Miss Margie: mayo 2016

3° Literature II.

Colegio Anglo Mexicano de Coyoacán

Guía para el examen final de Literature.

3° II.

Nombre del alumno: _________________________________________________________________. Fecha:_____________________________________________.

FIRST PART

I. MATCH THE WORDS WITH ITS MEANING BY WRITING THE CORRESONDING LETTER ON THE LINE.

a. hut. e a very old town in the countryside.

b. skulls c defeat someone in a game, competition, eletion or battle.

c. beaten g someone that lives in a particular place.

d. survive i stop trying to do something because it is too difficult.

e. village a small simple shelter.

f. source h take action to solve a problem.

g. locals b the bones of the head, cranium.

h. dealing d to continue living in a difficult situation.

i. give up f someone or something that provides.

II. READ THE TEXT.

THE EVIL SORCERER.

Once upon a time there lived a poor man in a 1. Country. His wife was as beautiful as a princess. They loved each other and they lived happily together. One day the most evil 2. sorcerer of that country saw the wife and fell in love with her. “She would be mine whatever the cost is” he decide. He made a vicious plan and he 3. disguised himself as the woman´s husbad with the help of magic. His appearance was the same as the poor husband. He went to the poor man´s house and shouted at the poor man “Go away from here, this is my house!”. The poor man was shocked when he saw the sorcerer. His wife couldn´t believe her eyes and couldn´t decide which man was her real husband because the two men were identical. Suddenly the two men started fighting each other and the wife could hardly stop it. Then she took them to the oldest and the most 4. clever man in the country. The two men accused each other 5. lying. The old man thought for a while and said “ I should make sure who is telling the truth and then I´ll make a decision. Can you see that chest over there? You two will carry it to the Summit of that high mountain an take it back. “There was a hidden man inside the chest. He was the wise man´s friend. First the poor man took the chest on his back and started walking. He was really exhausted ad started talking to himself. “oh, god!” I am in a big trouble. This chest is very heavy but I should bear it in order not to lose muy wife.” After the poor man came, the evil sorcerer took the chest on his back and started walking. He murmured “What a heavy chest! No problem. I would do anythig to take his wife. I would even do the most evil magic.” When the sorcerer came back, the man in the chest told everthing to the wise man.

The wise man understood that the man was the evil sorcerer. He said “You both took the chest to the mountain and brought it back. We have a final test. Whoever can get into this Little Green bottle is the real husband. “The poor man was really desperate and very sad. The evil sorcerer was over the moon. He thought “With a Little magic I can get his wife” Suddenly he did some magic and entered the little Green bottle. Before he could go out the wise man sealed the bottles so that the evil sorcerer couldn´t escape. Finally the country was safe from the evil sorcerer forever. The poor man and his beautiful wife lived happily ever after.

II. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT.

1. Where does the story take place? in a country.

2. Who are the characcters? A poor man, his wife, the sorcerer, the wise man.

3. Why does the sorcerer want the wife? because he fell in love with the poor´s man wife.

4. What did he do in order to cheat her? He disguised himselg as the woman´s husband with the help of magic, he went to the poor´s man house and ask the husband t go away.

5. Who did the wife ask for help? to the oldest and most clever man in the country.

6. What was inside the chest? a hidden man.

7. What did the poor man think? "Oh god I´m in a big trouble. This chest is very heavy but I should bear it in order not to lose muy wife.”

8. Why did the sorcerer think? “What a heavy chest! No problem. I would do anythig to take his wife. I would even do the most evil magic.”

9. Which was the last challenge? Whoever can get into this Little Green bottle is the real husband.

10. What´s the end of the story? The sorcerer did some magic and entered the little Green bottle. Before he could go out the wise man sealed the bottles so that the evil sorcerer couldn´t escape. Finally the country was safe from the evil sorcerer forever. The poor man and his beautiful wife lived happily ever after.

