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Forma SIME Inglés 212 III Año Medio 212 Serie PAPER 1 Reading Sample Test 2 45 minutes Additional materials: Answer sheet Time 45 minutes INSTRUTIONS TO ANDIDATES Do not open this question paper

1 Forma SIME Inglés 212 III Año Medio 212 Serie PAPER 1 Reading Sample Test 2 45 minutes Additional materials: Answer sheet Time 45 minutes INSTRUTIONS TO ANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to. Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. Read the instructions on the answer sheet. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil. You must complete the answer sheet in the time allowed. At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet. INFORMATION FOR ANDIDATES There are seven parts to the test. Each question carries one mark. PV1

2 Questions 1 5 Part 1 Which notice (A H) says this (1 5)? For questions 1 5, mark the correct letter A H on your answer sheet. Example: You cannot use your phone. Answer: A D E F G H 1 You should put things back in the right place. A 2 Go here if you have lost something. 3 You must walk in this place. 4 These students do not have a lesson. 5 You cannot go in through here. D E F G H 2

Questions 6 1 Part 2 Read the sentences about an internet café. hoose the best word (A, or ) for each space. For questions 6 1, mark A, or on your answer sheet.

3 Questions 6 1 Part 2 Read the sentences about an internet café. hoose the best word (A, or ) for each space. For questions 6 1, mark A, or on your answer sheet. Example: Last month an internet café near Ivan s house A opened began arrived Answer: A 6 The internet café quickly became... with Ivan and his friends. A favourite popular excellent 7 It only... Ivan five minutes to get to the café. A takes has gets 8 Ivan often... his friends there after school. A waits meets goes 9 The café has different... of computer games that they can play. A things ways kinds 1 Ivan thinks there is a lot of... information on the internet. A certain sure useful 3 Turn over

Questions 11 15 Part 3 omplete the five conversations. For questions 11 15, mark A, or on your answer sheet. Example: Where do you come from?

4 Questions Part 3 omplete the five conversations. For questions 11 15, mark A, or on your answer sheet. Example: Where do you come from? A New York School Home Answer: A 11 Why didn t you come to the pool yesterday? A I didn t see them there. It was a great time. I was doing something else. 12 I have to go home now. A Have you been before? It s still quite early. How long was it for? 13 Whose phone is that? A It s not there. Wasn t it? I m not sure. 14 There weren t any more tickets for the match. A That s a pity. It isn t enough. I hope so. 15 Shall we play that new computer game? A It s all right. Yes, it is. If you d like to. 4

5 Questions 16 2 omplete the telephone conversation between two friends. What does Josh say to Matt? For questions 16 2, mark the correct letter A H on your answer sheet. Example: Matt: Hi, Josh. It s Matt. Josh : Answer: A D E F G H Matt: Josh: Oh, sorry. I m phoning about the skateboarding competition this afternoon. 16 A I d like a new one but I don t think I m good enough to win. Matt: Really? There was some information about it in our club magazine. I didn t see it. Is the competition on all afternoon? Josh: 17 Hi. You re calling early! Matt: Just from 2.3 till 5 pm. They give out the prizes at 6 pm. D Do the winners get Ds like last year? Josh: 18 E I wasn t very good then. Matt: The prizes are better this time. The top prize is a skateboard. F I didn t know that was today. Josh: 19 G I haven t got one of those. Matt: You re much better than you were last year! H Maybe, we ll see. Shall we meet in the park at 2.? Josh: 2 Matt: Great! See you then. 5 Turn over

Questions 21 27 Part 4 Read the article about a young swimmer. Are sentences 21 27 Right (A) or Wrong ()? If there is not enough information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (), choose Doesn t say ().

6 Questions Part 4 Read the article about a young swimmer. Are sentences Right (A) or Wrong ()? If there is not enough information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (), choose Doesn t say (). For questions 21 27, mark A, or on your answer sheet. Ana Johnson Ana Johnson is a 13-year-old swimmer who lives in Melbourne in Australia. Her dream is to swim for Australia in the next Olympics. She swims in both long and short races and she has already come first in many important competitions. As well as spending many hours in the pool, Ana also makes time for studying and for friends. I have lots of friends who swim and we re very close. It s much easier to have friends who are swimmers because they also have to get up early to practise like me and they understand this kind of life. ut I m not so different from other people my age. In my free time I also enjoy going to the movies and parties. There are also some good things about swimming for a club. I travel a lot for competitions and I ve made friends with swimmers from other Australian cities and from other parts of the world. Ana is becoming well known in Australia and she believes it is important to get more young people interested in swimming. I don t mind talking to journalists and having my photograph taken. ut last year I was on TV and that was much more fun. 6

