Date: _______________________________________
Student: ______________________________________________________________
LAST NAME NAME (SECOND NAME)
Teacher: Ing. Karla María Baizabal Ramírez Quiz: Assets: 95
a) Underline the correct answer. (1-8)
1. Hello _____ name is Rodrigo.
a) My b) Is c) Me
2. A: What’s ________?
B: _______ a clock
a) these, they’re b) this, they’re c) this, It’s
3. Your family and you _______ in the city.
a) do b) live c) lives
4. Our daughter _________ drive.
a) aren’t b) don’t c) doesn’t
5. A: Do we have _________ mayonnaise?
B: No. We need to buy ________.
A: We need _______ onions, too.
a) any, some, b) some, some, c) some, some,
some some any
b) Complete the conversations with the simple present or present continuous. (9-22)
6. A: How do you cope with stress?
B: well, I ___________ (take) a course in aromatherapy right now, and I
___________ (enjoy) it. Bur everybody in my family is pretty relaxed. We
___________ (not get) stressed often.
7. A: What kind of exercise ___________ you usually ___________ (do)?
B: I ___________ (like) swimming. My wife and I __________ (go) to the pool every
summer. Right now it’s cold, so I __________ (not swim) at all. But my wife
___________ (go) every day, even when it’s cold.
8. A: _____ you ___________ eat) a lot of fast food these days?
B: Hhmm, I ___________ (love) it, but right now I ___________ (try) to eat a
balanced diet. It’s hard because my husband ___________ (not like) fruit and
vegetables.
c) Complete the things someone says about getting in shape. Use the simple
present or the present continuous form of the verbs. (23- 34)
9. My friend and I are training (train) for a marathon. I normally take (take) the bus to
work, but these days I ___________ (walk) all the way. And my friend _________
(spend) a lot of time in the gym these days, too.
10. This month, we ___________ (get up) early, and I ___________ (go) running. But
generally, we both___________ (sleep) late on weekends.
11. My friend ___________ usually___________ (not eat) breakfast, but now
he___________ (have) eggs every morning.
12. I ___________ (love) cheesecake, but this month I _________ (not eat) desserts.
Our friends __________ (complain) because we ___________ (not take) cookies to
school right now.
d) Match each plan with a prediction. (35-39)
1. My best friend’s getting married in May___
2. We’re going trick or treating on Halloween ___ a) I think he’s going to love it!
3. My parents are getting me something special b) She’s going to be a great lawyer.
for graduation___ e) c) It’s going to be a fun wedding.
4. My sister’s graduating from law school next d) It’s going to rain but we don’t care.
July___ e) I think they’re going to give me a laptop
5. I’m buying my dad a tie for his birthday___
Complete the chart using the vocabulary sickness. (40-47)
I never… I hardly ever… I sometimes… I often…
f) Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs. Use the present
continuous or be going to. (48-62)
13. A: ______ you ______ (go) out tonight?
B: Yeah, I ________ (take) my girlfriend to the Harbor Grill for dinner tonight for her
birthday. I ________ (pick) her up in 30 minutes.
14. A: Wow. That place is fancy. It ________ (be) expensive.
B: Yeah, but she ________ (love) it.
15. A: ______ you ______ (do) anything interesting tomorrow night?
B: Actually, yes. I ________ (meet) some friends at 8:00 to go to a concert
It________ (be) so much fun.
16. A: We ________ (play) soccer tomorrow. Do you want to join us?
B: Sure. That sounds like fun. What time _______ you _______ (get) together? A:
We ________ (see) us at 11:00, but I heard it __________ (rain).
g) Complete the interview with the correct form of the verbs or auxiliaries in
parethesis. (63-72)
17. A: Rafael, you’re a famous clothes designer in Italy. ______ (be) you born in there?
B: No, I ______ (be) in Recife, Brazil.
A: And______ (do) your designs reflect a Brazilian influence? I mean, are they more
Brazilian or Italian?
B: Actually, I think my designs are mix of European and Brazilian styles. I mean, I
______ (like) to use a lot of color and some Afro-Brazilian patterns.
A: How old ______ (be) you when you______ (move) to Italy?
B: I was 18. I_______ (come) to Italy to study design.
A: ______ (be) it difficult to adjust to a new culture?
B: A lot of the costumes are different and a few Italians speak Portuguese, all Italian
_______ (love) soccer, just like Brazilians.
h) Complete the conversations. Use the simple past form of the verbs given. (73-89)
18. A:Where ______ you ______ (grow) up?
B: I ______ (grow) up in the Boston area. I ______ (live) there from 1990 to 1999.
But I ________ (not be born) there.
19. A: Oh, really? Where ______ you ______ (be born)?
B: Actually, I ________ (be born) in Atlanta. I _______ (go) to school there for six
years.
20. A: _____ you ______ (enjoy) school when you were young?
B: Yeah. Well, I ______ (like) it when I ______ (be) about eleven. Then the work
_______ (get) difficult. So I ______ (have) a tutor when I _______ (start) middle
school. She ______ (be) nice.
i) Underline the correct answer and complete the sentences. (90-94)
21. A: Which country is larger, Canada or China?
B: Canada is__________________ China.
a) Larger than b) The largest c) The more larger
22. A: Which city is the ________________population: Tokyo, Mexoc or Sao Paulo?
a) The most largest b) Larger c) Largest
B:Tokyo has the _________________population of the three.
23. A: What is the _______________mountain in the world?
B: ____________________________________________
a) Most beautiful b) More beautiful c) beautifulest
Good Luck!
