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1. ENGLISH EXAM
TRUE or FALSE?
Name: __________________________ 3rd grade: ____ score:
Teacher: Roger Aguirre Lopez Date: ___________________ 1. The Amazon is the largest forest in the world. _______
2. The Amazon basin gets 2,000 mm of rain a year. _______
I. Read the text and write TRUE or FALSE. (08 points)
3. Some anaconda snakes are 8 meters long. _______
This week our interviewer talks to Kenji Tanaka.
4. Macaws and parrots aren’t very colorful birds. _______
INTERVIEWER: I'm standing here with Kenji
Tanaka. Kenji is from Tokyo, in Japan. He is in 5. It never rains in Brazil _______
Brazil for three weeks, visiting his friend, Marco
6. It’s very hot in Brazil. _______
Lima. Kenji and Marco were in the Amazon rain
forest last week. Kenji is going to tell me about their 7. Marco is visiting Brazil for three weeks. _______
adventure.
8. The Amazon rain forest has thousands of different animals.
KENJI: The Amazon rain forest is amazing. It is the _______
largest forest in the world.
II. Read the text again and check the correct answer. (12 points)
INTERVIEWER: How many animals are there in the rain forest?
KENJI: There are thousands of different animals. There are 1. Kenji and Marco are ……………..
monkeys, sloths, anaconda snakes, and tree frogs. The anaconda  brothers  interviewers  friends
is one of the longest snakes in the world. Some anacondas are
nine meters long. 2. Where does Marco live? He lives in ……………..
INTERVIEWER: Are there any birds?  Brazil  Lima  Tokyo
KENJI: Yes, there are many different birds. There are macaws and 3. Anacondas are ……………..
parrots. The birds are very beautiful. They are very colorful.  amazing birds  the hottest animals  the longest snakes
INTERVIEWER: What is the weather like in the rain forest? 4. What’s the weather like in the rain forest?
KENJI: It's hot at this time of year. The temperature is about 27°C.  hot and rainy  2,000 mm of rain  amazing
INTERVIEWER: How much does it rain there? 5. Which animals are not mentioned in the text?
KENJI: The Amazon basin gets 2,000 mm of rain a year. It usually  mammals  fish  snakes.
rains every day.
6. Are there any birds in the rain forest?
INTERVIEWER: What about the Amazon
River? What was it like?  Yes, there is some.
KENJI: It was really amazing. The  No, there aren’t any.
Amazon has more water in it than any
 Yes, there are.
other river in the world. I guess that's
where all the rain goes.  No, there isn’t.
INTERVIEWER: Thanks, Kenji, for the
information. Enjoy the rest of your visit in Brazil!

2. ENGLISH EXAM
TRUE or FALSE?
Name: __________________________ 3rd grade: ____ score:
Teacher: Roger Aguirre Lopez Date: ___________________ 1. Kenji is in Tokyo for 3 weeks. _______
2. Anacondas are one of the longest snakes. _______
I. Read the text and write TRUE or FALSE. (08 points)
3. There are many different animals in the rain forest. _______
This week our interviewer talks to Kenji Tanaka.
4. It’s very cold in the rain forest. _______
INTERVIEWER: I'm standing here with Kenji
Tanaka. Kenji is from Tokyo, in Japan. He is in 5. Macaws and parrots are very colorful birds. _______
Brazil for three weeks, visiting his friend, Marco
6. It usually rains in Brazil _______
Lima. Kenji and Marco were in the Amazon rain
forest last week. Kenji is going to tell me about their 7. The Amazon has more water in it than any other river. _______
adventure.
8. Yesterday Kenji and Marco were in the Amazon rain forest.
KENJI: The Amazon rain forest is amazing. It is the _______
largest forest in the world.
II. Read the text again and check the correct answer. (12 points)
INTERVIEWER: How many animals are there in the rain forest?
KENJI: There are thousands of different animals. There are 1. Kenji is talking to ……………..
monkeys, sloths, anaconda snakes, and tree frogs. The anaconda  his friend  an interviewer  Marco
is one of the longest snakes in the world. Some anacondas are
nine meters long. 2. Where does Kenji live? He lives in ……………..
INTERVIEWER: Are there any birds?  Brazil  Lima  Tokyo
KENJI: Yes, there are many different birds. There are macaws and 3. Macaws are ……………..
parrots. The birds are very beautiful. They are very colorful.  amazing birds  the hottest animals  the longest snakes
INTERVIEWER: What is the weather like in the rain forest? 4. What’s the temperature in the rain forest?
KENJI: It's hot at this time of year. The temperature is about 27°C.  twenty-seven ºC  two-thousand ºC  cold and snowy
INTERVIEWER: How much does it rain there? 5. Which animal is not a bird?
KENJI: The Amazon basin gets 2,000 mm of rain a year. It usually  monkey  parrot  macaw
rains every day.
6. Are there any animals in the rain forest?
INTERVIEWER: What about the Amazon
River? What was it like?  Yes, there are.
KENJI: It was really amazing. The  No, there aren’t any.
Amazon has more water in it than any
 Yes, there is.
other river in the world. I guess that's
where all the rain goes.  No, there is some.
INTERVIEWER: Thanks, Kenji, for the
information. Enjoy the rest of your visit in Brazil!