This document contains an English reading test on free time for students. It includes general instructions for taking the test, a reading passage about how people like to spend their free time, and several multiple choice and short answer questions about the reading. The reading passage discusses that rest and relaxation are important for health, and that people have free time to do activities they enjoy. It also mentions that current research in the US shows many young people enjoy outdoor activities, with 61% spending at least 2 hours outdoors on weekdays. The passage further discusses that playing video games and using computers are very popular activities among young people.

1. ColegioBuin
Departamentode Idiomas
ProfesorOsvaldoAlonsoGutiérrez
English reading test
Unit 1: “Free time“
Name: _________________________________________________________
Grade: _____________________ Date: ___/ ___/ ____ Score: ___ / 49 pts.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 Read the instructions carefully.
 Express your ideas clearly.
 If you have any doubts, please raise your hand. You cannot speak
during the test.
 Use pen or pencil.
 Turn off your cell phones.
Rest and Relaxation.
What do you like to do in your free time? Rest and relaxation are important
for our health, and free time gives us a chance to do the activities we enjoy.
However, it is important to use the time we have in constructive ways.
Activities can be indoor, outdoor, active or sedentary. In the United States,
current research shows that young people enjoy doing outdoor activities. In fact,
61percent of young people between the ages of six and nineteen spend at least
two hours outdoors every weekday.

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Departamentode Idiomas
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Studies show that playing videogames and using computers are extremely
popular among young people. Children under twelve buy one quarter of all the
videogames that stores sell. Three quarters of all twelve-year-olds play
videogames, while 81 percent of the same age group uses computers for non-
homework activities.
1. - Read the text and answer the following questions. (4 points each)
a) What is the purpose of the research?
b) What types of activities can you find?
c) What are the most popular activities among the youngsters?
d) How do we have to use our free time and why?
2. – Write the three main ideas and supporting ideas of the paragraphs
you read. (4 pts each)
MAIN IDEA SUPPORTING IDEA

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3. – Look at the sentences below and underline the mistakes, writing
the correct information in the space provided. (3 points each)
a) Rest and relaxation are not important for our health and free time is
irrelevant.
b) It is important to waste our time every time we can.
c) In the United States, current research shows that young people do not
enjoy doing outdoor activities.
d) 50 percent of young people between between the ages of six and nineteen
spend at least one hour outdoor every week.
e) Videogames and computers are not popular among old people.
4. – Do you consider an active or sedentary person? Explain. (6 points)
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