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ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN

Communicative
Grammar I
Evaluaciones a distancia

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TRABAJOS OBLIGATORIOS
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PRIMERA EVALUACIÓN A DISTANCIA

PRIMER BIMESTRE

Recuerde que esta evaluación a distancia debe desarrollarla y

entregarla en su respectivo centro universitario hasta el
15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2010
Si lo desea puede enviar esta prueba a través del Entorno
Virtual de Aprendizaje en la fecha indicada.

Indicaciones generales:
Esta evaluación consta de dos partes:
¸ Primera parte: Prueba objetiva, tiene un valor de dos puntos.
¸ Segunda parte: Prueba de ensayo, tiene un valor de cuatro puntos.
¸ Como aporte ecológico de su parte, le sugerimos imprima su trabajo en anverso
y reverso (ambos lados de la hoja).

This work is compulsory; therefore, it is an obligatory condition to pass the cycle. Be

punctual and avoid possible problems.

This work consists of two parts, the first part is an objective test and it will be scored
2 points. The second part is an essay test; it will be scored over 4 points. The total
scored of this work is 6 points.

For its successful develop, you have to study the units; from 1 to 16 from your
textbook.

OBJECTIVE SECTION

A. Read the following statements and then write T if it’s true or F if it’s false.

1. We use imperatives for giving directions, instructions, and requests. ______

2. For having an imperative we use the infinitive form of a verb. For ______
example: To pass me the salt, please.

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3. We use “this is” to introduce or talk about two or more people or ______
things far from you.

4. “I, you, he, she, it, we you and they” are subject pronouns, but they ______
can`t replace a subject noun.

5. The present of “be” has four forms am, is, isn’t, are. ______

6. Possessive adjectives are “my, your, his, her, its, our, and their”, and ______
they tell who someone or something belongs to.

7. We use was with the subject pronouns “I, he, she, and it”; and we ______
use were with “you, we, and they”.

8. To ask yes/no questions in past tense with be, we put was or were ______
after the subject

9. For answering Yes/ No questions in past tense using the verb to be, ______
we use subject pronoun plus was, wasn’t, were or weren’t in short
answers.

10. Some wh-questions start with where, when, who, what, how, and ______
how long; and these words ask for information.

11. Use the simple present to talk about facts or things that happened in ______
the past.

12. We add –s or -es only with the third person singular (he, she, it) ______
when we are speaking in present tense.

13. Be and have are regular verbs. ______

14. We use do or does + a subject + the base form of the verb to ask ______
Yes/No questions in present tense.

15. We use the verb “have” to talk about age. ______

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16. Adverbs of frequency say how often something happens. ______

17. Adverbs of frequency come before the verb be and after other ______
verbs.

18. Use the present progressive to talk about an action that is happening ______
now.

19. Be, have, like, need, and want are action verbs, so we always use ______
these verbs in present ontinuous.

20. In present continuous, when you want to answer in affirmative way, ______
you can use contractions

B. Read the following statements. Then choose the correct choice.

1. Please __________ your eyes.

a. to close
b. not close
c. close
2. _____________ her suitcase?

a. Is this
b. This is
c. It is

3. A: Is this your jacket?

B: __________________

a. Yes, it’s
b. No, It’s not
c. Yes, they are

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4. Paul and Ana _________ good friends.

a. was
b. is
c. are

5. A: How _________ your parents?

B: They ___________ fine.

a. are, are
b. is, are
c. is, was

6. I saw Ann and Ted with ___________ children.

a. his
b. their
c. her

7. Alex: Was Mr. Sato’s wife here today?

Eve: _____________________

a. Yes, they were.

b. No, she was in the city.
c. Yes, she is here.

