Date:

Instituto Integrado Francisco Serrano May ___ 2010

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Muñoz
MARIA ELENA
ENGLISH TEST SUÁREZ
11º
Student: ____________________________________________ Grade: _________ Date ______________
I. Reading comprehension
After months of colder weather, the days get longer, the buds come out in the trees, birds sing, and the world puts
on a green dress. Spring passes into summer. Everyone knows that summer will not last. The power of all the
wisest men and women in the world cannot keep it for us. The corn becomes ripe, the leaves turn brown and then
drop to the ground, and the world changes its green dress for a dress of autumn colors.
1. During which season does the world 3. What is the season described at the
put on a green dress? end of the story?
a. Summer a. Summer
b. Spring b. Spring
c. Winter c. Autumn
d. Autumn d. Winter
2. This story is mainly about - 4. What is it that the world cannot
wisdom of nature. keep for us?
e beauty of the seasons. a. Spring
change. b. Summer
the shortness of summer. c. Power
d. The world's dress
II. Comparative
5. What is the comparative of "heat"? A. softest
A. heater B. softiest
B. heatter C. softtest
C. heatier D. most soft
D. hetter 11. What is the comparative of
6. What is the comparative of "ugly"?
"destructive"? A. uglier
A. destructiver B. uggliest
B. more destructive C. uglyest
C. destructivier D. ugliest
D. more destructiver 12. What is the comparative of
7. What is the comparative of "hot"? "small"?
A. hoter A. smallier
B. hotter B. smaller
C. hotest C. smalliest
D. hottest D. smallest
8. What is the comparative of 13. What is the comparative of
"lively"? "deep"?
A. livelyer A. deeper
B. more livelyer B. deepper
C. livelier C. deepest
D. more livelier D. deeppest
9. What is the comparative of "sad"? 14. What is the comparative of
A. sader "unpleasant"?
B. sadder A. unpleasant
C. sadier B. most unpleasant
D. saddier C. more unpleasant
10. What is the comparative of "soft"? D. Unpleasantest

III. Connecting words

15. We're studying now __________ there's an interesting film on TV.
a. despite b. even though c. despite d. in spite of
16. I’d like to talk to you __________ I know you’re busy.
a. despite b. even though c. despite d. in spite of

17. __________ her efforts, she failed the exam.

a. despite b. although c. even though d. in spite of

18. __________ we were having difficulties, we felt optimistic.

a. despite b. even though c. despite d. in spite of
 19. We didn’t win the game __________ all all our hard work.
a. despite b. even though c. despite d. in spite of
20. Frogs can hop, __________ they can't fly.
a. and b. even though c. because d. but
21. Peter has a fever __________ a terrible headache.
a. and b. though c. because d. but
22. You have to speak louder __________ he can't hear well.
a. because b. though c. in spite of d. but
23. Tom studied hard, __________ he failed the test.
a. and b. though c. because d. but
24. They like to watch soap operas __________ films on TV.
a. and b. though c. because d. but
25. Jim is happy __________ he won the race.
a. in spite of b. because c. but d. though
26. Henri is worried __________ he is late for an important meeting.
a. because b. though c. and d. but
27. She bought vitamins __________ forgot to buy aspirin.
a. in spite of b. however c. so d. but
28. It was expensive, __________ they gave me a discount.
a. in spite of b. otherwise c. but d. because
29. Paul can't go to work __________ he has the flu.
a. in spite of b. otherwise c. but d. because

