JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GRAMMAR EXAM 5th. BIMESTER

3RD GRADE
NAME: ________________________________________________________________ GROUP: ________
DATE: ______________________________________ L.N. _____
Sandra Suárez total points: _____ of 60

Follow instructions carefully and use your best handwriting; double answers or difficult to read will be counted as
wrong ! Be careful with your spelling and punctuation. Answer with pen.
Part 1. Use of English
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the ones given. Use the clues in ()
to guide you. (3 points)
1. Charles and Erik met 30 years ago. (have)
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2. I have not been to the dentist since October. (last)
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3. Kitty is not as brave as Betty. (a lot)
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II. Complete the text with the right form of the verbs. (15 points)
I (1)_____________________ (walk) along the beach talking to my friend when suddenly I (2) __________
(see) a man in the water (3) _______________(wave) like crazy. I (4) ________________________ (not doubt)
and (5) ________________ (run) straight to the water to try and save him. Earlier that summer I (6)
___________ (take) a special course to learn how to rescue people and I (7) _________ (be) anxious to use my
new skills. I (8) ____________ (swim) as fast as I could to where I (9) __________________________ (see)
the man waving, but when I (10) __________ (get) there he (11) ________________________ (disappear)! I
looked everywhere, but I could not find him. I (12) _____________________ (feel) very upset when I got out of
the water, but then I saw the man again. He (13) ________________________ (stand) with my friend and they
(14) ______________________ (laugh). It turned out that the man (15) ___________ (be) an old friend of my
friend; he was waving to get my friend’s attention!

III. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech. In some sentences you have to use the
specific verb in ( ). (5points)
1. Sean said, “I am hungry”.
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2. Moira said, “Charles had an accident”.
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3. “You should get more exercise”, the doctor told me. (advised)
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4. “Water drops across rays of light, create rainbows”, she said. (explained)
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5. Logan said, “I am not interested in your offer.”
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IV. Complete the following conditional sentences. (10 points)

1. If I had not invited him to the party, ________________________________________________________
2. She would be very happy if _______________________________________________________________
3. If I see him at the party tomorrow, __________________________________________________________
4. You should have thought of the consequences if _______________________________________________
5. If only I had read the book, ________________________________________________________________
6. If I win the lottery, _______________________________________________________________________
7. What would you do if ____________________________________________________________________?
8. If you stopped smoking, ___________________________________________________________________
9. Val would quit her work and travel around the world if ____________________________________________
10. If he had known you were sick, _____________________________________________________________

V. Each of the following sentences has a mistake, circle it and write the correct answer on the line. (10 points)
1. Thomas A. Edison, which invented the electric light bulb, was born in 1847. ___________________________
2. I talked to her with phone. ___________________________
3. He run the New York City Marathon last year. ___________________________
4. They could buy an computer if they had the money. ___________________________
5. I need to do an urgent phone call. ___________________________
6.The town were I used to live has not changed a lot. ____________________________
7. The design of the cafeteria is amazed! ___________________________
8. If I having a headache, I take an aspirin. ____________________________
9. It is time to having dinner. ____________________________
10. When I met Emma I thought she was to arrogant. ____________________________

VI. Complete the text with the appropriate form of the word. The first one has been done as an
example. (10 points)
AN ACTOR’S LIFE IS NOT A HAPPY ONE
Many people who think they have a (0) professional future in films go to Hollywood only to find (1)
__________________instead of success. They often have to give up the more (2)_______________________
aspects of their chosen career to play parts in (3) _____________________ because these provide (4)
_________________ security. For many actors, even basic (5) __________________ can be difficult. Some
do not earn enough to pay their rent or (6) ________________ bills, and the time and money they invest in the
(7) __________________________ of a portfolio for interviews is often wasted. Of course there is a possible
(8) ___________________________ why only 1% of actors are really (9) ________________________. There
are just too many people who believe that their next (10)_______________________ will be the one that
makes them a star!

1.disappoint 2.enjoy 3.advertise 4.finance 5.survive 6.electric

7.prepare 8.explain 9.succeed 10.perform

VII. Complete the following chart. (7 points)

Present Past Past Participle
caught
make
drawn
stood
become
sweep
woken

Extra question: Write about your experience at the museum. (2 points)

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 It was great being your teacher; good luck next year!