8. That’s Mona’s dog. ________ name is Lulu.

a. It
b. It’s
c. Its

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9. Mr. and Mrs. live in London, and _________son lives in Australia.

a. he
b. his
c. their

10. John has a brother and a sister. _________brother is 25 and _______ sister
is 21.

a. His ,her
b. His, his
c. He, she

11. Our apartment is ____________ floor.

a. in the sixth
b. on the sixth
c. at the sixth

12. My family doesn’t __________ a lot of fish.

a. eat
b. eats
c. to eat

13. Luis and I _________ football every Sunday.

a. plays
b. playes
c. play

14. _____________my new haircut?

a. Do you like
b. Like you
c. Do like

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15. Does Paul have a girlfriend? Yes, ____________

a. he does
b. he is
c. he do

16. Steve: ______________________

Mark: Yes, red is her favorite color.

a. What’s her favorite color?

b. Does your brother like red?
c. Does she like red?

17. Kathy: ____________________

Amanda: At 9: 00

a. Why does he go to bed?

b. Does he go to bed?
c. What time does he go to bed?

18. Maria and Mark ___________ for us.

a. waiting
b. not waiting
c. are waiting

19. Lucy: Is it snowing today?

Paul: _______________

a. No, it’s not

b. No, it’s snowing
c. Yes, it’s raining.

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20. Pedro: Why ____________ laughing?

Maria: Because that joke is funny.

a. you
b. are you
c. you are

ESSAY PART

A. Complete exercise 2 y 4 on page 13 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 2

B. Complete exercise 4 on page 22 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 3

C. Complete exercise 5 on page 30 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 4

D. Complete exercise 3 on page 36 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 5

E. Complete the exercise 3 on page 59 y 60 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 8

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F. Complete exercise 3 on page 69 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 9

G. Complete exercise 2 on page 77 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 10

H. Complete exercise 3 on page 86 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 11

I. Complete exercise 2 on page 109 in your textbook.

Strategy:

For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 14

Participe del foro en el Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA) en:

www.utpl.edu.ec (Tarea opcional)

SEÑOR ESTUDIANTE:
Le recordamos que para presentarse a rendir las
evaluaciones presenciales no está permitido el uso de
ningún material auxiliar (calculadora, diccionario, libros,
Biblia, formularios, códigos, leyes, etc.)
Las pruebas presenciales están diseñadas para
desarrollarlas sin la utilización de estos materiales.

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SEGUNDA EVALUACIÓN A DISTANCIA

SEGUNDO BIMESTRE

Recuerde que esta evaluación a distancia debe desarrollarla y

entregarla en su respectivo centro universitario hasta el
15 DE ENERO DE 2011
Si lo desea puede enviar esta prueba a través del Entorno
Virtual de Aprendizaje en la fecha indicada.

Indicaciones generales:
Esta evaluación consta de dos partes:
¸ Primera parte: Prueba objetiva, tiene un valor de dos puntos.
¸ Segunda parte: Prueba de ensayo, tiene un valor de cuatro puntos.
¸ Como aporte ecológico de su parte, le sugerimos imprima su trabajo en anverso
y reverso (ambos lados de la hoja).

Dear students remember that:

This work is compulsory; therefore, it is an obligatory condition to pass the cycle. Be

punctual and avoid possible problems.

This work consists of two parts, the first one is an objective test and it will be scored
2 points. The second part is an essay test; it will be scored 4 points. The total score
of this work is 6 points. For its successful completing, you have to study units, 17 to
33 in your textbook.

OBJECTIVE SECTION

A. Read the following statements and then write T if it’s true or F if it’s false.

1. To show belonging add an apostrophe (‘) +s to a singular noun or _____

an irregular plural noun.

2. Count nouns refer to things that are easy to count. _____

3. Quantifiers help us to count noun count nouns. _____

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4. Non- count nouns refer to separate things that are easy to count. _____

5. We use some in negative sentences and in questions and any in _____

affirmative sentences.

6. We can use singular or plural verbs with non count nouns _____

7. We use the for specific things that the speaker and listener know _____
about.

8. We have to use the base form of the verb after the modal can. _____

9. We use the simple past to talk about a fact that happened every _____
day.

10. Some past time expressions are: yesterday, last week, last year, _____
…ago.

11. In negative statements we use did not or didn’t + a verb in past _____
tense

12. Regular verbs have different forms in the simple past. _____

13. For having a Yes/No questions we use this structure: did + subject+
verb (simple form) + Complement +? _____

14. I, you, he, she, it, we and they are object pronouns and they _____
replace an object noun.

15. We use there are with singular nouns. and there is with plural _____
nouns

16. Adjectives can’t end in -ing, -ly, and -ed. _____

17. We can add –s to an adjective or a noun modifier. _____

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18. To form the comparative of most adjectives of two or more syllables, _____
we use more before the adjective.

