Common Core - March 2008

New Reading Test


Hadj Ali has got a single tall and beautiful daughter. Her name is Salwa and she is one of my teachers. She teaches us French. She usually goes to work on foot because their house is not far from school. She always carries her multicolour satchel. Her students love her very much and she also adores them because they are hard-working and nice. A student of hers even considers her as a mother of his. I love her, too because she is kind, helpful and patient.

Base all your answers on the text

A. Put the verbs between parentheses in their correct forms in the present simple

B. Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? JUSTIFY

  1. The author doesn't know Salwa.    
  2. Salwa is married.    
  3. The students are lazy and nasty.    

C. Answer these questions

  1. Who is Salwa?  
  2. What is she?  
  3. What does she look like?  
  4. Where does she live?  
  5. How does she go to work?  
  6. Who is she like?  

D. What do the underlined words in the text refer to?

  1. "their" in line 3   
  2. "them" in line 6   
  3. "she" in line 8   

E. Check if this is what you did

Subject pronouns


Hadj Ali has got a single tall and beautiful daughter. Her name is Salwa and she is one of my teachers. She teaches us French. She usually goes to work on foot because their house is not far from school. She always carries her multicolour satchel. Her students love her very much and she also adores them because they are hard-working and nice. A student of hers even considers her as a mother of his. I love her, too because she is kind, helpful and patient.

Object pronouns


Hadj Ali has got a single tall and beautiful daughter. Her name is Salwa and she is one of my teachers. She teaches us French. She usually goes to work on foot because their house is not far from school. She always carries her multicolour satchel. Her students love her very much and she also adores them because they are hard-working and nice. A student of hers even considers her as a mother of his. I love her, too because she is kind, helpful and patient.

Possessive pronouns


Hadj Ali has got a single tall and beautiful daughter. Her name is Salwa and she is one of my teachers. She teaches us French. She usually goes to work on foot because their house is not far from school. She always carries her multicolour satchel. Her students love her very much and she also adores them because they are hard-working and nice. A student of hers even considers her as a mother of his. I love her, too because she is kind, helpful and patient.

Possessive adjectives


Hadj Ali has got a single tall and beautiful daughter. Her name is Salwa and she is one of my teachers. She teaches us French. She usually goes to work on foot because their house is not far from school. She always carries her multicolour satchel. Her students love her very much and she also adores them because they are hard-working and nice. A student of hers even considers her as a mother of his. I love her, too because she is kind, helpful and patient.

Writing

Write a paragraph about a special person you love.
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