SECTOR O MDULO: InglsPROFESOR(A) : Ingrid Bello AcuaNIVEL: 2D

PROFESOR(A) : Ingrid Bello AcuaNIVEL: 1D

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2nd D LEVEL READING COMPREHENSION TEST

Name:___________________________Class:__________Date: June 30 th Score:_________Mark: Time: 90 minutes Score: 55 points 60% 4.0= 33 points

Expected Outcome: The students will be able to comprehend a text about technology and their effect. Instructions : 1-Read carefully all the instructions. 2-Write your answers with pen, NOT pencil. 3-If you have any doubts, ask the teacherI. Fist at all, you have to read carefully the text about internet and after that complete the different tasks. Modern Technology has had a tremendous effect on the lives of people andtheir entertainment habits. Today, the Internet has undergone a phenomenal global growth. It has become such an important data-gathering and communication source that few can't afford to ignore. The Net encircles the globe.Young people spend a lot of time on their computers because its exciting and they have found in the Net new ways of meeting a basic human need: the desire to communicate with other people. E-mail sends electronic messages from one person to another like letters, but capable of crossing the Atlantic in 15m. File transfers move bulk data from one computer to another with these capacities, the Internet becomes post office, printing press and meeting-place all in one.Some people are making a fortune in cyberspace. Most companies have their own websites; others exist only on the Internet. They are something called dot com companies. Some of the most successful Net entrepreneurs are teenagers who are still at school. They are called internet nerds.Tom Hadfield, 16, started a football results website called soccer-net and it became a great business.To become a successful entrepreneur all you need is: to start a webpage of your own, have a good idea for a business, think of a catchy name and find someone to lend you money. And remember! English is the most used business language!

II. According to the text write a F for false and T for true statement and justify false statements. ( 8pts)

1. The Internet doesn't interfere at all with peoples lives. _________________________________________________________________________2. Most teenagers only have a few hours of computer time. ________________________________________________________________________3. Internet nerds are teenagers who spend most of their time in front of the computer _____________________________________________________________________4. The English language is not necessary to be successful on the Net. ________________________________________________________________________

III. Complete with the missing information of the text (9 pts)

1. It has become such an important _____________and ________________that few can't afford to ignore.2. File transfers move ___________ from one computer to another with these capacities, the Internet becomes__________, printing press and __________all in one.3. They are something called ________companies.4. To start a __________ of your own, have a good idea for a_________, think of a catchy name and find someone to __________.

IV. Complete the following sentences with ideas from the text at least two ideas for each one (6 pts)

a) Nowadays the Internet has become tremendously _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Time spent on computers ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

V. Answer the following questions, using your own words as far as possible and expressing your point of view ( 8 pts)

a) How does modern technology affect people's lives?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________b) How can people make a fortune in cyberspace? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VI. Match the following phrases from the article . Write the letter in the numbers ( 9 pts)1. the globe. ____2. effect on the lives of people andtheir entertainment habits ____3. entrepreneur all you need is: ____4. find someone to lend you money. _____5. used business language ____6. have a good idea for a business, ____7. a phenomenal global growth. ______8. of your own, _____9. and communication source that few can't afford to ignore. _______

. A) English is the mostB) Today, the Internet has undergoneC) To become a successfulD) The Net encirclesE) to start a webpageF) think of a catchy name andG) It has become such an important data-gatheringH) Modern Technology has had a tremendous

VII. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple. 15 pts1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet? 2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) the time yet to do it today. 3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework? 4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school. 5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago! 6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when I (arrive) and I (finish / just) the phone call. 7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning? 8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then.

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