III. MATCH THE WORDS IN ITALICS WITH A WORD THAT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING.

1. COUNTRY small town 2. DISGUISED change in the appearance. 3. LYING not saying the true.

4. SORCERER man who practices magic 5. CLEVER smart, intelligent.

IV. CIRCLE THE MISTAKE ABOUT THE STORY-IN EACH SENTENCE AND CORRECT IT.

1. The story is about a group of friends. AN EVIL SORCERER.

2. The sorcerer was going to use poison. USE MAGIC.

3. A fairy helped the wife. AN OLD AND CLEVER MAN .

4. They had to carry a treasure. A CHEST.

5. The sorcerer and the beautiful wife lived happily. THE POOR MAN.

V. READ THE TEXT.

THE CLEVER SHEPHERD

Once upon a time there lived a King. One day A. he gathered all the people and gave B. them a misión. He said “I´ll ask you two questios. Find the answers to these questions in a 1. Short time! My first question: How log does C. it take to go from East to West? My 2. Second question: What is the god doing at the moment? If you can´t find the answers to these questions in three days I´ll punish D. you all. “All the people in that country thought about these questions but nobody could find the answers. After three days the king´s men gathered all the people in a 3. Big field in order to question them. They were quite 4. desperate. A shepherd saw the crowd

from a 5. high mountain . He asked a passing by horseman what was happening there. The man told E. him everything. The shepherd thought for a while and went straight to the field. Suddenly the King appeaed F. He said “Have you found the answers to my questions? Whoever has answers shall come here. “ All the people looked 6. upset. They couldn´t even breathe. Then the shepherd came forward and said “your majesty, I´ve found the answers to your questions. “The people were quite 7. surprised. The King asked “How long does it take to go from East to West” “It takes only one day, your majesty” answered the shepherd. “ How do you know? Are you 8.sure? asked the King. “If there were two days from East to West the sun would be on the half way. But it rises in the East every morning and sets in the West every evening so it only takes one day to from East to West. “ replied the shepherd. The King continued “Well…What is god doing at the momet? Your majesty, stand up from your throne and give me your place. Then I´ll answer your question” said the shepherd. The King stood up and gave the shepherd his place. The shepherd got on the throne and loudly said “God is assigning a shepherd as a King and a King as a shepherd. “The King liked the 9. clever shepherd´s punish anyone. “ From that day on all the people in that country respected the clever shepherd and whenever they had a problem, they asked for help from him.

VI. WHAT DO THE ADJECTIVES IN ITALICS DESCRIBE? (1-9).

1. Time . 6. All the people.

2. A question. 7. The people .

3. A field. 8. The shepherd.

4. They. 9. The shepherd.

5. Moutain.

VII. WHO OR WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED PRONOUNS REFER TO?

A. The king. D. The people .

B. All the people. E. The shepherd.

C. The time. F. The king.

VIII. DEFINE EACH WORD WITH YOUR OWN WRDS BY IFERRING ITS MEANING BY CONTEXT.

1. gathered _______________________________________________________________________.

2. field ___________________________________________________________________________.

3. crowd _________________________________________________________________________.

4. majesty ________________________________________________________________________.

IX. ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE?

1. The King asked three questions to the people FALSE.

2. The people found the answers easily FALSE .

3. People had three days for finding the answers. FALSE .

4. The shepherd saw the crowd from an island TRUE .

5. The shepherd became a counselor for people in town. TRUE.

Second Part.

X. READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS AND UNDERLINE THE BEST OPTION:

A) Jessica called Amy Wednesday after school and told her she would be available to work on their school project after dinner. After dinner, Amy rode her bike over to Jessica´s house. When Amy arrived she ran the bell, but there was no answer.

Amy got back on her bike and went home.

a. Jessica changed her mind and did not want to meet up to work on the Project.

b. No one was at Jessica´s house.

c. Amy changed her mind and decided to go home.

B) Please don´t spend a lot of money on my birthday present. I´m just thankful to have such a wonderful mother and father. I´ll just use the little money I have to by myself an expensive coat. And if I can only find coats that cost more than what I have saved up, I´ll just continue wearing the coat I have, even if the zipper is broken.

* What is the message?

a. I don´t want a gift.

b. Buy me a coat.

c. The zipper on my coat is broken.

