Sección de Evaluación

Ebaluazio Atala

E SE2
2023/2024

Larra-Belagua
Source: Navarre Tourist Board
Author: Iñaki Tejerina

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English
Literacy
Year 2 of Secondary
Education
 Instructions
This test consists of three parts: Listening, Reading and Writing.

Listening
We will begin with a listening test. You will hear someone speaking about a situation.
 First, read the questions (2 minutes).
 Listen carefully to the recording. You will hear the recording twice.
 After each part, you will have time to answer the questions.
For each question, you have to circle the right answer. For example:

Example 1. How many months are there in a year?

A. 2 months.
B. 17 months.
C. 12 months.
D. 10 months.

If you decide to change your answer, cross out (X) your first option and circle your new
answer. For example:

Example 1. How many months are there in a year?

A. 2 months.
B. 17 months.
C. 12 months.
D. 10 months.

Reading
You will read three texts and answer several questions.

Writing
Lastly, you will write a short composition, following some instructions.

The whole test lasts 60 minutes.

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 Listening
Listen to Jackie and Richard talk about travelling by the train. Choose the best
option (a, b, c or d) or complete the sentences as in the example (0).

INTERRAILING: to travel using

an international rail pass,
which permits unlimited travel
through many countries via train

0. Example: Jackie has recently travelled from …Portugal …to the UK.

1. Jackie says that travelling by train __________________flying.

A. is as expensive as
B. is not as pleasant as
C. is less expensive than
D. probably takes more time than

2. When Jackie was a teenager, she did interrailing and she went from the UK to
__________________.

3. Talking about interrailing….Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Interrail passes were valid for more than a month.

B. Jackie’s train ticket cost 20 pounds.
C. It was only for people over 26.
D. You could travel anywhere in Europe.

4. This year we commemorate __________________years of interrailing.

5. Now, interrailing is very popular with …

A. students.
B. retired people.
C. middle-aged travelers.
D. both young and old people.

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6. Richard says that Copper Canyon is …………………………… and deeper than
the Grand Canyon.

7. One of the following statements is FALSE:

Richard’s journey on the Copper Canyon train…

A. took him about 10 hours.
B. took him only along the coast.
C. was five hundred km long.
D. was the most amazing train journeys he’s ever taken.

8. Jackie and Richard think that travelling by train in Vietnam and Thailand was…

A. slow and boring.

B. a great experience.
C. very tiring and sleepless.
D. funny but quite uncomfortable.

9. Jackie and Richard …

A. have just been to Paris.

B. have bought the train tickets for Paris.
C. still like travelling long distances by train.
D. want to go to Paris by train.

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 Reading 1
PART 1. For each question, choose the best answer (a, b or c) as in the example

Exemple.

A. Pupils can never wear anything

different from the school uniform.
B. Pupils are allowed to wear
tracksuits to school only on PE
days.
C. Pupils should wear tracksuits only
for PE lessons.

10. Camps run for one or two weeks at

two Scottish locations – Crieff and
Edinburgh – with campers divided into
'cabin groups' of 8-10 who are the
same gender, roughly the same age
and a mix of nationalities.

A. Camp Cooper takes place in two different places.

B. 8 to 10-year-olds attend the camp.
C. Camp Cooper is a camp for Scottish children.

11.

A. From April 26th school meals will

be cheaper.
B. The cheapest menu is £ 1.70.
C. School meals will cost less than
£ 2.00.

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12.

A. Uniforms are optional at this

school.
B. Children who cannot have crisps
do not go to school on Friday 30th.
C. Juice and crisps will be free.

13.

Diocese of Leeds, A. Full-time vacancy offered.

Church of England B. Musician wanted, no more

12 hours a month.
Parish organist and choir leader
C. Salary will depend on the
The United Parish of number of hours worked.
Hampsthwaite and Killinghall are
seeking a parish organist and
choir leader. Approximately 12
hours a month paid by the hour.

14.

A. Pupils cannot enter school before 8.55

am.
B. Pupils are allowed to enter school at
8.45 on wet mornings.
C. Pupils can stay on the playground
before 8.45.

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PART 2. For the next 5 questions, choose the most suitable answer (A - G). Use each
letter once only. Which notice (A - G) means this?

It says… Notice
Example: Drinking and eating are not allowed! A B C D E F G H

15. You don’t need to take the stairs any more. A B C D E F G

16. We're looking for the owner of a piece of jewellery.

A B C D E F G
Come to pick it up!

17. You have to pay in advance. A B C D E F G

18. Stay safe! In hot weather, drink as much as you need

A B C D E F G
to stay cool.

19. Every week they’ll be changed or removed.

A B C D E F G

A B C

Give us a call at

410-444-6100 to reserve

a lane. Reservations

are based on prepay only

D E F

G H

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 Reading 2 - Cheetahs

Nearly all wild cheetahs

can be found in sub-
Saharan Africa, where they
live in the savannah plains
and open forests. A small
population lives in Iran,
although only a few dozen
remain here.

