________________________________________________________.
(3) I know a man. He speaks 14 languages.
_____________________________________________________________________.
REFERENTS
What do the words in bold letters refer to?
1. Paul MacCartney was one of The Beatles. Many people still like them. Their songs are very
popular. Hey Jude is his.
Them refers to ____________________________________________________________
2. Lucero is Mexican. She is married to Mijares and they are both famous singers. Many people
like them.
They refers to _____________________________________________________________
3. Some teachers don´t know about the meeting. Please, call them.
Them refers to ____________________________________________________________
4. These books should be in the English teachers’ room. They belong to them.
They refers to ____________________________________________________________
5. I would like to listen to Mozart. His music is great. Do you like it?
It refers to ______________________________________________________________
COMBINING SENTENCES
Combine the sentences using appositives.
1. I am a bouncer at a nightclub. A bouncer is a kind of security guard.
2. Marco Vasquez is a forensic scientist in Brazil. He studies things like hair, small pieces,
of glass, clothes, and shoes to find information that will be useful to the police.
3. “Secret Shoppers” go into a store to check standards. They are people that look like a
customer, but who really work for the store.
4. Dan Caldewell is a prisoner on Death Row in San Jose Priso, California, U.S.A. He
lives twenty-three hours each day in a tiny cell.
5. The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It was stolen on
August 22, 1911.
Combine the following sentences into one.
1. I am studying my carreer. I study in Ceul. Ceul is a business school in Roma Colony.
2. I decided to study here. The tuitions are not too expensive. The teachers are good. They have a
good academic program. (because - and)
3. We have teachers. They are good. They are seldom absent. (and)
4. The principal normally finds someone to substitute when a teacher is absent. We usually have all our
classes. (since)
5. The teachers normally explain well. Some of the students don´t understand the lessons. (although)
REPORTED SPEECH.
1. I have a problem.
2. Can you help me?
3. I couldn´t go.
4. Is there homework?
5. What did you understand ?
He`s saying _________________________
He wants to know if ________________
He says he _________________________
He´s asking if _____________________
He wants to know _________________
6. I like to meet new people.
7. I’ll be here at 6.
8. Pete is studying computer science.
9. I believe in people.
10. John is going to Acapulco on vacation.
She´s saying ______________________.
He says ___________________________.
She says _______________________.
The candidate says he _______________.
She is saying ______________________________.
Write the questions as reported questions.
(1) “Do you enjoy traveling?”
She´s asking if ______________________________________________________.
(2) “What do you do?”
He´s asking them ______________________________________________________.
(3) “Would she like to learn how to swim?”
I would like to know _____________________________________________________.
(4) “Where are the new teachers from?”
They´re asking _____________________________________________________.
(5) “When does the class begin?”
He wants to know _________________________________________________.
(6) “Are you a student here?”
They´re asking her _____________________________________________________.
ORDERING CONVERSATIONS
Number this conversation in the correct order.
8
About 3 semesters in high school.
____ All right.
____ Do you speak a foreign language?
3
Have you ever had a full-time job?
____ How long did you study Portuguese?
____ No, but I worked part-time for my uncle last summer.
1
So you’re interested in working for our company. I have a few questions for you.
____ Yes, I speak Spanish and a little Portuguese.
Number this conversation in the correct order.
_____ What about you?
2
Unbelievable! I got a scholarship to study art in Paris!
_____ That’s wonderful!
_____ Oh, no! That’s terrible!
_____ I broke up with my boyfriend.
1
How have things been going?
Number this conversation in the correct order.
______ Yes, but his car is destroyed and he didn’t have any insurance.
______ That’s right. He shouldn’t have come to work so late every day.
______ That’s terrible! I told him he should have stayed at my house. It was very late. Is
he all right?
______ He should have paid his insurance company on time. Now he has to get a new
car.
______ Did you hear about my cousin? He had a car accident last night.
______ But he doesn’t have enough money for a new car. He lost his job last week
Number this conversation in the correct order.
_____ Bonny, I need a favor.
_____ Don’t be so unhappy. We can study together.
_____ I can’t find my math book and I have an exam tomorrow. Can you lend me yours?
_____ I’m sorry, Gene, but I have an exam too.
_____ Oh, well, I guess I won’t pass the exam.
_____ Sure. What?
Number this conversation in the correct order.
_____ Oh, those pens. They’re on your desk.
_____ Sally, where are my pens?
_____ Thanks.
_____ The ones I use in my calligraphy class.
_____ Which ones?
Number this conversation in the correct order.
______ Your parents? That’s bad.
______ Yes, this morning. He advised me to study more.
______ Yeah, and finally he reminded me to bring my history report in. It was due last week.
______ Well, he also asked me to tell my parents to come and see him.
______ That’s right! I didn’t turn my report in either!
______ Is that all? You know you have to study more.
______ Did you talk to Mr. Jacobsen?