C) Kay threw her bike down wherever sh stopped. More tan once she had left her bicycle in the driveway. Several times her dad had pointed out what could happen when she did this. One morning as her dad was leaving for work, Kay Heard a crashing sound outside.

Based on your Reading of the text, you can INFER or CONCLUDE that:

a. Kay rode her bike often.

b. Kay learned a lesson from her mistake.

c. Kay´s dad ran ver her bike.

d. Her ike was stolen from the garage.

D) Due to their incredible force and unpredictability, floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads an buildings. Floods can take down tres and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

Base don what you have read, you can INFER OR CONCLUDE that:

a. Cleaning up after a flood can be expensive and take time.

b. Floods only occur along the coast.

c. Floods are not that dangerous.

E) Many breeds of dogs are used fr work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep from wandering off. Shepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness.

Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER or CONCLUDE that:

a. Sheepdogs are not very Smart dogs.

b. Sheepdogs are gentl and loyal.

c. Tehere are many breeds of dogs.

d. Wolves are afraid of shepdogs.

F). Albert stormed into his appartment and threw down his lunchbox. He had just lost his job. Albert had worked for the same Company foro over ten years. But today he was informed that he was no longer needed. Albert didn´t know what to do.

Based on what you´ve read, you can INFER or CONCLUDE that:

a. Albert threw down his lunchbox.

b. Albert´s job lasted over ten years.

c. Losing his job made Albert upset.

d. Albert lived in a house with his parents.

G. Sally Ann was over 80 years old. She lived in a small house with a very small fenced-in yard. She had just lost her 16-year old dog and decided to get another dog right away. Sally Ann wen to the animal shelter , and after lookinf at all the dogs, she narrowed her choice down to two.

The first was a large , black one-year old retriever. He had a lot of energy and was used to running on acres of land. The second dog was a small, three-year old mix. The people who had owned him sai he stayed hme alone all day and knew how to use a doggy door to go out to the yard.

Which dog do you think Sally Ann chose?

a. Sally Ann chose the black one-year old retriever.

b. Sally Ann chose the small three-year old mix.

c. Sally Ann did not chose either one of the dogs.

d. Sall Ann chose both dogs.

3° Use of English III

COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN

USE OF ENGLISH

FINAL GUIDE

3^rd III

Name: ________ _____________________________________________________ Grado: 3° III

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from box A and a verb from box B.

Make any necessary changes to the verb tenses, use infinitive or gerund:

stay

sell

play

live

talk

wait

hang out

organize

study

help

practice

avoid

mind

offer

promise

stop

choose

miss

decide

remember

enjoy

1. I am sure, I ´LL ENJOY HANGING OUT with my friend next year.

2. Charlie DECIDES TO STAY in his house alone.

3. I PROMISE TO HELP my little brother with his Math homework yesterday.

4. My cousins OFFERED TO RGANIZE a party for my graduation.

5. You didn’t REMEMBER GOING to the conference with him.

6. I MISS PLAYING in the ground when I was younger.

7. Mark will MISS STUDYING with his friends next summer.

8. My parents have DECIDED TO SELL our house and move to

Canada

9. She never AVOIDS TALKING about her new boyfriend.

10. We don’t MIND WAITING for the coach.

II. Rewrite each sentence using causative:

1. Someone installed cable TV in our house. OUR HOUSE HAS CABLE TV INSTALLED BY SOMEONE.

2. The mechanic fixed my dad’s car. MY DAD HAS HIS CAR FIXED BY THE MECHANIC.

3. Somebody washes Karen’s clothes. KAREN HAS HER CLOTHES WASHED BY SOMEBODY.

4. My dad buys my school supplies. I HAVE MY SCHOOL SUPPLIES BOUGHT BY MY DAD.

5. The janitor cleans our classroom. WE HAVE THE CLASSROOM CLEANED BY THE JANITOR.

6. The gardener cut the grass in their house. THEIR HOUSE HAS THE GRASS CUT BY THE GARDENER.

7. My friends prepare a surprise for me. I HAVE A SURRISE PREPARED BY MY FRIENDS.

III. Rewrite the sentences to make them passive. Use Present Perfect Passive.

1. A woman from Sinaloa has won the lottery.

THE LOTTERY HAS BEEN WON BY A WOMAN FROM SINALOA.

