This document provides a reading comprehension test with multiple choice questions about various topics including Eskimos, Guadua bamboo, paper history, Valentine's Day origins, kangaroos, and a description of a girl named Andrea. It tests vocabulary and understanding of pronoun usage, verb tenses, prepositions and the general ideas of the passages. The test has over 60 multiple choice questions requiring understanding of the details and main ideas presented in the readings.

1. COMPONENTES 4 Y
7 DE LA PRUEBA
SABER 11
TRACHER .RODOLFO PACHECO AVILEZ

2. AIMS OF THE
CLASS
At the end of the class the students will be able
to:
-Identify the correct grammar form of pronouns,
possessive adjectives and prepositions.
-increase their vocabulary
-understand the general idea of a text-
-use the correct form of verb tenses

3. PART I
PREVIOUS
VOCABULARY

4. 1. GEESE:
2. TENTS:
3. SOMETIMES:
4. STILL:
5. TO KEEP:
6. STORE:
7. OUTSIDE
8. TO BUILD:
9. TO SAY:
11. STEEL:
12.JOURNALIST:
13.STAIRS
14.ROOF
15.HEART:
16.CENTURY
17.SINCE
18.SOMEONE
19.NEXT
20.MIND
GANSOS
TIENDA DE ACAMPAR
ALGUNAS VECES
TODAVÍA
GUARDAR, MANTENER
TIENDA/ALMACEN.
EXTERIOR/AFUERA
CONSTRUIR
DECIR
ACERO
PERIODISTA
ESCALERAS
TECHO
CORAZÓN
SIGLO
DESDE; YA QUE
ALGUIEN
SIGUIENTE/PRÓXIMO
MENTE/IMPORTAR

5. 21.GIFT
22-TO KILL:
23:ALMOST
24. WAY:
25: WHILE
26-CARRY
27:GRASS
28. LEAVES:
29. TAIL
30.UNTIL
31- AFTER
32.EXPENSIVE
33: TO DESERVE
34.TO SEND.SENT
35.CHEAP
36.NATURE
37. THESE
38. PRICE
39.GROW.
REGALO
MATAR
CASI
CAMINO/MANERA
MIENTRAS/RATO
LLEVAR/CARGAR
CÉSPED
HOJAS
RABO/COLA
HASTA
DESPUÉS
COSTOSO
MERECER
ENVIAR
BARATO
NATURALEZA
ESTOS/ESTAS
PRECIO
CRECER/CULTIVAR

6. READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT MODERN HUMANS.
Originally, people we call Eskimos came from Asia into North America.
Eskimos lived in (1)________ of the world’s coldest areas. They caught
most of (2)_______ food in the Arctic. They (3)_________ ate animals
like caribou, geese and polar bears. Sometimes Eskimos lived in tents
and sometimes in snow houses (4)_________ are called igloos. They
dressed in clothes made from animals
1. a. both b. every c. some
2. a.their b. his c. its
3. a. so b. too c. also
4. a. who b. which c. what

7. Today life is a (5)_________ different. Eskimos wear
modern clothes, live in modern houses, and eat food
bought in stores. Most of (6)________ people live in
small towns in difficult living conditions. They depend on
outside help. There have been many changes
(7)________ the old days, but there are still many
Eskimos living in the Arctic (8)_________ alive
traditions.
5. a. much b. many c. lot
6. a.them b. these c. that
7. a. since b. for c. during
8. a. keeps b. keeping c. keep

8. 9. a. amount b. type c. group d.
number
10. a.bad b. great c. long d.
unusual
11. a. increases b. raises c. grows d.
climbs
Colombia’s Guadua
Bamboo has the most perfect structure that exists in nature.
Guadua, a very tall strong (9)_________ of bamboo, has been
of (10)_________ use. People have used guadua to build their
homes as guadua is not expensive, it (11)__________ easily,
and is very solid. Guadua has been planted (12)_________
colombians in rural areas for building their homes

9. 13. a. just b. so c. too d. very
14. a.used b. created c. made d. spent
15. a. instead b. therefore c. furthermore d.
however
16. a. talked b. told c.said d. called
Colombia’s Guadua
but Guadua is (13)________ beautiful that it is being sent to
other countries. It can be (14)_______ for windows, roofs,
stairs, or creative arts. In a local newspaper article, a
journalist writes, “the fibers inside guadua are long and
strong. (15)________, it deserves to be (16)_________ the
plant of steel.”

10. 17. a. no b. all c. several d. very
18. a. whose b. which c. whom d. what
Colombia’s Guadua
As part of Colombian culture, (17)_________ songs
have been written about this plant, one of
(18)_________ says, “The guadua cries because it has
a heart.”

