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Exercises and Test: Global English Tests – Test Number 11
This is Global English TEST Number 11. Access the key answers.
This global test assesses students’ reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary proficiency. It targets intermediate to upper-intermediate learners and focuses on:
- A reading passage.
- Language knowledge.
- Writing task
Test Information
- Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
- Skills Assessed: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
- Language Focus: Reported Speech, Expressing Wish and Regret, Passive Voice, Vocabulary, Collocations, Language Functions…
READING COMPREHENSION (15 points)
Read the following text:
Much has been said about how anti-social the internet and mobile phones are. However, the truth is, according to new research, communication technology is bringing people closer together. A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that family members are keeping in regular contact today more than ever before. And this is all due to email, chat, our cell phones, and SMS messaging.
It makes sense. Years ago, it took a long time to write a letter, then find an envelope and go to the post office to buy a stamp and mail it. Today, we write emails while we wait for our change in the convenience store, and they are sent in an instant. Having free internet telephone calls also helps us stay in touch more often and for longer. Everyone is at it, from five-year-olds to tech-savvy grandparents.
According to the Pew survey, technology has a very positive effect on communication within families. Researchers asked 2,252 adults whether new technologies had increased the quality of communication with their families. Fifty-three percent said it increased communication with family members they did not live with; two percent said technology decreased it. Numbers were similar for those living in the same house as their family.
The project director, Lee Rainey, said: “There’s a new kind of connectedness being built inside of families with these technologies.” Survey co-author Barry Wellman agreed: “It used to be that husbands went off to work, wives went off to a different job or else stayed home, and the kids went off to school… and not until 5:30, 6 o’clock did they ever connect,” he said.
BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT.
A. Answer the following questions (4 pts).
- Find a suitable title for the text:
- Why are people getting closer together than before?
- How many people were questioned during the survey?
- What change has technology brought to people?
B. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (4 pts)
- Communication technology is reuniting people.
- More than half of the participants in the survey said that technology is negative.
- In the past, it took time to send letters.
- Barry thinks that family members need a lot of time to get connected.
C. Complete the following sentences (2 pts).
- Research has shown that technology …
- Only two percent of the interviewees said that technology…
D. Find in the text words or phrases that mean the same as (3 pts).
- because of (paragraph one): ______
- quickly (paragraph two): ______
- linking (paragraph four): ______
E. What do the underlined words in the text mean? (2 pts)
- This: ______
- They: ______
LANGUAGE (15 points)
A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list. (3 points)
Involved – heterogeneous – look up – precious – look after – clustered.
Refugee children are deprived of affection. That’s why we should ______ them. Many of them are already ______ in terrible wars.
France has a ______ society because many ethnic groups live there together.
B. Put the words in brackets in the correct form (3 points)
- Don’t forget to (signature) ______ your application form before sending it,’ my teacher said.
- This project concerns the (improve) ______ of life in rural areas.
- ‘Moussems’ are important (culture) ______ events in Morocco.
C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (3 pts).
- Experiments on animals should (forbid) ______
- Experts predict that the world population (double) ______ by the year 2060.
- You ought (go)______ to bed early if you feel tired.
D. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given. (3 points)
- Sociologists are conducting many research studies about immigrants in France nowadays.
Many research studies… - ‘I didn’t attend my philosophy class yesterday’.
I wish… - ‘I will apply for a scholarship at Oklahoma University,’ Jawad told his classmates.
Jawad informed his classmates…
E. Match the words that go together to make collocations (2 pts)
- Social
- Non-governmental
- Voluntary
- Health
a. care
b. justice
c. organization
d. work
F. Match the statements with what they express (1 pt).
- I have been patient enough, but you have been throwing rubbish into my garden.
- I am sorry I lost your book.
a. apology
b. request
c. complaint
d. giving opinion
WRITING (10 pts)
The internet is a technological invention that has changed people’s lives either positively or negatively. Write an article for your English school magazine and give your opinion.
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