2. Leonardo Di Caprio has won an Oscar.

AN OSCAR HAS BEEN WON BY LEONARDO DI CAPRIO.

3. They haven’t delivered the grades.

THE GRADES HAVEN´T BEEN DELIVERED BYTHEM.

4. Raymond hasn’t signed the contract.

THE CONTRACT HASN´BEN SIGNED BY RAYMOND.

5. Policemen have caught the thieves.

THE THIEVES HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BY THE POLICEMEN.

6. The government has increased the taxes.

THE TAXES HAS BEEN INCREASED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

7. The editorial have published a new book.

A NEW BOOK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE EDITORIAL.

IV. Look at the poster. The school committee is going to be elected. Complete the sentences.

Use Future Passive.

VOTE FOR US!

We will…

* organize a concert

* have more cultural activities

* NOT loose recess time

* get extra points

* NOT close the library

* organize tournaments

1. A concert WILL BE ORGANIZED..

2. Cultural activities

WILL BE HAD ORGANIZED.

3. Recess time

WON´T BE LOST.

4. Extra points

WILL BE GOTTEN.

5. The library WON´T BE CLOSED.

6. Tournaments WILL BE ORGANIZED.

V. Write the corresponding verb in base form, simple past and past participle for each image.

BASE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

1. cry _______________ ________________ ______________

2. win _______________ ________________ ______________

3. drink _______________ ________________ ______________

4. eat _______________ ________________ ______________

5. ride _______________ ________________ ______________

6. swim _______________ ________________ ______________

7. run _______________ ________________ ______________

8. read _______________ ________________ ______________

9. buy _______________ ________________ ______________

10.wake up _______________ ________________ ______________

11.take _______________ ________________ ______________

12. cut _______________ ________________ ______________

13. go _______________ ________________ ______________

14. sing _______________ ________________ ______________

15. drive _______________ ________________ _______________

VII. Complete the sentences in first condional

1. Unless Mary studies SHE WON´T GET A 10.

2. If John doesn’t improve his behavior HE WON´T GO THE PARTY.

3. Unless YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM you won’t get the permission.

4. If YOU GET A 10 IN MATH, I will buy tickets for the concert.

5. Unless you clean your room YOU WON´T GO OUT TOMORROW.

VIII. Complete using second conditional:

1. If I KNEW her phone number, I WOULD CALL her. (know / call)

2. If Robert HAD a car, he COULD TAKE us to the picnic. (have / take)

3. If Sandy WAS taller, she WOULD BE a basketball player. (be / be)

4. If my parents GAVE permission, I COULD SLEEP in my friend’s house. (give / sleep)

5. If we HAD money now, we WOULD GO to the cinema, (have / go)

6. If you WEREN´T sick, you COULD COME to visit me. ( not be / come)

7. If our teacher WASN´T so strict, we WOULDN´T TAKE the final exam. (not be / not take)

IX. Answer each question with information of your own. Write complete answers and pay attention to the tense.

1. What did you eat yesterday afternoon? I ATE SALAD AND CHICKEN AND BEEF TACOS WITH SALSA.

2. Have you ever danced with your mom? NO, I HAVEN´T.

3. What were you doing at 10 pm yesterday? I WAS PREPARING THE THING FR THE NEXT DAY.

4. Who had helped you to study for exams? NOBODY HAD HELPED ME.

5. Have your parents been preparing something special for your graduation?

NO, THEY HAVEN´T.

6. I lost my locker key. What should I do? YOU SHOULD BREAK THE LOCK.

7. What career would you like to have? I WOULD LIKE TO BE A DOCTOR.

8. What will you do if you fight with your friend? I´LL APOLOGIZE.

9. Are you allowed to drive? NO, I´M NOT ALLOWED YET.

10. Do you have your lunch prepared by someone? YES I GOT MY LUCH PREPARED BY MY MOM.

3° Social Studies VI, VII.

