Name: ……………………………………………………………………….

Class: …………………………………

Write in SPANISH the information required for EACH of the situations given below. Do NOT write
more than ONE sentence for each situation. For some situations, a complete sentence may NOT be
necessary. Do NOT translate the situations given. DO NOT WRITE EACH ANSWER ON A
DIFFERENT PAGE.

CANDIDATES WILL BE PENALISED FOR DISREGARDING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

1. It is your friend's birthday, and you send him a photo of himself in place of a birthday card.
What do you write at the back of the photo?
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2. You are in Mexico on an exchange visit. Send an email to your friend telling her of something you
like about your new environment.
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3. You send a card to your brother abroad who is about to write an important exam. What do you
write?
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4. You are designing your own invitation for your birthday party. What do you write?
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5. You are chatting online with friends, and they ask you to do something. Explain why it is
inappropriate.
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6. You send an email to your aunt who lives abroad informing her of something special you would
like to do when you visit her. What do you write?
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7. Your father has left a note reminding you of a task which he would like you to complete. What
does the note say?
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8. A secret admirer is shy and wishes to invite you on a date. Write the note which he/she sends to
you.
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 READING COMPREHENSION
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

Read the following selection carefully. Do NOT translate but answer the questions in
ENGLISH. Be sure to identify by number the question to which your answer refers.
YOU WILL BE PENALISED FOR DISREGARDING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

Lucita’s Birthday Gift

Anteayer Lucita cumplió diecisiete años. Su abuela le regaló una caja inmensa de chocolates que
Lucita decidió llevar a la escuela para compartirlos con sus compañeros.
En la escuela, Lucita dejó la caja de chocolates sobre una mesa y fue a clases hasta el mediodía.
Después de clases Lucita fue por la caja de chocolates, pero no estaba donde la había dejado. Se
enfadó y comenzó a llorar. Inmediatamente se le acercó su amigo Domingo quien le preguntó qué
le pasaba. Lucita le contó su problema.
Domingo había oído a dos muchachos, Lucas y Alkino, planeando hacerle una broma a ella: iban a
esconder la caja de chocolates. Domingo pensó que podía ayudar a su amiga a recuperar su regalo.
Sin decir nada, Domingo fue inmediatamente en busca de Lucas y Alkino. Les encontró en la
cafetería con el regalo de Lucita. Estaban para salir cuando Domingo agarró la caja y corrió
rápidamente para devolvérsela a Lucita. Pobre Domingo! En el camino se tropezó con el guardia de
la escuela quien acababa de hablar con Lucita y sin hacerle preguntas le llevó directamente a la
oficina del director.

Use complete sentences to answer, in ENGLISH, the following questions based on the
selection you have just read.

1. When did Lucita celebrate her birthday?

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(1 mark)
2. How old was Lucita?
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(1 mark)
3. What gift did Lucita receive and from whom?
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(3 marks)
4. Why did Lucita take her gift to school?
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(2 marks)
5. What did Lucita observe at the end of class?
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(2 marks)
6. How did Lucita react?
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(2 marks)
7. What information did Domingo have?
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(3 marks)
8. Where did Domingo go?
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(1 mark)
9. What was Domingo’s reaction when he saw Lucas and Alkino?
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(2 marks)
10. Why did the guard react in the way that he did?
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(3 marks)
Total 20 marks