11. 19. a. or b. and c. but
20. a.use b. used
c.using
21. a. some b. any c. much
22. a. that b.these c.this
HISTORY OF PAPER
Since the beginning of writing people tried to (0)__THINK_of
something easy and cheap to write on, (19)_ it took 3000 years
until Chinese people made paper.
Only one thousand years after, people were (20)_______ paper
all over Europe and
Asia, In the 8th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies
and the Arabs captured
(21)______ Chinese men. Many of (22)_______ men knew how to
make paper, and

12. 23. a. he b. they
c. it
24. a.late b. later c.
latest
25. a. their b. our c.
your
HISTORY OF PAPER
(23) _______ explained it to the Arabs as the price to be able to
go home.
Almost eigth centuries (24)_______ Europeans began to make
(25)_______ own paper. At that time, people in the country of
the Aztecs (26)_______ the way to make paper too, while
Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet
paper

13. 27. a. use b. uses c.
using
28. a.on b. in c. at
29. a. smaller b. small c.
smallest
LANGUAGE OF CONFIDENCE
The language we (27) _____ programs our minds.
Choosing the right words gives us a great ability (28)
_____ our lives. Even the (29) _____ word matters.
“Try” is a short word (30) _____ it has a great

14. 31. a. because b. while c.
if
32. a.should b. must c.
might
33. a. often b. always c.
usually
impact on us. (31) __ someone says, “I`ll try to do that,”
they are not going to work on it, and they (32) __ not
even do it at all. How (33) __ do you use “try” to talk
about important things to you? Think about something
that you want to do; say it to (34) __ two ways: First
say... “I`ll try to do it”. Next, say “I will do it”, and see
how you feel. The second sentence (35) __ you feel you
will do it . Forget the word “try” and see how your life
improves

15. 36. a. happens b. happening c. happened d.
happen
37. a.compete b. celebrate c. exchange d. win
38. a. why b. where c. which d. when
VALENTINE’S DAY
Do you know what (36)____ on February 14th every
year? Many people exchange gifts, chocolates,cards and
flowers. This is done to (37)____Valentine`s Day. It`s
always a lot of fun to get card of some chocolates, but
(38)____do we do this? There is a lot of (39)____about
this day

16. 40. a. story b. stories c. most d. things
41. a.forgotten b. forgiven c. forbidden d. got
42. a. shall be b. can be c. would be d. will
43. a. couples b. women c.men d.
citizens
One of the (40)__says that the original
Valentine was a priest. It is said that the king
Claudius II, had (41)__marriages because he
thought that only unmarried men (42)__ the
best soldiers. However, Valentine continued to
hold weddings for a lot of young (43)___in
secret.

17. 44. a. out b. in c. up d. down
45. a.celebrating b. celebrates c. celebrate d.
celebrated
When the king found (44)____he ordered
soldiers to kill Valentine!. Valentines’ Day is
(45)___the second biggest holiday for cards
and gifts. Women buy(46)__90% of the
cards, but gentlemen still buy the most
chocolates and flowers to give as a
Valentine`s Day present

18. 47. a. is b. are c. be
48. a.weigh b. weight c. weighing
49. a. them b. they c. their
An Australian native
Kangaroos (47)_____the largest living marsupials in the
world. They live in Australia in small groups. They are
about two meters tall and (48)______ about 60-90
kilos(49).______have babies and they carry them in a
pouch.

19. 50. a. have b. had c. has
51. a.short b. shorter c.
shortest
52. a. are b.is c. being
53. a. to b. for c. in
They (50)___ two (51)_____ front legs and
two strong back legs, a long muscular tail
and a small head. They can jump very high.
They eat grass, leaves and short green
plants. Kangaroos(52) ___ the only large
animals to use hopping as a means of
locomotion. They live about 4( 53 )__ 6 years

20. KANGAROOS
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21. 54. a. tall b. straight c. fat
55. a. be b. was c. is
56. a. fifty b.fifteen c.
fifth
57. a. nurse b. waitress c. artist
My friend Andrea
Andrea is a very pretty girl with long(54)______
black hair and Brown eyes. She (55)____born
in Bogotá (56)________years ago. Her mother
works at a restaurant. She is a(57)_____ .
Andrea lives with(58)_______ family in a small
house near the city

22. 59. a. better b. good c. best
60. a. yesterday b. at the moment c. every morning
61. a. arrives b. leaves c. goes
62. a. enjoys b. dislikes c. hates
Andrea is a very(59)________ student. And,
(60)________she gets up at 5:00 a.m. She
takes a shower, she gets dressed and then she
eats breakfast. She (61)______home around
6:00 a.m. and takes the bus to school.
She(62)______ studying English and Math,
which are her favorite classes.

23. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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