1st term 4º ESO exam

1. Name: _____________________________________ CPI Tino Grandío
ESO – 4 English Language
Date: 24th
November 2016 1st Term 2016-2017
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1. Complete these sentences with the verb in its correct form (present simple, present
continuous, past simple, past continuous, future simple (will) and going to: (2 POINTS)
a. In 2020 we _____________________ (be / probably) studying at university.
b. Jason and Peter __________________ (finish) a report about the book for English now but
they _____________________ (not / often / read) books in French at home. They prefer to
read adventure novels.
c. Last night they _________________ (watch) a good film on TV while their parents
_______________________ (speak) about the accident.
d. Listen! Those dogs _________________ (bark) at the moment.
e. My parents ____________________ (talk) about me when I _______________ (arrive).
f. Now I __________________ (understand) the film we have seen.
g. Last night she _______________________ (study) for this exam when you
_______________________ (phone) your friends.
h. This afternoon my sister ______________________ (buy) a new tracksuit. She
___________________ (not /come) back home with me as planned.
i. Yesterday morning we ______________ (have) breakfast at 8, ______________ (have) a
shower but we _________________ (not / finish) our homework for school.
2. Compare these cars and bicycle and write a paragraph about them. Use different
comparative structures (2 POINTS):
Lisa Fred Samuel
old / young 14 15 15
lazy / hard-working very lazy hard-working a bit hard-working
intelligent a bit intelligent very intelligent very intelligent
rich / poor very rich a bit rich a bit poor
good student bad student good student very good student
3. Link these sentences using relative pronouns (1,5 POINTS):
a. I talked to a girl. Her car had broken down in front of the shop.
b. Mr Richards is a taxi driver. Mr Richards lives in that house there.
c. Thanks for your email. Your email was very interesting.
d. Samuel Johnson was the son of a bookseller. Samuel Johnson was born in 1709.

2. e. His house at that time was in London. His house is a museum now.
f. Rosalía de Castro lived in a house in Padron. There is a museum in her house now.
4. Choose the right relative pronoun (0.5 POINTS)
a. This is the bank ______________ was robbed yesterday.
b. A boy ________________ sister is in my class has bought a new i-Phone.
c. The bag ________________ contained the money was found in the park.
d. This is the school _______________ we study now.
e. That was the year _________________ we met her for the first time.
5. Write a paragraph (about 80 words) about TWO of the following topics. Remember to use
connectors (2X2 POINTS):
 You are lost in Praza Maior in Lugo. Ask somebody about hot to go to the park or to Avenida de
Madrid.
 Something interesting you did last year (use two verbs in the past continuous).
 What someone in your family does every day.
 Your plans for next Christmas