1. PRUEBA DE INGLÉS
¡Hola! Estás a punto de comenzar una prueba de inglés.
Es un trabajo que no va a llevar nota pero es muy importante para nosotros
para que sigas aprendiendo inglés.
Elegimos imágenes y actividades divertidas para que las disfrutes.
Te queremos pedir que cuando termines le avises al profesor y permanezcas
en silencio y sentado para que sepa que has terminado y te indique así como
sigue la actividad.
Recuerda que puedes hacer preguntas al profesor en español o en inglés si
hay algo que no entiendes cómo debe hacerse.
¡Disfruta de este día especial en inglés!
NOMBRE
APELLIDO
C.I.
LICEO
FECHA
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras, CEIP
Inspección de Inglés, CES
Programa de Políticas Lingüísticas
ANEP - CODICEN
Febrero 2011

2. READING I: Read the following text.
Colour preference depends on the meaning we give to each
colour, for example, blue for a boy and pink for a girl. Bright
colours such as orange, red and yellow stimulate hunger.
Colours transmit two types of emotions. There are the warm
colours, such as red, orange and yellow and the passive or
cool colours such as blue, violet and green.
Humans also respond faster towards warm colours and they are better attention -getters
than cool colours. Some colours are more visible than others and sometimes a
combination of colours can be easier to read. In a supermarket, for example, artificial light
may change the perception of a colour on the package and that must be taken into
consideration when designing it.
Colours have certain symbolic values which may influence people when
buying food. Green, for example, is not a good choice for meat products
but is good for vegetables that come in a can, because most fresh
vegetables are green. a can
The different colours play an important role in a product. It is interesting to note that bright
colours like red are used to make people buy products like Coke or Mc Donald´s
hamburguers.
1. Choose the best title for the text.
a. Colours in warm and cool weather.
b. Colours and their meaning.
c. Colours and girls.
2. Complete the chart with the information provided in the text.
Ex. Colours transmit... emotions.
Bright colours make you feel…
Warm colours
Cool colours
Green is an appropriate colour for
vegetables in a can because…
5 marks 2

3. READING II. Read the following text.
Volcanoes
A Volcano is a landform, usually a mountain,
where molten rock erupts through the surface of
the planet. It is a mountain that opens to a pool of
molten rock (magma) which is below the surface
of the earth. It is a hole in the Earth and, through
this hole, molten rock and gas erupt. This is called
lava. Magma is liquid rock which is inside a
volcano, while lava is liquid rock that flows out of a
volcano. Lava is very very hot, it is between 1300
and 2200 centigrades. Its colour goes from red hot
to white hot.
There are about 1510 active volcanoes in the world. 80 or more are under the ocean.
Many volcanoes are dormant, showing no signs of exploding, but likely to become active at
some point in the future. Others volcanoes are considered inactive.
Some famous volcanoes are Cotopaxi in Ecuador, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, Stromboli in the
Mediterranean, and Vesuvius in Italy.
Mount Vesuvius is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. It has an eruption cycle of
approximately 20 years. The last eruption was in 1944. The volcano is considered one of the
most dangerous in the world because there are many people living near it.
Circle the correct answer.
Example: Volcano Mauna Loa is located in 3) Mount Vesuvius is dangerous because
a) Ecuador a) many people live near the volcano
b) Italy b) the lava that comes out is very hot
c) Hawaii c) it erupts every five years
1) This passage is about 4) Volcanoes that are dormant
a) rocks that melt a) have hot lava around them
b) mountains that erupt b) are not working at present
c) Mount Cotopaxi c) are all under the ocean
2) Magma is 5) The number of active volcanoes is
a) lava that is white and red a) more than 1000
b) a famous volcano in Italy b) not very large
c) liquid rock inside the volcano c) over 1600
5 marks 3

4. WRITING: Describe the picture.
e words for h
thes elp
Use :
children
boy playground
park
girl
mother
baby walking the dog
playing with cars man
playing in the sand
woman
riding a bike
playing on a slide reading a book
talking on the phone
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5. 10 marks 5