READING COMPRENHENSION

School of Education
Modern Languages Department
Period: 2020-II
English ll
Midterm

Name: Daniel Felipe Arroyave Gutiérrez Grade: _________

CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE

My sister was in the dentist's office for ten minutes. Meanwhile, I sat in the waiting room
with an old magazine in my hands. ( First, Meanwhile, Later )

An hour passed but there was no sign of Mike. Finally we decided to go home. ( Until,
Before, Finally )

We bumped into Salsa during our trip to Lang Island. A few weeks later we met him again
( after, then, later )

The teacher had trouble telling the twins apart. Subsequently she realized one had a mole
above her lips. ( Subsequently, Finally, Meanwhile )

The men went to a nearby restaurant for breakfast. Afterwards they drove off towards the
Penang Bridge ( After, Afterwards, Meanwhile )

The football coach announced, "Today, we will begin practicing for the coming match."
Then he added, "Let's warm up first." ( Then, After, Eventually )

First heat the oil in the frying pan. Then put in all the marinated chicken pieces. (
Before, After, First )

Many customers bought the delicious chicken pies. Afterwards all the pies were sold out. (
Eventually, Afterwards, Next )
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Many people wanted to buy the tickets. After a while, the queue was quite long. ( Before, After,
Finally )

Zulina will be back in fifteen minutes. Meanwhile make yourself at home. ( Later, Subsequently,
Meanwhile )

PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE SEQUENCING WORD TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.

THE ANSWERS FOLLOW THE QUIZ.

My friend and I visited Rome last summer. (1) ________, we flew from New York to Rome in first
class. It was fantastic! (2) _________ we arrived in Rome, we (3) ______ went to the hotel and
took a long nap. (4) ________, we went out to find a great restaurant for dinner. (5) ________, a
scooter appeared out of nowhere and almost hit me! The rest of the trip had no surprises. (6)
__________, we began to explore Rome. (7) ________ the afternoons, we visited ruins and
museums. At night, we hit the clubs and wandered the streets. One night, (8) ________ I was
getting some ice cream, I saw an old friend from high school. Imagine that! (9) _________, we
caught our flight back to New York. We were happy and ready to begin work again.

Multiple answers are possible for some of the blanks:

1. First of all / To start off with / Initially / To begin with

2. As soon as / When
3. immediately
4. Then / After that / Next
5. Suddenly / Unexpectedly
6. Then / After that / Next
7. During
8. While / As
9. Finally / In the end / Eventually

PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

1. I studied (study) all night yesterday.

2. We played(play) poker after dinner.
3. After escaping from prison, he robed (rob) a bank.
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4. He started (start) playing chess at the age of 7.

5. We arrived (arrive) home very late.

6. We visited (visit) the Louvre while we were in Paris.

7. He tryed (try) to escape.
8. I stopped (stop) smoking when I was 30.
9. When I was a child, I hated (hate) fish.
10. We really enjoyed (enjoy) the concert.
11. I found (find) my true love when I was 50.
12. We bought (buy) this sofa in the shop at the end of the street.
13. We never wore (wear) uniforms in school.
14. I forgot (forget) to tell you something important.
15. I saw (see) Peter at the theater last week.
16. After the meeting, I spoke (speak) with my boss.
17. Yesterday I drove (drive) to work.
18. She ran (run) her first marathon when she was 18.
19. I made make) a lot of mistakes during the match.
20. Somebody ate (eat) my biscuits without telling me.

Complete the text with these verbs in past simple.

ask arrive fly go pay say stop take tell think want

Two summers ago we 1 flew on a trip to New York. We 2 went from Manchester to John F.
Kennedy International Airport. The journey was long but we were very excited; we are from a little
village and we really 3 wanted to visit a megacity like New York. When we 4 arrived
at our destination, we 5 took a taxi to our hotel in Manhattan. The taxi driver
was very nice and 6 toold us lots of things about New York and Manhattan.
"How much is it?" I asked the taxi driver when he 7 stopped his car in front of the hotel. When
he 8 said that it was 52 dollars, I 9 thought that it wasn't possible, but it was! For the
first –and I hope the last– time in my life, I 10 paid 52 dollars for a taxi. I guess that's one of
the problems of big cities, they are really expensive.

Becky was visiting Aunt Agatha at her house at the beach. It was a
beautiful summer day. Becky had built a giant sand castle that
morning. Aunt Agatha took pictures of the castle to send to Becky’s
parents. It was a great big sand castle. Later that morning, Becky and
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Aunt Agatha went swimming in the ocean. It was fun to jump with
the waves. Then, they went in the house and ate sandwiches and
strawberries for lunch.
Becky wanted to play on the beach that afternoon. Aunt Agatha told
her it was too hot to go outside without a hat on. Becky didn’t have
a hat. Aunt Agatha told her not to worry, she could wear one of hers.
Becky tried on four hats. The pink one was really pretty, but it had a
big bow in the back that was too long for Becky. The green hat was
too fancy for Becky. She did not like that hat at all. The blue hat was
nice, but it had an ugly bird on it. Then, Becky saw a big brown hat
with a yellow ribbon on it. That hat was made of straw. It was a
perfect hat for the beach. It was too big for Becky’s head but she
didn’t care. It was a great hat.

Answer the following questions

1. Where was Becky?

a. at the store

b. at the beach

c. at school

d. at home

2. Who was Becky visiting?

a. her Grandparents

b. her friends

c. her sister

d. her Aunt Agatha

3. Why didn’t Becky like the blue hat?

a. it was too fancy

b. it was new

c. it had an ugly bird on it

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d. it was old

4. Why didn’t Becky want to wear the pink hat?

a. the bow was too long

b. it had a flower

c. it had a bird on it

d. it was dirty

5. Why did Aunt Agatha want Becky to wear a hat?

a. it was raining

b. it was too hot

c. it was cold

d. it was snowing

6. Why did Becky like the brown hat?

a. it was ugly

b. it was perfect

c. it was too big

d. it was cold