GOBIERNO REGIONAL CAJAMARCA

DIRECCIÓN REGIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN

UNIDAD DE GESTIÓN EDUCATIVA LOCAL BAMBAMARCA

“FIRST ENGLISH CONTEST: I LOVE READING!”

Category: “B”
Purpose: Contribute to the development and strengthening of the competence “read
various types of texts in English as a foreign language” of secondary
education students in the UGEL area.

This exam has 25 literal, inferential and critical questions.

- Correct answer : 4 points.
- Incorrect answer : 0 points.
- Blank question : 0 points.

Time: 90 minutes.

Bambamarca – 2023.
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DIRECCIÓN REGIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN
UNIDAD DE GESTIÓN EDUCATIVA LOCAL BAMBAMARCA

TEXT 1
“Antony was studying in his bedroom last night”
1. Where was he studying?
a. In his bedroom
b. In the school.
c. Both
2. When was he studying?
a. He was studying in the morning.
b. He was studying in the afternoon.
c. He was studying in the evening.
3. Why was he studying?
a. Because he has an exam.
b. Because he doesn’t have TV.
c. Because he wants to sleep.
4. Why Antony shouldn’t study in his bedroom?
a. Because the bedroom is not the most comfortable place to study.
b. Because he like his bedroom.
c. Because he has a comfortable bed in his bedroom.

TEXT 2
Lucy: How about making an apple pie?
Alan: Great idea! Do we have any apples?
Lucy: Yes, there are a few in the kitchen. How many do we need?
Alan: A lot, about a kilo.
Lucy: There aren’t many. We can buy some in the store.
Alan: And we need a little sugar, too.
Lucy: How much do we need?
Alan: ½ kilo
Lucy: Oh no! There isn’t any.
Alan: OK. Write it on the list. We also need some eggs. How many are there in the fridge?
Lucy: A few. There are four.
Alan: OK. Let’s go to the supermarket to buy all the ingredients.
Circle the correct alternatives for each question:
5. Are there a lot of eggs in the fridge? 7. Where do they go to buy the
a. Yes, there are. ingredients?
b. No, there aren’t. a. Market.
c. We don’t know. b. Supermarket.
6. How much sugar do they have? c. We don’t know.
a. Any. 8. Do they have all the ingredients for the
b. Some. apple pie?
c. A little. a. Yes, they do.
b. No, they don’t.
c. We don’t know.
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DIRECCIÓN REGIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN
UNIDAD DE GESTIÓN EDUCATIVA LOCAL BAMBAMARCA

TEXT 3
Mandy Taylor is twelve years old and she’s a student. She loves her classes. Her favorite
subjects are Science and Physical Education. Mandy has a busy life. This is her typical week.

In the mornings, she always gets up at 6:00 am during the week. After that, she has a
shower, brushes her teeth, gets dressed and has breakfast. At 7:00, she goes to school with
her mother. She has classes from 7:30 a. m to 12:30 p.m.

After classes, Mandy does different activities. On Mondays, Mandy often has lunch at school
with her friends. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she does exercises at the school’s gym or plays
football. On Fridays, she goes to the cinema with her friends. Wednesday is Mandy’s favorite
day because she has dance classes and sometimes she has dinner with her father. Mandy’s
parents are divorced so she lives with her mother and at the weekends she always goes to
her father’s house.

On Saturdays, Mandy wakes up at 7:15 am. After breakfast, she goes to the park with her
dog. She has lunch with her father at 12:30. At 3:20 pm, she usually goes to the city’s library
and reads some books or meets some friends. At 4:40 pm, Mandy goes home and listens to
music in her bedroom. She loves music. At 9:45 pm, she goes to bed. She never goes to bed
late.
Mark true or false for each sentence:
9. Mandy’s favorite day is Wednesday. (True) (False)
10. She wakes up at 6:00 am every day. (True) (False)
11. Mandy goes to bed at nine fifty-five. (True) (False)
12. She doesn’t like Science subject. (True) (False)
13. Mandy has a dog. (True) (False)
Circle the correct alternative:
14. What time does Mandy go to bed?
a. She goes to bed late.
b. She always goes to bed early.
c. We don’t know
15. Mandy is a…
a. Woman
b. Man
c. We don’t know.
16. Why does Mandy go to her father’s house on weekends?
a. Because she doesn’t have classes and she misses him.
b. Because she doesn’t want to have lunch with her father.
c. We don’t know.
17. Does she like sports?
a. Yes, she does.
b. No, she doesn’t.
c. We, don’t know.
18. Why Mandy should go to visit her father?
a. Because it is important to have a good relationship between them.
b. Because his father is old.
c. Because Mandy is happy in her mother’s house.
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UNIDAD DE GESTIÓN EDUCATIVA LOCAL BAMBAMARCA

TEXT 4
Jose Maria Arguedas was born in Andahuaylas, in the South of Peru in 1911. His mother died
when he was two years old. His father was a lawyer but often absent. He did not get on with
his stepmother or stepbrother so got to know the Indian servants and, as a result, their
culture and language. He later joined his father on his travels around the country and this
helped him get to know the culture much better, a basis for his subsequent writings.

He studied literature and then ethnology at San Marcos University. He spent eight months in
prison after a protest against an envoy sent by Mussolini, the subject of his novel El
Sexto (the name of the prison). He became a teacher in Abancay, with this period becoming
the basis for his best-known novel “Los ríos profundos”.

He worked for the Ministry of Education and other organizations, promoting native Peruvian
culture. He killed himself in 1969. He left us a body of works, including novels, stories, poetry
(many written in Quechua) as well as works on Peruvian folklore and anthropology. He is now
recognized as one of the principal Peruvian writers. Two of his novels have been translated
into English.

Mark true or false for each sentence:

19. Arguedas was a teacher. (True) (False)
20. He was in prision. (True) (False)
21. He wrote novels in English. (True) (False)

Circle the correct alternative:

22. When was he born? 23. When did his mother die?
a. He was born in Peru. a. She died in 1913.
b. He was born in Abancay. b. She died in 1911.
c. He was born in 1911. c. We don’t know.
24. Why did he promote the native Peruvian culture?
a. Because he was in Peru.
b. Because he knew the Peruvian marginalization.
c. Because he was a teacher.
25. Why people should read Jose Maria Arguedas?
a. Because he is a writer.
b. Because he wrote about the Peruvian reality and marginalization by the Spanish people.
c. Because he was a teacher in a university.

English opens the world’s door!