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This document appears to be a student's exam containing multiple sections testing different language skills: 1. The first section asks the student to read a passage about the history of soft toys and determine whether 5 statements about the passage are right, wrong, or cannot be determined. 2. The second section asks the student to find and correct 9 mistakes in verb forms across 12 sentences. 3. The third section asks the student to complete a conversation by filling in blanks with the correct present simple or continuous verb forms. 4. The fourth section asks the student to identify whether 12 highlighted words are nouns or adjectives. 5. The fifth section asks the student to find and correct mistakes in

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Liceul Tehnologic Nr.1 Salonta

This document appears to be a student's exam containing multiple sections testing different language skills: 1. The first section asks the student to read a passage about the history of soft toys and determine whether 5 statements about the passage are right, wrong, or cannot be determined. 2. The second section asks the student to find and correct 9 mistakes in verb forms across 12 sentences. 3. The third section asks the student to complete a conversation by filling in blanks with the correct present simple or continuous verb forms. 4. The fourth section asks the student to identify whether 12 highlighted words are nouns or adjectives. 5. The fifth section asks the student to find and correct mistakes in

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Liceul Tehnologic Nr.

1 Salonta

R2 NAME:

FIRST TERM PAPER 10A


SCHOOL YEAR: 2014-2015

I. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B)? If there is
not enough information to answer ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B), choose ’Doesn’t
say’ (C). Circle A, B or C on your exam sheet. 10 points
Although soft toys are among the first playthings used by the youngest children, they are
of fairly recent origin. Apart from rag dolls (which date back to Roman times), soft toys in the
guise of humanised animals seem to have been a late-19th century invention. The earliest toys of
this type consisted of nondescript ducks and amorphous sheep, but a major breakthrough came in
the 1890s with the birth of the golliwog, based on the principal character in Florence Upton's
Golliwog stories, first published in 1895.
This impish character with its black face, mop of spiky hair and smart clothes was an
overnight success. In the stories, he was always getting into mischief and in real life he served as
a kind of scapegoat for many a child who could readily blame his or her own misdeeds on
'Golly'. Racist overtones in more recent years considerably diminished the popularity of the
golliwog, though it continues to rank high with collectors. In the 1930s toy koalas began to
appear in Australia and spread to America and Europe after World War II. These soft toys had
the merit of being clothed in real fur (albeit kangaroo!), with very realistic muzzles of black
leather. The popularity of Skippy, a children's television series, also triggered off a craze for toy
kangaroos in the 1950s and 1960s, which later extended to Willy Wombat and other marsupials.
As the golliwog slipped in the popularity ratings, its place was taken by the troll, a
grotesque creature of Scandinavian origin, and the gonk, a rotund individual with his eyes in his
chest. Soft toys in the form of more recognizably human guise include an enormous range of
clowns and other costumed figures. www.collectorcafe.com

1. Soft toys date back to the 17th century.


A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2. The soft toy based on the main character in Florence Upton’s stories was an
immediate success.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
3. Toy koalas entered the Asian market in the 1980s.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
4. Toy koalas were clothed in real fur.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5. The troll is an Australian creature.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
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II. Nine of these sentences contain mistakes with the form of the verbs. Find the
mistakes and correct them. 12 points
1. They are making a lot of exciting plans for the future.

2. Linda and Bob is staying with us for a few days.

3. The world’s climate is getting warmer.

4. He don’t believe anything I tell him.

5. More and more people is using cars these days.

6. Your town is clean or dirty?

7. I’s travelling around Europe for two weeks.

8. We are developing a new system for paying by credit card.

9. His phone is no working at the moment.

10. My brother study for three hours every evening.

11. My parents go to the cinema at least once a week.

12. What you are doing while you are in Lisbon?

III. Complete this conversation using either the present simple or the present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets: 20 points

A: Hi Sonia. What (0) are you doing (do)?


B: I (1) …………………… (try) o fix the video recorder. It (2) …………………… (not seem)
to be working.
A: (3) …………………………… (you know) what’s wrong with it?
B: I (4) ……........................... (think) here is something tuck inside it.
A: (5) ………………………………… (you want) me to help you?
B: No thanks. Where’s Sophie, by the way?
A: She’s just outside. We met Adam on the way home from college and she (6) ………………..
(talk) to him in the street. Have you fixed the video yet?
B: Why ( 7) ……………………………………. (it worry) you so much?
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A: Well, it’s Tuesday and I (8) …………………………………….. (go) to the basketball


practice on Tuesday but my favourite programme is on TV. I (9) ………………………...............
(always record) it and (10) ………………................. (watch) it when I get home.

IV.Look at the highlighted words in these sentences. Are they nouns or adjectives? 12points
1. I think Florence is a really beautiful city.
2. It was a pleasure to meet you!
3. It’s dangerous to drive without a seatbelt.
4. She doesn’t eat meat for religious reasons.
5. I had great difficulty opening the train window.
6. Don’t eat those mushrooms. They are really poisonous.
7. There are positive and negative things about fame.
8. Bringing a waterproof coat is an absolute necessity.

IV. Six of the questions below have mistakes in them. Find the mistakes and correct
them. 16 points
e.g. When you last bought a CD?
When did you last buy a CD?
1. Which of these albums you like best?

2. Who ate the last biscuit?

3. How many people did they go to the concert?

4. Where you went for your last holiday?

5. What did happen to Diana yesterday?

6. Who you want to speak to?

7. Which platform does the train go from?

8. Who did gave you that great bag?


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V. Write a letter to your best friend informing him about the last visit you have
done abroad together with your family. (100-150 words) 20
points
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