Monthly English Exam I
Name: __________________________________
Score: _____ Grade: ____
Date: _______________
Average: 50 points
Instructions: Read slowly, do not use liquid, do not erase, and do not scratch and don’t talk!!! You are not allowed
to talk before, during nor after the exam, you must remain in silent, if not, the exam will be taken away from you,
and your evaluation “will be 2.0.” Use ONLY a pen. Do not make any stray mark on this sheet, and do not fold or
staple this sheet!
I-Part.
Grammar. 25 points
a. Complete the sentences with the nouns in the box. (6pts.)
A paper clip, a cellphone, different parts, radio signals, telescopes, the museum
1. Many_____________ are needed to make a phone.
2. _________________ are used to discover new planets.
3. _________________ are sent by cellphones to a base station.
4. _________________ is usually made of plastic or metal.
5. Most __________________ are made in china.
6. __________________ is located on main street near the post office.
b. Present passive voice. Rewrite the active sentences to complete the passive table.
(10pts.)
Subject
Verb
object
1.
Scientists
calculate
the figures
2.
Designers
create
the software.
3.
Teenagers
send
many texts message.
4.
Scientists
discover
new planets every day.
5.
Many people
buy
tablet computers each year.
Object
Verb
Agent (subject)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
c. Past passive voice. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. The Hubble space telescope designed/ was designed to explore our galaxy.
2. Scientists created/ were created the new computer components.
3. The science museum was built/built in 1989.
4. At first, X-rays weren’t understood/ didn’t understood well.
5. They didn’t discover/wasn’t discovered penicillin until 1928.
d. Write the past participle of the verbs in the correct column.
Find
make need present
Regular
recycle
send
test
throw away
Irregular
run
dedicate
Thanksgiving is the national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in
November. On this day American give thanks for the good things in their
live.
Everything started in 1620, when the Pilgrims (members
of the English Separatist Church) left their country – England,
on a ship called the Mayflower, because of he religious reasons.
Their trip took 65 days and was very difficult. They landed near
Plymouth Rock in America and they started to build their
homes there. (In those time the first people living in America
were Indians).
During the first winter many people died because they hadn’t got enough food to eat. In
the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims became friends with the Wampanoag tribe of Native
Americans. The Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims learn how to hunt better and how to
plant crops like corn.
In 1621 the harvest was very good. The Pilgrims were very thankful and they invited their
Native American friends to a feast.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated and lasted for three days. The main
dishes included corns, pumpkins, fish and turkeys.
Thanksgiving became a national holiday in 1863.
Today Thanksgiving is still a day to be thankful for family, friends and
good food. Families gather around the table and enjoy a traditional
dinner of roast turkey with cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie
for dessert. On this day many Americans go to or watch on TV, football
matches.
The Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving, too. In Canada it is on the
second Monday in October.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the USA?
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2. Who were the Pilgrims?
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3. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed?
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4. How many days did the trip take?
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5. Who helped the Pilgrims in spring of 1621?
________________________________________________________
6. How many days was Thanksgiving celebrated?
_________________________________________________________
7. When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?
________________________________________________________
8. What do Americans have for traditional dinner today?
_______________________________________________________
9. What do Americans do after dinner?
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10. When do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?
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