7 Example: Ana s home is in Melbourne. A Right Wrong Doesn t say Answer: A 21 Ana hopes she will become an Olympic swimmer. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 22 Ana knows that she is better at short races than long ones. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 23 Ana has won a lot of swimming competitions. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 24 It is difficult for Ana to make friends with other people who swim. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 25 Ana likes doing the same things as other teenagers. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 26 Ana has met people from different countries at swimming competitions. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 27 Ana prefers speaking to journalists to being on television. A Right Wrong Doesn t say 7 Turn over

Questions 28 34 Part 5 Read the article about Ingrid McFarlane and then answer the questions. For questions 28 34, mark A, or on your answer sheet.

8 Questions Part 5 Read the article about Ingrid McFarlane and then answer the questions. For questions 28 34, mark A, or on your answer sheet. Ingrid McFarlane Zoo Keeper When I left school at eighteen, I got a job at a zoo as a student keeper. Now, five years later, things have changed I have passed my exams and I am a full animal keeper. The money is not good. I only get 9, a year. You have to be outside in rain and snow, which is hard work, and you get very dirty. ut this doesn t matter to me because animals are the most important thing in my life! There are a hundred monkeys and fifty deer in my part of the zoo and I give them their food and clean their houses. I also need to watch them carefully to be sure that they are all well. In fact, rhinos are my favourite animals and so last year I went to Africa with a colleague for a month to study them. The zoo is open every day and I work five different days each week. I live in a small flat twenty minutes away and I get up at ten to seven and start work at eight. The first thing I do when I get home at quarter past five is have a shower! 8

9 Example: Ingrid left school A five years ago. nine years ago. eighteen years ago. Answer: A 28 Ingrid would like to A take some exams. earn more money. change her job. 29 How does Ingrid feel about working in bad weather? A She hates getting dirty. She doesn't mind it. She likes the snow. 3 If Ingrid doesn't check the monkeys, A they may become ill. they may get hungry. they may run away. 31 The animals Ingrid likes best are the A monkeys. deer. rhinos. 32 Ingrid travelled to Africa A to have a month's holiday. to visit a colleague there. to learn more about some animals. 33 The zoo is open A only five days a week. seven days a week. on different days every week. 34 Ingrid arrives at her flat in the evening at A five fifteen. twenty past five. ten to seven. 9 Turn over

Questions 35 42 Part 6 Read the article about a circus. hoose the best word (A, or ) for each space. For questions 35 42, mark A, or on your answer sheet.

10 Questions Part 6 Read the article about a circus. hoose the best word (A, or ) for each space. For questions 35 42, mark A, or on your answer sheet. A famous circus The circus, irque du Soleil, began () Montreal, anada. It was started (35) the anadian Guy Laliberté in When he left college, Laliberté travelled around Europe and earned money (36) music in the streets. Not long after he returned home, he started irque with (37) friend, Daniel Gauthier. During the 199s, irque grew quickly. It now does shows (38) over the world and the number of people working for it has grown from 73 to (39) than 3,5. The irque does not have any animals, but (4) is music and dance and each show tells a story. (41) show, which is called Varian, is about a man who could fly. The show starts with him falling from the sky and tells the story of how he (42) to learn to fly again. 1

11 Example: A in at to Answer: A 35 A from by of 36 A played plays playing 37 A their his its 38 A some all enough 39 A more much most 4 A this it there 41 A One Each oth 42 A need must has 11 Turn over

12 Questions 43 5 Part 7 Read the article about penguins. hoose the best word (A, or ) for each space. For questions 43 5, mark A, or on your answer sheet. PENGUINS There () seventeen different types of penguins. They can be (43) forty centimetres to more than one metre tall. They all (44) in the south part of the world. In winter, they swim (45) long way to find warmer weather. In spring, (46) penguins come together on the beaches of Antarctica. The female penguin has one or two eggs. She puts (47) eggs on the ground and sits there to keep (48) warm. ut she doesn't sit all the time because penguins can move with one egg between their legs. (49) the female penguin is sitting on the eggs, the male penguin brings her food. He also (5) this after the baby penguins are born. 12

13 Example: A is are be Answer: A 43 A from by between 44 A lives live lived 45 A one the a 46 A lots much many 47 A her hers she 48 A it them their 49 A When How Who 5 A does do doing 13 Turn over

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KEY ENGLISH TEST for Schools

KEY ENGLISH TEST for Schools PAPER 1 Reading and Writing Sample Paper Time 1 hour 10 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name, Centre