This document contains an English proficiency test for level A2 students. The test assesses listening, reading, language use and writing skills. It includes multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and short writing prompts. The content of the passages and questions cover topics like personal identity, blogs, fashion, birthdays and international youth conferences.

1. A.N.E.P
CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA
INSPECCIÓN DE INGLÉS
PROGRAMA DE ACREDITACIÓN DE INGLÉS
(PAI)
1st Term Test - Level A2
July 2010
Student’s name: ....................................
Highschool: ………………………………...
Final mark: /
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2. Listening Comprehension
I. Listen to the conversation between Anna and Ben about personal identity.
A) As you listen fill in the blanks to complete the first part of the conversation.
0. Anna: Who ... are... you?
Ben: Who am I? What a strange question! Me, of course!
Anna: It’s (1) ....................really strange. We all (2)l ...................... different
roles. For example, think about (3) ...................... family. You are a child, a
grandchild, a (4)........................., a sister.
It depends (5)...................... the relationship. To (6)...................... people, you are young. To others you are
(7)...................... .
B) Now listen to the rest of the conversation. Are these sentences True or False?
0. Different people have the same views of me. ...False....
1. Your friends and teacher see a different person in you. ..........
2. Madonna’s kids see her as a mother. .......
3. Children are difficult. .........
4. Business people are glamorous. ........
Reading Comprehension
II) Read the passage below.
MY LIFE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
People often like to write about their lives and their thoughts. They do
this in a diary. These diaries are usually private. Sometimes they have a
lock and a key. They’re “top secret”.
Blogs are a kind of diary, too. People write about their lives on a
website. They add photos, too. Other people can add their comments
and questions. So, blogs are personal and public. You can make a lot of
friends - and enemies - through a blog!
Now choose the best option to finish these sentences:
0. People write about their ....a......
a) lives and thoughts b) feelings and emotions c) actions and thoughts
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3. 1- Diaries are almost never ...........
a) personal b) private c) public
2- A blog is similar to a diary, but on ...........
a) the net b) T.V. c) the radio
3- In a blog people can include ...........
a) questions and photos b) photos and comments c) all three
4- Blogs are good for ...........
a) meeting enemies b) meeting friends c) meeting celebrities
III) Now, read this information
Time for a change!
It’s fun to look different. It’s exciting to do different things. It’s cool to be ...cool! We
change all the time.
Changing bodies
Some people like to change their physical appearance. Sometimes this decoration is
traditional. Very often, people change the shape or colour of their hair. They want to
look different, or fashionable.
Some changes are more extreme! Are these always beautiful? Tattoos, body piercing…
Some actors and models have “new” noses. Why do people do this sort of thing to their
bodies? Is it fashion? Or is it vanity?
Finish these sentences with one or two words from the text
0. Different people experience changes all … the time…….
1. For some people change is fun, cool and ……..........................
2. People enjoy making changes to their .................................
3. Body decoration is not always .......................
4. Tattoos and body piercing are examples of extreme ………………..
IV. Different teenagers give their opinions about uniforms. Complete what they say inserting the missing
sentence (a, b, c, d, e) as in the example.
0. “Rich kids and poor kids look the same. ....b.... Nobody notices the difference.”
1. “I don’t have to think in the morning. .............. . It makes life easy!
2. “I like my school. All my friends go there. ................. . We feel good in it.”
3. “Clothes are personal. ................... . I don’t want to look like all the other people in my school!No way!”
4. “Uniform? .................. ! I want to look like ME!”
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4. a- No, thanks. b- Well, almost the same.
c- So the uniform is part of our group. d- I put on the same clothes everyday.
e- We express our personality through our clothes.
Language in Use
V. A) Beth is asking some questions to her friend Jack. Write the letter to Jack’ s answers on the space
provided below each one.
0. - Beth: When’s your birthday?
- Jack: _c_
1. - Beth: Can you be absent from school that day?
- Jack: _____________ a. My mother does.
2. - Beth: How do you celebrate? b. No, I have to attend classes.
- Jack: _____________ c. It’s in September.
3. - Beth: Who bakes the cake? d. I like chocolate cake
- Jack: _______________ e. Well, I invite all my friends.
4. – Beth: Is there a special cake you like?
- Jack: _______________
B) As you read this article on two international conferences for young people, fill in the blanks with the
corresponding letter from the options provided in the grid.
“I have a voice”
Seventeen young people between 11 and 18 (0)...meet... for three days of workshops and discussions; they
(1)................ eight poor countries and five the big ones. Actually, (2)................... poor people in the “rich”
countries and rich people in the “poor” ones. In fact many problems (3).................... the same for all the
countries. These young people (4)...................... to find real solutions.
The entire group is now together. They (5)...................... with the film star Ewan Mc Gregor (UNICEF good
will ambassador); he (6)..................... them plan their future actions.
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5. 0 a. meet b. meets c. is meeting
1 a. represents b. represent c. don’t represent
2 a. there is b. there are c. are
3 a. is b. are c. have
4 a. wants b. want c. don’t want
5 a. are talking b. talk c. is talking
6 a. is helping b. are helping c. help
Writing activities
VI. Write an announcement for the next international conference of young people who will meet in
Uruguay. (about 25 words)
VII. Write an invitation to your friends for your birthday party. (about 35 words)
1. Greet your friend(s)
2. Indicate date and time
3. Mention place
4. Make a request, Can you …?
5. End the invitation
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