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Dar Allouche prep. school 7th form
I.
Comprehensive test n°2
Hayfa Ben Brahim March 2010
Reading (5 marks).
The sun is shining. Music is playing. The smell of strawberries is in the air. Greg Martinez is a greengrocer at the farmers' market in New York City. He is selling fresh fruit and vegetables he grows on his farm - potatoes, apples, lettuce and carrots. People are walking by-looking, tasting and buying. Why do many people go to the farmers' market? The food is fresh and tastes great. The lovely smell is everywhere. Farmers' markets often have many new and different kinds of foods. For example, there are white potatoes, yellow potatoes, and even purple potatoes! The prices are good, too. Also many shoppers like to talk to the farmers about the food they grow. It's fun to go a farmers' market!
Reading comprehension: 1) Tick the correct alternative. (0.5 mark)
The text is about: fresh fruit
farmer’s market
supermarket
2) Are these statements true or false? Circle yes or no. (2 marks) a) Greg Martinez plays music. yes no b) Greg is a farmer and a grocer. c) People like farmers’ markets. d) The smell is not nice at the market.
yes yes yes
no no no
3) fill in the blanks with: tasting – talking – fresh (1.5 marks)
Many people go to the farmers’ market because the food is a) …………. . They also enjoy b)………………, and c)…………………… to the farmers. 1
Name: .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ....... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... 7th .... N°: .... 4) Tick the meaning of the following sentence. (0.5 mark)
The prices are good. The fruit and the vegetables are expensive. The fruit and the vegetables are cheap. 5) What does the underlined word refer to? (0.5 mark)
they (parag 2) refers to
markets
vegetables
farmers
II. Language (10 marks) 1) Label the pictures from the box below. (2.5 marks)
flowers – present – cow – cake - sofa
a) ........................ b) ............................
d) ...............................
c) ...........................
e) ..............................
2) Fill in the blanks with words from the box. (3.5 marks)
butcher’s – go - market - chocolate - busy - greengrocer's - buy It is Wednesday. Dar Allouche is very a) ................ and noisy because it is b) ................. day. I usually c) ............. there with my father. First, we d) ................. some fruit and vegetables at the e) ………………. Then, we go to the f)............ to buy two kilos of meat. Finally, we go to the supermarket. We buy some drinks, milk and g)................ We don't buy eggs because we keep three hens in the garden. 3) Circle the correct alternative. (4 marks) 2
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My name is Mac. I'm eleven years old. I have a) (a – an – the) friend. His name is Win. Win's house is b) (from – between- near) my house. He is a pupil in my school too but he isn't in my class. Win is my best friend. We always go to school together c) (at – on – by) foot. At school we play basketball together at lunch time d) (because – but – and) we don't go home for lunch. We have lunch at school. After school we usually play video games or watch cartoons. e) (On – in – at) Sunday we don't go f) (at to – in) school. I usually visit g) (her – my – their) grandparents with my father and mother and he usually goes swimming with his brothers, Ram and Fir. It’s h) (his – her – its) favourite hobby.
III. Writing (5 marks). Write a short paragraph in which you describe your house. − What is it like (small, large ...)? − Is there a garden or a garage? − How many rooms are there? − Describe their location (in the middle, between, on the left, near ...).
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