MIDTERM EXAM

Course: INTERMEDIATE FOUR (I04)

Name: _Rocío López Paredes_ Date: _13/04/23_
Schedule: _18:40 – 20:10_ Teacher: _Myriam Vasquez_

VOCABULARY
A.Look at the words in the box. Write them in order, from a person who is
LEAST likely to want political or social change to a person who is MOST
likely to want political or social change.

conservative liberal moderate radical

reactionary

Example: _____reactionary______ strongly against political or social change

1.    conservative  

2.    moderate    

3.    liberal   

4.    radical     strongly supports political or social change

B.Choose the correct form of the nouns or verbs for each statement.

Example: We need a leader who will do the ( [work] / works ) that is needed for change.

1. Politics ( is / are ) important to all of us.

2.Nearly everyone thinks that (crime / crimes ) should be lowered.

3. Education and health ( is / are ) of concern to all citizens.

4. ( Help / Helps ) from the government should be available to all who need it.

GRAMMAR
C. Choose the sentence in each pair that is correct.

Example:  The country can’t afford to 1. □ People deserve to have their needs
take action right now. met by their political leaders.
□ The country can’t afford □ People deserve it to have their needs
citizens to take action right now. met by their political leaders.
 2. □ The program encourages to 3. □ The dictator doesn’t allow to speak
participate in government. against him.
□ The program encourages young □ The dictator doesn’t allow anyone to
people to participate in government. speak against him.

4. □ Many groups urge to vote. 5. □ I would advise to study hard because

□ Many groups urge people to vote. education is important.
□ I would advise students to study
hard because education is
important.

6. □ All my neighbors plan to vote in the 7. □ Several organizations offered to help

election. after the disaster.
□ All my neighbors plan themselves to □ Several organizations offered the
vote in the election. victims to help after the disaster.

D. Choose the sentence that matches each picture.

1.
Example:

a. They don’t believe in censorship.

a. [The soldiers are reporting for duty.]
b. People aren’t allowed to read certain things.
b. People are leaving for a long vacation.
c. People can write anything they want.
c. No one is sure where they are supposed to go.
 2. 3.

a. The woman voted for smoking indoors. a. They couldn’t agree more.

b. The woman is against smoking indoors. b. They have a solution to the problem.

c. The woman permits people to smoke indoors. c. They are debating the issue.

E. Read the statements. Then choose True or False for each one.

True False

Example: Racism is a type of discrimination (✓) ( )

1. Corruption is a problem when political leaders are too honest. ( ) (✓)

2. In a dictatorship, there is a group of people who rule the country. ( ) (✓)

3. Politicians often campaign before an election. (✓) ( )

READING
Read the article. Then choose the word or phrase that correctly completes
each sentence.
Example: Red Cross Red Crescent is a ( [humanitarian] / political ) organization .

1. The organization mostly provides relief to victims of ( disasters / genocide ).

2.The organization encourages people to ( fight terrorism / work together ).

3.. Every year, about 30 million people ( help / are ) victims of natural disasters.

4. Now the organization is helping people ( prepare for / protect ) disasters.

 WRITING

Choose one of these controversial topics: the driving or voting age, capital
punishment, or compulsory military service. Talk about whether you are for
or against it. Write at least five sentences.
   From my point of view, I’m in favor of capital punishment,for some
reasons:                                                                                                                                                             
                

- The families of those killed need justice. The safety and relief a family gets when the criminal is put to
death is far better than life in
prison.                                                                                                                         

- It is more humane to put someone to death than to keep them locked up for years. Criminals who’s crimes
are considered to be of low danger are having their sentences shortened to deal with jail
overcrowding.                                                                                                                                               
                              

-  The safety and relief a family gets when the criminal is put to death is far better than life in
prison.                                                                                                                                                           
                

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

0-10 = 0 11-13 = 1 14 – 16 = 2 17-20 = 3