Colegio Anglo Mexicano de Coyoacán
Guía para el examen final de Social Studies.

3° VI, VII.

Nombre del alumno: _________________________________________________________________. Fecha:_____________________________________________.

I. ANSWER OR COMPLETE.

1. Two Maya achievements were ________________________________and __________________________.

2. Date of the collapse of Maya civilization: ___________________________.

3. The first Aztecs were __________________________________________________________________.

4. What made the Aztec Empire strong and rich? _____________________________________________.

5. About when did the Aztec Empire becoe the most powerful state in Mesoamerica?________________.

6. What did the Aztec use to make jewelry? _________________________, __________________________,

______________________________.

7. Which group led by Hernan Cortes reached Mexico in 1519?_____________________________________.

8. Aztec emperor who welcome Cortes and gave the Spanish gold and gifts. __________________________.

9. What is the name of the raised roads across water or wet ground:_________________________________.

10. What is the name of the official Inca language? _____________________________.

11. How is it called the labor tax system of the Incas? ___________________________.

12. Why did the Inca believe their rulers never really died? ______________________________________________________________________________________.

13. Who was the Inca ruler when Pizarro arrived to the Empire? ___________________________________.

14. What were Mexico´s most valuable resources before oil was discovered? _________________________.

15. What distinctive kind of sculpture did the Olmec create? _______________________________________.

16. Who are the “mestizos”? ________________________________________________________________.

17. When did the fight for Mexican Independence from Spain begin and when did it end?

Begin in_____________________, end in_________________.

18. What is an archipelago? _________________________________________________________________.

19. What is the official language in most Central American Countries? ________________________________.

20. What are the two countries in Caribbean South America that export oil? ____________________________

and ________________________________.

21. In what year did Venezuela win independence from Spain? ______________________________________.

22. Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gain independence from: ____________________.

23. What country in Atlantic South America does not have a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?

_________________________________.

24. How long is the Amazon river? ____________________________________.

25. Mexico has two penisulas, write their names: _____________________________________and

_______________________________________.

26. The Caribbean Islands make up a large group of islands, how are they called? _______________________.

27. What did priest regularly do to please the gods? _________________________________________.

28. The Spanish soldiers came in search of gol and land, who were led by?

_______________________________________.

29. Who was the first president of Mexico of Indian heritage? _______________________________________.

30. This president was elected in 2000 and was the first to represent a different political party in Mexico after 71 years. __________________________________________.

31. What´s the name of the mixture of smoke, chemicals and fog? ________________________________.

32. What marks the change in season in most of Central America and the Caribbean?

__________________________________________________________.

33. This fruit crop was very important to the economies of many Central American countries.

_______________________________.

34. In what did year did Brazil gain independence from Portugal? _______________________.

35. What is the capital of Brazil? ______________________________.

36. How are the Argentina cowboys called? ________________________________.

37. Name of the wife of the Argentina´s president, she established thousands of hospitals and schools throughout the country. ______________________________.

38. Largest city and Paraguay´s capital ? ____________________________.

39. What is the capital of Uruguay ?________________________________.

40. What´s the capital of Bolivia?___________________________________.

41. What´s the main mountain range located in Pacific South America?_______________________.

42. Country that main export is oil? ___________________________.

43. What´s the early culture that had a huge empire in Pacific South America in the early 1500s?

_____________________.

44. Who are the creoles? ____________________________________________________________.

45. What´s a viceroy? ________________________________________________________________.

46. The capital of Ecuador is: ___________________________.

47. What´s the name of the desert in Northern Chile that is one of the cloudiest and driest places on Earth.

____________________________________________.

48. Peru´s capital is:_________________________________.

49. What is a strait? ___________________________________________________________________.

50. An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific Coast._____________________________.

51. What is a coup? __________________________________________________________________________.

52. Trace a line from each country to outside and write the names:

1. USA.

2. Mexico.

3. Venezuela

4. Colombia

5. Ecuador

6. Guyana

7. Suriname

8.French Guiana

9. Peru

10. Bolivia

11. Paraguay

12. Uruguay

13. Argentina

14. Chile

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