AC2 test3.docx
- 1. Name: ………............. Group:………………. Jacob the Great Jacob hated finishing things almost as much as he loved starting them. As a result, he had gotten into amillion hobbies and activities, but he never stuck with any of them long enough to get any good. He begged his mother for months for a guitar so that he could play Black Eyed Peas songs to Angie, a girl he liked, but after he finally got one for Christmas, he found out that guitars don’t play themselves.He took a few lessons, but strumming the strings hurt his fingers and he didn’t like holding the pick, sonow the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed. After reading an ad in the back of one of his comic books, Jacob decided that he wanted a Wonder- Sweeper 5000 metal detector, so that he could find buried pirate treasure. So he mowed lawns all summer and didn’t spend his money on ice-cream like his younger brother, Alex. He saved it all in a shoe box in his closet. Then he shoveled driveways all winter, and he didn’t spend his money on candy and chips like his classmates. By the time spring came he had saved $200, and he purchased the Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector. He beeped it around the park for a while, be he soon found out that no pirates had ever set sail in his neighborhood, and if they had they didn’t leave any treasure. Eventhough he found a key ring, forty-seven cents, and all the bottle caps he could throw, he buried the metaldetector in his closest. Given Jacob’s history with hobbies, it was no surprise that Jacob’s father was reluctant to buy him a magician’s kit for his birthday. “Geez, Jacob… You sure you wouldn’t rather I got you more guitar lessons?” He suggested. Jacob was insistent. “Dad, you’ve got to get me the magician’s kit. This timeI’ll stick with it for real. I promise! Come on, Dad,” Jacob begged. Jacob’s father sighed and then replied, “Oh, I don’t know, Jacob. Things are awfully tight right now.” But Jacob’s father was reminded of his own youth long ago, when he quit football and started karate practice before hardly getting his equipment dirty. So when Jacob’s birthday came around, Jacob was both surprised and pleased to find the magician’s kit that he had desired so badly with a big bright bow on it. Jacob opened up the box and unwrapped the many parts in the kit. As he did so, he imagined sawing hispet cat in half and putting it back together to the amazement of his friends and family. He took the manyfake coins, trick cards, and rope pieces of varying length on the kitchen table and imagined pulling rabbits out of his hat and turning them into pigeons with a mysterious puff of smoke. As Jacob continued pulling plastic thumbs, foam balls, and giant playing cards out of the magic kit, a commercial on the TV caught his attention. “Hey kids! Have you ever wanted to go to space? Experience what it’s like to be an astronaut? Do you want to explore the universe? Well, now you can.” As the commercial continued playing, Jacob walked away from the magic kit on the kitchen table and stared at the TV screen longingly. “For only $195 you can go to space camp and live life like an astronaut for a whole weekend. Enroll now for a once in a life time experience.” Jacob’s cry rang throughout the house as he yelled, “MOM!” He now knew what his true purpose in life was.
- 2. Comprehension and Inferential Questions: ……………./5 Directions: After reading the story, choose the best answer for each question. Circle one answer. 1. According to the text, why does Jacob stop playing the guitar? a. It hurt his fingers. b. He’d rather play drums. c. It was too easy. d. He failed math. 2. To whom did Jacob want to play Black Eyed Peas songs? a. Alex b. Angie c. Mom d. Dad 3. According to the passage, why does Jacob decide that he wants a metal detector? a. He sees a man at the park with one. b. His father had one as a child. c. He saw a TV commercial for one. d. He read an ad for one in a comic book. 4. How does Jacob get the items that he wants in the story? a. He asks his mom. b. He asks his dad. c. He shovels driveways and mows lawns. d. He does all of these things to get what he wants. 5. When did Jacob buy the metal detector? a. In the fall b. In the summer c. In the spring d. In the winter 6. True or False: The metal detector was a good investment for Jacob. a. True b. False 7. Why doesn’t Jacob’s father want to get him the magician’s kit for his birthday? a. Jacob failed math class. b. Jacob quits too many expensive activities. c. Jacob has been mean to his younger brother. d. Jacob went to the park without permission. 8. Why does Jacob’s father buy Jacob the magician’s kit? a. Jacob mowed the lawn. b. Jacob reminded his father of himself. c. Jacob bought ice cream for his brother. d. Jacob found his father’s key ring. 9. Which word is closest in meaning to the italicized word in the following sentence from paragraph four: “It was no surprise that Jacob’s father was reluctant to buy him a magician’s kit for his birthday”? a. Happy b. Willing c. Proud d. Hesitant 10. What distracts Jacob from the magician’s kit? a. A TV commercial b. His father c. The kitchen table d. A comic book
- 3. Language: 1. Complete each sentence with an appropriate modal verb:……………./3 1. My teacher told me that I…………………….. review my notes every day. I guess it's a good idea to look at them after class. 2. Do you think Carol ………………………save her money or spend it? She is planning to go to Europe this summer. 3. I'm going to a party tonight. What……………………….. I wear: a dress or black pants? 4. Our car's gas tank is almost empty. We…………………. fill it up with gas soon or we will run out of gas! 5. It's really raining outside right now. I ……………………… forget my umbrella or I'll get wet! 6. Where ………………………….we have lunch today: at home or in a restaurant? 2 Find the errors in the sentences. Write the sentences correctly. …………/4 1. He ought take him to the emergency room. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. You should to help people. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. He has better do CPR. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. They ought to not hurt his leg. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Complete the sentences below with the correct indefinite pronouns. …………../4 Something/ nobody /everyone / everywhere /anywhere /someone /something /nowhere 1. I looked __________________ for my cat, but I couldn’t find it. 2. James called his friend, but __________________ answered the phone. 3. I didn’t go __________________ on the weekend, so I was really bored. 4. Did you hear that? I think __________________ rang the doorbell. 5. __________________ was on time. No one was late. 6. I didn’t eat __________________ for lunch, so I’m really hungry now. 7. __________________ came to school because it was a holiday. 8. Fernando wants to go __________________ interesting next summer.
- 4. 4. Put the verbs in the correct tense: the present perfect simple of the present perfect continuous: ………/4 1. ___________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet? 2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___________________ (the children / do)? 3. Julie ___________________ (learn) to drive for six years! 4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she'll meet us later. 5. How much coffee ___________________ (she / drink) this morning? 6. Simon ___________________ (write) three books. 7. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest. 8.They ___________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time.