These big cats’ bodies grow to between 1.1 and 1.4 meters long, plus a tail measuring 65 cm to
80 cm. Their weight ranges from 34 kg to 54 kg, males can be a bit heavier. Cheetahs have a
pale-yellow coat with black dots on the upper parts, and are white on the belly.

The fastest land animal in the world, a cheetah can reach 112 km/h in just three seconds – that
is faster than a sports car accelerates! Its body is prepared for speed, with long legs, a long
spine, adapted claws to stick to the ground and a long tail for balance.

Cheetahs are carnivores and live off other animals they find on Africa’s plains, including rabbits,
gazelles and birds. These strong felines hunt during the day to avoid competition from other
meat-eaters such as lions, hyenas and leopards. First, they use their exceptional eyesight to
look carefully at their habitat before choosing their prey. Then, when the time is right, they
sprint, knock down their victim and kill it with a bite to the throat. As sprinting at such mega
speeds uses a lot of energy, it lasts less than a minute.

Cheetahs are usually found in groups, consisting of a mother and her young cubs (who stay
together for around six months after leaving the mother) or a group of males who live and hunt
together. Adult females, however, tend to be solitary. Females usually give birth to between two
to eight cubs at a time. She takes care of them until they are 16 to 24 months old and able to
look after themselves. Sadly, this beautiful animal is in danger of extinction by loss of habitat,
lack of prey1, as well as conflict with humans. Today, only an estimated 9,000-12,000 are living
in Africa.

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PREY: an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

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20. This text can appear in…

A. a book of history.
B. a newspaper.
C. a science magazine.
D. a travel magazine.

21. Only TWO of these statements about Cheetahs are true. Underline them:

A. All their body is pale yellow.

B. Females are as heavy as males.
C. Most of them live in sub-Saharan Africa.
D. Their head is heavier than those of other big cats.
E. Their tails measure less than 60 centimetres.
F. They can weigh more than 50 kilos.

22. Cheetahs…

A. are built for speed.

B. are faster than any other bird, fish or mammal.
C. can reach 130 km/h.
D. use their claws for balance.

23. When they hunt, cheetahs…

A. choose their preys during the night.

B. kill their preys with their claws.
C. look out and surprise their victims.
D. run after their victims for a long time.

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24. According to the text, which of the following sentences are true and which ones are
false?

True False

A. Cheetahs only eat small mammals.

B. Adult males and females are both quite solitary.

C. Females can have as many as eight cubs.

D. Cheetah babies are looked after by their mother only for 6 months.

25. In which paragraph do we learn about their family system?

A. Paragraph 1.
B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 3.
D. Paragraph 4.
E. Paragraph 5.

26. Complete the sentence:

Cheetahs are in danger of extinction because of the loss of territory, the lack of food
and ____________________________________.

27. One title for this article could be…

A. CHEETAHS, the most beautiful mammal.

B. CHEETAHS, a fast, fierce and ferocious animal.
C. CHEETAHS, the last feline of Asia.
D. CHEETAHS, the last feline of the Savannah.

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 Reading 3
Read the text below and choose the most suitable word for each blank from the words
given.

Prof. Yuval Noah Harari interview

JOURNALIST: Hi Yuval! What can you tell us (0)… about … ancient humans?

YUVAL: We’re used to being the only humans in the world, but if you go back hundreds of
thousands of years, the world was actually populated by (1) ……………… different types of
humans living in different places – some big, some small, and often quite different to (2)
………………. It’s a remarkable realisation!

J: It’s so cool to think that (3) ……………… were once loads of other types of humans
around at the same time. What were some of the others (4) …………………?

YUVAL: In 2004, scientists on the island of Flores in Indonesia found bones of ancient humans
who were just 1m (5) ……………… and had very small heads the size of grapefruits!

J: Woah! Who were they and how (6) ……………… they get there?

YUVAL: Ancient humans reached Flores almost a million years (7) ago ……………… it was an
island. But then sea waters rose and it was cut off from the rest of Asia. There wasn’t (8)
……………… food on this island, so scientists think that the smallest humans had the best
chance of survival as they didn’t need to eat a lot. Then these smaller people had kids and they
(9) ……………… smaller and smaller, generation (10) ……………… generation.

J: You’re (11) ……………… famous for writing about technology. Should parents be
worried about their kids using social media?

YUVAL: Technology is at the centre of our lives, so kids need to engage with it. But adults need
to teach (12) ……………… how to do that in a responsible way.

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28. Write the word that corresponds to each number:

ALSO BEFORE BECAME DID

LIKE MANY MUCH TALL

THEM AFTER THERE US

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 

 

 

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 Writing

29. Last month you went on a day trip with your school. In about 125 words write a school

essay about that day. Use the tips below:

 When and where you went and what you took with you.

 Who you sat with on the bus and why.

 What you saw and did there.

 How you felt about the school trip.

ORGANIZE YOUR IDEAS before you start writing (this planning is scored).

First paragraph

Second paragraph

Third paragraph

Fourth paragraph

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 This part is for the teacher only Mark
0, 1 or 2
Planning
Task Adequacy
Coherence
Cohesion
Grammatical accuracy
Language
Spelling accuracy
Lexical Range
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