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 Date:
Instituto Integrado Francisco Serrano May ___ 2010
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Muñoz
MARIA ELENA
ENGLISH TEST SUÁREZ
11º
Student: ____________________________________________ Grade: _________ Date ______________
Comparative Adjectives
1. She's beautiful I agree, but her mother is ______ b. the most hard
A a problem
B beautifuller c. harder
C more beautiful
D most beautiful d. hardlier
2. Diana was much taller ___ Charles.
A to 12. He thinks he's ____________ than me
B as because he speaks good English.
C than
a. more clever
D like
3. Texas is big but Alaska is _______ .
A bigger b. clever
B cold
C biggest c. the cleverest
D biger
4. This one is better ___ that one. d. cleverer
A to
B like 13. The desk top computer was ____________
C than than the laptop.
D as
5. Karen is ______ than her sister. a. cheaper
a) young
b) younger b. cheapest
c) more young
d) youngest c. the cheaper
6. The mouse is the ______ animal in the zoo.
a) small d. the cheapest
b) smaller
c) smallest 14. His house is ____________ than mine
d) more small
7. Barbara is as ______ as Janet. a. biggest
a) intelligenter
b) intelligent
b. bigger
c) more intelligent
d) most intelligent
c. more big
8. The dog is ______ than the hamster.
a) large
b) larger d. most big
c) largest
d) more large
9. Everyone in our family sings beautifully, but my Reading Comprehesion
mother is the ______ singer.
a) good Piranhas
b) more good Scientists in the UK have announced that the
c) best piranha fish's reputation 15) __________ a
d) better fearsome 16) __________ may well not be
10. A knife is ______ than a spoon. deserved. The fish, which is found in the Amazon
a) dangerous in Brazil, have been portrayed as deadly 17)
b) more dangerous __________ that work in shoals to overwhelm
c) most dangerous their prey and strip it of its flesh in seconds.
d) dangerouser However, 18) __________ from St Andrews
University say that piranhas are omnivores that
11. It was raining ____________ than ever. mainly eat fish, plants and insects. They form big
groups not to hunt but to defend 19) __________
against other predators, according to the team.
a. hardest "Previously it was thought piranhas shoaled as it
20) __________ them to form a cooperative
hunting group," said Professor Anne Magurran.
"However, we have found that it is primarily a
defensive 21) __________." 22
Piranhas can be attacked by animals 22) a. such
__________ dolphins, caimans and large fish, so b. as
forming a shoal is a good way of 23) __________
c. like
being killed. Piranhas of 24) __________ age stay
in the middle of the group for 25) __________ and d. as such
the 26) __________ of the shoal 27) __________
according to the level of 28) __________. When
the water level is high, the fish form small groups 23
as there is space to escape, but when the water a. prevent
level drops, they form large groups as protection b. preventing
against 29) __________. c. avoid
d. avoiding
Questions
15
a. as 24
b. as if a. reproduce
c. as though b. reproductive
d. since c. reproduction
d. reproductively

16
a. kill 25
b. killer a. protection
c. murderer b. protecting
d. murder c. protect
d. protective

17
a. carnivore 26
b. carnivorous a. rate
c. carnivors b. size
d. carnivores c. amount
d. dearth

18
a. expert 27
b. expertise a. different
c. experts b. differ
d. expectant c. differs
d. defer

19
a. them 28
b. themselves a. risk
c. it b. fate
d. itself c. destiny
d. chance

20
a. able 29
b. ables a. predator
c. enable b. predators
d. enabled c. predatory
d. predate

21 Connecting words
a. behave 30. _______ it is very cold, it is not freezing.
b. behaviour a. As
b. Though
c. misbehaviour
c. Because
d. misbehaviours
d. if d. when
31. It was Sunday and _______ most shops were 34. _______ it was raining, I took my umbrella.
closed. a. If
a. since b. As
b. therefore c. then
c. but d. Though
d. though 35. He works seriously _______ become an
32. _______ you refuse to work, I will not give you engineer.
a present. a. so
a. no b. that
b. Though c. in spite of
c. After d. in order to
d. Since 36. _______ some were dancing, others were
33. They will come back _______ their work is watching TV.
over. a. Till
a. though b. Since
b. who c. as
c. while d. While

d. that
37. Most people didn't like the film _______ it was boring.
a. because
b. after
c. if
d. yet
38. I would like to see Venice _______ I die.
a. if
b. after
c. before
d. though
39. I will tell them not to come _______ we can work in peace.
a. so that
b. if
c. despite
d. because
40. He went to prison _______ he had killed a man.
a. before
b. because
c. if
d. but
41. _______ the bad weather, the plane couldn't take off on time
a. Instead of
b. In spite of
c. Because of
d. otherwise
42. _______ the rain, the barbecue party was a success.
a. but
b. Instead of
c. In spite of
d. Because of
43. You can have fish _______ meat if you prefer.
a. in spite of
b. instead of
c. because of
d. after
44. You will not find a job _______ you have passed your exam.
a. therefore
b. so
c. till
d. then
45. You will either work _______ leave the firm.
a. so
b. therefore
c. or
d. if
34. _______ tomorrow is Sunday, you will be able to stay in bed till lunch-time.
a. in order to
b. As
c. So
d. If
35. _______ his parents were away, he invited twenty friends to his party.
a. Though
b. So
c. As
d. even