19. To form the superlative of longer adjectives, we use the most before _____
the adjective.

20. We use on with days of the week and dates, and in expressions like
weekdays, weekends, weeknights. _____

B. Read the following statements. Then choose the correct choice.

1. Laura: Do you like ___________ tie?

Ken:

a. Johns’
b. Johns
c. John’s

2. Can you get me ______________ sweater for my birthday

a. an orange
b. a orange
c. orange

3. What a beautiful evening! Look at _____________!

a. a moon
b. the moon
c. moon

4. Herb: Sorry I’m late. __________________.

Tim: That’s ok.

a. I miss the train

b. I misses the train
c. I missed the train

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5. Did Harry __________ a good time?

a. has
b. have
c. had

6. Sasha ________________ her job five months ago.

a. leaves
b. left
c. is leaving

7. Sandy: Where were you last night?

Mark: ______________________

a. I went to a movie.
b. I go to bed early.
c. We were going to the mall.

8. Randy: Wendy and I need a ride to the school today?

Kate: _________________________.

a. Mom can drive her.

b. I can take you.
c. Danny can take them.

9. Maggie and Peter have three children. We see ___________ at the bus stop
every morning.

a. them
b. us
c. him

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10. I love that jacket. ____________ is it?

a. How much
b. How many
c. How
11. In your opinion, which is ________ for dancing rock or jazz?

a. better
b. gooder
c. better than

12. I think soccer is the ____________sport.

a. boring than
b. most interesting
c. more interesting

13. A: When can I call you back?

B: ___________________

a. An hour
b. In five minutes
c. At 784-0210

14. Mr. West sleeps all day because he works _________ night.

a. in the
b. on
c. at

15. What time do you usually go to bed _________ weekdays?

a. at
b. the
c. on

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16. Alan: I’m going to the bed early tonight.

Suzy: __________________________.

Alan: Because I have an important exam tomorrow.

a. Why are you going to sleep early?

b. Are going to sleep early?
c. Why you are going to sleep early?

17. Paul wants to go to the park. ________________ to take him with you?

a. You are going

b. Are you going
c. Are you go

18. Bill: When_____________ to go shopping?

Mary: On Tuesday.

a. are we going
b. we are going
c. we going

19. Kevin: Are we going to make it on time?

Lisa: _______________________.

a. No, we going to be very early.

b. Yes, it`s very late
c. No, we are going to be late.

20. The neighbors’ car is ___________ than ours.

a. nicer
b. the nicer
c. most nice

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ESSAY PART

A. Complete exercise 2 on page 143 and 144 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 18

B. Complete exercise 3 on page 150 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 19

C. Complete exercise 4 on page 168 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 21

D. Complete exercise 3 on page 174 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 22

E. Complete exercise 1 on page 190 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 24

F. Complete exercise 4 on page 215 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 27

G. Complete exercise 4 on page 223 of your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity it is important that you review your textbook, unit 28

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H. Complete exercise 3 on page 230 in your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity is important that you review your textbook, unit 29

I. Complete exercise 2 on page 235 inf your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity is important that you review your textbook, unit 30

J. Complete exercise 2 on page 258 inf your textbook.

Strategy:
For this activity is important that you review your textbook, unit 33

Participe del foro en el Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA) en:

www.utpl.edu.ec (Tarea opcional)

SEÑOR ESTUDIANTE:
Le recordamos que para presentarse a rendir las
evaluaciones presenciales no está permitido el uso de
ningún material auxiliar (calculadora, diccionario, libros,
Biblia, formularios, códigos, leyes, etc.)
Las pruebas presenciales están diseñadas para
desarrollarlas sin la utilización de estos materiales.

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